Engineering Services Master Agreement

Forsyth County is requesting qualifications for an engineering services master agreement to provide planning, design, construction, and consulting services for airport-related projects at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, with proposals due October 2, 2026, and the question deadline September 16, 2026.

The County seeks to establish a five-year master agreement with one or two qualified engineering firms. Scope encompasses runway strengthening and overlay, environmental studies, master planning, airfield lighting, taxiways, taxilanes, apron extensions and rehabilitations, safety area improvements, obstruction removal, land acquisition, automobile parking lot improvements, airfield drainage, Engineering Material Arresting System rehabilitation or replacement, industrial development, hangar and support building construction, terminal improvements, noise barriers, perimeter fencing, security improvements, fuel farms, utility infrastructure development and upgrades, and landside access improvements.

Selection criteria include firm familiarity with Smith Reynolds Airport, capability to perform all project phases, project manager experience, established relationships with the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation and the Federal Aviation Administration, current workload capacity, and demonstrated ability to manage federal and state aviation grants. Firms must provide evidence of minimum insurance coverage: $5 million professional liability, $1 million commercial general liability, $1 million business automobile liability, and North Carolina statutory workers compensation at least $100,000 per accident.

Fees for individual projects will be negotiated once project scopes are confirmed; no pricing framework is specified in the RFQ. Proposals are limited to 20 pages and must include a letter of interest, firm history, current project lists, resumes, previous similar projects (maximum ten), and proposed sub-consultants. The selection committee will review proposals on October 16, 2026, followed by a Board of Commissioners briefing on November 9, 2026, and an award meeting on November 12, 2026. Selected firms will be notified on November 16, 2026, with contracts finalized and work commencing by February 1, 2027. Respondents bear their own proposal preparation costs; submitted materials become Forsyth County property subject to public records disclosure unless properly designated as trade secrets or confidential information under North Carolina law.