Project 3050 RTP Campus – RTP Campus Renovations

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
For Design Consulting Services
RTP Campus
RTP Campus Renovations
NCCCS# 3050
RFQ Closing Time: August 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

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Community College Request for Qualifications
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1. INTENT
The intent of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to solicit Statements of
Qualifications (SoQ), in accordance with the requirements described in this RFQ, for
the following:
A. Professional architectural and engineering design consulting services for
programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents,
and construction administration from Architectural firm acting as the lead firm and
their assembled sub-consultant teams. Wake Technical Community College
encourages participation by MWBE firms and supports efforts to ensure and
promote opportunities for minority businesses.
B. A Qualification and Performance analysis process will be employed for this
selection. The successful Firm(s) will be those who show successful experience
in the scope and types of work proposed.
C. The successful Firm will be required to enter into a fixed fee contract
utilizing the Wake Technical Community College STANDARD FORM OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND DESIGNER.
2. DEFINITIONS
A. "The Owner" means Trustees, officers, and/or employees of Wake Technical
Community College, Raleigh, NC.
B. "Firm" means the person or organization responding to this RFQ.
C. "Statement of Qualifications (SoQ)" means the submission received from a Firm in
response to this RFQ.
D. "Request for Qualifications" or "RFQ" means this entire document, including all of
the documents and any addenda thereto issued before the RFQ closing time.
3. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SUBMISSION
A. SoQ's will be received at the Southern Wake Campus - Building T, Suite 200 up
to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, (the RFQ closing time) by:
Mrs. Sarah Burnette
Project Manager - Design & Construction
Wake Technical Community College
Building T, Suite 201
4723 Advantage Way
Raleigh, NC 27603
B. SoQ's submitted via fax or e-mail are not acceptable and will not be considered.

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C. Firms will be evaluated on experience and qualifications. Fee related information
is not requested and will not be used in the evaluation process.
D. On the envelope clearly indicate the name of the Firm and the name of Project for
which the SoQ is being submitted for.
E. Refer to Section II - SoQ Content Requirements, for details.
F. There will not be a "public opening" of the SoQ's with Firms present.
4. COST OF SUBMISSION AND OWNERSHIP OF SoQ's
A. Wake Technical Community College is not responsible for any costs incurred by
Firms in preparing, submitting, or presenting their SoQ's.
B. All SoQ's become the property of Wake Technical Community College upon
submission and will not be returned.
5. THE SERVICES AND THE SCHEDULE
A. The Scope of Work to be provided under the contract is specified in Section III,
Part 1. of the RFQ.
B. Tentative schedule objectives for the project are as follow:
1. Designer Selection 2 months
2. Project Design 8 - 10 months
3. Construction 12 - 14 months
6. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
A. Firms must be licensed to practice architecture and engineering in the State of
North Carolina in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina.
B. Firms must have Professional Liability Insurance coverage. Limits shall be
determined prior to award of the design contract(s).
7. EVALUATION PROCESS
A. The evaluation team will be comprised of representatives of Wake Technical
Community College and others, as deemed appropriate by the college.
B. Firms are deemed to understand and agree that the SoQ's submitted by them will
be used by the evaluation team in determining, according to the evaluation team's
sole and best judgment and discretion, the Firms who are best qualified to provide
the required services.

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8. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS
A. Following the evaluation team's initial evaluation of the SoQ's, Wake Technical
Community College may require select Firms to attend an interview. Unsolicited
supplementary or clarifying information received after the RFQ closing time will not
be considered.
B. Interview Information:
1. The purpose of the interviews will be to obtain supplementary clarifying
information in addition to the written SoQ's.
2. Wake Technical Community College will notify those Firms selected for an
interview.
3. The interviews will take place at a place and time determined by Wake
Technical Community College and are anticipated to be within 30 days after
the RFQ closing time.
4. Selected Firm will receive supplemental information regarding the interview
process with notification of selection.
5. Each Firm is expected to have in attendance the person(s) from their firm(s)
who will be responsible for the execution of this project.
6. Wake Technical Community College reserves the right to independently
verify the past performance of any Firm or any member of the Firm's project
team.
7. Following the interviews, the evaluation team will make a selection based on
a tabulation of the evaluation sheets from all of the team members. Results
of the evaluation and selections will be presented to the Board of Trustees
of Wake Technical Community College for approval.
9. PRE-RFQ MEETING
N/A

