About this opportunity
AI summaryCarteret County requires Construction Manager at Risk services to develop a Public Safety Building on an approximately 41-acre site in Beaufort, North Carolina. The project encompasses two tasks, beginning with early site preparation, grading, stormwater and erosion controls, underground utilities, and access improvements. The second task includes final site development and construction of an approximately 78,000-square-foot detention center featuring male, female, and segregation housing units. Eligibility requires onshore U.S. entities to perform the work onsite for a one-year contract term. County evaluators will score proposals across multiple criteria, including experience and ability of key personnel (20 points), approach to delivering the project on schedule and budget (25 points), local trade contractor involvement (10 points), financial strength and bonding capacity (10 points), proximity to the project (5 points), and client references (5 points). Vendors must submit all project questions no later than December 3, 2026.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Carteret County Government
Scope of work
- Task 1 early site package including preliminary grading, erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, underground utilities, and access improvements
- Task 2 final site grading, drainage, completed utilities, driveways, parking, and circulation routes
- Construction of an approximately 78,000-square-foot, 267-bed detention center expandable to 400 beds
- Add alternate 10,000-square-foot evidence storage building with open-air covered vehicle and equipment storage
- Preconstruction review of design development documents at 50 percent completion
- Constructability reviews, value engineering recommendations, and cost estimating
- Development of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) documentation
- Bidding and construction contract administration services
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Experience and successful completion of similar projects, including CMAR projects completed with minimal differences between the GMP and final cost | 25 points |
| Experience and ability of key personnel | 20 points |
| Project approach, including preconstruction services, cost and schedule management, and quality control | 25 points |
| Proximity to the project location and ability to support the project | 5 points |
| Plan for maximizing local trade contractor and supplier involvement | 10 points |
| Financial strength and bonding capacity | 10 points |
| Feedback from client references | 5 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Firm that will provide the project bond must be identified
- Licensed to do business in North Carolina
- Capacity to provide performance and payment bonds for the total cost of the work
- Demonstrated CMAR experience with detention, correctional, or comparable institutional facilities within past 10 years
- Compliance with North Carolina E-Verify requirements under Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes
Documents to include with your response
- Table of contents and reference tabs
- Overview of proposed CMAR firms and subsidiaries/affiliates list
- List of current project commitments
- Information for five (5) relevant completed or 50% complete projects
- Surety letter verifying bonding capacity
- Excess liability umbrella coverage limit
- Organizational chart and supplemental bound team résumés
- Answers to questionnaire items in italics
- E-Verify Compliance Affidavit
- RFQ Contact Information Form
Key dates
- Advertisement
- November 2, 2026
- Last Day for Questions
- December 3, 2026
- Submittals Due
- December 16, 2026, by 3:00 PM EST
- Schematic Design
- October - December 2026
- Design Development
- January- mid April 2027
- Construction Documents
- April- August 2027
- Agency Approval and Project Permitting
- August- September 2027
- Bid and Award
- October-November 2027
- Substantial Completion
- Winter 2029
How to submit
- Method
- Hard copy and digital copy via USB
- Instructions
- Six (6) complete packages and one digital copy on a USB drive submitted to Carteret County Administrative Offices, 210 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC 28516. Submittals must be on 8½" × 11" paper, side-bound, consecutively numbered, and not exceed forty (40) single-sided pages, excluding confidential materials and supplemental résumés.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- 2303 U.S. Highway 70, Beaufort, NC 28516
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability Insurance with the County named as an additional insured; Automobile Liability coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000; full Workers' Compensation Coverage as required by North Carolina law; capacity to provide performance and payment bonds for the total cost of the work.