CmaR Services for Columbus Police Substation #6 (Easton) (re-bid)

The City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management, is soliciting Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) services for the Columbus Police Substation #6 (Easton) project located at 3395 Easton Way, Columbus, Ohio. This re-bid procurement seeks a qualified CMaR to collaborate with the City and the separately contracted Architect-of-Record to develop construction documents, provide Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) amendments following design completion and competitive bidding, manage subcontractor selection, and oversee full construction services including quality control and project closeout. The project involves construction of a new 15,531 square foot police facility featuring patrol operations space, detective units, interrogation rooms, a community meeting room that serves as an ICC-500 compliant storm shelter, covered cruiser parking for 15 vehicles, and underground stormwater detention, with substantial completion of all daily operations facilities required by July 2027. Qualifications are weighted at 75 percent and include firm capabilities, experience on similar projects completed within the past five years, proposed staff experience and organization, estimating strategies, subcontracting plans, procurement strategies, value-added suggestions, project management and understanding, quality assurance/quality control plans, site logistics/safety/phasing plans, unique challenges, and schedule/communication portal capabilities, while price proposals are weighted at 25 percent using a normalized ranking formula for best value determination. Statements of Qualifications are due electronically through Bonfire by February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST, with short-listed firms anticipated to be selected in late February 2026; proposal forms from short-listed firms are due in mid/late March 2026; City Council legislation is expected in April 2026; and the Notice to Proceed is anticipated in May 2026.

All prospective CMaRs must obtain a Contract Compliance Certification Number from the City of Columbus Office of Diversity and Inclusion prior to the February 17, 2026 submission deadline and must comply with the City's mandatory Equal Opportunity Clause requirements prohibiting discrimination and requiring affirmative action in employment decisions. The procurement prioritizes maximum practicable participation by minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs), and all contractors and subcontractors must become certified through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, with processing requiring two business days. The project is subject to a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) executed between the City of Columbus, the Columbus Building & Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO, and affiliated unions, requiring all contractors to execute a Letter of Assent and pay prevailing wage rates pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4115, with an aspirational goal of thirty percent or more of total project work hours performed by City of Columbus residents. The CMaR must comply with Columbus City Code Chapter 377 wage theft prevention requirements, maintain Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of total compensation, and carry comprehensive insurance including general liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence), excess liability ($100,000,000), professional liability ($2,000,000), and cyber liability ($10,000,000). The contract structure includes preconstruction stage compensation (preconstruction fees, personnel costs subject to not-to-exceed caps, and reimbursable expenses) and construction stage compensation through GMP amendments, with the CMaR's fee limited to 1.75 percent of the Cost of the Work plus contingency and operating on an open-book basis with Owner audit access. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents.