Project 3051 Southern Wake Campus Renovations - Building SL

Wake Technical Community College is requesting qualifications for design consulting services for Project 3051 Southern Wake Campus Renovations, Building L, with Statements of Qualifications due September 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The college encourages Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation and requires firms to describe their approach to supporting SBE firms during construction.

The scope encompasses architectural and engineering design services—programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration—for a 105,669-square-foot, 3-story building housing student services, advising, classrooms, culinary training, and food services. Work includes mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural infrastructure upgrades; interior and exterior finish improvements; and building envelope upgrades. Renovations to other campus buildings will be included as funding allows. The project will employ a Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R) delivery system and must meet Green Globes (one globe) minimum standards.

Proposing firms must be licensed to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture in North Carolina and must assemble a multidisciplinary team including architectural, civil/site engineering, landscape services, mechanical/electrical/plumbing/fire protection, structural engineering, IT/AV, card access and security, acoustical, and miscellaneous consulting services.

The construction budget estimate is $39.5 million, funded through Wake County Bonds. The project timeline spans three months for designer selection, ten to twelve months for design, and fourteen to eighteen months for construction. Selected firms may be required to participate in interviews within 30 days of the RFQ closing date; the evaluation team will present recommendations to Wake Technical Community College's Board of Trustees for final approval.

Evaluation criteria include specialized expertise relevant to the project type, past performance on similar projects, adequate staffing and design team composition, current workload and state projects awarded, proposed design approach, recent experience with project costs and schedules, construction administration capabilities, proximity to and familiarity with the project location, and record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems. Pricing and fee information will not be requested or used in evaluation. Questions are due by August 28, 2026. Submissions require five hard copies plus one electronic copy on USB drive, delivered to Kathy G. Monteiro, Director of Design & Construction, Building S, Suite 200, Southern Wake Campus.