Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services for the Health Science Education and Simulation Center

Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541330 - Engineering Services 541350 - Building Inspection Services 541380 - Testing Laboratories 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 611710 - Educational Support Services
Posted Date:	Mar 12, 2026
Due Date:	Apr 14, 2026
Solicitation No:	98-26-011
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Solicitation Number:	98-26-011
Project Title:	Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections Services for the Health Science Education and Simulation Center
Description:	Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspection Services for Gaston College's construction of a new Health Science Education and Simulation Center
Opening Date:	4/14/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	3/12/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	GASTON COLLEGE


Solicitation Number * 98-26-011	Department GASTON COLLEGE	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-04-14T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-03-12T14:50:16.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Construction Services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Mike Whiteman
Description Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspection Services for Gaston College's construction of a new Health Science Education and Simulation Center

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26-011

DEPARTMENT / AGENCY

Gaston College

PROJECT NAME

Health Science Education and Simulation Center

DESIGN SERVICES

Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspections

SCOPE

Letters of Interest, qualiﬁcations statements, and SF-254 will be received for construction

materials testing and special inspections for the new 80,000 sf Health Science Education

and Simulation Center at the Dallas Campus of Gaston College in Dallas, NC. The facility

will consist of one stand alone facility adjacent to the existing David Belk Canon Building.

The project will be constructed by Shelco and delivered via CM at Risk. Work included but

not limited to the following services, and all work shall be performed in accordance with

the project speciﬁcations and plans:

Special Inspections:

“Special inspections" means detailed inspections of materials, installation,

fabrication, erection or placement of components and connections requiring

special expertise to ensure compliance with construction documents and

referenced standards as per Section 1704 of the NC State Building Code.

Individuals providing inspections shall meet the following minimum criteria of

certiﬁcation and/or documented experience. Work experience must be related to

the ﬁeld for which the inspector is being utilized. Work experience may be gained by

working for an inspection/testing agency, an engineering ﬁrm, or a contractor as a

technician, inspector or engineer.

1. During Pre-construction Phase

a. Provide Owner an estimated fee to provide special inspections.

b. Participate in preconstruction meeting.

2. During Construction Phase

a. The Special Inspector shall provide all inspections outlined in the scope

as deﬁned in the Statement of Special Inspections. The SI may retain the

services of other qualiﬁed Agents of the Special Inspector (Agents) to

conduct particular inspections and tests. The Special Inspector shall

provide and distribute all ﬁeld reports as agreed upon in the

preconstruction meeting. EƯorts shall be made to avoid duplication of

inspections.

b. Administer special inspection process. The SI is responsible for

managing and coordinating the eƯorts of the various agents.

c. Adhere to and follow all requirements of Chapter 8 of the State of North

Carolina Department of Administration State Construction OƯice Special

Inspections Guidelines.

d. For simple deﬁciencies discovered, the Special Inspector shall

immediately inform the Contractor of the deﬁciency. The SI makes a

record of the deﬁciency and a record of the corrective actions taken in the

Discrepancy Notice.

e. For complex deﬁciencies, the SI immediately informs the Contractor, the

remainder of the Design Team, and the Owner of the complex deﬁciency

in the Discrepancy Notice. The SI must be present during the remedial

actions with the frequency assigned to the original inspection

requirements. Upon completion of any remedial actions, the SI notiﬁes

the Designer and the Owner that the work is ready for reevaluation.

f. SI shall keep separate his time spent to review corrected deﬁciencies.

Owner’s special inspection costs incurred after identiﬁcation of the initial

deﬁciency will be reimbursed to the Owner by the Contractor at the

conclusion of the project via deductive change order.

g. The Special Inspector shall attend monthly meetings during phase of

construction special inspections are required.

h. The qualiﬁcations of all personnel performing special inspections and

testing activities are subject to the approval of the Building OƯicials. The

credentials of all inspectors and testing technicians shall be provided

prior to starting any work and submitted to the Authority Having

Jurisdiction for approval.

i. Special inspections shall be in accordance with the project

speciﬁcations and plans.

j. Special inspections shall include but are not limited to the following:

i. Soils and foundations

ii. Shallow foundations

iii. Controlled structural ﬁll

iv. Cast-in-place concrete

v. Reinforcement installation

vi. Structural steel

vii. Fabricator certiﬁcation veriﬁcation

viii. Metal certiﬁcation veriﬁcation

ix. Bolting

x. Welding

xi. Masonry

Construction Materials Testing:

“Construction Materials Testing" means detailed testing of materials, installation,

fabrication, erection or placement of components and connections requiring

special expertise to ensure compliance with construction documents and

referenced standards. Individuals providing testing shall meet the following

minimum criteria of certiﬁcation and/or documented experience. Work experience

must be related to the ﬁeld for which the inspector is being utilized. Work

experience may be gained by working for an inspection/testing agency, an

engineering ﬁrm, or a contractor as a technician, inspector or engineer.

