FY-2023 General Contractor Task Order Services

Georgia Institute of Technology, a unit of the University System of Georgia located in Fulton County, Georgia, issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for FY-2023 General Contractor Task Order Services under Bid-Solicitation No. 2029-22R, seeking qualified general contractors to provide task order services for small construction projects including renovations, building repairs, and facility maintenance work across the Georgia Tech campus. The procurement required mandatory attendance at a virtual pre-submittal conference held on December 14, 2021, at 1:30 PM, with qualifications due January 19, 2022, at 1:00 PM, and questions accepted through January 4, 2022. Successful contractors were selected to receive one-year contracts with renewal options up to four additional years, with task orders priced on a cost-plus basis featuring a maximum universal pre-determined fee of 7.5% and a not-to-exceed Guaranteed Maximum Price using an open book process. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100% are required for any task order exceeding $100,000. Minimum prerequisite qualifications include five years in business under the current company name with an active Georgia General Contractor's license, company office location within 60 miles of Georgia Tech's main campus, documented university construction experience in an urban setting, E-Verify work authorization compliance, a safety Experience Modification Rate average below 1.1 over three years, sufficient bonding capacity, current Builder's Risk Insurance, and Georgia Board of Regents-compliant insurance coverage. The evaluation process proceeded in two phases, with a shortlist announcement on January 28, 2022, identifying 14 firms for interviews or performance-based evaluation, and a final award announcement issued on February 17, 2022.

The procurement contained no designated set-aside restrictions limiting responses by disadvantaged enterprise categories; however, existing general contractor task order holders with expired renewals were required to participate in performance-based evaluation rather than interviews, though four incumbent firms—Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC; Asurety Commercial Construction, Inc.; Lefko Construction; and Multiplex LLC—were not selected to advance. The final award named thirteen contractors: Albion General Contractors, Inc.; Balfour Beatty; Barnsley Construction Group; Hannan Construction, LLC; JE Dunn Construction Company; J.M. Wilkerson Construction Co., Inc.; Leapley Construction Group of Atlanta, LLC; Lusk & Company, Inc.; McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Reams Enterprises, Inc.; The Beck Group; The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; and Turner Construction Company. Georgia Tech reserved the right to award contracts to a minimum of three task order contractors and intended to maintain an ongoing roster of qualified contractors for campus needs. The maximum aggregate value of all task order agreements issued under this contract shall not exceed $5,000,000. Contact information for further inquiries was provided through Donna Vongsouvan, Contracting Officer, or Jennifer Disotell, Special Projects Manager, at Georgia Institute of Technology, 151 Sixth Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332.