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1 CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL I
CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTIONPROJECT VISIONPROJECT SPECIFICSOTHER TUMO INITIATIVESLOCATIONARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMPage 3-4Page 5-8Page 9-11Page 12-14Page 15-30Page 31-36Page 37-44 INTRODUCTION The EU TUMO Convergence Center for Engineering and Applied Science will be a mixed-use campus bringing together academia and industry, linking local students, researchers and technologists to each other and with their global peers, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.The Convergence Center program includes a set of mutually reinforcing facilities totaling 25,000 sqm of built up area. The project site is a 15,000 sqm plot perched on top of the Hrazdan river gorge in Yerevan, Armenia. With an initial budget of over 25 million euros, it will create an open plaorm and a vibrant community comb

2 ining academic and training facilities,
ining academic and training facilities, businesses and a conference venue with retail units such as cafes, restaurants, a gym and a daycare center. The project is an extension of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, an innovative aer school learning center aended by close to 15,000 teernagers every week. It is located next to the TUMO building which houses, in addition to the TUMO Center, leading technology companies, both multinationals and startups.CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCEINTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION BRIEF PROJECT VISION CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCEINTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION BRIEF THE CONVERGENCE CENTER IS CONCEIVED AS A MICROCOSM OF THE KINDS OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT OFTEN DEVELOP AROUND MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT TH

3 E WORLD.Kendell Square near the Massachu
E WORLD.Kendell Square near the Massachuses Institute of Technology is a typical example of a mixed-use neighborhood surrounding a major university. It brings together dierent institutions and businesses functioning as a productive ecosystem that includes academic activities, technology companies, startup incubation, conference venues, but also hospitality and retail commerce. Just as these types of neighborhoods oen become important nodes within their larger urban context, aracting and contributing to research and industry activities beyond their perimeters, so does the Convergence Center intend to be an important hub for institutions, rms and people throughout the city of Yerevan.As such, the Convergence Center is a plaorm, a nexus and a destination.As a plaorm, it must be e

4 xtensible and is meant to initially prov
xtensible and is meant to initially provide a critical mass of core functions around and among which more components can be added over time. Other academic and industry partners are expected to move in with new facilities or occupy parts of the core facilities with new functions complementing the dynamics of its ecosystem. The implication is that built up areas within the available 15,000 sqm of land would leave plenty of room for growth inside the project’s perimeter, and would be deployed within an architectural logic that lends itself to signicant growth and expansion beyond the current program.As a nexus, the project is meant to connect academia and industry, creating opportunities for collaboration and productive encounters among them, while linking them to their local and global counterparts. Th

5 is means that the project’s common
is means that the project’s common spaces, public areas and collaborative components will be strategic assets, and collaboration is expected to be a theme fractally reected at dierent scales within the project: inside each component, between components, and at the scale of the campus as a whole. This aspect of the project should also work in relation to the adjacent TUMO building and Tumanyan Park.As a destination, the Convergence Center is meant to be permeable and welcoming, accessible and aractive to the general public, and an interface between visitors and the world of education, entrepreneurship, and engineering and applied science. Some of its components, such as its retail commerce units are, by their nature, expected to server the general public as much as they would serve the projec

6 t’s core tenants. But even beyond t
t’s core tenants. But even beyond that, the project would lend itself to becoming a place where residents of Yerevan come to take part in events, to meet each other, and to use resources at dierent levels of accessibility, from the fully public, such as a café, to ones targeted to specic audiences, such taking courses in an academic extension program. KEY ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICSIn addition to the above-mentioned prerogatives of extensibility, common space, and accessibility to the general public, the project’s design requirements include density, vegetation and a future-oriented architectural expression.DENSITY: ACHIEVING BALANCE WHILE MINIMIZING FOOTPRINTIn addition to the above-mentioned prerogatives of extensibility, common space, and accessibility to the general public, the projec

7 t’s design requirements include den
t’s design requirements include density, vegetation and a future-oriented architectural expression.VEGETATION: CREATING A LUSH, GREEN ENVIRONMENTYerevan has a dry climate with very hot summers. At the same time, much of the city’s former tree cover has been lost over time due to various reasons. Even TUMO’s own plaza, linking the TUMO building and the Convergence Center site to Tumanyan Park is a hard landscape with lile vegetation. It is therefore very important to incorporate abundant vegetation and particularly trees, in the Convergence Center project, as an integral aspect of the design.FUTURE-ORIENTED DESIGN:CHANNELING THE LIVABLE ENVIRONMENTS OF TOMORROWWe expect the Convergence Center’s physical expression to convey more than just a modern educational and professional environment. We want

