Multnomah County Department of County Assets, Facilities and Property Management RFP-51-2023

Cost Estimating Services

The Multnomah County Department of County Assets, Facilities and Property Management (FPM) is the government buyer seeking to procure Cost Estimating Services to support various county construction and improvement projects. The contract aims to secure firms with extensive experience in local Multnomah County construction costs, including materials, labor, and related expenses. The awarded services include professional consulting for cost estimating on request, covering projects from preliminary designs to construction documents. Deliverables include detailed cost estimates broken down by trade, overhead, and profit/fees, as well as digital formatted schedules of values and roll-up summaries. The selected firms may also attend meetings to compare and confirm costs with contractors. The contract term is five years with an option to renew for an additional year. Compensation is based on a not-to-exceed payment model with hourly rates for key personnel. The contract encourages participation from Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Emerging Small Businesses certified in Oregon. Unique contract requirements include passing the County Sheriff's records check for personnel accessing facilities, adherence to sustainability goals such as LEED Gold Certification and Architecture 2030 goals, and a diversity plan aspirational goal of 15%. The contract allows cooperative purchasing by other public agencies under the same terms. No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned in the document. The place of performance includes approximately 130 county-owned or leased facilities in Multnomah County, Oregon, including jails, clinics, libraries, courthouses, and offices.

Description

The Multnomah County Department of County Assets, Facilities and Property Management is seeking Proposers from whom it may purchase Cost Estimating Services. The contract aims to secure cost estimating services to support the County's work, including review and recommendation of costs related to proposed County projects, cost estimates for projects from preliminary designs to construction documents, and attendance at meetings to compare, evaluate, and confirm costs with the County's selected contractor. The contract term is five years with options to renew. Compensation is based on a Not-to-Exceed payment model with hourly rates for key positions. The County intends to award up to three contracts to the highest scoring proposers.

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