SUBMIT TO:

All Qualifications must be submitted via VendorLink--www.myvendorlink.com-- at the specified date and time below.

It is the Vendor’s responsibility to ensure the submittal is uploaded to VendorLink according to RFQ specifications. We are not responsible for delivery systems.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

215 Manatee Avenue West

Bradenton, Florida 34205

DATE ISSUED: February 08, 2026

CONTACT PERSON:

Melody Ryan, Purchasing

Telephone #: 941.708.8800 ext. 44070

Email address: ryan@manateeschools.net

TITLE: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK TILLMAN

ELEMENTARY CAMPUS WIDE RENOVATION

NUMBER:

2025-12

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:

March 10, 2026 @ 12:00pm

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: N/A

LOCATION: N/A

SUBMITTALS RECEIVED AFTER ABOVE DATE AND TIME

WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DEADLINE: February 22, 2026

Each submittal should include all information and documents requested in this RFQ. Incomplete submissions may be declared non-responsive. A signed proposal submitted to the School Board obligates the submitter to all terms, conditions and specifications stated in this document, unless exceptions are taken and clearly stated in the RFQ response.

LEGAL NAME, (herein referred to as “Bidder”)

As described in the Section Titled “Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations Registration Requirements” within this Request for Proposal

(“RFQ”):

Florida Division of Corporation Document Number (www.sunbiz.org):

CONTRACTOR E-VERIFY NUMBER:

MAILING ADDRESS: I hereby certify that I have read and understand the requirements of this Request for Qualifications and that, I, as the proposer, will comply with all requirements of this solicitation and any contract(s) and/or other transactions required by this award.

Authorized Signature

Typed Name

Title Date

Email Address

CITY – STATE – ZIP:

TELEPHONE NO:

FAX NO:

FEI/EIN Number:

The School District of Manatee http://www.myvendorlink.com/ http://www.sunbiz.org/

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, SDMC No. 2025-12

SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST

It is the sole responsibility of each Proposer to check VendorLink up to the bid opening date and time, for all addenda issued and for any information regarding this RFQ.

The following documents must be submitted electronically:

Completed RFQ Cover Page Letter of Introduction-no more than one pa Copies of Professional Licenses Copies of Certificate of Status—State of Florida Department of State Copies of Certificate of M/WBE status Copies of Certificate of Insurance Financial Statements-as a separate file titled “Financial Statements” (as applicable) Business tax receipt from where the business resides Completed Related Project Experience Form Proposed Staff Form Bidder’s Statement of Principal Place of Business-fillable form Drug-free Workplace Certification-fillable form Debarment and Suspension Certification-fillable form Scrutinized Company Certification-fillable form Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment-fillable form Anti-Discrimination Amendment-fillable form Employment Eligibility Verification (“E-VERIFY”)-fillable form Contractor Affidavit Regarding the Use of Coercion for Labor and Services

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Table of Contents

SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST

Section I: SELECTION PROCESS

A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

C. KEY EVENTS & DATES:

D. MANDATORY SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

E. SELECTION PROCESS FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND METHOD OF EVALUATION:

F. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW:

G. BACKGROUND SCREENING:

H. REQUIRED FORMS:

Section II: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT FORMAT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tab 1: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Tab 2: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Tab 3: RELATED PROJECTS

Tab 4: STAFFING

1. PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL OFFICE STAFF

2. ON-SITE STAFF

3. AVAILABILITY of STAFF

Tab 5: LOCATION (DISTANCE to SITE)

Tab 6: COST CONTROL AND SCHEDULING

Tab 7: WARRANTY PROGRAM AND TRAINING

Tab 8: REQUIRED FORMS

Tab 9: OTHER CORPORATE DATA

Section III: INTERVIEW/PRESENTATION FORMAT

Section IV: GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Section I: SELECTION PROCESS This document shall serve to provide interested parties with specific information as to the procedures for selection of construction management at risk services for THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA pursuant to Florida Statute (F.S.) 287.055, Florida laws, Florida Administrative Rule Chapter 6A-

2.0010 in Section 4.1 (commonly referred to as State Requirements for Educational Facilities or SREF), and School Board Policy 6320.

A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Responses shall be submitted electronically at www.myvendorlink.com by the due date and time of March 10, 2026 at Noon Eastern Time.

Any questions concerning this Request for Qualifications shall be made via the question feature in vendorlink. All responses of a material nature will be posted in vendorlink and available to all interested parties.

