Request for Proposals: Weatherization Assistance Program
The Central Pines Regional Council (CPRC) is accepting licensed subcontractor proposals for a home energy improvement project under the North Carolina Energy Division's annual Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the Regional Weatherization - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). CPRC is requesting proposals from interested parties who are properly licensed contractors in the State of North Carolina in the following individual trades: Plumbing, HVAC, Shell, Energy Auditor, Quality Control Inspector, Electrician. Please see Request for Proposal below for each individual trade.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| Release of RFQ | 10/9/2026 |
| Deadline for written questions and clarifications | 10/23/2026 |
| Deadline for submissions of qualifications | 11/6/2026 |
| Notify selected firm, receive final approval from NCDEQ, complete contract negotiations and award contract | 11/20/2026 |
- Contact: Jillian Hall, jhall@centralpinesnc.gov
Energy Auditor RFP (PDF, 385.28 KB)
Quality Control Inspector RFP (PDF, 402.56 KB)
Electrician RFP (PDF, 429.61 KB)
Invitation to Bid: Trinity AME Zion Church in Southern Pines
Central Pines Regional Council is seeking responses for rehabilitation efforts related to the Trinty AME Zion Church, located at 972 W Pennsylvania Ave, Southern Pines, NC 28387. The church is utilizing federal grant dollars to conduct the various requested rehabilitation services. Deadline for proposal is Friday, October 30, 2026 by 1:30 p.m.
To be considered you must submit the following prior to the deadline.
- The attached bid sheets – there are two bid sheets, but this is one RFP; so please complete both sheets.
- Proposed project/budget estimates (included in the bid sheets).
- Credentials and information for any staff and/or subcontractors that will be working on the project.
- Incomplete bid responses will not be considered.
- The necessary design documents are attached.
- There will be a public bid opening on Friday, October 30 at 1:30 p.m. The opening will be at Trinty AME Zion Church, located at 972 W Pennsylvania Ave, Southern Pines, NC 28387. If you would like to send your bid in prior to this date, please email it me at lwhitson@centralpinesnc.gov or mail it to me at the address in my signature below.
Trinity AME Zion Church Restoration Schematic Design REV (PDF, 11.02 MB)
Loring Report for Bid (PDF, 4.59 MB)
Invitation for Bid: Traffic Collection - Intersection Turning Movement Counts
The Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization (TW TPO) invites qualified vendors to submit bids for traffic data collection services. The purpose of this Invitation for Bids (IFB) is to solicit bids from vendors that are prequalified under NCDOT's Traffic Data Collection discipline (Discipline Code 309) to provide traffic data collection services for TW TPO. The selected vendor(s) will provide on-call traffic data collection services, including collecting site information and traffic data for each location, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), and data summarization.
The required data collection consists of 13-hour turning movement counts at intersections, including vehicle and bicycle turning movements (left-turn, through, right-turn, and U-turn) as well as pedestrian counts. This data is used by a wide variety of projects, plans and programs for congestion management process, project development, safety and mobility initiatives, and planning.
Key Dates:
- Advertise IFB: October 2, 2026
- Deadline to Submit Questions about IFB: October 9, 2026 by 12:00 pm
- Triangle West TPO Question Responses Posted: October 12, 2026
- Bid Submittal Deadline: October 18, 2026
- Tentative Candidate Selection: October 21, 2026
- Target Project Start Date: November 1, 2026
- Complete Date: April 1, 2027
- Contact: Yanping Zhang, Manager of Modeling & Tech Services, yanping.zhang@twtpo.org
Request for Proposals: Regional Solid Waste & Organics Infrastructure Assessment
Central Pines Regional Council (CPRC) is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to conduct a Regional Solid Waste and Organics Infrastructure Assessment for participating members of the Central Pines Solid Waste Consortium. The assessment will provide a high-level overview of the region’s existing solid waste infrastructure, capacity, disposal pathways, costs, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for regional collaboration.
The project will include a detailed feasibility analysis of regional yard waste and composting opportunities, including the potential to expand, optimize, or coordinate existing public facilities. The selected consultant will evaluate processing options, end markets, governance and partnership models, costs, and greenhouse gas reduction benefits and develop a phased implementation roadmap.
