Landscape Architectural Services - Therapeutic Recreation Facilities

Rowan County, North Carolina is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for qualified landscape architecture and design firms to provide site selection, design, and potential architectural and construction administration services for new or renovated Therapeutic Recreation facilities, with particular emphasis on amenities serving adults with disabilities. The scope of work encompasses professional landscape architecture, engineering, architectural, and related support services including facility inventory review and needs assessment, landscape architectural design, surveying, environmental services and permitting, civil engineering, architectural building design, staffing and cost estimating, and construction administration. Qualified firms must have completed at least five recreation facility renovation or new construction design projects within the past five years, provided design, bidding, and construction administration services for at least five similar projects within the past five years, and designated a primary point of contact who has served as landscape architect or architect of record for at least two recreation facility projects. The County will award a single master contract not to exceed five years, with a term that may be canceled at any time by either party. Submissions are limited to twenty pages (excluding cover sheet and letter of introduction) and must be delivered electronically to jody.farrow-bennett@rowancountync.gov or by hard copy to the Rowan County Purchasing Department at 130 West Innes Street, Suite 31, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 by February 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Evaluation will be conducted on a 100-point scale based on qualifications of key personnel (20%), availability (20%), experience with similar projects (30%), methodology (20%), and references (10%). Questions regarding the RFQ must be submitted by 5:00 PM on February 9, 2026, with potential interviews scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2026 between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM, and contract award anticipated on or after the Board of Commissioners meeting on March 16, 2026.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational type eligibility are identified in the RFQ. The contract funding is subject to federal grant requirements and must comply with applicable federal laws, policies, and standards including Equal Employment Opportunity regulations, the Davis-Bacon Act, and environmental regulations. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration have been specified. The RFQ does not provide an explicit award value or budget range for the master contract.