Responses that do not comply with the School Board’s Procedures or deadlines established will not be considered.

The School Board is not liable for any costs incurred by the proposers prior to the issuance of an executed contract.

The contents of the qualifications of the successful proposer will become part of the contractual obligations.

All information submitted by a proposer is subject to the Laws of Perjury as set forth in Chapter 837, Florida Statutes. In the event a proposer is found to have committed perjury, such Proposer shall be ineligible for consideration for future projects. The minimum qualifying information outlined in Tabs 1 and 2 shall be submitted by a Proposer as a prerequisite for consideration by the evaluation committee and Board. In order to facilitate selection by the Committee, proposers are required to respond and index their submittals with the same paragraph notations as in Section II, Qualification Statement Format.

Firms and their agents are hereby placed on notice that they are not to contact members of the School Board or staff members for such purposes as holding meetings of introduction, dinners, etc., in the attempt to influence the outcome of the selection process, if they intend to, or have submitted a proposal or Letter of Interest of this project.

Note: Additional information regarding the selection process and scoring may be found as a document posted with the submission of this RFQ at www.myvendorlink.com.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Provide Construction Management at-risk services for the following projects:

Site Scope Estimated Project Budget

Tillman Elementary School

(1415 29th Steet East, Palmetto, FL 34221)

Campus wide Renovation to include but not limited to a complete interior renovation of the existing campus to include replacement of the mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, removal and replacement of fire alarm system, remove and replace kitchen cooler/freezer, administrative security and lobby enhancements, new technology infrastructure, LED lighting, new ceilings, flooring, painting, new exterior doors, windows and hardware, and sitework as needed.

Core facilities for 722 student stations. Campus consists of three

(3) classroom buildings totaling 56,193 sf. Main building built in 1994 contains 29,332 sf. Media building, flammable storage, covered play area, cafeteria contains 11,403 sf. Total campus 96,928 sf.

Building 6 was renovated in 2020 and will need new AHU and potential electrical upgrades.

Architectural and Engineering Services will be provided by Long & Associates Architects/Engineers, Inc.

$31,000,000 Total

For planning purposes, the high-level project milestones are*:

Design Complete December 2026

Construction Complete July 2028

* Milestone Dates are tentative and subject to change.

Interested parties are strongly discouraged from contacting the schools or sites where projects may be located. Project clarifications will be addressed through Q&A in the VendorLink System.

All facilities are owned by the District. All work shall comply with Florida State Statutes, State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF), District requirements and State Codes.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, C. KEY EVENTS & DATES:

October 28, 2025 Board Approval to Advertise

February 8, 2026 First Legal Advertisement Posted

Request for Qualification notice e-mailed to prospective Proposer’s via VendorLink & RFQ documents posted on the VendorLink website.

February 15, 2026 Second Legal Advertisement Posted

February 22, 2026 Third Legal Advertisement Posted

February 22, 2026 Questions/Clarifications due. Questions shall be submitted electronically through VendorLink at www.myvendorlink.com. Only questions submitted electrically will be answered.

March 10, 2026 Proposals due @ 12:00 noon E.T. Proposers shall submit qualifications electronically through VendorLink at www.myvendorlink.com/

April 13, 2026 Evaluation of qualifications and make short-list selection of proposers

April 15, 2026 Site Visit for short-listed firms

May 7, 2026 Interviews and final ranking of responses

June 9, 2026 Board Approval to Negotiate Contract

*If the time allotted to evaluate qualifications and make the selection of contractors as stated above proves to be insufficient, the evaluation meeting(s), and the Board approval date could slip two weeks or more. Continue to monitor our website or contact the Purchasing Department for more specific information as to when meeting(s) and notice(s) will be posted.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, D. MANDATORY SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

All responses are to be submitted electronically in pdf format. Font size shall not be less than 10 pt font. Sections shall be tabbed (or bookmarked) to correspond to the headings listed in the RFQ Contents. The pages shall be numbered with the maximum number of pages being sixty (60). The letter of introduction shall be no more than one page. Financial statements shall be submitted in a separate file titled “Financial Statements” and will not be counted towards the maximum page count of sixty (60) pages. The Required forms will not be counted towards the maximum page count of sixty

(60) pages.

E. SELECTION PROCESS FOR QUALIFACTIONS AND METHOD OF

EVALUATION:

The Evaluation Committee will review all responses received by the specified due date and time and score the responses independently in accordance with the criteria listed in this Request for Qualifications. Selection Committee members shall submit their score sheets to the Procurement Services Department in advance of the meeting. Procurement services will create an aggregated and ranked score for each response based on the individual evaluations.

