RFP # 23-102 University of Virginia Center for the Arts

The University seeks to retain a Construction Manager to join our team during construction document development phase to provide constructability review, scheduling scenarios, logistics coordination, value management, early bid package assistance, full construction services for the University in accordance with the provisions of the University of Virginia Higher Education Capital Outlay Manual and RFP, and any other related services as directed by the University. The University has determined that Competitive Sealed Bidding is not practicable or fiscally advantageous; therefore, the contract will be awarded as a Construction Management at Risk with Design Phase Services as the project delivery method.The Center for the Arts includes a 1,200-seat academic and community performing arts venue, a museums facility that co-locates the holdings and programs of UVA’s Fralin Museum and Kluge-Ruhe Gallery, and the College of Arts and Sciences’ music department. Having major arts units co-located and community-facing will create an integrated and powerful University identity and user experience that will distinguish UVA from its peers. In capitalizing on shared space there are benefits in building efficiencies and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.The programming and facilities available at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) complement the activities of the Music Department. The Music Department’s use of PAC rehearsal space will dramatically increase utilization. Co-locating the Fralin and the Kluge-Ruhe achieves a long-held ambition to consolidate University collections and build significant academic study and educational outreach programs.