2284 Mechanical Equipment - Multiple Chiller Replacements 2025

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
For Building Commissioning Services
Multiple Chiller Replacements 2025
Southern Wake and Perry Health Sciences
Campuses
NCCCS# 2284
Mechanical Equipment Replacements
RFQ Closing Time: June 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Wake Technical
Community College Table of Contents
Part 1 - Submittal Requirements
Section No. Section Name
Section I Requests for Qualifications
Section II Statement of Qualifications (SoQ) Content
Requirements
Section III Available Project Information
Section IV Sample SoQ Evaluation Form

Wake Technical Section I
Community College Request for Qualifications
Page 1
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 Commissioning Agent (CxA) services for construction commissioning
for the replacement of outdoor air-cooled chillers at the Southern Wake Campus (3
locations) and the Perry Health Sciences Campus (1 location).
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 Professional Services
Agreement.
D. Wake Technical Community College encourages participation by MWBE
firms and supports efforts to ensure and promote opportunities for minority
businesses.
2. DEFINITIONS
A. "The Owner" means Trustees, officers, and/or employees of Wake Technical
Community College, Raleigh, NC.
B. "Firm" means the person or firm 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.

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Community College Request for Qualifications
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3. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SUBMISSION
A. SoQ's will be received at the Southern Wake Campus - Facilities Operations &
Warehouse Complex Building T, Suite 200 up to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30,
2026, (the RFQ closing time) by:
Wendell Goodwin, PE
Project Manager - Design & Construction
Wake Technical Community College
Building T, Suite 200
4723 Advantage Way
Raleigh, NC 27603
Telephone: (919) 866-5577
B. SoQ's submitted via fax or e-mail are not acceptable and will not be considered.
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. Commissioning Selection 2 months
2. Project Construction 12 months

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Community College Request for Qualifications
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6. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
A. Firms must be a licensed/registered firm in the State of North Carolina in
accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and with no ties to industry
products or equipment. Commissioning providers shall possess one or more
recognized commissioning certifications such as CxA, BCxP, QCxP/QCP, CBCP,
NEBB CxCP, or approved equivalent.
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.
8. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWS
A. Following the evaluation team's evaluation of the SoQ's, Wake Technical
Community College will make a selection based on a tabulation of the evaluation
criteria from all of the team members, and notify the Firm selected for the project.
Interviews will not be held. Firms not selected will be notified of the evaluation
team's selection. Unsolicited supplementary or clarifying information received
after the RFQ closing time will not be considered.
B. 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
10. INQUIRIES
A. Inquires for this RFQ are to be submitted on or about Friday June 19, 2026 and
directed to the following person via email:
Wendell Goodwin, PE
Project Manager - Design & Construction
Wake Technical Community College
wbgoodwin@waketech.edu
END OF SECTION

Wake Technical Section II
Community College Statement of Qualifications (SoQ) Content Requirements
Page 4
1. INTENT
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.
2. FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
A. 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, and table of contents.
The page limit includes resumes of key personnel and any unsolicited supplementary
information such as corporate brochures, etc.
B. 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.
C. Provide three (3) complete hard copies of the SoQ and one (1) electronic copy on USB
drive.
3. 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. State the size of
the Firm, including all offices, and size and skills/expertise of specific offices where the
services will be provided.
4. PROPOSED PRIME CONSULTANT AND SUBCONSULTANT TEAM
A. Firms must demonstrate in their SoQ that they, together with their sub-consultants (as
needed), have the capacity available to commit to managing and performing all the
consulting services and producing all of the deliverables required for this particular
project, within the required project schedule. Capacity includes sufficient qualified staff
resources, technology and equipment.
B. If a sub-consultant is proposed, Firms must assemble and identify in their SoQ their
roles and responsibilities.
C. If proposed, Firms must indicate whether each of the sub-consultants will be resourced
through the Firm's own staff or through sub-consultant.

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D. Provide, for the Firm and for each proposed sub-consultant firm:
1. Name of firm, head office address, telephone 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
role (e.g. team leader, lead designer, technical expert, etc.), their professional
credentials and experience (in the form of maximum one-page resumes)
especially as it relates to providing similar commissioning services, 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. Provide clarity on how much involvement each team member will
have. It is important to identify the geographic location of the firm as well as the key team
members and sub-consultants, and to the extent that any of the key team members are
not local, to provide clarity on their ability to fully participate in a highly interactive and
collaborative environment.
5. EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE
A. Firms should provide summaries of three to six projects completed within the last five
(5) 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. If proposed at least two projects that have been performed by the prime consultant
and sub-consultant team, including key personnel, substantially the same as the
one proposed for this project.
B. The referenced projects may be past projects for Wake Technical Community College
or for other clients.

