CMT Special Inspection Services.pdf

DURHAM COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services for the New Durham County Emergency Operations Center

RFQ NO. 27-006

Proposals Due:

September 22, 2026

2:00 P.M., Eastern Time

Table of Contents

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

LEGAL NOTICE

ANNOUNCEMENT

SCOPE OF SERVICES

QUALIFICATIONS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services for the New Durham County Emergency Operations Center:

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

(Note: The below dates are subject to change)

Advertisement Date

August 23, 2026

Last Date for Question September 10, 2026, at 3:00PM EST

Sealed Proposal Due Date

September 22, 2026, at 2:00PM EST

DATE: August 23, 2026

REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST AND STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND SPECIAL INSPECTION

FOR THE NEW DURHAM COUNTY OPERATIONS CENTER

Dear Proposer:

Enclosed are copies of the following documents for RFQ NO. 27-006 – PROFESSIONAL

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND SPECIAL INSPECTION SERVICES:

• Announcement of the Request for Letters of Interest and Statements of

Qualifications for Consultants to provide requested services.

• Affidavit of Compliance - E-Verify Form.

You are invited to submit a qualifications package to be received not later than 2:00 P.M., on September 22, 2026. This package includes a description of the project and other relevant information. Please submit Qualifications to:

Delta Farrington, Senior Procurement Specialist

County of Durham Purchasing Division of Finance

201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703

Durham, North Carolina 27701

Should you have any questions concerning this Request for Qualifications, please do not hesitate to give me a call.

Sincerely, Delta Farrington Delta Farrington

Senior Procurement Specialist

Enclosures

LEGAL NOTICE

Request for Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications for Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services:

The County of Durham requests Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications for Construction Materials Testing Services and Special Inspections for the New Durham County Emergency Operations Center to be received on September 22, 2026, at 2:00 P.M Eastern Time, in the Durham County Purchasing Division of Finance, 201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703, Durham, North Carolina 27701, in accordance with applicable provisions of North Carolina General Statutes and Durham County Ordinances and policies. No submissions will be accepted after the official time and date.

An electronic copy of this Request for Proposal (RFP) can be obtained from Durham County’s eBid System located under Bid Opportunities at https://dconc.gov/Finance/Purchasing/Bid- Opportunities. Proposers can download a copy of the solicitation and all addenda without registering in the system. However, in order to automatically receive email notifications of solicitations and addenda issued by the Purchasing Division, Proposers MUST register in the eBid system.

The County reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, such proposals as appears in its judgment to be in the best interest of the County.

Publication Date: August 23, 2026 https://dconc.gov/Finance/Purchasing/Bid-Opportunities https://dconc.gov/Finance/Purchasing/Bid-Opportunities

ANNOUNCEMENT

REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST AND STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR

PROFESSIONAL

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING & SPECIAL INSPECTION SERVICES

The County of Durham, North Carolina requests letters of interest and statements of qualifications from individuals to provide Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The selected firm will test construction materials including but not limited to soil and earthwork, footings/foundations, concrete, steel reinforcing, mortar, and asphalt.

The project is generally described as follows:

A new Two-story expanded facility to house the County's Emergency Management Division, Emergency Operations Center, and backup 911 call center programs. This project will include full site development of utility and underground improvements, ground-up construction of the new 40,000sf facility and demolition of the existing 5,892 sf facility. The building site shares the 2422 Broad Street property with the recently completed Durham County Youth Home. The existing Emergency Operations Center will be demolished after the new facility is occupied, making way for facility parking. Major building assemblies include steel frame and load-bearing masonry construction; aggregate piers, slab on grade; low-slope membrane roof system; wet-sprinkler fire protection system; kitchen and laundry equipment; Audio-Visual System; Video Surveillance System;

and Door Access Control Systems. The estimated construction duration is approximately 34 months (1,035 calendar days), inclusive of sitework, utility coordination, and vertical construction.

The project is being constructed under a Construction Manager @ Risk project delivery contract.