8 it to make an extraordinary architectur
it to make an extraordinary architectural statement about the future of comfortable and livable built environments for learning and working. Whether that vision manifests in a bold or delicate architectural expression, it needs to send a clear signal about the innovative and high-concept ambitions of the Convergence Center project. PROJECT SPECIFICS 10 The Convergence Center is a project jointly funded by the European Union and TUMO, with the participation of the French University in Armenia. It is designed as an open plaorm promoting project based learning and entrepreneurship, but also as a self-sustaining nancial ecosystems that will generate sucient revenues by renting 漙ces, conference and convention venues and retail facilities to cover its operating costs and 漜er free or highly subsidi

9 zed education services to local students
zed education services to local students and young professionals.The project pursues two key objectives:It strives to provide cuing-edge education to students and young professionals in engineering and applied science in order to prepare them for the labour market and make them competitive at a global level.It seeks to oer a plaorm for existing initiatives, including startups, incubators, accelerators, universities and industry, in order to build productive linkages and foster resource sharing and collaboration.It will use the following strategy to achieve these objectives.Prioritize applied, project-based education in leading-edge technology eldsCreate a vibrant neighbourhood with all essential ecosystem componentsComplement and empower local institutions by providing shared resourcesThe fo

10 llowing are the main program elements of
llowing are the main program elements of the Convergence Center campus.TUMO LABS TUMO Labs will provide non-formal educational services inside of the EU TUMO Convergence Center, building on the know-how acquired by TUMO Center for Creative Technologies. It will act as an incubator for real-world educational projects that have the potential of spawning viable startups. Students and young professionals aspiring to take part in TUMO Labs projects will participate in online courses (MOOCs) that prepare them with essential prerequisites and act as a lter for identifying the most motivated and capable participants.The Convergence Center will host a shared hub which will make lab equipment and facilities available to all Convergence Center participants and the wider community. Member institutions are expected to

11 allocate resources to the shared hub by
allocate resources to the shared hub by collocating in it any equipment they procure through grants or research programmes. In exchange, they will be allowed to use the equipment and facilities already available there. It will be a multi-purpose facility, which will expand in size over time and will have spaces that are interchangeable with TUMO Labs and the 42 Coding Bootcamp (see below).TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES HAS PARTNERED WITH EUROPEAN UNION FOR THEIR LATEST PROJECT, THE EU TUMO CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR 42 CODING BOOTCAMPSchool 42 is an innovative coding school based in paris that is now building an international network of locations 漜ering its program. Similar to TUMO, 42 is based on project based learning. Peer-to-peer evaluation, and gamication are used to support a highly ecien

12 t model of hands-on learning. A maximum
t model of hands-on learning. A maximum of 150 students are expected enter the 42 program at the Convergence Center on an annual basis.THE FRENCH UNIVERSITY IN ARMENIAAs a university oering diplomas which are recognised internationally, the French University in Armenia has been a leading educational institution in Yerevan since its opening in 2000. To further help it develop its educational activities in Armenia, UFAR will relocate its entire campus inside the Convergence Center and will expand it to include a new department of mathematics and computer science. FACILITYThe Convergence Center will also include a space for conferences and conventions – a key resource that it is needed to meet the growing demand for such facilities in Armenia. It will be used for educational and business events.伙ce spa

13 ce will be made available for rent to co
ce will be made available for rent to companies in sectors and areas of activity relevant to the mission of the Convergence Center. 伙ce space will also be allocated to start-ups that originate from the Convergence Center or are aliated with its partner organizations.RETAIL SPACEIn light of the fact that the Convergence Center will host a large number of entities, it can also stimulate demand for services such as cafes, gyms, print shops, day-care centres and restaurants. The existence of such retail facilities in the Convergence Center will play a key role in creating a neighbourhood eect that is important for any vibrant ecosystem, and conducive to unstructured interactions among its participants. OTHER TUMO INITIATIVES TUMO CENTER FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIESThe TUMO Center for Creative Technologies

