RFQual 27-350-15 Notice of the Establishment of a Qualified Signage Contractors List.pdf

RFQUAL 27-350-15

NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A

QUALIFIED SIGNAGE CONTRACTORS LIST

Due Date and Location for Submittal: 2:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2026

Electronic Submission on PlanetBids

COMPANY NAME: ___________________________________________________________

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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

345 FOOTHILL ROAD

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210

RFQUAL 27-350-15

NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A

QUALIFIED SIGNAGE CONTRACTORS LIST

Notice is hereby given that the City of Beverly Hills (“CITY”) requests qualified signage contractors to submit their name and pertinent information to be placed on a list of qualified signage contractors. This list shall comply with Section 22034 of the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.

Purpose of the List The purpose of the list is to have a compilation of interested and qualified signage contractors (License Class “C-45”) that the City may use for negotiated or informal bidding as projects arise for one year, with an up to three year extension. Up to five of the highest ranking contractors will be on the qualified signage contractors list. The City reserves the right to reject any or all submissions and to waive any informality or irregularity.

Contractor’s questionnaire and forms can be downloaded from the City’s PlanetBids portal:

https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/39493/portal-home The item is listed as: Notice of the Establishment of a Qualified Signage Contractors List

The last date to submit a fully completed questionnaire is 2:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2026.

All qualifications submittals are required to be submitted electronically via Planet Bids. The electronic submittal system will close exactly at the date and time set forth in this request for qualifications.

Answers to questions contained in the questionnaire are required. The CITY will use these documents as the basis of rating Contractors with respect to whether each Contractor is qualified, and reserves the right to check other sources available. The CITY’s decision will be based on objective evaluation criteria.

The CITY reserves the right to adjust, increase, limit, suspend or rescind the prequalification rating based on subsequently learned information. Contractors whose rating changes sufficiently to disqualify them will be notified, and given an opportunity for a hearing consistent with the hearing procedures described below for appealing a prequalification rating.

Any questions regarding any error, omission, ambiguity or conflict in the Questionnaire, should be submitted through PlanetBids no later than 2:00pm on October 22, 2026. Questions sent via email or over the phone, with the exception of those related to accessing or using PlanetBids, will not be answered. Requests for clarification received after this date or sent/posed directly to Staff may be disregarded. For any other questions regarding this bid, please contact City Contact(s) below:

• Eli Benitez (ebenitez@beverlyhills.org) mailto:ebenitez@beverlyhills.org

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Contractors are responsible for submitting and having their documents accepted before the closing time set forth in the request for qualifications. NOTE: Pushing the submit button on the electronic submittal system may not be instantaneous; it may take time for the Contractor’s documents to upload and transmit before the documents are accepted. It is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to ensure their documents are uploaded, transmitted, and arrive in time electronically. The City of Beverly Hills will have no responsibility for documents that do not arrive in a timely manner, no matter what the reason.

The prequalification packages shall be labeled “NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUALIFIED

SIGNAGE CONTRACTORS LIST”

The prequalification packages submitted by Contractors are not public records and are not open to public inspection. All information provided will be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. However, the contents may be disclosed to third parties for purpose of verification, or investigation of substantial allegations, or in an appeal hearing. State law requires that the names of contractors applying for prequalification status shall be public records subject to disclosure, and the first page of the questionnaire will be used for that purpose.

Each questionnaire must be signed under penalty of perjury in the manner designated at the end of the form, by an individual who has the legal authority to bind the Contractor on whose behalf that person is signing. If any information provided by a Contractor becomes inaccurate, the Contractor must immediately notify the CITY and provide updated accurate information in writing, under penalty of perjury.

The CITY reserves the right to waive minor irregularities and omissions in the information contained in the prequalification application submitted, and to make all final determinations. The CITY may also determine at any time that the prequalification process will be suspended.

Contractors who submit a complete prequalification package will be notified of their qualification status no later than ten business days after submission of the information.

The CITY may refuse to grant prequalification where the requested information and materials are not provided by the due date indicated above. There is no appeal from a refusal for an incomplete or late application. Neither the closing time for submitting prequalification packages will be changed in order to accommodate supplementation of incomplete submissions, or late submissions, unless requested by the CITY in its sole discretion.

In addition to a contractor’s failure to be pre-qualified pursuant to the scoring system set forth in the prequalification package, a contractor may be found not prequalified for either omission of, or falsification of, any requested information.

Where a timely and completed application results in a rating below that necessary to pre-qualify, an appeal can be made by the unsuccessful Contractor. An appeal is begun by the Contractor delivering notice to the CITY of its appeal of the decision with respect to its prequalification rating, no later than two business days following notification that it is not pre-qualified. The notice of appeal shall include an address where the Contractor wishes to receive notice of the appeal hearing. Without a timely appeal, the Contractor waives any and all rights to challenge the decision of the CITY, whether by administrative process, judicial process or any other legal process or proceeding.

If the Contractor gives the required notice of appeal, a hearing shall be conducted no earlier than five business days after the CITY’s receipt of the notice of appeal. Prior to the hearing, the Contractor shall, in writing, be advised of the basis for the City’s pre-qualification determination.

