Multi-Campus Security Systems Upgrade and Expansion

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is requesting design services proposals for a multi-campus security systems upgrade and expansion project across four campus sites, with proposals due August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The design scope encompasses security system upgrades at 27 buildings, renovation of an Emergency Operations Center area within the Simpson Administration building, installation of a generator for the EOC, and replacement of the college's Emergency Annunciator System; the college seeks design-build services specifically for the Emergency Annunciator System component.

Proposing firms must be properly licensed to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture in North Carolina. The total project budget is $1.5 million, funded through State SCIF (State Correctional Institution Facilities) resources. Campus locations include Main Victoria Road Campus, Woodfin Campus, Enka Site, and Madison Site.

The State Building Commission selection criteria emphasize specialized expertise in security systems and emergency operations center design, past performance on similar projects, adequate staffing and consultant teams, current workload capacity, proposed design approach, experience with project costs and schedules, construction administration capabilities, proximity to the Asheville area, and records of successfully completed projects.

Submissions consist of three copies each of a Letter of Interest (not to exceed ten single-sided or five double-sided pages) and the current Standard Form 254, formatted as 8.5" by 11" pages and stapled in the upper left corner. Hand delivery only to Beth Green, Executive Director of Facilities and Plant Operations, at the Chestnut Building, 340 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801; email and fax submissions are not accepted.