Goochland County Issues RFP for Owner's Representative for 75,000-Square-Foot Courthouse

Tosh Thompson of the Goochland County Purchasing Department has issued Request for Proposals RFP #2026-05 to hire an Owner’s Representative to advise and represent the county through planning, procurement, design, and construction of a new approximately 75,000 square foot courthouse. The county document lists the date of this request as February 26, 2026, and frames the OR role as a safeguard for county interests across the project.

The official Goochland RFP sets a question deadline of March 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Local Prevailing Time and a proposal deadline of March 31, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Local Prevailing Time. The Purchasing Department’s mailing address is P.O. Box 10, Goochland, Virginia 23063-0010; phone (804) 556-5802; fax 804.556.5676; and Tosh Thompson’s email is tthompson@goochlandva.us. The RFP states mailed or walk-in delivered responses will be accepted at the Goochland County Administration Building, Tosh Thompson, Purchasing.

The county document designates DemandStar as the sole electronic portal for submissions: “Electronic responses will be accepted via DemandStar only at DemandStar Goochland County Procurement Opportunities” and references Appendix A for registering with DemandStar. Several third-party aggregators posted the solicitation—some on February 27, 2026—and one aggregator states responses can be submitted via email or general online methods; the county’s official RFP language prioritizes DemandStar for electronic responses while also permitting mailed or walk-in delivery.

Scope language in the official RFP describes the Owner’s Representative role in precise terms: “The County seeks to retain a qualified Owner’s Representative (‘OR’) to act as the County’s professional advisor and representative in connection with the planning, procurement, design, and construction of a new approximately 75,000 square foot courthouse facility.” The RFP adds that “The Owner’s Representative shall provide independent, objective guidance and oversight to protect the County’s interests throughout all” phases and that “They will represent the County’s interests during the pre-construction, construction, and close-out phases of the new County Courthouse.”

Programmed building components are listed in the RFP: “The programmed court components will include a Circuit Court, General District Court, and Juvenile & Domestic Relations (JDR) Court, along with spaces for judges’ chambers, courtrooms, and ancillary spaces, jury assembly/multi-purpose room, clerks’ offices, and court security and holding. Other court-related components will include the Commonwealth Attorney’s office, adult probation, court services unit, and building support spaces.”

Procurement will proceed by a competitive qualifications-based selection process in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act, per the county posting. No official project budget appears in the Goochland RFP excerpts; a third-party listing from The Bid Lab/Bid Banana provided an external estimate of $20,000,000 to $50,000,000 based on per-square-foot construction assumptions and labeled that figure as an estimate, not a county-provided budget.

Aggregators vary on posting dates and on access fees—RFPMart lists a $7 download charge—so prospective proposers should consult the official RFP on DemandStar or contact Tosh Thompson at tthompson@goochlandva.us or (804) 556-5802 for definitive submission instructions and the full solicitation. Proposals received by March 31 will determine who oversees the next major county construction project.