RFQ-TROP-PWU-CMAR-DRAFT-Scope_of_Services_2025.12.26.docx

This is a Scope of Services document for the City of Bradenton, Florida, outlining Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services for a new Public Works & Utilities Department Complex project located on a 28-acre City-owned Brownfield site at 1706 9th Street East, Bradenton, Florida. The project encompasses approximately 90,000 square feet of covered office and workspace across four buildings, 30,000 square feet of covered storage area, a fueling island with four pumps, two vehicle washing stations, parking areas, sidewalks, and green spaces with an estimated construction cost of $60 million. The CMAR will provide pre-construction services including value engineering, cost estimating, constructability review, and project scheduling, followed by construction phase management encompassing quality control, safety oversight, schedule management, and subcontractor coordination. The Request for Qualifications was released on February 4, 2026, with a response submission deadline of March 4, 2026, at 11:03 a.m. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for February 12, 2026, at 1:30 p.m., with a question submission deadline of February 19, 2026. Short-listed proposers will be notified by April 1, 2026, with contract award anticipated for April 22, 2026.

The selected CMAR must be a Florida-licensed Certified General Contractor with demonstrated experience completing a minimum of two large-scale facilities and two site development projects in Southwest Florida within the past five years, Florida Stormwater, Erosion, and Sedimentation Control Inspector certification, and knowledge of Florida Generic Permit requirements and Best Management Practices. Evaluation criteria emphasize the ability of professional personnel (25 percent), past performance and experience (35 percent), and project approach including management techniques and public outreach strategy (40 percent). The City reserves the right to negotiate the CMAR fee percentage and other service aspects during the pre-construction phase, and no specific set-aside designations or incumbent vendor displacement requirements are identified in the procurement documents. The selected CMAR will be required to maintain appropriate insurance and bonding and comply with Brownfield site requirements and stormwater management regulations applicable to the project location.