2025-1102

McDuffie County, Georgia is soliciting both sealed bids and qualifications for construction services related to Baseball and Football Tower Renovations (Project 2025-1102) at the Sweetwater Regional Athletic Complex. The procurement includes two distinct components: renovation of an existing approximately 3,200 square foot, two-story baseball scoring tower and restroom building, and replacement of a 450 square foot football scoring tower. The baseball tower renovation scope encompasses roof replacement with asphalt shingles, exterior siding replacement with Hardie board, new windows and doors, interior finishes including bathroom tile and drywall repair, new plumbing and electrical fixtures, and potential conversion of existing two-fixture restrooms into multiple ADA-compliant single stall restrooms. The football tower work is limited to storm damage repairs only, including removal of exterior finishes to wood sheathing, application of appropriate weather wrap, and refinishing with stucco to match the previous finish. Bidders or Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R) firms must demonstrate a minimum of three similar-sized or larger facility projects as a prime at-risk contractor, design builder, construction manager, or negotiated general contractor. Required services for CM@R firms include preconstruction phase activities such as cost estimating, life-cycle cost analysis, value engineering, constructability reviews, scheduling, and development of a master project schedule using MS Project or Primavera; construction management and general contracting services; quality control oversight; and provision of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). Sealed bids will be received at the McDuffie County Administration Building, 210 Railroad Street, Second Floor until Friday, November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM local time, with a mandatory pre-bid conference on November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM at 180 Sweetwater Park Drive, Thomson, GA 30834. Qualifications/proposals for CM@R services must be submitted in both electronic PDF format and five bound hard copies no later than 4:00 PM EST on November 26, 2025, directed to Lance Cheely, PLA at lcheely@cranstonengineering.com and to the McDuffie County Administration Building. Site visits can be arranged upon request, and all prospective bidders must obtain bidding documents directly from the Issuing Office, Cranston, LLC.

The procurement documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to particular organizational types or disadvantaged enterprises. Responses must include separate packages for each of the two distinct project sites within the athletic complex, with subcontractor evaluation criteria allocating a maximum of 5 points for core subcontractor lists that describe completed projects, length of business relationships, and nearest office locations. There are no incumbent vendors or existing contractors referenced in the available documents. The project is currently in the project definition and conceptual design phases, with the design consultant team led by CRANSTON, LLC. Preconstruction services are expected to commence in November 2025, with construction to begin as soon as possible but no later than December 2025, with an expected project duration of 90 days. The County anticipates the total bid price to be approximately $400,000.00 to $500,000.00.