NOTICE TO
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK (CMAR)
OFFERORS
Proposals from Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) Offerors for the Northwest Community Center and associated site improvements located at 8375 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, Texas will be received at the Architectural Services Office, City of Fort Worth, 401 W 13th Street, Fort Worth, 76102, until 5:00 P.M on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, October 7, 2021 in the Fort Worth North Animal Care and Adoption Campus Community Room located at 351 Hillshire Drive, Fort Worth, 76052. An optional site visit will follow.
The last day for questions from prospective Offerors is at 5:00 PM on Friday, October 15, 2021.
Submit seven (7) copies in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP), including an introductory letter, business information and history, office location(s), list of comparable projects, professional qualifications, ability to meet schedules, familiarity of applicable rules and regulations. The RFPs are limited to 32 pages of information maximum. The cover letter, covers and tabs do not count.
The City will select the CMAR Contractor by using a two-step Request for Proposal (RFP) process. After evaluating the submitted Proposals from the CMAR Offerors, the City will shortlist and interview up to three Offerors. The City will then select and enter into negotiations with the Best Value Offeror. The City may discuss with the selected Offeror, options for a scope or time modification and any price change associated with such modification.
The selected CMAR Contractor will provide Pre-Construction Services including Constructability Reviews, Value Engineering Recommendations and Estimating Services Fees to review during the various phases of the design process. Once the construction documents are completed, the selected CMAR Contractor will provide a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and construction performance period for each of the three major portions of the work and all work combined. This GMP will be inclusive of Value Engineering and Estimating Services fees, General Conditions, Construction Manager’s Fee, contingency, bonds, insurance, and other agreed upon costs; plus the City’s General Contingency Allowance. The total construction cost is anticipated to be approximately $9,000,000.00, refer to the “Project Proposal Form” found in the Instructions to Construction Manager-At-Risk (CMAR) Offerors
The City of Fort Worth will negotiate a Pre-Construction Services Contract and later negotiate a Construction Services Contract with the selected CMAR firm determined to have made the Best Value offer. Refer to the “Project Proposal Form”.
Refer to the Request for Proposal documents for the Business Equity Ordinance Information. MWBE participation will be evaluated in awarding this contract. The MWBE participation goal is 20% for the estimated construction budgets. The goal will be applied to the GMPs (and fees) when the GMP agreements are reached. Offerors must submit an anticipated MWBE Utilization Plan with their CMAR Proposal submittal. The submitted Plan will be part of the weighted selection criteria. Refer to Instructions to Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) Offerors for additional information. Contact the MW/BE Office at (817) 212-2674 to obtain a list of certified subcontractors and suppliers.
Also, Refer to Section 3. BUSINESS EQUITY ORDINANCE PROVISION in the Instructions to Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) Offerors.
Upon completing the negotiations with the selected CMAR firm, the City will recommend to the City Council to award the CMAR contract to the selected CMAR firm based on the negotiations and the agreed upon estimated construction budgets for each of the three major tasks. The CMAR contract will be adjusted based on the agreed upon Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) after the design is completed.
The selected CMAR Contractor will be required to provide Payment and Performance Bonds and provide Contractors General Liability and Statutory Workers Compensation Coverage once the GMP is agreed upon.
CMAR Offerors may access the Instructions to Offerors, any Addendum, Sample Contract, General Conditions, Site Plans and other Reference Drawings, and any other related documents through the City’s BIM 360 website by cutting and pasting the following link in a web browser:
https://docs.b360.autodesk.com/shares/b9286778-b01d-4116-b534-9a72f7b42d1c
Contact the Project Manager, Ronnie Clements, at (817) 392-8014 or email Ronald.Clements@fortworthtexas.gov or Project Architect, Stephen Springs at (972) 960-9970 or email SSprings@bsw-architects.com for assistance.