Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Town of Newtown, Connecticut, proposes to construct a permanent memorial to honor those whose lives were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012, On a five-acre woodland site nearby the newly constructed Elementary School. The design consists of a network of concentric gravel pathways, stone benches and meadow planting which leads to a central memorial water feature. The feature consists of a circular reflecting pool with the names of the 26 victims inscribed in stone. At the center of the circle is a planting bed with a single sycamore tree, known as the “Sacred Sycamore”. On special occasions, visitors will be allowed to send a candle across the pool to the tree. Planning and design of the project has begun. In 2018, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission unanimously selected a design from 189 international submissions. The design was brought to a schematic design level and evaluated for cost implications. With guidance from Newtown officials, a full-service design team was assembled to bring the vision to reality. Scope of Construction Management Services: The final scope of the project will be developed by the selected consultants during the design phases in consultation with the Town of Newtown and special committees. The Construction Manager as Advisor (CM-A) will be an integral member of the project team from commencement and will provide services including, but not limited to, constructability reviews, cost estimating and verification of budgets, value management analysis and design and materials options, and confirmation of project schedule. It is the Town of Newtown’s intent to also retain the CM-A as the project’s Construction manager at Risk (CM-R) once preconstruction services have been completed. The CM-R will provide services including, but not limited to, contractor bidding, selection of subcontractors, establishment of the GMP, permitting, construction, commissioning, project close out, etc. The Construction Manager will be “at risk” as it relates to the delivery of the full construction project.