Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

Request for Qualifications for CMAR Services for Redwood Park. The City of Apple Valley ("City") is seeking a construction manager at risk (CMAR) to provide preconstruction and construction services for upgrades and improvements to Redwood Park (the "Project"). The selected CMAR will need to coordinate their services and work with City staff and the City's selected landscape architect, Confluence Inc., during both the preconstruction and construction phases of the Project. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 471.463, the City is soliciting the submittal of qualifications from firms that provide CMAR services and have a proven track record of performing as a CMAR or projects similar to the Project. Scope of Services The scope of services required by the selected CMAR shall include the following: Preconstruction/Design Phases a. Provide a staffing plan for preconstruction phase services for the Citys review and approval. b. Provide a preliminary evaluation of the Citys overview/program for the Project, schedule and construction budget requirements, each in terms of the other. c. Advise the City and Architect on the selection, availability, and time requirements for procurement of materials, building systems and equipment. d. Prepare a procurement schedule for items that need to be ordered in advance for Architects review and Citys acceptance. e. Provide recommendations to the Architect and City regarding constructability of the Project and factors that will impact construction costs. f. Estimating and budget analysis services, including estimating and analysis of the Cost of the Work throughout the design phase based on regular participation in design meetings with the City staff and Architect and the drawings of the Architect; and providing an estimated Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) at the end of the Schematic Design and Design Development phases of the Project. This includes providing estimates of the Cost of the Work and GMP with more detail during the Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents phases until such time as the City and CMAR agree on a final GMP for the Project. g. Make recommendations for corrective action if the Cost of the Work exceeds the approved budget. h. Provide preliminary construction schedules throughout the preconstruction/design phases. i. Competitively bid all trade contract work for the Project from a list of qualified firms. The list of qualified firms shall be compiled jointly with the City. The list of qualified firms must be based on an open, competitive, and objective prequalification process in which the selection criteria, approved by the City, may include but is not limited to the firms experience as a constructor, including capacity of key personnel, technical competence, and capability to perform, past performance of the firm and its employees, safety record and compliance with state and federal law, availability to and familiarity with the project locale, SBE or DBE certification, and other considerations defined by the City and CMAR. j. Determine the GMP upon completion of the Construction Document phase by the Architect. The CMAR will be required to obtain bids and/or quantify costs for all work so that the GMP amendment may be executed within two weeks of completion of the Construction Document phase. k. Enter into contracts with qualified firms for the trade contract work necessary to complete the Project.