This contract awards Childers Construction Co. the role of Construction Manager‑at‑Risk for a comprehensive new‑construction, demolition, parking expansion, pond enlargement, and site‑work project at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida. The manager will provide pre‑construction planning, cost estimating, value engineering, subcontractor procurement, on‑site supervision, schedule and cost control, safety oversight, and close‑out services under a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) arrangement.
• Scope includes new school building, demolition of existing structures, design‑build of additional parking, enlargement of the storm‑water holding pond, and full site development (grading, utilities, paving, landscaping).
• Procurement was conducted via RFQ 248‑2024, with a qualification‑statement deadline of January 8 2024 and a board recommendation issued on February 6 2024.
• The award is a single‑vendor, construction‑manager‑at‑risk contract; the agency is Leon County School District, and the vendor is Childers Construction Co.
• The contract will be governed by Florida statutes on protest procedures and includes standard insurance, bonding, retainage, and liquidated‑damages provisions.