CMAR Services for Site 3 951 5th St. Maintenance Office Expansion

The Macon Water Authority is soliciting Statements of Qualifications for construction management at-risk services on Project No. Site 3, the 951 5th Street Maintenance Office Expansion in Bibb County, Georgia, with written questions due November 19, 2026. The RFQ identifies no set-asides, though the Owner encourages participation from minority, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises and notes Georgia state income tax credits for contractors using qualified minority subcontractors. A mandatory pre-proposal site visit is set for December 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., and firms that do not attend are automatically disqualified.

The scope renovates an existing 2,264-square-foot one-story maintenance office building and adds a connected 2,694-square-foot one-story office addition. The facade update includes replacement aluminum storefront windows and synthetic stucco infill. Selection proceeds in two steps: Statements of Qualifications first, then detailed proposals from invited finalists.

Minimum qualifications include bonding capacity of $1.3 million from approved sureties, a valid Georgia General Contractor's license, Contractor's Public Liability Insurance of $1 million per accident for bodily injury and $2 million per accident for property damage (aggregate $10 million), a current ratio of at least 1.0, and an Experience Modification Rate of 1.2 or less over the past three years.

The contract is a construction management at-risk agreement under a Guaranteed Maximum Price with an Actual Cost plus Fixed Fee structure. It operates as an open-book contract with all savings returned to the Owner and includes liquidated damages provisions. Construction is anticipated to commence in October 2026, contingent on funding availability.

Statement of Qualifications evaluation weights 45 percent on relevant comparable public works experience, 30 percent on suitability to project type and delivery method, and 25 percent on firm stability, including corporate history and financial resources. The RFP phase weights 25 percent each to interview methodology and presentation and to team communications and project solutions, 20 percent to the proposed team's relevant experience, 15 percent to the management plan, and 15 percent to previous performance and references.

The opportunity listing shows a November 25, 2026 due date, while the attached RFQ sets Statements of Qualifications for December 3, 2026. Finalists' detailed proposals are due January 20, 2027, with interviews and fee proposals due January 28, 2027.