Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Bloomington (“City” hereafter), is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms to provide Construction Management and Project Management Services for multiple construction projects in Bloomington, Indiana. This firm would provide “boots on the ground” oversight, management, and coordination during construction. The overall cost of the combined projects is anticipated to be approximately $34 million, including soft costs and contingencies. It is anticipated that the CM will be expected to provide the following services with respect to each of the projects, although a final decision on the scope of work will be made during the contract negotiation. 1. Pre-Construction Services - CM will serve as the City’s designated project and construction manager and provide an initial estimate of the construction costs to establish budgets and guide decision-making. This initial estimate will include a preliminary schedule to establish milestones for deliverables from all involved parties. Pre-construction services will include Life-Cycle studies, Value Engineering, Utility Coordination, Permitting, and Constructability reviews. This will also include meetings involving the City, existing contractors, and CM personnel regularly throughout the Pre-Construction process. 2. Bid Packages and Bidding Procedures - CM will help the City construct Bid Packages that would be most economical and advantageous to the City. CM will provide oversight to the bidding process, including conducting pre-bid meetings, receiving and responding to requests for information, issuing necessary addenda and clarifications, receiving the bids, conducting scope review meetings with the apparent low bidders, and making recommendations of award to the City. All bidding procedures shall be in accordance with the relevant state laws governing the City. 3. Contracts Administration - All contracts shall be between the City and the individual prime contractors. CM will prepare the contracts, review and track Request for Approval (RFA) and Architect’s Supplemental Instructions (ASI) requests and responses, obtain and track all required submittals, monitor change order requests and approvals, collect and review all pay applications and obtain close-out documents.