14 is an educational program that puts teen
is an educational program that puts teenagers in charge of their own learning. Teens combine the TUMO learning targets in their own personal learning plans, which are always adapting to t their progress and evolving preferences. TUMO was founded by Sam and Sylva Simonian, Armenians from Dallas, Texas, in collaboration with Marie Lou and Pegor Papazian, the center’s CEO and Head of Development, respectively.There are four TUMO centers in Armenia and two more are in the construction or planning staged. A TUMO center opened in Paris in collaboration with the Municipality of Paris at the end of September 2018, and another will open in Beirut, Lebanon in September 2019. TUMO Moscow, TUMO Tirana and several other international locations are expected to open over the next two years. TUMO’s interior design, cr

15 eated by Beirut based architect Bernard
eated by Beirut based architect Bernard Khoury, is full of open areas, transparency and mobility, which reect TUMO’s pedagogical philosophy. It has ᩥxible spaces for open lectures and master-classes, presentations and other events for students and the general public TUMO’s physical environment creates a dynamic atmosphere that energize the students and helps keep them motivated. TUMO STUDIOSTUMO Studios is an educational program for university age students and young professionals that focuses on the design and creation of analog products, combining traditional know-how with contemporary designs.Local crasmen, budding professionals and international designers are connected in an atelier seing where they create innovative pieces in areas such as fashion, jewelry, embroidery, po�er

16 y, printing, product design and cooking.
y, printing, product design and cooking. Studios students develop work that can compete in a global market and help raise the quality of locally produced merchandise. Hands-on processes are explored to create products that are contemporary in design, but oen rooted in tried and true traditional methods.The current headquarters of TUMO Studios is Pushkin 38, a beautiful historic building within the center of Yerevan, where the jewelry, fashion, printmaking and po�ery facilities are set up.The new home of TUMO Studios will be located in Tumanyan Park, adjacent to the Kievyan Bridge. It will be a learning hub that will nurture a bustling community of designers, artisans, and master craspeople. The building will feature modular studios and workshops, as well as roofs that double as green spaces

17 . There will also be rentable studios av
. There will also be rentable studios available for those interested in working in the space.Since its inception, TUMO Studios has brought over 45 design professionals to Armenia to work with hundreds of students and local cras professionals in workshop seings. We have had workshops in jewelry, po�ery, printmaking, fashion, culinary design, product design and embroidery led by leading professional from France, Denmark, Japan, the US, Lebanon, Corsica, Brazil, the UK, Russia, India, Italy, Estonia, and Spain. LOCATION The Convergence Center will be located in Armenia’s capital Yerevan. The site is located in the Ajapnyak neighbourhood, at a 10 minute drive from the city center, at the edge of the Hrazdan River gorge. It is bordered on its West side by the Halabyan Street and on its East

18 side by the river gorge. The South side
side by the river gorge. The South side abuts the TUMO building. The North side is currently bounded by the entrance to a private estate, but the Municipality of Yerevan announced in the beginning of 2019 the project of a commercial center at the sit斒s northern border that will host the future Halabyan metro station.The Hrazdan river gorge is a protected landscape area. The project site is within walking distance of a few notable monuments, such as the Karen Demirchyan Complex (1983) and the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial complex (1967), as well as the Yerevan Physics Institute famous during the Soviet Era for its leading edge research and one of the most powerful particle accelerators of its time.This project is part of an informal master plan that includes the TUMO Center for Creative Technolog

19 ies, the Tumanyan Park and the future bu
ies, the Tumanyan Park and the future building of TUMO Studios, creating the foundations of an education and technology belt.The site is located at 1045m of altitude above sea level. Yerevan features a continental inuenced steppe climate, with long, hot, dry summers and short, but cold and snowy winters. Summers temperature in can reach up to 40 °C (104 °F) in August, and winters generally carry snowfall and blow freezing temperatures with January 漞en being as cold as 15 °C (5 °F). The amount of precipitation is small, amounting annually to around 318 millimetres (12.5 in). Yerevan experiences an average of 2,700 sunlight hours per year. ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM COMPONENTS The Convergence Center includes the following components.CORE COMPONENTS(3,000 sqm)The core components of the Convergence Cente

