CAT ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES

The City of Charlottesville’s Transit Department (CAT) is seeking qualified architectural and engineering firms (or discipline‑specific firms) to provide full‑service professional design support for a variety of transit‑related facilities—including new construction, renovations, site planning, utility design, and sustainability consulting—under a one‑year term contract with up to three one‑year renewal options. Services cover everything from facility condition assessments and programming through schematic design, construction documents, bid assistance, construction administration, and project close‑out, and must comply with federal (FTA) and state regulations, including Buy‑America and LEED requirements. The contract will be awarded after a competitive evaluation of methodology, experience, staffing, and overall proposal quality. • Scope: architectural, civil, structural, traffic, utility, mechanical, electrical, fire safety, interior, lighting, landscape, and LEED consulting. • Delivery format: BIM‑compatible, with both hard‑copy and electronic deliverables. • Funding: partially federal (FTA) with associated compliance. • Term: 1‑year base, renewable up to 3 additional years. • Submission: electronic via OpenGov portal by 2:00 pm on Oct 30 2026. • Evaluation: weighted criteria (35% methodology, 35% experience, 25% staffing/availability, 5% overall quality).