Codman Square Branch Library Study

Project No. 7201

Contact Information

PFD Bid Counter

Bid.info@boston.gov

(617) 635-4809

Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 7C, §§ 44-57, the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department (PFD) is requesting qualification statements for services including master planning, studying, programming and cost estimating for the Codman Square Branch Library Study project with an estimated study cost of $100,000.

The scope of services for the Codman Square Branch Library includes design services to perform a programming and facility study at the Codman Square Branch Library at 690 Washington St. Dorchester MA 02124. The library analysis will provide a detailed programming report that adheres to the Compass Principles, as defined by the Boston Public Library and the evolving needs of the Community, including high-level analysis of neighborhood demographic changes and trends.

The study will include a detailed facility assessment of all building systems and a cost estimate. The designer will coordinate closely with Boston Public Library staff and meet with the community and project stakeholders throughout the study period. The focus of the study shall include evaluation of operational adjacencies that support improved space utilization, dedicated children, and teen spaces, expanded program spaces and efficient staff spaces that enhance workflows and improved wayfinding signage and furniture. The study shall also focus on improvements to the façade, building system efficiency, technology upgrades, and sustainability. Furthermore, the study will also include an analysis of mixed use housing opportunities on the library site, including: a market analysis, a zoning and land use analysis and coordination of housing requirements including a preliminary plan of finance with development and operating pro forma budgets, including likely subsidy resourcing. Assessment of the aforementioned improvements shall be explored via test fit options and massing studies in the context of a building reuse, building expansion as well as an entirely new facility. In the context of an entirely new facility, the studied improvements shall adhere to Mayor Walsh's executive order requiring all new municipal buildings to conform to Zero Net Carbon standards.

The City reserves the right to retain the selected designer to provide complete design and construction administration services for the resulting project.     

Project fees will follow the schedule as stated in the application form. Completion shall be 104 weeks after execution of a contract. Applicants must be a registered Architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with master planning experience.

A program for this project will not be prepared beyond the scope of services stated above.

The project will be performed under applicable M.G.L. c.149 §§ 44A-44J.

Applicants must provide the names of key personnel and consultants that will be utilized on this project for the following disciplines: civil, structural, plumbing and electrical engineer; code consultant; sustainable design specialist; geotechnical engineer; HVAC engineer; landscape architect; fire protection engineer; cost estimator and commercial real estate consultant with appraisal and developmental experience.

Applicants, at a minimum, must have prior experience on projects in the following settings:  Urban, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Applicants, at a minimum, must have prior experience on the following types of projects: Municipal libraries in an urban setting, mixed use projects with housing in an urban setting and zero net carbon buildings.

The Designer Application Package will be available on August 24, 2020 at the Public Facilities Department Bid Counter to all interested parties.  The Designer Application Packages are only available electronically and by requesting access for such through bid.info@boston.gov.   Statements of Qualifications must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to PFD Bid Counter, 26 Court Street, 1st Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 by September 16, 2020 no later than 2:00 P.M.  LATE QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Patrick I. Brophy, Chief of Operations