Downs Building in Oil City , PA – Architectural / Engineering Services and Construction Management Services

2026-11-03

The ORA is accepting proposals for the significant updating of architectural and engineering plans and construction bid specifications / bid - package for the Downs Building in order to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority ( PHFA ) for projects receiving Community Revitalization Fund Program ( CRFP ) financial support ; such services are grouped in the scope of work that is Part A of this RFP . This project must be designed in accordance with PHFA regulations and guidelines , in addition to current Universal Pennsylvania Construction Code and Oil City - specific ordinances for mixed - use buildings within the Oil City Downtown Commercial Historic District . Part B of the scope of work of this RFP includes construction management services to be performed by the consulting firm which is awarded a contract resulting from this RFP , during the contract period , focusing on the construction and completion of four ADA one - bedroom apartments ( two each on the second and third floors ), rebuilding of the first - floor Sycamore Street façade to make it more visually appealing and historically appropriate , and finishing out the first - floor stock room space . Such construction management services are to include the following tasks : review of incoming bids from potential vendors , active participation in on - site project meetings of the project team at mutually agreed dates , review and authorization for ORA to pay invoices from project construction vendors , interviews and documentation to assure vendor compliance with Pa . Prevailing Wages and when appropriate Davis - Bacon Act wages / benefits , periodic and final inspections of construction work , review of Change Orders submitted by construction vendors , and other routine construction project oversight .

Pennsylvania

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