STATE OF WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION AND QUOTATION (RFQQ)

RFQQ NO. 18-600

PROJECT TITLE:  Higher Education Facilities Study

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: June 4, 2018, 3:30 PM, Local Time, Olympia, Washington, USA.

ESTIMATED TIME PERIOD FOR CONTRACT: July 5, 2018 – December 31, 2018

BIDDER ELIGIBILITY:  This procurement is open to those bidders who satisfy the minimum qualifications stated herein and that are available for work in Washington State.

CONTENTS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:

1. Introduction
2. General Information for Bidders
3. Proposal Contents
4. Evaluation and Award
5. Exhibits
   1. Certifications and Assurances
   2. Sample Contract with General Terms and Conditions
   3. Wage Theft Certification
   4. OFM Style, Design and Graphics Guidelines for Contractors 

Note to Vendors:  This RFQQ and amendments will be available on the Office of Financial Management (OFM) website at http://ofm.wa.gov/contracts_procurements/default.asp. Vendors are also encouraged to register on the Department of Enterprise Services (DES), Washington Electronic Business Solution (WEBS) Procurement Website at http://des.wa.gov/services/ContractingPurchasing/Business/Pages/WEBSRegistration.aspx. All RFQQ amendments or bidder questions/OFM answers will be posted on the OFM website and on WEBS.

Highlights from the RFQQ are below. Click on the link above for full details.

PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is seeking a vendor to conduct a higher education facility study as required by the 2018 Legislature in ESSB 6095.The purpose of the study is to examine and develop learning space and reasonableness of cost standards for higher education facilities, in addition to developing a scoring criteria matrix, which will be used by budget decision makers for prioritizing potential higher education capital facility projects. The final study will be due by November 15, 2018.

This study will build upon and update portions of a previous higher education capital facilities financing study required by the legislature and completed in December 2008. This previous study identified and analyzed options for higher education capital facilities and examined alternatives for reducing facility construction costs and strategies for managing costs.

Overall, this study will provide updated data for the Office of Financial Management, the legislative and fiscal committee leadership, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the public four-year institutions of higher education in regards to development, construction and planning of future higher education capital facility projects.