North Carolina Department of Transportation RE-ADVERTISEMENT

The Wake County Maintenance Yard is currently located at the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Trinity Road and will be relocated to a currently undeveloped site on Poole Road. The Poole Road site is approximately 72.6 acres of partially wooded land with two ponds. A layout is attached to show general location of the site. The new Poole Road development will include civil infrastructure, a multi-dispenser diesel/unleaded fuel site, approximately 30,000 SF office building, approximately 5,000 tons of salt storage with brine manufacturing, equipment shop for vehicle repair, and miscellaneous storage of materials.

This project will utilize the Construction Manager At Risk construction delivery method.

Letters of interest should be prepared as noted in the selection and submittal criteria below.

Note

All Letters of Interest received in response to the previous advertisement for design services will still be considered and remain valid for this Re-Advertisement. No additional response to this Re-Advertisement is required for any design firm that submitted a Letter of Interest in response to the previous advertisement for design services.

Please contact David Varel at dvarel@ncdot.gov if you would like to confirm that your previously submitted Letter of Interest package was received.

Submission

Proposing firms must submit **THREE (3) copies** of the Letter of Interest and **THREE (3) copies** of your current *Standard Form 254 (SF 254)* with the information package. Mailing address: NCDOT Facilities Management Unit, 1525 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1525. Physical location for Fed Ex/UPS delivery: NCDOT Facilities Management Unit, 1 S. Wilmington St, Room 406B, Raleigh, NC 27601. **E-mail and Fax submittals will not be accepted.**

The submitted information package should not include any notebooks, binders, tab, clips, etc. The format should be 8-1/2" x 11" pages stapled in the upper left-hand corner. The Letter of Interest should not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages or five (5) double-sided pages plus the SF 254.

In order to offer architectural, engineering, or landscape architectural services in response to this solicitation, the proposing firm must be properly licensed to practice Architecture, Engineering, or Landscape Architecture in the State of North Carolina.

Selection criteria

In selecting designers, the selection committee should take into consideration qualification information including such factors as:

1. Specialized or appropriate expertise in the type of project.
2. Past performance on similar projects.
3. Adequate staff and proposed design or consultant team for the project.
4. Current workload and State projects awarded.
5. Proposed design approach for the project including design team and consultants.
6. Recent experience with project costs and schedules.
7. Construction administration capabilities.
8. Proximity to and familiarity with the area where the project is located.
9. Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems.
10. Other factors which may be appropriate for the project.