Foxconn Issues Request for Proposal to Convert Downtown Racine Location into Smart City Co-Working Innovation Space

Milwaukee, WI – Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) today announced a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Design / Build firms to propose innovative design concepts for the new Foxconn Place Racine, located at the current One Main Centre in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Foxconn Place Racine will become a co-working environment for public-private partnerships focused on promoting smart city initiatives and programs that leverage the AI 8K+5G ecosystem that Foxconn is building in Wisconsin. It will also enable talent, businesses and academia to collaborate in a technologically advanced space that reflects Wisconsin’s ongoing transformation into a vibrant global high-tech hub.

“Foxconn is requesting for proposals that blend the company’s need for smart co-working spaces, designed with the workforce of the future in mind, with our vision for Foxconn Place Racine as an incubator of smart city initiatives, driven by technological innovations at the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park,” said Dr. Alan Yeung, Foxconn Director of U.S. Strategic Initiatives.

Dr. Yeung added, “Located in the heart of downtown Racine, Foxconn Place Racine is in a strategic position to help drive smart city pilot programs that enhance how we live, work and play. We look forward to supporting the city of Racine in becoming a model for how smart city solutions are applied to improve home living spaces, collaborative working spaces, public safety, transportation networks, and environmental sustainability, by leveraging Foxconn’s AI 8K+5G technologies.”

The Design / Build project is for a section of the building that covers approximately 20,500 gross square feet and must be constructed in an occupied building without disrupting activities in adjacent spaces occupied by current tenants. In addition, design, procurement and installation of furnishings (FF&E) will also be required and should be supplemented with recommendations for sustainable construction and energy efficiency. As part of Foxconn’s “Wisconsin First” approach, Design / Build firms with strong track records in Wisconsin will be given preference in the RFP process.

Completed proposals are due by 10:00am CDT on October 25, 2018 and to be delivered to 611 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI, c/o Adam Jen. Foxconn’s goal is to occupy the finished space in January 2019, or as soon as possible. To learn more about the RFP process, interested firms can attend an information session to be held at Gateway Technical College on October 16, 2018. Firms are asked to visit https://wisconnvalley.wi.gov/Pages/Racine-OneMainCentre.aspx to pre-register for the information session. Upon registration, details with specific time and location will be provided.

Foxconn Place Racine is one of five Foxconn locations across Wisconsin, including the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Mount Pleasant. Together with Foxconn’s North American Headquarters in Milwaukee, Foxconn Place Green Bay and Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley, Foxconn Place Racine is part of the Wisconsin Valley talent and innovation network that Foxconn is building throughout the Badger State.

About Foxconn Technology Group

Established in 1974, Foxconn Technology Group (“Foxconn”) is the global leader in manufacturing services for the computer, communication, and consumer electronics (3C) industry. A multinational company headquartered in Taiwan, Foxconn offers many of the leading U.S. and international companies in electronics a one-stop integrated manufacturing solution. Foxconn generated total annual revenue of $158 billion in 2017 and was ranked No. 24 on the 2018 Fortune magazine Global 500. The company has facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Foxconn is leveraging the potential of cloud computing, mobile devices, the Internet of Things, Big Data, artificial intelligence, networks, and robotics and automation, in its transformation as a leading high-tech enterprise and industrial Internet company. The company has research centers and testing laboratories internationally and has received more than 83,500 patents worldwide. In addition to maximizing value creation for customers, Foxconn is also dedicated to enhancing the concept of environmental sustainability in the manufacturing process and serving as a best-practices model for global enterprises.

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