A/E Services for Construction of Wygal Hall Replacement Building

The Commonwealth of Virginia, through Longwood University, issued RFP LU214‑19‑022 seeking Architectural/Engineering (A/E) services to design and eventually manage construction of a new Wygal Hall replacement building (≈ 60,720 sf, 500‑seat concert hall) on the Farmville campus. The scope covers pre‑design, schematic, preliminary design, optional construction‑document preparation, and optional construction‑phase services, with LEED Silver sustainability targets, acoustic and HVAC upgrades, and compliance with state building codes. The contract is a negotiated, lump‑sum professional‑services agreement with a small‑business participation goal of 42 % and a design‑start deadline of December 2019. The award was made to CJMW Architecture (Lynchburg, VA). • Project size: ~60 k sf, $45‑55 M construction estimate. • Required expertise: large‑scale university building, performance‑space acoustics, LEED‑Silver, CM‑AR methodology. • Procurement: open competition RFP, eVA‑registered vendors, multiple A/E forms (AE‑1 through AE‑6). • Timeline: proposals due July 10 2019; design to begin Dec 2019; construction anticipated 2023. • Small‑business goal: 42 % discretionary spend to DSBSD‑certified firms.