Email_notification_to_firms_not_selected.pdf

This is a notification email from the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, regarding applicants not selected for the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) position for the Bear Lake Elementary School Replacement Project (Solicitation #25260069RFQu-JAM). The project involves the complete replacement of Bear Lake Elementary School located at 3399 Gleaves Court, Apopka, Florida, on approximately 20 acres of land. The scope of work includes placement of temporary classroom portables, construction of an approximately 95,000 square foot two-story building for administration, dining services, media center, and classrooms, demolition of buildings 1-6 and 8-12, renovation of building 13, construction of a new central energy plant, and improved site amenities and circulation. The RFQU proposal submission deadline was March 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, with public proposal opening scheduled for the same day via Webex. A voluntary pre-proposal conference was held on February 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. The project timeline includes design through October 2026, bidding through January 2027, and construction from January 2027 through July 2028, organized in three phases.

Qualified respondents were required to be licensed in Florida as a Certified General Contractor and to demonstrate financial stability through either a surety bond commitment letter of $35,000,000 with a minimum A.M. Best's Rating of "A-" or audited financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. The Guaranteed Maximum Price for construction services is $35,000,000, with the construction management fee capped at 4.5 percent of the cost of work. Pre-construction services compensation will be determined by percentage of construction budget or negotiated fee. The solicitation contained no designated set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types, and no incumbent vendors were identified. Evaluation criteria were weighted as follows: business structure (10%), experience and past performance (45%), methodology (35%), references (5%), and workload (5%). The contract includes liquidated damages of $1,545.00 per day for failure to meet substantial completion and $772.00 per day for failure to meet final completion, with 10 percent retainage withheld until 50 percent project completion.