RFQ/P027-29 Architectural and Engineering Services for the New Pulaski School
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Request For Proposal from City of Meriden - Meriden, CT
City of Meriden - BOE has issued request for proposal, solicitation RFQ/P027-29.
The City of Meriden (the “City”) is requesting qualifications/proposals from qualified firms to provide comprehensive design services to the Meriden Public School District (the “District”), the School Building Committee (the “SBC”) and City, in connection with the planning, design, construction, and closeout of a project for the construction of the new Casimir Pulaski Elementary School and grounds (the “Project”) at 1 King Place, Meriden, Connecticut 06451 (the “Property”). The selected firm will be the prime design professional engaged by the City for the Project (the “Architect”). This solicitation is both a request for qualifications and a request for proposals (“RFQ/RFP”). The comprehensive design services (the “Services”) to be performed and provided by the Architect are described in the Instructions to Proposers and Exhibit A of this RFQ/RFP, and will generally include services furnished to the City and the SBC, the District, the Meriden Board of Education, and the District Superintendent, for the planning, design, procurement, implementation, construction, and closeout of the Project consistent with the requirements of the State of Connecticut through the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (“CTDAS”) which is anticipated to provide a school construction grant to the District.
Responses are due October 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT.
Questions must be submitted by October 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT.
A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for October 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT at 1 King Place Meriden, CT 06451.
Commodity categories: Engineering And Architectural Equipment, Surveying Equipment, Drawing Instruments, And Supplies; Engineering Supplies, Miscellaneous; Engineering And Architectural Equipment, Surveying Equipment, Drawing Instruments, And Supplies, Environmentally Certified By An Agency Accepted Certification Entity; Architectural Services, Professional; Agricultural Development - Architectural Services; Architect Services, Professional; Buildings - Architectural Design; General Construction - Architectural.
Contact: Susan Martel, Contract Specialist (smartel@meridenct.gov, (203) 630-4118).
8 documents are attached to the notice: Exhibit A - Scope of Services; B101-2017 - Pulaski Agreement Draft; Insurance Requirements; Exhibit F - Conditional Partial Release & Waiver of Liens; Exhibit G - Final Release & Waiver of Liens; Exhibit H - Architect Deliverables; Environmental Reports - Phase_I_Jan2026; Environmental Reports - Phase_II-Limited_Phase_III_ESA_6-16-2016.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct/projects/304779. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
Who should bid
General Contracting, Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Meriden, CT.
Deadline
22 October 2026, 11:00 AM EDT (20 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)
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Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-bid meetingcheck the notice for whether attendance is mandatory | 1 October 2026, 10:00 AM EDT check | |
| Questions due | 15 October 2026, 4:00 PM EDT check | |
| Bid deadline20 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct | 22 October 2026, 11:00 AM EDT check | 20 days |
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