REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) (For full RFQ click here.)
General Contractor/Construction Manager Services (RCW 39.10)
1. INTRODUCTION
Ocean Beach School District (OBSD) is accepting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from General Contractors/Construction Managers (GC/CM) to:
• Join and embrace the role as an integrated team member of the OBSD team that includes Mahlum Architects, specialty consultants, OBSD staff and students, and ESD 112 owners’ representatives. As a team member, the GC/CM and key subcontractors must be focused entirely on ensuring the best interest of the project, OBSD staff and students.
• Ensure the delivery of the highest quality project, through top-notch construction services that ensure safety is the highest priority.
• Provide a project that is on time and under budget.
• Perform and provide top quality pre-construction services to be paid in equal installments for SD, DD and CD, not to exceed $250,000 and shall include at a minimum, all items defined in the responsibilities matrix and specifically the following tasks performed by the GC/CM team which will include, at a minimum, involvement by the following individuals: Senior Project Manager, Senior Estimator, Project Manager, Superintendent, Project Engineer, DEI Director, Safety Director, and BIM Coordinator.
• Weekly team meetings
• Permit support and meetings
• Other meetings – design board meetings etc.
• Site investigation and as-built verifications
• Prepare and draft safety plans
• Develop and implement long lead procure strategies
• Site logistics & planning
• Develop initial preconstruction schedule
• Update preconstruction schedule
• Initial cost model
• SD peer review model
• DD estimate (Estimate, Reconciliation, Budget Options)
• CD Estimate (Estimate, Reconciliation, Budget Options)
• Multiple if necessary, estimate recalibrations if the project pauses and picks back up at a later time
• Miscellaneous cost studies & Evaluations
• Design & Constructability Reviews
• OSPI Value Engineering review – lead or participation at owner's desired discretion
• Owner requested Value Engineering exercises should the project pause ad pick back up at a later time
• OSPI Constructability review – lead or participation at owner's desired discretion
• Develop, solicit and manage subcontractor bid package subcontractor and supplier bidding & manage bid periods in accordance with RCW 39.10– owners inclusion, collaboration with signoff is required.
• Utilize and provide integrated construction technology including BIM, Virtual Design and Construction. OBSD intends to award a contract for GC/CM services (GC/CM Contract) via a three-step competitive negotiation method to ensure the procurement of the highest qualified contractor based on the strongest management, and fees that are market competitive. The first step is the Submittal of Qualifications (SOQ), as per section 6 of this RFQ and evaluated as per section 11. The firms with the highest rank after the evaluation of the SOQs will be requested to participate in an extended interview, that may include site and office visits to current projects along with a team interview. The highest evaluated teams after the interview will be invited to submit price proposals for specified general conditions and contractor’s fee.
• There will be a non-mandatory pre-submittal conference on April 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Ilwaco High School located at 404 School Road, Ilwaco, WA 98624.
• All official documents and notification of all addenda for this process are on the District website can be found here.
• All costs incurred by the firms who choose to participate in the RFQ process shall be the responsibility of the proposing/submitting firms.