During the short-listing Selection Committee meeting, the Selection Committee members shall discuss the summary tabulation and come to a consensus on the ranked scores. No fewer than three (3), will be selected to participate in the oral interviews/presentations.

All scoring of interviews/presentations is subjective and scored separately by the Evaluation Committee Members based on their individual judgment of the firm’s presentation.

F. PUBLIC RECORDS LAW:

Any material submitted in response to this Solicitation will become a public record pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, when the District receives the responses. Any claim of confidentiality is waived upon submission, unless addressed as set forth below.

A Vendor’s response to this solicitation shall be a public record and subject to production, disclosure, inspection and copying consistent with the requirements of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. All information in a Vendor’s response (including, without limitation, technical and price information) will be a matter of public record, subject to the provisions of Florida’s Public Records Act, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, regardless of copyright status.

Submission of a response to this solicitation shall constitute a waiver of any copyright protection which might otherwise apply to the District’s production, disclosure, inspection and copying of such response and contract, or any part thereof, except those parts asserted to be exempt under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The response, upon submission shall be the property of the District (except those parts asserted to be exempt in the manner set forth below), and the District, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to use, reproduce, and disseminate the response.

The District reserves the right to use any and all information contained in a response received to this solicitation. Any content submitted to the District which is asserted to be exempt under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, shall be set forth on a page or pages separate from the rest of the response, and

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, clearly marked “exempt,” “confidential,” or “trade secret” (as applicable), with the statutory basis for such claim of exemption, confidentiality, or trade secret specifically identified in writing on each and every such page. Failure to segregate and so identify any such content shall constitute a waiver of any claimed exemption, confidentiality, or trade secret as applied to the portion of the response or other document in which the content is set forth.

IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF

CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE CONTRACTOR'S DUTY TO

PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT THE

CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS:

Public Record Custodian, Communications/Public Records Associate, 215 Manatee Avenue W.

(941) 708-8770 Bradenton, Florida, 34205 publicrecords@manateeschools.net

G. BACKGROUND SCREENING:

As required by the Jessica Lunsford Act [s.21 of Ch. 2005028, L.O.F.], if anyone representing a vendor under contract with the school district will have access to school grounds when students are present, have direct contact with students or have access to or control of school funds, such personnel are required to be screened at Level 2, to include fingerprinting, statewide criminal and juvenile justice records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [s. 1012.465, Florida Statutes]

The requirements of this law must be met in order for the School Board to contract with your company.

Vendor/Proposers shall be responsible for insuring compliance by all employees, independent contractors and sub-contractors or other persons involved in any manner with projects resulting from this proposal.

H. REQUIRED FORMS:

For your convenience, the required forms outlined in section II tab 8, which must be completed and submitted along with your response, will be posted in VendorLink.

Please use these forms to avoid the need to handwrite information. If sufficient room has not been provided on the form to enable you to enter a complete response, please include a supplemental attachment if necessary. Please note that these forms may not include all the forms that should be submitted with your response so please check the Submittal Checklist on page 2 of this document for a complete list of requested and required submittals.

mailto:publicrecords@manateeschools.net

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Section II: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

STATEMENT FORMAT

To facilitate analysis of its qualifications package, the firm shall prepare its qualifications package in accordance with the instructions outlined in this section. The qualifications package must not be more than sixty (60) pages “excluding” the financial statements and required forms outlined in Tab 8-Required Forms. Responses exceeding sixty (60) pages will be deemed nonresponsive.

The District is not responsible for any cost incurred by the proposing firm, prior to the issuance of an executed contract.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tab 1: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (All items in Tab 1 shall be included in the response, if not included, the review will be deemed non-responsive.)

1. Complete and sign RFQ cover page

2. Letter of Introduction— letter shall include a brief summary of firm’s history and commitment to the projects. Indicate which project(s) you would like to receive consideration for award. Your interests in multiple projects must be communicated in a single submission. You may indicate the project(s) that is/are your preference of if you only wish to be considered for a specific project. Submittals that lack the proper identification will be disregarded. Your interest in multiple projects is neither encouraged nor discouraged; however, be advised that each applicant may only be awarded a maximum of one project. Letter shall be limited to one page.

3. Professional Licenses, Current—(a) current Professional licenses from firm and consultants, (b) certificate of corporation from firm and consultants.

