City of Marina
209 Cypress Ave.
Marina, CA 93933
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE
MARINA SPORTS AND AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT
(“RFP”)
The City of Marina (“City”) is requesting submission of Proposals (together, “Response(s)”) from firms,
partnerships, corporations, associations, persons, or professional organizations qualified to be a Construction
Manager at Risk (“CMAR(s)”) to perform construction management and delivery services, including preparation
and coordination of bid packages, scheduling, cost control, value engineering, evaluation, preconstruction services,
and construction administration, in connection with the Marina Sports and Aquatic Center(“Project,” as further
described in Attachment No. 2) pursuant to a construction manager at risk contract for a guaranteed project cost, as
provided by the City of Marina City Charter Section 2.05 and City Municipal Code Section 3.16. Responses must
include the CMAR Qualifications Questionnaire attached hereto as Attachment No. 1 and provide responses to all
questions in this RFP.
All individuals, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, or other recognized legal entities, that are appropriately
licensed in California may submit a Response.
Entities that intend to submit a Response must:
Be insured
Hold a Class B Contractors License, which is current, valid, and in good standing with the California
Contractors State License Board
Be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations.
Responses. Interested entities must submit one (1) hard copy and one digital copy (flash drive) to the:
City of Marina’s Public Works Department
209 Cypress Ave, Marina CA 93933
Questions. Questions regarding this RFP must be in writing and directed only to Matt Kingdon at
matt@coargroup.com by the date indicated in the RFP Schedule. Entities are directed to NOT contact any other
City person regarding this RFP. ATTEMPTS BY AN ENTITY TO CONTACT ANY OTHER PERSON
MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
Mandatory Site Visit. There shall be a mandatory site visit on the date and at the time indicated in the RFP
Schedule. All Entities that intend to submit a Response must attend the site visit. Failure of any Entity to attend the
mandatory site visit shall be grounds for the City to deem the Entity’s Response non-responsive and will be
rejected.
RFP Addenda. If the City issues addenda to this RFP, Entities are solely responsible for and must acknowledge
receipt of addenda in the Entity’s Response. Failure to acknowledge and respond to any addenda issued by the City
may, in the City’s sole discretion, render the Entity’s Response to be deemed non- responsive and may be rejected.
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List of Attachments. The following attachments are part of this RFP:
Number
Attachment No. 1
Attachment No. 2
Attachment No. 3
Attachment No. 4
Attachment No. 5
Attachment No. 6
Title
CMAR Qualifications Questionnaire
Scope of Work – Description of Project
City’s Scoring for CMAR
Subcontractor Requirements
Certifications
Sample Project Manual and Contract
RFP Schedule. The City has set the following RFP Schedule. All Entities must adhere to this RFP Schedule. The
City will issue an addendum if the RFP Schedule is to be modified.
Event / Occurrence
City Issues RFP
Mandatory Site Visit
Deadline for Entities to submit questions regarding this RFP
City to respond to Entities’ questions regarding this RFP
Deadline for Entities to submit Responses
City to interview qualified Entities (optional)
Date / Deadline
January 14, 2026
1:00 P.M., January 27, 2026
February 10, 2026, by 5:00 P.M.
February 13, 2026, by 5:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M., February 19, 2026
Week of March 2-6, 2026
City to perform reference checks of qualified Entities (optional)
City’s Council award of CMAR agreement
Week of February 23, 2026
March 17, 2026
Thank you for your interest in working with the City of Marina.
1.
General Information.
1.1. Construction Management Services. The City invites qualified Entities to submit a Response
showing the Entity’s qualifications and ability to provide the Services, as more fully indicated
herein. Entities must have extensive experience with the California Building Standards Code
(California Code of Regulations, Title 24) and the incorporated and/or applicable provisions of the
Uniform Building Code and the International Building Code, Seismic Safety Act, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Entities must have extensive experience with the statutes and
regulations pertaining to public agency public works, working with architects, contractors and
other related consultants, and establishing project scope, project budgets, and bidding procedures
under both the Public Contract Code’s formal bidding process and under alternative construction
delivery methods. Entities should be specifically familiar with the Construction Manager At
Risk delivery method and the City’s Ordinance regarding alternative means of delivery
located at the City Municipal Code Section 3.16.
