LS26001_-_Notice_to_Contractors_-_Final.pdf

bd_notice_to_contractors_cdb, 700.04CDB, Rev. 11/25

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES

Bid Solicitation # LS26001

ASI Wellness Initiative, Project No: FL-2673

California State University, Fullerton 2600 Nutwood Avenue, Suite 300, Fullerton, CA 92831

The Trustees of The California State University are requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from interested and qualified design-builders (Respondents) to provide design, preconstruction, and design-build construction services for the above-named Project. The Trustees will select a design-build team consisting of a general contractor and architect (Design-Builder) using a two-step process: (1) this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from which Respondents may submit SOQ to the Trustees, and (2) the Request for Proposals (RFP) which the Trustees will issue to the shortlisted firms. Selection of the winning Proposer will be based on qualifications and proposed fees (a design competition is not utilized). Collaborative Design-Build is a two-phased delivery process: Design Phase and Design-Build Phase, and the Trustees will issue a separate contract for each phase.

The Project consists of the renovation of approximately 48,000 gross square feet (GSF) of the existing 166,841 GSF Titan Student Union, and an addition of approximately 18,900 square foot, two-story addition on the south side of the building. Approximately 13,400 square feet of the new addition will be dedicated to Basic Needs programs and services.

Renovation of approximately 92,000 GSF of the existing Student Recreation Center, and an approximately 25,000 square foot addition of new construction. The proposed expansion includes a three-story addition on the south side of the building and a two-story addition on the west side.

3,100 square feet of the expansion is identified as deck space.

44,000 square feet of site improvements, including enhancements to the intramural field and associated site work.

SOQ Submittal Due Date and Time: October 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Estimated Design and Construction Cost: $215,960,000.00

Contractor License Requirement: B Non-Mandatory RFQ Respondents Conference via Zoom on September 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

CSU Point of Contact for Information: Loren Skoug, (657) 278-5735, lskoug@fullerton.edu

To locate RFQ documents for this project, Respondents shall register and log in on the “California State Contracts Register” (CSCR) at https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3/event-search.aspx. If Respondent experiences problems viewing this website, contact the CSU point of contact named above for assistance.

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Respondents may attend a non-mandatory RFQ Conference via Zoom on September 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The Zoom information and links are contained in the RFQ document for this project.

Respondents must be prequalified with the Trustees. To do so, submit the prequalification applications no less than ten business days prior to SOQ submittal due date. Respondents shall go to the following PlanetBids website to register, log in and then select the Prequalification tab to apply.

“California State University, Office of the Chancellor, Vendor Portal” (https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=15331)

Direct any prequalification questions to the Trustees’ Prequalification Administrator at cocm.prequal@calstate.edu.

The Trustees shall give a small business a bid advantage of five percent up to a maximum of $50,000 to contracting firms that have been certified as a “Small Business” by the Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services, in accordance with Contract General Conditions (and Supplementary General Conditions) for Collaborative Design-Build Major Projects, Article 32.11, Small Business Five Percent Bid Advantage.

Additionally, the Trustees require three percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation in all contracts, in accordance with Contract General Conditions (and Supplementary General Conditions) for Collaborative Design-Build Major Projects, Article 32.12-g, DVBE Incentive.

The DVBE Incentives are as follows:

DVBE Participation Incentive

3.00% to 3.99% None

4.00% to 4.99% 1%

5.00% to 5.99% 2%

6% or more 3%

When it nears time to bid trades, the selected design-builder shall contact the Trustees’ DVBE Coordinator Loren Skoug at (657) 278-5735, lskoug@fullerton.edu.

Respondents shall be familiar with all the provisions in the Contract General Conditions and Supplementary General Conditions, especially the insurance requirements for the CSU Builders Risk Insurance Program (BRIP) and for the CSU Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP).

This Project will be enrolled into the BRIP, and may be enrolled into the OCIP, if so, specified in the Supplementary General Conditions. Respondents may review OCIP documents online at www.calstate.edu/ConstructionInsurancePrograms.

This Project is a public works project and is subject to prevailing wage rate laws (Contract General Conditions, Article 36.02). All Respondents/Proposers and all tiers of subcontractors who will work on this Project shall register to bid and work on public works projects with the Dept. of Industrial Relations (DIR), and maintain current this registration per Labor Code section 1725.5.

For more information, go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html.

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