George Watts Hill Alumni Center - Addition and Renovation

(919) 452-5420

The George Watts Hill Alumni Center, which is the home of Carolina Alumni, UNC's alumni association, occupies a unique position within the University of North Carolina campus. Located near Kenan Memorial Stadium on Stadium drive in the center of campus, the facility serves as both a gathering place for alumni and a gateway for visitors experiencing Carolina for the first time. Over the years, the building has hosted countless alumni events, celebrations, and campus milestones, establishing it as an important hub for connection and community. As the University continues to expand engagement with alumni, prospective students, and visitors, there is the opportunity to evolve the Alumni Center into a more welcoming and visible front door to campus as well as enable more active, multi-functional building utilization. This project envisions a comprehensive renovation of the Alumni Center and the Carolina Club (home of a private restaurant, bar, ballroom, & event space) both totaling approximately 68,750-sf, and a new Addition of approximately 27,500-sf to house the UNC Visitors Center and UNC Admissions Offices, which combined will be known as the UNC Welcome Center. At this time, it is expected that the construction effort will be performed by a Construction Manager at Risk (CMR), to be selected via public advertisement (SCO) process at a later date. This capital improvement project has current Authority of $5.5-m for Advance Planning services only. The selected firm may be retained through full design and construction at the University's options. UNC is seeking statements of qualifications from Architect led project teams, including engineering disciplines as follows: 1. Site/ Civil 2. Building Envelope Specialist 3. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, Telecommunications 4. Structural 5. Cost Estimation

UNC-Chapel Hill Nathan M. Harms Senior Project Manager UNC Facilities Planning & Design 302 Airport Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27599 nathan.harms@fac.unc.edu