RFQ - CM at-Risk Services for the Relocation of Waltham Department of Public Works

Location:	Massachusetts
Posted:	Aug 14, 2026
Due:	Sep 11, 2026
Agency:	City of Waltham
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	FY2027-04
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City of Waltham

Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy

Office of the Purchasing Agent

Waltham City Hall

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

Request for Qualifications

for

Construction Management at Risk Services

Relocation of Waltham

Department of Public Works

Issued: August 19, 2026

Submit Response to:

City of Waltham

Office of the Purchasing Agent

Waltham City Hall

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

Submission Deadline: Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 12:00 pm

City of Waltham

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

Request for Qualifications

For Construction Management at Risk Services

Waltham Department of Public Work Relocation

Submission Deadline: Friday, September 11, 2026, at 12:00 pm

Submit Responses to:

City of Waltham

Purchasing Department

Waltham City Hall

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

It shall be the sole responsibility of the proposer to ascertain the existence of any and all addenda,

whether or not the addenda are presented, or received by the interested party.

Any addenda issued to this RFQ will be available on the City of Waltham website

Purchasing | Waltham, MA. Hard copies of any addenda issued will not be mailed or faxed.

Issued: August 19, 2026

City of Waltham – DPW Relocation

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CM-at-Risk Request for Qualifications

CM AT RISK RFQ INTEREST FORM

(For Submission to City of Waltham)

Instructions:

Any party interested in responding to the RFQ for CM at Risk Services for the Waltham DPW

Relocation Project (the “Project”) shall fill out this CM at Risk RFQ Interest Form and submit it to

the City Purchasing Department (with copy to the City’s OPM) by e-mail or mail (USPS, FedEx, etc.)

as soon as possible and BEFORE you submit your response to the RFQ.

Awarding Authority:

Project Title:

City of Waltham

Waltham DPW Relocation

Mail or e-mail this CM at Risk RFQ Interest Form to:

City of Waltham

AND

Attn: Crystal Philpott

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us

Construction Monitoring Services, Inc.

Attn: Neil Joyce

270 Main Street

Marlborough, MA 01752

neil@cms-ma.com.

By submitting this CM at Risk RFQ Interest Form the below-identified party is expressing their

interest in the above-referenced building project and is requesting to be listed as a document holder.

The party listed below shall be considered the sole representative of the identified party, for purposes

of the RFQ solicitation, unless substitution is made in the Executive Summary submitted with the RFQ

response. Any supplemental information issued by addendum will be posted to the City Website and

issued to each party returning this form to the City of Waltham.

The City of Waltham assumes no responsibility for failure of any party to receive any addenda or

other correspondence related to this RFQ due to the firm’s failure to submit an RFQ Interest Form to

the City of Waltham as directed above, or for any other reason.

Firm Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________

Telephone: __________________________

Mobile: __________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________________________

By: ____________________________________________________________________________

(Print Name and Title)

Date

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CM-at-Risk Request for Qualifications

Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk Services

I. General Information

A. Project Information

Awarding Authority:

Project Title:

City of Waltham

Department of Public Works Relocation

Submission Deadline:

Friday, September 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM.

Submission Address:

City of Waltham

Purchasing Department

Waltham City Hall

610 Main Street

Waltham, MA 02452

Conceptual Estimated Construction Cost:

$ 77.2 Million

Estimated Construction Duration:

30 months (estimated)

Project Team:

OPM:

Designer:

Construction Monitoring Services, Inc.

Weston & Sampson, Inc.

B. Introduction

Firms interested in providing Construction Manager at Risk Services (“CM” or “CM at Risk”) for this

public building Project are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) to the City of

Waltham. This CM at Risk services procurement is conducted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 149A,

consisting of a two-phase process. The City of Waltham (“City”) will first be prequalifying firms

interested in providing CM at Risk services for this project, through this initial RFQ process. The City

will evaluate submitted SOQs based upon the identified evaluation criteria and will short-list those

respondents it deems qualified. Only those respondents deemed qualified will be invited to submit a

Proposal in response to a detailed Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to be issued in the second phase of

the CM procurement process.

The project delivery method for construction will be CM at Risk with a Guaranteed Maximum Price

(“GMP”) under procedures set forth in M.G.L. Chapter 149A for public building construction. Firms

interested in being prequalified must demonstrate they have prior experience as a Construction

Manager on at least three CM at Risk projects and have completed at least one project of a

complexity, type, and size similar to this project as described further below. The prior CM at

Risk projects used for qualification must have been completed within the last ten (10) years.

Interested firms are advised that the City’s Application to Proceed with CM at Risk was submitted to

the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on August 10, 2026. This RFQ solicitation is

concurrent to the OIG’s review, and selection of a Construction Manager and subsequent contract

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award is conditioned upon the City’s receipt of OIG approval to proceed with CM at Risk delivery

method.

C. Project Description

The project includes construction of a new Department of Public Works Facility, of estimated 95,000

GSF in size, on a city-owned parcel of land located off of Waverley Oaks Road in the area of the old

Fernald School.

The anticipated program for the facility includes the following main structures:

• Department Administrative Offices and employee support facilities, estimated at 23,000 GSF

• Vehicular Storage – fully conditioned, indoor parking facility, estimated at 43,000 GSF

• Vehicular Maintenance Facility, estimated at 16,000 GSF

• Shop Space for Various Departments (Water, Forestry, etc.), estimated at 13,000 GSF

• Wash Bay, estimated at 1,750 GSF

• Bathrooms, circulation / stairs, storage and elevator service are provided at all levels.

Ancillary facilities to be incorporated also include the following:

• Salt Shed(s) with Brine Plant, to accommodate an estimated 10,000 TN Salt Storage

• Fuel Storage and Dispensing System

• Public Recycling Area

• Bulk Materials Storage Areas

There is an extensive amount of site work anticipated to complete the work of this project, including

but not limited to the following: demolition of existing structures, tree clearing / grubbing, site cut / fill

and associated grading, rock removal, utilities, stormwater management, parking areas, site lighting,

roadway improvements and related infrastructure.

Initial / conceptual site layout is shown in the illustration below:

Procurement of early bid packages may be conducted to expedite early site work (demolition of

existing structures, clearing, grubbing, ledge removal and roadway / infrastructure improvements)

prior to the start of the building construction. These measures and other aspects of site management

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CM-at-Risk Request for Qualifications

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Number:	FY2027-04
Bid Title:	RFQ - CM at-Risk Services for the Relocation of Waltham Department of Public Works
Category:	Open City Bids
Status:	Open

RFQ - CM at-Risk Services for the Relocation of Waltham Department of Public Works

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