Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) Services for Charles Ellis Montessori Academy Renovations Project

The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham (the "District"), the body corporate responsible for public education in Chatham County, which is commonly known as the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System ("SCCPSS"), seeks sealed proposals as specified in this Request for Proposals ("RFP") (ESPLOST) RFP C27-11 for Construction Manager at Risk ("CMR") Services for Charles Ellis Montessori Academy Renovations Project.

The goods and/or services requested by the District in this RFP are described in more detail in "Attachment A- Goods and/or Services Requested, Format of Proposals, Evaluation Criteria for Award, and Contract Requirements," which is incorporated into this RFP by this reference.

**Submission method:** Offerors shall timely deliver Proposals by uploading to the e-Procurement portal, https://sccpss.bonfirehub.com, BEFORE THE "Proposal Closing Date and Time" listed on the Request for Proposals Timeline on the first page of solicitation. Proposal Packages shall be uploaded to the portal as PDF documents.

If an Offeror's Fee Proposal exceeds $100,000, then Offeror's Proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond made payable to the District in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. [...] the "total amount payable by the terms of the contract" shall be assumed to be the Stated Cost Limitation of Twelve Million Six Hundred Dollars ($12,600,000). Thus, Bid Bonds should be in an amount not less than $630,000.

Performance Bonds shall be in an amount equal to the total amount payable by the terms of the contract, which shall be the total amount agreed to in the final contract approved by the School District. [...] Payment Bonds shall be in an amount equal to the total amount payable by the terms of the contract.

If selected for award, then Offeror must obtain the required Payment and Performance Bonds within 14 calendar days receipt of the District's Intent to Award and prior to execution of contract.

By submitting a Proposal Package in response to this RFP, Offeror agrees that proposal will remain open for acceptance by the District for at least ninety (90) days without any changes in terms or pricing.