1. The Design/Builder will be responsible for comprehending and programming the County’s Space Needs, accurately translating those needs into a Basis of Design, and incorporating all into complete construction documents. With these, the Design/Builder will deliver a finished facility in satisfaction of the County’s Space Needs. 2. The Design/Builder will be responsible for pricing and value engineering issues. At an appropriate point during the project, the County anticipates asking the Design/Builder to commit to a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for all of its design and construction services. 3. The Design/Builder shall competitively select all construction subcontractors and other work appropriate for competitive selection but is free to use qualification factors other than price of work to select construction subcontractors that will deliver the greatest value to the County. 4. In selecting a firm, the County will emphasize experience of the firm and of assigned personnel in providing like functions on projects of similar magnitude and complexity as the proposed project. Selection preference will be toward firms that have depths of knowledge and resources for facility design, general contracting, scheduling, contract coordination and compliance, and budget control, as well as familiarity with laws, ordinances, and codes applicable to this project. 5. It is the responsibility of each offeror to examine the entire solicitation, seek clarification in writing, and review its submittal for accuracy before submitting its qualifications and its proposal. Once submission deadlines have passed, all submissions will be final. The County will not request clarification from any individual offeror relative to its submission but reserves the right to ask for additional information from all parties that have submitted qualifications. If there are multiple firms proposed as one team, each firm must describe itself according to the solicitation requirement.
