RFP - Mercedes Benz HQ

MS DESIGN GROUP

Request For Proposal

Mercedes - Benz Headquaters - office

February, 16, 2023

02/16/2023

Mrs. J. Moorman Mercedes-Benz Houston,

TX

Dear Mrs. J. Moorman and other members of the Selection Committee.

We are pleased to present our credentials for your consideration regarding the Mercedes - Benz HQ - Renovation. We offer a comprehensive team of highly qualified professionals who bring great value to our project.

About The Company

MS Design Group is a design and architecture firm based in Houston, TX. For 30+ years in business, we’ve led the way in Workplace, Hospitality, Healthcare, and K-12 Design. Since our first Design-Build healthcare project, we’ve focused on designing innovative workplace spaces that drive value for owners and enhance employee experience. Much has changed in the design world. But what has always stayed the same is the importance of diligent planning and innovative design. Long before the hammer hits the nail or the shovel breaks ground, great minds must come together.

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Company Mission Statement

As steward of the public environment, our purpose is to elevate the human experience through design. We design for impact at all scales, addressing individual, community, societal, and global challenges.

Across many sectors our firm ensures the right skills, expertise, experience, and the highest level of teamwork.

Our team brings the following specific attributes to your project:

1. Creative thinkers and skilled problem solvers

2. Strong graphic presentation skills which are both informative and compelling.

3. A collaborative team philosophy and appreciation for the strengths that each participants brings to the team.

4. We have a strong desire to be a part of your team for this project.

Our team is eager and committed to provide the high quality of work needed to ensure the success of this exciting project. We look forward to working with you on this project. February 2023 - Mission statement

Alice Tshibanda - Senior Designer

EDUCATION

AAS Interior design program

Kirkwood Community College

With 18 years of experience; Alice is a published Interior Designer who works closely with her team in order to ensure the vision of her clients. She approaches the design of interior environments with energy and passion for excellence that resonates with her clients. Alice will work closely with all team members, however coordination of the Interior design, Architectural, and structural will be her main focus. Special attention will be given to the boards, submittal process, and various reports required during the project.

HONORS

- LEED Green Professional

- IIDA Competition Winner

-NEXT Competition Nominee

- NEWH board association

- KSID Communication Liaison

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Qualifications

Past Projects

Our Qualifications

MS Design Group is an Design and architecture firm that utilizes renovation and authenticity in all projects. MS Design has experience in every size and shape in the design world, and we have worked on many projects around the world, including Workplace, Hospitality, Healthcare, and K-12. The firm’s profession focuses on Mission, Communication, and Client Values.

Firm - Award

MS Design Group is a leading Workplace design firm. We hold many award-wining project; Design Innovation, NYCxDESIGN Awards, Texas Ruby awards, International Design Award for Excellence in Healthcare Design, Sustainable Building Award for Best Office, and VMSD Magazine, Designer Dozen Awards.

Firm personnel Qualifications

Previous pro.

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Previous Projects

Twitter Offices - Singapore

Location: Singapore

Type: Technology

Completed 2022

Area: 22,230 sq ft February

This project exemplifies an ambitious pilot study towards agile working for Twitter globally. The design inspiration draws directly from Twitter’s vision and new playbook that defines a shift towards hybrid enabled work environments.

Previous Project

LiveRamp Offices - San Francisco

Location: California, United States

Type: Tecnology

Completed: 2019

Area: 21, 000 sq ft

Previous Pro.

After designing two new floors for LiveRamp’s San Francisco headquarters in the iconic Standard Oil Building, O+A came back at LiveRamp’s request to design a third. While the two previous floors were conceived to mirror each other in the way they juxtaposed highly finished contemporary design with the rawness of the building’s original infrastructure, the third reached for a larger continuity, bringing all three floors together in a single narrative of unity, clarity and vitality.

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Current Project

TenX Offices - Singapore

Location: Singapore

Type: Technology/ Financial

Completed: 2019

Area: 12, 443 sq ft

The new TenX headquarters is a bold expression of the brand’s refreshed identity, showcased in an atmosphere that is welcoming and incorporates biophilic design principles. With its logo incorporated into the space in multiple and unexpected ways –from greenery walls to ceiling lights – the space depicts the story of a bold FinTech firm that is united in its mission.

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Scope of project

Current Project

LinkedIn Production Center - Sunnyvale

Location: Sunnyvale California, U.S

Type: Technology

Completed: 2022

Area: 11,000 sq ft

The design seamlessly blends workspaces for visioning, storyboarding, and workshopping with state-of-the-art studio environments, bringing creative and technical teams under one roof to streamline video-on-demand and live broadcast content production.

Scope of project

Scope of Project

Mercedez-Benz is a German Luxury commercial vehicle automative band. Mercedes Benz is looking to open a new high tech marketing office located in Houston,TX. The new office seats on roughly 3,400 sq ft, and occupies the first two levels of a large business campus district in Houston, TX.

-Working collaboratively with the Owner, Architect, 3D Renderer, Project Super and Estimator on conceptual, schematic, design development and production activities to develop, manage, monitor and record the technical aspects of the interior design phase of all Design/Build projects.

- Developing a timeline for the interior design process.

-Cost estimates.

1. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

- Conceptual Design

- Conceptual Program

- Space Adjacencies

2. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

- Initial Drawings

- Preliminarily Finish, Fixture, and Equipment Selections.

3. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

- Final Drawing Set

- Final Finish, Fixture, and Equipment Selections

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Space Program

A. RECEPTION / WAITING AREA

- This working reception station greets visitors and Controls visitors traffic, and provides Secretarial services. There are 3 secretarial positions at this location.

