Renovation of an educational facility in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

This project consists of the renovation and interior upfit of the existing Strickland Building, on the main campus of Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC), in Winston-Salem, NC, originally constructed 1974-1976. The project is located at 2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC. The scope of the project consists of 69,267 square feet of interior up fit to their existing main campus building. The program spaces will include nursing, birthing, & medication labs, a wellness center, campus bookstore, computer & tutoring labs, administrative & cashier offices, veterans, women, & minority mentoring centers, new restrooms, testing center, chemistry lab, science & general classrooms, and a conference center with full kitchen. The renovated facility will serve FTCC for many years to come. The existing building is structurally sound and currently in use. The existing building is sprinklered and will remain so. The building is type IB construction, protected steel frame. A portion of interior partitions will be demolished, while all load-bearing structure will remain unchanged; slab openings will be made for an elevator shaft & various PME penetrations, with added structural support. The exterior appearance is to remain unchanged. Materials selected for this building will complement the existing building as well as include materials used by the Owner on similar projects across the campus to provide cohesiveness for various building designs. The interior partition walls will typically be 3-5/8 or 6 metal stud with GWB. The building will have either open, gwb, or acoustical lay-in ceilings. The floor finishes are to match the remainder of the building - carpet tile, vct, epoxy resinous, & sealed concrete. Restrooms will have ceramic tile floor and partial ceramic tile wall finish. The project includes all other work as shown, indicated or reasonably implied on the drawings and/or specifications for a complete, first class job. Subcontractor Bids shall be for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of Forsyth Technical Community College Main Campus Renovation Strickland Center - Interior Upfit 2100 Silas Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, NC 27103 In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain, or improve the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii) a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public. All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the state laws governing their respective trades. Payment will be made based on ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 60 days. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.