The City of Thomasville is moving forward with redevelopment of the former Kern Street School property at 200 Kern Street into a new residential neighborhood. On June 15, 2026, Council is asked to approve a contract with McGill Associates for full surveying, civil engineering design, bidding support, and construction-phase services to create approximately 14–17 crawlspace, build‑ready residential lots, a rough-graded pocket park, new public street and sidewalk extensions, public water and sewer utility extensions, and on‑site stormwater controls. McGill’s proposal outlines lump-sum fees of 32000 for surveying, 75000 for civil design, 6500 for bidding, and 25000 for construction services, for a total of 107500, and assumes an 8‑month construction phase once bid.This is a decided professional-services award, but it signals a multi-stage affordable/attainable housing infill project that will generate follow‑on needs for homebuilders, pocket park amenities, stormwater maintenance, and potentially additional design or surveying. Vendors can engage the City on vertical construction, park amenities, housing programs, or future similar school-site conversions that will follow a comparable model.

Scope includes subdivision platting, utility and stormwater design, permitting with NCDEQ and City, bid management, and limited construction observation and certifications; pocket park amenities are explicitly excluded and will require a separate contract.