Respondents to this RFQ should submit four (4) SOQs. No electronic copies are accepted in lieu of hard copies. Packages must be delivered to the County of Riverside Facilities Management, Project Management Office Please Contact Rizaldy Baluyot with any questions or comments at 951-955-4889 or at RBaluyot@rivco.org The project in general includes the design and construction (build-out) of a new data center within existing areas on the ground floor of the RCIC building. The new data center will be constructed within a total combined area of approximately 8,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet, and may include but not be limited to the following based on a preliminary design program: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Equipment & Infrastructure Uninterrupted Power Supply System Telecommunications Equipment & Infrastructure Data Equipment & Infrastructure Emergency Power Generator(s) System Redundant Building & Equipment Cooling System Electronic Security System Fire Suppression System Data Warehouse Interior and or Exterior Security Mantrap(s) Staging Area Telco Closet Receiving Area UPS room Other The County of Riverside (County) is offering an opportunity for Architectural Design Firms to submit a "Statement of Qualifications" (SOQ) to the County to provide Programming and Design services for an approximately 8,000 to 10,000 square feet tenant improvement for a Data Center on the first floor at the Riverside County Innovation Center (RCIC) located at 3450 14th Street in Riverside. This is a Fast-Track project and the County seeks to select one architectural design team with knowledge, experience, and availability to complete the design documents for the information technology data center. Firms submitting a Statement of Qualifications will be evaluated for selection based on the following criteria: o Letter of interest o History of the firm including: years in business, current number of professional personnel and current volume of work (number of projects / total project value) o Firm's description of experience for a minimum of five (5) of its largest projects that best represent your firm's portfolio of DATA CENTER projects (please include project description, client, completion date, project value, role of architectural firm) o Firm's experience on public facilities projects with Riverside County and for public or private sector clients. o Relevant experience of Principal, Project Architect, and assigned staff as a "project team" o Overall project approach including, but not limited to, quality control program, work organization, budget and schedule management and customer service philosophy. o Resume and current workload of listed staff members. o Client References with addresses and telephone numbers o Relative location of firm to Riverside County Firms should tailor their response to the RFQ criteria described herein. An evaluation committee will be composed of representatives from the County of Riverside Facilities Management, Project Management Office and RCIT and shall review submitted Statements of Qualifications (SOQs). Following evaluation of the SOQs by the committee, a short list of firms may be selected for interview. If the County chooses to conduct interviews, firms selected for interview will be at the committee's discretion.