Professional Architectural Consulting Services Continuing Contracts

The Leon County School Board issued RFQ 263‑2025 to establish a continuing‑contract framework for professional architectural consulting services covering design, construction‑administration, and related engineering support for K‑12 school facilities throughout the county. The award‑recommendation notice (June 12 2024) lists ten architectural firms recommended for award, and the Board may call on any of these firms for individual projects via short‑form agreements. The contract runs from July 1 2024 through June 30 2026, with the possibility of up to three one‑year extensions. Compensation is based on negotiated fees tied to construction‑cost percentages and hourly rates for senior staff, plus reimbursable expenses. • Scope: full‑service architectural design, value‑engineering, cost estimating, BIM, construction‑administration, and optional specialty services for school construction/renovation projects. • Procurement: open RFQ, full and open competition; ten firms pre‑qualified and recommended. • Timeline: bid submission deadline 4/25/2024, award recommendation June 2024, contract effective July 1 2024, term 2 years with possible renewals. • Pricing: negotiated fee percentages (15% SD, 20% DD, 40% CD, etc.) plus hourly rates (e.g., $150/hr for principals) and 1.10% admin markup on reimbursables. • No specific dollar value disclosed; contract value will depend on the number and size of school projects called under the agreement.