Rabun Co MS/HS Renovation

The Rabun County Board of Education is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk (CM at Risk) contractor for the Rabun County Middle School Renovation and High School Media Center Renovation projects located in Tiger, Georgia. The procurement involves comprehensive construction professional services, including preconstruction activities such as technical review, cost verification, value engineering, schedule development, and full construction management. Qualifications submittals are due by December 19, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. EST at the Rabun County School District office, with a two-step selection process involving initial qualifications evaluation on December 22-23, 2025, and interviews with top-ranked firms on January 6-7, 2026. Proposers must submit five hard copies and one digital copy of their Statement of Qualifications and sealed fee proposals. Contractors must possess a current Georgia contractor's license, demonstrate sufficient bonding capacity, maintain specific public liability insurance limits, and have a current ratio of 1.0 or higher with an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.2 or less. The evaluation will be based on a weighted rubric of 70% interview performance and 30% fee consideration, with contractor selection anticipated to be finalized in December 2025.

The contract will be structured as an Actual Cost plus Fixed Fee with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) agreement using AIA Document A133-2019, with a preliminary Stated Cost of Limitation (SCL) of $5,000,000. Preconstruction services are expected to begin immediately upon contract execution, with construction services scheduled to start in June 2026 and be completed by July 2026. There are no specific set-aside designations mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises, but Georgia resident businesses will be granted reciprocal preference in accordance with OCGA 13-10-3. Contractors must comply with Georgia's Security and Immigration Compliance Act and E-Verify requirements. Any savings under the Guaranteed Maximum Price, including unused contingency, will be returned to the Owner. The project involves working collaboratively with LS3P Architects as the design professional, and the selected contractor will be responsible for construction methods, safety, scheduling, and coordination of all construction work within a predetermined budget and schedule.