26-West Valley Campus 2/3 Expansion

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, acting on behalf of Utah Charter Academies (UCA), is soliciting bids for a Construction Management/General Contractor (CM/GC) services contract to expand the American Preparatory Academy’s West Valley Campus 2/3 facility. The project involves two overlapping construction phases: Phase 1 includes a new elementary classroom addition with six general classrooms, three breakout rooms, and restrooms, scheduled to open for the 2027/28 school year; Phase 2 involves constructing secondary classrooms for band, orchestra, dance, and drama—with one drama room designed as a black box theater—and a new 450-seat auditorium with full support spaces, to be completed for the 2028/29 school year. A separately bid alternate covers the shell of a future lunch preparation kitchen. The fixed limit of construction cost is set at $16,093,075, and bidders must submit detailed cost proposals for preconstruction fees, construction management fees, supervision costs, and temporary construction costs, while the design will evolve through collaborative input from the CM/GC during preconstruction. Proposals must be submitted electronically via Bonfire by August 28, 2026, and must consist of separate, non-pricing technical and cost responses, with the technical submission limited to 15 pages, excluding cover and tab sections, and formatted as a single PDF with seven required tabs and a separate 11” x 17” summary sheet. The contract is governed by the State of Utah’s Agency Standard Terms and Conditions, dated September 16, 2024, which governs all aspects of performance, compliance, and dispute resolution. Key terms include a venue for legal proceedings in Salt Lake City’s Third Judicial District Court, a requirement for contractors to retain records for six years after final payment, and mandatory insurance coverage with minimum limits of $1 million per person/$3 million aggregate for commercial general liability and $1 million combined single limit for commercial automobile liability. Contractors must also maintain workers’ compensation insurance at statutory limits and comply with federal and state employment laws including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, and Utah’s Executive Order 2019-1. Additional mandatory certifications include participation in E-Verify for all Utah-based employees, compliance with Utah’s anti-boycott statute regarding Israel, and certification that no forced labor products or technology