UNC’s COM overview explains that HB24-1231 provided 127.5 million of state funding through Certificates of Participation (COP) for construction of the new College of Osteopathic Medicine facility, along with 41.3 million in state escrow funds required for accreditation. The capital budget shows a COM COP project line with a total project budget of 127,542,028, of which 117,925,133 is forecast to be expended prior to FY27, 9,616,895 in FY27, and no out-year expenditures listed. Demolition of Bishop-Lehr Hall was completed in FY25, and “a flurry of construction activity” occurred in FY26, with a grand opening planned for Summer 2026. This indicates that the main design and construction contracts for the COM facility have already been awarded and are nearing completion, but there may still be room for fit-out, specialty equipment, and post-occupancy services. Vendors in medical facility fit-out, clinical and simulation equipment, furniture, and commissioning can position for final phases, punch-list work, and ongoing facility support as UNC transitions from construction to operations.

Primary A/E and construction partners are not named in the budget document; however, the project is ...