Dekalb County School District Ionwave #RFQu 27-752-819

CM-at-Risk services and GMP proposal for Stoneview Elementary School modernization

DeKalb County School District is seeking a construction manager at risk to modernize Stoneview Elementary School in Lithonia, Georgia. - Buyer: DeKalb County School District; DeKalb County Board of Education, Operations Division; Procurement Services and the Sam A. Moss Service Center are identified in the documents. - Opportunity: RFQu 27-752-819, Project 355-423. The selected firm will provide preconstruction planning and construction management, then deliver the modernization under a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). The school is planned for 750 students and 48 instructional units. - Scope: Build a security vestibule, media center addition, and four-classroom addition; modernize the kitchen with a walk-in cooler/freezer; replace or upgrade HVAC, roofing, electrical, fire protection, and other building systems; renovate interiors; improve parking, drainage, playgrounds, bus areas, courtyard, and landscaping; and remove existing modular-classroom infrastructure. Work must protect students and staff and minimize disruption to the school environment. - Named OEMs, vendors, and products: Centegix crisis alert system; Tensar BX 1100 geogrid; Treviara #112 geotextile fabric, or equal; and Smartboards and carts are specified within the IT allowance. No construction manager or reseller is named. - Allowances: Furnished-and-installed furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FFE), one lump sum ($900,000); IT systems, one lump sum ($900,000); existing furniture moving/storage, one lump sum ($75,000); hazardous-material abatement/testing, one lump sum ($500,000); outdoor classroom, one lump sum ($150,000); emergency-responder radio coverage, one lump sum ($50,000); terrazzo repair, one lump sum ($50,000); and unforeseen conditions, one lump sum ($1,500,000). A sanitary-sewer remediation allowance is listed, with scope dependent on inspection. - Alternates: Pricing is requested for added storage and classrooms, restroom layouts, ceiling and classroom-lighting options, gym-floor restriping, pavement work, sewer replacement, playground replacement, landscaping, courtyard artificial turf, and conversion of the existing media center into classrooms. The sewer alternate describes approximately 1,750 LF of pipe, 10 structures, and 20 cleanouts; the artificial-turf alternate covers approximately 16,000 SF. - Unit-price quantities: 2,500 CY mass-rock removal (description also references 3,000 CY); 1,500 CY trench rock; 1,000 CY partially weathered rock; 3,000 CY unsuitable soil; 2,000 CY suitable soil relocation; 500 CY each of furnished topsoil and relocated existing topsoil; 5,000 tons #57 stone; 2,500 tons #4 stone; 10 acres temporary vegetative cover; 3 acres sod; 3,500 LF tree-protection snow fence; 1,000 LF chain-link tree-protection fence; 10,000 SF hydroseeding; 10,000 SY Tensar BX 1100 geogrid; 5,000 SY Treviara #112 or equal geotextile; 1,600 LF French drains; and 3,500 SF playground mulch. - Cost information: The solicitation states a $30,000,000 construction cost limitation and requires the GMP not to exceed it. The pricing workbook separately states a total construction cost and GMP of $4,125,000, a material discrepancy that should be clarified. - Key requirements: Submit qualifications and a technical proposal with a GMP proposal; provide applicable licenses, financial and bonding information, and insurance documentation. A bid bond of at least 5% of the proposed GMP is required. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference and site visit is mandatory.

Description

DeKalb County School District is seeking a qualified firm to provide Construction Management at Risk services for the full modernization of Stoneview Elementary School in Lithonia, Georgia. The project scope includes preconstruction services such as cost validation, constructability reviews, value engineering, scheduling, and procurement planning, followed by construction services under a Guaranteed Maximum Price. The anticipated work includes additions and upgrades to school facilities and building systems; the stated cost limitation is $30,000,000. A mandatory pre-submittal conference and site visit are required, and qualifications are due November 5, 2026.

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