Chesapeake Public Schools Opengov #RFQ 21-2627

Construction management and construction services for a new Chesapeake career and technical education center

Chesapeake Public Schools is seeking qualified construction managers for a new career and technical education center under a Construction Manager at Risk approach. - Buyer: Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS), Department of Purchasing / Procurement; inquiries are directed to Michele Zimbro, CPPB, Buyer. - Project: Chesapeake Career Center Replacement, at 727 Clearfield Avenue in Chesapeake, on an approximately 20-acre CPS-owned site. The planned facility is approximately 145,000–150,000 square feet and designed for about 700 students. - Named project firm: RRMM Architects, PC is the project architect; it is not identified as an OEM or construction-services provider. - Requested services: Pre-construction collaboration and design coordination, constructability reviews, value-engineering advice, construction scheduling, and development and negotiation of a guaranteed maximum price (GMP); then construction and site work, including labor, materials, equipment, tools, services, and incidentals. - Budget: Approximately $86 million for construction; the project budget may not exceed the anticipated appropriation. - Key qualifications and requirements: Valid Virginia Class A Contractor’s License; surety statement confirming willingness to provide performance and payment bonds exceeding $86 million; relevant project experience; and qualified personnel, financial, and safety information. The Construction Manager may perform no more than 10% of construction work by cost with its own forces. - Solicitation scope: This is a qualifications request, not a request for a construction proposal. A subsequent proposal process is planned for shortlisted respondents; the fee proposal is submitted separately from the qualifications response.

Description

Chesapeake Public Schools is requesting Statements of Qualifications from Construction Managers to provide pre-construction and construction services for a new career and technical education facility, the Chesapeake Career Center Replacement. The planned facility is approximately 145,000–150,000 square feet, with a construction budget of approximately $86 million. Pre-construction work includes design coordination, constructability reviews, value engineering, scheduling, and developing and negotiating a guaranteed maximum price; a subsequent RFP will be issued to shortlisted candidates. Responses are submitted electronically, and a valid Virginia Class A Contractor’s License and surety statement for performance and payment bonds exceeding $86 million are required.

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