Project Description: The project will renovate the current 8,450gsf Firestone Lab to update and modernize the lab into a modern clinical research facility. The project includes two major components: Exam/Diagnostic/Research Laboratory and Office/Workstation spaces. A new client entry and waiting room will serve as a new front door to the space and provide direct access to the exam and diagnostic rooms.
Project Budget & Design Scope: The budget of $300,000 incorporates design through Design Development. The project has been funded for advanced planning only. The total budget for this project is $6,000,000. Additional funding will be required to proceed past the Design Development phase.
Project Site: The project is located at a core connection between the Main CVM Building and the Randall B. Terry Center. The Lab is located on the second floor of the CVM Main Building at 1060 William Moore Drive in the West Campus Precinct.
Pre-Submittal Meeting: A Pre-submittal Meeting will be held on October, 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Conference Room 101, Administrative Services III Building, 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh. Attendance is not mandatory but highly encouraged.
Project Schedule:
- January 2027:………………………………… Begin Design Effort
- Spring 2028:………………………………………………….. Bidding
- Fall 2028:……………………………………… Construction Begins
- Fall 2029:………………………………….. Construction Complete
Design Process: The selected firm will work through Design and Construction, Campus Planning and the Project Manager, along with a building committee that includes user representatives. The process will include normal involvement of the State Construction Office.
Critical Selection Factors: In order to offer architectural or engineering services in response to this solicitation, the proposer must be licensed in the State of North Carolina. Interested firms can participate in the process by submitting a current SF 330 form and addressing the following in a written proposal. Please note that only electronic copies of the proposal, submitted via email to the project manager, are requested. Most of the criteria listed below can be accommodated in sections A-G of the 330 form. Section H can be used for any additional information. The total submittal, including the letter of interest, is limited to 26 sheets of paper. Both sides of the sheet may be used for a total of 52 pages. Firms are requested to ensure receipt of proposals at the address listed below by 5:00 PM on November 4, 2026.
Criteria:
- Experience and expertise with similar projects.
- Past performance on similar projects.
- Experience in design projects to be part of an existing campus context.
- Adequate staff and proposed consultant team – qualifications and examples of previous collaborations.
- Current workload and State projects awarded.
- Proposed design approach or methodology.
- Recent experience with project cost estimates and schedule adherence.
- Construction administration capabilities.
- Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems.
- A minimum of three references with current contact information, including a phone number and an email address.
Designer Selection Process: Following the receipt of proposals, a University Interview Committee, appointed by the Secretary to the University Board of Trustees Building and Property Committee, will shortlist, interview, and make a recommendation of selection to the University Board of Trustees Building and Property Committee.
Questions/Proposal Submittal: 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 manager. All questions and project submittals are to be directed to:
Michele Maxwell
Project Manager
[email protected]