RFQ 27-0928 Carolina Springs Park Master Plan

The Town of Holly Springs, North Carolina, is requesting qualifications for professional master planning and design services for the Carolina Springs Park Master Plan covering a 25-acre park at 7300 Woods Creek Road, with qualifications due November 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM. A resident firm preference applies to firms with principal places of business in North Carolina that have paid unemployment or income taxes.

The scope encompasses existing conditions analysis, community and stakeholder engagement, program development and needs assessment, development of three conceptual master plan alternatives, a preferred master plan, planning-level cost estimation, and phasing and implementation strategy. Key deliverables include illustrative master plan graphics, cost estimates, phasing recommendations, and digital GIS/CAD files. Respondents must demonstrate professional liability insurance of at least $5 million per occurrence and aggregate, or an umbrella policy of $5 million plus general commercial liability of $2 million aggregate/$1 million per occurrence, along with commercial general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and employers' liability coverage.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: Qualifications and Experience of Consultant Firm(s) (25 points), Qualifications and Experience of Key Staff (25 points), Project Approach (40 points), and Schedule (10 points). No project-specific work product or designs will be considered during selection. Contract pricing will be negotiated for a fair and reasonable fee with the most qualified firm; no estimated value is specified in the RFQ.

Questions are due October 14, 2026, at 4:00 PM, with answers posted by October 21. The anticipated contract award recommendation to Town Council is scheduled for January 2027, with work to commence shortly thereafter upon notice to proceed. Optional services may be added through subsequent amendments, including surveying, environmental investigations, detailed engineering, or construction document preparation.