Volume 42 - Issue 50 - December 14, 2023
State of Kansas
Department of Administration
Office of Facilities and Property Management
Notice of Requested Architectural Services
Notice is hereby given of the commencement of the selection process for architectural services for Kansas State University Strong Complex Renovations – Boyd, Van Zile, and Putnam. The Strong Complex Community, comprised of Boyd, Van Zile and Putnam buildings, are a strong anchor for residential life at Kansas State University, and are the oldest residence halls on campus. These buildings were designed in gothic style and are located on the east end of campus, south of the Derby Complex. The goal of this project is to reimagine the use of these buildings to create a distinctive learning/living community that will serve as a home to the honors program, and foster leadership, engagement and service activities, where high-achieving students are inspired to thrive academically and personally. This reimagined complex will include office spaces, conference rooms, seminar rooms, a dining hall, residential halls with lounge spaces. The project construction budget is $24,000,000.
An architectural/engineering program is available at http://admin.ks.gov/offices/ofpm/dcc/arch-eng-programs. For more information contact Lisa Johnson at lisajohnson@ksu.edu.
To be considered, one (1) PDF file of the following should be provided: State of Kansas Professional Qualifications DCC Forms 051-054, inclusive, and information regarding similar projects. These forms may be found at https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-property-management/design-construction--compliance/forms-and-documents. State of Kansas Professional Qualifications DCC Form 050 for each firm and consultant should be provided at the end of each proposal. Please include your firm name, agency abbreviation, and an abbreviated project name in the title of the PDF document. Proposals should be less than 5 Mb and follow the current State Building Advisory Commission guidelines which can be found in Part B – Chapter 2 of the Building Design and Construction Manual at https://admin.ks.gov/offices/facilities-property-management/design-construction--compliance/building-design-and-construction-manual-bdcm. Paper copies and flash drives containing copies of the proposals are not required.
Proposals should be sent to professional.qualifications@ks.gov. Proposals received after the date and time noted below will not be forwarded to the State Building Advisory Commission for review. If you have questions about the proposal submissions, please contact Randy Riveland at randy.riveland@ks.gov or call 785-296-0749. The PDF proposal submissions shall be delivered to the attention of the State Building Advisory Commission by 2:00 p.m. on or before December 29, 2023.
The State of Kansas, as a matter of public policy, encourages anyone doing business with the State of Kansas to take steps to discourage human trafficking. If prospective bidders/vendors/contractors have any policies or participate in any initiatives that discourage human trafficking, then the prospective bidder/vendor/contractor is encouraged to submit same as part of their bid response.
Barbara Schilling
Deputy Director-DCC
Office of Facilities and Property Management
Department of Administration
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