Committee backs construction‑manager‑at‑risk approach for upcoming elementary modernizations
Staff recommended and the committee agreed to forward a construction‑manager‑at‑risk (CMAR/SEMAR) delivery method to the school board for multiple upcoming elementary modernization projects, citing early contractor involvement, cost certainty and ability to phase work on occupied campuses.
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Mr. Jordan presented two delivery options for a set of upcoming elementary modernization and capital improvement projects: construction‑manager‑at‑risk (CMAR, referred to as SEMAR in the presentation) and a solicited public‑private procurement (PPE). He told the committee both methods are authorized under Virginia law but emphasized that CMAR allows early contractor involvement, concurrent constructibility reviews, design‑phase cost estimating and the establishment of a guaranteed maximum price before construction begins.
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