This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Boone, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspection (CMT/SI) services are required for (A) the Duncan Hall Renovation, #20220463, and (B) the Peacock Hall Addition, #20220468. These projects have been combined to procure a single CMR and Design Firm. Project A - Edwin Duncan Hall Renovation CP# 20220463: This project will completely gut and renovate Duncan Hall, including adding/refurbishing elevators, building envelope repairs, adding a sprinkler system, completely revamping HVAC, and giving the overall building a facelift while adapting to current and future programming needs. The approximately 93,000 GSF building was constructed in 1965 and there have been numerous in-house small renovations. The goal is for the building to remain an academic office/classroom building. Authorized funds equal $20,000,000. Project B - Walker College of Business Addition/Renovation #20200468: This project is for a new addition to the Walker College of Business located currently at Peacock Hall. The current 116,000 sqft facility serves nearly 25% of campus students. The new, approximately 54,000 sqft. structure, is to be dedicated to various classrooms/labs, office spaces, common & special use areas, mechanical infrastructure space, and bridging to the existing building on the 1st and 2 nd -floor levels. Authorized funds are currently $25,000,000. The University seeks the professional service of a Geotech/Testing Firm to join the team at the end of the Construction Document Phase to provide services through pre-construction, construction and post-acceptance. Geotechnical services have already been provided prior to the Schematic & Design Development Phases. Construction Materials Testing/Special Inspections will be provided as defined and specified in the final Construction Documents approved by the Appalachian State University and the State Construction Office. Construction Sept 2023 - July 2025 Interested firms can participate in the process by submitting a current SF 330 form and addressing the following in a written proposal. Most of the criteria listed below can be accommodated in sections A-G of the SF 330 form. Section H can be used for any additional information and should be limited to ten sheets of paper. Both sides of the sheet may be used. 1. Experience and expertise in the project type being evaluated. 2. Past performance on similar projects. 3. Experience in projects to be part of an existing campus context. 4. Adequate staff and proposed consultant team - qualifications and examples of previous collaborations. 5. Historically Underutilized Business representation in the proposed consultant team. 6. Current workload and State projects awarded. 7. Proposed approach or methodology. 8. Recent experience with project schedule adherence. 9. Construction administration capabilities. 10. Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems. 11. Other factors which may be appropriate for the project. Firms will be notified by June 26, 2023. Interviews will be conducted the week of July 10, 2023. General Project Information for Three Projects Please note that this solicitation is one of three projects (Wey Hall Comprehensive Renovations & Modernization, Duncan Hall Renovation / Peacock Addition, and Innovation Campus - CBEAR) that will receive letters of interest from Geotech/Testing Firms to provide the above-mentioned services. The letters of interest, SF 300 forms (3 copies each) with an electronic version (flash drive preferable) will be used for review for all three projects. Firms shall be able to submit letters of interest to include one, two, or all three projects. Please indicate in the letter of interest which projects the firm is interested in interviewing for. Please contact the listed designers of record to acquire any current preliminary drawings, contract documents with addenda, or other pertinent information that will allow the firm to understand the scope of work. Contracts The contracts will be individually negotiated with the selected firms and there will be a separate executed contract for each of the three projects (Wey Hall Comprehensive Renovations & Modernization, Duncan Hall Renovation, and Innovation Campus - CBEAR). Funding for each project is separate, therefore, requiring individual contracts. Communication In order that the selection process is as objective as possible, do not contact members of the Board of Trustees, or any university officials other than the project managers. All questions and project submittals are to be directed to the Project Manager listed below: Duncan Hall Renovation / Peacock Hall Addition Projects Warren Huntsman, Project Manager Office of Planning, Design & Construction ASU Facilities Annex - PD&C, 2458 Hwy. 105 S. Boone, NC 28607 (828) 262-7531 huntsmanwh@appstate.edu Designer/Architect: McMillan, Pazdan, Smith Architecture Scott Baker, AIA, NCARB Project Manager Phone: 704.301.2133 Email: scbaker@mcmillanpazdansmith.com