The objective of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is for the County to select a Construction Management firm at risk (CMAR) to provide professional construction management services during the design and the construction of the Project as described in this RFQ. 8 1. The work of the Construction Manager-at-Risk will be performed in two phases under separate contracts for each phase. Phase I will include the pre-construction phase services and the preparation and submission of the Preliminary Guaranteed Maximum Price (PGMP) or Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). Phase II will include the bidding, award and management of numerous principal and specialty trade contracts for others to provide the actual construction of the Project. Since the Construction Manager-at-Risk will be providing only professional services for the benefit of the County based on a fee for such services, this procurement will be made in accordance with provisions of North Carolina General Statute (N.C.G.S) 143-64.31 which require that firms qualified to provide such services be selected on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of professional service required without regard to fee and thereafter negotiate a contract for those services at a fair and reasonable fee with the best qualified firm...