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DEPARTMENT: Administration
SUBMITTED BY: Peggy Waters
PRESENTED BY: Peggy Waters
TITLE & DESCRIPTION:
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Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Addendum with SEMCO Construction, Inc. for Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Services -Fire Training Tower Project.
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REQUESTED MOTION:
To approve the GMP Addendum with SEMCO Construction, Inc. for the Fire Training Tower Project.
SUMMARY:
The proposed GMP Addendum establishes the maximum amount payable for the construction phase of the Fire Training Tower Project in the amount of $471,558.61, inclusive of the Construction Manager's fee, bonds, insurance, and competitively procured subcontractor work.
The GMP incorporates Schedule 1 - Construction Manager Personnel; Schedule 2 - Contract Drawings and Specifications; Schedule 3 - GMP Bid Breakdown; and Schedule 4 - Clarifications, Assumptions, Exclusions, and Allowances.
BACKGROUND:
On February 24, 2026, the Board approved an Agreement with SEMCO Construction, Inc. for Construction Management services. The agreement utilizes a competitively procured contract originally awarded by Polk County through Request for Proposals No. RFP 25-544 for Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) services. The County's use of the Polk County contract is authorized pursuant to Section 4.10.1 of the DeSoto County Purchasing Manual, which permits cooperative purchasing through competitively procured contracts of other governmental entities, thereby satisfying the County's procurement requirements while promoting efficiency and cost savings.
Under the CMAR delivery method, the Construction Manager serves as the County's representative during and construction by providing pre-construction planning, cost estimating, constructability reviews, scheduling, coordination, competitive procurement of trade contractors, construction administration, quality control, and project overs...
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