20 r include TUMO Labs, the Shared Hub and
r include TUMO Labs, the Shared Hub and the 42 Coding Boot Camp, each of which is described below. Ideally, one or more of the three would be able to expand in the future at the expense of the others. The areas provided below for each of the tree individual core components are indicative but must not exceed 3,000 sq.m. combined.TUMO LABS (± 1,250 sqm)An educational facility that acts as an “incubator for learning projects.” It includesTwo small lecture halls of ±50 sqm eachOne larger lecture hall of ±200 sqmFive workshop rooms of ±60 sqm eachMultipurpose open space plus common areas, combined, of ±320 sqm (± 1,250 sq.m.)An open space that is meant to house laboratories shared by the entire Convergence Center community, including students working in the TUMO Labs. Specic equipment and facili

21 ties housed in the Shared Hub will emerg
ties housed in the Shared Hub will emerge over time based on grants and projects initiated within the Convergence Center and by partner institutions throughout Yerevan. As a result, the Shared Hub must lend itself to subdivisions into modular laboratory units varying from 40 to 400 sqm.42 CODING BOOT CAMP (± 500 sqm)The 42 Coding Boot Camp is part of the global network of ten new franchise centers of the renowned École 42 coding school in Paris (www.42.fr). It is made up of an open area densely populated with 150 workstations, a small administrative area (40 sq.m.) and a server room.THE FRENCH UNIVERSITY IN (8,000 + 4,000 sqm)The campus of the French University of Armenia (UFAR), that has been operating in another location in Yerevan, will be expanded and relocated to the Convergence Center. The 12,000 sqm fa

22 cilities of the UFAR must be designed in
cilities of the UFAR must be designed in such a way, that 8,000 sqm can be built out immediately, and 4,000 sqm Science and Engineering section added later as funding become available for its further expansion.The “UFAR space requirements” annex provides a detailed breakdown of space requirements for the French University in Armenia initial campus. (4,000 sqm)Among the main revenue-generating components of the project are oce facilities that can be rented out to businesses that would add value to the Convergence Center ecosystems, such as technology rms, as well as to startups, including ones being incubated or accelerated at the Convergence Center. In addition, the administrative functions of the Convergence Center can be housed in these facilities. Tennant 漙ces will range from 40 sqm to

23 400 sqm or more, and it is likely that c
400 sqm or more, and it is likely that co-working spaces will be provided as well. All oors should lend themselves to (1) large open plan layouts, ample light and views and plenty of common spaces and visibility among oces in order to encourage chance interactions and collaboration. FACILITY (2,500 sqm)A multi-purpose space for holding conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions and conventions. Due to its proximity to various other components that have lecture halls, conference rooms and workshops, the bulk of the Conference and Convention Facility should be devoted to large volume that can accommodate dierent types of events other than lectures and breakout sessions.Special note about the Conference and Convention Facility:There is a requirement to begin executing some the core educational and entrep

24 reneurial activities of the Convergence
reneurial activities of the Convergence Center at a small scale prior to the completion of the entire construction project. One possibility is to give rst priority to the construction of the Conference and Convention Facility and to determine its placement within the project in such a way that it can become operational ahead of the other components. That way, it can house some of the functions of TUMO Labs, the 42 Coding Boot Camp and the administrative oces of the Convergence Center while construction is still in progress on the rest of the project. Once the other components are constructed, these functions can move out of the Conference and Convention Facility and it can operate according to its main function.RETAIL COMMERCE UNITS (3,000 sqm)Like the Oce Facilities and the Conference and Conven

25 tion Facility, the Retail Commerce Units
tion Facility, the Retail Commerce Units of the project are meant to enrich the Convergence Center ecosystem with needed functions and facilities while generating revenue towards the projects self-sustainability. These units will be rented out to and operated by third parties, and are likely to include some or all of the following.Restaurant/cafeteriaCaféDaycare centerClothing, electronics and other storesNEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTTHE TUMO BUILDINGAn 18,000 sqm oce building and home of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies headquarters and agship location, which occupies its rst two oors and receives close to 15,000 students per week. Upper oors are occupied by leading multinational rms such as Mentor Graphics, a Siemens subsidiary, Synaptics, a major manufacturer of touchpad and bi

