Student and Workforce Housing Project -YCCC - Construction Manager at Risk

State of Maine
Bureau of General Services
Planning, Design & Construction Division
Request for Qualifications
Information for Construction Managers at Risk
York County Community College wishes to procure Construction Manager at Risk
services for the Student and Workforce Housing Project (BGS #3977) at York County
Community College in Wells, Maine.
The project scope of work consists of preconstruction and construction services for new
residential housing of approximately 160 beds on the York County Community College campus,
serving both students and the region's workforce. Work is expected to include close coordination
with the College, the design team, and the Owner's Representative. Construction is budgeted at
approximately $14,500,000.
The Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) will be responsible for complete construction
management services for the project at an agreed upon Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
The scope of this project includes, but is not limited to, preconstruction services during
design, including cost estimating at each design phase, constructability review, value analysis,
schedule development, and subcontractor and supplier market outreach; development of the
GMP; competitive procurement of trade subcontracts; construction phasing and site logistics
suitable for an active college campus, maintaining safe separation of construction activity from
students, employees, and visitors; site work and utility connections; construction of the new
residential facilities; and testing, startup, commissioning support, and closeout. The Owner has
procured or is procuring Architectural and Engineering services and Owner's Representative
services, and the CMR will work collaboratively with both.
Design will begin following selection of the Architect/Engineer, and the selected CMR
will join the project team during design. Design documents will be made available to the selected
firm as they are developed.
The project is supported in part by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding (EDI-CPF) grant.
The selected CMR and its subcontractors will be required to comply with applicable federal
requirements, including the Build America, Buy America Act domestic preference for iron and
steel, construction materials, and manufactured products; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968; federal suspension and debarment rules (2 CFR Part 180); and the
contract provisions required under 2 CFR Part 200.
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State of Maine
Bureau of General Services
Planning, Design & Construction Division
Anticipated Schedule
RFQ posted October 9, 2026
Responses due October 26, 2026, 1:00 PM
Short-listed companies notified by November 6, 2026
CMR interviews week of November 16, 2026
CMR selection announced by November 27, 2026
Design completed by October 2027
Construction completed by July 2029
Interested companies should submit one electronic copy of a Letter of Interest with a
Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) as prescribed by the companion document which describes
the requirements of the submission. The SOQ refers to the selection criteria, also shown below,
weighted as shown.
A. Qualifications to undertake the project (10);
B. Experience with budgets, estimating, and project cost control (10);
C. Profiles of key personnel (10);
D. Technical approach (10);
E. Projects which demonstrate broad capabilities (10);
F. Recently completed projects of similar type and size (15);
G. Legal issues (5);
H. Safety record (5);
I. Bonding capacity (5);
J. Workload and project capacity (5);
K. Business references (5);
L. Maine economic impact (5);
M. Sealed fee proposal (if selected for an interview) (5).
The electronic copy of the Letter of Interest and Statement of Qualifications should be
sent as a combined file PDF document attachment in an email addressed to
BGS.Architect@Maine.gov and to Kathy Connor at kconnor@mainecc.edu so as to be received
not later than 1:00 PM on October 26, 2026, and must be formatted as follows:
Email subject line to read:
"CMaR-3977 Student and Workforce Housing Project"
Qualifications materials submitted (combined single PDF file) named:
"Company Name-CMaR-3977 Student and Workforce Housing Project.pdf"
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State of Maine
Bureau of General Services
Planning, Design & Construction Division
Companies responding will be screened and interviewed on the basis of qualifications
only. Project fees and specific design solutions for this project will not be discussed at the
interview. Specific program information will not be available before the screening of
qualification packages. The selection committee will rank all companies and negotiate fees with
the highest ranked company.
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State of Maine
Bureau of General Services
Planning, Design & Construction Division
Construction Manager at Risk Procurement Process
The standard procurement process of Construction Manager at Risk services for public
improvements is a Qualification Based Selection (QBS) process per statute (Title 5, 1743
Public improvement construction contracts, subsection 6), described briefly below.
1. The advertisement of this Request for Qualifications is the initial step in the process after
the Agency assures that the project itself is approved and funded. A clear scope of
services statement is an essential component of the advertisement.
2. Interested companies respond to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) as described
above, submitting the Letter of Interest and Statement of Qualifications to the Selection
Committee.
3. The Selection Committee screens all submissions and invites the most qualified
companies to interview for the project, typically three to five companies.
4. The Selection Committee interviews the companies. Second interviews may be
scheduled. References are checked.
5. The Selection Committee ranks all of the interviewed companies. The Committee
negotiates an agreement with the highest ranked company based on the scope of
professional services identified in the RFQ and interview.
6. An Owner-CM agreement is pre-approved by BGS and drafted.
7. The negotiated agreement must be approved by BGS before work commences.
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