Demolition, site work, renovation and addition to an educational facility in Washington, District of Columbia. Working plans call for the addition of a 85,000-square-foot educational facility; for the demolition of a educational facility; for the renovation of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

The owner has selected a Construction Manager or Design Builder. The project is expected to start construction in June 2022 The District of Columbia ("District") Department of General Services (the "Department" or "DGS") is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit design-build proposals ("Proposal(s)") from offerors ("Offeror(s)") interested in serving as the design-builder ("DesignBuilder") for the Charles W. Raymond ("Raymond") Elementary School, which will be located at 915 Spring Road in the northwest quadrant of Washington, DC 20010 The Department anticipates awarding a design-build contract ("Agreement", Design-Build Agreement" or "Contract") to the selected Offeror for all the design, work and construction services required to fully modernize Raymond Elementary School. The Project will include renovation work to the existing building and the possibility of some demolition and a new construction addition to ultimately create 85,000 gross square feet of modernized learning space (collectively the "Work") to bring it in line with the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") Educational Specifications ("Ed Spec(s)"). This Project will also include improvements to a temporary swing school ("Swing Project") for Raymond Elementary students and staff to occupy during School Year 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 while the Raymond Elementary School building is under construction. Raymond students and staff will be occupying Meyer Elementary School Building (2501 11th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001). The Department is allocating a design and construction cost of $51.7M for this Project, The Project shall be Substantially Completed as follows: 1. The Substantial Completion of the entire Project is July 31, 2023 ("Substantial Completion Date"). 2. The Substantial Completion of the Swing Project is July 31, 2021 ("Swing Project Substantial Completion Date") The Department's sole point of contact ("POC") for matters related to this RFP is the only individual authorized to discuss this RFP with any interested parties, including Offerors. All communications with the Department's POC about the Project or this RFP shall be sent in writing to: Name: Najib Abrahimkhail Title: Contract Specialist Department of General Services Contracts and Procurement Division Mailing address: 1250 U Street, NW, 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202 937-6458 E-mail: cp.contract-spec4@dc.gov Offerors are required to submit with their Proposals a bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of total bidding budget All bonding companies must be included on the Department of Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties. Alternatively, Offerors may submit a cashier's check in lieu of a bid bond. However, in the event an Offeror who is awarded the Agreement fails to post a payment and performance bond for the full value of the Agreement, the Offeror shall thereby forfeit the full amount of the cashier's check