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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Technology Education Complex Project Special Inspections - This request for proposals is for special inspection for the $45,000,000 Bond funded Technology Education Complex of buildings for Rowan-Cabarrus Community Colleges (RCCC) North Campus in Salisbury, NC. The Complex is envisioned to include the construction of two (two) new buildings and associated site work and roadways. These buildings are: 1. Technology Building - housing existing Welding and Machining Technology Programs as well as supporting a new Metallurgy element. This building will include traditional classrooms, office space, student/faculty/staff support spaces, as well as welding and machining-oriented lab spaces, which would include industrial equipment on which the students will train, and flex labs, which would be flexible high and wide bay spaces where manufacturing tenants could set up representative production lines and/or equipment on which to train new employees. This is envisioned to be a roughly 40,000 sf facility. 2. Career & College Promise Building - housing eight (8) classrooms, Administration, Cafeteria/Kitchen, and multi-purpose spaces to support Early College High School and College / CTE Programs. This is envisioned to be a roughly 18,000 sf facility. The scope of work for this selection will include providing special inspections for soils, grading, density testing, field and laboratory concrete testing, grout testing, onsite observations of concrete reinforcement, structural masonry, structural steel, fire resistant materials, and providing daily reports on the observations. The project will be designed and administered under State Construction Office requirements. The special inspections engineering team will be required to work closely with the design team, the CMR contractor, the sustainability consultant, the commissioning agent, and the owner. SCOPE OF SERVICES 1.1. Subgrade Evaluation: project engineer will observe proof rolling of the subgrade soils and confirm that unstable materials are removed (if necessary), and that the exposed subgrade in areas scheduled for fill placement is stable. Also, engineer will observe proof rolling of subgrade soils prior to base course placement as well as base course prior to asphalt placement. 1.2. Bearing Grade Evaluation: engineering technician will perform dynamic cone penetrometer tests on the foundation subgrade soils to confirm the required bearing pressures and ascertain if undercutting and replacement of the subgrade is necessary. 1.3. Field Density Testing of Earth Fill: provide an engineering technician to perform in-place density testing of compacted structural fill. 1.4. Field Density Testing of Utility Trench Backfill: provide an engineering technician to perform in-place density testing of storm, sanitary, domestic water and fire line system trench backfill placement within structural areas. 1.5. Field Testing of Concrete: Concrete for building foundations, elevated decks, cast in place walls and slabson-grade will be tested for temperature, slump, and air content in accordance with the project specifications and specimens will be obtained for laboratory testing. Use of the correct mix designs will be verified in the field. The tests will be performed by an ACI certified engineering technician and will be in accordance with applicable ASTM methods. 1.6. Laboratory Testing - Concrete: Concrete cylinders (4" x 8") fabricated during placement will be tested for compressive strength in the laboratory. One specimen from each set of concrete cylinders will be tested at 7 days following placement and three will be tested at 28 days. One specimen from each set will be held in reserve in the event that the concrete strength is below the specified requirements. For the placement of time-critical concrete elements of the structure, an additional concrete specimen may be fabricated for a compressive strength test prior to the 7-day test. 1.7. Laboratory Testing - Grout: Grout specimens will be fabricated during structural CMU wall construction. The samples will be tested for compressive strength in the laboratory. One specimen from each set of specimens will be tested at 7 days following placement and two will be tested at 28 days. One specimen from each set will be held in reserve in the event that the grout strength is below the specified requirements. 1.8. Structural Concrete Reinforcement: The reinforcing steel in the foundations, CMU walls, elevated decks and slabs-on-grade will be observed to confirm proper size, location, spacing, fastening, and cover. 1.9. Field Observations of Structural Masonry: During structural masonry wall construction, engineer will periodically observe the placement of the reinforcing steel within the hollow CMU units and ensure that the space to be grouted is clean. Engineer will continuously field test the grout fill to be placed. The samples will be tested for compressive strength in our laboratory. 1.10. Structural Steel Inspection: Engineer will perform periodic inspections of shop and field welded connections as well as bearing and slip-critical bolted connections as specified in the project documents. Bolted connections will be tested for proper torque if required. In addition, high strength bolts, nuts, and washers will be inspected for material verification. Ultrasonic (UT) testing will be required at moment connections. 4 1.11. Spray Fire Resistant Materials: Engineer will perform observations and testing for the spray fire resistant materials. Thickness testing will be performed in the field and density testing will be performed in the field/laboratory. 1.12. Reporting - Daily hand-written reports will be provided daily. Formal reporting of evaluations and test results will be provided in typed form. Any deficiencies in the observed/tested quality of the materials or work that are not corrected will be communicated to the appropriate project personnel via telephone or facsimile. 1.13. All field and laboratory tests will be completed in accordance with applicable ASTM procedures. Contact Ronda Holland Telephone 704-216-3455 Email ronda.holland@rccc.edu The proposing firm must be registered and active with NC IPS and NC EProcurement prior to submitting a package. It is the intent of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to select an engineering firm for the project's special inspections. In selecting the special inspections engineer, the College's Selection Committee will take into consideration qualifying factors such as: SELECTING CRITERIA: In selecting the special inspections engineer, the College's Selection Committee will take into consideration qualifying factors addressed below with their relative weighting: 1. Expertise and previous experience in the inspections of innovative, high-efficiency educational/institutional facilities (both Higher Education and K-12) within the State of North Carolina. 35% 2. Demonstrated understanding of requirements under which Rowan-Cabarrus Community College must execute its capital projects, including the RCCC Facilities Design Manual, the State Construction Manual and associated forms, NCCCS Capital Improvement Guide, and the State Construction Office (SCO) project administration, and plan review. 20% 3. Qualifications and experience of proposed staff and consultant team. 20% 4. Quality of the proposal, including the inclusion of all the Submittal Requirements addressed below. 20% 5. Familiarity with and proximity to the College. 5% 6. After Selection Committee Members' votes have been tallied and averaged, one half (1/2) additional point will be awarded to Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certified proposers. Teams with at least one HUB certified sub-consultant (necessary to support the effort of this contract), will be awarded one half (1/2) additional point. A maximum of one (1) additional point may be granted under this criterion. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Submit one (1) electronic copy of the submittal package in Adobe.pdf format. Electronic submissions only (Read Receipt Requested). Each package shall include, in the following order: 1. A Letter of Interest - no more than one page. Letter of interest should include Engineering License Number, 2. E-Procurement number, and SCO Vendor Number. 3. A commissioning approach for the project including Owner/Commissioning Team organizational chart. 4. A minimum of three (3) (but no more than six (6) single page, front and back examples of similar projects with N.C. State Construction Office (SCO) administered projects. 5. Three (3) letters of recommendation from prior Higher Education clients, on their letterhead, for similar projects. 6. Resumes of key staff proposed to support the commissioning effort, including an indication of other projects on which that individual will be concurrently assigned, and those anticipated project completion dates. 7. Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification for any entity proposed to support the effort of this contract. 8. Signed copy of all addendums issued to this advertisement. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.