Hunt Armory Roof Replacement and Façade Restoration

Hunt Armory is located at 324 Emerson Street in the Shadyside Neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The URA owns the building (parcel block and lot no. 84-L-283). The building is currently vacant, and the URA is pursuing development considerations concurrently with the building restorations. There may be a temporary “pop-up’ ice rink or other athletic activities that will take place this fall and winter, which may start during the execution of the roof replacement and façade restoration. Consideration will need to be given to that potential scenario; it is anticipated that building is large enough for the concurrent activities of exterior restoration and interior development.

Construction Documents for the project are included under separate cover for use in preparation of the proposal.

Hunt Armory Roof Replacement and Façade Restoration

Provide the following information in the format presented. You may provide subsections as necessary to organize your presentation: however, please retain the overall section numbering. Any supplemental information that you may wish to include regarding your qualifications should be included as a separate attachment to your response.

Each proposal must include the following:

• Title Page
  This should include the firm’s name, contact person, and contact information
  
  
• Table of Contents
  
  
• Section 1.0 – Primary Qualification (limit to 2 pages)
  Provide a brief overview of your firm and your capabilities as they relate to this work.
  
  
• Section 2.0 – Project Overview
  Provide a brief narrative of your Firm’s understanding of the project including why your firm is well qualified to work on the project.
  
  
• 2.1 Pre-Construction Phase Services
  Provide a brief narrative that explains your teams approach to providing the preconstruction phase services.
  
  
• 2.2 Construction Phase Services
  Provide a brief narrative that explains your teams approach to providing the construction phase services.
  
  
• 2.3 Closeout Phase Services
  Provide a brief narrative that explains your teams approach to providing the construction closeout phase services.
  
  
• Section 3.0 – Project Team Qualifications
  Provide a brief profile of your firm and your subconsultant firms.
  
  
• 3.1 Team Qualifications (limit to 3 pages)
  Provide a brief narrative that explains your team and the unique qualifications of each of the project team subconsultants and their specific roles for the project.
  
  
• 3.2 Firm Profiles
  Provide brief profiles of your firm and your subconsultant firms. (limit to 1 page per team firm)
  
  
• 3.3 Project Organizational Structure
  Provide a description of your team’s structure for the project. Include the prime and sub-consultant roles, reporting, and communication structure. Indicate work that you would anticipate subcontracting to others and provide the names of the companies to be used, as well as the individuals that will be assigned to this project.
  
  Provide an Organization Chart. Identify all personnel working on the project. At a minimum, include an Executive Sponsor, Construction Manager, Lead Construction Site Inspector, and additional site inspectors to meet construction trade and work demands. The Executive Sponsor role shall be to ensure that the personnel assigned to the project are dedicated to the Project throughout the duration and to arbitrate any disputes or conflicts that arise. The Construction Manager shall have overall control of the Firm’s involvement on the Project and shall provide the primary point of communication to the URA and the Contractors, direct the work of the Construction Inspectors, review Contractor schedules, submittals, and requests for information, and track and facilitate the responses to schedules, submittals, and requests for information. The Lead Construction Site Inspector will oversee and document the day-to-day construction activities and prepare daily logs. Additional site inspectors shall be provided for specific expertise in the trades involved and shall work supplemental to the Lead Construction Site Inspector. Include subconsultants and their personnel in the organizational chart. Field inspection staff must be OSHA certified (OSHA’s 29 CFR 1926 30-HOUR Construction Safety Training). Attachment A should include short summaries of personnel qualifications, all resumes, and OSHA certificates of key personnel.
  
  
• 3.4 Related Project Descriptions
  Provide a list of projects completed by your Firm, with associated construction costs, dollar amounts, name of owner’s contact and phone number and/or email address that deal specifically with roof replacements, building envelop construction, masonry and terra cotta restoration, OSHA safety standards, and similar construction projects located in urban areas. In particular, cite projects performed for/within the City. Indicate the amount of your construction management fee for each of the projects. Provide 3 to 5 project descriptions, limited to 1 page each. Be sure that the contacts and references can be reached at the phone numbers and
  emails provided.
  
  
• Section 4.0 – Projected Workload
  Discuss your projected workload and your ability to staff this project.
  
  
• Section 5.0 – Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Participation
  The URA acknowledges the City of Pittsburgh’s goals of 18 percent (18%) minority and 7 percent (7%) women participation in planning and/or professional service activities, and therefore, requires that all respondents demonstrate a good faith effort to obtain MWBE participation in work performed in connection with URA projects. MWBE participation can be satisfied by:
  • Ownership/partnership of firm (Please note that ownership is defined as 51% or more)
  • Use of minorities and/or women as part of contracting team
  • Subcontracting with organizations owned and controlled by minorities and/or women
  • Firm's use of minority or women-owned businesses, in general, as vendors for legal, printing, office supplies, travel, etc.
    Please state as succinctly as possible what, specifically, your firm is doing to promote opportunities for minority and women professionals within your organization. Note: URA professional service contracts, in the amount of $75,000.00 or more, require the submission of a MWBE plan.

RFP Issue Date: Friday, July 9, 2021
Pre-Proposal Meeting Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. ET
Proposal Due Date: Monday, August 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. ET