Brooks Field Refurbishment

Description

UNCW’s Brooks Baseball Field has been the home of the Seahawks since 1962 and continues to be one of the top facilities in the state and the southeast. The facility needs improvements and repairs including replacement of grass with artificial turf and renovations to dugouts.

Scope

The selected designer will be responsible for the following:

Design plans to Renovate the existing playing surface to meet NCAA standards while replacing the natural sod field with an artificial turf field to decrease maintenance and increase playability. Replace the dugouts with larger units set to the proper elevation and including ADA compliance and a restroom for each unit.
Construction administration of the project through completion

Site

4958 Riegel Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

Budget

Design Process

The selected firm will work through UNCW’s Architectural & Construction Services department with a building committee that includes user representatives.  The process will include normal involvement of the State System Office.

Critical Selection Factors

Most of the criteria listed below can be accommodated in sections A-G of the 330 form.  Section H can be used for any additional information. The total submittal, including a letter of interest, is limited to 25 sheets of paper.  Both sides of the sheet may be used for a total of 50 pages.  Firms are requested to assure receipt of proposals by Nov 24, 2023.

1. Experience and expertise with similar projects.
2. Past performance on similar projects.
3. Experience in design projects to be part of an existing campus context.
4. Adequate staff and proposed consultant team – qualifications and examples of previous collaborations.
5. Historically Underutilized Business representation in proposed consultant team.
6. Current workload and State projects awarded.
7. Proposed design approach or methodology.
8. Recent experience with project cost estimates and schedule adherence.
9. Construction administration capabilities.
10. Record of successfully completed projects without major legal or technical problems.
11. A minimum of three references with current contact information.
12. Experience managing renovations in a partially occupied building.
13. The main office for all consultants must be within 250 miles of the UNCW Campus. Satellite offices will not count for this requirement.
14. Civil engineering consultants must show proficiencies with local and North Carolina stormwater permitting on campus and within the local coastal zone.
15. Sport field designers must have experience with baseball grass to turf conversions at the NCAA level.   

Designer Selection Process

Following the receipt of proposals, a University Interview Committee will shortlist, interview and make a recommendation for selection to the UNCW Board of Trustees for approval.

Questions/Proposal Submittal

Interested firms can participate in the process by submitting a current SF 330 form and addressing the following in a written proposal. Please submit electronically to project manager Craig Brackens at brackensc@uncw.edu  or, by mail to the address below.

In order that the selection process be as objective as possible, do not contact members of the UNCW Board of Trustees, or any university officials other than the project manager. All questions are to be directed to the University’s project manager listed below. We will not guarantee that any/all additional correspondence can/will be addressed.  If you have questions that are not addressed in any of the available documents, submit a separate email to the project manager with the subject line as follows:  Brooks Baseball Field Refurbishment RFI.

Project Manager Information

Craig Brackens, Capital Project Manager
5150 Lionfish Drive
Campus Box 5910
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone (980) 892-1629
brackensc@uncw.edu