2-26-287 GENERAL CONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR COUNTRY CLUB WATER TANK CONSTRUCTION.pdf

COUNTRY CLUB TANK CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION

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26-287 - GENERAL CONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION

DOCUMENTS

For Construction of the

COUNTRY CLUB WATER TANK

MAY 2026

OWNER

City of St. George 61 S. Main Street

St. George, UT 84770

ENGINEER

Jones and Demille Engineering, Inc.

St. George, UT 84770

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CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL

The City of St George (OWNER) requests contractor prequalification statements for construction of the Country Club 2.5 MG Tank (Project). This document describes the requirements for prequalification of General Contractors. The submittal requirements for prequalification proposals and the OWNER’s evaluation criteria are included.

PURPOSE AND APPROACH

The purpose of the prequalification process is to select those Contractors (General Contractors who will submit bids for the Project that the OWNER deems to be qualified and capable of completing the Project in conformance with the Contract Documents and schedule. Only those contractors that are prequalified will be invited to bid on this Project.

Parties submitting prequalification information in accordance with these documents will be notified whether or not they are selected for prequalification. Prequalified Contractors will be so identified in the Notice Inviting Bids for the construction phase of the Project.

Selection as a prequalified Contractor does not imply OWNER's acceptance or approval of the contractor's specific personnel, equipment, or methods, whether or not these items are described in the Contractor's pre-qualification statement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

St. George Country Club 2.5 MG Tank Project

The Project comprises the construction of a new tank and demo or removal of the existing tank.

A. The Project consists of the following descriptive elements:

1. New Concrete Tank

a. Excavate the proposed site.

b. Construct reinforced concrete tank.

c. Backfill new Tank.

d. Associated electrical, instrumentation and controls equipment.

2. Abandon Existing Tank

a. Demo and remove existing steel tank.

b. Remove piping and other surface or underground fixtures.

c. Grade and restore site to grade.

Note: All construction activities must be coordinated and scheduled to allow continual operation of the existing water system.

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FAMILIARITY WITH PROJECT

Contract documents for the Project are currently completed. Attachment A includes the design drawings for the Project. The intent of the drawings is to provide the interested contractors with an understanding of the scope of the project.

Contractors are advised that technical and contractual changes to the construction plans and specifications are anticipated prior to bidding. Prequalification will not exempt a contractor from meeting any of the requirements of the Contract Documents. The contractor's prequalification statement will not be part of the Contract Documents.

SUBMITTAL PROCEDURE

Statements of Qualifications must be submitted via sgcity-utah.bonfirehub.com. Any statement may be edited or withdrawn prior to the above scheduled deadline. Any submission received after the time and date specified shall not be considered.

Information contained in the statements of qualifications may be considered confidential and reasonable precautions will be taken to ensure the security of the documents if the General Contractor specifically identifies the information in writing that he would like to be classified as private under the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). All records are subject to GRAMA and may become public documents. All statements become and remain the property of the OWNER.

The OWNER reserves the right to request a contractor to clarify any part of his statement.

Response to such requests must be made in writing and will become part of the statement of qualifications. Unsolicited supplementary information and materials received after the deadline will not be considered in the evaluation.

TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE. The tentative project schedule is as follows:

Pre-qualification documents available: June 1, 2026 Pre-qualification proposals due: June 12, 2026 Notification of qualified contractors: June 15, 2026 Project Advertisement, Bidding and Award: June 15- July 1, 2026 Project Construction: Aug 2026 - May 2027

CONTENT OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

A. GENERAL CONTRACTOR

The General Contractor Pre-Qualification Proposal shall include the information below. All information shall be entered into or uploaded into Bonfire. The organization of the proposal shall be as follows:

• Title Page

• Section 1 – Pre-Qualification Information Form

• Section 2 – Key Personnel and Qualifications

• Section 3 – WORK Approach and Scheduling sgcity-utah.bonfirehub.com

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• Section 4 – Previous Similar Project Experience for Company

• Section 5 – Financial Information

• Section 6 – Risk Assessment.

Title Page

The title page shall identify the document as a Pre-qualification Proposal and shall include the name of the OWNER, the name of the Project and the name of the Contractor submitting the proposal.

Section 1 – Pre-Qualification Information Form

The contractor shall complete items 1 through 12 below.

