Design of New Library at Northeast Community Park

A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The County initiated a CMAR contract with Wharton-Smith to perform construction management services for the four (4) Regional Parks, including the Northeast Community Park located at Diego Plains Road. As part of the evolution of the project, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County (“Board”) determined that a full sized library facility was necessary in the Northeast Community Park. This solicitation is being issued for the purpose of selecting an Architect/Engineer to design the library facility.
B. OBJECTIVES The County’s objective is to have the full design of a 25,000sf building, which houses a 20,000sf library, and a 5,000sf community center space at the Northeast Community Park located at Diego Plains Road. The aesthetic of the facility design needs to complement the design of the structures and facilities of the surrounding regional park, while maintaining the function of a library facility and community center to appropriately merge the two components of the property.
The County’s objective is to have a complete design of the library within eight (8) months of execution of a Contract with an awarded Consultant.
The awarded Consultant must coordinate the design effort to include input and recommendations from both the County and the County’s CMAR in order to maximize the constructability of the final design, and to incorporate the most cost effective and functional design components given the location, population, needs of the County as well as the target customer base. C. SCOPE OF SERVICES The awarded Consultant shall be responsible for performing professional architectural services, along with any and all required engineering services necessary to provide full design of the library facility as described above. The awarded Consultant is responsible for all disciplines of required professional services needed in order to develop full construction design documents for all aspects of the facility as provided herein.
Services will include, but may not be limited to:
1. Design Development o Conceptual design o Geotechnical services o Renderings o 30%, 60%, and 100% drawings for review and comment by the County and County’s CMAR at each stage o All required drawings for the project including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, furniture, equipment, landscape, and irrigation o Acquire all required permitting o Cost estimate at each stage of design review by the County and County’s CMAR o Changes to design based upon input by County and County’s CMAR to maximize constructability and cost effectiveness o Value engineering
2. Construction Documents o Project manual/specifications o Construction set/permit set of drawings, signed and sealed
3. Bid Assistance o Provide technical responses to CMAR for proposals/bids for construction packages o Provide plan revisions as needed o Attend pre-bid meeting
4. Construction Administration o Attend pre-construction meeting o Review/comment on CMAR’s Schedule of Values o Review/comment on CMAR’s construction schedule o Shop drawing/submittal review o Payment application review o Respond to RFI’s o Provide plan and permit revisions as necessary o Attend monthly progress meetings o Perform field inspections/provide field reports o Attend Substantial Completion walk-through o Establish punch list for the contractor o Attend equipment start up o Test and Balance review by Mechanical Engineer
5. Post Construction Services o Attend final walk-through and verify completion of punch list items o Project close out o Review/comment of the CMAR’s close out manual/documents o Permit close out o Review and provide As-Builts in format necessary for migration into County’s CMMS platform o Warranty review