Request for Qualifications #6583
     Miscellaneous Professional Services

The Guilford County Board of Education seeks to select individuals or firms experienced in Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineering, Structural Engineering, Roofing/Building Envelope Consulting, Geotechnical Services, Security/Safety Consulting, Partnering Facilitation, Construction Material Testing, Special Inspections, Survey, Site Utility Location, Commissioning, Hazardous Material Testing & Remediation, and Underground Storage Tank Removal & Remediation to provide Miscellaneous Professional Services for proposed new schools, renovations and maintenance projects throughout Guilford County in support the 2022 Bond Program. 

A virtual pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Please email Velicia Moore at gaddyv@gcsnc.com for the link. (Topic: Discussion regarding Miscellaneous Professional Services for the Guilford County Schools 2022 - $1.7B Bond Program).

Please provide three (3) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy in Adobe PDF on a flash drive of the RFQ submission no later than 2:00 pm on August 18, 2023. The Board may determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether to accept any responses that are not received by the date and time set forth in this paragraph. RFQ submissions may not be submitted via facsimile machine. Respondents should allow sufficient delivery time to ensure timely receipt. Failure to provide all requested information or otherwise comply with these provisions may disqualify a response. Firms should submit their response to:

Velicia Moore
Purchasing Director
Guilford County Schools 
501 W. Washington Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: (336)-370-3240
gaddyv@gcsnc.com 

GCS will retain, and is under no obligation to return, all materials submitted in response to this RFQ. Please make specific reference in the response and in any accompanying cover letter or document to any legitimately and appropriately confidential or proprietary materials contained in the response and mark the material accordingly. All questions or requests for information regarding this RFQ should be submitted in writing by email to Velicia Moore at gaddyv@gcsnc.com no later than 12:00 noon, August 8, 2023.  The Request for Qualifications, along with all responses to questions or requests received by this deadline and any addenda, will be posted on the Purchasing Department website at: http://purchasing.gcsnc.com/BidCurrent/PurchasingQuoteList.aspx under Q6583. Late requests will not receive a response.

The Guilford County Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunities for participation in all aspects of Guilford County Schools contracting. The Board of Education actively seeks to identify qualified minority, disabled, and women-owned business enterprises and has adopted a verifiable goal of 12.46 % percent for participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises, and such business enterprises are encouraged to submit their qualifications. The Board of Education awards public contracts without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or handicapped condition as defined by North Carolina General Statutes, 168A-3. 

Guilford County Schools
Velicia Moore
Director of Purchasing