Engineering Design Service for HVAC Controls Upgrade Project

Durham County, North Carolina is requesting qualifications for construction materials testing and special inspections services for a new 40,000-square-foot Emergency Operations Center facility, with qualifications due September 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (RFQ NO. 27-006). Questions are due September 10, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The scope covers soil and earthwork testing, footings and foundations, concrete, steel reinforcing, mortar, and asphalt testing, plus special inspections throughout an estimated 34-month construction duration (October 2026 through May 2028, approximately 1,035 calendar days). The project includes steel frame and load-bearing masonry construction, aggregate piers, slab on grade, low-slope membrane roof system, wet-sprinkler fire protection system, and integrated building systems (kitchen and laundry equipment, audio-visual, video surveillance, door access control). The site is located at 2422 Broad Street, Durham, and includes full site development, utility and underground improvements, and demolition of the existing 5,892-square-foot facility after the new building is occupied.

Qualified firms must be registered professional engineering companies in North Carolina with a minimum of three years of experience in field site remediation, the ability to provide written reports, demonstrated financial capability, and liability assumption. All contractors must comply with North Carolina E-Verify requirements and submit an Affidavit of Compliance. The County is delivering the project under a Construction Manager @ Risk contract.

Qualifications packages are limited to twenty double-sided pages and must include a letter of transmittal, project approach, company background, similar work performed over the last three years with references, resumes of key team members, client references, disclosure of conflicts of interest, hourly rates for assigned personnel, and completion schedules. Submit one original and five copies to Delta Farrington, Senior Procurement Specialist, Durham County Purchasing Division of Finance, 201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703, Durham, North Carolina 27701.