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DocuSign Envelope ID:41 B27956-1 C1 7-475E-9558-D6D38ABE1436 <br /> County of Orange <br /> Financial Services Department - Purchasing Division <br /> REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #5212 <br /> Orange County Environment and Agriculture Center ("EAC") <br /> August 18, 2015 <br /> Orange County (the "Owner") is inviting interested and qualified firms to submit statements of <br /> qualifications for professional architectural/engineering services for the design of a new Environment <br /> and Agriculture Center ("EAC") that will replace its aging facility located on Revere Road in <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> The design may include adaptive re-use of portions of the existing structure depending upon the <br /> designer's concept, cost, and feasibility. The design may include a phased construction concept in <br /> order to allow the existing facility services to remain in place during the project. Firms must be <br /> licensed-in the State of North Carolina and shall have extensive experience in the planning, design, <br /> and construction of consolidated Agriculture and Environment Service Centers. Firms shall have <br /> experience in working within the Construction Manager at Risk project delivery method should the <br /> County choose to employ this process. <br /> The services solicited in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will include a full range of basic and <br /> specialty professional services as outlined in the scope of services. <br /> Proposals must be received in the office of the Purchasing Agent, 200 S. Cameron Street, PO Box <br /> 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 no later than 5 pm (EST) September 10, 2015. <br /> I. Background <br /> The current EAC facility is a re-purposed retail building built in 1960 that originally served as a <br /> grocery store. The facility has housed several County departments since being acquired in 1989. <br /> The facility has never been efficient in its construction, operation, and space utilization for the <br /> services it has delivered to this point, Attached is a current facility summary including the space plan <br /> and site aerial for the respondent's use. <br /> The facility is anticipated to house several divisions of the Department of Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks & Recreation ("DEAPR"), the local Cooperative Extension Office, Soil & Water Services, the <br /> local Farm Services Agency, and the local Forestry Service operations office. The facility is also <br /> envisioned to house a large meeting facility and teaching kitchen as well as outdoor agriculture <br /> demonstration/teaching areas. <br /> Facility Program <br /> The design will include program development based upon needs analysis and space utilization <br /> exercise The selected designer will lead this process involving an appropriate stakeholder group <br /> assembled by the Owner. <br /> Page 1 of 12 <br />