RFQ-P027-32 New Pulaski School Construction Manager at Risk

The City of Meriden is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk in overseeing the construction of the New Casimir Pulaski School, at the site of the former Meriden Wallingford Hospital at 1 King Place, Meriden. The project anticipates an early abatement and demolition phase with bidding to occur while the new construction phase construction documents are being finalized.

The Construction Manager shall provide services including but not limited to, constructability /document completeness reviews, estimating at various levels of design, solicitation, award, EEO/MWBE participation, permitting, construction, commissioning assistance, occupancy, closeout, post occupancy, warranty phases, and coordination with all Owner vendors, contractors and consultants as necessary, to complete the construction.

The Project will take place at the site of the former Meriden Wallingford Hospital at 1 King Place, Meriden. The project anticipates an early abatement and demolition phase with bidding to occur while the new construction phase construction documents are being finalized. Full student occupancy of the new facility is required for the start of the 2030 calendar year.

Construction of this project is expected to be performed under a Project Labor Agreement.

The Project is currently proposed to be broken out into the following phases:

• Phase 1 – Abatement and Demolition
• Phase 2 – New construction (including playscapes)
• Phase 3 – FF&E
• Phase 4 - Technology

The overall construction cost (Target GMP) for the Project is **$101 million**. The GMP shall include CM fee, General Conditions/Reimbursables, Preconstruction fee, Trade costs, Contingencies, GMP allowances, etc.

The selected construction management firm shall provide a Guaranteed Delivery Date (GDD) and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) in accordance with the intent of this solicitation and the terms and conditions of the executed agreement.

The selected Construction Management firm shall provide a payment and performance bond letter from the surety in the amount of 100% of the GMP.

The individual trade contracts shall be between the Construction Manager and the trade contractor, The Construction Manager is "at risk" as it relates to the delivery of this project.

Firms must be pre-qualified to meet the Department of Administrative Services guidelines for school construction projects with contracts in excess of $500,000 in the category of CM at Risk Group B.

**Submission method:** The City will only be accepting electronic submissions of proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City eProcurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct. Proposals are due for submission no later than **11:00 am, Thursday, November 19, 2026**.

Proposals shall be submitted in two sealed parts: Qualifications; Part A and Fees/Proposal; Part B.

The Firm will be evaluated and selected based on and technical competence, qualifications, the capacity and capability to perform the work required, past record performance, knowledge of Federal, State, and Municipal procedures as well as DAS-OGA funded projects and proposed rates/fees.

The successful consultant shall be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance denoting general liability, automobile liability, workers compensation liability, and other coverage required by the City's Risk Manager.

The Agreement for the work will be via Purchase Order and Standard Professional Service Agreement.

Proposers are to examine all documents and visit the site in order to make a thorough examination of the conditions. No proposer may withdraw its proposal within sixty (60) days of the date of the opening.