1. Contractor's name: ______________________________________________________

2. Business address: ______________________________________________________

3. Telephone number: ______________________________________________________

4. Facsimile number: _______________________________________________________

5. E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________

6. Web Site Address: ______________________________________________________

7. Firm type: ____Corporation ___Partnership _____Individual _____Joint Venture or ____Limited Liability Corporation

8. Date company was organized: _____________________________________________

9. Name of current President or CEO: _________________________________________

Number of years in that position: ___________________________________________

10. Number of permanent office and support employees: ___________________________

Number of permanent field employees: ______________________________________

11. How long has company been doing work similar to proposed project: _______________

12. Contractor's Utah License (required):

Primary trade classification: _______________________________________________

License No. and expiration date: ____________________________________________

State(s) in which licensed: ________________________________________________

Name on license (if different than contractor name): ____________________________

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Section 2 – Key Personnel and Qualifications

Present information which will identify key personnel who will be assigned to the Project.

Provide resumes for the following individuals, including experience, education, position occupied and duties on each assignment, and number of years with the organization:

• Project Manager

• Project Engineer(s)

• Project Superintendent

• Assistant Superintendents

• Project Scheduler.

The General Contractor shall include a statement in the Pre-qualification Proposal that the proposed Project Manager and the Superintendent are committed to the Project and will be assigned to this project throughout its duration if awarded. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any bid submitted from a pre-qualified contractor who does not use the same Project Manager and Superintendent as proposed in its Pre-qualification Proposal.

Provide a project team organizational chart indicating member responsibilities and chain of command. Define the availability of each team member throughout construction and the office location in which each individual would work if not on-site during construction.

List the experience in the last 10 years of the proposed project team for this project, with emphasis on the construction of projects that include the construction of reinforced concrete water retaining hydraulic structures.

Section 3 – WORK Approach to Scheduling

Describe the approach and techniques for scheduling and accomplishing the WORK. Identify which major trade work (i.e., structural, mechanical, electrical, civil) will be completed by the General Contractor's forces and which will be performed by sub-contractors. Identify project scheduling software typically used by the contractor and submit sample schedules from past projects where similar work was performed. Identify any web-based collaboration software or other management software tools the contractor uses during construction.

Provide a CPM schedule utilized on one of the referenced projects listed in the General Contractor’s Pre-qualification Proposal.

Describe quality control measures used during construction to ensure compliance with Contract Documents.

Section 4 – Previous Similar Project Experience for Company

Present information on past water tank projects completed by the General Contractor in the past 10 years. Projects listed should demonstrate experience in the construction of water tank facilities of equivalent size and complexity. Include the following information for each project listed:

• Name of project

• OWNER (include reference and phone number)

• Engineer (include reference and phone number)

• Year completed

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• Dollar value of original bid amount and final amount based on work performed (provide an explanation if final amount exceeds the original bid amount by more than 2%)

• WORK Completed (new construction, expansion, etc.)

• Size and type of tank constructed.

• Contractor’s key superintendents

• Completed within time allowed? (if not, explain)

• Were any claims or disputes filed? (if yes, explain).

Section 5 – Financial Information

Submit a certified financial statement for the General Contractor's most recent accounting period. Submit a letter from General Contractor's surety company specifying contractor's total bonding capacity and current unused bonding capacity. Submit additional references and sufficiently comprehensive information to permit an appraisal of General Contractor's current financial condition.

Complete items 1 through 4 below. If additional space is needed, attach additional pages and submit them with this section.

1. Contractor's Surety (name, address, telephone number and contact person): ________

What is this organization's approximate total bonding capacity?___________________

2. Contractor's Bank or Financial Institution (name, address, telephone number and contact person): ______________________________________________________________

What is the largest contract (name, OWNER, and dollar amount) that this organization has completed? ________________________________________________________

3. Contractor's Insurance Company (name, address, telephone number and contact person): ______________________________________________________________

Has this organization been refused surety, bond, or liability insurance in the last 10 years? (if yes, explain) ________________________________________________

4. Has the contractor, or any of its parents or subsidiaries, ever had a bankruptcy petition filed in its name, voluntarily or involuntarily? If yes, specify date, circumstances, resolution, and other details on separate pages.

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The OWNER shall be entitled to contact each reference or contact listed. A General Contractor, by submitting a Pre-qualification Proposal, expressly agrees that any information concerning the contractor in possession of said entities and references may be communicated and released to the OWNER. Information requested but not supplied by said entities and references may be grounds for adversely considering a contractor’s pre-qualification application.

Financial information may be classified as a private record if specifically requested in writing by the General Contractor at the time records are submitted to OWNER.

Section 6 – Risk Assessment

The General Contractor shall submit written response for information required of Items 1 through 9 below.

1. Are there any unresolved claims or disputes regarding any work awarded to the contractor during the past five years? If yes, give OWNER’s name and details on separate page.

