SFC-270531 Bethel LSD CMR RFQ.pdfSFC-270531 Bethel LSD CMR RFQ.pdf

Request for Qualifications (CM at Risk Contract) State of Ohio Standard Forms and Documents

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Administration of Project: School District Board + OFCC

Project Name Bethel Local School District Response Deadline 10/28/2026 12:00pm local time Project Location 7120 SR 201 Project Number SFC-270531 City / County Tipp City / Miami Project Manager Anita Charlassier Owner Bethel Local School District Contracting Authority School District Board + OFCC

Delivery Method CM at Risk Prevailing Wages None

Publish Date 10/2/2026

No. of paper copies requested (stapled, not bound) 0 No. of electronic copies requested (PDF) 1

Submit the Statements of Qualifications (Form F110-330) through OhioBuys. See Section J of this RFQ for additional submittal instructions.

Submit all inquiries regarding this RFQ in writing through OhioBuys (no phone calls please). Inquiries will be answered and posted in OhioBuys on a regular basis until the inquiry deadline. The name of the party submitting an inquiry will not be included on the inquiry response.

Project Overview

A. Project Description

Build one (1) new 111,468 square foot 9-12 high school building to house 670 students. The building is to be constructed on Agenbroad Road, at the north end of the Bethel Local Schools campus, while the existing schools and athletic facilities remain in operation. The building is required to comply with the latest version of the Ohio School Design Manual (OSDM).

The school district has elected NOT to incorporate a storm shelter into the new building design. The total building budget also includes allowances for Site Access Safety Improvement, Emergency Responder Radio Coverage Systems, and a Fire Pump.

Total Project Cost: $46,281,624

It is anticipated that the School District will allocate additional funds for locally funded initiative (LFI) scope, for which the total funding amount and final scope has yet to be determined. LFI scope may potentially include:

• Athletics field house, restrooms, and stadium seating

• Auditorium

• Geothermal upgrade

• Bus barn

• Athletic fields

• Community pavilions

An early site GMP package and early procurement GMP package is anticipated for the building. Construction activities for the early site package are anticipated to start in late September 2027. The main building GMP and Notice to Proceed are anticipated to be executed in late 2027 / early 2028 with a Substantial Completion date of March 2030. The use of BIM and compliance with the new State of Ohio BIM standards will be required for the project. The State of Ohio BIM standards will be made available in October 2026, prior to the CMR cost proposal deadline.

The Project Agreement between the School District and the OFCC is anticipated to be executed in October 2026. The CMR contract execution will follow.

Professional design services are being acquired by the Contracting Authority under a separate contract. The Program of Requirements (“POR”) will be developed as a part of this project by the Architect/Engineer (“A/E”).

All aspects of the project and related issues will be implemented and operated consistent with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner’s policies and procedures.

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B. Scope of Services

The selected Construction Manager at Risk (“CM”), as a portion of its required Scope of Services and prior to submitting its proposal, will discuss and clarify with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, the breakdown of the Agreement detailed cost components, to address the Owner’s project requirements and refine the project schedule. Participate in the Encouraging Diversity, Growth & Equity (EDGE) Program as required by statute and the Agreement.

As required by the Agreement, and as properly authorized, provide the following categories of services: provide constructability review comments on documents produced by the A/E during the Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Document stages; develop and maintain estimates of probable construction cost, value engineering, project schedules, and construction schedules; lead and manage the Subcontractor Prequalification and Bidding process, Construction and Closeout Stage.

Refer to the Ohio School Design Manual for additional information about the type and extent of services required for each.

A copy of the standard Agreement can be obtained at the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

The preconstruction and construction services are generally described below. Subcontracts including but not limited to Plumbing, Fire Protection, HVAC, Electrical and AV/Technology will be awarded by the CM to prequalified vendors using a competitive process. The parties will engage in an “open book” pricing method in which all subcontracted work shall be based upon competitive pricing that will be reviewed by the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, the A/E and the CM. The Contracting Authority and/or Owner shall have access to all books, records, documents and other data in the CM's possession related to itself, its subcontractors and material suppliers pertaining to bidding, pricing or performance of the Agreement.

