Project Information

Bid Title

Professional Design Services for New E-911 Emergency Communications Center

Issuing Agency

County of Cobb

Location

Georgia

Published Date

Sep 28, 2025

Closing Date

Oct 23, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26-6936

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Project Description

Project ID: 26-6936

Title: Professional Design Services for New E-911 Emergency Communications Center

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 9/26/2025

Due Date: 10/23/2025

Post Information

Posted At:Fri, Sep 26, 2025 8:00 AMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

Cobb County ("County") is issuing this Request for Proposals for Professional Design Services for the construction of the project "New E-911 Emergency Communications Center", to potentially be located at 5245 Macland Road, Powder Springs, Georgia 30127.

The County is seeking the services of an architectural/engineering firm (the “Design Professional”) to provide all design services, including the development of plans and specifications. The Design Professional will provide the complete program verification, schematic, design development, and construction documents. The successful Design Professional will contract with the Owner in a timely manner.

Submissions shall be received before 12:00 PM on October 23, 2025 , via the County's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cobbcoga .

Cobb County is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup . Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

Background

Cobb County’s Emergency Communications Center serves as the primary access point for all emergency services in the County, including law enforcement, fire, and EMS. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the department is responsible for ensuring rapid and reliable communication between the public and first responders. It plays a vital role in coordinating emergency response, including during high-impact incidents such as natural disasters, mass casualty events, and infrastructure failures.

Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications (DEC), along with Cobb County Facilities Management, determined that the existing Emergency Communications Center is no longer adequate to support the County’s mission. The current facility lacks the space needed to operate effectively, avoid system redundancy, and ensure the physical security necessary for a mission critical environment, which requires continuous functionality under all hazards and conditions, without degradation of service.

Cobb County DEC, along with Facilities Management, determined that a hardened facility is required to ensure the County’s Emergency Communications Center can maintain operations during severe weather events, infrastructure disruptions, and all other hazardous scenarios. This conclusion reflects the increasing complexity and mission critical nature of public safety communications and the need for a facility that meets modern design, security, and resiliency expectations. This new facility will be approximately 41,000 SF.

Cobb County DEC consulted with Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to assist in defining the requirements of a hardened building, who provided subject matter expertise on national design and infrastructure standards. These include but are not limited to NFPA 1225, Motorola R56, and several ANSI/TIA and BICSI guidelines addressing secure site design, telecommunications infrastructure, and physical hardening. The future Emergency Communications Center must also support continued growth in Cobb County’s operational capacity, accommodating new technologies such as Next Generation 911, integrated CAD and GIS systems, and enabling enhanced interoperability with regional and state level partners.

The County is seeking the services of an architectural/engineering firm (the “Design Professional”) to provide all design services, including the development of plans and specifications. The Design Professional will provide the complete program verification, schematic, design development, and construction documents. The applying firm shall be an individual firm fulfilling all contractual obligations and performing a minimum of 50% of the architectural design services (exclusive of engineering and specialty consultants) in-house. An associated firm (if desired) may provide up to 50% of the architectural design services, allowing two or more architectural firms to share in the design effort on an equal basis but only one firm will be allowed to contract with the County as the Prime.

The delivery method for this Project will be Construction Management at-Risk (CM/GC), and, at a minimum, will employ the services of a Program Manager and a Commissioning Agent in addition to the services of the Design Professional.

Timeline

Release Project Date:

September 26, 2025

Pre-Proposal Meeting (Mandatory):

October 6, 2025, 11:00am

Facilities Management, 1150 Powder Springs Street, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30064

Question Submission Deadline:

October 14, 2025, 5:00pm

Response Submission Deadline:

October 23, 2025, 12:00pm

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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