Renovation of an office development in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a office development.

The selected CMR firm will work with Henderson County Project Manager and the County’s architect/design firm, McMillan, Pazdan Smith to complete the project. The services requested must be by a firm with CMR experience and will be inclusive of both pre-construction and construction services. This project is for the renovation to the existing VFW Building and the project scope includes but is not limited to the following: Bring community building into code compliance, including accessibility and systems upgrades. Henderson County intends to renovate the existing VFW Building that sits on a .62-acre site. The 9,200 square foot building consists of two stories, each story approximately 4,600 square feet. The existing upper level consist of a multipurpose room with a wood dance floor and bar area. A large portion of the multipurpose room and dance floor will remain, the bar will be removed, and a catering kitchen will be added. The existing lower level consist of a bar, a kitchen, and several large meeting rooms. The existing kitchen and bar will be removed, and the meeting rooms will be reconfigured to include an office suite that will be utilized by County staff. The renovation will also add an elevator, code-compliant interior stairs, and accessible restroom facilities to both levels of the building. All existing building systems will be replaced with new electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems. The roof will be replaced, windows and exterior doors will be replaced, and fire sprinklers will be added to the building. Both floors contain grade-level entrances. The existing parking lot will be reworked to provide accessible parking to both levels. A portion of the existing paving will be replaced, and a portion of the existing paving will be repaired. The existing building is constructed as slab on grade with load-bearing brick masonry at the exterior walls. The elevated floor system consists of wood floor joist with structural steel girders. The roof structure consists of steel bow-string trusses and wood rafters. Interior partitions are wood framed. It is likely there are also some load-bearing masonry walls on the interior supporting the upper level. The work has an estimated construction budget of approximately $4.3 million. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive technicalities and to be the sole judge of suitability of the services for its intended use as allowed by law and further specifically reserves the right to make the award in the best interest of the County. The County requests that no Henderson County officials be contacted during this process. Christopher Todd, Business & Community Development Director may be contacted at 828-697- 4819 only to clarify questions concerning the RFQ.