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Bid Title

RFQ Parks & Rec 27-02 Aquatic Center Design-Build Services

Issuing Agency

City of New Bern

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

Sep 22, 2026

Closing Date

Oct 15, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

RFQ Parks & Rec 27-02

City of New Bern
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ Parks & Rec 27-02
Aquatic Center Design-Build Services

RFQ Package RFQ Parks & Rec 27-02 – Aquatic Center Design-Build Services
Event	Date
RFQ Issued and Advertised	Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM
Deadline for Questions	Friday, October 2, 2026
Final Addendum if required	Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Statement of Qualifications Due	Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM
Evaluation / Ranking	October 19-23, 2026
Interviews, if Conducted	October 26-28, 2026
Final Ranking and Written Notification	TBD
Contract Negotiations	Following Final Ranking
Award / Notice to Proceed	TBD following successful negotiations and required approvals
Target Project Completion	As soon as reasonably practicable following award, permitting, and construction

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The City of New Bern is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified Design-Build firms or teams to provide comprehensive planning, design, permitting, and construction services for the Aquatic Center Expansion and Renovation project located at 1155 Laura Lane, New Bern, North Carolina.

The City intends to use the Design-Build project delivery method for this project. The Design-Builder will be selected through a qualifications-based process. Respondents shall not submit project pricing, design fees, construction fees, other fee proposals, or project-specific conceptual design unless specifically requested by the City during subsequent negotiations.

The anticipated total project budget is approximately $2,000,000. The project is intended to expand outdoor aquatic recreation opportunities and is anticipated to include a lazy river, interactive splash pad or aquatic play area, water slides, and associated site, utility, treatment, circulation, accessibility, and support improvements. A zero-depth-entry pool may also be considered based on available budget and final programming.

Statement of Qualifications Due
Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Statements of Qualifications shall be delivered to:

Jenna Lanfor
Purchasing Manager
City of New Bern
606 Fort Totten Drive
New Bern, NC 28560

Required Exterior Package Marking

SEALED STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ Parks & Rec 27-02
AQUATIC CENTER EXPANSION AND RENOVATION DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES
ATTN: PURCHASING MANAGER

Submit five copies of the Statement of Qualifications. Electronic, fax, and late submissions will not be accepted.

Evaluation

Responsive Statements of Qualifications will be evaluated using the criteria published in the RFQ:

• Company Information and Relevant Aquatic Experience — 30 points
• Project Approach and Schedule — 20 points
• Operations, Maintenance, Guarantee and Warranty — 15 points
• Prior Completed Work — 15 points
• Design-Build Team and Team Selection — 15 points
• City-Performed Work Coordination — 5 points

Total: 100 points.

The City will rank the three most highly qualified Design-Builders. If fewer than three qualified responses are received, the City will proceed in accordance with the re-solicitation requirements stated in the RFQ and applicable North Carolina law.

Project-Team Selection

Respondents shall identify the project-team selection method proposed for the project and provide the team information and subcontractor-selection strategy required by the RFQ and applicable North Carolina law. Each respondent shall also certify that its proposed design professionals and design subconsultants were selected based upon demonstrated competence and qualifications.

Small-Business Participation

The City encourages a good-faith effort to recruit and select qualified small-business entities in connection with the project. The City has not established a project-specific small-business participation percentage, and no minority- or women-owned business participation goal is established or required for this RFQ.

Questions

Questions concerning the RFQ shall be submitted in writing to:

Kari Greene-Warren
Director of Parks and Recreation
City of New Bern
Greene-WarrenK@newbernnc.gov

Questions must be received by the deadline stated above. Only a written City addendum may modify or supplement the RFQ.

The City of New Bern reserves the right to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications, waive informalities to the extent permitted by law, and take such action as it determines to be in the City’s best interest and consistent with applicable law.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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