Transportation Center

Lincoln County and the North Carolina state government are seeking design services for a comprehensive Transportation Center project through a solicitation published on December 4, 2024, with proposals due by January 6, 2025. The procurement targets architectural and engineering firms to provide complete design, construction documents, and construction administration for an approximately 15,000 square-foot facility located at Lenoir Community College. The center will encompass specialized educational spaces including classrooms and labs for Bus Repair, Automotive Systems Technology, Automotive Body and Repair, Electric Vehicle Training, Diesel Mechanic, and Career and College Promise Automotive programs. Proposing firms must be properly licensed in North Carolina to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture. Evaluation criteria will comprehensively assess specialized expertise, past performance, staffing capabilities, current workload, design approach, cost and schedule experience, construction administration capabilities, project location proximity, and successful project completion history. Submission requirements mandate three copies of a Letter of Interest and Standard Form 254, with documents limited to 8.5" x 11" pages stapled in the upper left corner, and electronic or fax submissions are explicitly prohibited.

The solicitation does not explicitly specify set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The total project budget is established at $5,000,000, with funding sourced through State Capital and Infrastructure Funds (SCIF), and additional funding is currently being pursued. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The project represents a significant investment in vocational and technical education infrastructure, focusing on automotive and transportation-related training programs. Proposing firms will need to demonstrate comprehensive capabilities in educational facility design, with a particular emphasis on technical and vocational learning environments. The procurement appears to be open to qualified architectural and engineering firms with demonstrated experience in educational facility design and specialized technical training center construction. While specific integration requirements are not detailed, the project suggests a need for design solutions that accommodate advanced automotive and electric vehicle training technologies.