CMS Back on Campus Project Phase II

The CMS campus in Woodlawn, MD occupies over 800,000 GSF of space in 4 buildings. The campus was built specifically for CMS, known at the time as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), and opened in 1995. Since that time, the buildings for the most part have been well maintained and have served CMS well in their operations.

As they are over 20 years old, however, the need for a refresh and continued modernization of the buildings and systems is becoming greater. One of the greatest changes to the planning of government office space since the building’s opening is related to the space utilization rate and footprint requirements. As cost saving measures, federal agencies are required to reduce their footprint by consolidating and densifying the workplaces. A project such as the modernization of CMS would be required to meet these standards, in this case the standards are set by Health and Human Services. CMS has been planning for the future by creating a Master Plan. This initiative, begun in 2015, focused on densifying the workplace and fitting more employees on the main campus to improve collaboration.

Phase 2 will consolidate growing office and workstation vacancies on the main campus and provide upgrades to the main lobby. Phase 2 includes renovations totaling approximately 40,000 square feet of space and renovations of the CMS Screening Station and Main Lobby. The space being renovated can be broken into 4 major areas:

• Central Building Level 2
• South Building Lower Level
• Central Building Lower Level
• Main Lobby (Central Building Level 1)

The planned project delivery method is Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc), with a firm fixed price proposal for design phase services and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for construction services.

The following phases of work and services will be required as part of the CMc delivery method:

Design Phase
The Design Phase consists of the following three stages: Design Concept, Design Development, and Construction Documents. The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide throughout the Design Development, and

Construction Documents phases:
1. Program Review Meetings;
2. Consultation/Project Progress Meetings/Presentations;
3. Design Submissions and Reviews;
4. Cost Management, Estimating and Reconciliation;
5. Value Engineering;
6. Construction Work Allocation Plan;
8. Construction Work Sequence Plan;
9. Design Development Phase;
10. Construction Document Phase;
11. Early Work Package Development;
12. Commissioning Services
13. Design Assist Services
14. Site Surveys
15. Miscellaneous Testing

Construction Phase
The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide
throughout the construction stage
1. Construction Commencement;
2. Early Work Packages;
3. Construction Administration;
4. Commissioning Services
5. As-Built Drawings

Turnover Phase
The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide
throughout the turnover stage
1. Participate in Pre-Final walk-throughs;
2. Prepare Punch-lists;
3. Prepare Operation and Maintenance Manuals;
4. Submit Warranties, Guarantees, and Certificates; and
5. Preparation for Tenant Occupancy
 

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The CMS campus in Woodlawn, MD occupies over 800,000 GSF of space in 4 buildings. The campus was built specifically for CMS, known at the time as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), and opened in 1995. Since that time, the buildings for the most part have been well maintained and have served CMS well in their operations.

As they are over 20 years old, however, the need for a refresh and continued modernization of the buildings and systems is becoming greater. One of the greatest changes to the planning of government office space since the building’s opening is related to the space utilization rate and footprint requirements. As cost saving measures, federal agencies are required to reduce their footprint by consolidating and densifying the workplaces. A project such as the modernization of CMS would be required to meet these standards, in this case the standards are set by Health and Human Services. CMS has been planning for the future by creating a Master Plan. This initiative, begun in 2015, focused on densifying the workplace and fitting more employees on the main campus to improve collaboration.

Phase 2 will consolidate growing office and workstation vacancies on the main campus and provide upgrades to the main lobby. Phase 2 includes renovations totaling approximately 40,000 square feet of space and renovations of the CMS Screening Station and Main Lobby. The space being renovated can be broken into 4 major areas:

• Central Building Level 2
• South Building Lower Level
• Central Building Lower Level
• Main Lobby (Central Building Level 1)

The planned project delivery method is Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc), with a firm fixed price proposal for design phase services and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for construction services.

The following phases of work and services will be required as part of the CMc delivery method:

Design Phase
The Design Phase consists of the following three stages: Design Concept, Design Development, and Construction Documents. The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide throughout the Design Development, and

Construction Documents phases:
1. Program Review Meetings;
2. Consultation/Project Progress Meetings/Presentations;
3. Design Submissions and Reviews;
4. Cost Management, Estimating and Reconciliation;
5. Value Engineering;
6. Construction Work Allocation Plan;
8. Construction Work Sequence Plan;
9. Design Development Phase;
10. Construction Document Phase;
11. Early Work Package Development;
12. Commissioning Services
13. Design Assist Services
14. Site Surveys
15. Miscellaneous Testing

Construction Phase
The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide
throughout the construction stage
1. Construction Commencement;
2. Early Work Packages;
3. Construction Administration;
4. Commissioning Services
5. As-Built Drawings

Turnover Phase
The following services are typical requirements that the contractor may need to provide
throughout the turnover stage
1. Participate in Pre-Final walk-throughs;
2. Prepare Punch-lists;
3. Prepare Operation and Maintenance Manuals;
4. Submit Warranties, Guarantees, and Certificates; and
5. Preparation for Tenant Occupancy