Demolition, site work, new construction and renovation of a mixed-use development in Norwich, Connecticut. Design plans call for the construction of a 300,000-square-foot educational facility.

As of July 13 2022 the project is in schematics and will be put to a vote in November 2022. Plans call for the construction of four new elementary schools to replace seven schools. Once the new schools are completed, the existing buildings would be torn down, and new playgrounds and athletic fields created in the spaces where buildings used to be. Teachers’ Memorial Global Studies Middle School would be renovated and retained, along with the recently renovated Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School. The Samuel Huntington School would be renovated to house central offices and adult education. Wequonnoc School in Taftville would become a virtual learning center. Thomas Mahan, Veterans’ Memorial schools, Bishop Early Learning Center and central offices in the former John Mason School would be discontinued. Locations of the new schools: the grounds of the Moriarty Environmental Sciences Magnet School, John B. Stanton School and Uncas School and on the former Greeneville School site The Building Study will be presented before the Norwich Public Schools Board of Education on June 14, 2022 and Norwich City Council on July 5, 2022. City officials hope to receive approval by the school board and City Council this summer and place a referendum question on the Nov. 8 election ballot. No timeline for construction has been determined. *The previous solicitation information below is available for historical purposes. The City of Norwich ("City") and Norwich Public Schools ("NPS") formed a 2020 School Building Committee ("Committee") for the purposes of evaluating school facilities and making such recommendations and reports as to renovations of existing school buildings and new school building construction. Requests for Information (RFI) February 17, 2021 City Hall Purchasing Agent Room 105 Responses to RFI Posted Online February 24, 2021 All questions or requests for information or clarification must be submitted in writing to Robert R. Castronova no later than 4:00 pm on February 17, 2021. No oral interpretation will be made to any proposer as to the meaning of the proposal specifications or any part thereof. Questions may be submitted by email to rcastronova@cityofnorwich.org, by fax to (860)823-3812 or by U.S. Mail to 100 Broadway, Room 105, Norwich, CT 06360. A summary of all questions and answers will be made available by addendum to this RFQ.