Developer Partner RFQ Pre-Submission Meeting Deck.TL.20260916.pdf

CAROLINA NORTH

Mixed-Use District Development Partner RFQ September 16, 2026

AGENDA

AGENDA

1. Logistics

2. Partnership Opportunity

3. Site Visit

4. Questions

LOGISTICS

MEETING LOGISTICS

• We will take questions at the end of this presentation.

• Please submit your questions into the chat.

• Please wait until we get to the Q&A portion of this meeting before submitting questions to the chat.

• If your question is not related to this RFQ, please submit your question to either:

• Carolina North: carolinanorth@unc.edu

• University Communications: mediarelations@unc.edu

RFQ QUESTIONS

• All questions received regarding this RFQ, whether on this call, or submitted via email to the procurement officer (Troy Morse), will be documented in the addendum, along with the responses to those questions

• Questions submitted via email will be responded to in the addendum – you will not receive an individual response to your question

• Asking and/or submitting questions regarding this RFQ to anyone else at the University may be grounds for disqualification.

• There will not be a Q&A session as part of the site visit.

PARTNERSHIP

OPPORTUNITY

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Carolina North represents an opportunity to create a new, vibrant district that supports the University’s long-term goals, enhances community amenities, and delivered a world-class mixed-use environment.

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

UNC-Chapel Hill is seeking a Development Partner whose qualifications, prior work, and approach align with the University’s mission and priorities for Carolina North.

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

The Development Partner’s anticipated responsibilities for the Mixed-Use District include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting master planning

• Programming

• Design and construction

• Financing

• Operation and maintenance

PROJECT AREA

• Carolina North consists of multiple development tracts:

• ±230-acre Horace Williams Airport Tract

• ±11-acre Homestead Drive Tract (non-contiguous)

• ±62-acre Facilities Drive Tract (contiguous, under consideration)

• The Mixed-Use District is anticipated to be ±30-50 acre

• The balance of the Project Area will consist of traditional college campus uses

ResearchAcademics Active Recreation

Plazas, Parks & Open Space

Trail Enhancements

Student Housing

Affordable & Workforce Housing

Mixed Use, Retail & Hospitality

Market Rate Housing

Medical & Wellness

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

University-led development

Development Partner-led development

REQUIRED PROGRAM

• Minimum ±1,100 undergraduate student housing beds

• Minimum ±1,000 graduate student housing beds

• Affordable housing

• UNC Health medical office building/s

DESIRED PROGRAM

• Workforce and market-rate multifamily and townhouses

• Retail, including but not limited to: food and beverage, grocery, apparel, personal services, furnishings, financial, technology, entertainment, and specialty retail etc.

• Childcare

• Commercial office space/R&D (including flexibility for both University leased space and/or third-party tenants)

• Hotel, conference facility, and other hospitality and entertainment-related uses

UNC PROJECT TEAM

• The University has engaged the following consultants who are actively working on the project:

• Real Estate & Development Advisory: RCLCo

• Legal Counsel: Parker Poe

• Place Strategy: Gehl & MVVA

• Master Planning (land use & engineering): Ayers Saint Gross, Elkus Manfredi Architects, OJB, Of Place, Kimley-Horn, Affiliated Engineers, Geosyntec, Biohabitats, NV5 Engineering, Rider Levett Bucknall

DEVELOPMENT TEAMS

Can firms/individuals form teams?

Yes, but it not a requirement.

Can firms be on multiple teams? Each team must identify a Lead Developer. A firm identified as a Lead Developer may only be on one team.

Firms that are not identified as a Lead Developer may be on multiple teams.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

What information is available about Carolina North?

Information about Carolina North can be found at:

• The Carolina North project website:

carolinanorth.unc.edu

• The RFQ:

• University Maser Plan

• University Design Guidelines

• Landscape Framework Plan

• State Construction Manual

• Sustainable Carolina

• Place Strategy Scope of Services

• Master Planning Scope of Services

• Links to the above documents are included in the RFQ.

SITE VISIT

PROJECT SITE VISIT

• The site visit is not mandatory.

• The site visit will be on September 22, 2026 starting @ 11am.

• Registration is required for the site visit – please refer to registration details outlined in the RFQ.

• The site visit will not include a Q&A session.

20Facilities Planning and Design

R1 Visitor Parking

R1/R2 Overflow Visitor Parking

3 mins walk

Gated entry.

No access before or after site visit

No parking 103 Airport Drive “Giles Horny Building” Initial Briefing Location

• The project site is a restricted site – access is limited – this will be prospective respondents only opportunity to visit Horace Williams Airport.

• The project site will be closed prior to, and after the site visit.

• Campus Police are located near the project site. If they see people trying to enter the site, they will likely approach you and ask you to leave.

• Entering the Horace William Airport outside of the site visit may lead to disqualification.

• It is encouraged that everyone participating in the site visit wear closed toed, flat shoes that you feel comfortable walking in. PPE e.g. hardhats, vest etc, are not required.

OTHER LOCATIONS TO VISIT

• Carolina North Forest - Pumpkin Loop Trail

• Park at “Carolina North Forest Trail System Parking Lot Pumpkin Loop Access”

• Drive along Municipal Drive - northern edge of the project site

• Drive along Estes Drive/Seawell School Road - traverses Carolina North Forest and is western limit of the project site

• Drive along Airport/Facilities Dr – Facilities Drive tract

• Drive along Homestead/ - Homestead Ops tract

• Main Campus

OTHER LOCATIONS TO VISIT

103 Airport Drive

Not to scale Project boundary is approximation

Pumpkin Loop Trail Parking

CAMPUS PARKING

• UNC has strict parking regulations, especially on Main Campus

• Visitor parking for the briefing and site visit has been organized on your behalf.

• This does not permit visitor parking other than at the designated parking lots.

• If you park elsewhere without a valid permit or paid parking and you will receive a fine, you will not be reimbursed by UNC.

QUESTIONS

Written questions must be submitted to troy.morse@unc.edu

Questions submitted to others will not be responded to and may lead to disqualification.

mailto:troy.morse@unc.edu