24th Street Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation 2025 - Construction Manager at Risk

The City of Phoenix is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the 24th Street Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation 2025 project through a qualifications-based selection process. The procurement involves rehabilitating and replacing various treatment systems at an existing water treatment facility with a 140 million gallons per day capacity. Interested firms must submit a 10-page Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) electronically via the City's Procurement Portal by 12:00 PM on September 19, 2025. A pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM, both in-person and via Teams. The evaluation criteria are comprehensive, with 1,021 total possible points distributed across five categories: General Information (150 points), Experience and Qualifications of the Firm (250 points), Experience of Key Personnel (250 points), Understanding of the Project and Approach (350 points), and Reference Checks (21 points). Submissions must include details about the firm's organization, Arizona contractor licenses, project experience, key personnel qualifications, and project management approach. The City expects to create a final list of one to three firms and begin contract negotiations, with selection notification anticipated by the end of September 2025.

The procurement includes Small Business Enterprise (SBE) requirements, with only firms located in Maricopa County eligible to meet the subcontracting goal. The selected CMAR will be responsible for preconstruction and construction phase services, including cost estimating, scheduling, subcontractor selection, and managing project operations while minimizing disruption to City services. Reference checks are a critical component of the evaluation, with each of three references potentially contributing up to 7 points through a detailed performance assessment covering business relationship, team consistency, problem-solving, project completion, work quality, innovation, and willingness to re-engage. The estimated construction cost for the project is $69 million, indicating a significant infrastructure investment. Firms must complete a comprehensive reference check process, submitting evaluations to soq.referencechecks@phoenix.gov, with the understanding that these documents will become public records and be used to assess contractor qualifications. The procurement emphasizes thorough vetting of potential contractors through a rigorous, points-based evaluation system that goes beyond traditional selection criteria.