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: C-20: Warm Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Contractor are invited for the following works: Science Engineering Research Facility (SERF) Air Handler Unit (AHU) Replacement UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 75954 Estimated Construction Cost: $3,000,000 And Basic Sciences Building (BSB) AHU-12 Replacement UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. 75971 Estimated Construction Cost: $1,100,000 The prequalified Contractors will competitively bid for two separate lump-sum contracts. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Science Engineering Research Facility (SERF) Air Handler Unit (AHU) Replacement The 4 air handling units at Science Engineering Research Facility (SERF) lab building have exceeded their useful life. The project scope is to provide MEP, structural and architectural services to replace 4 existing air handling units with custom “Fan Wall” units. The scope will include updating the current controls to each air handling unit with connection to the existing Metasys Building Management System (BMS). Anticipated Project Duration: 270 Days. Basic Sciences Building (BSB) AHU-12 Replacement The project consists of replacing one air handler and associated control system located in mechanical room at Basic Science Building. New AHU will be a custom fan wall of similar dimensions, chilled water, heating hot water and duct work connections, new variable frequency drives with disconnects will be provided with the AHU. New AHU will be required to be built in sections due to space constraints. The scope will include new branch piping with DDC actuated control valves, PIB, trim and insulation. Anticipated Project Duration: 210 Days. The University seeks Contractors with demonstrated experience in renovations to building MEP systems to accommodate equipment installations within an operational commercial or institutional research facility. Specific experience requirements include: work within an operational research facility; renovations/ upgrades to existing outdated equipment; projects with limited lay down area and minimal footprint; structural steel framing, building systems automated controls, temporary systems, major facility system shutdowns that require extensive coordination with end-users. The Contractor shall have demonstrated an average annual business revenue of at least $9 million 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 a Prime Contractor within the last ten (10) years. Projects should have possessed the following construction challenges: Urban site work with limited construction and staging areas; Planning, scheduling, and installation of mechanical and electrical systems that integrate with existing building controls; Repair of systems requiring proactive and innovative solutions due to unknown and/or unforeseen field conditions; Phasing of multiple trades to minimize construction time; Renovation work requiring complex phasing solutions to maintain egress and utilities. 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., November 19, 2021. 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, Facilities Management, 858-265-4961, Sam Farmer, Senior Project Manager, Facilities Management, 858-265-5474 or Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager, Capital Program Management (858) 822-3126. In lieu of mandatory Prequalification Meeting, Intent to Submit in writing (via email to Hiroko Wilson [email protected] and William Pavlick [email protected] and Sam Farmer [email protected]) must be received by 4:00 P.M., November 5, 2021 in order for your firm to submit Prequalification Questionnaire. 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) 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 November 2021

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