Purpose The Kenai Peninsula Borough is seeking a consultant with a fresh set of eyes for professional architectural and engineering services to develop and complete an Education Specification for the intent of renovating existing facilities to house Soldotna Elementary, Redoubt Elementary, Montessori Charter School, River City Academy, and the Connections Home School program. The successful consultant will need to consider the support of an effective Elementary Educational program, community needs, separation of student population, transportation, site development, student drop-drop off, all while minimizing construction/renovation costs for the project. The Kenai Peninsula Borough hereby invites qualified firms to submit proposals for acceptance by the Borough to provide qualified professional consulting firms for the development of an Educational Specification for the relocation of River City Academy, Soldotna Elementary, Soldotna Montessori, Connections Home School Program, and Redoubt Elementary. This relocation would take place in the former Soldotna Preparatory School facility and the current Redoubt Elementary facility. According to the State of Alaska Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to bid. Question Deadline 10/08/2024 at 5:00 PM AKT Any questions regarding this proposal are to be submitted in writing to the Purchasing and Contracting Director. Questions may be submitted through electronically, faxed to (907) 714-2373 or emailed to purchasing@kpb.us. The subject line of the email should read: "Questions: RFP25-008 Soldotna Elementary and Soldotna Prep Consolidation Design Services". Verbal requests for information will not be accepted. Questions or requests for clarification directed to any employee or elected official of the Borough other than the Purchasing and Contracting Director may be grounds for disqualification from the process. All questions will be compiled, answered and distributed to all prospective proposers. Final Schematic Design and Cost Estimate..............................................................90 days after Initial NTP The Borough may reject any or all proposals if the mayor determines that it is in the best interest of the Borough and may waive irregularities, other than the requirements for timeliness and manual signature, if the irregularities do not affect the competitive advantage of any proposer. If any proposer has interest in more than one proposal, all proposals in which such proposer has interest shall be rejected. A party who has quoted prices to a Proposer is not thereby disqualified from quoting prices to other Proposers or from submitting a proposal directly for the project. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.