Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR) Services for the South County Drinking Water Facility Project

Hillsborough County is soliciting qualified firms to provide Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) services for the new South County Drinking Water Facility, with an estimated project value of $145,000,000. The solicitation, identified as CMAR-26-00264, is issued under NAICS code 237990 and requires proposers to submit a single electronic PDF file through the Euna Procurement Electronic Bidding System by the August 14, 2026 deadline. Proposals must follow a strict format with defined sections including project understanding, key personnel resumes, past experience with similar projects, approach to project delivery, and workload capacity, each subject to specific page limits. Firms must include completed Standard Form 330 and organizational charts, with all supporting documentation compiled into one continuous PDF without supplemental media. The selection will be based on a trade-off method evaluating technical merit, with no consideration of price. Scoring is weighted heavily toward the firm’s ability and professional personnel (40 points), followed by experience with comparable CMAR projects of similar scope and size (35 points), approach to project delivery (20 points), and current and projected workload (5 points), with financial capability and legal compliance acting as a mandatory pass/fail gate. The contract imposes stringent requirements beyond technical evaluation, including a prohibition on organizational conflict of interest that disqualifies Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Carollo Engineers, Inc. due to prior County involvement. Key personnel must submit detailed resumes with professional licenses, project scope experience, and organizational structure, and all employees must be verified through E-Verify in compliance with IMAGE best practices. Specialized insurance coverages including cyber liability, pollution liability, builders risk, fidelity bonds, and directors and officers liability are mandated, with insurers required to hold an A.M. Best rating of A- VII and be licensed in Florida. SBE participation is required in accordance with County Resolution R25-0719, with detailed reporting obligations through B2GNOW. The “cone of silence” policy bars any communication with County officials during evaluation to ensure procedural integrity. Firms must certify their small business status, unique entity identifier, and absence of public entity crime convictions, and are prohibited from using public funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. No contract options, invoicing systems, payment office details, or funding accounting codes are specified, and all submission, reporting, and compliance obligations are governed by county-specific