UGA CMAR: BOR-10-2604 Cedar Street Building B, South Wing 2nd Floor Renovation

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (¿BOR¿) as ¿Owner¿, on behalf of the University of Georgia, ¿User¿ is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing construction management at-risk services for the construction of a project known as Project No. BOR-10-2604 Cedar Street Building B, South Wing 2nd Floor Renovation at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Project Background: The University of Georgia (UGA), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), has requested renovations of approximately 7,900 sf within the South Wing 2nd Floor of Building #1000, Cedar Street Building B (CSBB).  This addition was constructed during the 1970s and no major renovations have occurred within the existing research spaces on this floor since its initial construction and significant renovation will be required to support modern research lab requirements. Specific to Synthetic Biology and Crop Design, CAES envisions this renovation to support ¿advanced modeling to explore the role of multiple, interacting genes in agricultural systems, working from DNA to molecules to entire productions systems. CAES supports the recent recruitment of eminent scholar along with continuing cohort recruitment of additional faculty members to establish a center of excellence in the application of genomic tools for crop improvement. This renovation shall support the strategic plan of elevating CAES in national rankings by integrating synthetic biology with crop development, recruiting new faculty into this area and developing student training programs. The crop design program is expected to increase CAES enrollment by attracting new undergraduate and graduate students into agriculture¿s remarkable intersection of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence and plant breeding. This project also assists in additional advancements in UGA¿s growing research enterprise. Project Description The project will renovate approximately 7,900 sf and will maintain the existing corridors, and the space program for the project is anticipated to include: ·     An approximate 1,100 sf biology research lab with an asso