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<br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES <br /> PURCHASING DIVISION <br />RFQ No 367-OC5375 <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR <br />FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT, SCHOOLS <br />OPTIMIZATION AND BENCHMARKING BEST PRACTICES <br /> <br /> <br />I. Background, Purpose, and Outcomes <br />A. Background <br />This Request for Qualifications is the result of a recommendation from the Orange County’s <br />School Capital Needs Work Group (work group) which was formed in September 2021 to <br />determine strategies to address additional capital funding for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br />Schools (CHCCS) and Orange County Schools (OCS). The work group was conceptualized and led <br />by Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) Jean Hamilton. The work group is comprised of elected <br />officials, administrators, managers and staff from the school districts and County government. <br />The group collaborated on a report (see Exhibit A), which has informed this Request for <br />Qualifications. <br /> <br />B. Purpose <br />As a strategy to improve the quality and efficiency of operational services, Orange County <br />Government, CHCCS and OCS are collaborating on the issuance of a Request for Qualifications <br />for: <br />• Comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) <br />• Optimization Plan of Existing Space Utilization; and <br />• Examining Prioritization Models, Best Practices and Benchmarking and Scenarios for both <br />school districts that recognizes the distinct structure of the County having to allocate funds <br />between the two school districts. <br /> <br />The desired outcome will help county and school professionals and elected officials better plan, <br />manage and fund new construction and maintenance of the county’s 31 school campuses and <br />administrative offices. <br /> <br />Local leaders are especially interested in assuring that scarce capital resources are used <br />effectively. That requires a better understanding of when to repair/maintain, renovate or replace <br />buildings, how and when to contract across campuses and school districts, and how to provide <br />reliable funding to assure that schools facilities are built and maintained in a timely and cost <br />effective manner. (See Exhibit B for additional guiding questions from the work group to inform <br />the RFQ.) <br /> <br />II. General Information <br />The CHCCS and OCS (the Districts) are distinct in North Carolina for having two school districts <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F3ECCCC4-11C5-4B8B-A148-28FAABFF6334