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The hearing shall be conducted by a panel consisting of three members of the Public Works Department senior management staff (the “Appeals Panel”). The Appeals Panel shall consider any evidence presented by the Contractor, whether or not the evidence is presented in compliance with formal rules of evidence. The Contractor will be given the opportunity to present evidence, information and arguments as to why the Contractor believes it should be pre-qualified. Within one day after the conclusion of the hearing, the Appeals Panel will render a written determination as to whether the Contractor is pre-qualified. It is the intention of the CITY that the date for the submission and opening of bids will not be delayed or postponed to allow for completion of an appeal process.

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ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AND REPLACEMENT

AT VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES

PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION

The City is seeking to prequalify signage contractors to perform signage installation or replacement. The pre-qualifications will be for any upcoming projects for the next 5 years.

Prequalified signage contractors shall have experience in a minimum of four (3) similar past projects within the last ten years. Specified contractor’s licensing is C-45 under the California Contractors State License Board.

A 10% bidder’s security or bid bond will be required to bid, and the selected lowest responsible bidder will be required to provide 100% performance & payment bonds.

Bidders are required to have a current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and shall be qualified to perform a public work pursuant to labor Code Section 1725.5

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CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN

PREQUALIFICATION PACKAGE:

1. Contact Information Form

2. Part I – Essential Requirements for Qualification

3. Latest copy of a reviewed or audited financial statement

4. Notarized statement from an admitted surety insurer (approved by the California Department of Insurance) and authorized to issue bonds in the State of California, which states: (a) that your current bonding capacity is sufficient for the project for which you seek pre-qualification if you are seeking pre-qualification for a single project; or (if you are seeking pre-qualification valid for a year) (b) your current available bonding capacity

5. Part II – Organization, History, Organizational Performance, Compliance with Civil and

Criminal Laws

6. Part III – Recent Construction Projects Completed

7. Scorable Questions

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Firm Name: Check One: Corporation

(as it appears on license) Partnership Sole Proprietor

Contact Person:

Address:

Phone: Fax:

Email: _________________________

If firm is a sole proprietor or partnership:

Owner(s) of Company

Contractor’s License Number(s):

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PART I. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION

Contractor will be immediately disqualified if the answer to any of questions 1 through 5 is “no.”1

Contractor will be immediately disqualified if the answer to any of questions 6, 7, 8 or 9 is “yes.”2 If the answer to question 8 is “yes,” and if debarment would be the sole reason for denial of pre-qualification, any pre-qualification issued will exclude the debarment period.

1. Contractor possesses a valid and current California Contractor’s license for the project or projects for which it intends to submit a bid.

Yes No

2. Contractor has a liability insurance policy with a policy limit of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence.

Yes No

3. Contractor has current workers’ compensation insurance policy as required by the Labor

Code or is legally self-insured pursuant to Labor Code section 3700 et. seq.

Yes No Contractor is exempt from this requirement, because it has no employees

4. Have you attached your latest copy of a reviewed or audited financial statement with accompanying notes and supplemental information?3

Yes No

NOTE: A financial statement that is not either reviewed or audited is not acceptable.

A letter verifying availability of a line of credit may also be attached; however, it will be considered as supplemental information only, and is not a substitute for the required financial statement.

5. Have you attached a notarized statement from an admitted surety insurer (approved by the

California Department of Insurance) and authorized to issue bonds in the State of California, which states: (a) that your current bonding capacity is sufficient for the project for which

1 A “no” answer to Question 4 will not be disqualifying if the contractor is exempt from complying with

Question 4, for reasons explained in footnote 3.

2 A contractor disqualified solely because of a “Yes” answer given to question 6, 7, or 9 may appeal the disqualification and provide an explanation of the relevant circumstances during the appeal procedure.

3 Public Contract Code section 20101(e) exempts from this requirement a contractor who has qualified as a small business pursuant to Government Code section 14837(d)(1), if the bid is “no more than 25 per cent of the qualifying amount provided in section 14837(d)(1).” As of January 1, 2001, the qualifying amount is $10 million, and 25 per cent of that amount, therefore, is $2.5 million.

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Yes No NOTE: Notarized statement must be from the surety company, not an agent or broker.

6. Has your contractor’s license been revoked at any time in the last five years?

Yes No

7. Has a surety firm completed a contract on your behalf, or paid for completion because your firm was default terminated by the project owner within the last five (5) years?

Yes No

8. At the time of submitting this pre-qualification form, is your firm ineligible to bid on or be awarded a public works contract, or perform as a subcontractor on a public works contract, pursuant to either Labor Code section 1777.1 or Labor Code section 1777.7?

If the answer is “Yes,” state the beginning and ending dates of the period of debarment:

9. At any time during the last five years, has your firm or any of its owners or officers been convicted of a crime involving the awarding of a contract of a government construction project, or the bidding or performance of a government contract?

4 An additional notarized statement from the surety may be requested by Public Entity at the time of submission of a bid, if this pre-qualification package is submitted more than 60 days prior to submission of the bid.

