Addendum No. 1 RFQ 2027-007 Judicial Center Renovation.pdf

This is Addendum No. 1 to Request for Qualifications 2027-007 issued by Union County, North Carolina, on October 22, 2026, for Judicial Center Renovation services. The addendum addresses clarifications regarding project timeline and scope requirements. The project anticipates a nine-month design phase followed by a nine-month construction phase. The County does not anticipate relocation, warehousing, or distribution needs for this project; however, new furniture is anticipated, and the County will coordinate furniture requirements with the design team during the process. Statements of Qualifications must be submitted by October 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, with submittal questions due by October 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The selected Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) firm will provide preconstruction and construction phase services for the 101,430 gross square foot Judicial Center renovation in Monroe, North Carolina, originally constructed in 2003.

The estimated project budget is $2.8 million, with contract term extending through project completion subject to annual budget appropriation. Price information shall not be submitted with qualifications and will not be considered during the evaluation process; instead, the County will negotiate fees with the best-qualified firm following selection in accordance with North Carolina law. The selected firm must comply with N.C.G.S. 143-64.31 and N.C.G.S. 143-128.1, hold an active North Carolina general contractor license, and provide performance and payment bonds as required by law. Evaluation criteria include firm background and CMAR experience (30% weight), project team qualifications and resource availability (25% weight), contractor licensing, bonding capacity, and quality control systems (25% weight), and project approach and methodology (20% weight). Respondents must submit a maximum 50-page SOQ documenting firm background, three to five representative CMAR projects completed within the last eight years, qualifications documentation, project team information, management and quality control systems, and project-specific approach.