Project Information

Bid Title

RFP 2025DD-15 - Recording Studio Construction and Gear Sourcing

Issuing Agency

City of Kyle

Location

Texas

Published Date

Apr 15, 2025

Closing Date

May 1, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFP 2025DD-15

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Project Description

RFP 2025DD-15 - Recording Studio Construction and Gear Sourcing

Bid/RFP Status

Open - accepting bids and proposals

Bid/RFP Due Date

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 3:00 PM

Bid/RFP Reference Number

2025DD-15

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INTRODUCTION

Purpose

The City of Kyle seeks a qualified consultant to act as the General Manager (GM) or General Engineer (GE) for the design, construction, and equipment sourcing for a versatile recording studio. The space, identified in the orange section of the site plan, will be renovated and equipped to function as a multi-use media production facility. The selected consultant will oversee all aspects of the project, including hiring and managing subcontractors for construction, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and sourcing the required studio and mobile production gear.

Background

The goal of the studio is to be as versatile as possible in its design using set design, DMX/app controlled lighting on a pipe grid, and multiple cameras fed into a switcher, and acoustic treatment to achieve all the possible scenarios.

The studio set design, furniture, and lighting should be able to easily alternate between layout, color, and branding to avoid videos all looking the same. Purchasing the appropriate furniture/sets for the control area and on camera location is include of the scope of work.

• 4-Person Video Podcast Studio
• Multi-camera Interview talk show Setup
• News Desk Configuration
• Solid Backdrop Area (Green, Blue, White, Black)
• Photo Studio
• Voiceover Recording
• Mobile Production Capability for On-Location recording and possible live streaming to Facebook and Youtube via sending the Atomos Sumo out to an encoder.

General Submission Information

This RFP is posted on the City of Kyle’s website at www.cityofkyle.com/rfps and https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofkyle

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday, May 1, 2025 PRIOR TO 3:00 p.m.

Proposals should be clearly marked Recording Studio Construction and Gear Sourcing - RFP 2025DD-15 and submitted to:

Daniel Dellemonache
City of Kyle, Procurement Supervisor
City Hall, 100 West Center Street , Kyle TX 78640
(512) 779-3874

Proposals may also be submitted electronically at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofkyle

Any proposal received later than the specified time, whether delivered in-person or by mail will be disqualified. The City of Kyle will not be responsible for late delivery from the post office or delivery to any location other than the one specified above. Responders are encouraged to submit their proposals well ahead of opening time or follow up to confirm their proposals were received before the deadline.  The City further reserves its right to reject all proposals for any reason or any proposal that does not contain all the information requested in this RFP.

Potential responders may also submit a written email request to ddellemonache [at] cityofkyle.com ( ddellemonache[at]cityofkyle[dot]com ) for additional information or clarification.  The deadline for questions is Friday, April 18 at 5:00 p.m.  Please reference the RFP name in the subject line. Responders are encouraged to use the Q&A feature at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofkyle .  Responses to questions will be posted on the City of Kyle’s website at www.cityofkyle.com/rfps and https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofkyle as an addendum prior to the submission deadline.

PRE-OFFER CONFERENCE

Wednesday, April 9 at 9:00 am on Microsoft Teams. Please RSVP to ddellemonache [at] cityofkyle.com (ddellemonache[at]cityofkyle[dot]com) for the link.

SITE VISIT

Thursday, April 17 at 3:00 pm at 208 Republic Dr, Kyle, TX 78640.

SCOPE OF WORK

This RFP will be awarding a contract for Recording Studio Construction and Gear Sourcing.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS & SCORING

The City will evaluate and rank the contractors based on the following selection criteria:

25 Points - Technical Approach & Methodology

20 Points - Experience & Qualifications

15 Points - Price

15 Points - Project Management & Timeline

25 Points - Equipment Procurement & Training

Supporting Documents

• Addendum 1 75.82 KB
• Consolidated Packet 1.44 MB
• Attachment A - Price Sheet 25.42 KB
• Attachment B - Gear List 24.77 KB
• Attachment C - Blueprints 453.53 KB
• Attachment D - New Studio Space Rough Design 351.9 KB

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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