STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES

FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL SERVCES, ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

Olympia, WA

Notice to General Contractor/Construction Management Firms

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

GENERAL CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (GC/CM)

Project No. 2023-293

Everett Community College

Baker Hall Replacement

2000 Tower Street Everett, WA 98201

Submittal Date: March 25, 2025 Prior to 2:00 PM PT

GC/CM firms are invited to submit their qualifications for the development and construction of Baker Hall.  Proposers shall become familiar with the requirements of the Request for Qualifications and all the Articles and Attachments included therein.

An estimated Maximum Allowable Construction Cost (MACC) has been established as $26,626,000.00.

PROJECT SCOPE

The GC/CM will work collaboratively and proactively with the Owner and Architect to proceed with planning, design and development of the work in a manner that supports the Owner’s efforts to keep costs within the Owner’s budget. The GC/CM shall provide Construction Management (CM) services throughout the project, from the construction document period through construction, and shall closely coordinate such work with the Architect and Owner. The GC/CM shall provide CM services, including but not limited to:

• • Assistance in identifying safe work practices and requirements for construction.
  • Assessing and recommending site logistics requirements.
  •  Recommending phasing, sequencing of work, and construction scheduling.
• • Providing cost-estimating including MACC Negotiated Support Services budgeting. Confirm budget alignment.
  • Determining and reconciling constructability issues and performing constructability analysis of the design documents prior to subcontract bidding.
  • Assessing alternative construction options for cost savings.
  • Identifying products for Value Engineering (VE) and engineering systems for life cycle cost design considerations and recommending all work necessary to support their implementation.
  • Participating in for Owner’s design and construction document phase coordination reviews.
  • Prepare subcontract bid packages and manage the bidding process.
  • Provide subsurface investigative services/potholing for design team use.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

A non-mandatory informational meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT.  Please see the RFQ/RFP for additional information.

To immediately obtain a copy of the “Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposal” please access web site https://deswa.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

Refer to the DES website for amendments to the published public notice and/or RFQ/RFP. It is the responsibility of the interested firms to track and obtain amendments.

If a firm does not have access to the internet, a copy of the information will be mailed after contacting at ryan.grimes@des.wa.gov or 360-819-6937.

To find the Diverse Business Inclusion Plan information follow the below link:

https://des.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/documents/Facilities/EAS/DiverseBusinessInclusionPlan_2019.pdf?=0b5ea

To qualify for review, submittals are required to be electronically submitted to FPS prior to March 25, 2025, before 2:00 PM PT.

Prevailing Wages apply for Snohomish County, and apprenticeship participation is required on this project.

The State of Washington is an affirmative action employer.  This is not a request for a proposal.  All submittals become the property of the State.