About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Facilities Department of the School District of Pittsburgh seeks proposals from qualified onshore USA firms to provide architectural and engineering services for site development and a new Northview Heights Elementary School building. The requested scope includes design deliverables, architectural floor plans, major equipment diagrammatic plans, front site parking and bus circulation, and extensive sustainability requirements. Required elements encompass high-performance building envelopes, energy modeling, indoor air quality management, green stormwater infrastructure, and building commissioning. Firms must demonstrate experience, including past project examples from the last eight years and client reference letters, alongside a completed Eligible Business Enterprise aspirational goal form. Submissions require a lump-sum fixed fee proposal, an estimate of reimbursable expenses, and hourly fee schedules. The buyer will hold a pre-proposal site visit on November 10, 2026, at 3:00 pm E/DST, and questions are due by November 13, 2026, at noon E/DST. Proposals must be delivered to LouAnn Fornataro at the Pittsburgh Public Schools Service Center by November 30, 2026, at 5:00 pm E/DST. Tentative board approval is slated for December 23, 2026, with an anticipated contract start date of January 11, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- School District of Pittsburgh
Scope of work
- Architectural and engineering design services for site development and a new elementary school building
- Site/civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical design
- Sustainable, healthy, and high-performance school design including energy modeling and life-cycle cost analysis
- Stormwater management design complying with NPDES and City of Pittsburgh requirements
- Erosion and sediment control planning
- Detailed construction cost estimates and scheduling
- Coordination with District environmental consultant for hazardous material abatement and demolition documents
- Bidding and construction phase administration services
Minimum qualifications
- Design professionals must be professionally licensed or certified in their respective disciplines
- Lead or primary supporting designer experience on projects including New Elementary School Educational facilities
- Project Manager and lead Architect must have relevant experience leading and coordinating design teams
- Services for submitted project examples must have been performed within the past 8 years
- Insurance carriers must be companies authorized to do business in Pennsylvania
Documents to include with your response
- Letter of Interest (1 page)
- Design Narrative (5 pages)
- Credentials including Summary and Resumes (1 page per person)
- Project Examples (minimum 6, maximum 10, 1 page each)
- Letters of Reference (minimum 3, maximum 5, 2 pages each)
- 10% Eligible Business Enterprise (EBE) Aspirational Goal Form
- Fee Proposal and Hourly Fee Schedules (in separate sealed document/file)
- Estimate of Reimbursable Expenses
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Form
- Certificates of Insurance and policy endorsements
Key dates
- Issue Date
- 30 October 2026
- Pre-Proposal Site Visit
- 10 November 2026, 3:00 pm E/DST
- Questions Due Date
- 13 November 2026, Noon E/DST
- Proposal Response Due
- 30 November 2026, 5:00 pm E/DST
- Board Approval or Denial (tentative)
- 23 December 2026
- Contract Start Date
- 11 January 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and USB drive
- Instructions
- Submit in a sealed envelope to LouAnn Fornataro at Pittsburgh Public Schools Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203. Provide three bound paper copies and one USB drive for consolidated sections, plus one separate bound paper copy and separate USB file for Fee Proposal and Fee Schedule. Standard 8.5x11 format, minimum 11-point font, PDF format on USB.
Contract details
- Term
- Starting 11 January 2027 through the duration of the Agreement
- Set-aside / preference
- 10% Eligible Business Enterprise (EBE) aspirational goal
- Place of performance
- 310 Mount Pleasant Road, Pittsburgh PA
- Insurance and bonding
- Comprehensive General Liability; Automotive Liability covering owned and rented vehicles; Umbrella or Excess Liability; Workers' Compensation per statutory limits; Employer's Liability with policy limit not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); Professional Liability covering negligent acts, errors, and omissions.