ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR (NO SUBCONTRACTOR BIDS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME) Subject to conditions prescribed by the undersigned, Prequalification Questionnaires from Contractors licensed as follows: A- General Engineering Contractor are invited for the following work: LA JOLLA SHORES SLOPE REPAIR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 5282 Estimated Construction Cost: $1,000,000 SIO SLOPE STABILIZATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 5298 Estimated Construction Cost: 700,000 SIO CHANNEL REHABILITATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 5471 Estimated Construction Cost: $1,140,000 The prequalified Contractors will competitively bid for a lump-sum contract. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 5282 La Jolla Shores Slope Repair This project is located east of the Keck Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Building and west of La Jolla Shores Drive. The steeply sloped area has significant erosion caused by an irrigation break. The scope of this project will require clearing, grubbing, demolition, removal and recompaction of soil, landscape restoration, planting and irrigation on a steep slope. 5298 SIO Slope Stabilization This project is located east of La Jolla Shores Drive and west of Birch Aquarium. The downstream watershed subgrade indicates signs of settlement causing stormwater runoff to discharge into the subgrade. The scope of this project will include clearing, grubbing, demolition, grading, storm drain improvements, hardscape, landscape restoration, planting and irrigation to remediate the settled area and provide appropriate grading and drainage improvements to facilitate storm water runoff. 5471 SIO Channel Rehabilitation This project is located north of Birch Aquarium and southwest of Downwind Way. The existing channel slopes from east to west and has significant erosion in the channel. The scope of this project will include clearing, grubbing, demolition, grading, storm drain infrastructure improvements, landscape restoration, planting and irrigation. The University seeks Contractors with demonstrated experience in grading, storm drain, landscape restoration and general site improvements within a public setting with operational facilities. Specific experience requirements include: slope stabilization improvements and landscape restoration. Anticipated Duration of Construction: 5282 La Jolla Shores Slope Repair – 6 Months – Anticipated start is Winter 2022 5298 SIO Slope Stabilization – 6 Months – Anticipated start is Spring 2023 5471 SIO Channel Rehabilitation – 12 Months – Anticipated start is Spring 2023 The Contractor shall have demonstrated an average annual business revenue of at least $5,000,000 over the last five (5) consecutive years. The Contractor must have demonstrated experience on their best three (3) comparable projects with the Contractor providing services as General Engineering Contractor within the last ten (10) years. Projects should have possessed the following construction challenges: urban site, steep slopes, coastal location with limited access, and limited construction and staging areas. Prequalification Submission: Each prospective Contractor must submit electronically one (1) complete prequalification questionnaire in PDF format. Prequalification Questionnaires shall be emailed to the following email address(es): Frances Wang, Contracts Administrator Email: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] No Prequalification Questionnaire will be received after 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Confidentiality of the information provided will be respected to the extent permitted by law. Response to the Prequalification Questionnaire must be submitted on the forms contained within the Prequalification Questionnaire available at the address above. All information requested in these forms must be provided in order to be considered "responsive" to the requirements of the prequalification. The University contacts are Ross Kunishige, Project Manager, (619) 341-2433 or Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager, Capital Program Management (858) 822-3126. A mandatory Prequalification Conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. via Zoom. Contractors interested in attending the Prequalification Conference must register in advance of the conference. Once registered a confirmation email with Zoom details will follow. Registration link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldO-spjwoGtXv9vX322hz5G8iyaTGSa7q Attendance at the Prequalification Conference is mandatory for Contractors attempting to become prequalified to bid on the 3 specified projects. UC San Diego encourages the participation of Small, Disadvantaged, Minority-owned, Women-owned and Service/Disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (S/D/M/W/DVBE’s) and is committed to promote a diverse pool of firms for our building programs. Potential bidders will be required to submit their small business outreach plan to the University as part of the prequalification process. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University within the limits imposed by law or University policy. Each Bidder may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents and to pay prevailing wage at the location of the work. The work described in the contract is a public work subject to section 1771 of the California Labor Code. ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (DIR) AT BID TIME. Go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/public-works/publicworks.html for more information and to register. No contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may be listed on a Bid for, or engage in the performance of, any portion of this project, unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 and 1771.1. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The successful Bidder shall pay all persons providing construction services and/or any labor on site, including any University location, no less than the UC Fair Wage (defined as $15 per hour as of 10/1/17) and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local working condition requirements. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA August, 2022

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