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Development Partner for Carolina North development at UNC Chapel Hill

UNC - CHAPEL HILLIssuing agency·North Carolina·via the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal

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Due Oct 16, 2026·Posted Sep 4, 2026

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UNC Chapel Hill seeks a Development Partner for the Mixed-Use District at Carolina North, a ±240-acre expansion on the former Horace Williams Airport site in Chapel Hill, NC.
The solicitation is a two-stage process: Stage 1 is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to create a shortlist, followed by Stage 2 Request for Proposals (RFP) for shortlisted firms only.
Key dates: RFQ issued September 4, 2026; optional pre-submission meeting September 16, 2026; optional site visit September 22, 2026; questions deadline September 25, 2026; qualification submission deadline October 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
The Development Partner will be responsible for master planning, programming, design, construction, financing, and operation of the Mixed-Use District under a long-term ground lease (up to 99 years), with the State retaining fee ownership.
The preliminary development program requires minimum ±1,100 undergraduate and ±1,000 graduate student housing beds, affordable housing (15% of market-rate units), a UNC Health medical office building, and desired uses including workforce housing, retail, commercial, hospitality, and market-rate housing.
The University has authorized $8M for advanced planning and the NC General Assembly approved $35M for early infrastructure works at Carolina North.
Requirement: Respondents must not be ineligible, disqualified, removed, debarred, or suspended from performing or bidding on work for the University, the State or any other state or territory of the United States, or any governmental entity, instrumentality, or authority.

Pre-bid: Sep 22
Method: RFP
Documents: 1 file

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What this bid is asking for

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Submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) demonstrating experience in large-scale mixed-use development, public-private partnerships, and university collaboration.
Provide a cover letter, developer execution form, past project references (minimum 3), firm background and financial resources, and a qualitative project approach narrative.
Do not include any specific fees, costs, anticipated profits, or revenue estimates in the submission.
Submit a single optimized PDF file (max 25MB, 40-page limit) via the State's eVP Portal by the deadline.

Posted Scope of Work

UNC Chapel Hill seeks a Development Partner for the University expansion to Carolina North. This solicitation will be run in two parts: Part 1 will consist of a Request for Qualifications where interested parties will be evaluated, and a shortlist of potential partners will be created. Part 2 will be a Request for Proposals (RFP) only offered to the qualified firms short listed in Part 1.

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The Development Partner will support master planning, programming, design and construction, financing, and operation and maintenance of the Mixed-Use District. The partner will work under a Pre-Development Agreement and subsequent Development Agreements, funding all development costs with private equity and debt non-recourse to the University. The partner will be responsible for integrating and operating undergraduate housing, delivering affordable housing (15% of market-rate units), and developing market-rate housing, retail, commercial, hospitality, and other uses. The partner must have student housing ready for occupancy by the 2031/32 academic year.

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What is the deadline for submitting qualifications?

RFQ Stage 1 Qualification Submission Deadline is October 16, 2026 at 4:00pm ET.

Is there an optional site visit?

Yes, an optional site visit is scheduled for September 22, 2026 at 11:00am ET. Registration is required via https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/myVFhud8ww.

Who is the point of contact for this solicitation?

The Procurement Officer is Troy C. Morse, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, email: troy.morse@unc.edu.

What is the anticipated partnership model?

The University contemplates a phased partnership: first a Pre-Development Agreement for master planning and feasibility, then a Development Agreement for a traditional at-risk development model under a long-term ground lease (up to 99 years), with the State retaining fee ownership.

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Development Partner for Carolina North development at UNC Chapel Hill

UNC - CHAPEL HILLIssuing agency·North Carolina·via the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal

38days left

Due Oct 16, 2026·Posted Sep 4, 2026

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AI takeaways

UNC Chapel Hill seeks a Development Partner for the Mixed-Use District at Carolina North, a ±240-acre expansion on the former Horace Williams Airport site in Chapel Hill, NC.
The solicitation is a two-stage process: Stage 1 is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to create a shortlist, followed by Stage 2 Request for Proposals (RFP) for shortlisted firms only.
Key dates: RFQ issued September 4, 2026; optional pre-submission meeting September 16, 2026; optional site visit September 22, 2026; questions deadline September 25, 2026; qualification submission deadline October 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.
The Development Partner will be responsible for master planning, programming, design, construction, financing, and operation of the Mixed-Use District under a long-term ground lease (up to 99 years), with the State retaining fee ownership.
The preliminary development program requires minimum ±1,100 undergraduate and ±1,000 graduate student housing beds, affordable housing (15% of market-rate units), a UNC Health medical office building, and desired uses including workforce housing, retail, commercial, hospitality, and market-rate housing.
The University has authorized $8M for advanced planning and the NC General Assembly approved $35M for early infrastructure works at Carolina North.
Requirement: Respondents must not be ineligible, disqualified, removed, debarred, or suspended from performing or bidding on work for the University, the State or any other state or territory of the United States, or any governmental entity, instrumentality, or authority.

Pre-bid: Sep 22
Method: RFP
Documents: 1 file

These takeaways are AI-generated and may be incomplete or wrong. Always verify every detail against the official documents before you bid.

Contact the buyer

Troy Morse

vendor@nc.govEmail

Location:

North Carolina

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Solicitation

fd630944-82a8-f111-b8de-001dd803db57

65-RFQ2026TCM CNDP

Method

RFP

What this bid is asking for

AI-generated

Submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) demonstrating experience in large-scale mixed-use development, public-private partnerships, and university collaboration.
Provide a cover letter, developer execution form, past project references (minimum 3), firm background and financial resources, and a qualitative project approach narrative.
Do not include any specific fees, costs, anticipated profits, or revenue estimates in the submission.
Submit a single optimized PDF file (max 25MB, 40-page limit) via the State's eVP Portal by the deadline.

Posted Scope of Work

Special instructions: To register for the optional site visit please utilize https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/myVFhud8ww

Scope, read from the documentsAI-generated

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Questions & answers

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What is the deadline for submitting qualifications?

RFQ Stage 1 Qualification Submission Deadline is October 16, 2026 at 4:00pm ET.

Is there an optional site visit?

Yes, an optional site visit is scheduled for September 22, 2026 at 11:00am ET. Registration is required via https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/myVFhud8ww.

Who is the point of contact for this solicitation?

The Procurement Officer is Troy C. Morse, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, email: troy.morse@unc.edu.

What is the anticipated partnership model?

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