Copies of current State of Florida professional registration license renewals for the applicant excluding sole proprietorships and all key professional personnel Licenses to be used on the project. An applicant shall be properly registered to practice in the State of Florida with the appropriate state board governing the services offered. The committee may verify the current status with the appropriate state board.

4. Certified Minority Firm-- If the proposing firm is a Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise, provide Certified Minority information for your firm. Provide certifying agency if applicable. Provide classification: a) African American, b) Hispanic American, c) Asian American, d) Women Owned, e) Native American, f) Service- Disabled Veteran.

5. Insurance—Provide proof of insurance per the following:

1. Commercial General Liability

a. Each Occurrence 1,000,000

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation,

b. General Aggregate 2,000,000

2. Automobile Liability 300,000

3. Umbrella Liability 1,000,000

4. Professional Liability 2,000,000

5. Workers Compensation and Employees Liability 500,000

6. Litigation-- list of all pending litigation and all litigation within the past five years, including explanation of each (per SREF 4.1(1)(c)7).

7. References-- Provide a list of a minimum of five (5) references in this section. Provide references where you have completed a project similar in scope to the proposed project. The Construction Services Department will contact references for short-listed firms. Findings will be shared with the evaluation committee and scored as part of the final evaluation. Please include the following:

• Name of Reference and contact information (including email address)

• Project-including scope and construction budget

• Date the Project was initiated and completed

*The District or its employees may not be used as a reference.

Tab 2: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (All items in Tab 2 shall be included in the response, if not included, the review will be terminated)

Provide information indicating financial capability of the firm to provide the resources required, including: Audited financial statements for the most recent two (2) years, including income statement, balance sheet, statements of cash flows and notes to financial statements. If audited financial statements are unavailable, provide similar unaudited statements. Document that are provided must not be password protected. Should your documents be password protected your response will be considered non-responsive.

PROVIDE AS A SEPARATE FILE – TITLED “FINANCIAL STATEMENT”

Note: If you have submitted the most recent two (2) years of financial statements as part of another RFQ solicitation within the past six (6) months, your previously submitted financial documents will be used for the purposes of the short-list evaluation.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Tab 3: RELATED PROJECTS

1. List up to five (5) comparable projects for which your firm has provided the general required services for Florida Public School Systems K-12 clients (refer to legal ad) using the Related Contract Experience form found in Vendorlink.

2. List up to five (5) comparable projects for which your firm has provided the general required services for clients other than Florida Public School Systems clients (refer to legal add) using the Related Contract Experience form found in Vendorlink.

Projects shall not be more than ten (10) years old.

Tab 4: STAFFING

1. PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL OFFICE STAFF

Describe the general and specific project related capabilities of your firm’s in-house staff and demonstrate the depth of your organization. Include management, technical and support staff. Provide a brief resume of key employees to be assigned to the project. You should emphasize the depth of your employees' experience with public educational projects. Do not include clerical support personnel, part-time employees or sub-consultants as part of the proposed technical office staff. Staff listed for this criterion shall not be considered for On-Site Staff (section 2 below). Proposers are to submit a fully executed Proposed Staff Form, Appendix C for each staff member submitted.

STAFFING:

Provide a maximum of four (4) professional/technical office staff members from your firm. List relevant project and education earned/licenses for each staff listed.

2. ON-SITE STAFF

Similar to section 1, above, the capabilities and experience of the on-site field staff shall be evaluated with specific attention to the project. You should emphasize the employees' experience with public educational projects. Do not include clerical support personnel, part-time employees or sub-consultants as part of the proposed on-site. Staff listed for this factor shall not be considered for section 1 (above). You are to submit a fully-executed Proposed Staff Form for each staff member submitted. (Appendix E)

STAFFING:

Provide a maximum of four (4) professional/technical office staff members from your firm. List relevant project and education earned/licenses for each staff listed.

3. AVAILABILITY of STAFF Address the following:

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation,

1. Executive Summary—explain your staffing model. How do you optimize your staffing model to ensure quality control and cost efficiency?

2. How do your current and future workloads influence your staffing and scheduling decisions? To support your response, provide a staffing matrix which includes an approximate timeline for the proposed project and specify the following:

a. The key personnel expected to be assigned to the project along with their role in the project.

b. The amount of time each team member is expected to devote to our project from its inception to closeout.

c. The amount of time each team member is expected to devote to other projects the firm is involved in from the inception of our project to the close of our project.

