11 Warren Street Exterior Building Façade Design

Columbia County is seeking a qualified engineering/architect firm to provide building programming services, design, construction administration services, and construction inspection services for the exterior building façade improvements at 11 Warren Street, Hudson, NY. The project involves designing and constructing exterior building façade improvements, including exterior painting, removing inappropriate or incompatible exterior finishes and materials, restoring exterior finishes and materials, and installing signs and lighting. The successful consultant will be expected to execute a Standard Form Contract with Columbia County and provide a certificate of insurance naming Columbia County as an additional insured. The selection process will be based on criteria including cost, experience with similar municipal architecturally significant structures, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to maintain design and construction costs within established budgets. Key aspects of the project include: • Building programming services, including developing an approved schematic design and recommendations for bidding packages, order of construction, and timing • Design services, including preparing and submitting contract documents for bidding and eventual award of contracts • Bidding services, including preparing and supplying necessary sets of contract documents for bidding and attending a prebid meeting • Construction administration phase services, including reviewing and approving shop drawings and samples, providing interpretations of construction documents, and performing economic evaluation and processing of change orders • Construction inspection phase services, including providing part-time construction inspection services during the term of the construction period and observing work in progress to determine compliance with requirements of drawings and specifications