This contract awards Rippee Construction, Inc. a pre‑construction management agreement for the Hawks Rise Elementary School project in Tallahassee, FL. The pre‑construction fee is set at 1 % of the estimated $3.4 M guaranteed maximum price (GMP), resulting in a contract value of $33,410.13. The agreement covers coordination with the architect, cost estimating, scheduling, constructability reviews, and preparation of documents needed before the GMP contract is executed. The Board approved the award on December 9 2014 after a selection process that began with an RFQ (330‑2015) issued in August 2014.
• Pre‑construction services include design‑phase coordination, cost estimating, scheduling, and constructability review.
• Fee is 1 % of the projected $3.4 M GMP, amounting to $33,410.13, drawn from the 2014 bonded budget (line 33006).
• Awarded to Rippee Construction, Inc., a firm with over $18 M of prior work for Leon County Schools.