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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Consent Calendar 5.E.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 10/27/2025
Agenda Item:
Motion authorizing the release of a Request for Qualifications and approving the Selection Committee for the Airport Tower Construction Manager at Risk.
Recommendation/Action(s):
Motion authorizing the release of a Request for Qualifications and approving the Selection Committee for the Airport Tower Construction Manager at Risk.
Summary:
Staff and Design Team met and confirmed the value of using a Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) at this point in the design phase, versus the traditional design-bid-build method for construction of the Airport Control Tower.
Predesign Cost is anticipated at $60,000. There is approximately $37,000 in contingency funds included in the Design and Engineering Agreement with EXP because the proposal was developed using the traditional design-bid-build method. All predesign costs are grant eligible and will be included in the request for construction funding.
Minnesota Statute 471.463 authorizes municipalities to select a Construction Manager to manage the construction process, including but not limited to responsibility for the price, schedule, and workmanship of the construction performed.
The CMaR is selected using a two-step competitive proposal.
Step One: Sponsor and design firm prepare a Request for Qualifications with preliminary project information and use qualifications-based criteria to rank and shortlist the top firms. Between 2 and 5 firms will be shortlisted.
Step Two: More detailed design information is provided to the short-listed firms who reply with price information for various items such as, profit/contractor fee, insurance, bonding and general conditions. Authorization to release the Request for Proposal is tentatively scheduled for November 24, 2025.
The recommended Selection Committee includes:
Predesign Cost is anticipated at $60,000. There is approximately $37,000 in contingency funds included in the Design and Engineering Agreement with EXP because the proposal was developed using the traditional design-bid-build method. All predesign costs are grant eligible and will be included in the request for construction funding.
Minnesota Statute 471.463 authorizes municipalities to select a Construction Manager to manage the construction process, including but not limited to responsibility for the price, schedule, and workmanship of the construction performed.
The CMaR is selected using a two-step competitive proposal.
Step One: Sponsor and design firm prepare a Request for Qualifications with preliminary project information and use qualifications-based criteria to rank and shortlist the top firms. Between 2 and 5 firms will be shortlisted.
Step Two: More detailed design information is provided to the short-listed firms who reply with price information for various items such as, profit/contractor fee, insurance, bonding and general conditions. Authorization to release the Request for Proposal is tentatively scheduled for November 24, 2025.
The recommended Selection Committee includes:
- Acting Director of Public Works (Construction Experience)
- Construction and Facilities Director (Construction Experience)
- Associate Director Transportation Planning Services
- EXP (Professional Architectural and Engineering Services)