The North Carolina General Assembly has tasked the Legislative Services Office with combining the real estate footprint of the Department of Commerce, Department of Public Instruction, Community Colleges System, and The University of North Carolina System to create synergies in how the state administers public education from kindergarten to tomorrow's workforce, and highlight North Carolina's deep history in education. By anchoring the campus on the city block bounded by Jones Street, Salisbury Street, Lane Street, and McDowell Street, in the heart of Raleigh, the Legislative Services Office aims to establish a new standard for architecture amongst the state government buildings while maintaining historical design elements from the surrounding environment. Further, the Education Campus, which will attract students and adults alike, should include dynamic and highly functional pedestrian spaces capable of inspiring today's students and tomorrow's workforce. The Legislative Services Office is seeking a North Carolina registered architecture/engineering firm capable of delivering architectural, engineering, cost estimating, and landscape architectural services for the new North Carolina Education Campus. Specific engineering services shall include but are not limited to structural, mechanical, electrical, MEP/FP, civil, and geotechnical engineering. At our discretion, we may retain the selected designer for the remainder of the design and construction of the project and any other development opportunities for the property. Develop a single-site, functional, landmark campus integrating design elements from other North Carolina government buildings, including the State Capitol, the State Legislature, the Raleigh Century Post Office, and Museums along Jones Street. The Education Campus will support multiple executive-level agencies, including the Department of Commerce, Department of Public Instruction, Community Colleges System, and UNC System. The Education Campus shall include approximately 250,000 gross square feet of space, including 200,000 square feet of office space, and 1,004 parking spaces. The scope of work includes but is not limited to analyzing space needs, identifying parking needs, identifying on-site constraints, developing optimal building density. options and greenspaces, establishing project costs, and all other necessary project considerations. The Legislative Services Office has engaged a spacing consultant to work with the chosen designer on space needs and other project considerations. Estimated Total Project Budget = $180,000,000. In order to offer architectural, engineering, or landscape architectural services in response to this solicitation, the proposing firm must be properly licensed to practice Architecture, Engineering, or Landscape Architecture in the State of North Carolina. More information on the North Carolina state boards may be found at the websites. As of December 12, 2022, this project is currently under evaluation stage. An issuance of draft request for proposal to short-listed firms has not been scheduled. The first found of one-one meetings with short-listed firms proposers to discuss the RFP, with issuance of short-listed proposers and award has not been released. A notice to intent to award of proposers has not been disclosed.
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