Title
Architectural/Engineering Consultant Selection - Roof Replacement Projects
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate fees and terms and conditions to execute contracts with selected firms for Architectural/Engineering Services for multiple roof replacement projects and in the event negotiations with the selected firms are unsuccessful, approve negotiations and contract execution with the alternate firm.
Staff Contact: David Murdock, Sr. Project Manager, Asset and Facility Management Department
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Consultants are needed to provide a design for the replacement of the roofs at the Hal Marshall Center (700 N. Tryon Street) and the County and Courts Office Building (720 E. 4th Street). Full design services will be required including preliminary services (investigation of existing roof materials, environmental testing, etc.), design, construction documentation, bidding, and construction contract administration services
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
A Request for Qualifications was advertised in multiple publications, including: Greater Diversity News on August 14, 2025; the North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) on August 15, 2025; the Charlotte Observer on August 19, 2025; and the Charlotte Post on August 21, 2025. The selection of the consulting firms followed NC General Statute 143-64.31, which prescribes a qualifications-based selection process.
Per the Board's instructions, the Selection Committee submits the following report:
SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Arthur Griffin: Mecklenburg County Commissioner, At Large
Laura Meier: Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 5
Barry Turner: Business Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Office of Economic
Development (OED), County Manager’s Office Designee
Carl Godman: Licensed General Contractor appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners
Fakhar Shahbaz: Director of Facilities, Energy & Fleet Management, Asset and Facility
Management Department
Mark Hahn: Director of Asset and Facility Management Department
Six (6) firms (listed below) submitted a Statement of Qualifications for the project.
Labella Associates
OSSA Studio, PLLC
REI Engineers, Inc.
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Integra Design Group US, PLLC
On September 8, 2025, a shortlist selection committee composed of staff from Asset and Facility Management, the Office of Economic Development, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion short listed two (2) firms for interviews.
On September 29, 2025, the Selection Committee interviewed and evaluated the following two (2) shortlisted firms:
REI Engineers, Inc.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Based on the interviews and information provided in the written submittals, the Selection Committee selected the following firms and an alternate for the projects shown:
Hal Marshall Center:
Selected Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Alternate Firm: REI Engineers, Inc.
County and Courts Office Building:
Selected Firm: REI Engineers, Inc.
Alternate Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
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