Cleveland Metropolitan City Schools Seg 9

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	Feb 2, 2026
Agency:	Ohio Facility Construction Commission
Type of Contract:	Awards
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	65 - Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies
Solicitation No:	SFC-260526
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Request for Qualifications (CM at Risk Contract)

State of Ohio Standard Forms and Documents

Administration of Project: School District Board + OFCC

Project Name Cleveland Metropolitan City Schools Seg 9

Project Location Various Sites

City / County Cleveland / Cuyahoga

Owner

Cleveland Metropolitan City Schools

Delivery Method CM at Risk

No. of paper copies requested (stapled, not bound) 0

Response Deadline 01-16-26

Project Number

SFC-260526

Project Manager

Karen Little

Contracting Authority OFCC

Prevailing Wages

None

No. of electronic copies requested (PDF)

3:00 pm

local time

Submit the requested number of Statements of Qualifications (Form F110-330) directly to Procurement at

procurement@ofcc.ohio.gov . See Section G of this RFQ for additional submittal instructions.

Submit all questions regarding this RFQ in writing to Procurement at Procurement@ofcc.ohio.gov with the project number

included in the subject line (no phone calls please). Questions will be answered and posted to Opportunities page on the

OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov on a regular basis until one week before the response deadline. The name of the party

submitting a question will not be included in the Q&A document.

Project Overview

A. Project Description

1. Provide CMR Services to Build one new High School, grades 9-12 with an Auditorium

The building is to be approximately 198,000sf with a total co-funded budget of approximately $81.7M. This project’s

master plan is based on a 2025 OSDM cost set and has an average cost/sf of $409.23 (hard & soft cost).

• The new high school will be built on the Glennville High School site/property. The abate and demolition details

are included below.

▪ This project has the following allowances and are included in the Master Plan cost above:

o Emergency Responder Radio Coverage System

o Site Safety Access Allowance

o Fire Pump Allowance

$269,280

$300,000

$118,800

▪ Anticipated locally funded initiatives (LFI):

o An integral auditorium with a budget of $12,000,000 (hard and soft costs)

▪ This project will follow LEED v4 criteria. Should the CMR team not be experienced in LEED V.4, the CMR is

expected to hire a consultant that is qualified.

▪ Project will be designed in accordance with the Ohio Schools Design Manual.

▪ The CMR is expected to perform 3 estimates, one for each design phase of the New High School.

▪ The anticipated schedule for this project is as follows:

o Design – December 2025 to April 2027 – 16 months

o Demolition NTP – June 2027 to June 2028 – 12 months

o Construction NTP – July 2028 to July 2030 – 24 months

o Closeout – August to December 2030

▪ The CMR’s jobsite trailer shall include technology to accommodate virtual meetings, both audio and video for the

duration of the entire project.

▪ The architect for this project is ThenDesign.

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2. Provide CMR Services to abate and demolish Glenville High School

The existing building at the selected site is 265,234 square feet with a master plan budget of $4,795,217 (hard and

soft costs):

o Abatement - $2,699,867

o Demolition - $2,095,348

▪ Anticipated locally funded initiative. There are two other buildings on the site that will require demolition:

o Glenville Rec Center: GBA – 41,185 sf; built in 1973;

Budget - $550,000 +/-

o Health Center:

GBA – 22,276sf: built in 1963 or 1964; Budget - $290,000 +/-

▪ The building is currently occupied and the District will self-swing students to other buildings prior to

abate/demolition.

▪ The architect for this project is ThenDesign.