26 ometric technologies, and Synopsis, a wo
ometric technologies, and Synopsis, a world leader in chip design tools, as well as highly successful local startups such as PicsArt, an image editing app with 100 million active monthly users, and DISQO, an opinion and behavior data provider.THE ADJOINING PLOTThe 30,000+ sqm plot between the project site and Halabyan street is owned by an entity aliated with TUMO and will be developed in the future as a logical extension of the Convergence Center and the TUMO Building. The Car dealership located within that plot is owned by a third party that has expressed interest in relocating it in exchange for participation in the development of the plot. A possible extension of the TUMO Building (TUMO Building 2) was planned at some point and might be built in the future at the edge of the project site.THE FUTURE MET

27 RO STATION The Municipality of Yerevan h
RO STATION The Municipality of Yerevan has announced that it will extend the city’s metro system via a rail bridge over the Hrazdan River gorge to reach a new station at Halabyan street adjacent to the edge of the Convergence Center project site. It is possible that the Halabyan street metro station will be combined with a commercial center or mall in a public-private partnership model to oset the cost of extending the metro. The metro project’s start date or possible completion date are not clear but will likely take several years more than the construction of the Convergence Center. TUMANYAN PARK AND TUMO PLAZATumanyan Park is Yerev慮’s largest public park. It extends from the TUMO building to Kievyan Bridge and is bounded by Halabyan Street to the West and the Hrazdan River gorge to the East.

28 The park is managed and maintained by th
The park is managed and maintained by the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and includes a basketball court, football (soccer) eld and childr敮’s playground. TUMO Plaza is a private hard landscape extension of the park, bordering the TUMO building and the Convergence Center site.TUMO STUDIOSTUMO Studios is the extension of the TUMO Center of Creative Technologies’ design focus beyond teenagers to university age students and young professionals, with a focus on analog products – “things you can touch, ware, eat and sit on.” The construction of a 4,000 sqm TUMO Studios building located across Tumanyan park from the Convergence Center park, adjacent to Kievyan bridge, is expected to begin in early 2020 and is to be completed around the same time as the Convergence Center buildings:

29 hps://tumo.org/en/the-faith-of-the-
hps://tumo.org/en/the-faith-of-the-heart-2/.RELATIONSHIP AMONG COMPONENTSTUMO Labs is the heart of the Convergence Center, along with the Shared Hub and the Coding Boot Camp. These three core components can be interconnected and can share common services.All components, as well as the TUMO building, should have easy access to the Commercial Units. These should also be accessible from Halabyan Street and from Tumanyan Park so that they can serve the general public, generate revenue and become the main interface between the Convergence Center and the general public.As a less critical requirement, TUMO Labs would ideally be seen in relation to the adjacent TUMO Center for Creative Technologies as its logical extension.Vehicular access is required to all components. Surface parking can be available on the Conv

30 ergence Center site or on the adjacent s
ergence Center site or on the adjacent site next to the TUMO building. In the future, as these sites develop, surface parking could be replaced by parking structures and/or underground parking. COMPETITION The prequalication phase (Stage I) will allow the organizer to select three rms based on their cover le�er, por�olio, CVs and nancial health.These three rms will then compete in a nals stage (Stage II): They will be invited to visit the site and to take part in a 2 day workshop with the client team and the jury.One of the three rms participating in Stage II will be announced the competition winner and will be awarded the architectural design contract for the Convergence Center. The winning rm will be contracted to (1) develop the project through schemat

31 ic design, to then (2) work with the TUM
ic design, to then (2) work with the TUMO Engineering team who will provide design development, production of construction documents, and engineering services including structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing under the supervision of the winning rm, and to (3) supervise the design and construction process through completion.ORGANIZING ENTITYThe competition is the initiative of the Simonian Educational Foundation (the Organizer), a non-prot foundation based in Yerevan, Armenia and operating under the brand of TUMO Center for Creative Technologies.ELIGIBILITYThe competition is open to all architecture rms that are:In good nancial standing A private legal entityLicensed in their country of practiceNot be targeted by the EU’s sanctions list 栝ps://www.sanctionsmap.eu/#/mainBe eligi

32 ble according to the EU’s Rules on
ble according to the EU’s Rules on participation in procurement procedures and grants (Annex 1 for list of eligible countries)Not involved in criminal proceedings or tax evasionTUMO is looking for rms that can propose project solutions combining exceptional design quality with a pragmatic and cost-攜ective approach, and that has experience in developing complex projects from initial design through construction.THE COMPETITION WILL FOLLOW A TWO STAGE APPROACH. STAGE ONE: SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION INFORMATION. STAGE TWO: SITE VISIT AND 2 DAY WORKSHOP JURYHashim Sarkis is Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT, curator of the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale, and director of Hashim Sarkis Studios. He holds Architecture degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard Univ

