The Town of Grafton is requesting technical proposals for professional architectural/engineering services for the design of the exterior fire escape staircase on the Town Hall located at 117 Main Street, Grafton VT. The Town would prefer to have construction on the project begin in the spring of 2025. Included in the scope of work: o Prepare drawing, specifications, and contract documents to be submitted to contractors in an RFP to solicit bids for the construction and installation of the stairs. o The design of the structure must be accepted and approved by the Select board before being used in the RFP, thus designs shall be submitted to the Select board during the preliminary stage of the development of the project and approved by the Select board prior to the development of the final working drawings. o Provide the Town with preliminary construction cost estimates based on those final working drawings. o Manage the project from conception to completion including, but not limited to: o Reviewing received bids and making contractor selection recommendations o Monitoring construction with any and all site visits deemed necessary by the architect/engineer o On completion inspect and when satisfied with the product, provide the Town with written acceptance of and final approval of the completed project o Other services required include but are not limited to: o Review and if required, obtain approval from Historic Preservation o If required, prepare environmental impact report o Provide time frame within which the bid documents will be completed and ready to be sent out with the construction RFP o Provide two or more references with contact information for similar projects BIDDER ELIGIBILITY: This procurement is open to those bidders who satisfy the minimum qualifications stated herein and are available for work in the State of Vermont. A Certificate of Insurance must be included in the bid. THE TOWN OF GRAFTON RESERVES THE RIGHT (1) To accept or reject any or all Bids in whole or in part and to accept other than the lowest price proposal; (2) To amend, modify, or withdraw this Request for Bids; (3) To require supplemental statements or information from bidders; (4) To extend the deadline for responses to this Request for Bids; (5) To waive or correct any irregularities in Bids received; (6) To negotiate separately with one or more competing bidders; and (7) To award the bid deemed in the best interest of the Town. All bids, upon submission, become the property of the Town. CONTACT INFORMATION: Primary Contact: Morgan Wilbur, Town Administrator, Phone: 802-843-2552, Email: townadmin@graftonvt.org. Secondary Contact: Kim Record, Town Clerk & Treasurer, Phone: 802-843-2419, Email: krecord@graftonvt.org The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.