Architect / Engineer (A/E) New Center for Bioscience

The University of Louisville is seeking a qualified architect/engineer (A/E) prime firm to design a 65,000‑75,000 sf Center for Bioscience on its Innovation Park campus. The effort includes full‑service design, sustainability (LEED Silver minimum, Gold preferred, WELL considerations), site‑selection coordination, and integration with existing university utilities and future infrastructure such as a pedestrian overpass. The selected team must manage a multi‑disciplinary design effort, coordinate with numerous university and external stakeholders, and comply with federal grant (IRA, Buy‑America) and Kentucky statutory requirements. • Full A/E design for a state‑of‑the‑art bioscience research facility, including labs, vivarium shell, collaboration spaces, and extensive utilities integration. • Deliver sustainability targets: LEED Silver (Gold preferred), net‑zero‑ready, and optional WELL concepts; incorporate energy modeling, commissioning, and life‑cycle cost analysis. • Coordinate site‑selection, utility infrastructure, railroad‑vibration mitigation, and future pedestrian overpass; manage subcontractor flow‑down of federal and state compliance clauses.