Preconstruction Services: The CM will work cooperatively with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, A/E, and Project Team, and will provide, among other services, schedule development, estimate development, Guaranteed Maximum Price (“GMP”) proposal, subcontractor prequalification and bidding, constructability review, permits, budgeting, value engineering, and preconstruction planning throughout the preconstruction stages. When the drawings and specifications are at the stage of completion specified in the Agreement, such partially completed documents (the “Basis Documents”) shall be provided to the CM, together with the A/E's detailed listing of any incomplete design elements and the A/E’s statement of intended scope with respect to such incomplete elements (the “Design Intent Statement”). Contingent upon the Contracting Authority’s approval of the GMP, the parties will enter into an amendment to the Agreement establishing the Contract Sum (“GMP Amendment”). If the proposed Contract Sum exceeds the Project Budget established for construction, then the Contracting Authority may terminate the agreement with the CM and seek proposals from other firms for completion of the Project.

The selected CMR will be required to perform Ohio School Design Manual (OSDM) reviews of design documents at the PoR, SD, DD, and CD phases of the project and include as part of the required Phase Submission documentation.

Construction Services: The CM shall construct the Project pursuant to the construction documents and in accordance with the schedule requirements. The CM shall hold all subcontracts and shall be fully responsible for the means and methods of construction, project safety, project completion within the schedule agreed upon in the preconstruction phase, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations including monitoring compliance with all EDGE, equal employment, and prevailing wage requirements, and submitting monthly reports of these activities to the Contracting Authority. All subcontracts shall be on the subcontract form prescribed by OAC Section 153:1-03-02. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to approve the CM’s selection of subcontractors and any supplemental terms to the form subcontract.

The selected CMR firm will be required to perform overall project budget tracking, prepare monthly budget reporting, perform quarterly financial and OAKS reconciliation processes with the District Treasurer and Contracting Authority, assist with preparing and processing quarterly State Drawdowns and required documentation, and to provide assistance as needed with financial closeout activities.

For purposes of completing the Relevant Project Experience Matrix in Section F of the Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330), below is a list of relevant scope of work requirements for this RFQ:

1. Project Delivery Method: Construction Manager at Risk

2. Role on Project: CMR

3. Detailed estimating and AE estimate reconciliation process

4. K-12 Academic Facilities (ES, MS, HS, ES/MS, MS/HS)

5. New Construction, Renovation, or Demolition (N, R, or D)

6. Construction on occupied sites requiring coordination and phased building construction.

7. New construction on previously undeveloped sites.

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8. Ohio Capital Improvement Process (State of Ohio Contacts/OAKS CI)

9. Job cost tracking and overall budget management and reconciliation.

10. Building Information Modeling (BIM) experience.

C. Funding / Estimated Budget

Total Project Cost $46,281,624 (Includes all work; Hard Costs + Soft Costs + Contingency) State Funding $46,281,624.00

Construction Cost $40,418,812 (Includes New Construction and Contingency) Other Funding $TBD

D. Anticipated Schedule E. EDGE Participation Goal

CM Interview Date 1/28/2027 Percent of the CM’s total compensation excluding CM’s Contingency* 5.0%

CM Preconstruction Services Start 02 / 27 *Preconstruction Stage Compensation plus Contract Sum minus CM’s Contingency Construction Stage Notice to Proceed 09 / 27

Substantial Completion of all Work 03 / 30 CM Services Completed 07 / 30

F. Evaluation Criteria for Selection

Selection Criteria: The CM will be selected using (i) qualifications-based process during the Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) stage to develop a short list and (ii) best value process during the Request for Proposal stage. The qualifications-based criteria for the RFQ is included in this announcement. The best value criteria used in evaluating proposals from short listed firms will include such factors that are determined to derive or offer the greatest value to the State and Owner, combining both qualifications and fee.

Short List: Each firm responding to this RFQ will be evaluated and selected based on its qualifications and the qualifications and experience of the particular individuals identified as the candidate's proposed team for the Project. After evaluating the responses to this RFQ, the Contracting Authority will select a short list of no fewer than three candidates that it considers to be the most qualified, except if the Contracting Authority determines that fewer than three firms are qualified, it will only select the qualified firms.

