Designer Solicitations - Kenan Labs Renovation

The scope of work involves an Advanced Planning Study including full floor concept plans for the renovation of Kenan Laboratories as described below as well as the planning of a major systems renovation in support of activities on floors Ground through 4. Built in 1968 and located off South Road, Kenan Laboratories is a ten story, 140,410 sf teaching laboratory facility for the Chemistry and Applied Physical Sciences Departments. An earlier project, completed in 2019, renovated approximately 23,000 sf of laboratory and office space located on the 7th and 8th floors. Significant infrastructure upgrades were also completed at that time.

Lab Programming / Planning:

The Design team shall prepare an Advance Planning Study to include the programming and planning of classroom, office, and laboratory suites on the following floors, each subject to re-distribution:

Ground Floor - Physical Chemistry Labs & Offices

Floor 1 - Classrooms & Offices

Floor 2 - Offices

Floor 3 - Inorganic Chemistry Labs (hood intensive)

Floor 4 - Inorganic & Organic Chemistry Labs (hood intensive)

Floor 5 - Physical, Polymer & Analytical Labs (some hood intensive)

Floor 6 - Analytical Labs (NOT hood intensive)

Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Renovations and Improvements:

The Design team shall also prepare an Advanced Planning Study in anticipation of renovations to and replacement of existing HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical systems serving floors Ground, 1, 2, 3, & 4. This shall include the replacement of three original AHU's and the addition of an emergency generator. The 2019 construction project replaced three of the six original AHUs with new units located on the roof, one AHU on each of the three buildings, serving floors 5 and higher.

Design Services shall include:

Architecture, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Telecommunications, Fire Alarm & Fire Protection. The design team shall prepare SD, DD, and CD level documentation, including Life-cycle Cost Analysis, Phasing & Construction Staging Plans. A Cost Estimation firm shall be included with the team to provide Project Budget Cost Analysis.

Current project authorization is for advance planning only. The selected firm may be retained for full design and construction at the university's option.

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Andrew Rook

Campus Planner | Project Manager

Facilities Planning & Design

UNC Chapel Hill

919.962.7019

arook@unc.edu

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