Notice_To_Contractors.pdf

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Nursing Sim Lab Tenant Improvement, CPDC Project Number PR1428

Bid Number: CSUB-RFP-10622 California State University Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Hwy.

Bakersfield, CA 93311

The Trustees of the California State University will receive sealed bid proposals in the Administration West Building Room

102, at the above address, for furnishing all labor and materials for construction of the above-named Project, Project

Numbers PR1428 for the Bakersfield Campus. Proposals will be received in the above-mentioned room until 2:00 p.m.

on Wednesday June 5, 2024 in accordance with the proposal documents. The proposal must be submitted on the Bid Proposal

Form provided by the University, filled out and sealed in an envelope. Proposals will be publicly opened and read.

In general, the work consists of a Tenant Improvement of a portion of the 4th floor of Science I into a new Nursing

Sim Lab in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by Ordiz Melby Architects. The scope of work includes the removal of existing non-load bearing partitions, addition of non-load bearing partitions, HVAC remodel, lighting upgrades, fire alarm modifications, & addition of a 1-hour rated exit access corridor "tunnel".

Ordiz Melby Architects

5500 Ming Avenue, Suite 280

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Jeannie Bertolacinni, AIA jbertolacinni@ordizmelby.com

Architect’s construction estimate is $853,000.

Scoping documents, Plans, specifications, and other project/contract related documents will be available electronically after the Mandatory Bidders Site Walk. Please contact Andrew Duncan, aduncan@csub.edu to be added to the distribution list if your company would like to participate. Financial Prequalified Contractors will receive an updated packet that includes all original forms necessary to bid.

A mandatory pre-bid walkthrough has been scheduled for Tuesday 05/7/2024 at 10:00 am. Interested bidders should assemble outside the south side of the Science I Building on the campus. A parking permit will be required to park in any campus parking lot. Permits can be purchased for $6.00 from any ticket dispenser on campus. Please place parking permit prominently in windshield.

Each bidder offering a proposal must comply with Bidding provisions of Article 2.00 et seq. in the Contract General

Conditions. Bidders must be prequalified with the Trustees and submit their prequalification applications no less than ten

(10) business days prior to the bid due date.

Bidders must be prequalified with the Trustees. Bidders shall register and log in to “PlanetBids” to apply for prequalification at: http://www.calstate.edu/contractor-prequalification.

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

The Trustees require the successful bidder to achieve three percent (3%) DVBE participation in contracting construction projects as established in the bidding documents, and bidders shall identify the DVBEs to be used to satisfy this requirement in their bids. The Trustees are granting a DVBE Bid Incentive, for bid evaluation purposes only, in accordance with the

Contract General Conditions (for Design-Bid-Build Major Projects, Article 2.13). Bidder shall indicate whether or not

Bidder is requesting the DVBE Bid Incentive by checking the appropriate response below. Bidder commits to subcontract at least the percentage of DVBE participation of its net bid price as stated hereon with one or more DVBE(s).

Bidders shall contact the Trustees’ DVBE Coordinator at aduncan@csub.edu.

Construction Mgmt.

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mailto:jbertolacinni@ordizmelby.com mailto:aduncan@csub.edu mailto:doug.effenberger@p2sinc.com http://www.calstate.edu/contractor-prequalification mailto:cocm.prequal@calstate.edu mailto:daniel.brown@csuci.edu

Notice to Contractors

Nursing Sim Lab Tenant

Improvement Project #PR1428

Bid No. CSUB-RFP-10622

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The level of DVBE incentive will correlate to the level of participation; that is, the more DVBE participation proposed, the higher the incentive.

Each bidder shall be familiar with all the provisions of the Contract General Conditions and Supplementary General

Conditions, especially the Insurance Requirements for the CSU Builders Risk Insurance Program (BRIP). This project will be enrolled into the BRIP.

This project is a public works project and is subject to prevailing wage rate laws (Contract General Conditions, Article

4.02). All contractors 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, and maintain current this registration pursuant to Labor Code section

1725.5. For more information, go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html.

It will be the responsibility of each bidder to obtain a bid proposal package in sufficient time to fulfill requirements therein.

Bid proposal packages are obtainable only by prequalified contractors, licensed in the State of California with a B and C-

10 licenses and registered with the DIR to bid public works projects. Please note its is acceptable if the C-10 license is carried by a qualified subcontractor. The bid packages must be requested from the Trustees, located at CSU Bakersfield, Attention: aduncan@csub.edu.

The time period for completion of the overall project shall be 120 calendar days from the construction start date as stated on the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages shall be $500 for each calendar day completion is delayed beyond the time prescribed for the project.

Mandatory Qualifications & Requirements:

Switching of subcontractors is prohibited without the written request and approval of CSU Bakersfield.

1. Within the past ten-years, the general contractor must have “successfully” completed at least three projects of similar size and scope meeting the criteria below:

a. All must have a minimum contract value of $1,000,000 at time of award.

b. One must have been completed in the last 3 years.

c. One of the three must have been for Higher Education Campuses.

Please provide a detailed list of projects that meet each of the requirements above. Please see below section for details.

http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html mailto:daniel.brown@csuci.edu

Notice to Contractors

Nursing Sim Lab

Tenant Improvement

Project #PR1428

Bid No. CSUB-RFP-10622

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Bid Submittal Requirements:

The hard copy and sealed bid package needs to be submitted to the address provided above prior to the bid submission deadline. To receive the bid documents for this specific project please email aduncan@csub.edu with a copy of your CSU Systemwide Prequalification Confirmation document.

Provide detailed project examples addressing each question contained in the Mandatory Qualification and

Requirements section above. Please clearly number your responses to correspond to the specific question. Please provide this response as an additional attachment within the hardcopy sealed envelope.

Please note: CSUB has the ability to reject bids if bidders do not adequately meet Mandatory Qualifications and

Requirements and/or the bid package is incomplete.

For additional information about the bid process contact Andrew Duncan (661) 654-3182 or e-mail at:

aduncan@csub.edu. Submit technical questions in writing to Andrew Duncan and Project Manager, Linda Welliver e-mail at lwelliver@csub.edu by May 29, 2024.

Bid Timeline

Mandatory Bidders Site Walk May 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM

Financial Prequalification Deadline May 21, 2024

RFI Deadline May 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Bid Opening June 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM mailto:aduncan@csub.edu