Description
Harnett County Schools is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) firms for the construction of the new CTE High School. The CMAR will provide professional construction management services during both the design and construction phases. The project includes the construction of a new facility that will accommodate approximately 500 students, with classrooms, administrative offices, media center, cafeteria, gymnasium, athletic fields, and associated site work. The selected CMAR will serve as a construction partner to Harnett County Schools and will provide comprehensive preconstruction and construction phase services. Key responsibilities include collaborating with the Design Consultant, developing cost models and estimates, providing schedule development and phasing recommendations, evaluating site logistics, safety, and sequencing strategies, and developing a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal.
• The CMAR firm shall demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of North Carolina building codes, safety regulations, and Department of Public Instruction (DPI) standards applicable to the construction of public school facilities.
• The firm shall describe its internal processes for ensuring code compliance, safety, environmental stewardship, and adherence to state and local regulatory requirements throughout both preconstruction and construction phases.
• The firm shall provide up to five CMAR K-12 projects demonstrating preconstruction services, GMP development, public subcontractor procurement, HUB participation, occupied-campus logistics, schedule and budget performance, quality/commissioning, code/DPI coordination, and team qualifications.
• The firm shall submit a team that differs from any suggested roles listed, which will not be grounds for disqualification.
• The District relies on the CMAR’s professional judgment to assemble an experienced, effective team capable of executing the scope and delivering the project to a high standard of quality.