Durham County seeks a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for a new animal shelter at **** Junction Road, Durham, NC. The project includes a 37,253 SF facility with kennels, clinic, offices, and a barn, targeting LEED Bronze certification. The CMAR will provide preconstruction services, including value analysis, constructability reviews, cost modeling, and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), followed by construction phase services managing trade contractors. Proposals are due December 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST. A preproposal conference and site tour will be held on November 19, 2026. The construction cost is estimated at $39. 6 million. The CMAR fee will be a fixed percentage of the cost of work. The selection is based on qualifications, experience, and key personnel, not fee. The contract will be awarded in two phases: preconstruction and construction.
Proposals are due by 2:00 PM EST on December 15, 2026. The RFQ states: proposals due date: december 15, 2026 2: 00 p. m. eastern time.
Payment for preconstruction services is made in monthly sums, with one-third during design development, one-third during construction documents, and one-third within 15 days after GMP submission. The document states: onethird of the fee within fifteen 15 days after the construction manageratrisk submits a complete guaranteed maximum price package.
Selection is based on demonstrated competence and qualification, not fee. The RFQ states: 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.
Proposers must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a construction manager or general contractor and possess an unlimited general contractor's license in the building classification. The RFQ states: a proposer, to be considered, must have a minimum of five 5 years of experience as a construction manager or general contractor.
A preproposal conference inclusive of a site tour will be held. The RFQ states: a preproposal conference inclusive of site tour will be held as set forth on the foregoing rfq data sheet.
All questions must be received by the purchasing division no later than 3:00 PM EST on December 3, 2026. The RFQ states: all questions shall be received by the purchasing division no later than 3: 00 pm est, on december 3, 2026.
Proposals must be received by the deadline and include all required information. The RFQ states: one 1 original plus ten 10 copies for a total of eleven 11 of the proposal must be received at the issuing office as set forth on the data sheet in order to be considered.
The project construction cost is stated as $39. 6 million. The RFQ states: project construction cost 39. 6 million.
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