Mass. State Project No. DCP2135

CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE

Mass. State Project No. DCP2135
Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk Services
McCormack State Office Building – Future of Work Renovations, Boston, MA

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through its Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM), requests that qualified and experienced firms submit a Statement of Qualification and required information to be received through DCAMM’s E-Bid Room at www.bidexpress.com/businesses/10279/home no later than 2:00 PM, March 18, 2021.

Firms interested in providing Public Construction Manager at Risk Services (“CM” or “CM at Risk”) for the McCormack State Office Building, One Ashburton Place, Future of Work Renovations, Boston, MA, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) to the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (“DCAMM”). This CM at Risk procurement is conducted pursuant to M.G.L. 149A, contained in Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2004. This Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) is the first phase of a two-phase procurement process as set forth in M.G.L. 149A. DCAMM is prequalifying firms interested in providing public CM at Risk services for the project through the RFQ process. DCAMM will evaluate submitted SOQs based upon the identified evaluation criteria as set forth in the RFQ and will select those respondents it deems qualified. Only those respondents deemed qualified will be invited to submit a proposal in response to a detailed Request for Proposals (“RFP”), which will be issued in the second phase of the procurement process. The project delivery method for construction will be public CM at Risk with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (“GMP”) under M.G.L. 149A.

In addition, firms interested in being prequalified must demonstrate that they have had prior experience as a Construction Manager on at least three CM-at-Risk projects and have completed at least one project of a similar cost, complexity, type and size as this project as it is described further below and in the RFQ. The prior CM-at-Risk projects must have been completed within the last ten (10) years.

At the time a CM firm submits the Qualifications Statement, it must have a DCAMM Certification in the Contractor Category, “General Building Construction” with a single project limit greater than the Estimated Total Project cost of $16,000,000 to $18,000,000. See www.mass.gov/dcamm/certification for certification forms and the required Update Form.

This Project consists of a multi-floor renovation of a 21-story office building. The scope of work involves a total of approximately 170,000 square feet on 13 separate floors for 11 distinct state agencies. Areas of renovation generally include offices, open workstation areas, conference and hearing rooms, support spaces and kitchenettes.

The Request for Qualifications may be downloaded from http://www.commbuys.com or DCAMM’s E Bid Room at https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/10279/home on or after Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Instructions on the E-Bid Room processes can be found on DCAMM’s website www.mass.gov/dcamm/bids or contact DCAMM’s Bid Room at (617) 727-4003 or bidroom.dcamm@mass.gov.

Carol W. Gladstone
Commissioner