3. Provide CMR services to Abate and Demolish 8 buildings:

Group 1:

o Audubon MS – 3055 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Cleveland, OH 44104

o Willson MS – 1625 East 55th St., Cleveland, OH 44103 (DEMO ONLY)

o Iowa-Maple EL – 12510 Maple Ave., Cleveland, OH 44108

o Paul Revere EL – 10706 Sandusky Ave., Cleveland, OH 44105

Master Plan Budget

$5,549,266

$721,191

$907,969

$1,124,142

Group 2:

o Mt Auburn EL – 10110 Mount Auburn Ave., Cleveland, OH 44104

o Empire Computech EL – 9113 Parmelee Ave., Cleveland, OH 44108

o Cranwood EL – 13604 Christine Ave., Garfield Heights, OH 44105

o Central MS – 2225 East 40th St., Cleveland, OH 44103

$729,789

$2,492,190

$808,251

$1,451,634

▪ None of these buildings are occupied.

▪ There is no LFI associated with these demolitions.

▪ Five of the 8 buildings are Landmark Heritage sites. The AE is responsible for presenting to the Landmarks

Commission for approval to demolish.

▪ The anticipated schedule for these buildings is as follows:

o Group 1

▪ Design – January 2026 to September 2026

▪ Construction NTP – October 2026 to June 2027

o Group 2

▪ Design – June 2026 to March 2027

▪ Construction NTP – April 2027 to December 2027

▪ The architect for these projects is Robert P. Madison.

4. The CMR will be providing project financial tracking services and quarterly reconciliation for draw downs for all

projects listed above. Please demonstrate your firm’s ability to perform this duty.

B. Scope of Services

The selected Construction Manager at Risk (“CM”), as a portion of its required Scope of Services and prior to submitting

its proposal, will discuss and clarify with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, the breakdown of the Agreement

detailed cost components, to address the Owner’s project requirements and refine the project schedule. Participate in the

Encouraging Diversity, Growth & Equity (EDGE) Program as required by statute and the Agreement.

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As required by the Agreement, and as properly authorized, provide the following categories of services: provide

constructability review comments on documents produced by the A/E during the Schematic Design, Design Development,

and Construction Document stages; develop and maintain estimates of probable construction cost, value engineering,

project schedules, and construction schedules; lead and manage the Subcontractor Prequalification and Bidding process,

Construction and Closeout Stage.

Refer to the Ohio School Design Manual for additional information about the type and extent of services required for each.

A copy of the standard Agreement can be obtained at the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

The preconstruction and construction services are generally described below. Subcontracts including but not limited to

Plumbing, Fire Protection, HVAC, Electrical and AV/Technology will be awarded by the CM to prequalified vendors using

a competitive process. The parties will engage in an “open book” pricing method in which all subcontracted work shall be

based upon competitive pricing that will be reviewed by the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, the A/E and the CM. The

Contracting Authority and/or Owner shall have access to all books, records, documents and other data in the CM's

possession related to itself, its subcontractors and material suppliers pertaining to bidding, pricing or performance of the

Agreement.

Preconstruction Services: The CM will work cooperatively with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner, A/E, and Project

Team, and will provide, among other services, schedule development, estimate development, Guaranteed Maximum

Price (“GMP”) proposal, subcontractor prequalification and bidding, constructability review, permits, budgeting, value

engineering, and preconstruction planning throughout the preconstruction stages. When the drawings and specifications

are at the stage of completion specified in the Agreement, such partially completed documents (the “Basis Documents”)

shall be provided to the CM, together with the A/E's detailed listing of any incomplete design elements and the A/E’s

statement of intended scope with respect to such incomplete elements (the “Design Intent Statement”). Contingent upon

the Contracting Authority’s approval of the GMP, the parties will enter into an amendment to the Agreement establishing

the Contract Sum (“GMP Amendment”). If the proposed Contract Sum exceeds the Project Budget established for

construction, then the Contracting Authority may terminate the agreement with the CM and seek proposals from other

firms for completion of the Project.

Construction Services: The CM shall construct the Project pursuant to the construction documents and in accordance with

the schedule requirements. The CM shall hold all subcontracts and shall be fully responsible for the means and methods

of construction, project safety, project completion within the schedule agreed upon in the preconstruction phase,

compliance with all applicable laws and regulations including monitoring compliance with all EDGE, equal employment,

and prevailing wage requirements, and submitting monthly reports of these activities to the Contracting Authority. All

subcontracts shall be on the subcontract form prescribed by OAC Section 153:1-03-02. The Contracting Authority

reserves the right to approve the CM’s selection of subcontractors and any supplemental terms to the form subcontract.

