RFP for Architectural Services
Pine County, working with A Place For You through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus Grant (CDBG-CV), is seeking proposals from architects to provide design and building plans for a proposed retrofit and rehabilitation project of the existing shelter located at: 220 3rd Avenue SE, Pine City, Minnesota.
The proposed project consists of renovating the existing 110-year-old building to:
- Add an additional 3-4 resident rooms;
- Moving the existing kitchen facilities and improving them to allow easy sanitization of hard surfaces with a redesigned space for safe food storage and preparation;
- Installation of a new HVAC system to improve air filtration and increase energy efficiency;
- Replacement of existing soft floor coverings (carpeting) with hard surface flooring;
- Modification of the existing kitchen space into a new office space;
- Replacement of the exterior roof and siding to provide an improved water and vapor barrier and prevent the accumulation of mold and mildew;
- Installation of a privacy fence around the property.
Proposals shall be submitted electronically by 4:00 p.m., February 21, 2022 to the Pine County Economic Development Coordinator, Lezlie Sauter at lezlie.sauter@co.pine.mn.us.