Professional Consulting Services for a Transit Access Sidewalk Along Orange Grove Road

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Nov 19, 2025
Due:	Dec 15, 2025
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	367-OC5467
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Solicitation Number:	367-OC5467
Project Title:	Professional Consulting Services for a Transit Access Sidewalk Along Orange Grove Road
Description:	Orange County, North Carolina, is releasing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide professional engineering services for the Transit Access Sidewalk along Orange Grove Road Project. The County is seeking firms whose combination of experience and expertise will provide timely, professional services.
Opening Date:	12/15/2025 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	11/20/2025
Status:	Open
Department:	COUNTY OF ORANGE


Solicitation Number * 367-OC5467	Department COUNTY OF ORANGE	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2025-12-15T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2025-11-19T18:56:52.0000000Z	Commodity Code Design Services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions https://www.orangecountync.gov/Bids.aspx	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Lenny Amaro
Description Orange County, North Carolina, is releasing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide professional engineering services for the Transit Access Sidewalk along Orange Grove Road Project. The County is seeking firms whose combination of experience and expertise will provide timely, professional services.

Attachments RFQ367-OC5467 OPT Transit Access Sidewalk along Orange Grove Rd - 111725.pdf (3.01 MB)

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County of Orange

Finance and Administrative Services Department – Purchasing Division

RFQ No 367-OC5467

Request for Qualifications to Provide Professional Consulting Services for a Transit Access

Sidewalk Along Orange Grove Road

I. Purpose:

Orange County, North Carolina, is releasing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking

proposals from qualified firms to provide professional engineering services for the Transit

Access Sidewalk along Orange Grove Road Project. The County is seeking firms whose

combination of experience and expertise will provide timely, professional services. The

County reserves the right to enter into one or more contracts with any firm selected under

this RFQ process.

The Project will include design, permitting, bidding and award assistance, and

construction administration services related to the design and construction of a 1.7-mile

Transit Access sidewalk along the northwest side of Orange Grove Road, from the

existing sidewalk near Eflin Blvd in Hillsborough, NC, to the first driveway at Cedar Ridge

High School along Grady Brown School Road, including a prefabricated pedestrian bridge

located west of the Orange Grove Road over I-40 bridge (Bridge #670262).

This project is funded in part with federal funds and is subject to applicable federal

regulations and requirements.

Electronic responses ONLY will be accepted for this solicitation.

Information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted on the

County’s website at https://www.orangecountync.gov/Bids.aspx. For questions about this

solicitation, contact:

Name: Darlene Weaver

Department/Title: Transportation Planning Manager

Address:606 Hwy86 N, Hillsborough NC, 27278

Phone: 919-245-2002

Emails: dweaver@orangecountync.gov ; finance-purchasing@orangecountync.gov

II. Project Overview and Scope of Work

A. Summary

The awarded contractor shall provide services, all as set forth in this RFQ. The scope of

work will include project management and administration, subsurface utility engineering,

roadway design, construction documents, sidewalk drainage design, erosion control

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design, Traffic Management plan, pavement marking plan, structure design, Right-of-Way

Services, utility coordination services, Geotechnical services.

Prepare an NCDOT Type I(A) CE form for the transit access sidewalk along Orange Grove

Road to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), NCDOT policies and

procedures for environmental documentation, and other related federal, state, and local laws

and regulations. This project will evaluate the addition of a 6-foot sidewalk on the north/west

side of New Grady Brown School Road from Cedar Ridge High School's first driveway to the

intersection with Orange Grove Road, then heading north on Orange Grove Road

approximately 1 mile to Eflin Boulevard. All ground disturbance and easements are assumed

to be within the project study area as outlined in red below.

B. Deliverables

Project Management

• Project Management Plan (PMP)

• Quality Management Plan (QMP)

• Initial Project Schedule

• Draft and final meeting minutes following meetings.

• Documentation of General Coordination activities

• Files shall be correlated with survey files.

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Roadway Design

• Design Assumptions Submittal

• Design Assumptions

Typical Sections

Draft Recommendation Plan Set Submittal

• Title Sheet

• Typical Sections Sheets

• Plan Sheets with Horizontal Design

• Profile Sheets with Vertical Design

• Cross Sections

• Preliminary Right of Way and Easement Limits

• Proposed Guardrail Design if required.

