ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

Knox County is seeking architectural and engineering services for a new K-8 school in the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, and Beaumont communities. The selected firm will provide full design services from programming through construction administration. The scope of work includes exploring design solutions for a proposed new facility with a capacity of 1,900 students, incorporating an ICC 500-compliant storm shelter, and developing comprehensive program standards. The contract will be negotiated using the AIA Document B101-2017, and the fee will be based on the State of Tennessee's logarithmic equation. • The project requires design services for a new K-8 school with a capacity of 1,900 students. • The scope of work includes programming, planning, design, architectural and engineering, contract documents, specifications, accessibility, data/AV services, cost estimating, and value engineering. • The selected firm will be required to provide an organizational chart, resumes of key personnel, and information on similar projects completed in the last five years. • The contract will include a lump sum fee for basic services and reimbursement for expenses. • The architect will be required to maintain professional liability insurance with a minimum amount of $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate.