CORE Construction is recommended as the Construction Manager at Risk for the new City Hall project based on their qualifications and experience with municipal projects. They were the top ranked of 12 proposals and 4 interviewees based on their proposed fees, project staff experience, construction experience, project management approach, and safety program. CORE has extensive experience with municipal and public safety projects across Texas and the nation.

1. CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK
SELECTION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018

2. OVERVIEW
 Project overview
 Benefits of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) project delivery method
 CMAR selection process
 CMAR selection
 CMAR qualifications
 Recommendation

3. PROJECT OVERVIEW
 New City Hall
 Current location
 Centered on property facing Texas Ave.
 Removal of existing facilities
 Approximately 66,000 SQ FT
 Kirksey Architecture – Project Design
 $24M available for construction costs
 $33M total project cost
 Project Schedule
 Currently in design
 Site Dedication – November 8, 2018
 Groundbreaking scheduled for fall 2019

4. BENEFITS OF CMAR PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD
 Approval of Construction Manager at Risk project delivery method
 Police Department project
 CMAR delivery method
 Early involvement of the construction manager / contractor
 Participate in the design process and provide pre-construction services
 Feedback on constructability, availability of materials, factors in the labor markets, considerations on the O&M
 Completes the construction phase of the project
 Provides consistency and total project accountability
 Transfer some of the risk from the Owner to the Construction Manager
 Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
 Less change orders due to early involvement

5. OTHER PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS
 Many other project delivery methods available
 Invitation to Bid and Competitive Sealed Proposal
 Invitation to Bid –
 low bid
 drawings are complete prior to contractor selection
 no design input
 often higher number of change orders
 more owner risk
 CSP - Price is taken into consideration as a percentage and then contractors are evaluated on qualifications
 drawings complete
 no design input
 often higher number of change orders
 more owner risk

6. BENEFITS OF CMAR PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD
 CMAR
 Cost
 Pre-Construction Fee, General Conditions, CMAR Fee
 Emphasis placed on company and staff qualifications, previous project experience, project management approach, safety,
quality control, etc.
 Early and complete design input – constructability, system and material selection
 Work hand-in-hand with Design Team
 Less chances for change orders
 Less risk to the Owner
 GMP
 Great success with this delivery method
 Widely used by TAMUS

7. CMAR SELECTION PROCESS
 Request For Proposals (RFP) for a Construction Manager
at Risk was issued
 Mandatory pre-proposal meeting held
 Opportunity for CMAR firms to ask questions and learn about
the project
 Received 12 proposals from Construction Management
firms
 Cost portion of the proposals publically read
 All 12 proposals were evaluated, rated and ranked by the
selection committee according to the predetermined
scoring matrix
 Scoring matrix – as stated in the RFP
 30% Score - Proposed Fees
 General Conditions, CMAR fee, Pre-Construction Services
 70% Score – Qualifications and Experience
 Project Staff Experience and Qualifications 25%
 Contractor Experience and Qualifications 25%
 Project Management Approach and Approach to Quality Control 10%
 Contractor Safety Program and Record 10%
 12 Proposals Received
 Acklam Construction
 Bartlett Cocke
 Brookstone
 CORE Construction
 Dudley Construction
 Flintco, LLC
 JaCody Construction
 JE Dunn Construction
 Pogue Construction
 SpawGlass
 Vaughn Construction
 Webber Commercial

8. CMAR SELECTION PROCESS
 4 firms were selected for an interview based on the results of the scoring matrix
 Interview process – presentation and questions
 Opportunity to expand on the information in the proposal
 Introduction of key project personnel
 Relevant experience
 Pre-construction services
 Project related technology and software
 Anticipated project challenges
 Approach to project management and quality control
 Approach to adjacent neighborhood and community relations
 Selection committee reviewed interview presentations and information, and ranked the interviewed firms
 Purchasing contacted and verified references for the top ranked firm

9. CMAR SELECTION / QUALIFICATIONS
 Based on the process mentioned, the selection committee recommends CORE Construction as the
Construction Manager at Risk for the new City Hall building
 CORE Construction
 81 years in business nationwide, with over 30 years in Texas
 18 Offices in 8 states with the headquarters in Frisco
 Completed municipal projects in: Dallas, Coppell, Garland, Frisco, Richardson, Marana, Houston, Plano, and many more
 Portfolio includes 470 municipalities nationwide
 Currently hosting 8 Texas A&M University Construction Science Department interns
 750 CMAR projects
 500 Municipal projects
 Police/Public Safety/Training Facilities, Courts Administrative Building, Fire & EMS/Training Stations, City Halls, City Library
 70 public safety related projects
 Cumulative Municipal Project Revenue of $1.2 Billion

10. CORE CONSTRUCTION - QUALIFICATIONS
 Seven dedicated, experienced, project staff members
 Project Director, 2 Pre-Construction Managers, Sr. Project Manager, Virtual Construction Manager,
Superintendent, QC/Safety
 Ability to self perform some work
 Community and neighborhood relations
 CORE App for mobile devices to provide live project updates
 Develop ways to communicate and provide information to the community and staff about upcoming construction
related events and disruptions
 Explore sound baffle walls around the job site to reduce construction related noise and provide a visual barrier,
especially for the part of the site adjacent to the neighborhood
 Local subcontractor and vendor outreach workshop to create awareness and excitement about the project
 Partner with local education programs to provide job site tours and construction related education to local
students

11. CORE CONSTRUCTION - QUALIFICATIONS
 Pre-construction and construction related technology
 Software: Drone Deploy, Assemble, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks, Lumion, Bluebeam, Bim 360, FARO
Scene, Fuzor, SIM Lab
 In-house expertise in visualization, high-resolution renderings, animations, virtual reality and augmented reality
 Drone Deploy: Drone imaging and droning the site
 Assemble – 3D takeoff program offering the highest detailed estimate early on in the design phase of the project
 Option Studies – analyze upfront cost, maintenance cost, durability and constructability
 Quality Control – Clash Detection, Audio Visual Verification, Laser Scanning
 Scheduling – 4D modeling

12. RECOMMENDATION
 Staff recommends the approval of CORE
Construction as the Construction Manager
at Risk for the new City Hall building, as they
provide the best value to the city and the
project, as outlined in this presentation.