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State of Connecticut

Department of Construction Services

Division of Design & Construction

Office of Process Management

165 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

|Consultant Services Selection |

|Request for Qualifications (RFQ) |

|Web Advertisement |

|Adv. No.: |BI-FP-011-DBCA |Web Advertisement Date: |Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 |

|Selection Type: |Major Capitol Project Consultant Selection |

|General Statement: |In accordance with the requirements of CGS §4b-55 through §4b-59, the State of Connecticut, Department of |

| |Construction Services, Division of Design & Construction, Office of Process Management advertises for Requests for |

| |Qualifications for the Major Capital Project Consultant Services as specified below. |

|Consultant Services: |Design/Build Criteria Architect and Consultant Team |

|Contract Number: |BI-FP-011-DBCA |

|Contract/Project Title: |New Regional Fire Training Schools |

|Project Location(s): |Beacon Falls, Fairfield, Burville and Windham |

|Design-Build Budget: |$16,000,000.00 |

|User Agency Name: |State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Services & Public Protections |

|Project Delivery Method: | |Design/Bid/Build | |Design/Build | |Study or Master Plan |

|Project Description: |The State of Connecticut Fire Commission intends to design and rebuild two (2) regional Fire Schools as included |

| |in the Facilities Study commissioned by the CT State Fire Fighter Educational Committee dated June 28, 2002: |

| |New structures to meet those outlined in the Facility Study; |

| |Renovation of some existing structures could be anticipated; |

| |All required site improvements are included in the Facility Study; |

| |The Fire Schools shall be designed & constructed to receive a LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green |

| |Building Council (USGBC); i.e. Classroom Building |

| |The Design – Build Budget for this Project is $16,000,000.00 |

|Designated Services: |The State of Connecticut, Department of Construction Services (CTDCS) seeks to engage the services of an |

| |Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Team to act as the Project’s “Design Build Criteria Architect” (D-BCA). |

| |Generally: The D-BCA Team scope of services will include but not be limited to the following: |

| |Development of a D-B Request for Proposals (RFP) to be used by CTDCS to solicit Design-Build Teams: |

| |Assist CTDCS and user agency in review of the D-B Proposal Submittals: |

| |Assist CTDCS through all of the D-B project phases (see below); |

| |In addition to Architectural services the D-BCA Team shall provide consultant services of a LEED AP, a Certified |

| |Commission Authority (CxA), and engineering disciplines such as Civil, Mechanical and Electrical. The structural |

| |needs for the project can vary and therefore will be addressed by the individual Design-Build Team Proposal |

| |submissions. |

| |Specifically: The D-BCA’s scope of services during each phase of a D-B Project may be summarized to include but |

| |not be limited to the following: |

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| |Phase 1 –D-B Program/Budget, RFP, and Proposer Selection: |

| |Participate in project meeting(s) with the CTDCS and user agency; |

| |Review / refine the existing Program and Design-Build Budget; |

| |Review / refine the existing building and systems standards requirements for the RFP; |

| |Prepare project criteria to be included in the RFP, such as any required concept plans of room layouts, blocking |

| |and stacking diagrams, outline specifications, and other appropriate narrative; |

| |Review an “Owner’s Program Requirements” (OPR) for LEED Fundamental Commissioning; |

| |Review / refine the existing material quality performance standards for the RFP; |

| |Review / refine the existing interior design “Furniture, Fixture and Equipment” (FF&E) specifications for the |

| |RFP; |

| |Develop D-B RFP site design concept(s) for review by CTDCS and the user agency that allows development of the site|

| |within the given constraints; |

| |Review / refine CTDCS supplied RFP Division 01, D-B General Requirements and adapt them for use on this specific |

| |project’s RFP including the requirements for LEED and commissioning (Cx); |

| |Finalize the RFP and submit to CTDCS and user agency for review and approval; |

| |Assist CTDCS in publishing RFP, participate in pre-proposal meeting with competing Design/Build teams, and issue |

| |and clarification documentation during the RFP process; |

| |Assist CTDCS and the user agency with selection of a Design/Build Team including proposal review, and |

| |participation in scheduled interviews with D/B Teams. |

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| |Phase 2 – D-B Team Design Over-Sight: |

