Request for Qualifications For Construction Manager at Risk

The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for lobby construction and security enhancement of its headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. This procurement follows a two-stage selection process, beginning with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to develop a shortlist of at least three qualified firms, followed by a Request for Proposals (RFP) phase. The selected CMaR will provide comprehensive services including pre-construction activities such as cost estimating, budgeting, value engineering, and constructability review, as well as full construction phase management. Evaluation criteria for the RFQ are comprehensive, with 200 total possible points distributed across firm profile (10 points), financial resources (20 points), similar experience (60 points), personnel/staffing (40 points), project approach (20 points), safety programs (20 points), current capacity (20 points), and legal compliance (10 points). Key procurement dates include a question submission deadline of December 6, 2024, qualifications submission deadline of December 11, 2024, prequalification decisions by December 13, 2024, RFP issuance on December 20, 2024, proposal responses due January 17, 2024, and final selection tentatively scheduled for January 24, 2024.

The project has an estimated budget of $500,000 and will require the selected Construction Manager to provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract sum. Farnsworth Group, Inc. has been previously selected as the project architect through a separate solicitation. The RFQ is issued under Iowa Code Chapters 97B and 26A, and 495 Iowa Administrative Code 1, falling under commodity code 90638 for General Construction and Architectural Services. There are no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations mentioned in the documentation. The selected firm will be responsible for delivering a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and implementing security enhancements to the IPERS headquarters lobby. Interested contractors can obtain the RFQ package, which includes the primary document "RFQ - Final.docx", with Justin Alliss serving as the primary contact at justin.alliss@ipers.org or +1 515-281-0090. No prerequisites are required to view the event or enter a bid, making this opportunity open to qualified construction management firms.