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Facilities Optimization Proposal from BL Companies REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Town of Weston FACILITIES OPTIMIZATION COMMITTEE PROJECT March 8, 2021 ORIGINAL Employee owned. Client driven. Connecticut I Maryland I Massachusetts I New Jersey I New York I North Carolina I Ohio I Pennsylvania I Rhode Island I Texas I Tennessee I Florida TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I Cover Letter SECTION II Firm History/Key Personnel Resumes & Licenses SECTION III Scope of Work/Project Approach SECTION IV Relevant Experience SECTION V General References SECTION VI Litigation Statement SECTION VII Fees/Project Timeline SECTION I COVER LETTER An Employee-Owned Company March 8, 2021 Mr. Jonathan Luiz Weston Town Administrator Weston Town Hall 56 Norfield Road Weston, Connecticut 06883 Re: Facility Optimization Committee Project | Town of Weston Dear Mr. Luiz, BL Companies Connecticut, Inc. (“BL Companies”) appreciates the opportunity to submit our proposal to the Town of Weston for the Facilities Optimization Committee Project in Weston, Connecticut. We understand that the project will be to provide our services so together we arrive at a long-term plan for Weston’s School and Municipal Facilities. BL Companies will focus on the approach outlined in your Request for Proposals to provide collaborative understanding of the Facilities Optimization Committee (FOC) and Weston’s history, needs, goals, and projections into the future. Through our work together, BL Companies and the FOC will synthesize the plan into a “public plan of action”. We are well-versed in the dynamics of facilitating, prioritizing, and determining the future improvement needs of school and municipal facilities as well as the hybrid nature of both facility types to deliver them in understandable, analytical, and useable formats. BL Companies has had a consistent presence in the state for 35 years and with over 345 employees we are one of the largest multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering firms in the State of Connecticut. BL Companies has a strong reputation for service and value to our clients including the ability to manage all the technical aspects, data points, and attributes of the entire project. As a fully integrated A/E firm, we are truly unique in the industry and possess all the major disciplines in-house required to complete all of our Client’s facility projects. We are also proud to be a 100% employee-owned company, which means that every employee that you encounter from BL Companies is an owner with a direct stake in our collective success. Our dedicated employee owners’ commitment to our clients has translated into a repeat client base of more than 80% over the past several years. BL Companies has undertaken hundreds of studies, master plans, property and facility condition assessments, Accessibility and ADA audits, energy analysis, site and building improvements, environmental phase services, and successfully completed hundreds of projects for schools and municipalities in Connecticut. BL Companies will bring the practical experience of successful construction projects to the audit and data collection for the Town of Weston. We are confident in our ability to provide the Town of Weston with the following benefits for this contract: Multi-Discipline and Integrated Services including significant experience and expertise in Architecture, Structural and MEP Engineering, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Planning, Environmental Sciences, Land Surveying, and Construction Administration Support. Thorough understanding of the dynamics associated with providing professional services for Schools, Municipal and other Town owned facilities and property conditions assessments, Accessibility audits, and Master Planning. Ample resources with over 170 design professionals and support staff in our Connecticut office locations and over 345 companywide that will provide the required services. BL Companies has extensive experience with projects involving Planning, Master Planning and Facilities optimization for the site, building and properties of the Town/Municipality. All of our services are within BL 355 Research Parkway ▪ Meriden, CT 06450 ▪ T (203) 630-1406 ▪ F (203) 630-2615 ▪ www.blcompanies.com with limited outside consultants. Some of these projects include: Enfield Master Plan, Enfield, Connecticut, which involved the synthesis of multiple previous studies, audits with our design expertise which resulted in a comprehensive facilities conditions assessment of the 10 buildings and sites. We prepared a complete collection of this information which is summarized in the Appendix Section of this package. Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, Connecticut, which involved the Site and storm design of the Athletic facility, Property Conditions Assessment Report, survey and environmental at the main campus and master planning at the Main Campus as well as the newly acquired 20 Davis Street property. We prepared a complete collection of this information which you will find in the Appendix Section of this package. BL Companies has provided multiple services over many years as an on-call service resource for the facility administration. City of Stamford, Stamford, Connecticut, involved the assessing and designing improvements at several school and municipal facilities. We have prepared focused design services for improvements to the building’s core heating system, façade and roof, and interior accessibility improvements including the restrooms, administration spaces and classrooms. BL has also provided environmental engineering and demolition design. Hammonasset Beach State Park Utility and Trail Improvements, Madison, Connecticut, involved an assessment of conditions and the design resulted in an accessible 2.5-mile trail with a utilities corridor. This project demonstrates BL Companies broad range of in-house services. Storrs Center, Mansfield, Connecticut, involved long term planning and program assessment of existing facilities to allow for the design and then construction of 1,000,000 SF of multi-use facilities. Mr. John B. Ireland, AIA, LEED AP, will serve as BL Companies’ Senior Project Manager, Architect, facilitator, and as your primary point of contact. Mr. Ireland will be responsible for communicating and coordinating all aspects of the assigned projects from inception through completion as well as for assembling an effective project team(s) to provide all of the required services. He will also engage and coordinate other in-house teams along with our estimating consultant. Relevant experience includes Enfield Master Plan, which involved the complex data and design as well as facilitating multiple Town departments in a complete Master Plan and Hamden Hall Country Day School, which involved the property Conditions Assessment, Utilization of new property (20 Davis Street) and coordination of multiple services. City of Stamford is currently an on-going project. John has multiple Municipal projects and School projects that range from master planning and studies to completion of major and minor construction projects for all facilities. John led the architectural studies for the Town of Weston and the Board of Ed while working at another firm several years ago and is excited to offer his services along with rest of the BL team’s experience and services to the Town of Weston. As summarized above and further detailed in this submittal, we are intimately aware of the technical expertise, resources, communication, and quality required by the Town of Weston on this contract. We look forward to furthering our relationship with the Town of Weston through the Facilities Optimization Committee and appreciate the opportunity to submit this qualifications and proposal package. Sincerely, BL Companies Robert Clemens, AIA Principal, Director of Architecture SECTION II FIRM HISTORY/KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES & LICENSES FIRM HISTORY 1. Name of Company/Size BL Companies, Inc. BL Companies, Inc. has over 345 employees across 17 locations. 2. Legal Form of Ownership. BL Companies, Inc. – S Corporation; Connecticut BL Companies, Inc. is not a qualified minority owned enterprise. 3. Presence in Connecticut and the surrounding States: Hartford Location 100 Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Meriden Location 355 Research Parkway Meriden, Connecticut 06450 Melville, New York 145 Pinelawn Road Suite 300 South Melville, New York 11747 Norwood, Massachusetts 220 Norwood Park South, Suite 201 Norwood, Massachusetts 02062 4. Length of time the Respondent has been in business: BL Companies, Inc. has been in business since August 8, 1986, almost 35 years. 5. Products and services offered by the Respondent: Please find our service sheets in the following FIRM OVERVIEW section. 6. Resumes for all professionals to be assigned to the project, including resumes of any subcontractors and all professional licenses held by relevant principals and employees of Respondent: Please find our service sheets in the following KEY PERSONNEL & LICENSES section. 7. Identification of the lead project manager. John Ireland, AIA, LEED AP 355 Research Parkway Meriden, Connecticut 06450 203.608.2458 [email protected] FIRM OVERVIEW About BL Companies FIRM OVERVIEW BL Companies, an employee-owned firm, is a leader in delivering high- DELIVERING INTEGRATED SERVICES: quality, integrated architecture, engineering and related services to public and private clients for land development, building design, and infrastructure projects. ▪ Architecture ▪ Structural Engineering Founded in 1986 as a small transportation planning and civil engineering
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