Garysburg Park and Recreation

The Town of Garysburg, located in Nash County, North Carolina, is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional architectural and engineering services to design, bid, and administer construction of the Fig and Poplar Park development. The project seeks to transform an existing park with a basketball court and aged playground into a comprehensive recreational facility featuring parking, concrete game stations, playgrounds, a splash pad, updated restrooms, picnic shelters with grilles, asphalt sidewalk connections, and landscaping improvements. Qualified firms must be licensed architects and/or engineers in North Carolina, capable of providing comprehensive statements of qualifications not exceeding 25 single-sided pages. The evaluation criteria will weight firm experience at 10%, project team qualifications at 30%, relevant project experience at 40%, and project management approach at 20%. A non-mandatory pre-submittal conference is scheduled for January 7, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the park location, with electronic submissions due by 3:00 PM on January 21, 2026, to garysburg@embarqmail.com. Written questions must be submitted by 3:00 PM on January 14, 2026.

The Town encourages outreach to minority-owned and small businesses and requires compliance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-64.31. Responding firms must carry professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 on a claims-made basis and maintain coverage for two years following contract termination. The Town reserves the right to award to multiple vendors, reject any or all submittals, and conduct interviews with shortlisted respondents. The project is intended to be funded, partially or fully, through grants awarded after September 2026, with specific funding sources and amounts still to be determined. Proposers must include representative projects with owner contact details and demonstrate project management approaches. While no specific budget range is provided, the comprehensive nature of the park development suggests a significant investment in community recreational infrastructure. The Town will select the best-qualified firm based on the established evaluation criteria, with a focus on technical expertise and project management capabilities.