RFP for professional design services for bakery cooler enclosure replacement and masonry repairs at State Training School for Boys, Eldora, Iowa. Proposals due December 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM via Iowa IMPACS. Preproposal conference optional on November 17, 2026. Questions due November 24, 2026. Contract is modified ConsensusDOC 803. Professional liability insurance of $2 million required. Design must be completed by March 23, 2027. Firm must be registered in Iowa and use licensed design professionals.
Design services must be completed with 100% construction documents and cost opinion by March 23, 2027. The contract is expected to be executed the week of December 28, 2026. As stated: 100 construction documents and cost opinion by march 23, 2027.
Payment is based on lump sum pricing broken down into construction documents, bidding or negotiation assistance, and construction phase. The state uses a construction management software for pay apps. As stated: use of the state of iowas construction management software program for uploading all documents, submitting and approving pay apps.
The contract will be awarded to the firm determined to be the best qualified and best value to the state. Evaluation criteria include firm qualifications (30 points), staff experience (15), applicable state project experience (10), approach and proposed methods (35), and project execution (10).
Firms must be registered with the Iowa Secretary of State, and design professionals must be licensed in Iowa. As stated: all plans, specifications, and cost estimates for a proposed public improvement must be prepared by a design professional licensed or registered in the state of iowa.
A preproposal conference is scheduled for November 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the admin building, State Training School for Boys, 311 Edington Ave, Eldora, Iowa. It is not mandatory. A virtual option via Microsoft Teams is also available.
Questions, requests for clarification, and suggested changes from firms are due November 24, 2026 by 2:00 PM. As stated: questions, requests for clarification, and suggested changes from firms due **** by 2: 00 pm.
Proposals received after the deadline will be rejected and returned unopened. Failure to adhere to proposal format may result in rejection. Misleading answers are grounds for disqualification. As stated: misleading answers shall be grounds for disqualification at any stage in the procurement process.