Site work and new construction of a power facility in Greenville, North Carolina. Working plans call for the construction of a power facility; and for site work for a power facility.

GUC is seeking to hire a qualified Design Build team to provide design and general contracting services for the expansion of this facility. The general project scope will be Phase 1 - preparation of a Master Plan for full storage facility build-out including liquefaction, and Phase 2 - final engineering design and construction for first phase of expansion (two storage tanks). The purpose of this solicitation is to receive RFQs from qualified DB Firms to deliver and complete design services, to provide pre-construction service and construction delivery services in accordance with the North Carolina Design-build construction delivery method. The overall project budget is anticipated to be $8,000,000 The specific scope of work for the selected DB for the Project will be defined in the design build agreement; however, at a minimum the following services are required of the DB: Provide design build services including design development and construction documents, cost estimating, participation in life-cycle cost analysis, valueengineering, constructability reviews, scheduling, applying for and obtaining permits, etc. Provide advanced material procurement projections. Develop and maintain a master project schedule. Cloud based project drawing, documents, and file sharing. Define and prepare scopes of work for bid packages and perform first tier subcontractor vetting and scope of work-bid confirmation. Construction of the project including but not limited to all labor and materials to perform the construction work in accordance with this RFQ. Preparation of shop drawings and submittals. Provide construction management and general contracting services. Develop a commissioning plan and work in conjunction with the commissioning agent. Provide record documents of as-built conditions on the project. RFQ packages should be no more than fifty (50) pages in length. Please prepare a cover letter no longer than two (2) pages, signed by an authorized representative of the firm. The table of contentswill follow the cover letter (the cover letter and table of contents are not included in the overall page count). Pages shall be 8.5" x 11" with the exception of charts, photos, and exhibits, which may utilize 11" x 17" folded to 8.5" x 11." Inquiries on the project or requests for additional information must be e-mailed to: Cleve Haddock, CLGPO, haddocgc@guc.com, Procurement Manager no later than Monday, October 27, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. local time. Greenville Utilities Commission will not be responsible for or bound by any oral instructions made by any employee(s) of GUC regarding this RFQ invitation.