BuildReady

The City of Cincinnati, Ohio (hereinafter referred as "City") is issuing this Request for Proposals (hereinafter "RFP") pursuant to the provisions of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (CMC), Chapter 321 and City Manager Administrative Regulation 23 for Professional Services, from parties (hereinafter "Contractor"). This RFP is for the design of pre-approved middle housing architecture plans. The Contractor shall design permit-ready plans for duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; visit various construction sites; write professional reports; meet with City of Cincinnati staff, developers, and contractors; review bid documents; and review site plans, project predevelopment, and planning activities.

The City is requesting proposals from architects licensed in the State of Ohio to provide professional design, perform services, and complete other related tasks for the BuildReady initiative.

This RFP is seeking a qualified architect ("The Contractor") to submit their proposals to complete 6 total plans that include 2 duplex plans, 2 triplex plans, and 2 fourplex plans to be pre-approved by the Department of Buildings & Inspections (B&I) for developers to use within and around the identified Connected Communities corridors. Completed plans are not to be submitted in this RFP; rather, this RFP will select a firm to create the plans as a result of the RFP award.

The objectives of this RFP are as follows:

• Objective 1: Deliver Fully Coordinated, Permit-Ready Construction Documents. The Contractor shall produce six (6) complete, construction-level plan sets consisting of: Two (2) duplexes, two (2) triplexes, and two (2) fourplexes.
• Objective 2: Integrate Cost Control, Constructability, and Market Feasibility.
• Objective 3: Design for Site Adaptability and Define Allowable Modifications.
• Objective 4: Conduct Structured Stakeholder Engagement and Design Iteration.
• Objective 5: Facilitate Full Interagency Review and Obtain Pre-Approvals.
• Objective 6: Produce a Complete BuildReady Implementation Package and Program Support Materials.
• Objective 7: Construction Phase Support. Provide construction administration services; Observe demonstration project; Document lessons learned for plan refinement; Make Plan Updates as needed.

**Submission method:** All proposals must be submitted electronically via the City's Bonfire portal at https://cincinnati-oh.bonfirehub.com/. Responses submitted by hard copy, mail, or e-mail will not be accepted.

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the effective date of the Agreement. The initial term shall be 18 (eighteen) months with two optional one-year renewals (for a total of 3.5 years).

Evaluation Criteria

1. Experience & Expertise (20 points)
2. Technical Approach & Methodology (20 points)
3. Implementation & Design (15 points)
4. Cost & Budget (15 points)
5. Innovativeness & Creativity (10 points)
6. Qualifying Entrance into the BuildReady Design Competition (5 Points)
7. Understanding Requirements (15 points)

The Offeror awarded the contract shall be a registrant under Vendor Self Service (VSS) at time of award.