Public Safety Training Facility Construction Project

The Johnston Community College is soliciting design services for a comprehensive Public Safety Training Facility, which involves constructing a driver training area, an apparatus training, maintenance, and storage building, along with multiple training props, on the college’s western property adjacent to the Public Safety Building. The project has a total budget of approximately 23 million dollars funded by County Bond Funds, with the scope including a large concrete driver training course, specialized training structures, and a steel/CMU framed apparatus building equipped with bays, classrooms, and operational support spaces. The solicitation emphasizes the submission of three physical copies of a Letter of Interest and SF-254 form, along with a USB flash drive containing electronic versions, all to be delivered by August 21, 2025, to Johnston Community College’s designated address in Smithfield, North Carolina. The evaluation criteria focus heavily on the proposer’s relevant expertise, past performance, team qualifications, and experience with project costs and schedules, with no explicit mention of price or fixed contract type, indicating a qualifications-based selection process. The contractual framework does not specify any federal or state FAR clauses or standard contractual provisions within the available documents. Instead, it highlights North Carolina licensing requirements for architectural, engineering, or landscape architecture firms and mandates strict adherence to submission formats, including no binders or tabs and a page limit of ten pages plus the SF-254. The process requires physical delivery only—no email or fax submissions are accepted—and the primary contact for questions is Brooks Moore. There are no detailed provisions regarding inspection, acceptance, packaging, marking, or specific contract clauses, nor are there line-item breakdowns or detailed cost schedules; the overall project budget and scope are described narratively. The solicitation’s focus remains on professional qualifications, licensing compliance, and adherence to submission instructions, with no explicit contractual clauses or special requirements beyond those outlined for the submittal process.