South Dakota City of Brookings Civic Plus #2026 - 026

Design and construction-administration services for the Brookings Downtown Armory Site community space

The City of Brookings is seeking a multidisciplinary team to turn its downtown Armory site concept into a public gathering space and deliver the project through construction administration. - Government buyer: City of Brookings, South Dakota; City Manager’s Office. The attachment identifies Samantha Beckman, Assistant City Manager, as the contact. - Requested services: Project and site review; community and stakeholder engagement; historic-review coordination; multidisciplinary design; construction documents and permitting coordination; bidding assistance; and construction administration. - Design scope: Flexible public gathering and green space, stage/performance structures, public restrooms, event power and lighting, grading and drainage, utilities, accessibility, landscaping, furnishings, public art, signage, and wayfinding. - Historic considerations: The design must account for historic-review findings and consider salvaging, reusing, or interpreting Armory materials and features. Demolition is anticipated after required review. - Optional service: Separately priced assessment and design of a fountain or other water feature; the City may include or exclude it. - Named firms: RDG Planning & Design, Winter & Company, and ID8 Architecture are referenced in prior planning or concept materials, not identified as proposers. No OEMs or proposed vendors are identified. - Schedule and value: The work covers initiation through design, bidding, and construction administration; timing depends in part on historic review. No fixed contract duration or contract value is stated.

Description

The City of Brookings seeks proposals from qualified multidisciplinary firms to provide professional design, engineering, bidding, and construction-administration services for the Downtown Armory Site Community Space Redevelopment Project. Work will advance the City's existing concept into final design and bidding documents and support construction administration for the Armory property at 221 Main Avenue and adjacent City-owned parcels. The project aims to create an activated downtown community gathering space, and the scope includes community engagement, historic review support and integration, design development, construction documentation, and bidding assistance. Demolition of the existing Armory building is anticipated following the required historic review process; proposals are due October 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM CST.

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