Site Investigation. Each Entity is responsible for conducting or obtaining any additional or
supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data concerning
conditions (surface, subsurface, and underground facilities) at or contiguous to the site or
otherwise, that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of work or that relate to any
aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction to be employed
by Entity and safety precautions and programs incident thereto or that Entity deems necessary to
complete its Response for performing and furnishing the Project in accordance with the time,
price, and other terms and conditions of the Contract. On request and subject to certain terms and
conditions as determined by City, City will provide each Entity access to the site to conduct such
examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies, as each Entity deems necessary for
submission of a Response. Entity must fill all holes and clean up and restore the Site to its former
condition upon completion of any exploration, investigation, test, and studies.
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1.2. Scope of Services. The scope of services for the awarded CMAR (“Services”) are set forth in
Attachment No. 2. The awarded CMAR must provide at least the preconstruction phase services
for the Project as set forth in Attachment No. 2. Should the Project advance into the construction
phase, the CMAR shall provide all other services for delivery, construction, and commissioning of
the Project. The following pertain to the Services and requirements for all Responses:
1.2.1. All Services and deliverables shall be rendered in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth
in the City’s Sample Project Manual and Contract, attached hereto as Attachment No. 6.
1.2.2.
All hourly rates and/or charges for Services shall be fully-loaded and inclusive of all expenses that
will be charged to the City, including but not limited hourly rates for labor, software costs, software
maintenance costs, implementation fees, shipping, insurance, communications, documentation
reproduction, and all expenses, including travel, meal reimbursement, hotel per diems, taxes, etc.
1.2.3. Preconstruction Services shall be priced separately from the Construction Services.
1.2.4. CMAR shall comply with the subcontractor procurement terms and conditions set
forth in Attachment No. 4 (“Subcontractor Requirements”).
1.2.5.
After the completion of the Preconstruction phase, all other Project phases are
contingent on a variety of subsequent factors, including availability of funding, and are
subject to postponement, suspension, and/or cancellation and are not guaranteed. City
reserves the right in its sole discretion whether to proceed with and initiate any other
phase of the Project or the CMAR agreement. Services may be required over the course
of approximately three (3) years total. (Six (6) months of design, two (2) years of
construction and six (6) months to close Project).
1.3. For every apprenticeable craft, each construction contractor employing journeyman shall
participate in an Apprenticeship Program approved by the State of California, Division of
Apprenticeship Standards in compliance with Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code. Contractors shall
maintain compliance with this provision until Project completion.
1.3.1.
In addition, to the above, bidder shall be entitled to 10 points by committing to the
following:
1.3.1.1. Construction contractors on the Project employing construction craft employees
performing carpentry and carpentry-related work-including but not limited to
millwright work, pile driving, concrete formwork, drywall, metal-stud framing,
wood framing, insulation, architectural signage, panelized roof structure,
acoustical ceilings, scaffolding, door frames and hardware, bathroom partitions
and fixtures, rough and finish carpentry, and mill-cab installation-shall
participate in an Apprenticeship Program approved by the State of California,
Division of Apprenticeship Standards in compliance with Section 1777.5 of the
Labor Code that has a graduation rate of 50% or higher and has graduated an
average of at least twenty-five (25) apprentices for the five (5) years
immediately preceding submission of the prequalification documents.
Contractors shall maintain compliance with this provision until Project
completion.
1.4. Labor Code Compliance
1.4.1.
REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO LABOR CODE SECTION 1725.5
REQUIRED. All Entities and contractors submitting on this Project must be currently
registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to perform public
work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. Submitters must submit proof of current
registration by contractor and all listed subcontractors as a condition of submittal on this
Project, subject only to the allowances of Labor Code section 1771.1.
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1.4.2.
1.4.3.
1.4.4.
1.4.5.
No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for public works project
unless registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5, unless as permitted in strict
accordance with Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]
No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public works on a public
works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to
Labor Code section 1725.5.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the
Department of Industrial Relations. The selected CMAR must comply with all
prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained
in the proposed Contract.
Copies of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or
type of worker needed to execute the Contract, as determined by Director of the State of
California Department of Industrial Relations, are on file at City’s Public Works
Department and are deemed included in this solicitation. Upon request, City will make
copies available to any interested party. CMAR shall post the applicable prevailing wage
rates at the subject site, in addition to all other job site notices prescribed by regulation.
