County Architect

The County of Ocean is a County of the Fifth Class as defined in N.J.S.A 40A:6-1 et seq. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq., the County of Ocean is requesting qualifications from New Jersey licensed architects interested in providing the County of Ocean with general architectural services for the 2027 Calendar year.

The successful firm must have a minimum of five years experience in: full architectural services for the programming, design, cost estimating, preparation of construction documents, reproduction costs, bidding, bid evaluation, construction administration, final inspection, and project acceptance for a New Jersey County or other New Jersey public entity.

The successful firm/individual shall either provide or retain sub-consultants for the technical assistance necessary to develop the work for the following specialties, if needed:

• Site Analysis and Infrastructure Assessment
• Project Cost Estimating
• Parking Needs Assessment
• Traffic Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical, Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Lighting
• Architectural Illustrator and Digital Imaging
• Full Service Architectural Design
• Structural Engineering
• Designing to LEED Standards
• Building Energy Modeling
• Development of Specifications
• Phasing Analysis
• Judicial Building Security
• Site design
• Stormwater Management
• Commercial office and support space design reflecting current best practices
• IT/Telecommunications
• Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment

Architectural services shall not be subcontracted, assigned, or delegated to another architectural firm.

The successful firm/individual may be requested to provide as an extra service, specialty services, or retain specialty consultants that will take direction from the County. A list of possible specialty services that may be requested is as follows:

• Surveying
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Soils Testing
• Phases I and II Environmental Assessment

When the County, in consultation with the Consultant, determines that a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is required for a project, the Consultant shall be responsible for incorporating the PLA and all associated documents into the master contract documents. [...] Consultant will utilize Microsoft Teams or other designated project management software for all documentation, task management, and project-related communications.

**Method of submission:** The county of Ocean is accepting only electronic proposals for this RFQ. Submitting your proposal manually is cause for rejection. You may only submit one (1) proposal. DO NOT submit a hard copy of your electronic submission.

All responses to the Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") must be submitted electronically and must be received prior to **4:00pm, prevailing time** on the date on which they are to be unsealed.

Evaluation criteria:

• Qualifications of the individuals who will perform the tasks and the amounts of their respective participation; 30% of total
• Experience in providing the services requested by the County and references related thereto; 30% of total
• A statement of the proposer's understanding of the Scope of Work and the ability to perform the tasks in a timely fashion, including staffing and familiarity with the subject matter and the County; 20% of total
• Location (distance) of primary office in relation to the County administrative offices; 10% of total
• Thoroughness and completeness of the applicant's submittal. 10% of total

**Fee Schedules** are required with the proposal. Failure to submit complete and responsive Fee Schedules shall be cause for rejection of the proposal.

Professional Liability or Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance appropriate to the Contractor's profession with a minimum limit of **$ 1,000,000.00**.

Ocean County Board of Commissioners will make award within sixty (60) days after receipt of proposals.