CM RFQ (initial RFI) (Rev 11-25) 26085.pdf

Rev 11/25

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

for

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

NEW DORMITORY

171/26085.SAA

Submittal Due Date: Thursday, APRIL 16, 2026, 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Issuing Office:

Department of Technology, Management & Budget

State Facilities Administration Design and Construction Division 3111 W. St. Joseph Street

Lansing, MI, 48917

Part I – Instructions

A. Purpose This Project Specific Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Construction Management Services is issued to request qualifications from those Construction Management (CM) firms interested in providing preconstruction and construction management services for the following project:

MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF - NEW DORMITORY

The project address is 1235 W. COURT STREET, FLINT, MI 48503

B. Selection Process

Interested CM firms must respond to the requirements included herein and submit one

(1) electronic copy of their Qualification Requirements response as directed below.

The information gathered will be evaluated by Project Team members and other Owner representatives to select which firms will be chosen to submit a technical proposal in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Construction Management Services and invited for interviews, if necessary. Firms receiving RFP’s will be provided with additional information for the project to help them prepare their proposal.

The technical proposal, as well as the interview, will be evaluated to determine the construction management firm best qualified to provide construction management services for this project. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all applicants and may stop the selection process for the project at any time.

C. Proposals The professional must submit a complete response to this Request for Qualifications.

The firm’s response must be submitted electronically through the State of Michigan Procurement System (SIGMA VSS). Please note that individual attachments can be no larger than 25 mb. No other distribution of responses will be made by the Professional.

To be considered responsible and responsive, Request for Qualifications for Construction Management Services must be uploaded to SIGMA VSS on or before 2:00 p.m., local time, on Thursday, APRIL 16, 2026. The Request for Qualifications for Construction Management Services must be signed by an official authorized to bind the professional firm to its provisions. NO FACSIMILES OR E-MAILS OF

THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

NOTE: It remains the responsibility of the Construction Management firm to submit responses as specified. Please allow ample time for your response to be uploaded to SIGMA VSS prior to the 2:00 p.m. deadline.

D. Inquiries

Questions must be in writing and directed to SHERYL ANANICH at ananichs@michigan.gov and be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. on APRIL 8, 2026. All questions will be responded to in writing and posted via addenda on SIGMA by APRIL 10, 2026.

E. Instructions for Filing

Submit your original questionnaire to:

a. Questionnaires MUST be uploaded to SIGMA VSS. Please enter

$1.00 as the bid amount.

b. Please remember that individual attachments can be no larger than 25mb.

c. Please do not wait until just before the 2:00 p.m., EASTERN solicitation deadline to submit your bid response. SIGMA VSS will not allow a proposal response to be submitted after 2:00 p.m., EASTERN, even if a portion of the proposal response has been uploaded.

d. If you experience issues or have issues regarding your electronic submission, you must contact the SIGMA Help Desk for assistance prior to the 2:00 p.m., EASTERN solicitation deadline.

You may contact the SIGMA Help Desk by telephone at

517.284.0540 or toll-free at 888.734.9749. You may also contact the SIGMA Help Desk by emailing sigma-procurement-helpdesk@michigan.gov

e. Please email the Design and Construction Contract Specialists if you are having SIGMA VSS issues. Please include your SIGMA ticket number and any supporting documentation (i.e., screenshots) to Anne Watros(watrosa@michigan.gov ) and Don Klein (kleind4@michigan.gov )

f. Our contract specialists may request that you email your proposal response. Emailed submissions will require DCD approval and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

g. Approved emailed submissions MUST be received prior to the

2:00 p.m., EASTERN deadline to be considered responsive and responsible.

h. Proposal responses should not be emailed to the Project Director.

mailto:sigma-procurement-helpdesk@michigan.gov mailto:sigma-procurement-helpdesk@michigan.gov mailto:watrosa@michigan.gov mailto:kleind4@michigan.gov

Part II – Project Details

A. Project Description This questionnaire will be used by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget and an Ad-hoc advisory committee for the purpose of making an initial evaluation of Construction Management firms interested in providing Construction Management services for a new residential dormitory building at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint, Michigan.

A Phase 100/200 Report with estimated cost was developed in 2023-24 (see attachment 1).

A Phasing Plan and Schedule was completed in 2024 (see attachment 2) outlining proposed sequencing.

The target site is on land not owned by the State of Michigan (SOM), through a lease agreement to the SOM. It is anticipated that a ground lease and site access agreement will establish site control for the project team by Summer 2026.

B. Project Budget

Estimated Construction Budget $30 million

C. Anticipated Schedule

Program Finalization June 16, 2026 – July 24, 2026 Preliminary/Final Design July 27, 2026 - February 28, 2027 Construction Start March 1, 2027 Substantial Completion May 1, 2028 Move In June 1, 2028

D. Design Professional

Proposals for the Design Professional are being requested concurrently.

Part III – Qualification Requirements

A. Background Information

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Website: Click or tap here to enter text.

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Main Contact Person Name and E-mail for Project: Click or tap here to enter text.

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Individual ____Partnership ___ Corporation ______ Combination ______

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If you operate as a corporation, include the state in which you are incorporated and the date of incorporation: Click or tap here to enter text.

3. Years company has provided CM Services: Click or tap here to enter text.

4. List Principals and Officers of the Company Click or tap here to enter text.

5. What is your firm’s present workload that will be active concurrent with this project?

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Projects in pre-construction phase Click or tap here to enter text.

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6. What is your firm’s bonding capacity? Click or tap here to enter text.

B. Firm Experience

1. Provide at least three (3) examples of projects of similar or comparable scope/complexity completed within the past 10 years with a value of $30 million or more that best illustrates your firm’s capabilities.

2. For each of the projects listed, provide the Owner’s name, along with name and phone number and email address for a point of contact within the Owner’s organization.

3. For each of the projects listed, describe the purpose, size, use and operation of each project and the approximate completion date. Indicate the initial budget and final budget for each project and specifically identify team members from this RFQ that were involved in each of the projects listed.

C. Construction Manager’s Personnel

1. Provide an organizational chart and resumes for key personnel. Include at a minimum the project manager, superintendent, and pre-construction lead.

Resumes should include name, title, proposed role, highest educational level achieved, and a synopsis of experience, training, or other qualities that reflect the individual’s potential contribution to this project. Include such data as familiarity with State regulatory agency procedures including DTMB Major Project Design Manual and prior experience on DTMB Design and Construction Division led projects.

2. Name any consultants who are included as part of the proposed team. Describe each consultant’s proposed role in the project and its related experience. List all projects on which your firm has worked with the consultant.

D. General Questions

1. Describe your cost control methods for the preconstruction and construction phases. How do you develop your estimates and how often are they updated?

Include examples of specific challenges and how your team addressed them to deliver successful enhanced value outcomes on recent projects.

2. Describe the way in which your firm develops and maintains a project schedule.

How often do you update those schedules? Include specific examples of schedule challenges and how your firm solved them.

3. Describe the way your firm maintains quality control during the pre-construction and construction phases. Provide examples of how these techniques were used in past projects.

4. Describe your experience with working with multiple user groups/agencies.

5. Describe your firm’s in-house BIM/Virtual Design capabilities and how you will implement it to add value to this project. Provide specific examples of how your BIM services have resolved conflicts, reduced costs, and/or improved schedules on recent projects

6. What Project Management software does your firm use and how will it benefit the owner / project team?

7. Describe any additional systems or processes your firm will use to help resolve construction issues or help expedite the construction process?

Part IV – Additional

1. What special values, innovations, perspectives or other factors does your firm / team bring to this project that uniquely qualify you for selection?

Part V – Identification / Certification

I certify that the information contained in this questionnaire is true and complete and I agree and understand that any falsification of material facts will result in my forfeiting any rights to consideration for this project. Please show your current workload as follows

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