Request for Qualification to prequalify General Contractors for: UMKC – UH Lakewood-SOM Educational Space Renovation
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Project Number: KC666010
Status: Active
Due Date: 09/04-2026
Campus: Kansas City
Construction Estimate: 230,000- $240,000
Advertising Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Request for Qualification to prequalify General Contractors for:
UMKC – UH Lakewood-SOM Educational Space Renovation
University Health Lakewood
Projects No. KC666010 Total Construction Estimate: $230,000- $240,000
Designer: CLARK & ENERSEN
Attention: Rick Wise
2020 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO
Telephone: 816.474.8237
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., Thursday, April 9, 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 has determined that general contractor prequalification is necessary due to the limited time available for design and construction. Design set will be ready by April 15, 2026. Substantial completion is required by the end of July 2026, and UMKC intends to share project information during the design phase to enable the shortlisted prequalified general contractors to provide timely bids.
This project must be completed within critical schedules to meet the Owner’s schedule commitments for activities to support the academic calendar of the campus.
Project Description
The Scope is to demo existing 1100 SF office space located in University Health Lakewood Hospital at Kansas City, MO and modify the space into study and lecture room.
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 development phase; the project is anticipated to advertise for bids on April 15, 2026. Only bids from qualified general contractors will be accepted.
Advertise Request for Qualifications Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Receive Qualifications Thursday, April 9, 2026
Interview Firms (If Applicable) Friday, April 10, 2026
Name Successful Prequalified General Contractors Friday, April 10, 2026
Advertisement for Bid Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Pre-Bid Meeting Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bidding Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Award Thursday, April 23, 2026
Construction Begins Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Substantial Completion Friday, July 24, 2026
The anticipated schedule provided above is subject to change but is provided to give a general overview of how the project is expected to proceed.
Qualification Process
UNIVERSITY HEALTH ONBOARDING.
This project will be performed in a facility operated by Truman Medical Center d/b/a University Health. In order to perform services at the project site, the Contractor will be required to comply with University Health’s onboarding requirements, including background checks and health assessments. In order to be prequalified for this project, the Contractor must have previously completed University Health’s onboarding requirements and be on the list of contractors approved by University Health.
In Addition, 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 - 250 points / Project Team Resumes
TAB 3 - 100 points / Annual Work Volume
TAB 4 - 150 points / Operational Methods
TAB 5 - 250 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
Provide yearly volume of construction work completed for the past five years.
Provide projected volume for next year. Provide project listing and tabulation.
TAB 4 – OPERATIONAL METHODS
List and describe the following:
List anticipated work performed by the contractor’s own work force.
List anticipated work to be subcontracted to other firms.
Does the contractor own or have the ability to procure a mobile demolition processor?
What is the contractor’s E.M.R. (Employee Modification Rate) for each of the last three years?
What are the contractor’s Performance, Labor, and Material Bond Rate?
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.
Describe the company’s safety program. If written program, provide a copy of the table of contents from the manual.
Describe the company’s quality assurance program. If written program, provide a copy of the table of contents from the manual.
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
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.
- 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 and
During review of these qualifications please provide, upon request, your organization’s most recently audited financial statement for further review.
Reviewed 2026-04-01