ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR Subject to conditions prescribed by the undersigned, Prequalification Questionnaires from Contractors licensed as follows: A - General Engineering Contractor are invited for the following work: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SCRIPPS) SEAWATER STORAGE TANK REPAIRS PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 1001243554 Estimated Construction Cost: $650,000 The prequalified Contractors will competitively bid for a lump-sum contract. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The seawater distribution system at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) campus provides filtered seawater to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps (BAS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries facility, and several other Scripps laboratory buildings throughout the Scripps campus. The seawater distribution system has an extensive history dating back to the early 1900s and has been expanded and improved over the past century. One of the key components that has developed over the years is the way Sea Water is stored throughout the Seawater system. Currently there are 9 Seawater Storage tanks, 7 of which that are comprised of cast-in-place reinforced concrete. All 7 tanks are located at 3 different sites on the Scripps campus. All 7 tanks have started to develop compromised cracks, spalling, and some leakage in the cast in place concrete. The primary objectives of the “Seawater Storage Tank Repair Project” is to make necessary repairs to all 7 tanks and apply liners and coatings to specific tanks to prevent further damage and extend the useful life of the tanks. Due to the age of the tanks, some updated safety measure will be implemented. The project scope may include: • Interior and Exterior crack and spalling repairs. • Exterior concrete protective coating. • Interior liner application that has been approve by the Sea Life Team. • Stainless steel ladder access installation. • Stainless steel railing installation. The University seeks Contractors with demonstrated experience in repairs of cracking and spalling exterior concrete structures, working within an active campus setting; repair and water proofing of interior lining of fisheries or municipal water holding tank, work requiring a confined space entry, high level Facility System shut downs requiring extensive coordination with end user; work within an active campus community with limited staging area and minimal project footprint. Estimated construction duration is 180 Days. The Contractor shall have demonstrated an average annual business revenue of at least $3,000,000 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: Planning, scheduling, and repairs of existing concrete structures. Phasing of multiple trades to minimize construction time; risk management and contingency planning strategies; tracking of multiple functions and phases to complete project within scheduled period To view and download the Prequalification Questionnaire go to http://plandesignbuild.ucsd.edu. At the top of page, click Consulting & Contracting OpportunitiesContractors. Under Work Available for Bid click on this project and download all prequalification files attached. 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): Hiroko Wilson, Contracts Administrator Email: [email protected] Cc: Kimberly Santiago [email protected] No Prequalification Questionnaire will be received after 4:00 P.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 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 William Pavlick, Senior Project Manager at (858) 265-4961 or Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager, Capital Program Management (858) 822-3126. A mandatory Prequalification Conference will be conducted on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 at 10:00 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. Register in advance for this meeting: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvfuyrrzMqH9OujnO0KyS6-gvLhXmumcPN After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Attendance at the Prequalification Conference is mandatory for Contractors attempting to become prequalified to bid on this specific project. 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 University of California, San Diego JANUARY 2022

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