St. Paul Water Utility Booster Station & Backup System Improvements

The University of Minnesota is seeking a qualified architectural firm to provide full‑service design for upgrades to the St. Paul water‑utility booster station and its backup system. The scope includes schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction‑administration services, as well as site‑survey procurement and limited supplemental services. Proposals must be submitted by September 21, 2026, and must include detailed team qualifications, a work plan, schedule, and a lump‑sum fee broken out by design phase. The contract will be a fixed‑price lump‑sum under the AIA B101‑2017 agreement. • Required services: schematic, design development, construction documents, construction‑admin phases (basic services) plus site‑survey procurement (supplemental). • Exclusions: programming/predesign, multiple preliminary designs, BIM, value analysis, detailed cost estimating, furniture/furnishings design. • Critical deadline: 100 % construction‑document set by December 31 2026. • Pre‑proposal meeting (non‑mandatory) on September 10 2026 at St. Paul Gymnasium. • Evaluation weighted: Team qualifications (30 %), work plan (30 %), fee (30 %), schedule (10 %). • Submission format: complete RFP cover page, team qualifications, work plan, schedule, fee tables; all attachments required; hard‑close on September 21 2026.