The Board of Education voted to choose “Construction Manager at Risk” (CMAR) as the construction method for the New High School and Southern High School. An RFP for CMAR services was issued by ABSS on July 25th and responses are due back by noon August 12th. No decisions have been made regarding construction manager options for ABSS’ other bond projects.

The ABSS architect/designer selection process began last November when ABSS posted the RFQ (Request for Quotes) and scheduled school visits for early December. By the January 7, 2019 deadline, ABSS received 24 architect/designers submissions for renovation projects and 13 submissions for the new high school. The selection process also included two rounds of interviews with an internal committee and a stakeholder committee.

At the June 18, 2019 ABSS Board of Education Meeting, the Board approved the staff recommendation that Mosley Architects from Raleigh provide the following services for the new high school: design narrative, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiations, and construction administration with a design cost estimated at $3,100,631.

Alamance-Burlington School System staff have reviewed architects for bond projects and will provide the School Board of Education with recommendations to be approved in early June.

At the May 14, 2019 meeting, the Board of Education was presented with construction delivery methods. The Board voted to use the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) delivery method for the New High School. (Please see FAQ page for CMAR information). No RFP has been released at this time to hire a construction manager.