Specifications include, but are not limited to: The intent of this RFP is to solicit sealed proposals from qualified firms to establish a contract for the preparation of Educational Specifications and the Professional Architectural/Engineering Design Services for the new construction of Downsville Pike Elementary School including any offsite work associated with road improvements and/or public utilities. The Downsville Pike Elementary School project proposes the construction of a new replacement facility in front of the existing Center for Educational Services (CES), which is located on Downsville Pike, just south of the City of Hagerstown. The school site will be easily accessible from Downsville Pike, and Interstate 70. The existing 44-acre site that accommodates the CES facility will have approximately 15 acres to be utilized for the new proposed elementary facility and associated components. The proposed Downsville Pike Elementary School will be designed and constructed as a four-round, 628 student State-Rated Capacity (SRC) facility per gross area baseline calculations dictated by the Administrative Procedures Guide of the Maryland Public School Construction Program, prekindergarten through grade five school facility. Per Adequate Public Facility Ordinance (APFO) of Washington County, the Local-Rated Capacity (LRC) is calculated at 90% of the SRC for elementary schools, or 565 students for the proposed Downsville Pike Elementary School. The design of this project will include two (2) phases: o The first phase of design (Phase I) will be for a four-round, 78,539 total gross sq. ft.* facility that will provide educational services for approximately 628 students. The Phase I design will include an expanded core space and mechanical and electrical capacity/infrastructure to accommodate a future build out of up to five rounds, or a 785 student SRC. o The second phase of design (Phase II) will be for a 12,670 total gross sq. ft.* addition that will include the remaining spaces, and building modifications necessary for a future expansion into a potential five-round facility.
