Construction Manager at Risk – 104 S. Burleson Building Project 

Construction Manager at Risk – 104 S. Burleson Building Project

Overview

The City of Kyle is soliciting proposals from qualified general contractors with successful commercial building experience to serve as Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) for a new mixed-use building in downtown Kyle, Texas. Submittals are due Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. to Amber Lewis, Assistant City Manager at alewis@cityofkyle.com.

Project Description

The project is located at 104 South Burleson Street across from Mary Kyle Hartson Park and the former City Hall. This prominent location requires high quality design and construction. Key components of the project include:

• Three-level building consisting of approximately 15,000 sf of interior space
• Ground floor level core-shell restaurant space(s) including grease traps and infrastructure as required
• Level 2 white-box office space
• Level 3 flexible event space with outdoor terrace
• Building support spaces and elevators as needed

• Site improvements to consist of a mix of hardscape and softscape
• Large flexible public event space and gathering space adjacent to building
• Trellises and shading structures
• Construction budget $6,000,000

Schedule

General Contractor involvement to begin immediately upon their selection: assumed to be June 2022.

Preliminary Project Schedule (final schedule to be determined with Contractor):

Design Phase                   06/2022 – 12/2022

Construction Phase        01/2023 – 6/2023 

Scope of Services

The scope and responsibilities of the General Contractor include:

• Provide consultation to the architect, their consultants, and the City of Kyle in the establishment / confirmation of project program phase and construction budget
• Collaborate with the architect and the City of Kyle to establish a project schedule.
• Provide ongoing constructability reviews
• Provide minimum of three cost estimates, prior to issuing a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
• Provide value engineering considerations at appropriate milestones.
• Attend public meetings and presentations as needed.
• Provide a GMP including all subcontractor bids, project allowances, and contingencies during the Construction Documents Phase of the project (exact timing of GMP to be determined with architect and City of Kyle)
• Manage the individual bid packages and coordinate all construction activities on the project.
• Manage pre-bid and preconstruction conferences with architect and subcontractors to answer questions and review City of Kyle, Architect, and Contractor expectations for quality.
• Manage construction schedule and offer strategies for acceleration where needed.
• Deliver project on time, within budget, and meet expectations for quality.

Submission Requirements

1. Letter of Intent

Submit a brief letter of intent to include a description of the services you will provide and all other relevant information.

1. Statement of Qualifications

Exhibit expertise in developing multi-floor, multi-tenant, commercial buildings, or similar projects. A minimum of experience with three such projects, preferably of comparable size, is recommended. A summary of qualifications should include key personnel and identification of key contact and/or project manager.

1. Project Examples and References

Submit three examples of previous projects with similar scopes or relevance. Include the name, complete address, phone, e-mail address for client contact person. Include budget, cost, and schedule performance information.

1. Submittal

Submittals must be submitted electronically. Email attachments are preferred but for proposals larger than 10 MB, a link to a file transfer service (i.e., dedicated FTP, Dropbox, etc.) is acceptable. Submittals are due Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. to Amber Lewis, Assistant City Manager at alewis@cityofkyle.com.

Qualifications are to be submitted in accordance with the city specifications and the Submission Requirements as outlined. Each submitter must be responsive; failure to do so may result in the rejection of a submittal. The city reserves the right to reject any or all submittals, to waive formalities, or to proceed otherwise when in the best interest of the city.

1. Insurance Requirements

General Contractor agrees to obtain and keep in force during the term of the contract professional liability insurance covering the loss arising out of or related in any manner to the errors, omissions or negligent acts of Proposer, its employees, agents, and subcontractors in a minimum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Said professional liability insurance is to be kept in force for the term of the contract for this Project. The proof of said insurance shall be filed with the City of Kyle prior to commencement of work.