26054-P: Fayette County Animal Shelter Phase II ¿ CMAR

Fayette County, Georgia is soliciting Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) services through Request for Proposal 26054-P for the design and construction of a new animal shelter facility. The project involves a single-story, 3,218 square-foot building located at 1131 Highway 74 South, Peachtree City, Georgia, designed to accommodate 24 kennels, horse stalls, tack rooms, large animal facilities, outdoor runs, walking paths, and associated amenities. Qualified respondents must demonstrate bonding capacity, provide three years of financial statements, submit references for three similar projects valued between $3,000,000 and $6,000,000 completed within the past five years, maintain an office location within 100 miles of the project site, and comply with Georgia's E-Verify and prevailing wage requirements. The evaluation methodology allocates 70 percent of the scoring to technical merit, including firm history and capability, relevant experience, project personnel qualifications, financial information, and project approach, with the remaining 30 percent allocated to proposed pricing using a variance-weighted method where the lowest price earns maximum points. Pricing submissions shall include a percentage-based construction management fee applied to an estimated construction cost of $3,500,000, along with separate lump-sum proposals for pre-construction services and general conditions and general requirements. Critical deadlines include a mandatory pre-proposal conference on December 8, 2025, questions due by December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM, final addenda issued December 12, 2025, and RFP responses due December 18, 2025, by 2:00 PM at the Fayette County Government Purchasing Department, 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 204, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214. Anticipated board approval is scheduled for late January through early February 2026, with contract execution in February 2026 and construction commencement projected for May 2026.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions targeting disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the procurement documents. The RFP requires submission of a bid bond equal to five percent of the total proposed amount on AIA Document A310-2010, with performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of the contract amount required following establishment of the Guaranteed Maximum Price. The selected CM will assume total responsibility as the primary contractor and sole point of contact for all contractual matters, with the proposed contract incorporating AIA Document A133-2019 (Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Constructor) and AIA Document A201-2017 (General Conditions of the Contract for Construction). No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the available documentation. The project budget is estimated at $3,500,000 for construction costs, representing the base upon which the percentage-based construction management fee and separate lump-sum costs will be applied, though the total contract award value will depend on the selected firm's fee proposals and final pricing submissions.