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Construction Manager at Risk for the Sweetwater Branch/Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project (B)
Staff recommends approval of the final ranking of the construction management firms for the Sweetwater Branch/Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project.
Explanation
The City Commission approved a contract for architectural and engineering services for the final design of the Project on February 18, 2010. Authorization was granted to meet regulatory obligations to improve water quality associated with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Department permits for the Main Street Water Reclamation Facility and the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System. Preliminary plans for the public use facilities were presented to the City Commission on June 17, 2010 in accordance with the City's Vertical Capital Projects procedure. Staff is engaged with the engineer in developing construction plans for the site improvements. The City Commission approved the construction of the water quality improvements and Phase I of the public use facilities in the FY11 Water/Wastewater and Stormwater Utility budgets. Phase I public use facilities will be dependent upon available grant funding and may include a parking area, entry building, hiking trails and boardwalks.
Staff has evaluated the various methods of project delivery for the Project, and is recommending use of a Construction Manager at Risk with Guaranteed Maximum Price (CMR with GMP). This method centralizes responsibility for the construction under a single contract and requires a bonded guaranteed maximum price for construction prior to the beginning of construction. Services to be provided by the CMR with GMP will be divided into two phases. The first phase of the project is referred to as Pre-construction Services supporting Design Services and will include such activities as cost analysis, construction and cost consulting, constructability review, scheduling, and ultimately the development of...
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