Construction Manager At-Risk Services for Upgrades and/or Replacement of Detention Security Systems - Phase One

Cobb County (“County”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for Construction Manager At-Risk (“CM At-Risk”) Services for the Upgrades and/or Replacement of Detention Security Systems for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center (ADC), located at 1825 County Services Parkway Marietta, GA, 30008, and the Judicial Complex Facilities, located at 185 Roswell Street (Bldg. D) Marietta, GA 30090, (“Project”).

This solicitation will be conducted in two steps. Phase One will consist of submission and evaluation of qualifications, staffing, experience, availability, financial information, and initial project approach from interested proposers. Cost information shall not be submitted with Phase One responses.

Following Phase One evaluation, the County will shortlist the highest-ranked proposers for Phase Two. Phase Two will consist of execution of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, release of drawings and available project documentation, mandatory site visits, interviews, evaluation of technical approach, and evaluation of Fee Proposals.

Funding for this project will be SPLOST funding. Funding may be phased and, if so, the project will require component Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) packages. The Project is required to comply with State and Federal statutes, rules and regulations, as well as those of Cobb County, including local permitting of the project. Additionally, the Project must comply with all grant rules, regulations, specifications and requirements.

Background

The existing systems at the ADC range greatly in age. There are some Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) dating back to 1991 still in operation. The latest updates were made in 2010. The controls range from hard panels to touch screens. The Video Surveillance system has all manner of cameras and discrete housings. Not all of the cameras are connected to the integrated system; some buildings (AOC and G Pod) are stand-alone systems. It is the intent of the County to fully integrate all video surveillance end points into a single networked system.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-6997
• Department: Procurement Services
• Department Head: Stephanie Brice (Deputy Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-07-24T17:00:00.000Z — Cobb County Facilities Management 1150 Powder Springs St Ste 200 Marietta, GA 30064

Evaluation Criteria

• Staffing (25 pts) —

  Evaluation of the list of personnel specifically assigned for the proposed service, including their qualifications, overall experience, and recent experience on projects of similar nature and complexity to the proposed project.

• Approach (30 pts) —

  Evaluation of the overall understanding of the scope of the proposed project; completeness, adequacy, and responsiveness to the required information of the RFP.

• Experience/Performance (30 pts) —

  Review of past performance on projects of similar nature and complexity as the proposed project; evaluation of client references whether included in the proposal response or not; evaluation of litigation history for the past five (5) years, including for each case: style of the case, parties to the litigation, court in which litigation was filed, and civil action number; nature of claims; whether the case is pending or resolved, and, if resolved, the date of and manner in which it was resolved (e.g., relief granted by court, settlement by or among parties, dispositive motion, trial verdict);

• Availability (10 pts) —

  Evaluation of the workload of the proposing firm and the staffing to be assigned to the proposed project; time schedule of the proposer in relation to that of the proposed project; location of the offices or facilities from which the services are to be provided to the County and the cities.

• Financial Stability (5 pts) —

  Financial Stability of the top proposer(s) will be evaluated by the Finance Department in the following areas: Liquidity Ratios (1 point); Financial Leverage Ratios (2 points); Profitability Ratios (1 point); and whether an audited or reviewed Financial Statement is submitted with Proposal (1 point). A maximum of 5 points may be awarded. Proposers who receive a score of 2 points or less will not be considered for award.

• Local Vendor Presence (1 pts) —

  Three (3) qualitative evaluation criteria points will be given to each local vendor that meets the approved qualifications where the estimated cost of professional services is expected to exceed $100,000.

Submission Requirements

• Company Background
• Authorized representative contact information: (required) —

  Please provide the name, title, phone and email of the authorized representative

• Total number of firm’s full-time employees: (required)
• Number of years in business: (required)
• Has your company been involved in any litigation in the past 5 years? (required)
• Include any litigation history for the past five (5) years, including for each case: style of the case, parties to the litigation, court in which the litigation was filed, and civil action number; nature of claims; whether the case is pending or resolved, and, if resolved, the date and manner in which it was resolved (e.g., relief granted by court, settlement by or among parties, dispositive motion, trial verdict.) (required)
• Financial Statement
• Provide a written copy of your firm’s three (3) most recently audited financial statement. Financial statements shall include an income statement and balance sheet. (required)
• Proposal
• CONTRACTOR AFFIDAVIT & AGREEMENT (EXHIBIT A) (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding.

• Local Vendor Presence Affidavit (EXHIBIT B) (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding.

• Proposal (WITHOUT COST) (required) —

  Please upload your proposal here. Do not include cost

• Pricing Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your pricing proposal here

• Advertisement dates? (required)
• What is the intended bid opening date? (required)
• Solicitation type? (required)
• Please list the evaluation committee members if known: —

  Please include the first name, last name and email. Leave blank if unknown

• Purpose of RFP? (required) —

  Format: Cobb County (“County” or “Owner”) is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit proposals from qualified firms to _________________.

  Example: implement eProcurement Software

• E-Verify required? (required)
• Will there be a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference? (required)
• Will the pre-bid/pre-proposal meeting be mandatory or not? (required)
• Do you have pricing table information? (required)
• Will you be using the electronic pricing table or have vendors upload pricing? (required)
• Will there be a contract term? (required)
• Will there be any renewals? (required)
• Funding source(s)?
• Is there a separate SOW from the attachments? (required) —

  Select yes to show Scope of Work section in the Document Editor

• Will you allow substitutions/deviations for this project? (required) —

  Select yes to show vendor question for substitutions/deviations