Site work and new construction of a laboratory facility in Columbia, Missouri. Completed plans call for the construction of a 23,000-square-foot laboratory facility; and for site work for a laboratory facility.

This project shall have a Supplier Diversity participation goal of 10% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 10% Women Business Enterprise (WBE)//Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE), and a 3% Veteran/Service-Disabled Veteran (SDVE) of the GMP. The Construction Manager at Risk is strongly encouraged to include minority and women owned firms. CMRs are also strongly encouraged to include Missouri-based firms on the team. The project is anticipated as a new approximately 23,000 gross square foot meat processing, education, and training facility for the University of Missouri Columbia campus with a $25,000,000 total project cost. The total project budget includes an estimated $21,300,000 GMP (primary construction contract budget for the new building). The facility will entail all aspects of slaughter, fabrication, further processing, and retail sales of meat animal species, and be operated by the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (CAFNR) for student and stakeholder education and training. Project Schedule: -The design consultant selection process is on-going. Anticipated selection by December, 2023. -The GMP will be based on a Pre-Design Study/Report that will be submitted to MU by the Design Consultant on June 1, 2024. -The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) is targeted to be submitted to MU by June 15, 2024. -The CMR is required to substantially complete the project not later than March 30, 2026. December 6, 2023 Pre-Proposal Meeting with short listed firms