UNCCH - Morehead Chemistry Teaching Lab Renovations - Phase 2 Chapel Hill, NC

The project scope is to renovate 6 chemistry teaching labs in the Morehead Chemistry Labs Building. Add alternates
include an additional teaching lab and corridor/lobby work. The scope of work includes the design for the renovation
and conversion of existing laboratory into new teaching laboratories spread across multiple floors of the 1985
Morehead Chemistry Labs building. The aim of the project is to create a modern and functional teaching environment
that meets the needs of students and faculty in the Department of Chemistry.

The entire teaching labs are to be upgraded including the finishes and utilities. The renovation includes demo, new
walls, entrance door/frame, and window views from the corridor, and final connections and coordination with owner
provided lab casework and equipment. Additionally, the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and life safety are to be updated
in the labs with connection to existing base building systems.

Pre-Bid Meeting
An open, non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held both in person and virtually for all
interested bidders on June 5th, 2025 at 1pm in the Magnolia Conference room 100A, Giles
Horney Building, 103 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and via conference call. The meeting
will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms.

A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-through will follow the pre-bid meeting at 2pm on June 5, 2025.
Attendees shall meet at the loading dock of the Morehead Chemistry Lab Building, 115 South
Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

The pre- bid meeting is also to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance
standards that the owner will consider for approval on this project.
In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred
brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a
preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that
support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in
advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be
approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain or improve
the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii)
a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public.