Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) with Guaranteed Maximum Price for Construction of Transit Operations Maintenance Facility

The City of Pasadena is requesting CMAR Qualification Statements, technical proposals, and price proposals ("Proposal(s)") for a Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR" or "Contractor" or "Proposer") to provide preconstruction/design-assist services and - if City's option to authorize Phase 2 is exercised - construction services, for the Construction of the Transit Operations Maintenance Facility (the "Project") as indicated below and described in greater detail in the Contract Documents enumerated in the City's Standard Form of Agreement. The City is seeking a CMAR that excels in five key areas: project experience, team composition, project approach and methodology, financial strength, and safety record, while also demonstrating a collaborative mindset to achieve optimal value within the City's Project budget and required schedule.

A Selection Committee shall review the Proposals received and, based on the criteria identified in the RFQ/P, the Selection Committee shall select no more than five(5) of the highest scoring finalists to shortlist, interview, and complete final scoring, pursuant to the P.M.C. section 4.08.047, competitive selection, using the CMAR alternative project delivery method. The Proposer recommended for award of the contract will be evaluated and determined on a best value basis, based on qualifications, organization/team composition, technical proposal, financial strength, safety record, local business, small business, price proposal, and interview scores.

Construction Manager at Risk is a two-phased delivery process: (1) Preconstruction/Design Assist Services Phase ("Phase 1") and an option for (2) Construction ("Phase 2"), If the City authorizes Phase 2, it will either issue an amendment to the Phase 1 contract or a separate contract for Phase 2. Note: The City is not obligated to authorize Phase 2 or issue a contract for Phase 2 - Construction. It is the City's intent to reach a mutually agreeable Final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) prior to an award of Phase 2 contract/amendment. See Section 3. Scope of Work for further details on authorization of Phases.

The Project is funded, in part, by the Measure R Mobility Improvement Program (MIP) Grant administered by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to support transportation system and mobility improvements, highway operational improvements, and transit investments.

*The Project must reach Substantial Completion by No Later Than ("NLT") June 2028 to ensure a seamless transition and uninterrupted operation of Pasadena Transit's services. The City's third party transit operator will begin mobilizing their equipment in July 2028 and will fully operate out of the new Transit Operations Maintenance Facility on July 1, 2028.

The existing transit operations and maintenance facility is currently located at 303 N Allen Ave. This property is leased and operated by the City's third-party transit service contractor. This location has always served as the City's bus yard used by the contractors who have operated the City's transit services. However, due to the growth in local transit services and the shift to newer zero emission technology, the existing bus yard and building systems no longer provide the necessary capacity or resources for Pasadena Transit buses and Dial-A-Ride vehicles to operate. The proposed construction of a new Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility (TOMF) located on City-owned property at 2180 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107, will address the existing deficiencies of the current operations and maintenance facility by providing a single site that can accommodate storage, cleaning, fueling, maintenance and dispatching of all the Pasadena Transit fleet.

PROJECT MANAGER:

Cesar Guevara

Project Manager

City of Pasadena, Department of Public Works