Official Design posting in July 2026.pdf

Department/Agency Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 0BProject Title 1BMulti-Campus Security Systems Upgrade and Expansion 2BDesign Services Architect/Engineer Team

3BScope of Work 4BThis project will encompass renovating an area for Emergency Operations Center, upgrading our security systems at 27 buildings across all four locations, a Generator for the EOC and upgrading our Emergency Annunciator System.

5BContact 6BBeth Green 7BTelephone 8B828-398-7150 9BEmail

10Belizabethbgreen@abtech.edu 11BTotal Project Budget 12B$1,500,000 13BSource of Funds 14BState SCIF 15BApproved OC-25 # N/A 16BPublish Date 07/15/2026 17BClosing Date 08/20/2026 at 2 pm

18BSubmit THREE (3) Copies of Letter of Interest and SF-254 (Mailing Address):

Beth Green Executive Director, Facilities and Plant Operations A-B Tech Community College Chestnut Building 340 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801

19BPhysical Location for Fed Ex/UPS Delivery (Delivery Address):

Beth Green Executive Director, Facilities and Plant Operations A-B Tech Community College Chestnut Building 340 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801

20BNC Licensing Statement

In order to offer architectural, engineering, or landscape architectural services in response to this solicitation, the proposing firm must be properly licensed to practice Architecture, Engineering, or Landscape Architecture in the State of North Carolina. More information on the North Carolina state boards may be found at the following websites:

NC Board of Architecture: (http://www.ncbarch.org) NC Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors:

(http://www.ncbels.org) NC Board of Landscape Architects: (http://www.ncbola.org) mailto:elizabethbgreen@abtech.edu http://www.ncbarch.org/ http://www.ncbels.org/ http://www.ncbola.org/

STATE BUILDING COMMISSION - SELECTING CRITERIA

In selecting designers, the selection committee should take into consideration qualification information including such factors as:

1. Specialized or appropriate expertise in the type of project.

2. Past performance on similar projects.

3. Adequate staff and proposed design or consultant team for the project.

4. Current workload and State projects awarded.

5. Proposed design approach for the project including design team and consultants.

6. Recent experience with project costs and schedules.

7. Construction administration capabilities.

8. Proximity to and familiarity with the area where the project is located.

9. Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems.

10. Other factors which may be appropriate for the project.

STATE BUILDING COMMISSION - SUBMITTAL CRITERIA

Proposing firms must submit THREE (3) copies of the Letter of Interest and THREE (3) copies of your current Standard Form 254 (SF 254) with the information package. The current SF 254 template is located at http://ncadmin.nc.gov/businesses/construction/forms-documents which is the State Building Commission approved form.

In the interest of cost-savings to the designers, consistency of the submittals and more efficient use of time by the pre-selection committee, the submitted information package should not include any notebooks, binders, tab, clips, etc. The format should be 8-1/2" x 11" pages stapled in the upper left-hand corner. The Letter of Interest should not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages or five (5) double-sided pages plus the SF 254.

E-mail and Fax submittals will not be accepted.

http://ncadmin.nc.gov/businesses/construction/forms-documents

Request for Designer Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

A-B Tech will be upgrading and expanding its outdated security systems at its Main Victoria Road Campus, Woodfin Campus, Enka Site, and Madison Site. The upgraded systems will cover all 27 buildings across the four locations.

The Security Camera System replacement and expansion portion will be integrated with our New SCIF-funded Door Access Control System that our Police Department handles. This will ensure that our Police have College wide monitoring capabilities.

The Emergency Annunciator System is used by our Police Department and our Emergency Operations Center team to protect, advise and direct via live and or recorded messages the campus population in the event of weather, disaster, or other critical emergency situations. Indoor speakers are located throughout every building on the four campuses and exterior loudspeakers are strategically located at each of the above-named campuses. The exterior sound system is robust enough to also alert the surrounding community of any event that might impact their safety. The system is over 15 years old and has minimal preventive maintenance and only one upgrade during that time. The failure of this system during an emergency would be a severe life safety failure and a liability that the college could not absorb. We are looking for assistance on a Design Build for this piece. This project will also encompass some construction with renovating an area in our Simpson Administration building for expanding our Emergency Operations Center. The Pandemic and then Hurricane Helene helped us better understand what type of dedicated space we need for when Emergencies occur. The area is currently a small EOC and then some offices that will be torn down and reconfigured for an EOC. We also want to add a Generator to the Simpson building that could be used along with the EOC.

Details for Security Systems Upgrade in July 2026.pdf