DPW Headquarters Design

The Town of Amherst is seeking a qualified designer to provide design and engineering services for the replacement of the Public Works Headquarters facility. The selected designer will be responsible for preparing specifications and bid-ready documents for general construction bidding. The fee for services will be negotiated and shall not exceed $3.5 million. The designer should have experience in public sector projects, knowledge of Massachusetts State Building Code, and experience in energy-efficient building design and construction. • The designer must be a Massachusetts registered architect with a minimum of five years of relevant experience. • The designer must have public sector experience and knowledge of all public bid laws. • The designer must have experience in design and construction of projects of similar size, cost, and complexity. • The designer must have designed a minimum of one Public Works Facility within the last ten years that was constructed. • The designer must have financial and operational ability to perform the design services on this project.