The County of Harnett is proposing development of action sport park amenities on a 28-acre parcel shared with Solid Waste. The Northwest Harnett Park parcel was purchased in 2018 for future park amenities, and Solid Waste Convenience Site, and a Communications tower (installed). The park is located at 1971 Oakridge River Rd, Fuquay Varina. Engineering and Design plans for the Solid Waste Convenience Site have been completed and not part of this project. The County of Harnett will use the process presented in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a qualified architectural engineering firm to provide the architectural and engineering services required. Professional services being requested include conducting public input and community informational meetings, employing data collection techniques to provide a representation of public demands, schematic designs and renderings, which reflect the County's priorities for the property, all preliminary construction drawings and specifications preparation, development of a project schedule, and estimation of construction costs. It is imperative to use relevant data from the existing Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan, and input from staff, citizens, and governing board to develop the priorities of the proposed elements as well as other elements derived through input. The County of Harnett is inviting interested architectural design/consulting engineering firms, licensed in the State of North Carolina, to submit their qualifications for consideration to provide professional planning services for the master site plan of Northwest Harnett Park After firm selection, the selected Architect(s) will be responsible for performing the basic architectural and engineering services that the County will further specify during contract negotiations. The contract agreement will provide payment for phases of work completed, with options to proceed through all phases, or to discontinue work as the circumstances may dictate. Upon selection of the Respondent, with whom negotiations will proceed, the County and Respondent will develop a scope of work. The County anticipates a contract which will include advanced planning, schematic design, production of computer-generated renderings, and cost estimation; however, the County reserves the right to include additional project elements in the initial or subsequent professional services agreement as the County may (in its sole discretion) deem appropriate. The Architect(s) will be required to retain, and be responsible for, all basic and structural engineering as appropriate for the scope of work negotiated. The Architect(s) must identify and select the appropriate sub-consultants; however, the County reserves the right to approve proposed sub-consultants that will be associated with the project. A notice of contract award is anticipated by November 18, 2024 or earlier. The detailed Scope of Work and schedule of deliverables shall be negotiated with the successful firms for each specified project. A completed Master Plan and all Final Deliverables must be submitted to the County by May 30, 2024. The County of Harnett reserves the right to reject any and/or all submittals, and to waive defects, technicalities and/or irregularities in any submittal. The County reserves the right to finalize a contract with one or more firms based on all factors involved in the written qualification submittal without further discussion or interviews. Question Deadline 10/10/2024 Questions concerning this RFQ should be directed to: Harnett County Finance Department Attn: Renea Warren-Ford, Procurement Specialist 455 McKinney Parkway (physical) PO Box 760 (mailing) Lillington, NC 27546 Telephone (910) 893-7557 E-mail: purchasing.support@harnett.org. All questions pertaining to this RFQ must be submitted in writing. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.