RFQ 2026017 - Bruce Hall Renovation Construction Manager at Risk

Pursuant to Section 255.20, Florida Statutes, Section 287.055, Florida’s Consultant’s Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), the School Board of Monroe County, Florida (“School Board”) is soliciting qualifications from qualified firms for Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) services for Bruce Hall Renovation located at 1310 United Street, Key West, Florida 33040.

The School Board seeks to enter into a Construction Management Agreement with an experienced and qualified firm, licensed in the State of Florida, to perform specialized historic preservation project management services for renovations to Bruce Hall.

Bruce Hall, circa 1911, is a two-story, former administration building for the Hargrove Seminary. During World War I and World War II, it served as part of the United States Navy hospital. After World War II, the Hargrove Seminary was demolished except for Bruce Hall which continued use as a Navy commissary. Currently, it is part of the Monroe County School District used for facilities offices, storage and a one-story maintenance shop added to the rear of the two-story historic structure.

The building is listed as a Contributing Resource to the Key West Historic District, listed in the National Register (Florida Master Site File Historical Resources #MO01775) and restorations will need to comply with the Historic Section of the Florida Building Code, Existing Building. Respondents to the solicitation should have knowledge of the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (36 CFR Part 68).

The 35,800 square foot parcel is identified in the public records of Monroe County, Florida as 1310 United Street, Parcel ID 00042200-000000, and is more particularly described as SQR 9 Tract 19, Plat Book 1-34 KW Tropical Bldg. and Investment Co Subdivision according to Whiteheads map or plan of said “Island of Key West”,