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FDACS seeks construction management at risk for a new Tallahassee laboratory facility

FDACS is seeking a licensed construction manager at risk for a new laboratory facility in Tallahassee. - Government buyer: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Office of General Services; Procurement Officer: Michelle O. Faircloth. - Project: Project 1175, the approximately 156,000-square-foot Conner Complex New Laboratory Facility at 3125 Conner Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida. - Requested services: Preconstruction review and recommendations, value engineering, market and constructability analysis, preliminary scheduling, progressive cost estimating, and development of a guaranteed maximum price (GMP). If construction is authorized and a GMP is agreed upon, manage delivery through completion, including staffing, bonding, quality control, permitting, and competitive bidding of trade contracts. - Facility needs: Consolidate five scientific divisions—Agricultural Environmental Services, Consumer Services, Food Safety, Aquaculture, and Animal Industry—with laboratories, offices, storage, shared utilities, and loading and receiving areas. Laboratory spaces include BSL-2- and BSL-3-capable areas. - Notable requirements: Respondents must be licensed general contractors. Personnel must meet Florida Department of Law Enforcement Level 1 background-check requirements. Construction and site development depend on future legislative appropriation. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or vendors are identified; no products, part numbers, or quantities are specified.

Description

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services seeks qualifications from licensed general contractors to provide construction management at risk services for Project 1175: Conner Complex New Laboratory Facility, at 3125 Conner Boulevard in Tallahassee, Florida. The approximately 156,000-square-foot facility is planned to consolidate five department scientific divisions and include dedicated laboratories, offices, storage, shared utility services, and loading and receiving areas. The selected construction manager will provide preconstruction services, including design assessment, value engineering, constructability analysis, scheduling, cost estimates, and development of a guaranteed maximum price, and will manage construction if a GMP is agreed upon. Construction and site development are subject to future legislative appropriation.

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