The County of Humboldt (“County”), by and through its Public Works Department – Facilities Management Division, is issuing this request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) to retain an experienced and qualified consulting firm to provide professional architecture and engineering services (“Services”) for the Garberville Veterans Hall Project (“Project”). The Successful Consultant must have the ability to provide trained and experienced personnel and staff to perform the Services set forth in this RFQ, which include, without limitation, preparing programming and planning studies, architectural design, building engineering and other miscellaneous support services. It should be noted that this RFQ is a non-binding solicitation for such Services and may be canceled at any time.

The project will include the design and construction of a new, approximately 3,600 square feet (sf), Veterans’ Memorial Hall, on County-owned land located in Garberville, California. There is an existing Memorial Hall on the site that is in the process of being demolished. The site will be fully cleared of all previous improvements and will be ready for a complete redevelopment, including hardscape and landscape exterior areas and site improvements as necessary to construct a new facility for use by recognized Veterans groups, for the County, and for the public as allowed.

The project will be a fully sprinklered building and may include, without limitation, all of the following: concrete; masonry; metals; carpentry; casework; thermal and moisture protection; doors and windows; finishes; specialties; kitchen equipment; electrical; plumbing; mechanical; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; security systems; site improvements; fencing; site utilities; supplemental photovoltaic (solar) power and storage; emergency power; and fire protection systems.