Construction Manager Risk Request for Proposal (RFP) for East Bank / Health Sciences Central Compressed Air Upgrade

Construction Manager Services for compressed air upgrades located throughout the east bank of the Twin Cities campus. Refer to the Request for Proposal documents (found in the Attachments tab) for full project details/requirements. Before submitting questions about the RFP via the Questions Tab, read and review the RFX INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS, AND RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE UNIVERSITY DOCUMENT and ALL Attributes in the Attributes Tab. These provide valuable information and address frequently asked questions. The University produces compressed air at four (4) primary locations to distribute to a large number of East Bank and Health Sciences buildings. The four (4) locations for compressed air production are: o Keller Hall o Moos Tower o Hasselmo Hall o Diehl Hall The air is distributed to the connected buildings via both underground (steam tunnel) and above ground piping of various age, size, and material. Compressed air is currently supplied at 105-110 PSI and a maximum of 0F dewpoint. The primary end uses of compressed air are: automation controls, steam PRV stations, fire/smoke systems, and laboratory experiments. Due to the age and maintenance cost of the existing main air compressors, the University wants to upgrade to more reliable air compressors. KFI Engineers is the Architect/Engineer of Record for the Project. The selected Respondent will perform the Work for a Contract Sum that will include the Cost of the Work and the Respondent's Fee (as those terms are defined in the Contract). The scope of the Work shall include providing cost estimating and value engineering services in cooperation with the Architect/Engineer of Record and establishing a final scope of Work and guaranteed maximum price. The University has established a construction budget for the Cost of the Work in the amount of $2,049,726 (current dollars, no escalation).Construction Manager Services for compressed air upgrades located throughout the east bank of the Twin Cities campus. Refer to the Request for Proposal documents (found in the Attachments tab) for full project details/requirements. Before submitting questions about the RFP via the Questions Tab, read and review the RFX INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS, AND RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE UNIVERSITY DOCUMENT and ALL Attributes in the Attributes Tab. These provide valuable information and address frequently asked questions. The University produces compressed air at four (4) primary locations to distribute to a large number of East Bank and Health Sciences buildings. The four (4) locations for compressed air production are: o Keller Hall o Moos Tower o Hasselmo Hall o Diehl Hall The air is distributed to the connected buildings via both underground (steam tunnel) and above ground piping of various age, size, and material. Compressed air is currently supplied at 105-110 PSI and a maximum of 0F dewpoint. The primary end uses of compressed air are: automation controls, steam PRV stations, fire/smoke systems, and laboratory experiments. Due to the age and maintenance cost of the existing main air compressors, the University wants to upgrade to more reliable air compressors. KFI Engineers is the Architect/Engineer of Record for the Project. The selected Respondent will perform the Work for a Contract Sum that will include the Cost of the Work and the Respondent's Fee (as those terms are defined in the Contract). The scope of the Work shall include providing cost estimating and value engineering services in cooperation with the Architect/Engineer of Record and establishing a final scope of Work and guaranteed maximum price. The University has established a construction budget for the Cost of the Work in the amount of $2,049,726 (current dollars, no escalation).

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Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution, Central HVAC Equipment.