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Sub-Consultant Design Services for Carolina Student Recreation & Wellbeing Center

5/6/2025
$120.0 million total project budget with $5.0 million for Advanced Planning
Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Buyer seeks engineering sub-consultant designers for the renovation and expansion of the Fetzer Hall complex to create a Carolina Student Recreation and Wellbeing Center. The project will address insufficient recreation space and centralize student wellness resources on campus. The scope includes assessment of existing facilities, design development, cost estimation, and implementation planning for a 270,000 square foot facility renovation with additions.

  • 4/9/2025 - Advertisement
  • 4/22/2025 - Pre-Submittal Meeting
  • 5/6/2025 - Proposal Due Date
  • 5/9/2025 - Selection Committee's Short List
  • 5/14/2025 - Interviews
  • Licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina
  • Recent experience with similar projects
  • Demonstrated experience with the NC State Construction Office
  • Construction administration capabilities
  • Ability to manage diverse teams from pre-design through close-out
  • Assess current facilities and evaluate existing conditions
  • Coordinate with university stakeholders across multiple departments
  • Design sustainable, high-performance building systems
  • Prepare conceptual cost estimates and project schedules
  • Develop phasing plans for construction implementation
  • Evaluate opportunities for integrating wellbeing resources
  • Design spaces to accommodate 25% increased facility usage demand
  • Create accessible and inviting building entrance along South Road
  • Design improvements for indoor and outdoor aquatics facilities
  • Provide life cycle cost analysis for building systems
  • Deliver presentations to campus stakeholders
  • Prepare electronic and printed presentation materials
  • Design renovations to 270,000 square foot existing facility
  • Implement campus design guidelines for contextual integration
  • Manage collaborative approach between multiple university departments
  • Design updated recreational spaces including strength and cardio areas
  • Create integrated student wellness and support team spaces
  • Design centralized violence prevention and advocacy services location
  • Incorporate Sustainable Carolina's 2024 Climate Action Plan guidelines
  • Balance programming needs of Athletics and Exercise/Sports Science departments