Architectural/Engineering Services for Historic Post Office/West Franklin Street Renovations
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2027-003
- State
- North Carolina
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Corey Brooks corey.brooks@unioncountync.gov (704) 283-3683
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About this opportunity
Union County, North Carolina is requesting qualifications from architectural and engineering firms for design and construction administration services on the Historic Post Office/West Franklin Street Renovations project, with statements of qualifications due August 12, 2026. A North Carolina Architectural and/or Engineering License is required.
The scope encompasses complete design services for the renovation and adaptive reuse of a 41,000-square-foot commercial building at 1678 West Franklin Street in Monroe, North Carolina, including 32,000 square feet of primary office space and 9,000 square feet of additional retail space. The property sits on a 6-acre commercial shopping center with 9 storefronts, 211 parking spaces (201 regular and 10 handicap), and associated driveways. Design services include site investigation and planning, building program identification, schematic design, design development, construction documents, project specifications and manual, cost estimating at each phase, and full construction administration. The architect/engineer shall provide civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, low voltage, and interior design, plus design coordination with the County's vendors for telecom, access control, video surveillance, and AV systems. The project will be delivered under a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) model with the selected firm coordinating with the CMAR.
Evaluation criteria: project experience (45% weight), project team and resource availability (40%), project management and quality control (10%), and project approach (5%). Shortlisted firms will be invited for interviews. No pricing is required in the statement of qualifications; the final scope and A/E fee will be negotiated with the best-qualified firm under North Carolina General Statute 143-64.31. Respondents must carry Professional Liability Insurance with a minimum $1 million limit on a claims-made basis, plus General Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Commercial Automobile Liability as applicable. Statements of qualifications must not exceed 25 single-sided pages excluding covers, required forms, and resumes. A non-mandatory pre-submittal conference is scheduled July 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Union County Progress Building, 1407 Airport Road, Monroe.
Opportunity text
The project consists of providing complete architectural and engineering design services for the renovation and adaptive reuse of general office space in a retail commercial building located at 1678 West Franklin Street, Monroe, North Carolina. The space plan will include typical offices, meeting and conference rooms, restrooms, workrooms and other support spaces. Design will include demolition of current interior space, renovation of interior space, new furniture to accommodate staff and daily operations. The property sits on approximately 6-acre tract of land that is developed with a commercial shopping center consisting of (9) storefronts and associated parking lot and driveways. The approximate total square feet is 41,000 with the largest area at approximately 32,000 square feet and additional retail space at approximately 9,000 square feet. The parking area consists of 201 regular spaces, and 10 handicap spaces for a total of 211 parking spaces. The firm selected will provide complete architectural and engineering services for the design of the Historic Post Office / West Franklin Street Renovations as described in the Project Background and Scope of Services. The Architect/Engineer shall provide traditional basic architectural and engineering services including civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical engineering, low voltage design and design coordination with Owners vendors for telecom, access control, video surveillance, AV design, interior design and other authorized special services appropriate to the project. The final scope of services, together with the A/E fee, will be included in the final executed agreement. The contracted services will include full and complete design services including site investigation and planning, building program identification and verification, schematic design, design development, construction documents including project specifications and project manual, cost estimating at each design phase, bidding services as needed, construction administration/supervision/quality control, and project close out.
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