Addendum No. 1 - RFQ 2026-03261-CM at Risk Services for East Marshall Street Well Project Memorial Burial Interment.pdf

This Addendum No. 1 is issued by Virginia Commonwealth University Procurement Services for the RFQ 2026-03261-CM at Risk Services for the East Marshall Street Well Project Memorial Burial Interment. The project involves construction management at-risk delivery services for a 2,700-square-foot burial interment chamber located on VCU's University Medical Center Campus in Richmond, Virginia. The project scope includes the reburial of human remains and artifacts discovered in an abandoned well on campus and returned from the Smithsonian Institution in 2019. Offerors must submit responses by October 23, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST through electronic submission via Smartsheet. The question deadline is October 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Construction is anticipated to begin in August 2027 with substantial completion targeted for April 2028. The evaluation committee will select three to five most-qualified firms to advance to the Request for Proposals phase, with selections anticipated between October 26 and November 5, 2026.

Submissions must include the VCU HECO-16 Contractor's Statement of Qualifications documenting a minimum of three representative projects from the past ten years using the CM at Risk delivery method, with detailed resumes of key personnel including Project Manager, Superintendent, and Preconstruction Services Manager. The anticipated construction budget is $1,900,000. VCU has established a target goal of at least 50 percent subcontracting to Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) certified businesses, with short-listed firms required to include a minimum of one DSBSD-Certified Business meeting minimum requirements. Offerors must demonstrate bonding capacity equal to or greater than the estimated construction cost from a Treasury Federal Register Circular 570-listed surety licensed in Virginia. Prior VCU or Virginia Department of General Services experience is not a prerequisite for evaluation. Hard copies and hand deliveries are not accepted; all submissions must be delivered electronically.