| |Monitor the DB Design Development Phase milestones schedule for D-B Team Design submissions; |

| |Attend periodic design meeting to review Design-Builder’s design submissions for conformance with the requirements|

| |of the D-B RFP. |

| |Phase 3 – Construction Observation: |

| |Provide construction observation services at the project site to observe the work in progress; |

| |Verify specification compliance and report findings to CT DCS; D-B |

| |Review D-B Team Submittals for conformance with the RFP, attend weekly job meetings for the duration of |

| |construction and project closeout meetings to review punch list items for completion; |

| |Perform the duties and responsibilities as the Owner’s Commissioning Authority (CxA) for this project. |

|Designated Services: | |

| |IMPORTANT: |

| |No members of the D-B Criteria Architect’s Team selected for this contract shall be allowed to contract for |

| |services with any Shortlisted D-B Proposer or their D-B Team Members for the duration of time necessary to execute|

| |a contract with the selected D-B Proposer. |

| |No members of the D-B Criteria Architect’s Team selected for this contract shall be allowed to contract for |

| |services with the selected D-B Proposer or D-B Proposer Team Members for the duration time necessary to complete |

| |this Project’s Work. |

|Commissioning (Cx) Designated |The DCBA shall also provide the services of a Commissioning Authority or Agent (CxA). |

|Services: |Commissioning Authority or Agent (CxA): |

| |The CxA (to be identified in the QBS Submittal Booklet as Key Personnel) is an independent third party, not |

| |otherwise associated with the Design-Builder’s A/E or Construction team members and shall be contracted by the |

| |DCBA. The CxA leads, plans, schedules, coordinates, and implements a commissioning process of the |

| |Design-Builder’s A/E’s consultants and the Contractors for both the Design / Construction Phase. |

| |Qualifications: |

| |In addition to the QBS Submittal Booklets Requirements all prospective DBCA’s shall submit resumes for the Key |

| |Personnel member (See Division 7 –CT330 Part I, Section E: Resumes for Key Personnel Proposed for the Contract) |

| |that has the experience with the scope of work, complexity, and dollar value of this Project. The Commissioning |

| |Authority shall also be required to be: |

| |Certified as a commissioning agent by the Building Commissioning Association or the Association of Energy |

| |Engineers, |

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| |AND |

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| |A Connecticut Professional Engineer OR has a Connecticut S-1 license (See Connecticut Department of Consumer |

| |Protection Occupational & Professional Licensing Division). |

|Affidavits Submittals: |The Affidavit Requirements for Formal Contracts shall be determined by information found under the “Ethics Affidavits|

| |& Legal Forms” at the top left hand side of the CT DCS home page: dpw. (Click on the “Introduction” see |

| |chart. Also click on the “General Advice” link.) |

| |The Submitter shall provide, in the Qualifications Submission, the “Ethics Affidavit”, if the contract fee is |

| |expected to exceed $500,000. |

| | |

| |The Consulting Affidavit and Disclosure Affidavit should be provided within twenty-one (21) days after the notice of |

| |selection. |

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| |At the time of the Contract execution, the Consultant shall be required to sign the “Gift and Campaign Contribution |

| |Certification” if contract fee is equal to or greater than $50,000. |

| | |

| |The Gift and Campaign Contribution Certification states that you, your company, and specified other individuals have |

| |given no gifts to CT DCS personnel and other individuals set forth in the Certification. For the purpose of signing |

| |the Certification “the date CT DCS began planning the subject project or services” is the date noted below. Pursuant|

| |to Connecticut General Statute 4-252(d) any bidder, proposer or person who responded to a request for qualifications |

| |for a contract with a value equal to or greater than $50,000 who does not make this certification at the time of the |

| |contract execution shall be disqualified. The noted $50,000 or greater value is based on Executive order #7C dated |

| |July 13, 2006. |

| | |

| |The most accurate information concerning affidavits and the Gift and Campaign Contribution Certification can be found|

| |by going directly to the CT DCS web page at dpw, clicking on the “Ethics Affidavits & Legal Forms” link |

| |and then carefully reviewing all of the documentation presented (including but not limited to the Introduction link |

| |and General Advice for Filling Out Affidavits and Resolutions/Certificates of Authority link. No forms, other than |