- Total work surface must be at least 20 sq. ft, accommodate a flat screen monitor, keyboard tray, and a small desktop printer, and provide at least one box/file drawer pedestal.

- A transaction counter is required for arriving visitors

- Lateral files, 18 lin. Ft., must be within easy reach.

- Waiting area should include seating for 12, plus coat closet or storage.

- There should be wall-mounted display racks for company liter

B. EQUIPMENT ROOM

- Central control and equipment storage for all of the presentation and conference spaces, located adjacent to the reception station

- provide 90 to 100 sq. ft. room with lockable door

C. PRESENTATION ROOM

- A conventional lecture space with comfortable fixed seating for 24 people

- A speaker’s lectern or a panelists’ table and chairs for four, at the front of the room

- A motorized ceiling recessed projection screen, a ceiling mounted projector

- A marker board surface

- A closet for stacking chairs and tables.

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Space Program

D. TRAINING/SEMINAR ROOM

- Seating for 16 people at eight training tables 72”w x 24” d.

- Each table should contain a flat screen monitor, keyboard tray, and a desktop printer

- a speakers lectern at the front of the room

- A motorized ceiling recessed projection screen, a ceiling mounted projector

- A marker board surface

E. LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM

- A central, modular conference table for 12 people

- A motorized ceiling recessed projection screen, a ceiling mounted projector

- A marker board surface

- A pin-up wall

F. SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM

- A central, modular conference table for 6 people

- A motorized ceiling recessed projection screen, a ceiling mounted projector

- A marker board surface

- A pin-up wall

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Space Program

G. A BEVERAGE CENTER

- At least 10 sq. ft. of open counter space, plus full complement of base and wall cabinets

- Single- bowl sink, stand up refrigerator, under counter dishwasher, two burner coffeemaker, and a location for a microwave.

H. LUNCH/BREAK ROOM

- Flexible table seating for 15 people

I. WORKROOM

- Freestanding copier

- Mail sorting table

- Lockable supply shelving in cabinets or closet

- Employee coat closet with 6 lin. Ft. of hanging rod.

J. VICE PRESIDENTS OFFICE

- Executive desk, 18 to 22 lin. Ft. of desk space

- Flat screen monitor, keyboard tray, small desktop printer, and book shelves

- Task chair and 2 pull up guest chairs

- Conversational conference area with lounge seating for four plus space for the two pull up chairs to become part of the grouping when needed.

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Space Program

K. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES (3)

- Management work station with at least 20 sq. ft. of desk surface, a flat screen monitor, keyboard tray, and a small desktop printer

- Management task chair with two pull up guest chairs

- 9 linear feet of lateral files

L. SUPPORT STAFF (15)

- A work station with lateral storage and pedestal storage cabinets

- A vertical coat storage area

- Methods of personalization

M. REST ROOMS

- Men: 4 lavatories, 3 urinals, 5 toilet stalls

- Women: 4 lavatories, 8 toilet stalls

N. A BLEACHER STYLE FORUM SPACE

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Sustainable Design

With confidence in our team, our design and architectural team has experience and strategies in the design of sustainable buildings.

These are sustainable aspects we are implementing in the design of the project:

- Integrated Design Process

- Equipment and HVAC - Life Cycle Cost Assessment

- Energy and water meters -

- Energy efficient light fixtures

- Operable Windows - Daylighting design

- On-site rainwater storage for landscape irrigation

- Low flush plumbing fixtures

- Construction and demolition waste management

- Specification of local/ domestic materials

- Purchase of renewable energy

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Site Analysis

Anticipated site interac-

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Utilizing Ecotect - this is a site analysis that provides weather simulation and determine how the building will perform.

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Site Analysis

Utilizing Ecotect - this is a site analysis that provides weather simulation and determine how the building will perform.

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Proposed Design Timeline

Project Inception

Date: Feb - 2023

Programming:

Schematic Design

Date: Feb - May 2023

Design Phase:

- Initial Budgeting

- Introduction and initial design development for Client approval

Documentation phase

Date: Dec -July 2024

Development Phase:

- Fully document all approved materials and finishes, fixtures, and equipment for bidding and purchasing.

- Specification books

- Finalize drawings

- Analyzing site and existing conditions

- Budget

- Timeline

- Desired Style

Design Dev. Phase

Date: May - Dec 2023

Development Phase:

- Developed all spaces per concept

- Materials, finishes, fixtures, and equipment selections

- Final design presentation and materials approved

Construction Admin.

Date: April 2025

Con. Admin. Phase:

- Subcontractors quotes

- Finalize Budget and value

Engineering

- Start up construction, Purchasing, and installation

- Budget

- In filed solutions

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Projects in certain states cost more per square foot to construct than others.

Variation is mainly the result of higher labor and materials costs in certain regions of the country. This map provides a guideline of the media cost per square foot for construction in specific states. Projects completed in Massachusetts, New York, California, and the District of Columbia typically have higher costs per square foot due to higher labor rates. And, states with larger rural populations tend to have lower costs per square foot. The isolation states of Hawaii and Alaska must account for transportation of materials, inflating their costs, and making them the areas with the highest cost per square foot.

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MS Design Group believes in the importance of an organized system when it comes to budgeting for our projects. We understand that project costs are most easily and effectively defined and controlled during the early stages programming, planning, and schematic design. Our established system monitors the budget development at each stage.

Proposed Design Budget