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UNC - Chapel Hill Academic Affairs
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Morehead-Cain Foundation Comprehensive Renovation
Architectural/Engineering

Nathan Harms

(919) 452-5420

nathan.harms@fac.unc.edu

05/13/2026

$25,000,000

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The Morehead Planetarium Building consists of the historic
1949 wing, Morehead Building, and an addition, built to the
east, in 1974. The building presently houses program,
educational and administrative space supporting multiple
tenants, primarily Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
and the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program

This project will fully renovate that portion of the

interior of the building occupied by the Morehead-Cain
Foundation, repair & improve the exterior building
envelope (including the roof), as well as renovate

associated utility spaces located in the basements of both
the addition and the original building. Improvements to the
base building environmental systems are expected, including
but not limited to: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, emergency
power, Fire Alarm, and Fire Protection. Improvements to the
building utilities and entry points will be evaluated for
inclusion in the project as part of this design effort.

A recent Advance Planning study to validate and refine the
requested project program and establish a total project
budget, was performed by Gensler Architects in early 2026,
and will be made available to the selected firm at time of
Award. 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.

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

4. Telecommunications

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5. Structural
6. Cost Estimation

Submit Letters of Interest (Contact Person, Name of Institution & Address)

and Current SF-330 to: UNC Facilities Planning & Design
Nathan M. Harms, RA LEED-AP
Giles Horney Building
103 Airport Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

In order to offer architectural or engineering services in response to this solicitation, the proposer must be
licensed in the State of North Carolina.

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