Architectural and Engineering Services On-Call Rebid

Guilford County, North Carolina is requesting Letters of Interest from qualified architectural and engineering firms for on-call professional services covering planning, design, bidding, construction administration, and construction inspection of county infrastructure and municipal capital improvement projects, with proposals due September 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via the County's Vendor Self Service automated bidding system.

Firms may apply to one or multiple service disciplines, including structural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, surveying, planning and programming, interior design, renovation and adaptive reuse, and sustainable design. Experience with Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) licensed facilities is separately valued in evaluation.

The on-call list will be effective for two years with options to extend for up to two additional one-year periods, for a maximum contract term of four years from the effective date. The County makes no guarantee of specific volumes of work, contract amounts, or equal distribution among selected firms. No proposed fees should be included in responses; respondents must enter $1.00 in the items section of the online bid.

Selection uses weighted criteria: ability to execute work comparable in size, complexity, and scope (30 percent); experience with government project delivery in the public sector (25 percent); proximity to and familiarity with Guilford County areas and local labor capacity (15 percent); experience with DHSR licensed facilities (15 percent); and adherence to cost and schedule on previous projects (15 percent).

A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for September 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via ZoomGov. Questions are due September 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Respondents must register in the VSS system, acknowledge all addenda, complete and notarize required attachments including an E-Verify Affidavit, Non-Collusion Affidavit, Guilford County Information Sheet, and W9 Form. Electronic submission at least 24 hours before the deadline is strongly encouraged.