| |those posted on the CT DCS web page, shall be used by a consultant or design-builder. |

| |With regard to a State contract as defined in P.A. 07-1 having a value in a calendar year of $50,000 or more or a |

| |combination or series of such agreements or contracts having a value of $100,000 or more, the authorized signatory to|

| |this submission in response to the State’s solicitation expressly acknowledges receipt of the State Elections |

| |Enforcement Commission’s notice advising prospective state contractors of state campaign contribution and |

| |solicitation prohibitions, and will inform its principals of the contents of the notice. (See, SEEC Form 11 is |

| |available on the State Elections Enforcement Commission Website at seec and clicking in their “Forms” |

| |link). |

| |Questions concerning the affidavits can be directed to the CT DCS Legal Services at 860-713-5680. |

|Qualifications |This Qualification Based Selection (QBS) process is based on comparing and evaluating weighted criteria of |

|Based Selection |qualifications and performance of Firms in relation to work of similar scope and complexity that is required for this|

|(QBS): |specific contract. The Contract award is based first on a selection of the highest qualifications and second on the |

| |negotiation of a fair and reasonable fee. |

| | |

| |For the screening phase of this selection the following are the rating point weights for the screening criteria |

| |categories: |

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| |Amplification Notes: |

| |Recent experience is considered five years or less. |

| |In order to receive a rating of highly responsive for Criteria No.1 the examples cited will include design build |

| |projects of similar size and scope and the DBCA will include examples of recent data center of, high density, |

| |facilities. |

| |For Criteria No. 1 respondents will be considered minimally responsive if none of the examples cited include a design|

| |build project. |

| |In order to receive a rating of highly responsive for Criteria No. 2 the DBCA Team will have one or more |

| |DBIA-certified key personnel. |

| |In order to receive a rating of highly responsive for Criteria No. 4 the design build team partners will demonstrate |

| |experience working together on other design build projects. |

| |Criteria |Architect / Engineer |Rating |

| |Number |Screening Criteria Categories |Points |

| |1 |Experience with Work of Similar Size and Scope as |35 |

| | |Required for this Contract | |

| |2 |Organizational / Team Structure |30 |

| |3 |Past Performance Record |20 |

| |4 |Partnering Experience |15 |

| | |Points per Interview Panel Member Points |100 |

|QBS Submittal Booklet |Go to the CT DCS Website: dpw. |

|Requirements: |At the top of the CT DCS Home Page click on the Publications link. |

| |Under the Alphabetical Listings title click on the following links to access the required documents: |

| |Design-Build (D-B) Total Cost ● Best Value Selection Procedure Manual (07/01/11); |

| |QBS Submittal Booklet Requirements (07/01/11). |

|Qualification Submittal Deadline |Deadline for the receipt of the QBS Submittal Booklets is: |

|and Location: |3 P.M. Thursday, September 1, 2011 |

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| |State Office Building |

| |Department of Construction Services |

| |Division of Design & Construction |

| |Office of Process Management - Room 261 |

| |165 Capitol Avenue |

| |Hartford, Connecticut 06106 |

| | |

| |IMPORTANT NOTE: |

| |Failure to the submit properly formatted QBS Submittal Booklets with all of the required contents including the |

| |affidavits and Certificate of Authority, by the designated deadline and location will result in the Firm’s submittal |

| |being deemed deficient for consideration for this Contract. |

|RFQ Contacts: |For General QBS Requirements: | |For this Consultant Services Contract: |

| |CT DCS Office of Process Management: |OR |CT DCS Project Manager |

| |Randy Daigle, PM, Selection Unit Supervisor. | |David C. Wlodkowski, RA |

| |Office of Process Management | |Room 460 |

| |Room 261 | |165 Capitol Avenue |

| |165 Capitol Avenue | |Hartford, Connecticut 06106 |

| |Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | | |

| |Email: |randy.daigle@ | |Email: |David.wlodkowski@ |

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| |IMPORTANT NOTE: |

| |Responses to requests for more specific contract information than is contained in this Advertisement shall be |

| |limited information that is available to all Firms and that is necessary to complete this QBS process. |

| | |

| |All requests for more specific contract information must be sent in writing (email acceptable). |

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