Engineering and Construction Administration

Nash County, North Carolina is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms for engineering and design, Plans, Specifications, and Estimates document preparation, and permitting support for county-related projects over a three-year period, with SOQs due June 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

The two near-term projects scheduled for FY2027 construction are a 10,000 to 12,000 square foot warehouse collocated with a proposed EMS Station on a 4.02-acre county-owned parcel at 3600 Eastern Avenue (immediately east of the Nash County Pet Connection Center), and an auxiliary staff parking lot on two lots at the County Administration Building (219 N Richardson Avenue and 110 W Elm Street) totaling approximately 0.74 acres. The scope of services includes site investigations, site plan development, permit acquisition, construction document preparation, construction observation, and project closeout activities.

Evaluation criteria are Project Approach/Schedule (25%), Experience and Background (30%), Experience with Community or Region (25%), and Project Understanding and References (20%). Responding firms must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance of not less than $1 million, Professional Liability Insurance (Errors and Omissions) of not less than $1 million, Automobile Liability insurance of not less than $1 million, and Workers Compensation Insurance as required by the State of North Carolina.

Submissions must include a letter of interest, project approach with draft schedules, experience and background information with key personnel qualifications, and a minimum of three recent project references, limited to fifteen single-sided pages in three hard copies plus one electronic PDF copy. The anticipated award date is July 6, 2026. Contract pricing is to be negotiated between Nash County and the selected firm.