Design/Build Services for DHHS Expansion and Renovation Project

Rockingham County, North Carolina is requesting qualifications for design-build services on a Health and Human Services expansion and renovation project in Reidsville with statements of qualifications due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The procurement is conducted under the Mini-Brooks Act and will use the DBIA Standard Form of Agreement.

The scope encompasses design and construction of a new 48,000-square-foot administrative and clinical facility plus renovation of approximately 45,800 square feet of existing administrative and clinical space at 371 NC-65, Reidsville. Services span pre-design programming through final closeout, including permitting, construction, systems commissioning, and as-built documentation. The facility will support administrative functions, clinical services, public waiting areas, staff support spaces, site improvements including utilities, stormwater management, ADA compliance, and parking.

Mandatory minimum qualifications require the designer of record to hold current North Carolina architectural and/or engineering licenses, the builder to hold an unlimited building classification contractor's license, and demonstration of bonding capacity and insurance requirements: $2 million commercial general liability, $1 million commercial auto liability, $20 million excess umbrella liability, statutory workers' compensation, and $5 million professional liability coverage for architects and engineers.

The estimated project budget is $35.5 million, funded through debt financing and county fund balance. A non-mandatory project information meeting is scheduled for August 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with the last date to submit questions on August 28, 2026. Rockingham County will notify short-listed offerors on September 17, 2026, issue the Request for Proposal on September 24, 2026, conduct confidential individual meetings with short-listed firms in October 2026, and accept proposal submissions due November 19, 2026, with notification of the preferred offeror on December 10, 2026.

SOQ evaluation criteria are project understanding and technical approach (35%), design-build engineering, permitting, and design past performance (20%), design-build project management and construction past performance (15%), team qualifications and key personnel (15%), and safety, quality control, and risk management (15%). No pricing or fee proposals are permitted during the qualifications stage; price proposals will be requested only from short-listed offerors during the RFP phase. The County reserves the right to select no more than three responsive and responsible firms as short-listed offerors.