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Site Feasibility Study for a Combined Fire and EMS Station <br />Bid: AE-25-006, Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina <br />May 28, 2025 Page 3 <br /> <br />This Feasibility Study is needed to assess the ability of the sight under consideration to be able to <br />adequately support the program, infrastructure, and spatial needs for the development of a new <br />combined Fire Station Emergency Services facility and to inform future design phases should they <br />be warranted, and the funding is secured. It is envisioned that the future life of an overall project <br />will follow the traditional design-bid-build process; with conceptual design, schematic design, and <br />construction documentation phases being implemented, along with the inclusion of cost estimation <br />for each. This joint venture project represents an important investment for the community, and the <br />expectation is that the outcome will meet the highest standards for analysis, design quality and <br />sustainability. High priority will be placed on creative site design evaluation to provide for the <br />most efficient use of the small area of land to best address all public safety needs. The information <br />provided by the feasibility study should be of sufficient quality and quantity so as to allow the <br />Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County Emergency Management Services to decide whether to <br />proceed to a design phase of site development construction. <br /> <br /> <br />For programming development needs the overall project is preliminarily expected to include: <br /> <br /> Fire Station (~12,000 Sq Ft) <br />o Sleeping Quarters <br />o Shower / Bathing Facilities <br />o Day / Living Room <br />o Office Space / Radio Room <br />o Kitchen <br />o Classroom <br />o NFPA Compliant PPE Storage <br />o Air Compressor Area <br />o General Equipment Storage <br /> <br /> Emergency Medical Services Station (~6,000 Sq Ft) <br />o Sleeping Quarters <br />o Shower / Bathing Facilities <br />o Office Space / Radio Room <br />o Day / Living Room <br />o Kitchen <br />o General Equipment Storage and Decontamination <br />o Secured Medical Supply Storage <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This RFQ is for the Site Feasibility Study scope of work only. The Statement of qualifications does <br />not need and should not include a fee proposal for any tasks, fee proposals would be requested <br />during the course of contract negotiations. Following any interview process, the Town of Chapel <br />Hill and Orange County Emergency Management Services will begin contract negotiations with <br />the firm determined to be the most qualified. In the event that a contract cannot be negotiated with <br />the first firm, the Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County Emergency Management Services <br />reserves the right to negotiate with the next qualified firm(s) until a contract can be reached. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: A95AD77D-3FE2-4525-8B82-5AE1F0400C77