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Concord building committee endorses Harvey as construction manager, highlights early‑bid savings
Summary
The Concord School District building committee recommended continuing with Harvey Construction as the project’s construction manager-at-risk after a quality‑based selection process; staff emphasized that having a construction manager on board is required to pursue roughly $2.1 million in early‑bid savings before the Jan. 28 board vote.
The Concord School District building committee on Jan. 15 endorsed moving Harvey Construction to the next step as construction manager‑at‑risk and reviewed the selection process and early‑involvement benefits that staff say will speed delivery and capture early‑bid savings.
A staff member leading the selection presentation said the district began the procurement about 18 months ago and followed a quality‑based selection process that included five firms, mandatory preconstruction meetings, interviews and reference checks. “We had three very strong construction firms,” the staff member said, noting two firms withdrew before interviews and the committee scored Harvey highest based on qualifications and price. The staff member said Harvey’s percentage fee was 1.95%.
Committee members and the Harvey representative described the advantages of the construction manager‑at‑risk delivery method for this project. The Harvey representative said early involvement gives “real time feedback on costing and the schedule impacts” and provides access to an established subcontractor base that can improve pricing and schedule certainty compared with a traditional design–bid–build approach.
Why it matters: staff told the committee that the district has an estimated $2.1 million in savings tied to early bid packages that can be realized only if a construction manager is onboard to prepare and release those early packages. The chair reiterated that the full school board will vote on Jan. 28 to approve the construction manager and the loan/bond resolution; committee input was invited before that vote.
The committee discussed practicalities: subcontracted trades will still be competitively bid in the market, and staff confirmed the district can recommend local firms but final selections must fit within the guaranteed maximum price. Committee members also raised operational concerns tied to construction, such as fencing, traffic impacts and student disruptions; staff said those topics will be addressed in upcoming coordination work with the architect and construction team.
Next steps: the selection recommendation will go to the full board on Jan. 28. Architects and consultants will present to the planning board next week and will return to the building committee with traffic, LEED and geothermal updates at the Feb. 5 meeting.
