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 Institution UNC - Chapel Hill Academic Affairs 
 Institution URL for Additional
Information about this Project (Optional)
 https://facilities.unc.edu/advertisements/ 
 Project Name Electrical Distribution System/Substations & Switchgear Upgrade 
 Type of Services Engineering 
 Project Manager Stephen Moorefield 
 Phone Number  
 Contact Email stephen.moorefield@unc.edu 
 Closing Date 03/06/2026 
 Project Budget 
$14,500,000
 
 Project Description 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.
 
 Submit Letters of Interest
and Current SF-330 to:
 (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.