North Campus Automotive Building Pre-Construction Services

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is requesting qualifications for Construction Manager at Risk pre-construction services for the $25 million North Campus Automotive Building in Salisbury, North Carolina, with proposals due October 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Firms must hold proper North Carolina licensing for construction management services and be registered and active with the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal prior to submission.

The scope encompasses conceptual design, schematic design, design development, and construction documents through State Construction Office approval to bid, excluding construction administration and project close-out. The new 45,000-square-foot automotive education facility will include classrooms, laboratories, office spaces, high-bay spaces with large access doors, utility extensions from the adjacent Technology Building, a concrete paved working yard, and a 30-vehicle fenced storage area. The building must achieve net-zero energy utilization, air tightness of 0.060 CFM/50 per square foot or less, compliance with WELL Building v2 and 2021 PHIUS Passive Building Standard guidelines, and incorporate geothermal heating and cooling systems, rooftop solar installations, and solar parking canopies. The CMR must demonstrate cost estimating, value engineering, and Building Information Modeling capabilities.

The $25 million total project budget is funded through Rowan County Bond Approved OC-25. Evaluation weighted as follows: expertise and experience in pre-construction services and innovative educational facilities (30%); demonstrated understanding of RCCC requirements including the Facilities Design Manual, State Construction Manual, NCCCS Capital Improvement Guide, and State Construction Office project administration (20%); experience in energy-efficient and sustainable building construction with emphasis on Passive House and WELL Building principles (20%); qualifications and experience of proposed staff and consultant team (10%); quality of the CMR's Safety Plan (10%); and quality of the proposal and inclusion of all submittal requirements (10%). Submittal requirements include a letter of interest, SCO Qualifications Questionnaire, project safety plan example, Gantt chart schedule, three to six similar project examples with cost and schedule details, three letters of recommendation from prior public service clients, resumes of key staff, and signed copies of all addendums. Electronic submissions only are required via email to collegeenvironment@rccc.edu with a 20 MB file size limit.