As the Board is aware, the Recreation Center project is one of four projects authorized under the 2012 GO Bonds. The design element is nearing 60% complete and now it’s time to approve a qualified contractor to assist with the design and scope to insure cost savings and quality.
From May 15th through May 29th, a Request for Qualifications advertisement was released and published to receive proposals on June 1st at 4 p.m. There were four interested companies, but the Town only received two proposals, Rodgers Builders and J.D. Goodrum. Upon review, Rodgers Builders is being recommended to represent the project as the Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R). Rodgers Builders represents fifty years in the construction industry and was the CM@R for the Town Center/DPK project.
The CM@R is an innovative approach to deliver public projects. The CM@R process was also used to construct the Town Center/DPK project and parking deck. The advantages of this process is to select a contractor based on qualifications, delivers a guaranteed maximum price, creates collaboration among client, architect and contractor, and increases the speed of the project.
The schedule is to finalize a contract by July 1.