Site work, paving and new construction of a mixed-use development in Rapid City, South Dakota. Completed plans call for the construction of a 208-bed detention facility; for site work for a detention facility; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The Office of the State Engineer, on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing Construction Manager at Risk services required for the construction of the New Female Correctional Facility at SD Womens Prison, Rapid City, South Dakota The project consists of new construction for a planned 208 bed female, joint custody facility to include housing, program, visitation, recreation, health services, dietary, laundry and warehouse space. The project will include all necessary site work, utilities, parking, and security fencing needed to complete the facility. Project is anticipated to meet high performance green building standards of two green globes. The project will need to be estimated for future construction and construction timeframe will be determined on funding availability. Firms desiring to be considered for providing professional CMR services for this project should send a Statement of Qualifications that must include examples of past experience on projects with similar size and/or common scope elements. The statement should be a list of projects completed for private and/or universities, state government, and/or local government, and should also include resumes of key personnel and sub consultants who will be assigned to this job. The Statement of Qualifications must also explain how your firm has provided innovative ideas (via examples or methods) that have had a positive impact on schedule, cost, quality, and/or value; discuss your ideas for maintaining a "transparent" structure for bidding and estimating, and explain methods used to ensure qualified, yet cost competitive, subcontracted work. Include owner contact information for your last three comparable CMR projects completed. Evaluation of the proposals will be based on qualification as a Construction Manager at Risk according to ranking criteria below: 1. Specialized expertise, capabilities, and experience as demonstrated by the team's capabilities, and the proposed approach and methodology to meet the project requirements. (20%) 2. Resources available to perform the work, including any specialized services, within the specified time limits for the project. Include resumes of all personnel, including sub-consultants who will be assigned to this project for the entire duration. (20%) 3. Record of past performance, including price and cost data from previous projects, quality of work, ability to meet schedules, cost control, and contract administration. (20%) 4. Ability and project history in handling special project constraints. (10%) 5. Proposed project management techniques. (10%) 6. Availability to project locale. (10%) 7. Familiarity with project locale. (10%) A technical review committee will review the proposals and select a shortlist of firms. Those firms will then be interviewed by the Building Committee, who will make the final selection. Those firms that desire additional information specific to the project may contact Brandon Carda at 605-295-1570.