TWO STEP INVITATION FOR BIDS REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

The University of Virginia is seeking a qualified construction contractor to build a new three‑story, approximately 50,000‑square‑foot data center at the Fontaine Research Park campus in Charlottesville, VA. The project will support high‑performance academic research computing and health‑information‑technology (HIT) systems, delivering an initial 4 MW power capacity with scalability to 17 MW. The procurement will be conducted as a two‑step Invitation for Bids: first pre‑qualify firms with comparable complex‑project experience, then issue an IFB with full construction documents for competitive sealed bidding. This contract will be awarded under the University’s Higher Education Capital Outlay Manual. • New 50k sf, three‑story data center adjacent to the Fontaine Central Energy Plant. • Initial 4 MW compute capacity (500 kW HIT) with future expansion to 17 MW. • Two‑step process: pre‑qualification followed by full IFB with 100% construction documents. • Competitive sealed bidding; award under University of Virginia’s capital outlay guidelines. • Project location: Charlottesville, VA (Fontaine Research Park).