Construction Management Services for Pinewood Elementary School Renovation Comprehensive Project

The School Board of Orange County, Florida is requesting qualifications for Construction Management at Risk services for the Pinewood Elementary School Renovation Comprehensive Project, with proposals due September 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST and a questions deadline of September 9, 2026. OCPS establishes participation goals of 23 percent for MWBE, 10 percent for LDB, and 3 percent for VBE; local preference points are awarded to qualifying firms with established offices in the Orlando SMSA for five or more years.

The scope encompasses comprehensive renovation and remodeling of the entire Pinewood Elementary campus at 3005 N Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, Florida, including building and site systems upgrades, life safety and accessibility improvements, and potential demolition of existing buildings with replacement new construction. Construction will occur on an occupied campus; the scope includes temporary facilities and classrooms required to support construction phasing. The estimated construction cost is $21 million. Firms must be authorized to do business in Florida, demonstrate continuous business for a minimum of five years, demonstrate financial strength appropriate to project scale, and obtain bonding capacity of $21 million.

The target project schedule includes design services commencing August 2026, pre-construction services in January 2027, construction notice to proceed in February 2028, and substantial completion in November 2029. Board approval is anticipated November 10, 2026, with presentations and interviews scheduled for October 28, 2026.

Evaluation is weighted as follows: successful related building experience (40 points), proposed project staff and functions (20 points), financial capabilities (15 points), workload (5 points), and MWBE/LDB/VBE business history (10 points). Interview and presentation scoring includes references (10 points), overall approach and site knowledge (30 points), project team (10 points), cost control (20 points), project scheduling (20 points), and MWBE/LDB/VBE implementation plan (10 points). A pre-solicitation meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST via Cisco WebEx.