Request for Proposal for CALC

Introduction:

The CALC is seeking competitive proposals for a professional community planning and engineering firm to undertake the preparation of the following projects :

* LC240- ESL and continuing education center, South Windsor (Dominion Area).

Scope of the Project: * This project aims to build a new ESL and continuing education center in South Windsor area. * The building is one storey divided into two main sections; each section is divided into classrooms and office areas. * The area of the building is 22,000 sqft. * Building is classified as a type (D) building “Business and personal service occupancies” and applies to occupancy regulations of that section. * The occupant load is 150 people with 1:1 male to female ratio. * Barrier free design regulations must apply to the building. * The lot is classified as (CD 3.2) based on the city of Windsor zoning maps, zoning bylaws for this section must apply to the building. * The materials used for this building are brick veneer for exterior finish, concrete block, metal studs and dry wall for wall assembly, cast in place concrete for foundations, columns and beams. * Built-up roofing system will be used for this building.

Background Information:

The lot is located at the intersection of 532 Ojibway St. and Dominion Blvd, lot number is 185 and the postal code N9E 4T1. The land is vacant and it was part of woodland forest in 1942, after that it became the property of the Ministry of Transportation and now it is a property of CLAC. Based on ERCA records, the land doesn’t have any protected or rare species but tests should be made in the area before any commence of building process. The area mostly consists of residential occupancies with 72% of families with children at home and 28% of single parent families. Maximum lot coverage