Request for Proposal: The short-listed firms shall be sent a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) that will invite the firms to submit pricing proposals containing their proposed preconstruction stage compensation, construction stage personnel costs, itemized construction stage general conditions costs, construction stage contingency percentage, and construction stage fee percentage. The short-listed candidates will also receive (i) form of Agreement with the Contracting Authority containing the contract terms and conditions, (ii) set of the most recent design documents and (iii) proposed Project schedule.

Pre-Proposal Meeting: Prior to submitting a response to the RFP, the short-listed firms will be invited to meet individually with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner. The purpose of the pre-proposal meeting is to permit the short-listed firms an opportunity to ask the Contracting Authority and/or Owner questions in an individual setting to help the firms prepare their responses to the RFP. The Contracting Authority will notify each short-listed firm to schedule individual times for the pre-proposal meetings.

Interview: After submitting responses to the RFP, the short-listed firms will be interviewed by the Contracting Authority and Owner. The purpose of the interview will be to meet the proposed Project team, become familiar with key personnel, and understand the project approach and ability to meet the stated objectives for the Project. Please be prepared to discuss with specificity the firm’s capacity to conduct this work in compliance with the timetable, budget and EDGE expectations.

The Contracting Authority will notify each short-listed firm to schedule individual times for the interviews.

Selection Schedule: Tentative schedule is subject to change.

Qualifications Due 10/28/2026 RFP issued to the Short-Listed Firms 11/17/2026 Pre-Proposal Meetings 12/07/2026 CMR Proposal’s Due to OFCC 12/22/2026 RFP Questions for Clarification sent to Short-Listed Firms 1/18/2027

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Clarification Responses due back to OFCC 1/22/2027 Interviews 1/28/2027 Selection of CMR Announced 2/2/2027

Cancellation and Rejection: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to reject all proposals and cancel at any time for any reason this solicitation, any portion of this solicitation or any phase of the Project. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any proposer arising out of such cancellation or rejection. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to waive minor variations in the selection process.

Interested CM firms are required to address how they will implement Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) on the project, experience and level of training of staff related to BIM, incorporation of team partners that have previous BIM experience, and an understanding of collaborative BIM processes, including but not limited to the State of Ohio BIM Protocol available at the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

Interested CM firms are required to submit the Commitment to Participate in the EDGE Business Assistance Program form in its Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330) submitted in response to the RFQ, to indicate its intent to contract with and use EDGE-certified Business(es), as a part of the CM’s team. The Intent to Contract and to Perform and / or waiver request letter and Demonstration of Good Faith Effort form(s) with complete documentation must be attached to the CM’s Proposal. Both forms can be accessed via the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov. The Intent to Contract and to Perform form is again required at the Fee Proposal stage.

If the CM firm intends to receive points for exceeding the EDGE Participation Goal, it must provide BOTH a completed Commitment to Participate form AND a completed Statement of Intent to Contract and to Perform form signed by both parties with its Statement of Qualifications.

For all Statements of Qualifications, please identify the EDGE-certified Business(es), by name, which will participate in the delivery of the proposed professional services solicited in the RFQ.

Interested CM firms must indicate on their Statement of Qualifications, the locations where their services will be performed in the spaces provided or by attachment in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 2019-12D related to providing services only within the United States and the requirements of Executive Order 2022-02D prohibiting purchases from or investment in any Russian institution or company. Failure to do so may cause their Statement of Qualifications to be rejected.

G. Submittal Instructions

Firms are required to submit the current version of Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330) available via the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

Electronic submittals, if requested, should be combined into one PDF file named with the project number listed on the RFQ and your firm’s name, followed by “SOQ”. Use the “print” feature of Adobe Acrobat or similar software for creating a PDF rather than using a scanner. If possible, please reduce the file size of the PDF. In Acrobat, go to Advanced, then PDF Optimizer. Electronic submittals are limited to a maximum file size of 25 MB.

Unless otherwise noted or exempt, all documents submitted to the Contracting Authority in response to this RFQ and subsequent RFP are public and will be available for inspection at the conclusion of the selection process. The following information shall remain confidential and will not be released: (1) Proposal Form(s), except for cost category subtotals which will be transferred to the Best Value Rating Form; (2) Financial Capacity; and (3) Bonding/Insurance.