Participating jurisdictions include Apex, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Chatham County, Durham, Durham County, Hillsborough, Holly Springs, Orange County, Raleigh, and Wake County.
Key Dates:
- RFP Release: September 11, 2026
- Deadline for Questions: September 25, 2026
- Responses to Questions Posted: September 30, 2026
- Proposal Submission Deadline: October 9, 2026
- Proposal Review and Vendor Selection: October 12–November 6, 2026
- Contract Development and Execution: November 9–December 4, 2026
- Anticipated Project Kickoff: Early December 2026
- Final Assessment Due: June 1, 2027
- Contact: Hannah Schuette hschuette@centralpinesnc.gov; Lindsay Whitson lwhitson@centralpinesnc.gov
Request for Letters of Interest: Mobility Forward: Electronic Database
Through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP), Triangle West TPO (TWTPO) is launching Mobility Forward: Advancing the Durham Urban Area's Transportation Priorities. As part of this initiative, the TWTPO is procuring an Electronic Database. The selected Consultant will design, configure, deploy, host, and support a modern, secure, and scalable data management platform centered on an E-TIP database that handles project entry, amendments, lifecycle tracking, and reporting, while securely connecting with the cloud-based TIP systems of partner agencies.
Key Dates:
- RFLOI Release: July 21, 2026
- Deadline for Questions: July 31, 2026
- Issue Final Addendum: August 14, 2026
- Deadline for LOI Submission: August 21, 2026
- Shortlist Announced: September 8, 2026
- Interviews: Week of September 14, 2026
- Firm Selection and Notification: Week of September 21, 2026
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed: November 5, 2026
- Contact: filmon.fishastion@twtpo.org, 919-503-4117
Request for Letters of Interest: Mobility Forward: Advancing the Durham Urban Area's Transportation Priorities
The Triangle West TPO (TWTPO) Mobility Forward initiative will develop strategies to improve project delivery in the TPO area. This initiative is intended to assist our TPO, in partnership with our local jurisdictions and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (the Department), with obligating and delivering projects in our TPO area. Mobility Forward aims to conduct a comprehensive and stakeholder-driven process to ensure that our federal funds are allocated to feasible transportation projects that match community goals and are delivery-ready. This will include an intensive stakeholder analysis process to identify barriers and priorities; a Prioritization Analysis that examines our current process, criteria, and scoring mechanisms.
Key Dates:
- RFLOI Release: July 21, 2026
- Deadline for Questions: July 31, 2026
- Issue Final Addendum: August 14, 2026
- Deadline for LOI Submission: August 21, 2026
- Shortlist Announced: September 8, 2026
- Interviews: Week of September 14, 2026
- Firm Selection and Notification: Week of September 21, 2026
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed: November 5, 2026
- Contact: filmon.fishastion@twtpo.org, 919-503-4117
Request for Letters of Interest: NC-54 Corridor Masterplan
The Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization (Triangle West TPO) seeks a consultant team to develop a long-range, multi-modal corridor plan for the NC-54 Corridor through Research Triangle Park (RTP). The NC-54 Corridor is a critical transportation facility for North Carolina’s Research Triangle region. Triangle West TPO, the Research Triangle Foundation and NCDOT Division 5 will develop a vision and mission statement as well as goals to guide the development of NC-54 Corridor Masterplan. The purpose of this project is to develop a comprehensive, multi-modal vision for this important regional corridor, which is planned to include the Triangle Mobility Hub, a passenger rail station, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and a portion of the Triangle Bikeway.
Key Dates:
- RFLOI Release – June 15, 2026
- Deadline for Questions – June 22, 2026
- Issue Final Addendum – June 30, 2026
- Deadline for LOI Submission – July 15, 2026
- Shortlist Announced* – August 5th, 2026
- Interviews – August 17 or 18th , 2026 between 1pm and 4pm.
- Firm Selection and Notification* – Week of August 24, 2026
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed – October 15, 2026
- *Notification will ONLY be sent to shortlisted firms.
- Contact: Samad.Rangoonwala@twtpo.org, 919-503-4121