Professional Design Services – Manufacturing Facility Improvements (FY 2025 ARC Project)

Mississippi State University’s Advanced Composites Institute (ACI) seeks a qualified firm or individual to provide full‑cycle professional design services for a manufacturing‑facility upgrade funded by the FY 2025 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The contractor will develop plans and specifications, prepare and distribute bid documents, assist with bid opening and tabulation, administer construction contracts, conduct a pre‑construction conference, perform on‑site inspections, and approve payment requests through project close‑out. The award will be a fixed‑price contract, contingent on ARC funding and removal of environmental conditions, with proposals submitted on a thumb‑drive by the February 3, 2026 deadline. Evaluation will be based on qualifications (40 pts), experience (40 pts), and capacity (20 pts). • Full‑service design, bidding, and construction‑administration for a manufacturing facility improvement. • Fixed‑price contract; award dependent on ARC funding and environmental clearance. • Submission required on electronic thumb‑drive by 2 pm Feb 3 2026; evaluation weighted 40/40/20 points. • Primary contact: Trey Hamby, Golden Triangle PDD (phone (662) 324‑0107). • No budget ceiling disclosed; typical design contracts of this scope range from low‑hundreds to several‑hundred thousand dollars.