North Dakota Bismarck Civic Plus #1374

Design and construction services for Bismarck mixed-use parking ramp and transit hub

The City of Bismarck is seeking a multidisciplinary design team for a mixed-use parking ramp and transit hub near downtown and the Medical District. - Government buyer: City of Bismarck, Public Works Service Operations, and Bismarck Parking Authority. - Project collaborators: Bis-Man Transit and Sanford Health; the ramp is planned near the corner of 7th Street and Thayer Avenue, with a climate-controlled skywalk to Sanford Hospital. - Requested facility: A mixed-use structure with at least 500 parking spaces, active ground-floor storefronts, and a transit hub accommodating up to six fixed-route buses. - Services requested: Architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, fire-protection, civil, and geotechnical design; traffic analysis for current and 20-year future conditions; permitting; project bidding; shop-drawing review and approval; and construction oversight. - Notable requirements: Evaluate post-tensioned and precast construction approaches, including expected maintenance needs; design ADA-compliant elevators; and consider electric-vehicle charging if feasible. Designs must comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or commercial vendors are named. The named project partners are Bis-Man Transit and Sanford Health. - Schedule: Contract signing is anticipated in January 2027, with bidding expected in spring–summer 2027 and construction starting 30 days after the bid. No project completion date or overall duration is specified.

Description

The City of Bismarck and the Bismarck Parking Authority seek proposals from qualified architectural and/or engineering firms for design and construction-related services for a new parking ramp at the northeast corner of 7th Street and Thayer Avenue. The proposed mixed-use facility is intended to provide approximately 500 parking spaces, active ground-floor storefronts, and a transit hub accommodating transfers for up to six fixed-route buses. The scope includes design across architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, civil, and geotechnical disciplines; traffic analysis; a climate-controlled skywalk to Sanford Hospital; permitting; bidding; shop drawing review; and construction oversight. Proposals must include seven hard copies and one digital copy, and are limited to 20 single-sided or 10 double-sided letter-size pages.

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