GA seeks construction manager for Capitol Campus project
OLYMPIA – General Administration released a solicitation in the Seattle Journal of Commerce for a general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM) for the Heritage Center/Executive Office Building project today.
 
The solicitation and other associated documents can be found on the project Web site at www.ga.wa.gov/HCEOB.
 
GA will be accepting proposals until April 3 and the project team anticipates signing a contractor no later than June.
 
The GC/CM will participate in the next phases of the design process with the architects. The GC/CM will also conduct constructability reviews, prepare schedules prior to the start of construction and participate in value engineering, a process that analyzes cost efficiency.
 
In addition, the construction manager will manage the overall construction of the project, including obtaining materials as well as the management of subcontractors to ensure efficiency and quality.
 
The Washington State Heritage Center will provide a permanent on-campus home for the State Archives and State Library collections. In addition, there will be opportunity for visitors of all ages. A fundraising plan is underway to support the center’s K-12 learning center, exhibit hall, state-of-the-art museum, event center and auditorium.
 
The Executive Office Building will relocate elected officials displaced by the 2001 Nisqually earthquake back to the campus and help improve public access to those officials.
 
GA is managing the project’s construction and expects to be completed by 2012.
 
For more information about the bid opportunity or find out about doing business with the state, please visit GA’s Web site at www.ga.wa.gov/Construction/index.html.