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10. INQUIRIES
A. Inquires for this RFQ are to be submitted on or about 8/10/2026 (two weeks from
the RFQ deadline. This will allow the PM to review the question(s) and have
ample time to submit responses one week prior to RFQ due date) and directed to
the following person via email:
Sarah Burnette
Project Manager - Design & Construction
Wake Technical Community College
sburnette1@waketech.edu
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Wake Technical Section II
Community College Statement of Qualifications
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
A. This Section specifies in detail, the form and minimum content requirements for
information required to be submitted in each SoQ.
B. Firms may, at their discretion, include additional information which they consider
relevant to ensure a full and proper evaluation, provided that the specified maximum
allowable number of pages is not exceeded.
C. Limit SoQ submission to a maximum of 15 pages, sized 812" x 11" or equivalent (e.g.
11" x 17" fold out sheets for charts, schedules, etc. count as a single page, any other
use of 11" x 17" sheets counts as two pages). A page shall be considered to have
printing only on one side. A sheet printed on both sides shall be considered as two
pages. This page limit excludes a transmittal letter, title page, table of contents and
SF330. The page limit includes resumes of key personnel and any unsolicited
supplementary information such as corporate brochures, etc. The information found in
SF330 does not replace the required information for this SoQ.
D. Organize the SoQ submission to clearly and succinctly present the required
information. Use the main headings and present the information in the order provided
in Section IV - SoQ Evaluation Form. All scores are dependent upon completeness
and applicability of information within the SoQ.
E. Provide five [5] complete hard copies of the SoQ and one [1] electronic copy on USB
drive.
1. CORPORATE PROFILE
A. Provide general information about the Firm, which need not be specific to this RFQ.
Include history of the Firm, years in business, office locations, number and experience
of staff, types of services provided and specialist areas of expertise.
B. Completeness and applicability of the SoQ.
2. PROPOSED PRIME CONSULTANT AND SUBCONSULTANT TEAM
A. Firms must demonstrate in their SoQ that they, together with their sub-consultants,
have the capacity available to commit to managing and performing all the consulting
services and producing all the deliverables required for this particular project, within
the required project schedule. Capacity includes sufficient qualified staff resources,
technology, and equipment. Firms must demonstrate educational qualifications,
experience, and track record of prime consultant's leadership.

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B. Firms must assemble, and identify in their SoQ, a consulting team that includes, as a
minimum, the following specialist disciplines:
1. Architectural
2. Civil/Site Engineering (including Landscape Services)
3. Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, and Fire Protection
4. Structural Engineering
5. IT/AV
6. Card Access, Security Cameras
7. Lab Design Consultant
8. Miscellaneous Consultants
C. Firms must indicate whether each of the above disciplines will be resourced through
the Firm's own staff or through sub-consultants.
D. Provide, for the Firm and for each proposed sub-consultant firm:
1. Name of firm, head office address, telephone number and fax number - if joint
venture, whether special or ongoing relationship.
2. If different from the above, the firm's branch, regional or other office address, and
telephone number at the location from which most of the services will be
performed.
3. Name, position, office address, telephone number, and e-mail address of firm's
primary contact person for purposes of this RFQ.
4. Name(s) of firm's principal(s) and their professional credentials.
5. Names of key personnel proposed to be committed to the project. Identify their
discipline, their role (e.g. team leader, lead designer, technical expert, etc.), their
professional credentials and experience and their proposed extent of
participation in the project.
6. Other relevant information, at the Firm's discretion, within the specified maximum
page limitation requirement for the proposal
E. Describe how the prime consultant and sub-consultant team will be organized, by
indicating formal reporting lines and informal lines of communication in a proposed
organization chart.

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3. EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE
A. Firms should provide summaries of three to six projects completed within the last five
years, for which the Firm has provided prime consultant services. These referenced
projects must include:
1. At least two projects similar in nature and scope of services to the project for which
proposals are being sought.
2. At least two projects that have been performed by the prime consultant and sub-
consultant team, including key personnel who are substantially the same as the
one proposed for this project.
3. The referenced projects may be past projects for Wake Technical Community
College or for other clients.
4. The summary for each referenced project should include:
a) Name, location and brief description of the project.
b) Name of client (owner) and name, telephone number and e-mail address of
client representative.
c) Identification of prime consultant and sub-consultant team, including names
of key personnel.
d) Name of construction contractor and name, telephone number and e-mail
address of contractor representative.
e) Planned and actual start and completion/occupancy dates, with an
explanation of any significant deviations.
f) Original construction budget and final construction cost, with an explanation
of any significant deviations.
B. Client Satisfaction, client recommendations, etc.
C. Project management systems, services, and deliverables quality management
systems (scope, time, cost, quality, etc.)
D. LEED or Green Globes Design experience.
4. PROPOSED WORK METHODOLOGIES
A. Describe proposed priorities, sequences, etc. for this project.
B. Describe how all of the required disciplines will be coordinated to optimize the design
and ensure high quality properly coordinated construction documents.

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C. Describe the Firm's design philosophy and how the building users' needs and
requirements will be considered in the design process.
D. Describe the management systems, strategies and skills that will be employed to
ensure that:
1. Wake Technical Community College's expectations around project scope, time,
cost, quality, performance and aesthetics will be met.
2. The highest quality of professional services and deliverables will be provided to
Wake Technical Community College within the required timelines.
E. Describe the Firm's construction administration services approach.
F. Describe the Firm's approach to supporting the growth/development of HUB/MWBE
firms; and how the design will promote HUB/MWBE participation during the
construction process.
G. Describe the project close-out and completion effectiveness.
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