Renovation of a water / sewer project in Mesa, Arizona. Working plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

**The owner has selected a Construction Manager. A timeline for construction has not yet been established.** The City of Phoenix is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide preconstruction services and complete construction services for the Val Vista Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation 2023 project located at the intersection of McDowell Road and Lindsay Road in Mesa, Arizona. The selected CMAR will work as a team with the selected engineering firm and City staff to ensure an efficient design approach and construction of the project. The design phase services will be performed during the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year, and the construction phase services will be performed during the 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 Fiscal Years. The estimated total cost for construction for this project is $51.2 million. A Small Business Enterprise goal will be established prior to the start of construction. This is a conventional water treatment facility located on the south side of the Arizona Canal, and has the capacity to treat 220 million gallons per day (MGD). The City anticipates the rehabilitation of the following treatment systems to be included, which may or may not be all inclusive of what will be required for this project: Chemical Feed Stations, West Plant Bar Screens, Solid Handling Facility Polymer Feed System, Sludge Collectors, Reservoir Electrical Building, East Plant Sedimentation Basins 4-6 Launders, and East Plant Raw Water Pumps. The Construction Manager at Risk will begin with the firm in an agency support role for preconstruction services. The CMAR will assume the risk of delivering the project through a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract. The CMAR will be responsible for construction means and methods, and will be required to solicit bids from prequalified subcontractors to perform the work using the Citys subcontractor selection process. The CMAR may also compete to self-perform limited amounts of work. The GMP must be submitted in MAG or CSI format or it will not be accepted. A. Preconstruction phase services by the CMAR may include the following: provide detailed cost estimating and knowledge of marketplace conditions provide project planning and scheduling provide for construction phasing and scheduling that will minimize interruption to City operations provide alternate systems evaluation and constructability studies advise City on ways to gain efficiencies in project delivery provide long-lead procurement studies and initiate procurement of long-lead items assist in the permitting processes participate with the City in a process to set a goal for local and SBE participation and implement the local and SBE process protect the owners sensitivity to quality, safety, and environmental factors advise City on choosing green building materials provide page by page drawing and specification review to determine effectiveness to eliminate vagueness for constructability conduct clarification and assumptions review with design firm. B. Construction phase services by the CMAR may include: select subcontractors/suppliers for this project prepare a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposal that meets the approval of the City coordinate with various City of Phoenix departments, other agencies, utility companies, etc. arrange for procurement of materials and equipment schedule and manage site operations bid, award, and manage all construction related contracts while meeting City bid requirements including the local and SBE participation goal provide quality controls bond and insure the construction address all federal, state and local permitting requirements deal with owner issues maintain a safe work site for all project participants Use of UNIFIER, an Application Service Provider (ASP) web-based project management database, may be required. The following information provides a guideline for utilization. Any questions related to the requirements of UNIFIER should be directed to the Project Manager. The CMAR will be required to maintain all project records in electronic format. The City provides an ASP web-based project management database which the CMAR will be required to utilize in the fulfillment of the contract requirements. The CMAR shall provide a computerized networked office platform with broadband internet connectivity. UNIFIER training will be provided through the City of Phoenix to firms under contract. Only firms whose physical business is located within Maricopa County are eligible to meet the SBE subcontracting goal, which will be set prior to construction of this project. The final goal will be based on SBE subcontractor availability. Scope Meeting September 2023