10-2026-009 CMAR Construction Services

The Bartow County School System (BCSS) is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services to deliver preconstruction and construction services for a new primary school in Adairsville, Georgia. The facility will serve preschool through first-grade students with a capacity of 600 students across 90,000 to 95,000 square feet and will include 42 instructional units, a cafeteria, kitchen, media center, gymnasium, administrative offices, separate playgrounds, and full site construction including grading, paving, drainage, and landscaping. Qualified contractors must hold a valid Georgia General Contractor's License, maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 umbrella coverage, demonstrate sufficient bonding capacity, maintain a current ratio of 1.0 or higher, and achieve an Experience Modification Rating (EMR) of 1.2 or less. The CMAR fee structure consists of a fixed preconstruction fee and a construction fee expressed as a percentage of the cost of work. Evaluation will weight firm stability (0-15 points), relevant project experience (0-30 points), preconstruction services approach (0-20 points), suitability for construction services (0-20 points), and fee proposal (0-15 points). Bidders must submit responses by April 30, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at BCSS offices in Cartersville, Georgia, with a mandatory pre-proposal conference on April 14, 2026, at 10:00 A.M., a question submission deadline of April 21, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., interviews anticipated for May 19, 2026, and owner notification of the selected firm by June 16, 2026.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to particular classes of contractors or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The project design incorporates specific technical requirements and standards established in the Bartow County School System design guidelines, including mandatory specifications for security systems using Lenel S2 technology, BACnet HVAC controls, Panduit data cabling infrastructure, Juniper wireless access points, Bogen Nyquist intercoms, and Exacqvision NVR systems, along with requirements for all as-built documentation in digital format, minimum two-year construction warranty, and compliance with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design standards. Contractors must structure their proposals according to the Project Cost Matrix document, which delineates fee-inclusive services versus owner-borne costs, with the contractor assuming financial responsibility for project utilities until local authorities issue temporary permits or certificates of occupancy. The anticipated total project cost ranges from $30,000,000 to $36,000,000. Responses are limited to 50 pages and must include one unbound original, three bound copies, and electronic media in PDF format, with the fee schedule submitted in a separately sealed envelope, and the contract will utilize AIA Document A133-2019 as the standard form of agreement.