Pending approval by the Board of Regents at their January 09, 2025, meeting, the UW Facilities, Project Delivery Group, anticipates issuing a request for qualifications in January 2025 for the purpose of selecting a Design-Builder to provide the design and construction of the UW Welcome Center. UW will engage in a two-part Integrated Design-Build (IDB) selection process: the General Contractor selection followed by the Design Architect selection. Desired qualifications of the Design-Builder include: integrated design-build project delivery experience in public higher education situated in the Pacific Northwest; assembling and leading an integrated and high-performing design and construction team to produce exceptionally designed, high-value projects; use of target value design to validate and set project budgets; excellent communication skills; clear and concise analysis in support of efficient and timely decision-making; creating and maintaining a psychologically safe design and construction environment; achieving excellent site safety outcomes through pro-active practices; and ensuring thorough and complete commissioning and transition to occupancy services.
