MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved March 15 to move forward with a timeline of events for hiring a design-build team to start work on the courthouse project.
At February’s planning workshop, the board agreed to move forward with the courthouse project via a design-build project delivery, according to County Administrator Dan Schebler.
According to a memo from Schebler, the county will select a design-builder using price and non-price qualifications.
In this specific type of project, the design-builder is responsible for managing the details of the design and construction. The design-builder also accepts risks for designing and constructing the project in accordance with the owner’s criteria.
The county staff recommended the advertisement of a request for qualifications for a design-build team to take on the courthouse project, based solely on qualifications.
County staff put together a timeline for finding a design-build team, which includes:
- Publishing an RFQ by March 30
- Allowing a 6-week response period for proposals, ending May 11
- Having the Evaluation Committee review and short list the proposals by June 8
- Presenting the short list to the BOCC for approval June 11
- Holding a special meeting for presentation and selection June 19
- Negotiating and finalizing a contract by July 26
- Submitting a notice to proceed for the courthouse design by August 1
The board voted to move forward with the plan and submit an RFQ.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: County to begin search for courthouse design-build team