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Vendor pitches guaranteed-turnkey renovation model; district to issue RFQ for architects
Summary
A presenter described a guaranteed turnkey approach and a no-cost opportunity assessment that would provide a guaranteed maximum price, compressed schedules and no change orders; staff said roughly 30 architecture firms have expressed interest in the district's forthcoming RFQ and noted Kiefer later submitted a quote for a field job under the $25,000 threshold.
A vendor presenting to Proviso Township High School District 209 on Thursday urged the district to consider a guaranteed turnkey approach for facility renovations and to begin a no-cost opportunity assessment to scope work and estimate long-term costs.
The presenter, identified only as Sharon during the meeting, said the firm "takes accountability for all 8 steps of the project" and later told the board that this allows the firm to "guarantee that there are no change orders on our projects," which the…
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