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Approve Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) agreement with Ajax Building Company, LLC of Oldsmar, FL for the proposed Clearwater Police Department District 3 Substation (18-0004-PD.) (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City issued RFQ 32-20 in April 2020 for CMAR firms for the Clearwater Police Department District Three Police Operations and Training Center project in Countryside. Eight firms responded.
The review committee included representatives of the Police and Engineering Departments.
Four of the eight firms were invited for interview. The selection committee ranked the firm’s qualifications as follows: Ajax Building Company, Wharton-Smith, Biltmore Construction, and Walbridge Aldinger. The review committee recommends Ajax Building Company based on their comprehensive experience building many police stations throughout Florida.
Ajax will provide preconstruction services under a purchase order including design review and construction cost estimating. Once design approaches final construction documents, staff will present a guaranteed maximum price for Ajax to construct the new District 3 Substation to Council for approval in early 2021.
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