33 ersity and has authored and edited sever
ersity and has authored and edited several books on architectural theory.Marie Lou Papazian is the founding CEO of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and previously led the Education for Development Foundation. She holds a degree in Computing in Education from Columbia University. She is trained as an engineer and has been lead construction manager on major building projects in New York City.Ra Krikorian is a former VP at T睩�er, Engineering Director at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center in charge of self-driving cars, and Chief Technology Ocer of the National Democratic Commiee. He is currently Managing Director at the Emmerson Collective and a member of the board of TUMO Center for Creative Technologies.Jean-Marc Lavest is the Rector of the French University in Armenia. He

34 has initiated the expansion of the univ
has initiated the expansion of the university into a new campus and has led the creation of its new computer science and mathematics department. He has held leadership positions in various academic institutions and holds graduate degrees in engineering, machine vision and robotics.Soh Yeong Roh is the founder and director of the Art Center Nabi, an institution in Seoul which pioneered the new media art scene in Korea and is specialized in media arts in the elds of robotics, articial intelligence and conceptual art. She holds graduate degrees from Stanford University in education and from Yonsei University in media communication. PROCESSApplicants are requested to register for the competition by June 23, 2019 by following the 鍒egister” link/buon on the project website at www.convergence.ce

35 nter and to submit by June 30, 2019 the
nter and to submit by June 30, 2019 the documents required for Stage I as listed below.STAGE I  EXPRESSION OF INTERESTFirms are invited to submit information about their experience and the assigned team members, along with a nancial statement and fee structure as specied below. Please note that design concepts will not be accepted at this stage but rms are encouraged to present in a brief cover le�er their vision for the project as well as why they are a good t for it. Three rms from among the Stage One candidates will be shortlisted to participate in Stage Two.Submission requirements:1. Cover le�erIntroducing the rm and the design team and outlining the rm’s vision and t for the project. This document must contain the Te慭’s contact de

36 tails and be signed by a legally authori
tails and be signed by a legally authorised representative.2. Registration form and copy of trade registerIn addition to lling out Annex 2 applicants should submit a copy of their trade register in order to prove their nationality. In case of consortia, all members should provide both documents.3. Team composition and qualicationDescribe the composition of the team that will be assigned to the project and that will participate in Stage II if selected, and list the team members and their roles. Provide team member CVs. 4. Company presentationProvide any information or material that can present the rm, its experience, expertise and reputation. Please provide list of project experience the format provided in Annex 3.5. Financial capacity statement Please provide in the format provided in Annex 4.6.

37 Availability for 2 day workshopCon
Availability for 2 day workshopConrm the availability of the team to participate in a 2 day workshop if selected for Stage II. Please ll out Annex 5.7. Human resource capacityPlease ll out form on human resource capacity in Annex 6 indicating your available human resources in general. 8. Estimated costs of architectural fees in the form of a nancial proposalParticipants should provide information about their fee structure in addition to other costs.When calculating the nancial proposal the following should be taken into account:Cost for design work from concept preparation to schematic design.Follow-up fees for a duration of up to 3 years starting from the winning publication until end of construction. As described above, design development and production of construction documents as w

38 ell as all engineering (Structural, Mec
ell as all engineering (Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, etc.) design will be executed in Armenia by the TUMO Engineering team under the supervision of the winning rm. The winner will have access to construction and planning documents and will be able to follow the construction through regular photo/video uploads and periodic site visits.Please also provide daily fees for site visit for 摩�erent levels of personnel, as the winner will be expected to schedule site visits throughout the development and construction phases. Please ll out Annex 7 - Financial Proposal, providing the above-mentioned information.9. Further declarations Please ll out the annex on No Conict of Interest (Annex 8), Joint Ventures (if applicable) (Annex 9) and the Declaration of Undertaking (A

