Request for Proposals for Construction Manager/General Contractor ("CM/GC") services for CWA

Clackamas Web Academy (CWA), a public charter school operating under the North Clackamas School District in Clackamas County, Oregon, is soliciting proposals for Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) services for the renovation of its 26,700 square-foot educational facility located at 5000 SE International Way, Milwaukie, Oregon. The project involves converting a former Bob's Red Mill facility into a comprehensive kindergarten through 12th-grade virtual public charter school, requiring approximately 17,600 square feet of interior improvements including classrooms, gymnasium space, cafeteria, office spaces, storage areas, seismic retrofitting, and structural modifications that include the removal of eight columns and installation of four steel trusses for a regulation basketball court. Proposals must include pre-construction services fees as hourly rates, construction services fees as a percentage of cost of work, change order fees, and detailed monthly general conditions and requirements costs, with the contract utilizing the AIA Document A133-2019 Standard Form of Agreement with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) structure whereby any costs exceeding the GMP become the CM/GC's responsibility and all savings accrue to the school. The RFP was issued on April 8, 2026, with a mandatory optional pre-proposal meeting and facility tour scheduled for April 15, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., proposals due by May 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. via email submission to Brad Linn at linnb@nclack.k12.or.us, a Notice of Intent to Award anticipated on May 15, 2026, award on May 25, 2026, and Notice to Proceed on June 2, 2026. The CM/GC must achieve a Guaranteed Maximum Price by August 1, 2026, with Substantial Completion targeted for July 1, 2027, to ensure the facility is move-in ready for students by August 2027. The CM/GC must provide performance and payment bonds, maintain commercial general liability insurance of $2 million per occurrence/$4 million aggregate, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and professional liability coverage, and comply with prevailing wage requirements under Oregon Revised Statutes and potentially federal Davis-Bacon Act requirements, with retainage set at five percent with provisions for reduction after 50 percent completion.

The RFP documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational types eligible to respond, nor do they identify any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requiring integration. All correspondence and inquiries must be directed exclusively via email to Brad Linn, with prospective proposers required to obtain complete RFP documents through OregonBuys at https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/ and regularly monitor the platform for addenda, clarifications, and notifications. The estimated contract sum for the project is $4.5 million, funded through the school's Building Fund via borrowing or a combination of existing funds and borrowing. The RFP reserves CWA's right to reject any proposal that does not comply with prescribed solicitation procedures and requirements, as well as to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part when deemed in CWA's best interest and at no cost to CWA. Submission of a proposal constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions unless a timely protest is submitted and approved by CWA.