Tab 5: LOCATION (DISTANCE to SITE) Identify the location of your office that will have direct responsibility for the proposed project(s). Provide the actual distance, in miles, to the project site. Include copy of the Local Business Tax Receipt for the office that will provide the required services.

Tab 6: COST CONTROL AND SCHEDULING

1. Describe in detail how your firm arrives at a proposed GMP.

2. How will you identify cost control opportunities? Give a specific example of a cost control opportunity you identified in a prior project along with your solution and the cost savings.

3. Provide an example of how you can accelerate the project schedule in order to bring the project to completion on time and in order to reduce costs.

4. How are you going to encourage and ensure local subcontractor bid participation?

Tab 7: WARRANTY PROGRAM AND TRAINING Provide the following information:

1. Quality assurance plan for this project, including your firms’ approach for validating compliance with the construction documents and explain your process for ensuring quality workmanship

2. Warranty process including your training program.

3. Closeout management plan for this project. Describe your systems and procedures for your closeout plan.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Tab 8: REQUIRED FORMS-

1. Bidder’s Statement of Principal Place of Business

2. Drug-free Workplace Certification

3. Debarment and Suspension Certification

4. Scrutinized Company Certification

5. Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment

6. Anti-Discrimination Amendment

7. Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify)

8. Contractor Affidavit Regarding the Use of Coercion for Labor and Services

These required forms are available in separate files on Vendorlink. DO NOT Remove the Appendix header.

Tab 9: OTHER CORPORATE DATA This is optional and is not a requirement under the submittal process. If you choose, you may submit pictures, brochures, letters etc. These pages are included in the sixty (60) page maximum.

The completion of Tabs #1 through #8 are mandatory. Failure to complete items #1 through #8 shall automatically deem your submittal incomplete and eliminate it from further consideration.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Section III: INTERVIEW/PRESENTATION FORMAT Section III is for the Interview/Presentation Process. All scoring for this section is subjective and scored separately by the Committee Members based on their individual judgment of your presentation. The firms conducting the interview should cover all the topics indicated below, this is not the time to market your firm. It is important to follow the steps in order to ensure you cover all the topics to receive the maximum score.

1. Knowledge of Site and Local Conditions:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the local design and/or construction industry, local subcontractors and suppliers.

• Identify the top three key issues/challenges facing this project.

• Discuss any unique educational needs/requirements of the school and how you will work to meet or protect these interests.

2. Communication and Proposed Project Staff:

• Identify the actual staff to be assigned to this project, describe their ability and experience, and identify the function of each within your organization and their proposed role on this project.

• Prepare and organizational chart.

• Indicate the number of days each staff member is to be rendered on this project.

• Show the individual staff member’s capacity.

• Provide a leave behind which confirms your proposed team is the same team in your submittal. Verbally explain any changes to your proposed team which have occurred since your submittal.

• Explain how your firm will communicate with Building Administration, the Construction Services Department and other stakeholders in the District as well as the design firm for this project.

• Explain how you will relieve Building Administration of the burden of communicating project updates to staff.

• Discuss any digital content for project updates, status, etc.

3. Local Subcontract Participation & Economic Impact:

• Identify your approach to encourage local subcontractor participation. Provide data from your past three (3) projects of similar scope that shows the level of local subcontractor participation. Please share your definition of local subcontractor.

• Describe efforts you will undertake which will help the District showcase the project and its economic impact on the local economy.

4. Project Approach:

a. Overall Approach and Methodology—

• Demonstrate verbally and/or graphically your overall plan/approach to the project

b. Code and Regulations Compliance—

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation,

• Demonstrate your knowledge of the applicable building codes (i.e. State requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF) and regulations for the construction of public educational facilities.

c. Constructability—

• Demonstrate your ability to perform constructability analyses for the project during the design and construction phases.

• Describe at least one specific example of such an analysis.

d. Cost Control—

• Demonstrate your ability to evaluate design/building systems, construction techniques, and materials to optimize available project resources.

• Describe scheduling techniques used to effectively manage and execute project similar to this project.

• Provide recommendations which may create increased value in order to meet the budgetary requirements of this project.

• Demonstrate willingness to meet time and budget requirements.

Cost-related information presented in response to this RFQ will be reviewed for informational purposes only and will not be used in the scoring. Following the final selection, cost negotiations will be conducted exclusively with the highest-ranked firm.

e. Quality Control/Assurance—

• Demonstrate you approach to quality control/assurance throughout the various phases of the project.

