UNSPSC 81101513: Building construction management

UNSPSC 81101513 Building construction management (Commodity) spans construction management and related professional oversight services that state and local governments procure for building projects ranging from K–12 school modernizations and renovations to health facilities, fire stations, administrative buildings, and institutional campuses. The code captures both Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery, where a single firm manages preconstruction and construction phases under a guaranteed maximum price, and construction management and inspection services, where consultants provide on-site oversight, schedule control, and quality assurance during construction by others. Work includes preconstruction scope definition, cost estimation, value engineering, constructability review, competitive bid management of trade contractors, schedule development, document control, materials testing, inspector coordination, and warranty administration. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Seminole County Schools, Grand Rapids Public Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Troup County Schools, Manatee County Schools), university systems (Texas A&M University System, Texas State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Augusta Technical College), county and city governments (Palm Beach County, Pinellas County, DeKalb County, Oconee County, Little Rock, Stamford, Dallas), specialized authorities (Harris County Hospital District, Florida Department of Agriculture, Georgia Department of Education), and transit and utility agencies. CMAR work dominates recent posting activity, with single awards or small pools typical; however, some issuing bodies establish indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity standing agreements with multiple consultants for as-needed deployment across a capital pipeline. Geographic spread spans Georgia (frequent GSFIC/state-agency-led procurements for state facilities and technical colleges), Florida (school districts, airport, hospital, county governments, utilities), Texas (university systems, state agencies), Connecticut (city school projects), and scattered activity across Michigan, Colorado, California, and Utah. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas A&M University System's $135 million West Campus Vivarium CMAR procurement (RFP, responses November 12, 2026), Grand Rapids Public Schools' three auditorium renovation CMc projects ranging $475,000 to $3.939 million (RFQ, October 22, 2026), Palm Beach County's $9 million North County Courthouse Renovations CM@Risk (proposals November 17, 2026), DeKalb County Schools' $30 million Stoneview Elementary Modernization CMAR (qualifications November 5, 2026), the County of Sacramento's $18 million Airfield Maintenance Facility CMAR for Sacramento International Airport (SOQ November 19, 2026), and the City of St. Petersburg's $14 million Fire Training Complex construction management engagement (proposals originally due September 10, 2026, now closed).

Recent activity shows a mix of straightforward CMAR selections for single large projects and multi-award qualification-based frameworks for ongoing capital deployment. Most school-district work carries 20–25 percent SBE or MBE participation goals; state-agency-led procurements (particularly Georgia GSFIC projects) commonly require Georgia General Contractor licensing, strict financial-ratio proof, and Experience Modification Rating caps of 1.2 or less. Fee structures vary widely—fixed percentages of construction costs, lump-sum preconstruction fees plus cost-of-work-plus-percentage models, and hourly task-order rates under IDIQ agreements all appear. Bonding requirements are routine: 5 percent bid bonds, 100 percent performance and payment bonds post-award. Professional and general liability insurance typically mandates $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. Evaluation commonly weights related experience (20–45 percent), preconstruction and construction staffing qualifications (30–50 percent combined), project approach and methodology (15–35 percent), and fee proposals (10–25 percent); interviews of shortlisted firms are standard. Question deadlines cluster 10–14 days before proposal close; mandatory pre-proposal meetings or site visits are frequent. Award timelines from SOQ close to Board/Commission approval typically span 6–12 weeks. The code shows robust year-round activity with no apparent seasonal concentration; the 2027 school year drives K–12 work forward into early 2027, while state agency projects cluster around fiscal-year procurement cycles.