REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SERVICES

Description: GREAT PARKS OF HAMILTON COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK The following is a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Construction Manager at Risk services in accordance with Ohio Revised Code ("ORC") 9.331 and Ohio Administrative Code ("OAC") 153:1-6-01. Great Parks of Hamilton County ("Great Parks") is seeking construction management firms to submit Statements of Qualifications ("SOQs") to direct and construct all phases of the Miami Whitewater Forest River Access project, including, but not limited to: • Improvements to existing facilities including drives and parking at the Miami Whitewater Forest Soccer Complex. • New site improvement including dedicated river access parking and drive, river access for canoes and kayaks, an accessible walk connecting parking to the river access, retaining walls and supplemental site amenities. RFQs, including a full description of the project, statement of the specific management services required, description of the qualifications required, and information on how to submit a proposal may be obtained by visiting the Great Parks website (link not provided here). All firms submitting SOQs must register by providing the firm's name and contact information to Madison Stanley at mstanley@greatparks.org by 1:00 p.m. (EST), Friday, November 20, 2026. Any questions related to the RFQ process or the project in general must be submitted in writing by email to Madison Stanley at mstanley@greatparks.org by 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday, November 30, 2026. No questions will be answered after that date and time unless Great Parks determines that answering the question is necessary to correct an error or inconsistency in the RFQ. All questions and answers will be provided by email to all registered firms simultaneously. SOQs must be submitted in pdf format via email to mstanley@greatparks.org by 1:00 p.m. (EST), Friday, December 11, 2026. Any firm that submits, or attempts to submit, an SOQ is solely responsible for the method of submission and assumes the risk that the SOQ may be delayed or not received by Great Parks, whether by reason of equipment malfunction, human error or any other cause whatsoever. SOQs RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. As set forth in ORC 9.28, SOQs will be available for public inspection after Great Parks makes an award. Great Parks is a governmental agency exempt from all local, state, and federal taxes. Firms shall be responsible for the collection of and payment of all sales and other taxes that may be applicable. Pursuant to ORC 9.332 and OAC 153:1-6-01, Great Parks, through its evaluation committee, intends to select no fewer than 3 firms which it considers most qualified to continue to the second step of the process (submitting a proposal to perform the construction manager at risk services on this project). However, Great Parks reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select more or less than 3 firms to continue in the process, to waive any formalities or irregularities in the submission of SOQs, or to reject all SOQs and readvertise for construction management services. Project summary and scope highlights: - Project: Miami Whitewater Forest River Access located at 8715 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Cleves, OH. - Anticipated improvements include restroom building, connector drive with SR-128 curb cut and accel/decel lanes, dedicated river-access parking (including bus and trailer accommodations), drop-off area, pedestrian accessible connections (paved, retaining walls, elevated precast boardwalk), amenities supporting river access, invasive species removal and site restoration, and improvements to existing drives and parking. Not all master plan items are included; only items detailed in Project Site Improvements are to be considered for this RFQ. - Design Team (separate contract) will perform due diligence (environmental, archaeology, tree tagging, flood hydraulic modeling, geotechnical, survey and mapping, utilities), schematic and design development, document preparation, construction administration, and permitting (environmental, ODOT, building department) as responsibilities of the design team. - Project budget: holistic estimated CMR Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) budget of $5,200,000 inclusive of Cost of the Work, Construction Manager's Contingency, Staffing Cost, General Conditions Cost, and Construction Manager's Fee. - Project delivery: Construction Manager at Risk with preconstruction services (estimates, constructability review, scheduling, value engineering), development of GMP (open-book pricing, reconciliation process), and construction phase responsibilities (selecting subcontractors, holding subcontracts, project safety, schedule adherence, prevailing wage compliance). Minimum qualifications and SOQ content requirements are specified in the RFQ and include: minimum 5 years of CMR experience, completion of at least 3 similar projects in the last 10 years, financial responsibility and bonding capacity, detailed firm information, resumes, insurance certificates, project experience and references, current workload, project team organization, ownership of equipment, financial disclosures, and other documentation as listed in the RFQ. Important dates (subject to change) include issuance and submission deadlines and subsequent RFP and selection milestones (RFQ issued November 9, 2026; registration deadline November 20, 2026; question deadline November 30, 2026; SOQ deadline December 11, 2026; selection of shortlisted firms December 18, 2026; RFP issued to shortlist December 29, 2026; pre-proposal conference January 7, 2027; RFP submittal January 29, 2027; interviews February 1–19, 2027; selection February 19, 2027; target award March 18, 2027). Exhibits A–E (maps and plans) are referenced in the RFQ.