NOTICE TO
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK (CMAR)
OFFERORS
FOREST PARK AQUATICS CENTER
Proposals from Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) Offerors for the Forest Park Aquatics Center Project located at 2850 Park Place, Fort Worth, Texas will be received at the Architectural Services Office, City of Fort Worth, 401 West 13th Street, Fort Worth, 76102, until 5:00 P.M on Thursday, May 26, 2022, and will be opened and the names of the CMAR firms will be publicly read aloud approximately thirty minutes later in the Council Chambers.
Refer to the attached Schematic Site Plans, (for reference only) that indicate the area of the project.
A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Architectural Services conference room at 401 West 13th Street, Fort Worth, 76102.
The last day for questions from prospective Offerors is at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 19, 2022.
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 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 City of Fort Worth will negotiate on Pre-Construction Services Contract, with up to three phases and negotiate one Construction Services Contract with the selected CMAR firm determined to have made the Best Value offer. Refer to the “Forest Park Aquatics Center Proposal Form”. The contract will include the following:
- Estimated Construction Budgets
- City’s General Contingency Allowance (7.5%) for use by the OWNER only and any Allowance remaining at the end of construction will be retained by the OWNER. This Allowance will be included in the executed construction contract.
Business Equity Firm Provisions
Business Equity Goal: _25%__
Refer to the Special Instructions to Bidders documents for the Business Equity (M/WBE) Information. Business Equity participation will be evaluated in awarding this contract. The goal will be applied to the GMPs when the GMP agreements are reached. Offerors must submit an anticipated Business Equity Utilization Plan with their CMAR Proposal submittal. To obtain a Certified M/WBE Firms Listing please go to: https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/diversity-inclusion/business-equity for additional assistance email DVIN_BEOffice@fortworthtexas.gov or call (817) 392-2674.
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, Drawings, and any other related documents through the City’s Buzzsaw website at the following link:
https://docs.b360.autodesk.com/shares/3221e6d0-001e-4937-9e79-42d6746ea1bc
For additional information contact the Project Manager, Ronald Clements, at (817) 392-8014 or email Ronald.Clements@fortworthtexas.gov for assistance. Or the Architect, Stephen Springs at (972) 960-9970 or ssprings@bsw-architects.com