Downtown Library Architectural and Engineering Design Services

The City of Fort Worth is seeking qualified architectural and engineering firms to design a new approximately 22,000-to-30,000-square-foot Downtown Library, including demolition, site improvements, CMAR support, and construction-phase services, with an approximately $25 million construction budget.

City of Fort Worth


General
Open (open)
26-0325
Oct 15, 2026 07:00 PM
Sep 17, 2026 05:00 AM
$25,000,000.00
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
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Contact
nikita.watts@fortworthtexas.gov
Submission Instructions
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Description

The City of Fort Worth is requesting Statements of Qualifications from qualified architectural and engineering firms for a new Downtown Library. The planned facility is approximately 22,000 to 30,000 square feet and will include community rooms, storage, multipurpose spaces, flexible programming, digital and innovation spaces, children's and youth spaces, staff operations, and on-site parking. The selected consultant will develop the program; provide architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, landscape, signage, acoustic, energy-modeling, furniture, audiovisual, security, utility, environmental, geotechnical, and hazardous-materials coordination; and prepare complete plans and specifications suitable for construction-manager-at-risk delivery. The scope also includes demolition of three existing structures, a retaining wall, and existing parking areas; coordination of site restoration, utilities, hazardous materials, stormwater, sustainability, pedestrian circulation, green improvements, and permitting; cost estimating and budget management; schedule management in Trimble Unity Construct; quality assurance and peer review; CMAR preconstruction and procurement support; and construction administration through closeout, including submittal reviews, requests for information, change-order recommendations, punch lists, record drawings, meetings, and WELL Building Standard documentation. The construction budget is approximately $25 million. The SOQ is limited to 32 pages, excluding the cover letter, and must be based on Standard Form 330. Firms must attend at least one mandatory pre-proposal conference to be considered.

Classification Codes
NAICS541310Architectural Services
PSCZ1LBMAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS/ROADS/STREETS/BRIDGES/RAILWAYS
Smart Codes
architectural design servicesengineering design serviceslibrary design services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 17, 2026-Open Date
Oct 06, 2026 04:00 PM-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference -- Option 1 (required)
Mezzanine Level, Room 5; in-person attendance is preferred.
Oct 08, 2026 08:00 PM-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference -- Option 2 (required)
Mezzanine Level, Room 5; in-person attendance is preferred. The source lists a Microsoft Teams meeting, but the copied URL contains unresolved whitespace and is therefore omitted.
Oct 08, 2026 10:00 PM-Questions Due Date
Oct 12, 2026-Final Addendum
Oct 15, 2026 07:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Oct 15, 2026 07:30 PM-Public Opening and Reading
Oct 16, 2026-Evaluation Period
Oct 30, 2026-Evaluation Period Ends
Nov 2, 2026-Finalist Notification
Nov 16, 2026-Finalist Interviews
Dec 8, 2026-City Council Consideration
Dec 13, 2026-Notice to Proceed
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