St. Paul Campus Center

The University of Minnesota is seeking a construction manager to provide services for the St. Paul Campus Center project. The project involves the construction of a 94,792 GSF newly constructed facility that will unite students, faculty, and staff, integrating several critical units of the University community. The construction manager will be responsible for providing cost estimating and value engineering services, establishing a final scope of work and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), and performing the work for a contract sum that includes the cost of the work and the respondent's fee. The project has a construction budget of $109,700,000 and is expected to be substantially complete by March 30, 2029. • The project will include student-centered functions such as social spaces, study spaces, library functions, retail dining, and meeting & events space. • The construction manager will be required to obtain a separate Payment and Performance Bond for tax-exempt materials purchased through the Purchasing Agent Agreement. • The University has established a Targeted Business and Community Economic Development program, which requires respondents to demonstrate their commitment to supporting the University's supplier diversity goals by engaging Targeted Businesses as subcontractors/suppliers on the contract. • The project will be evaluated based on the criteria outlined in the RFP, including respondent team qualifications, project schedule and work plan, project cost, targeted business and community economic development, and safety.