Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Delivery and Pricing Structure

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, MD - Procurement Office has issued request for information (rfi), solicitation 2026-70022.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (“WSSC Water” or “WSSC”) is issuing this Request for Information (“RFI”) for market research and planning purposes to obtain information from the construction industry regarding the feasibility, structure, and commercial considerations associated with utilizing a Construction Manager at Risk (“CMAR”) project delivery method. WSSC is particularly interested in understanding commercially viable CMAR pricing and compensation structures that can operate within WSSC's statutory and regulatory requirements concerning cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contracting. This RFI is intended to assist WSSC in evaluating potential project delivery and procurement strategies. It is not a solicitation for bids or proposals and will not result in the award of a contract.

WSSC Water is a bi-county State agency created under Division II of the Public Utilities Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. WSSC provides water and wastewater services to customers within Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Maryland. As part of its continuing evaluation of alternative project delivery methods, WSSC is considering whether CMAR may provide an appropriate delivery strategy for certain future capital construction projects. Under a typical CMAR model, the Construction Manager may participate during the design and preconstruction phases by providing constructability reviews, scheduling, estimating, value engineering, procurement planning, risk analysis, and other preconstruction services. The Construction Manager subsequently assumes responsibility for construction, generally subject to an agreed Guaranteed Maximum Price (“GMP”). WSSC is evaluating how such a model could be structured within its applicable statutory and regulatory framework.

Responses are due October 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT.

Commodity categories: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; Architectural Services; Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services; Other Management Consulting Services; Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.

Contact: Leba Brown, Procurement Specialist (leba.brown@wsscwater.com, (240) 484-7147).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/wsscwater/projects/309021. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.