Description
The City of Albany is seeking professional consulting services to conduct a Phase 1 planning study for a new Distribution Operations Control Center. The study aims to support early decision-making, establish operational requirements, and develop a conceptual framework for a future utility operations facility. The scope of work includes discovery and stakeholder engagement, facility programming and space planning, conceptual layout development, design narrative, 3D visualization, and cost estimating.
• The consultant will conduct a physical walkthrough survey of existing facilities and facilitate a discovery session with project stakeholders.
• The consultant will define space requirements for a utility operation facility, including control room, AMI operations workspace, SCADA technician workspace, and support areas.
• The consultant will develop preliminary conceptual layouts and provide multiple layout options if appropriate.
• The consultant will prepare a design narrative describing the proposed concepts and produce representative 3D renderings.
• The consultant will develop a rough order of magnitude cost estimate for the proposed facility and/or modifications.