Construction of: New Athletic Facilities and New Board of Education Central Office

The Wayne County School District is requesting a proposal from interested and qualified Construction Management Firms for the Construction of: New Athletic Facilities and New Board of Education Central Office. The approximate total anticipated budget for all phases in this project is **$35,000,000**.

The Wayne County School District plans to select the most qualified Construction Management Firm (hereinafter referred to as CM) to enter into a CM at Risk contract for the construction for the above referenced project.

The projected Scope of Work for construction is anticipated to include the following:

Phase 1 – New Athletic Facilities

• Construction of a New Football Stadium with the following:
• New grandstands with seating for 4,500 spectators
• New press box
• New synthetic turf field
• New fieldhouse building, approximately 13,000 sf
• New visitors' dressing room and storage building, approximately 3,000 sf
• New ticketing pavilions
• New home and visitor side restroom and concession buildings
• Construction of a New Baseball Field
• New concessions and restroom building for baseball and softball use
• New hitting & pitching facility, approximately 9,000 sf
• New ticketing pavilions
• New grandstands and pressbox
• Construction of a New Softball Field
• New hitting & pitching facility, approximately 9,000 sf
• New grandstands and press box
• Parking areas and drives

Phase 2- New Board of Education Central Offices

• Construction of a New Board of Education Central Office, approximately 23,000 sf.
• Parking areas and drives

The services to be performed by the CM will have as their objective the efficient, economical, and timely delivery of the project by managing the construction of the project within the time and cost limitations and within established quality requirements. The services will be performed during the pre-construction phase, construction phase and post construction phase including working with the owner in estimating, value engineering, arrangements of bid packages, bidding and award of the trade contracts, and management of construction until occupancy is achieved, and implementing the one (1) year warranty and one (1) year warranty inspection.

Responses must be received by the Wayne County School District Central Office at 710 W. Pine Street, Jesup, GA 31545 on or before **2:00pm on November 12, 2026**. Late responses will be returned unopened and will not be considered. To be accepted, all responses must be **submitted in a sealed package** marked "Construction of: New Athletic Facilities and New Board of Education Central Office". Six (6) printed copies of each proposal and one digital copy on a thumb drive must be forwarded or delivered to Ms. Toni Williams, Superintendent. Oral or telegraphic (including FAX) responses are not acceptable.

The commencement of this project is contingent upon the passing of an ESPLOST and general obligation bond referendum to be voted on by the citizens of Wayne County in March 2027.

Prior to the award of a GMP contract, the CM shall provide the school District with a **100 percent Performance and Payment Bond**. Evidence of required bonds and insurance shall be presented prior to the execution of a GMP contract.

The GMP shall also include a CM contingency equal to five percent (5%) of the total construction amount and shall be listed in the GMP as a line item amount.