CM at Risk for Replacement of Ellijay Elementary School for Gilmer County Board of Education

The Gilmer County Board of Education is soliciting Construction Manager-at-Risk (CM@Risk) services for the replacement of Ellijay Elementary School, a new PK-5 facility in Ellijay, Georgia. The procurement requires a qualified Construction Professional to provide comprehensive preconstruction services including technical review, cost verification, value engineering, and schedule development, followed by full construction management through project completion. Deliverables include demolition of the existing Ellijay Elementary School building and other structures, construction of the new school facility, and potential temporary improvements to Ellijay Primary School during the construction phase. The project timeline indicates preconstruction services will commence immediately following contractor selection, with construction tentatively beginning June 1, 2026, and substantial completion targeted for December 1, 2027. Respondents must submit five hard copies and one electronic PDF copy of proposals limited to forty double-sided pages, plus a separate sealed fee proposal using provided forms. Key deadlines include a mandatory pre-proposal conference on September 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Ellijay Primary School Media Center (attendance required for eligibility), written questions due September 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., and proposal submissions due October 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., with contractor selection anticipated on October 23, 2025. Selection will utilize a two-step qualification and fee-based evaluation process with five equally weighted criteria (20% each): firm stability, relevant project experience and qualifications, suitability to the project, proposed project team's relevant experience, and fee proposal evaluation.

Minimum qualifications require current Georgia contractor licensing and business registration, sufficient bonding capacity, public liability insurance with specified limits, a current ratio of 1.0 or higher, an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.2 or less, and no prior termination for cause on public works contracts. All respondents must comply with Georgia's Security and Immigration Compliance Act and E-Verify requirements, with the successful proposer required to provide an affidavit verifying federal work authorization program participation. The contract will be structured as Actual Cost plus a percentage fee not to exceed a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), with all savings under the GMP returned to the Owner, though no specific budget range or award value is identified in the procurement documents. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or women-owned businesses are mentioned in the available information. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration are referenced in the procurement details.