• Preliminary Slope Stake lines

• Preliminary Earthwork Summary

• Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate

Preliminary 65% Submittal

• Approved Draft Recommendation Plan Set

• Proposed Right-of-Way and Easements

• Cross sections

• Updated Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate

Right of Way Plans

• Proposed Right-of-Way Plans (Right of Way Acquisition and Utility

Coordination Services Needed)

90% Submittal

• Approved Right-of-Way Plans

• Cross sections

• Estimated Construction Quantities

• Engineer's Construction Cost Estimate

100% Submittal (Final)

• Approved 90% Plans

• Cross sections

• Estimated Construction Quantities

• Engineer's Construction Cost Estimate

Final Sealed Plans and Bid Document Submittal

• Approved 100% Plans

• Estimated Construction Quantities

• Engineer's Construction Cost Estimate

Bid Construction Document

• Engineer’s Estimate

• Lead pre-bid meeting, prepare agenda, and provide meeting

minutes.

• Address up to 3 Addenda

• Lead public bid opening, review bids, prepare

certified bid tabulation, and provide

recommendation for award.

Roadway Design

Preliminary 60% Plan Submittal

• Drainage Design

• Preliminary Erosion and Sediment Control Design

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90% Plans Submittal

• Drainage Summary Sheet & Quantities

• Erosion Control Plans to North Carolina Department of Environmental

Quality (NCDEQ)

Final Sealed Plans Submittal

• Approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (Hydraulics)

Traffic Management and Pavement Marking Plans

• Preliminary 65% Submittal

• Staging Concept Traffic Control Phasing Notes

• 90% Submittal Traffic Control Phasing Notes

• 100% Submittal (Final)

• 100% Traffic Control Phasing Notes

• Final Sealed Plans Submittal

• Final Traffic Control Phasing Notes

• Final Pavement Marking Plans

Structure Plans

• 30% Preliminary Geotechnical Design (PGD) Plans

• 100% Stamped Plans and Specifications

Right of Way Services

• Property valuation claim report

• Final Reports on each property claim

Utility Coordination

• Utility kick-off meeting coordination

• Utility meeting minutes

• Utility relocation schedule

• Special provisions

• Utility packages

• Utility By Others (UBO) (I)

Geotechnical Services

• Foundation Recommendations Report

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• NCDOT Type I(A) Categorical Exclusion (CE) Form (draft and final)

• Project Initiation Letter and Mailing List (draft and final)

• Landowner Notification Letter

• Design Initiation Scoping Tool (DIST) (draft and final)

• Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination/Approved Jurisdictional

Determination (PJD/AJD)Package

• Natural Resources Technical Report (NRTR) (draft and final)

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• Complete Streets Review Assessment and Complete Streets Project

Sheet

III. RFQ Schedule of Events and SOQ:

Advertisement of RFQ:367-OC5467

Deadline for Questions:

Deadline for Answers:

DUE DATE & TIME FOR SOQs

Contract Effective Date

November 18, 2025

December 1, 2025

December 8, 2025

December 15, 2025, 2:00PM

TBD

IV. Statement of Qualification Submittal:

Firms must submit one electronic Statement of Qualification (SOQ) to Jovana Amaro,

Purchasing Manager at finance-purchasing@orangecountync.gov prior to the due date

and time for SOQ submissions. Each proposer is solely responsible for the delivery of SOQ

and accepts all risks of late delivery regardless of fault. In addition, offerors accept all risks

if the file is corrupted, incorrect, incomplete, or not attached. Any SOQ received after the

submission deadline shall not be considered.

Proposals must be submitted by December 15th, no later than 2:00 PM as detailed above.

Firms should enter “Firm’s Name-RFQ 367-OC5467” as the subject for the email.

All submittal components must be provided in a single PDF file transmitted via email, with

a maximum file size of 15 MB. The proposal should be submitted as one complete

package covering all items outlined in the scope of services. The SOQ must include

bookmarks linking to sections for easy navigation.

Orange County reserves the right to reject any or all submittals, to waive minor

informalities and to make such selection deemed in its best interest.

Minority Bidders: Orange County encourages all businesses, including minority, and

women owned businesses to respond to all RFPs, ITBs, and RFQs.

V. Statement of Qualification Questions:

Upon review of the RFQ documents, firms may have questions to clarify or interpret the

RFQ in order to submit the best response possible. To accommodate the RFQ Questions

process, firms shall submit any such questions by the above due date. Written questions

shall be emailed to Darlene Weaver at dweaver@orangecountync.gov and Jovana

Amaro at financepurchasing@orangecountync.gov by the date and time specified above.

Firms should enter “RFQ#: 367-OC5467: Questions” as the subject for the email.

Questions submittals should include a reference to the applicable RFQ section. The

purpose of this email notification requirement is to allow staff to see questions as they

come in quickly.

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