The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida invites qualified Architects, licensed by the State of Florida, to submit a Proposal for:
DESIGN SERVICES FOR:
PROJECT NAME: NORTH TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL CENTER / RIVIERA BEACH PREPARATORY and ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY MODERNIZATION
PROJECT ADDRESS: 7071 GARDEN ROAD
RIVIERA BEACH, FL 33404
RFP NO.: 25C-016D
PROJECT NO.: 3355-8468
ESTABLISHED PROJECT BUDGET FOR CONSTRUCTION: $56,000,000.00
Cost/Student Station: $40,461.00
DESIGN SCHEDULE BASED UPON ESTABLISHED DATES FOR AWARD OF DESIGN CONTRACT AND DESIGN NOTICE TO PROCEED:
AWARD OF DESIGN CONTRACT JULY 16, 2025
DESIGN NOTICE TO PROCEED JULY 30, 2025
COMPLETION OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN/SV REPORT SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
COMPLETION OF 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT JANUARY 30, 2026
COMPLETION OF 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS MARCH 31, 2026
PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS MAY 29, 2026
SCHEDULE FOR SELECTION:
PROPOSALS DUE: MARCH 31, 2025 NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M., EST via BidNet Direct @ www.bidnetdirect.com
PHASE I EVALUATION MEETING*: APRIL 8, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M., EST
PHASE II EVALUATION MEETING*: APRIL 22, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M., EST
SCHEDULED APPROVAL OF CONTRACT: JULY 16, 2025
*OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE at North County Support Center, 3661 Interstate Park Road North, 1st Floor Conference Room, Riviera Beach, FL 33404.
All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via BidNet Direct @ www.bidnetdirect.com NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M., EST on MARCH 17, 2025.
Only questions received via BidNet Direct @ www.bidnetdirect.com by the time and date specified will be answered by Addendum and posted on BidNet Direct.
PROPOSALS SHOULD BE BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
Professional design services required for the Campus Site Plan to include the following: position a new two-story +/- 20,000 sq. ft. building for the Adult Education Program; Demolition of existing Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy buildings and construction of new +/- 59,000 sq. ft. building for 200 student stations to replace the current; and the renovation and repairs of the existing facilities at the North Technical Education Center (existing four buildings +/- 50,000 sq. ft.). The ARCHITECT shall validate the Educational Programs and provide all design services necessary to complete the permitted design documents within the established construction budget and by the established design schedule. This includes addressing the District’s Fire Safety Citations, ADA, and CSIR compliance requirements.
Deliverables shall include the following:
- Measured drawings of the existing facilities.
- Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Testing.
- An analysis and feasibility studies of the required existing buildings and systems’ conditions
- The campus site plan and design a new +/- 20,000 sq. ft. two-story adult education building.
- The campus site plan and design of the new +/- 59,000 sq. ft. building for the preparatory and achievement academy.
- Renovation recommendations with cost analysis for the existing facilities to remain.
- Statement of Probable Construction Cost.
- Project Schedule and Phasing of Design Plans as directed by the OWNER.
- Completion of the permitted A/E contract documents including civil engineering, landscape architecture, Life Safety/FISH Plans, FF&E Schedule & Specifications, Design Calculations, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Color Charts, and Finish Schedules.
The Permitted Design shall incorporate all of the requirements set forth in all the applicable provisions including the Florida Building Code, Florida Accessibility Codes, NFPA, FFPC, NEC, District Master Specifications, District Design Criteria, and District Educational Specifications, adhere to the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles, and all other applicable Rules and Regulations. The Department of Education requirements, SREF 2014 and all other applicable specifications. The ARCHITECT will be required to certify the Permitted Design complies with one of the energy efficient and sustainable building standards per F.S. 255.2575.
Occupancy scheduled for August 2028. The permitted design shall not exceed the established cost/student station established by the Florida Department of Education based on occupancy of 200 student stations. Based on occupancy of August 2028, the Florida DOE Student Station Cost Factors published December 2021, the Cost per Student Station for this Project is $40,671.00.
