Designer Solicitations
Full Details
| UNC - Chapel Hill Academic Affairs | ||||||
| https://facilities.unc.edu/advertisements/ | ||||||
| Electrical Distribution System/Substations & Switchgear Upgrade | ||||||
| Engineering | ||||||
| Stephen Moorefield | ||||||
| Phone Number | ||||||
| stephen.moorefield@unc.edu | ||||||
| 03/06/2026 | ||||||
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| One-Two Sentences The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is
soliciting submittals from firms interested in providing
design services for switch gear upgrades to enhance the
University's ability to manage unplanned electrical
distribution outages amongst Cameron Avenue, Manning, and
South stations. This upgrade will allow the University to
restore power more quickly and improve the resiliency across
a growing campus.
The project includes design of new ductbank totalling
approximately 16,500 feet, along with switchgear and smart
protective relays that communicate with the Electrical
Distribution Systems SCADA system.
The project will also replace two General Electric 15 kV
Powervac Vacuum Switchgears with two Arc Flash Resistant, 15
kV, 3000 Amp continuous, and 40 kA interrupting rating
Switchgears located at the Cameron Substation. | ||||||
| (Contact Person, Name of Institution & Address) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen Moorefield, PE
Facilities Planning and Design
103 Airport Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
In order to offer architectural or engineering services in response to this solicitation, the proposer must be licensed in the State of North Carolina.