2026-027 RFQ Services-Therapeutic Facility -Addendum 2-Posted(PDF).pdf

This Addendum 2 document pertains to Rowan County, North Carolina's Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2026-027 for landscape architecture and design services to support therapeutic recreation facilities. The County seeks qualified firms to provide site selection, facility design, and construction administration services, with particular emphasis on amenities serving adults with disabilities. The scope of work includes facility inventory review, landscape architectural design, surveying, environmental services and permitting, civil engineering, architectural building design, staffing and cost estimating, and construction administration. Qualified respondents must have completed at least five recreation facility renovation or new construction design projects within the past five years and provided comprehensive design through construction administration services for at least five similar projects. A designated primary point of contact must have served as landscape architect or architect of record for at least two recreation facility projects. Submissions are limited to twenty pages, excluding cover sheet and letter of introduction, and must be delivered electronically to jody.farrow-bennett@rowancountync.gov or by hard copy to the Rowan County Purchasing Department at 130 West Innes Street, Suite 31, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 by February 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. The County will award a single master contract not to exceed five years with cancellation rights available to either party at any time. Questions must be submitted by February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM, with potential interviews scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2026 between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM, and contract award anticipated on or after the March 16, 2026 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Evaluation will be conducted on a 100-point scale based on qualifications of key personnel (20%), availability (20%), experience with similar projects (30%), methodology (20%), and references (10%). The RFQ does not specify an explicit award value or budget range. No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational type eligibility have been identified. The contract funding is subject to federal grant requirements and must comply with applicable federal laws, policies, and standards including Equal Employment Opportunity regulations, the Davis-Bacon Act, and environmental regulations. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration have been specified.