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Authorize issuance of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) for the new Community/Recreation Center and Pool House project (Type B funded).
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Summary:
Historically, the City has utilized the traditional competitive bidding process for construction projects commonly referred to as the "Design - Bid - Build" process. Until the May 2019 City Charter election, the Charter provided competitive bidding as the exclusive method for construction delivery. The May 2019 Charter election amended the City Charter to allow other construction procurement methods that are permissible under State law.
State law (Govt. Code Chapter 2269) provides for the following construction delivery methods:
Competitive Bidding (Design - Bid - Build) - is a procurement method by which a governmental entity contracts with a contractor for the construction, alteration, rehabilitation, or repair of a facility by awarding the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Competitive Sealed Proposals - is a procurement method by which a governmental entity requests proposals, ranks the offerors, negotiates as prescribed, and then contracts with a general contractor for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.
Construction Manager-Agent - is a delivery method by which a governmental entity contracts with a construction manager-agent to provide consultation or administrative services during the design and construction phase and to manage multiple contracts with various construction prime contractors.
Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR)- is a delivery method by which a governmental entity contracts with an architect or engineer for design and construction phase services and contracts separately with a construction manager-at-risk to serve as the general contractor and to provide consultation during the design and construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.
Design-Build - is a project delivery method by ...
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