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

The Town of Biltmore Forest has a goal to improve its public facilities in accordance with its current and projected needs. The Town currently conducts all public services on the existing "Town Hall Site" that sits in the center of Town. This site, as shown on the attached survey ("Attachment B"), includes the Town Hall building, Public Works Department building, Police Department building, and a Public Works storage/lay down yard and covered shed that houses equipment and bulk materials such as salt. The Public Works Department staff includes eight (8) full-time employees and, currently, two (2) part-time employees. The Town Planner, while not an employee of the Public Works Department, currently maintains office space on the second floor of the Public Works Building. The Police Department staff houses seventeen (17) full-time employees and one (1) permanent part-time employee. However, the Police Department works in four distinct shifts, so all these employees are not there at the same time. The maximum number of employees within the building is generally during daytime hours and would not exceed eight (8) employees. The goal of this Master Plan is to explore the existing buildings and provide alternatives and capital improvement opportunities to facilitate the space needs within each department. Specifically, this work will include finding and presenting options in the form of high-level master plans for space allocations and capital improvements, as well as possibilities and designs for new facilities on the existing site or on other property within the Town limits as directed by the Board. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143-64.31, the Town of Biltmore Forest is soliciting statements of qualifications from firms to provide professional consulting services related to a Master Plan and Programming development for the Town's Police Department and Public Works Storage facility. The Town of Biltmore Forest recently conducted a Space Needs Assessment for Major Town Facilities, a copy of which is attached to this RFQ as "Attachment A". The Police Department and Public Works Storage facility were the highest priority projects that arose from the report. The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit Letters of Interest from qualified architectural firms to assist with the development of this master plan and programming study. Please direct any questions, concerns, or requests for information regarding the RFQ in writing to: Jonathan Kanipe, Town Manager 355 Vanderbilt Road, Biltmore Forest, NC 28803 (828) 274-0824 jkanipe@biltmoreforest.org. 7/31/23 Last day to submit written requests for information/clarification. Timely delivery is at the risk of the Respondent. All items required for a responsive proposal shall be included. Responses must be enclosed in a sealed envelope or package. The envelope or package must clearly show the name and address of the responding firm, and the phrase: "Request for Qualifications: Master Plan for Police Department and Public Works Storage Facility Programming." Submissions must adhere to the format and content requirements established.