1.5. Substitution of Securities. City will permit the awarded CMAR to substitute securities for
retention monies withheld to ensure performance of the Contract, in accordance with California
Public Contract Code, Section 22300, and subject to execution of an escrow agreement for in lieu
of retention, in form approved by City.
1.6. Health Care:
1.6.1. If prevailing wage is a requirement on the Project, qualified expenditures shall be
credited toward compliance with prevailing wage payment requirements with Section
1773.1 of the Labor Code.
1.6.2. In addition, to the above, bidder shall be entitled to 10 points by committing to the
following:
1.6.2.1. Each construction contractor employing construction craft employees for at least
five hundred (500) hours on the Project(s) shall make health care expenditures
for each employee in an amount per hour worked on the equivalent to at least
the hourly pro rata cost of a Covered California Gold level plan for two 40 year
old adults and two dependents 0 to 14 years of age for the Covered California
rating area in which the Project is located. If prevailing wage is a requirement on
the Project, qualifying expenditures shall be credited toward compliance with
prevailing wage payment requirements up to the amount determined by the
Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Sections 1773, 1773. l and 1773.9 of
the Labor Code. Construction contractors without construction craft employees
who hire subcontractors that employ construction craft employees performing
craft construction work for at least five hundred (500) hours on the Project shall
show a contractual obligation that such subcontractors so comply. “Health care
expenditures” include contributions under Sections 501(c) or (d) or 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Service Code and payments toward “medical care” as defined
under Section 213(d)(l) of the Internal Revenue Code, and shall be credited
toward compliance with prevailing wage payment requirements. Any change in
expenditures must be immediately provided to the City of Marina. Construction
contractors shall maintain compliance with this provision until Project
completion.
2.
CMAR’s Statement of Qualifications and Proposal. Responses must be concise and well-
organized, and shall be no longer than the (electronic) equivalent of seventy-five (75) single-sided
pages, on 8½” x 11” paper, inclusive of résumés, forms, and pictures. Each Response shall be
numbered, tabbed and organized according to the structure reflected below and include the following
subject matters and information:
2.1. Table of Contents. A table of contents of the material contained in the Response according to the
structure reflected below and the corresponding page number for each subject matter.
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2.2. Letter of Interest. A brief, dated Letter of Interest must be submitted, including the legal name of
the Entity, address, telephone, emails, and the name, title, and signature of the person authorized
to submit the Response on behalf of the Entity.
2.3. Executive Summary. An executive summary that outlines the following:
2.3.1.
2.3.2.
2.3.3.
A brief statement of the Entity’s history, and, if a joint venture, that of each
participating entity;
A brief summary of the Entity’s qualifications; and
A brief explanation of the Entity’s approach and philosophy to preconstruction and
construction of major facilities projects, especially with focus on public projects.
2.4. CMAR Qualification Questionnaire. A fully completed CMAR Qualifications Questionnaire
attached hereto as Attachment No. 1. Failure to submit a completed CMAR Qualification
Questionnaire shall result in the Entity’s Response being deemed non-responsive.
2.5. Description of the Entity’s experience, expertise, and ability to perform the Services listed in
Attachment No. 2.
2.6. PRICING
The City’s current estimates for the Direct Cost of the Work for the Construction is $26,000,000.00,
which does not include the CMAR’s profit, overhead or general conditions.
All pricing for: 1) the Preconstruction Phase; 2) CMAR’s General Conditions during the
Construction Phase; and 3) CMAR’s Fee during the Construction Phase, shall be inclusive of all of
CMAR’s profit and all costs that might be expended in pursuit of performing the Services
respective to those Phases, including but not limited to any materials, payroll, overhead and
administrative costs, travel and living expenses, licenses, insurance, incidentals, and any other fees
or expenses expended or incurred when necessary for the performance of the Services or the
Project.
2.6.1. Preconstruction Services
2.6.1.1. Provide the hourly rate and all other costs for the Preconstruction Services set forth in
Attachment No. 2, and a proposed not to exceed (“NTE”) amount for each category of
Preconstruction Services:
50% Construction Document Estimate
Existing Structural Evaluation
Construction Document Phase
$___/hr; NTE: $_______
$___/hr; NTE: $_______
$___/hr; NTE: $_______
Total Preconstruction Phase Services
NTE $
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.