Wakulla County sought a qualified professional firm to develop a high‑level design‑criteria package for a new 100,000 sf manufacturing facility and an 18,000 sf office building, both to be built using tilt‑wall construction. The selected firm will prepare performance‑based criteria, material standards, site‑development requirements, and will serve as the County’s representative throughout the design‑build procurement, design‑phase monitoring, and construction‑phase oversight. The contract is a public‑sector professional‑services agreement with a term through 2026 and an optional one‑year extension.
• Scope: Design‑criteria development, bid preparation assistance, design‑builder liaison, construction‑phase monitoring.
• Project size: 100k sf manufacturing plant + 18k sf office; tilt‑wall construction, no detailed MEP required.
• Procurement: Full and open competition RFQ 2025‑17, award to Akel, Logan, Shafer PA, contract likely lump‑sum or time‑and‑materials, with a 5 % proposal bond and extensive compliance certifications required.