5. Direct Material Purchases, Insurance, Bonding—

• Demonstrate your knowledge of direct material purchase procedure, sales tax change order procedure, meeting insurance requirements, bonding and subcontractor bonding as required by the School Board of Manatee County Agreement with the construction manager.

6. M/WBE Implementation History

• Demonstrate your plan/approach to attaining participation of Certified Small, Minority, Women owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) firms on this project.

• Demonstrate your commitment to team diversity.

7. Workload

• Demonstrate your ability to provide the required services for the project.

Request for Qualifications CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK SERVICES— Tillman Elementary Campus Wide Renovation, Section IV: GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

PURCHASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: This proposal, and the corresponding contract of award agreement and purchase orders will constitute the complete agreement. The School District of Manatee County will not accept proposed terms and conditions that are different than those contained in this Request for Qualifications, including pre-printed text contained on descriptive information submitted or any other materials. By virtue of submitting a response, vendor agrees to not submit to any School District of Manatee County employee, for signature, any document that contains terms and conditions that are different than those contained herein and that in the event any document containing any term or condition that differs from those contained herein is executed, said document shall not be binding on the School District of Manatee County.

CLARIFICATIONS OR REVISIONS: The District reserves the right to seek clarifications or request any information deemed necessary for proper evaluation of submissions from all respondents deemed eligible for Contract award. Failure to provide requested information may result in rejection of the response.

EX PARTE COMMUNICATION: To assure proper and fair evaluation of submissions, after submissions are received the District prohibits ex parte communication initiated by the submitter to Board members and discourages ex parte communication initiated by the submitter to any District official or employee evaluating or considering the submissions prior to the time a decision has been made. Communication between a submitter and the District will be initiated by the appropriate District official, employee or designated consultant in order to obtain information or clarification needed to develop a proper and accurate evaluation of the submission. Ex parte communication may be grounds for disqualifying the offending submitter from consideration or award of the contract then in evaluation or any future contract.

CANCELLATION: In the event any of the provisions of the awarded proposal are violated by the vendor, the School District of Manatee County may give written notice to the vendor stating the violations or deficiencies and demanding their cure. If those violations or deficiencies are not cured to the School District’s reasonable satisfaction within five (5) days of the vendor’s receipt of the notice, the agreement may immediately thereafter be canceled by written notification to the vendor.

AUTHORITY: The School Board of Manatee County, Florida is the sole legal entity having authority to award a bid or bind the School District in regard to any agreement resulting from this invitation.

The Superintendent of Schools acts as the Chief Executive Officer of the Manatee County School District and shall have, and is hereby delegated by the School Board, authority to issue any notice, effect any cancelation, perform any inspection, or take any other action to ensure compliance with the terms of this invitation or any agreement resulting there from on the School Board’s behalf without further action by the School Board.

CLARIFICATION OF RFQ: Proposers should submit via Vendorlink any questions regarding this RFQ. Only questions submitted electrically will be included in an addendum. See “Key Events & Date” section for deadline date. Questions received after the date posted in the “Key Events & Date” section will not be acknowledged. Changes to the bid which have a material effect shall be communicated to bidders

ADDENDA TO RFQ: From time to time, addenda’s may be issued to this RFQ. Any such addenda will be posted on (www.myvendorlink.com). Such notices will contain clarifications to details of the solicitation and/or responses to questions submitted during the preview period. Each respondent is responsible for monitoring these sites for information concerning this solicitation.

EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEETING: Evaluation meetings will be open to the public pursuant to Florida State Statue 286.011 and noticed on the District Web Site (www.manateeschools.net) and on the School District bulletin board located in the lobby at the School Support Center, 215 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida, 34205. Any portion of a public meeting at which a negotiation with a vendor is conducted pursuant to a competitive solicitation, at which a vendor makes an oral presentation as part of a competitive solicitation, or at which a vendor answers questions as part of a competitive solicitation is exempt from Florida Statue 286.011. See Key Events and Dates page contained herein.

VISITOR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM: A Visitor Identification System has been implemented by the School District of Manatee County.

A driver’s license or government issued photo id will be required for scanning into the system and a visitor’s pass will be issued to individuals visiting district sites.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS: Vendors/Proposers acknowledge and understand that the projects contemplated by this contract are being constructed on public property owned by the School District of Manatee County, which property may at various times during construction be occupied by students, teachers, parents and school administrators. Accordingly, in order to secure the property, protect students and staff, and otherwise comply with applicable law, the vendor/bidder agrees to all provisions and instructions contained in this RFQ document and agrees that the failure of vendor/bidder to comply with any of these provisions and instructions may result in the termination of this contract by the School District of Manatee County.

