NOI_Score_&_Rank_CMAR_Bear_Lake_ES_Replacement_Project_25260069RFQu-JAM_4-22-26.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent Score & Rank document from the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, for the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) selection process 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, classrooms, and support spaces, 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. A voluntary pre-proposal conference was held on February 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST via Webex. The RFQU proposal deadline was March 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, with public proposal opening scheduled for 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.

Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: business structure (10%), experience and past performance (45%), methodology (35%), references (5%), and workload (5%). 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. Qualified respondents must be licensed in Florida as a Certified General Contractor and provide financial stability through either a surety bond commitment letter of $35,000,000 from a surety with minimum A.M. Best's Rating of "A-" or audited financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. The contract includes liquidated damages provisions of $1,545.00 per day for failure to meet substantial completion and $772.00 per day for failure to meet final completion. No designated set-asides or restrictions limit responses to specific organization types, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified. Payment procedures follow Florida's Prompt Payment Act with 10 percent retainage until 50 percent project completion, with potential reduction to 5 percent thereafter.