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City of Greensboro is seeking consultant(s) from a qualified firm to provide material testing and special inspections for the new Windsor Chavis Nacho Community Complex. The project will include both the north site (former Windsor Recreation Center) located at 1601 East Gate City Blvd and the south site (Nacho Park) located at 1010 Duke St. The new Windsor Chavis Nacho Community Complex will bring these elements together to both serve as a community resource and simultaneously tell the unique story of the community through its design. The 65,000 sq. ft. facility will provide residents a place to learn and play together; improving daily living through health wellness, offer access to City and County services, promoting lifelong learning, and encouraging social interaction. Utilizing a community-based program design, the engagement efforts touched over 4,000 residents from the surrounding community and Greensboro at large. The indoor spaces are designed for flexibility with open sight lines, multifunction spaces and movable furnishings. Indoor spaces will consist of indoor aquatics including a lazy river, water slide and lap swim, teaching kitchen, gymnasium, walking track, weight room, fitness room, sensory space, dedicated spaces for children, teens, and seniors, and flexile programming rooms and spaces both indoor and outdoor. Tailored program specific lending kiosks, traditional collections, and book vending will bring an innovative learning experience. Through a collaborative with the City, Guilford County will offer various services to residents from county departments including Public Health, Social Services, and Cooperative Extension at the Windsor Chavis Nacho Community Complex. Residents will have access to eligibility services including Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), and Women, Infants, and Children services (WIC). Public Health and Cooperative Extension will offer educational classes cantered on wellness, exercise, and health and nutrition. Cooperative Extension will also connect residents with food recourses through the county's food security program. Nacho Park renovation will include replacing existing restrooms and upgrading a multi-purpose field to regulation size, replacing and relocating playground equipment with an innovative nature play area, adding a full-size covered basketball pavilion, amphitheatre, wide pathways, relaxation area including hammock poles, additional parking, sustainable landscaping, and storm water control devices. The site will feature multiple community gathering areas with Bosque seating, picnic tables, bench seating, a shade structure, and lighting throughout. Construction Materials Engineering and Testing services and tasks may include but are not limited to the following: Soils evaluation and testing Earthwork monitoring Fill in placement observation and compaction testing including backfill at retaining walls Cast-In-Place concreate inspection and testing Asphalt placement/thickness observations Masonry inspections and testing Foundation construction monitoring Reinforcing steel inspection Structural steel framing inspections Composite metal floor deck and shear stud inspections Metal roof deck inspections Spray applied fireproofing and intumescent painting and testing. The City anticipates the time of construction to be approximately eighteen (18) months beginning in April 2025 for 1601 East Gate St. Blvd and (12) months for Nacho Park beginning in May 2025. To encourage M/WBE participation in the contract, the City will award ten percent (10%), or ten points, of the total available selection criteria Points to a Respondent on a sliding scale based upon the level of M/WBE participation on its team performing a Commercially Useful Function. Of the 10 points, up to five points will be awarded for utilizing certified MBE firms and up to five points for using certified WBE firms. Written Questions March 24, 2025 - Responses from City Due March 28, 2025- This Request is issued by the City of Greensboro Engineering & Inspections Department. Any questions concerning this Request shall be submitted in writing and addressed to Shawna Tillery by email to shawna.tillery@greensboro-nc.gov. Ity review and Selection of Short List of Qualified Consultants, if applicable April 4 -April 10, 2025 Interviews with potential Qualified Consultants, if needed April 22, 2025 City's Consultant Selection On or before April 23, 2025. The City will require the selected Consultant to participate in negotiations of the fees for the project and to submit resulting proposals. The City reserves the right to perform all or some of the services described in this document with its own work force. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.