CONTACT WITH STUDENTS: To extent not otherwise indicated, no employees or independent contractors, material men, supplier or anyone involved in any manner with projects resulting from this RFQ shall have direct or indirect contact with students at project sites. A violation of this provision shall result in immediate termination of the offender and issuance of a trespass notice from the School District. Vendor/Proposers shall be responsible for insuring compliance by all employees, independent contractors http://www.manateeschools.net/

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STANDARDS OF CONDUCT: Vendors awarded a contract will be held to the same standards of conduct as employees of the School District of Manatee County while conducting business with the District. These standards, as defined in School Board Policies, will apply not only to employees of the vendor, but also to the employees of its sub-contractors.

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE: Documented poor performance of contractors on previous contracts with the School District of Manatee County or other governmental entity will be considered during evaluation and may be sufficient cause not to award.

VARIANCE TO BID DOCUMENTS: For the purpose of RFQ evaluation, proposers must clearly stipulate any or all variances to the bid documents or specifications, no matter how slight. If variations are not stated in the vendor’s bid proposal, it shall be construed that the RFQ proposal submitted fully complies in every respect with our bid documents.

RFQ TABULATIONS: After approval by the School Board of Manatee County, proposal tabulations will be available for review on the e-procurement service website (www.myvendorlink.com).

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND KICKBACKS: Any proposer giving or offering to any employee and/or official of the School District of Manatee County, either directly or indirectly, any rebate, percentage of contract, money or other things of value as an inducement or intended inducement, in the procurement of this or any other RFQ/bid, shall be deemed in violation of this agreement, in addition to being in violation of any other municipal, county, state and federal laws and/or ordinances.

IDENTIFICATION: The contractor and sub-contractors shall be required to see that their personnel maintain visible personal identification on each employee. Vendor’s employees must be appropriately attired (including shirt). Employees shall be required to dress neatly without vulgar or otherwise offensive apparel, commensurate with the location and types of tasks being performed.

SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY: In accordance School Board of Manatee County Policy and Procedures, no contract for providing supplies, equipment or services shall be affected with any individual or business entity in which any member of the School Board of Manatee County or the Superintendent has any financial interest.

No contract for goods or services may be made with any business entity in which the Superintendent, Board Member or their spouse or child has an employment relationship or a material interest. No School Board employee may directly or indirectly purchase or recommend for purchase of goods or services from any business organization in which his/her spouse or child has a material interest as defined in Florida Statutes 112.

DISPUTE: Bid tabulations with recommendations will be posted on the e-procurement service website (www.myvendorlink.com). A bidder who wishes to file a protest pertaining to a bid must file such notice in accordance with procedures prescribed by Florida Statute

120.57(3), Florida Administrative Code 28-110 and School District Policy 7.15. The notice must be filed with the Purchasing Director.

Any person who is adversely affected by the District’s decision or intended decision shall file with the Purchasing Director, a notice of protest in writing within seventy-two (72) hours after the posting of the bid tabulation or Notice of Intent to Award and shall file a formal written protest within ten (10) calendar after filing the notice of protest. With respect to a protest of the specifications contained in an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, the notice of protest shall be filed in writing within seventy-two (72) hours after the receipt of notice of the project plan and specification or intended project plan and specifications in an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and the formal written protest shall be filed within 10 days after the date the notice of protest is filed. Failure to file a notice of protest or failure to file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under this chapter. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based.

Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation of the seventy-two (72) hour time periods provided in this paragraph.

Any person who files an action protesting a decision or intended decision pertaining to a bid pursuant to Florida Statute 120.57(3)(b), shall post at the time of filing the formal written protest, a bond payable to the School District of Manatee County in an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the total estimated contract value, but not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, which bond shall be conditioned upon the payment of all costs which may be adjudged against the protester in the administrative hearing in which the action is brought and in any subsequent appellate court proceeding. In lieu of a bond, a cashier’s check, treasurer’s check, bank draft of any national or state bank payable to the School District of Manatee County will be an acceptable form of security.

