Renovation of an educational facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Comments Deadline May 20, 2024 Purpose As identified on the Cover Page the Owner has issued this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the designated Project. The RFP defines service requirements; solicits proposals; details proposal requirements; and outlines the process for evaluating proposals and selecting and contracting with a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC). B. Scope of Services 1. RFP Section 1.6, Pro Forma Master Contract (MC) Between Owner and CM/GC, and RFP Section 1.7, Scope of Services, together detail the Owner's requirements for the CM/GC's scope of services. The MC substantially represents the contract document that the Proposer selected by the Owner must agree to and sign. 2. For Project information refer to RFP Section 2.4, Project Narrative and Documentation. C. Nondiscriminatory Participation 1. Through this RFP the Owner seeks to procure the best services at the most favorable, competitive prices and to give all qualified businesses, including those that are owned by minorities, women, persons with a disability, and small business enterprises, opportunity to do business with the Owner. 2. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, be discriminated against in the admission or access to, or be discriminated against in treatment or employment in the State's contracted programs or activities on the grounds of disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other classification protected by federal or Tennessee State Constitutional or statutory law; nor shall they be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of contracts with the State of Tennessee or in the employment practices of the State's contractors. Accordingly, all vendors entering into contracts with the State of Tennessee shall, upon request, show proof of such nondiscrimination and shall post in conspicuous places, available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination. 3. Upon request the Owner will provide the Owner's designated contact to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of the State of Tennessee, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and applicable federal regulations. D. Diversity in Contractual Relationships It is the express desire of the State Building Commission (SBC) to include an emphasis on diversity in its contractual relationships with contractors for the construction, demolition or renovation of State Projects under the jurisdiction of the Commission. Refer to Item 5 in the SBC Policy.