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Community College Statement of Qualifications (SoQ) Content Requirements
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C. The summary for each referenced project should include:
1. Name, location and brief description of the project.
2. Name of client (owner) and name, telephone number and e-mail address of
client representative.
3. Identification of prime consultant and sub-consultant team, including names of
key personnel.
4. Name of construction contractor and name, telephone number and e-mail
address of contractor representative.
5. Planned and actual start and completion/occupancy dates, with an explanation
of any significant deviations.
6. Original construction budget and final construction cost, with an explanation of
any significant deviations.
7. Client satisfaction feedback or recommendations.
8. Other pertinent information demonstrating the Firm's experience and past
performance record, e.g. unique project challenges or problems, innovative
design solutions, project successes, etc.
D. It is Wake Technical Community College's desire that the commissioning firm meet
the following qualifications:
1. The commissioning firm must also have a strong understanding of design
components that will assist in any design needs that have not been met initially.
2. The commissioning firm will have extensive experience with projects in the
public sector.
3. The commissioning team members shall have extensive experience in the
operation and troubleshooting of: (1) HVAC systems, (2) electrical systems, (3)
plumbing systems, (4) direct digital control systems, (5) detailed analysis of
anomalies presented during the construction process. Minimum of ten years of
field experience is required working with these types of systems.
4. The commissioning team members shall have experience in commissioning
and the design of energy efficient systems and control strategy optimizations.
5. The commissioning team shall have experience in writing commissioning
specifications, test procedures and commissioning plans.
6. The commissioning firm shall have a local commissioning practice on the
primary disciplines of mechanical, electrical and piping/plumbing engineering.

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6. 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
commissioning, ensure high quality properly coordinated construction documents.
C. Describe the Firm's commissioning philosophy and how the building users' needs and
requirements will be considered in the design and construction process.
D. Describe the strategies and skills that will be employed to ensure that:
1. Provide an overview of the team's implementation schedule highlighting the
major phases, milestones and recommended meetings. Describe the team's
approach to risk management and measurement & verification (M&V) on how
such services would specifically pertain to
2. The highest quality of professional services and deliverables will be provided to
Wake Technical Community College within the required timelines.
3. Wake Tech Community College receives a smooth transition throughout the
Project Turnover process from the Construction phase to the Operations
phase.
E. Describe the Firm's approach to supporting the growth/development of HUB firms.
F. Provide any other relevant information about the Firm's work methodologies.
END OF SECTION

Wake Technical Section III
Community College Available Project Information
Page 8
1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A. Building HB, Perry Health Center Campus. Existing chiller CH-2 will be replaced with
a new 130-ton (nominal) air cooled chiller and connected into exiting chilled water
supply and return lines in the mechanical yard, providing new valves at point of
connection new to existing. A flow meter will also be installed on the domestic water
line to measure the building's total domestic water flow. Controls shall be by Distech
only.
B. Building SB, South Campus. Existing chiller CH-2 will be replaced with a new 180-
ton (nominal) air cooled chiller and connected into exiting chilled water supply and
return lines in the mechanical yard, providing new valves at point of connection new
to existing, with associated controls and master system integration. Project will also
include the installation of temperature sensors and flow meter for a new BTU
metering system. Flow meters will also be installed on the domestic water lines at
two locations to measure the building's total domestic water flow. Controls shall be
by Distech or JCI FX.
C. Building SD, South Campus. Existing chiller CH-1 will be replaced with a new 200-
ton (nominal) air cooled chiller and connected into exiting chilled water supply and
return lines in the mechanical yard, providing new valves at point of connection new
to existing. The existing primary chilled water pump located at the chiller is to be
replaced and will include a backup pump of equal size. A flow meter will also be
installed on the domestic water line to measure the building's total domestic water
flow. Controls shall be by Distech only.
D. Building SL, South Campus. Existing chiller CH-1 will be replaced with a new 200-ton
(nominal) air cooled chiller and connected into exiting chilled water supply and return
lines in the mechanical yard, providing new valves at point of connection new to
existing. Project will also include the installation of temperature sensors and flow
meters for two (2) new BTU metering systems (one serving Building SK and one
serving Building SL). A Flow meter will also be installed on the domestic water line to
measure the building's total domestic water flow. And existing KW demand meter
located in the transformer serving Building SL will be connected and integrated into
the BAS as well as the connection and integration of the existing KW demand meter
located in the Emergency Power Panel "E". Controls shall be by Distech or JCI FX.
E. Electrical shall consist of all necessary demolition and new connections to support
chiller, pumps, control replacements, and utility monitoring.
2. PROJECT BUDGET
A. The total construction cost for this project is $1,245,629.00.