1. During Pre-construction Phase

a. Provide Owner an estimated fee to provide construction materials

testing.

b. Participate in preconstruction meeting.

2. During Construction Phase

a. Provides tests as outlined in the contract speciﬁcations.

b. Provide special inspections services as an Agent of the SI, under contract

with the SI.

c. Distribute documentation as agreed upon in preconstruction meeting.

d. May be responsible for but not limited to performing:

i. Appropriate laboratory testing on materials for use as ﬁll, backﬁll,

and paving subgrade in accordance with project speciﬁcations.

ii. Observe conditions of bottom excavations prior to foundation

preparation, including proof-rolling and other subgrades testing.

iii. Evaluate foundation bearing conditions with a Dynamic Cone

Penetrometer (ASTM STP 399).

iv. Observe placement of ﬁll and backﬁll.

v. Perform in-place density test as required by project speciﬁcations.

vi. Where deﬁciencies are noted during ﬁll and backﬁll placement,

suggest and observe remedial actions, including reworking and

compacting.

vii. Provide documentation of events.

viii. Observe foundation drainage and drainage materials.

ix. Observe the placement of ﬁll and backﬁll to test compliance with

project speciﬁcations.

x. Soil density testing

xi. Foundation bearing

xii. Concrete sampling and testing (foundations and slabs)

xiii. Laboratory testing of soils and concrete; engineering and review;

and reporting.

xiv. Rooﬁng

xv. Asphalt

xvi. Paint

CONTACT for Technical Questions

Mack Millen

TELEPHONE

(704) 922-2438

Millen.mack@gaston.edu

SOURCE OF FUNDS

State

PUBLISH DATE

3/12/2026

CLOSING DATE

4/14/2026 @ 2:00 PM

QUESTIONS

All questions should be directed to Mack Millen via email. Contacting any other staƯ or

faculty of Gaston College will be basis for disqualiﬁcation.

SELECTING CRITERIA

STATE BUILDING COMMISSION – SELECTING CRITERIA

The selection committee will take into consideration qualiﬁcation information including the

following factors (Please address each in your response):

1. Specialized or appropriate expertise in this type of project.

2. Past performance on similar projects.

3. Adequate staƯ or consultant team for the project.

4. Current workload and State projects awarded.

5. Proposed design approach for the project including design team and consultants.

6. Recent experience with multi-phase projects and schedules.

7. Project administration capabilities.

8. Proximity to and familiarity with Gaston County and the project location.

9. Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical

problems.

10. Prior experience with Gaston College.

11. Prior experience with SCO and NCCCS projects.

12. Other factors which may be appropriate for the project.

SUBMITTAL CRITERIA

The RFQ submission:

• Letter of Interest shall not exceed 2 pages.

• Qualiﬁcations Statement shall not exceed 20 pages (one side only) or 10 pages

(double sided).

• SF254 (no page limit).

• Three (3) Hard Copies and One (1) digital copy (ﬂash drive) of the RFQ submission.

• In the interest of cost savings, consistency of submittals, and ease of review by the

selection committee, please format your submissions in 8.5”x 11” pages, stapled in

the upper lefthand corner.

• Send RFQ Packages to:

Gaston College

C/O DaShawn Biddy

201 US-321

Dallas, NC 28034

NC LICENSING

To oƯer architectural, engineering, or landscape architectural services in response to this

solicitation, the proposing ﬁrm must be properly licensed to practice Architecture,

Engineering, or Landscape Architecture in the State of North Carolina. More information on

the North Carolina state boards may be found at the following websites:

NC Board of Architecture: (http://www.ncbarch.org)

NC Board of Examiners for Engineers & Land Surveyors: (http://www.ncbels.org)

NC Board of Landscape Architects: (http://www.ncbola.org)

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