​​This request is to execute a contract with Reeves Young, LLC for Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Preconstruction Services for the Civic Legacy – Arena Removal project in the amount of $15,000.  ​This authorization is only for preconstruction services. It does not obligate the City to proceed with construction at this time. As part of the CMAR process, there are two distinct phases of procurement. Phase 1 is preconstruction services, which occur during the design phase and include cost estimating, value engineering, constructability review, and schedule input. The CMAR will work with the design team during this phase to develop a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for demolition and construction work. Phase 2 is the GMP and construction phase, which will be brought to City Council for approval just as with a traditional construction bid. Only after Council approves the GMP will Reeves Young be authorized to proceed with demolition. 

​​The scope of the Civic Legacy – Arena Removal Project will include the careful demolition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena at the Savannah Civic Center. The demolition must be performed such that the Johnny Mercer Theatre, ballroom, meeting rooms, lobby and concrete canopies alongside the lobby remain in place and in service. The scope of work of construction will include demolition of the arena, asbestos and lead abatement, and construction of a new temporary enclosure at the south end of the lobby. 

​The Request for Proposal was advertised, a pre-proposal conference was held, proposals opened, and reviewed.  Vendors submitting proposals were as follows:

Astra Group, LLC (Savannah, GA) (B) - $$2,542,919

Garbutt Cosntruction Company (Pooler, GA) (D) - $624,958

J.E. Dunn Construction (Savannah, GA) (B)  - $849,204

Johnson-Laux Construction (Savannah, GA) (B) - $737,605

Reeves Young, LLC (Savannah, GA) (B) - $782,736

Yonkers Industries, Inc. (Windermere, FL) (D) - $1,301,750

(B) indicates local, non-DBE, and (D) indicates non-local, non-DBE.

Local vendors notified via the supplier portal:  Yes

Total vendors notified:  1066

Responses Received:  6

​​Reeves Young was the highest scored proposer. 

Approval