June 17, 2025

The Center for Cartoon Studies (hereafter referred to as “CCS”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Telegraph Renovation Project. The project entails renovating the former New England Telephone and Telegraph Company building, now vacant, located at 111 Gates St, White River Junction, VT 05001. CCS seeks to select a company to provide Construction Management services. This work will be informed by design documentation prepared for CCS by its design team. A schematic package is attached to this RFP.

Qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) are encouraged to submit proposals. CCS notifies all bidders that disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, gender, or national origin in consideration for selection.

Click here to read the complete RFP.

Schedule:

Issuance of RFP:	June 17, 2025
Optional Walkthrough of Properties:	June 25, 2025 at 9am ET
Deadline for RFP Response:	July 17, 2025 by noon ET
Selection of Construction Manager	Mid-August
Construction estimates (2 req’d + on-­‐going VE log):	At 50% and 90% Construction Documents
Abatement completion :	First week of October
Sign preconstruction agreement:	August 30
Sign Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP):	Mid-December
Construction start:	January 2026
Anticipated completion:	July 2026