Description
The Bartow County School System (BCSS) is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the construction of a new primary school in Adairsville, Georgia. The school will be approximately 90,000-95,000 square feet and will serve 600 students. The CMAR will be responsible for pre-construction and construction services, including technical review, cost verification, value engineering, schedule development, and management of the construction process. The selected firm will work collaboratively with the Design Professional to develop separate bid packages and will be responsible for methods of construction, safety, and scheduling and coordination of the work.
Some key features of the project include:
• A single-story building with 42 instructional units, including typical classrooms, exceptional education rooms, art, music, STEM lab, computer lab, media center, and gymnasium
• Support spaces, including kitchen and cafeteria, administrative offices, clinic, teacher workrooms, storage rooms, parent resource rooms, and large maintenance/custodial room
• A building envelope consisting of a slab on grade with a structural system, air barrier, rigid insulation, brick masonry, manufactured stone masonry, metal wall panels, and aluminum storefront windows
• A roof consisting of standing seam metal roof panels and TPO or SBS modified bitumen roof membrane
• Building systems, including HVAC, electrical, and plumbing, with a central air-cooled chiller, variable air volume air distribution system, and high-efficiency condensing boilers
• A site construction plan, including grading, paving, curb and gutter, storm drainage system, soil erosion and sediment control, and landscaping
The BCSS is looking for a firm with sufficient bonding capacity, a current Contractor's Public Liability Insurance policy, and all necessary licenses to do business in the State of Georgia. The firm must also demonstrate a commitment to safety and have a current Experience Modification Rating (EMR) of 1.2 or less.