If, after completion of the administrative hearing process and appellate court proceedings, the District prevails, it shall recover all costs and charges which shall be included in the final order or judgment, including charges made by the Division of Administrative Hearings, but excluding attorney’s fees. Upon payment of such costs and charges by the protester, the remainder, if any, of the protest security shall be returned. If the protester prevails, protester shall recover from the district all costs and charges which are included in the final order of judgment, excluding attorney’s fees.

Failure to file a notice of intent to protest, or failure to file a formal written protest within the time prescribed in Florida Statute 120.57(3), shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS: Federal, state, county, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that in any manner affect the items covered herein apply. Lack of knowledge by the bidder will in no way be a cause for relief from responsibility. The bidder shall have in their possession and must provide all applicable insurance, permits, licenses, etc., which may be required by federal, state, or county law to furnish services under the scope of this contract. The successful bidder(s) must not be in violation

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VENUE: The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this contract.

Venue shall be in Manatee County, Florida and the sole and exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes arising under the contract shall be in the county or circuit court for Manatee County, Florida.

CANCELLATION OR CHANGES IN SPECIFICATIONS: The Board reserves the right to cancel an awarded bid without penalty or negotiate changes to specifications as required by changes to local, State or U. S. Government regulations concerning the contents of products desired.

UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS: The School District of Manatee County considers the employment of unauthorized aliens by the vendor/bidder, or any of its sub-contractors, a violation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Vendor/Proposer shall screen those working on the project site to ensure no unauthorized aliens are present at any time. If it is determined that an unauthorized alien is working on the Project, the Vendor/Proposer shall immediately take all steps necessary to remove such unauthorized alien from the property and the project.

PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES CERTIFICATE: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, sub-contractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in section 287.017, Florida Statute, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.

TAX EXEMPTIONS: When purchasing directly from a supplier the School District of Manatee County, Florida is exempt from Federal Excise, State Sales and Use Taxes. Tax exemption certificates and numbers will be furnished on request.

POSSESSION OF FIREARMS: Possession of firearms will not be tolerated on the project or any School District of Manatee County property. No person who has a firearm in their vehicle may park their vehicle on School District property. Furthermore, no person may possess or bring a firearm on School District property. If any employee or independent contractor of the vendor/bidder, or any of its sub-contractors, is found to have brought a firearm on School District property, said employee or independent contractor shall be immediately removed and terminated from the project by the vendor/bidder. If a sub-contractor fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor, the vendor/bidder shall terminate its agreement with the sub-contractor. If the vendor/bidder fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor or fails to terminate the agreement with the sub-contractor who fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor, this agreement may be terminated by the School District of Manatee

County. “Firearm” means any weapon (including a starter gun or antique firearm) which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any destructive devise, or any machine gun. Powder actuated construction nailers and fasteners are excluded from this definition.

CRIMINAL ACTS: Employment on the project by the Vendor/Bidder, or any of its sub-contractors, of any employee, or independent contractor, with any prior convictions of any crimes against children, crimes of violence or crimes of moral turpitude will not be tolerated. If it is determined that any person with such criminal history is on the project site, the Vendor/Bidder agrees to take all steps necessary to remove such person from the project and the property. The School District of Manatee County shall have the right to terminate this agreement if the Vendor/Proposer does not comply with this provision.

POSSESSION/USE/UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MIND ALTERING

SUBSTANCES: Possession/use and/or being under the influence of any illegal mind altering substances, such as, but not limited to alcohol and/or substances delineated in Chapter 893, Florida Statutes, by Vendor/Proposer’s employees or independent contractors or its sub-contractors employees or independent contractors will not be tolerated on School District property. If any employee or independent contractor is found to have brought and/or used or is under the influence of any illegal mind-altering substances as described above on School District property, said employee or independent contractor shall be removed and terminated from the project by the Vendor/Proposer. If a sub-contractor fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor, the Vendor/Proposer shall terminate its agreement with the sub-contractor. If the Vendor/ Proposer fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor or fails to terminate the agreement with the sub-contractor who fails to terminate said employee or independent contractor, this agreement may be terminated by the School District of Manatee County.

COPELAND “ANTI-KICKBACK” ACT (34 CFR 80.36(i) (4): All vendors, contractors and sub-contractors must comply with the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 3).

DAVIS-BACON ACT: as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141–3148): When required by Federal program legislation, all prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 awarded by non-Federal entities must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141–3144, and 3146–3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, ‘‘Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction’’). In accordance with the statute, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The non-Federal entity must place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in each solicitation. The decision to award a contract or subcontract must be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The non-Federal entity must report all suspected or

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