Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk (CMaR) Services for DPW Salt Shed Replacement

The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk (CMaR) Services for DPW Salt Shed Replacement. Bids are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cambridgema, no later than 11:00 am on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Background

If your firm is interested in responding to this RFQ for Prequalification of CM at Risk firms for this Project then you shall fill out this CM at Risk RFQ Interest Form and submit it to the City of Cambridge by e-mail to purchasing@cambridgema.gov  as soon as possible and BEFORE you submit your response to the RFQ. 

Project Details

• Reference ID: COC-CMaR-FY26-30867
• Department: Capital Buildings Projects
• Department Head: Brendon Roy (Director of Construction)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-09T20:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-04-08T14:00:06.934Z — 79 Sherman Street, Cambridge, in the parking lot next to St. Peter’s Baseball Field at Danehy Park. Please enter the driveway off Sherman St, between 81 Sherman St and St. Peter’s Field. Park in one of the spaces on the south side of the lot. Meet near the main door of the existing Salt Shed.

Addenda

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-04-07T16:46:32.951Z) —

  Please use the See What Changed link to view all the changes made by this addendum.

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  The City of Cambridge would like to invite you to submit a bid for Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk (CMaR) Services for DPW Salt Shed Replacement. Bids are to be submitted through the Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cambridgema, no later than 11:00 am on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The City of Cambridge is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	March 26, 2026
  Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory):	April 8, 2026, 10:00am 79 Sherman Street, Cambridge, in the parking lot next to St. Peter’s Baseball Field at Danehy Park. Please enter the driveway off Sherman St, between 81 Sherman St and St. Peter’s Field. Park in one of the spaces on the south side of the lot. Meet near the main door of the existing Salt Shed.
  Question Submission Deadline:	April 9, 2026, 4:00pm
  Response Submission Deadline:	April 16, 2026, 11:00am

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Please see the Attachments section for specifications and attachments.

• Project Contact —

  Natalie Sullivan

  Assistant Purchasing Agent for Design and Construction

  5 Bigelow St

  Cambridge, MA 02139-3068

  Email: nsullivan@cambridgema.gov

  Phone: (617) 349-4317

• Procurement Contact —

  Purchasing Team

  Purchasing

  795 Massachusetts Avenue

  Cambridge, MA 02139-3068

  Email: purchasing@cambridgema.gov

  Phone: (617) 349-4310

Submission Requirements

• Respondent Submittals (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.

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  (Do not upload cost information in here)

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