# North Carolina eVP #287-31172-DB

Design-build replacement of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union solar array

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** November 03, 2026
**Identifier:** 287-31172-DB
**NAICS:** 238210, 541330

UNC–Chapel Hill is seeking a design-build team to replace the Frank Porter Graham Student Union’s solar array.
- **Government buyer:** University of North Carolina, through UNC - Chapel Hill Academic Affairs; the notice also identifies UNC - SYSTEM OFFICE DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION and UNC-Chapel Hill.
- **Project:** Design and build a replacement photovoltaic array for the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. The existing array is 20 kW, has 64 panels, and covers approximately 1,800 square feet.
- **Requested service:** One solar-array replacement project; the new array should be sized as large as the project budget allows. No service part number is provided.
- **Budget:** The stated project budget is $490,000.
- **Notable requirement:** Any designer on the responding team providing architectural or engineering services must be licensed in North Carolina.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None are named in the provided materials.

### Description

The solicitation is for design-build services to expand the solar array at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. The existing 20 kW photovoltaic array, installed in 2016 and consisting of 64 panels over approximately 1,800 square feet, will be replaced with a new photovoltaic array sized as large as budgetary constraints allow. The listed project budget is $490,000. The source states electronic bids are not permitted and directs bidders to submit according to the attachment instructions; designers offering architectural or engineering services must be licensed in North Carolina.

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