Request for Qualifications and Proposal Construction Management as Constructor Services

Description

Finney County is soliciting qualifications for the services of a construction manager as constructor during the planning, design, and construction of a Law Enforcement Center (LEC) project. The County has retained an Architect to provide all architecturally related services, and this construction manager will be required to work with the Owner and the Architect during the planning, design, and construction of the project. The actual value of construction may vary, but this proposal should be based on a $27,000,000 GMP project. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Finney County Board of County Commissioners is responsible for maintaining adequate jail and law enforcement facilities, while the Sheriff is charged with the operations. A committee was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, in an advisory capacity to make recommendations for jail and law enforcement facility improvements and to interact with the consultants during the planning phase of the projects. The jail and joint law enforcement center currently in use was constructed in 1982 and expanded in 2001. The current jail facility is located on the third floor of the Law Enforcement Center, above the Sheriff’s Department offices on the second floor and the Police Department offices on the first floor. Over the last several years there have been many incidents where the Sheriff and Police Department’s offices have been flooded with water and sewage from the plumbing and jail operations above. A technical assessment of the jail and LEC was completed in 2024, by Justice Planners LLC. Justice Planners worked with members of the Finney County Jail/LEC Planning Advisory Committee, Sheriff’ Department’s staff, County Administration, and HMN Architects in planning and determining the needs of the detention and LEC facilities. The City of Garden City currently has a population of approximately 28,000 citizens and is the largest city within the county. Finney County is the second largest county in size in the state and has a total population of about 38,000. The planning phase included an evaluation of constructing a new jail facility and remodeling improvements to the Law Enforcement Center that will accommodate growth over the next 20 years. Full Request for Qualifications and Proposal for Construction Management as Constructor Services