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Commissioners authorize RFP to evaluate construction-manager-at-risk approach for major SPLOST projects
Summary
Pickens County commissioners voted to let staff issue an RFP to evaluate using a construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) approach on three major SPLOST projects — Roper Park (including an aquatic center), a public safety complex and the tax commissioner building — with any selection returning to the board for public approval.
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize the chairman to begin a request-for-proposal process to evaluate a construction-manager-at-risk approach for major projects funded by the special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST). Chair opened the item and turned the presentation over to Bill Wood, the county's director of external operations.
Bill Wood told the board the RFP would evaluate whether CMAR should be used on the three main SPLOST projects — "the Roper Park improvements, including the aquatic center, public safety complex, and the tax commissioner Building" — and stressed that the approach would only be used if the evaluation showed it was advantageous. "The item for VOC consideration is to authorize the chairman to undertake, a request for proposal process to evaluate the merits of utilizing a construction manager at risk construction management approach on major SPLAS projects and to identify and evaluate at risk construction managers to potentially retain," Wood said.
Wood and commissioners described the potential advantages of CMAR: contractor involvement during the design phase, earlier input on constructability, a contractor-committed guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and a reduced role for change orders. A commissioner asked whether CMAR carries a price premium; presenters responded that firms typically take a percentage of project cost but that, with effective design and vetting, CMAR can hold costs and accelerate schedules. "The contractor commits to a guaranteed maximum price," Wood said, adding that costs beyond the GMP would be the contractor's responsibility.
The board approved the resolution to start the RFP process by voice vote. Chair noted that if the RFP produces favorable results, "one or more potential contractors to serve as at risk construction managers shall be presented to this board for consideration" and that final selection would return to the board for a public vote.
Provenance: discussion and motion introduced by Bill Wood and chair (SEG 124–SEG 279); motion, discussion and vote (SEG 283–SEG 392).
