RFP for CMAR for Additions & Renovations for Elementary & Middle Schools

The Jackson County School System in Georgia is soliciting Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) services through this Request for Proposals for three school construction projects: additions and renovations to East Jackson Middle School, additions to East Jackson Elementary School, and additions to West Jackson Middle School. The scope of work encompasses approximately 12 new classrooms and 4 additional classrooms at East Jackson Middle School along with restroom modifications, storage additions, cafeteria expansion, and sanitary system rerouting; approximately 11 new classrooms at East Jackson Elementary School; and a storage addition at West Jackson Middle School. The selected CM will be responsible for obtaining at least three competitive bids for each work category, maintaining on-site project management personnel, providing monthly cash flow analysis, and implementing a seven percent contingency on the total construction amount. Qualified respondents must provide a 100 percent Performance and Payment Bond and comprehensive insurance coverage including general liability, auto liability, umbrella excess liability, environmental impairment liability, and workers' compensation. The evaluation criteria allocate 20 percent to fee structure, 25 percent to project approach and methodology, 20 percent to relevant experience and past performance, 15 percent to project team qualifications, 10 percent to firm history and information, and 5 percent each to bonding and insurance compliance and references. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for March 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at East Jackson Middle School, with attendance required for proposal consideration. Proposals must be submitted in six copies in a sealed package to Ms. Sheila Briggs at the Jackson County Board of Education by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 26, 2026, with Board of Education approval anticipated for April 20, 2026, and construction scheduled to commence in July 2026 with completion targeted for June 2027.

The RFP documentation does not identify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors. The selected CM will enter into a modified AIA A133 contract without Mandatory Amendment #1 initially, with Amendment #1 to be completed upon Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) agreement and board acceptance, indicating that contract terms will be finalized during the project delivery process. The project budget is $16,000,000 for construction, with an estimated total project cost of $16,750,000 including construction management services. The CM fee structure consists of two components—a lump sum cost for General Conditions and a percentage fee for Overhead and Profit—both submitted separately in sealed envelopes, allowing for competitive evaluation of fee proposals independent of other proposal components.