39 nnex All of the above documents must be
nnex All of the above documents must be submied digitally in A4 (portrait) PDF format and uploaded into the relevant folder on the competition website. STAGE II  DESIGN DEVELOPMENTThree shortlisted rms will be invited to visit the site and to take part in a 2-day workshop with the client team and Jury members during the second half of July. During this time, workshop participants will explore project requirements and ideas, and develop sketches for an architectural concept and expression, as well as massing and layout studies. One of the three shortlisted rms will be commissioned to execute the architectural design project.STAGE ICompetition launched: 10 June, 2019Registration closes: 23 June, 2019Deadline for submission : 30 June, 2019 Announcement rms shortlisted for Stage II: 12 July

40 , 2019STAGE IIWorkshops period: July 15-
, 2019STAGE IIWorkshops period: July 15-31Jury deliberation: August 15-31Winner announced : September 1-15EVALUATION CRITERIASTAGE IThe Jury will evaluate all submissions of expressions of interest to ensure that the selected rms meet the pre-qualication requirements and will assess qualifying rms on the following:Evidence of the rm’s understanding of the project visionFit of the rm’s por�olio and experience with the project requirements Qualications and seniority of assigned team membersCorrespondence of the rm’s free structure to reasonable industry standardsAvailability of the assigned team for the site visit and 2 day workshopReference checks to be conducted by the Organizer as neededA�er the evaluation and potential clarication di

41 scussions, the three shortlisted rm
scussions, the three shortlisted rms will be announced on the competition website and through other channels. The Jury’s decision will be nal and not subject to appeal.STAGE IIThe Jury will evaluate each ᭲洠愞er their participation in the 2 day workshop based on the following criteria.Quality of the design ideas and concepts generated during the workshop in terms of originality and feasibilityResponsiveness to the project’s architectural characteristics, program requirements and urban context䔜ectiveness of the collaboration between the design team and the client team based on the workshop dynamicsThe fee structure and timeframe proposed by the rm for the design deliverables and supervision in case of awardA�er the evaluation and potential clarication discussions, the

42 winning rm will be announced on the
winning rm will be announced on the competition website and through other channels. The Jury’s decision will be nal and not subject to appeal. An honorarium of 20,000 EUR will be paid to each of the three shortlisted teams participating in the 2-day workshop during Stage II of the competition. The winning team will be commissioned to develop the design of the project from concept through schematic design and to supervise the work of TUMO Engineering from design development through construction (conditions and fees to be determined under the contract formalized between the winning team and the Travel and Accommodation costs incurred for the 2 Day Workshop, for two people will be covered by TUMO.There will be no compensation for participation in Stage I.COMPETITION LANGUAGEEnglish is the ocial l

43 anguage of the competition. Proposals su
anguage of the competition. Proposals submied in any other language will not be admied.ELIMINATIONBidders will be disqualied if they fail to provide the required legal, technical and nancial documentation.RELEASEFirms participating in the competition automatically grant the Organizer the right to disseminate the list of participating, shortlisted and winning rms and to document the competition process, including photos and videos of workshops, for promotional purposes.CONFLICTS OF INTERESTThe competition jury, their associates, employees and direct family members, are not eligible to enter the competition.Direct family members, associates and employees of the Organizer are also ineligible to participate in this open call.Participants are requested to declare any conict of interest

44 that may compromise the competition proc
that may compromise the competition procedure and the overall completion of the project.The Organizers reserve the right to dismiss proposals from participating teams where actual or potential conicts of interest do indeed exist.All competitors are expected to notify the Organizers of any change of circumstance during the competition process.The Organizers holds no liability for any costs incurred by the competitors during their participation in the competition. Likewise, the Organizers accepts no liability for additional costs that may be caused due to modication or cancellation of the competition.QUESTIONS, ANSWERS AND UPDATESCompetitors may address enquiries relating to the competition process and brief to the Organizer prior to the deadline, as dened in the competition schedule. The organizer

45 may post such questions and the corresp
may post such questions and the corresponding responses to the competition website.Questions should be e-mailed to: design.competition@tumo.orgParticipants should also bear in mind that telephone enquiries will not be accepted. All issues related to this project must be addressed directly to the Organizer. Under no circumstances should competitors contact any member of the jury to discuss aspects of this competition. Contacting members of the jury will result in automatic disqualication.The Organizer may introduce changes to the competition schedule. Modications will be published on the competition website. Participants are responsible for checking updates on the competition website on a regular basis.on the competition website on a regular basis. 45 CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCI