Finalist_BLES_25260069RFQu-JAM.pdf

This is a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFQU) document issued by the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services for the Bear Lake Elementary School Replacement Project. The project encompasses the complete replacement of the existing school located at 3399 Gleaves Court, Apopka, Florida, on approximately 20 acres of mostly flat land. The scope of work includes placement of temporary classroom portables, construction of an approximately 95,000 square foot two-story building to house 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 improvements to site amenities and circulation. The CMAR will provide both preconstruction services and full construction delivery in collaboration with the Owner and Architect (Stratus Team, LLC). A voluntary pre-proposal conference was scheduled for February 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST via Webex, with proposals due on March 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST and public proposal opening the same day via Webex. The project timeline includes design from January through October 2026, bidding from October 2026 through January 2027, and construction from January 2027 through July 2028, organized in three phases.

Qualified respondents must be Florida-licensed Certified General Contractors and must demonstrate financial stability through either a surety bond commitment letter of $35,000,000 from a surety with a minimum A.M. Best's Rating of "A-" or equivalent audited financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. The contract establishes a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $35,000,000 for construction services, with the construction management fee capped at 4.5 percent of the cost of work. Pre-construction services compensation will be determined by a percentage of the construction budget or a negotiated fee as detailed in Exhibit C. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: business structure (10%), experience and past performance (45%), methodology (35%), references (5%), and workload (5%). Liquidated damages are set at $1,545.00 per day for failure to meet substantial completion and $772.00 per day for failure to meet final completion. Payment procedures follow the Florida Prompt Payment Act with invoices submitted monthly and payment due 25 business days after receipt of a compliant payment request. Retainage of 10 percent shall be withheld until 50 percent project completion, with the Owner able to reduce retainage to 5 percent thereafter. This solicitation contains no set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to disadvantaged enterprises, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified.