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Request for Qualification to prequalify General Contractors for: Admin Center- Master Plan Phase 1 West Entry Renovation

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Project Number: KC663301

Status: Active

Due Date: 20/04-2026

Campus: Kansas City

Construction Estimate: 830000

Advertising Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Request for Qualification to prequalify General Contractors for:
Admin Center- Master Plan Phase 1 West Entry Renovation
University of Missouri – UMKC Campus
 

Projects No. KC663301 Total Construction Estimate: $830,000
Designer: Dake Wells Architecture
Attention: Jacob Palan
2100 Central St, Suite 21, Kansas City, MO 64108
Telephone: 816.308.7122
 

Submission of Qualifications

Responses to this request for qualifications will be received by the Curators of the University of Missouri, Owner, via email to Wafa Abbas (waawkg@umkc.edu ) PM - Planning, Design and Construction, Campus Facilities Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City by 2:00 PM C.T., Monday, April 20, 2026. Immediately following the closing time for receipt of qualifications, each respondent will be notified via email that their submission has been received. No other information will be shared until the evaluation process is complete. The University reserves the right to reject any/all responses to this request for qualifications and advertise the project publicly. Questions regarding this process should be directed to Wafa Abbas, 816.235.1374.

Rationale for Pre-qualification

The University of Missouri requires general contractor prequalification due to the project’s specialized scope, overall complexity, occupied environment, and challenging site conditions. These factors require proven expertise in management, schedule control, and coordination to minimize disruption.
The project must also be delivered within a critical timeline to meet the Owner’s commitments in support of the campus academic calendar.

Project Description

The project is a renovation of the UMKC Administrative Center entry to create ADA-compliant access to the building’s first floor. The scope includes a new exterior ramp, new drive paving, new parallel parking and markings, and, at the vestibule, a new raised slab and new exterior and interior storefront systems.
When advertised for bid, this project will have a participation goal for Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (SDVE) of 3%

Anticipated Schedule

Project status is currently in the design phase; the project is anticipated to advertise for bids on May 1, 2026. Only bids from qualified general contractors will be accepted.
Advertise Request for Qualifications Thursday, April 9, 2026
Receive Qualifications Monday, April 20, 2026
Interview Firms (If Applicable) Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Name Successful Prequalified General Contractors Friday, April 24, 2026
The anticipated schedule provided above is subject to change but is provided to give a general overview of how the qualification is expected to proceed.

Qualification Process

Qualifications of respondents to this RFQ will be evaluated based upon the financial responsibility, safety record, ability to adhere to schedules, past experience the firm and the firm’s proposed project team has had with projects of similar size and scope, construction type, schedule and other information included in the qualification packet. The Owner will assign an evaluation team comprised of representatives from the design team and the Owner’s staff to evaluate and score the respondents qualifications material. A point total of 1,000 points has been assigned to the qualification criteria enclosed herein. All general contractors scoring a minimum of 800 points will be prequalified based on the weighted criteria. The University will notify all respondents after their qualifications have been reviewed and scored.
The weighting of the points for the qualifications packet will be as follows:
TAB 1 - 250 points / Organizational Background
TAB 2 - 300 points / Project Team Resumes
TAB 3 - 100 points / Annual Work Volume
TAB 4 - 150 points / Operational Methods
TAB 5 - 200 points / Relevant Experience

Irrespective of any point total, mandatory requirements for pre-qualification include:

  • Successful completion of project(s) similar in value and scope by both the firm and the firm’s proposed team.
  • Experience modification rate of less than 1.0.
  • No work-related fatalities in the last three years.

Firms not meeting these mandatory requirements will not be prequalified.
The Owner reserves the right to seek clarifications and to interview the contractor’s proposed project team.
 

QUALIFICATION PACKET: 

The qualification information required to be submitted is listed below. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY IN PDF FORM. THE PDF DOCUMENT SHALL BE TABBED OR BOOKMARKED AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

TAB 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

The contractor shall furnish a brief history of how the company was started and developed, when the company was started and a list of the primary officers who are involved within the company and how the company is organized.
The contractor will be required to have qualified key personnel in the office and at the construction site who have served in similar project team roles and previous experience with projects of a similar scope and complexity. The contractor shall include an organizational chart showing all persons who will be involved with this project and their roles and responsibilities. Include a short narrative for each individual detailing their past experience in a similar role that qualifies them for this project. Include a bar chart illustrating the timing, duration and percent FTE of each individual.

TAB 2 - PROJECT TEAM RESUMES

The contractor shall furnish a resume for all staff listed on the organizational chart under TAB 1 listing: name, experience, time with the company and experience with projects of similar scope and complexity. Resumes submitted in this qualification shall be for the actual individuals that will directly supervise the work of this project.

TAB 3 – ANNUAL WORK VOLUME

  1. Provide yearly volume of construction work completed for the past five years.
  2. Provide projected volume for next year. Provide project listing and tabulation.

TAB 4 – OPERATIONAL METHODS

List and describe the following:

  1. 1.List anticipated work performed by the contractor’s own work force.
  2. List anticipated work to be subcontracted to other firms.
  3. Does the contractor own or have the ability to procure a mobile demolition processor?
  4. What is the contractor’s E.M.R. (Employee Modification Rate) for each of the last three years?
  5. What are the contractor’s Performance, Labor, and Material Bond Rate?
  6. Based upon the contractor’s current and projected backlog, how many tradesmen will be available as necessary to achieve the schedule requirements? List by trade and classification.
  7. Describe the company’s safety program. If written program, provide a copy of the table of contents from the manual.
  8. Describe the company’s quality assurance program. If written program, provide a copy of the table of contents from the manual.
  9. Provide a narrative of the scheduling programs and strategies to be utilized to maintain each phase of the project schedule including how weather will be managed. Also include efforts for management of critical submittals and closeout efforts.

TAB 5 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

  1. Provide a list of past and present projects of a similar scope and complexity. Include the location, description of the work scope, date started, contract completion date, actual completion date, contract amount, change order rate by percentage of the original contract amount and square footage of the facility. Provide references with contact information for each project listed. Do not include projects on this list that are not similar in scope and complexity to this project.
  2. Provide a list of the major projects your organization has completed in the past 5 years, giving the name of each project, owner, architect, contract amount, date of completion.

During review of these qualifications please provide, upon request, your organization’s most recently audited financial statement for further review.

Reviewed 2026-04-09