Site work and new construction of a mixed-use development in Kearney, Nebraska. Working plans call for the construction of a development; and for site work for a development.

In order to participate you must submit your Statement of Qualifications electronically through this eBid system as a Response Attachment. No paper submissions will be accepted. The University of Nebraska intends to procure a qualified Architect/Engineer (A/E) to provide design, preliminary cost estimating, permitting assistance, and construction administration services for the UNK/UNMC Rural Health Education Building project. The estimated construction cost under a Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) is $53,510,000. The total estimated construction budget including the GMP, in-house construction services, and the Owner's contingency is $58,320,000. The proposed project is to add a second health science focused building on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The HSEC Phase II will serve as a companion to the Phase I project providing a cohesive inter-professional experience for all health science students. The building will include state-of-the-art classrooms, extensive simulation, and clinical skills laboratories for pre-clinical education and complex clinical scenarios and simulated primary care spaces, administrative and faculty and staff office space to accommodate current and expanded numbers of faculty and staff members, and secure storage space for research and academic records. Additionally, targeted renovation in the Phase I building will provide an expanded Anatomy, Rehab, and Musculoskeletal labs. The scope of work is more completely described in the BOR approved Program Statement dated July 14, 2022 and in other documents included in this RFQ. Per the owner, as of March 14, 2023, a general contractor has been selected and construction is anticipated to begin in April 2023.