Request for Qualification

RFQ 23-24-402

Professional Architectural Services

Specialization in Historic Preservation and Restoration

The City of West Palm Beach for its agency, the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, is soliciting proposals from firms experienced providing architectural services, using the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Preservation, for the renovation and rehabilitation of historic small residential structures typical of south Florida in the 1900’s to 1950’s. Services shall be provided on an as-needed basis under a continuing services contract.

RFQ Issue Date December 15, 2023

Final Questions Due January 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Proposal Submittal Deadline / Opening January 19, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

City of West Palm Beach

401 Clematis Street

5 ^th floor – Procurement Division

West Palm Beach, Florida

Procurement Contact:

For information regarding this RFQ, and to submit any questions or register for any addenda, or if any contact with the City regarding this RFQ is required for any reasons, please contact only:

City of West Palm Beach

Procurement Division

Lisame Acharia, Procurement Specialist II

401 Clematis Street, 5th Floor

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Email: Procurement@wpb.org

Dir: 561-822-1277

Main: 561-822-2100

Solicitation documents may be acquired electronically and free of charge by registering and logging onto the City’s third party website, DemandStar at: https://network.demandstar.com/for-business

Proposals must be received and time-stamped by Procurement personnel no later than the submittal deadline. Proposers are responsible for ensuring that their proposal is timely received by the deadline indicated. The CRA and City shall in no way be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence. Submit one (1) unbound original, and one (1) electronic copy of the proposal in a sealed envelope. Envelopes containing proposals must be identified with the RFQ number, sealed and marked in the lower left-hand corner with the firm name, RFQ title, submittal deadline date, and time.

The RFQ and any addenda provided directly by the City’s Procurement Division and posted on DemandStar are the only official procurement documents. The City does not post procurement solicitations on other third party sites, and is not responsible for the content posted on any third party site other than DemandStar.

IMPORTANT: Contact by a Proposer (or anyone representing a Proposer) regarding this RFQ with the Mayor, any City Commissioner, officer, CRA or City employee, employee of any contractor or agency of the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, other than an employee of the West Palm Beach Procurement Division, is grounds for disqualification.