Construction is slated to begin in October 2026 with occupancy anticipated in May 2028.

QUALIFICATIONS

The responsible firm in charge of this work must:

• Be a Professional Engineering Company

• Have at least THREE (3) years of experience in the field site remediation.

• Have the ability to provide written reports of the field investigation

• Be Registered in the State of North Carolina

• Have the financial ability to undertake the work and assume the liability

E-VERIFY

As a condition of payment for services rendered under this agreement, CONTRACTOR shall comply with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes. Further, if CONTRACTOR provides the services to the County utilizing a subcontractor, CONTRACTOR shall require the subcontractor to comply with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes as well. CONTRACTOR shall verify, by affidavit, compliance of the terms of this section upon request by the COUNTY.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Durham County will receive written proposals until 2:00 P.M., on September 22, 2026. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted.

Sealed proposals submitted should be concise and shall be limited to a maximum of TWENTY (20) double-sided pages. A letter of introduction, forms, reports, brochures, dividers, and detailed resumes are not counted in the TWENTY (20) double-sided pages requirement.

All respondents shall address the following, as a minimum, and should conform to the numbering system used below:

1. Letter of transmittal, identifying contact person;

2. Explanation of approach to a project of this nature;

3. Company background and history;

4. Listing of similar work performed by your firm over the last Three (3) years. Include as a minimum: size, scope, cost, location, dates, time adherence and owner contact;

5. Resume of key team members who will perform the work;

6. Three (3) client references;

7. Describe any involvement that your firm, its employees, or its owner(s) have that may constitute a conflict of interest;

8. Include hourly rates for personnel to be assigned in whole or in part to the work;

9. Include schedule for completion of tasks

Please submit one (1) hard copy “Original” and Five (5) hard copies of the Original of the above requested information to:

County of Durham Delta Farrington, Senior Procurement Specialist

201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703 Durham, NC 27701

Due Date: September 22, 2026, at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time

Questions concerning administrative matters may be addressed to (Name), Senior Procurement Specialist at (919) 560-0054. Joel T. Jones is the Project Manager (919) 560-7993.

All other questions and requests for clarifications relative to this RFQ should be submitted in writing via email to purchasinggroup@dconc.gov by 3:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on September 10, 2026. All responses to questions received will be issued via an Addendum and will be posted on our eBid System. All addenda issued should be acknowledged on the Addendum Acknowledgement form included in the RFQ.

mailto:purchasinggroup@dconc.gov

ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Construction Materials Testing Services and Special Inspections for the New Durham

County Emergency Operations Center

Receipt of the following Addendum is acknowledged:

Addendum no.__________________ Date____________________

Signature: _______________________ Date: ____________________

Name of Firm

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA (Required to be submitted with the Bid) COUNTY OF DURHAM AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE with N.C. E-Verify Statutes

I, ____________________________ (hereinafter the “Affiant”), being duly authorized by and on behalf of

________________________________ (hereinafter "Contractor") after first being duly sworn hereby swears or affirms as follows:

1. Contractor understands that E-Verify is the federal E-Verify program operated by the United

States Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, or any successor or equivalent program used to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees pursuant to federal law in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes; and

2. Contractor understands that an “Employer”, as defined in NCGS§64-25(4), is required by law to use E-Verify to verify the work authorization of its employees through E-Verify in accordance with

NCGS§64-26(a). The term “Employer” does not include State agencies, counties, municipalities, or other governmental bodies.

3. Contractor is a person, business entity, or other organization that transacts business in this

State and that employs 25 or more employees in the state of North Carolina. (mark Yes or No)

a. YES _____

b. NO _____

4. Contractor will ensure compliance with E-Verify to the extent applicable and will ensure compliance by any subcontractors subsequently hired by Contractor to perform work under

Contractor’s contract with Durham County.

This ______ day of ____________________, 20_______.

Signature of Affiant

Print or Type Name: _______________________________________________

State of ____________________________

County of __________________________

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me, this the _______ day of ________________, 20_____.

My Commission Expires:

Notary Public

(Affix Official/N otarial Seal)