Proposers are requested to submit the following information in response to this RFQ within Section H of Form F110-330.

1. Summary: Provide a summary, on one page or less, describing why your firm/team is the most qualified for the Project.

2. Bonding/Insurance: Provide evidence of capacity to provide bonding in the amount of the construction budget (e.g. a letter from your Surety agent stating that one or more Sureties will issue Bonds in the amount of the construction budget if your team is selected) and a copy of the firm's certificate of insurance showing the firm's current limits of liability for commercial general liability, employer's liability, business automobile liability, and professional liability insurance.

3. Management Systems: Describe the scheduling and cost control systems the firm would propose to use for the Project

4. Self-Performed Work: Indicate whether the firm intends to self-perform any work on the Project through a competitive process and, if so, the nature of the work and capability to self-perform.

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5. Estimating: Demonstrated track record of performance of in-house estimating on projects comparable to the Project.

6. Contingency Data: Provide historical data (past ten years) that shows the original contingency percentage provided on the firms past CMR projects and the percentage of that contingency that was consumed during the project and the percent that was returned to the owner on those projects.

7. Scheduling: Demonstrated track record of performance of managing projects to the original schedule.

8. Experience: Demonstrate the teams experience building on occupied sites, and their experience managing projects with concurrent construction activities on multiple separate project sites.

Firms are requested to identify professional registrations, memberships and credentials including but not limited to:

CCCA, CCM, CCS, CDT, CPE, DBIA, and any other appropriate design and construction industry credentials. Identify that information on the resume page for individual in Block 22, Section E of the F110-330 form.

CM at Risk Selection Rating Form

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Project Name Bethel Local School District Proposer Firm Proposer Firm Project Number SFC-270531 City, State, Zip City, State, Zip

Selection Criteria Value Score

1. Primary Firm Location and Workload (Maximum 10 points)

a. Proximity of firm to project site Less than 50 miles 5

50 miles to 100 miles 2 More than 100 miles 0

b. Amount of contracts awarded by Contracting Authority in previous 24 months

Less than $20,000,000 5 $20,000,000 to $50,000,000 2

More than $50,000,000 0

2. Primary Qualifications (Maximum 35 points)

a. Project management lead Experience / ability of project manager to manage scope / budget / schedule / quality 0 - 10

b. Project design lead Experience / ability to effectively administer project controls and processes 0 - 5

Max =

c. Technical staff Experience / ability of technical staff to coordinate construction documents and develop accurate estimates and schedules

0 - 10

d. Construction administration staff Experience / ability of field representative to identify and solve issues during construction 0 - 10

3. Key Consultant Qualifications (Maximum 15 points)

a. Key consultants Experience / ability of key consultants to perform effectively and collaboratively 0 - 10

b. Proposed EDGE-certified Consultant participation* One point for every 2 percent increase in Services compensation** over the EDGE participation goal

0 - 5

4. Overall Team Qualifications (Maximum 10 points)

a. Previous team collaboration Less than 3 sample projects 0 Max =

3 3 to 7 sample projects 2 More than 7 sample projects 3

b. BIM project experience Training and knowledge only 1 - 2 Max = 5 Direct project experience 3 - 5

c. Team organization Clarity of responsibility / communication demonstrated by table of organization 0 - 2

5. Overall Team Experience (Maximum 30 points)

a. Previous team performance Past performance as indicated by evaluations and letters of reference 0 - 10

b. Experience with similar projects / delivery methods Less than 4 projects 0 - 3

4 to 6 projects 4 - 6 More than 6 projects 7 - 10

c. Budget and schedule management Performance in completing projects within original construction budget and schedule 0 - 5

d. Knowledge of Ohio Capital Improvements process Less than 2 projects 0 - 1

2 to 4 projects 2 - 3 More than 4 projects 4 - 5

* Must be comprised of consulting firm(s) and NOT the lead firm - For more information on scoring this and other criteria refer to Document F199-01 - PS Selection Rating Rubric.

Subtotal

Notes: Evaluator:

Name

Signature Date https://ofcc.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Forms/Procurement/F199-01-RFQ_Rubric_2021.pdf