Opportunity
University of Minnesota Ionwave #02-402-27-4235 Addendum 2
A/E Design Services for a New 500-Bed University of Minnesota Residence Hall and Dining Facility
Posted
October 02, 2026
Respond By
October 28, 2026
Identifier
02-402-27-4235 Addendum 2
NAICS
541310, 541330
The University of Minnesota is seeking an architecture and engineering team to design a new 500-bed residence hall and dining facility on its St. Paul campus. - Government buyer: University of Minnesota; Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; Capital Project Management (CPM). University Purchasing is also referenced. - Project: Replace the Bailey Hall, Dining Center, and Student Center complex with student housing, dining, administrative and support spaces, campus connections, and outdoor areas. The preliminary construction budget is $100 million; final scope, building area, budget, housing configuration, and future expansion needs will be developed during predesign. - Required services: Programming and predesign; schematic design; design development; construction documents; procurement and construction administration; FF&E design; net-zero analysis; and telecommunications/data infrastructure design. No quantities or part numbers apply to these professional services. - Important requirements: Design for approximately 500 beds and possible phased future housing expansion; comply with Minnesota B3 Guidelines and the SB2030 Energy Standard; perform energy modeling at each design phase; and include a net-zero operational carbon analysis in the Predesign Report. Provide predesign cost estimating and support the Construction Manager as Constructor’s estimating process in later phases. - Coordination and scope limits: Coordinate FF&E recommendations, specifications, procurement, installation, and punch activities with the University’s interior designer. The University will manage demolition and site clearing under a separate contract, and will provide commissioning services and the site survey. A/V design is excluded; the need for a public-safety distributed antenna system and zoned paging system will be determined during predesign. - OEMs and named commercial vendors: No product manufacturers or commercial vendors are identified. No products are being purchased. - Commercial context: The design team is to be engaged on a single lump-sum basis. The $100 million figure is the preliminary construction budget, not a stated design-services contract value.
Description
The University of Minnesota is requesting proposals for professional architectural and engineering design services for a new 500-bed residence and dining hall on its St. Paul campus. Services include predesign, schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration, and supplemental services such as FF&E design and net zero analysis. The design must allow for phased future housing expansion and follow Minnesota B3 Guidelines and the SB2030 Energy Standard. The project has a preliminary construction budget of $100,000,000, with substantial completion anticipated in April 2030.