For purposes of completing the Relevant Project Experience Matrix in Section F of the Statement of Qualifications (Form

F110-330), below is a list of relevant scope of work requirements for this RFQ:

1. Project Delivery Method (MP, GC, CMR, DB)

2. Role on Project (CMA, OA, CMR, DB, GC, Trade)

3. LEED Status (Reg., Cert., Silv., Gold, Plat.)

4. OFCC Projects

5. New High School Projects

6. Abatement and Demolition Projects

7. OAKS-CI experience

8. P6 Scheduling experience

9. Project Financial tracking

10. Draw Down experience

Funding / Estimated Budget

Total Project Cost $113,135,229

Construction Cost $96,164,994

State Funding $68,200,755

Other Funding $44,934,473

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Anticipated Schedule

CM Preconstruction Services Start

Construction Stage Notice to Proceed

Substantial Completion of all Work

CM Services Completed

01 / 26

10 / 26

07 / 30

12 / 30

EDGE Participation Goal

Percent of the CM’s total compensation

excluding CM’s Contingency*

5.0%

*Preconstruction Stage Compensation plus Contract Sum

minus CM’s Contingency

F. Evaluation Criteria for Selection

Selection Criteria: The CM will be selected using (i) qualifications-based process during the Request for Qualifications

(“RFQ”) stage to develop a short list and (ii) best value process during the Request for Proposal stage. The qualifications-

based criteria for the RFQ is included in this announcement. The best value criteria used in evaluating proposals from

short listed firms will include such factors that are determined to derive or offer the greatest value to the State and Owner,

combining both qualifications and fee.

Short List: Each firm responding to this RFQ will be evaluated and selected based on its qualifications and the

qualifications and experience of the particular individuals identified as the candidate's proposed team for the Project. After

evaluating the responses to this RFQ, the Contracting Authority will select a short list of no fewer than three candidates

that it considers to be the most qualified, except if the Contracting Authority determines that fewer than three firms are

qualified, it will only select the qualified firms.

Request for Proposal: The short-listed firms shall be sent a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) that will invite the firms to submit

pricing proposals containing their proposed preconstruction stage compensation, construction stage personnel costs,

itemized construction stage general conditions costs, construction stage contingency percentage, and construction stage

fee percentage. The short-listed candidates will also receive (i) form of Agreement with the Contracting Authority

containing the contract terms and conditions, (ii) set of the most recent design documents and (iii) proposed Project

schedule.

Pre-Proposal Meeting: Prior to submitting a response to the RFP, the short-listed firms will be invited to meet individually

with the Contracting Authority and/or Owner. The purpose of the pre-proposal meeting is to permit the short-listed firms an

opportunity to ask the Contracting Authority and/or Owner questions in an individual setting to help the firms prepare their

responses to the RFP. The Contracting Authority will notify each short-listed firm to schedule individual times for the pre-

proposal meetings.

Interview: After submitting responses to the RFP, the short-listed firms will be interviewed by the Contracting Authority and

Owner. The purpose of the interview will be to meet the proposed Project team, become familiar with key personnel, and

understand the project approach and ability to meet the stated objectives for the Project. Please be prepared to discuss

with specificity the firm’s capacity to conduct this work in compliance with the timetable, budget and EDGE expectations.

The Contracting Authority will notify each short-listed firm to schedule individual times for the interviews.

Selection Schedule: Tentative schedule is subject to change.

RFP issued to the Short-Listed Firms

Interviews

Selection of CM

January, 2026

Early February, 2026

End of February, 2026

Cancellation and Rejection: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to reject all proposals and cancel at any time for

any reason this solicitation, any portion of this solicitation or any phase of the Project. The Contracting Authority shall

have no liability to any proposer arising out of such cancellation or rejection. The Contracting Authority reserves the right

to waive minor variations in the selection process.

