SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION ("School"), is requesting proposals from responsible offerors to provide construction manager as constructor ("CMC") services for construction, reconstruction, alteration, and renovation of a leased building. CMC Services will include: (1) Preconstruction phase services, including advice during the preconstruction phase; (2) Consultation, collaboration, project construction management, and other services regarding construction during and after design/construction phases; (3) Development of construction schedule, estimated cost of construction, and analysis of qualifications of 1st tier subcontractors; (4) a guarantee of the cost of the project & the project schedule. Evidence of financial responsibility ("offeror security") in the amount of 1% of the offeror's total contract price must be payable to SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, certified check, cashier's check, or a bond acquired from an IN DOI registered surety. Should a successful offeror within ten (10) days after written notice of contract award withdraw its proposal, fail to provide required bonds, or execute a satisfactory contract, the Owner may then declare that offeror security forfeited as liquidated damages, not as a penalty. Discussions may be conducted with, and best and final offers obtained from, responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. If School later determines to proceed with the project, School may enter into negotiations with the offeror whose proposal has been selected by an evaluation committee considering: (1) the responses to the RFP; (2) any interviews with selected offerors; and (3) evaluation of fees. Questions regarding the contract(s) or requests for fair and equal treatment, can be directed in writing to Kareemah Fowler School expects to award the contract for CMC Services at its February 5, 2024 board meeting to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to School, taking into consideration price and the other evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. School reserves the right to hold proposals, including any alternates, for up to 60 days from the date of the opening. School reserves in its sole discretion the right to cancel the solicitation, reject any and all proposals in whole or part, delay the opening, ask for new proposals, is not obligated to accept the lowest or any other proposal, and may waive any irregularities, discrepancies, omissions, variances or informalities in the request for proposal procedure. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.