VendorLink_Update_Confirmations_BLES_25260069RFQu-JAM_4-23-26_&_4-29-26.pdf

This file contains VendorLink update confirmations from the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, documenting vendor communications regarding the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) solicitation for the Bear Lake Elementary School Replacement Project (solicitation number 25260069RFQu-JAM). The confirmations are dated April 23, 2026, and April 29, 2026, and document communications sent to prospective vendors through the VendorLink system. The project seeks a qualified CMAR to deliver preconstruction services and full construction for the complete replacement of Bear Lake Elementary School located at 3399 Gleaves Court, Apopka, Florida, on approximately 20 acres. The scope includes placement of temporary classroom portables, construction of an approximately 95,000 square foot two-story building for 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 improved site amenities and circulation. A voluntary pre-proposal conference was held on February 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST via Webex, with the RFQU proposal submission deadline of March 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST and public proposal opening the same day. The project timeline spans 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.

The contract establishes a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $35,000,000 for construction services with a construction management fee capped at 4.5 percent of the cost of work. Prospective contractors must be licensed as Certified General Contractors in Florida and demonstrate financial stability through either a surety bond commitment letter of $35,000,000 from a surety rated "A-" or better by A.M. Best's, or audited financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: business structure (10%), experience and past performance (45%), methodology (35%), references (5%), and workload (5%). The solicitation contains no designated set-asides or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types, with all qualified firms eligible to respond. Payment procedures follow the Florida Prompt Payment Act, with monthly invoices due 25 business days after receipt of a compliant payment request, and retainage of 10 percent withheld until 50 percent project completion, with potential reduction to 5 percent thereafter. Liquidated damages provisions are assessed at $1,545.00 per day for failure to meet substantial completion and $772.00 per day for failure to meet final completion.