Interested CM firms are required to address how they will implement Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) on the project,

experience and level of training of staff related to BIM, incorporation of team partners that have previous BIM experience,

and an understanding of collaborative BIM processes, including but not limited to the State of Ohio BIM Protocol available

at the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

Interested CM firms are required to submit the Commitment to Participate in the EDGE Business Assistance Program

form in its Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330) submitted in response to the RFQ, to indicate its intent to contract

with and use EDGE-certified Business Enterprise(s), as a part of the CM’s team. The Intent to Contract and to Perform

and / or waiver request letter and Demonstration of Good Faith Effort form(s) with complete documentation must be

attached to the CM’s Proposal. Both forms can be accessed via the OFCC website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov. The Intent to

Contract and to Perform form is again required at the Fee Proposal stage.

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If the CM firm intends to receive points for exceeding the EDGE Participation Goal, it must provide BOTH a

completed Commitment to Participate form AND a completed Statement of Intent to Contract and to Perform forms

signed by both parties with its Statement of Qualifications.

For all Statements of Qualifications, please identify the EDGE-certified Business Enterprises, by name, which will

participate in the delivery of the proposed professional services solicited in the RFQ.

Interested CM firms must indicate on their Statement of Qualifications, the locations where their services will be performed

in the spaces provided or by attachment in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 2019-12D related to

providing services only within the United States and the requirements of Executive Order 2022-02D prohibiting purchases

from or investment in any Russian institution or company. Failure to do so may cause their Statement of Qualifications to

be rejected.

G. Submittal Instructions

Firms are required to submit the current version of Statement of Qualifications (Form F110-330) available via the OFCC

website at https://ofcc.ohio.gov.

Electronic submittals should be combined into one PDF file named with the project number listed on the RFQ and your

firm’s name. Use the “print” feature of Adobe Acrobat or similar software for creating a PDF rather than using a scanner. If

possible, please reduce the file size of the PDF. In Acrobat, go to Advanced, then PDF Optimizer. Also, please insert the

project number and firm name followed by “SOQ” in the email subject line.

Statements of Qualifications must be submitted electronically by email. Submittals are limited to one email with a

maximum file size of 25 MB.

Unless otherwise noted or exempt, all documents submitted to the Contracting Authority in response to this RFQ and

subsequent RFP are public and will be available for inspection at the conclusion of the selection process. The following

information shall remain confidential and will not be released: (1) Proposal Form(s), except for cost category subtotals

which will be transferred to the Best Value Rating Form; (2) Financial Capacity; and (3) Bonding/Insurance.

Proposers are requested to submit the following information in response to this RFQ within Section H of Form F110-330.

1. Summary: Provide a summary, on one page or less, describing why your firm/team is the most qualified for the

Project.

2. Bonding/Insurance: Provide evidence of capacity to provide bonding in the amount of the construction budget

(e.g. a letter from your Surety agent stating that one or more Sureties will issue Bonds in the amount of the

construction budget if your team is selected) and a copy of the firm's certificate of insurance showing the firm's

current limits of liability for commercial general liability, employer's liability, business automobile liability, and

professional liability insurance.

3. Management Systems: Describe the scheduling and cost control systems the firm would propose to use for the

Project

4. Self-Performed Work: Indicate whether the firm intends to self-perform any work on the Project through a

competitive process and, if so, the nature of the work and capability to self-perform.

5. Estimating: Demonstrated track record of performance of in-house estimating on projects comparable to the

Project.

6. Scheduling: Demonstrated track record of performance of managing projects to the original schedule.

Firms are requested to identify professional registrations, memberships and credentials including but not limited to:

LEED GA, LEED AP, LEED AP+, CCCA, CCM, CCS, CDT, CPE, DBIA, and any other appropriate design and

construction industry credentials. Identify that information on the resume page for individual in Block 22, Section E of the

F110-330 form.

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