2. Has the General Contractor ever failed to complete any work that it was awarded?

If yes, give OWNER’s name and details on separate page.

3. Does the General Contractor maintain a permanent safety program? If yes, provide a copy of the program.

4. Does the General Contractor have a formal quality assurance program? If yes, provide a summary or outline of the program.

5. Provide copies of Liability and Errors and Omissions insurance policies.

6. Provide as an Attachment Contractor's list of all OSHA Citations & Notifications of Penalty (monetary or other) received within the last 5 years (indicate disposition as applicable) - IF NONE SO STATE.

7. Provide as an Attachment Contractor's list of all safety citations or violations under any state all received within the last 5 years (indicate disposition as applicable) - IF NONE

SO STATE.

8. Provide the following (attach additional sheets as necessary):

Workers' Compensation Experience Modification Rate (EMR) for the last 5 years:

YEAR EMR

YEAR EMR

YEAR EMR

YEAR EMR

YEAR EMR

Total Recordable Frequency Rate (TRFR) for the last 5 years:

YEAR TRFR

YEAR TRFR

YEAR TRFR

YEAR TRFR

YEAR TRFR

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Total number of man-hours worked for the last 5 Years:

YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS

YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS

YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS

YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS

YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS

9. Provide Contractor's Days Away From Work, Days of Restricted Work Activity or Job Transfer (DART) incidence rate for the industry or type of Work to be performed by Contractor for the last 5 years:

YEAR DART

YEAR DART

YEAR DART

YEAR DART

YEAR DART

I hereby warrant that the information presented in this statement of qualifications is true, accurate and complete.

By: _________________________________________________

Title: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

Pre-qualification of prospective General Contractors will be determined by the application of a pre-established pass/fail rating system to the following information submitted by applicants.

Qualified contractors must receive a pass rating in the following categories.

• Utah License • Project experience

• Completion of work by surety • Schedule performance

• Bonding capacity • Positive reference responses

• Key staff experience • Previous experience with OWNER or

ENGINEER

To be qualified a General Contractor must meet the following minimum criteria:

• Hold a current Utah General Contractor License.

• Have no project completed by a surety, a surety contractor, or by the owner taking over the project, in the past five (5) years.

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• Have $5 million minimum currently available bonding capacity and demonstrated financial stability to successfully complete this project.

• Self-perform, at a minimum, 25% of the WORK. This requirement shall be understood to installing, performing, and constructing the Work, including of the supply of materials and equipment for the Project. General Contractor’s proposing to perform less than 25% of the WORK may be eliminated at the discretion of the

OWNER.

• Have considerable experience in the construction of water tanks of comparable size and complexity. The General Contractor shall have completed a minimum of three

(3) water tanks of a value of $2 million or greater (year 2026 value) and a minimum size of two million gallons within the last 10 years. The General Contractor shall have demonstrated that they have completed similar projects within the contracted time schedule. Owner may contact reference to verify past performance.

• Have a project manager with a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience as a project manager on water tank projects. Specifically, the project manager shall have served on at least one of the projects listed in the General Contractor’s Pre-qualification Proposal.

• Have an experienced construction superintendent with at least ten (10) years’ experience as a construction superintendent, serving as superintendent on the construction of at least two water tank projects, one of which is listed in the General Contractor’s Pre-qualification Proposal.

• The General Contractor may subcontract up to 75% of the contract. The subcontractors on the “team” shall meet the same requirement as the General Contractor, be listed as a major subcontractor(S), and submit qualifications listed in

CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION.

• Have an experienced project scheduler with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in scheduling water or wastewater treatment facility construction. The General Contractor shall have a proven record of meeting construction schedules.

• Demonstrated the ability and successfully completed similar projects on schedule.

• Successfully demonstrated that the Contractor has and implements a Safety Program and meets the industry standard as based upon the information to be provided in Section 6 – Risk Assessment.

• Other general overall ability to successfully complete this Project.

The evaluation is solely for the purpose of determining which General Contractors are deemed adequately qualified for successful, on-time performance of the type of work included in this Project.

The OWNER will establish an Evaluation Committee to review and evaluate the proposals in accordance City policies and procedures. The OWNER has the right to evaluate the criteria in a manner that is in the best interest of the OWNER, rejecting, waiving or modifying criteria as it deems necessary to obtain the most relevant information possible to identify and select qualified contractors.

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NOTIFICATION OF PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS

All Contractors who submit prequalification statements will be notified in writing if they did or did not prequalify. Only those Contractors which are prequalified will be invited to bid on this project.

The OWNER's decision will be final.