Artificial Turf Design Build

Yancey County Schools is soliciting qualifications for Design-Build firms to install artificial turf athletic fields at three school locations in North Carolina, with qualifications due July 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The procurement is qualification-based selection under North Carolina General Statutes 143-128.1, 143-64.31, and 115C-277.

The scope spans design, permitting, and construction for removal and disposal of existing grass fields and installation of artificial turf at Cane River Middle School (baseball/softball and football fields), East Yancey Middle School (baseball/softball and football fields), and Mountain Heritage High School (baseball and softball fields). Licensed professional engineers and architects in North Carolina are required to perform design work. Firms must provide general liability and automobile liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per person and per occurrence with a $2,000,000 aggregate, workers' compensation insurance at statutory amounts, and performance and payment bonds as required by North Carolina law.

The anticipated total project budget is $8,325,871 for all services and contingencies. Respondents must submit three hard copies and one digital PDF copy of qualifications (maximum 20 pages, excluding covers and tabs) to Kimberly Bennett, School Finance Officer, at 100 School Circle, Burnsville, North Carolina 28714. Pre-submission site visits may be arranged by contacting Steve Robinson, Director of Facilities, at (828) 284-2356 or shrobinson@yanceync.net.

Evaluation criteria are firm experience and capacity to meet project constraints (50%), response to project objectives (10%), experience of assigned personnel (15%), and schedule (25%). Short-list interviews of the top three respondents and notice of intent to award dates are to be determined. Yancey County Schools encourages proposals from historically underutilized businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women-owned businesses. Design-build firms are responsible for all costs associated with proposal development and presentations. If YCS cannot adequately negotiate a price with the selected firm, the organization reserves the right to negotiate with another qualified firm.