FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOLS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
COMPREHENSIVE
EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES PLAN (CEFP)
CONSULTANT
PART 1 –
GENERAL INFORMATION
Fayette County intends to contract with a firm to create a digital Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan. Any firm or individual interested in responding to this request but lacking abilities to fulfill any or all portions of the scope of work may partner with another firm in order to be an eligible participant. The completed plan will be submitted to the School Building Authority of West Virginia (SBA) and the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) no later than August 1, 2020 and shall reflect a ten-plus year planning period.
This plan is required by both SBA Statute and WVBE Policy as created by the West Virginia Legislature. As such, the SBA and the WVBE may monitor the planning process and will set deadlines for the CEFP process. Specific deadline submission requirements and planning procedures will be monitored by the SBA and progress reports must be submitted to the SBA as directed. The firm(s) will be evaluated using the state procurement process as outlined in WV Code 5G based upon suitability to complete this work and upon the quality of information contained in the response to this RFP.
The SBA and WVDE have partnered with two contractors, Dude Solutions and Alpha Facilities Solutions, to provide a digital template database and an electronic facility evaluation instruments to house the CEFP. The selected firm(s) will be required to meet general requirements relating to data gathering and entry. The selected firm(s) must also attend a Planning Seminar in Charleston, WV hosted by the SBA and the WVBE prior to initiating the planning process. The date and time for the seminar are TBD.
Once all proposals are received, they will be reviewed, and points will be assigned as illustrated in PART 6. After all the points have been assigned, the firm(s) with the highest points will be contacted to begin fee negotiations. If no suitable fee can be agreed upon, the county will then contact the firm(s) with the second highest points and so on until a successful fee negotiation can be achieved. The successful firm(s) will then enter into a professional services contract with Fayette County and begin work at the agreed upon time.
The complete six part document required for submitting a bid proposal can be obtained by contacting the Fayette County Board of Education. You may contact the Superintendent’s office by calling (304) 574-1176 or by responding in writing to Fayette County Board of Education, 111 Fayette Avenue, Fayetteville WV 25840. All bids must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019.
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