Site work and new construction of an educational facility in Pembroke, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the construction of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

One-Two Sentences UNCP seeks the professional services of a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to join the team in the schematic design phase to provide Preconstruction Services for the project through Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Document Phases as approved by the NC Office of State Construction. The building will be located at the current University Village Apartments site, directly across Braves Drive from the Weinstein Building. The Village Apartments structures will be demolished to make room for this project. It is expected that the building will be roughly 75,000 gross square feet and two to three stories tall. The existing UNCP campus language of brick, precast and metal panels with glass will make up the exterior. The program will house the first public Optometry school in North Carolina and will include academic laboratories, teaching spaces, student commons areas, and an Optometry clinic to support the existing Optometry professionals in the region and serve the community. To ensure the selection process remains as impartial as possible, refrain from directly or indirectly contacting members of the Board of Trustees, Campus Officials, and staff, apart from the designated project contact, from the date of this public announcement until approval by the Board of Trustees. All communications to the primary project contact via email only, kevin.witmore@uncp.edu Cc: douglas.hall@uncp.edu.