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PART II. ORGANIZATION, HISTORY, ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE,

COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS

A. Current Organization and Structure of the Business

For Firms That Are Corporations:

1a. Date incorporated:

1b. Under the laws of what state:

1c. Provide all the following information for each person who is either (a) an officer of the corporation (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer), or (b) the owner of at least ten per cent of the corporation’s stock.

Name Position Years with Co. % Ownership Social Security #

1d. Identify every construction firm that any person listed above has been associated with (as owner, general partner, limited partner or officer) at any time during the last five years.

NOTE: For this question, “owner” and “partner” refer to ownership of ten per cent or more of the business, or 10 per cent or more of its stock, if the business is a corporation.

Person’s Name

Construction Firm

Dates of Person’s Participation with Firm

For Firms That Are Partnerships:

1a. Date of formation: __________________ 1b. Under the laws of what state: __________ 1c. Provide all the following information for each partner who owns 10 per cent or more of the firm.

Name Position Years with Co. % Ownership Social Security #

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1d. Identify every construction company that any partner has been associated with (as owner, general partner, limited partner or officer) at any time during the last five years.

NOTE: For this question, “owner” and “partner” refer to ownership of ten per cent or more of the business, or ten per cent or more of its stock, if the business is a

Construction Company with Company

For Firms That Are Sole Proprietorships:

1a. Date of commencement of business.

1b. Social security number of company owner.

1c. Identify every construction firm that the business owner has been associated with (as owner, general partner, limited partner or officer) at any time during the last five years.

NOTE: For this question, “owner” and “partner” refer to ownership of ten per cent or more of the business, or ten per cent or more of its stock, if the business is a

Construction Company with Company

For Firms That Intend to Make a Bid as Part of a Joint Venture:

1a. Date of commencement of joint venture.

1b. Provide all of the following information for each firm that is a member of the joint venture that expects to bid on one or more projects:

Name of firm % Ownership of Joint Venture

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B. History of the Business and Organizational Performance

2. Has there been any change in ownership of the firm at any time during the last three years?

NOTE: A corporation whose shares are publicly traded is not required to answer this question.

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page.

3. Is the firm a subsidiary, parent, holding company or affiliate of another construction firm?

NOTE: Include information about other firms if one firm owns 50 per cent or more of another, or if an owner, partner, or officer of your firm holds a similar position in another firm.

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page.

4. Are any corporate officers, partners or owners connected to any other construction firms.

NOTE: Include information about other firms if an owner, partner, or officer of your firm holds a similar position in another firm.

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page.

5. State your firm’s gross revenues for each of the last three years:

6. How many years has your organization been in business in California as a contractor under your present business name and license number? years

7. Is your firm currently the debtor in a bankruptcy case?

Yes No

If “yes,” please attach a copy of the bankruptcy petition, showing the case number, and the date on which the petition was filed.

8. Was your firm in bankruptcy at any time during the last five years? (This question refers only to a bankruptcy action that was not described in answer to question 7, above)

If “yes,” please attach a copy of the bankruptcy petition, showing the case number and the date on which the petition was filed, and a copy of the Bankruptcy Court’s discharge order, or of any other document that ended the case, if no discharge order was issued.

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Licenses

9. List all California construction license numbers, classifications and expiration dates of the California contractor licenses held by your firm:

10. If any of your firm’s license(s) are held in the name of a corporation or partnership, list below the names of the qualifying individual(s) listed on the CSLB records who meet(s) the experience and examination requirements for each license.

11. Has your firm changed names or license number in the past five years?

Yes No

If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page, including the reason for the change.

12. Has any owner, partner or (for corporations:) officer of your firm operated a construction firm under any other name in the last five years?

Yes No

If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page, including the reason for the change.

13. Has any CSLB license held by your firm or its Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) been suspended within the last five years?

Yes No If “yes,” please explain on a separate signed sheet.

Disputes

14. At any time in the last five years has your firm been assessed and paid liquidated damages after completion of a project under a construction contract with either a public or private owner?

Yes No If yes, explain on a separate signed page, identifying all such projects by owner, owner’s address, the date of completion of the project, amount of liquidated damages assessed and all other information necessary to fully explain the assessment of liquidated damages.

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15. In the last five years has your firm, or any firm with which any of your company’s owners, officers or partners was associated, been debarred, disqualified, removed or otherwise prevented from bidding on, or completing, any government agency or public works project for any reason?

NOTE: “Associated with” refers to another construction firm in which an owner, partner or officer of your firm held a similar position, and which is listed in response to question 1c or 1d on this form.

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page. State whether the firm involved was the firm applying for pre-qualification here or another firm. Identify by name of the company, the name of the person within your firm who was associated with that company, the year of the event, the owner of the project, the project and the basis for the action.

16. In the last five years has your firm been denied an award of a public works contract based on a finding by a public agency that your company was not a responsible bidder?

Yes No

If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page. Identify the year of the event, the owner, the project and the basis for the finding by the public agency.

NOTE: The following two questions refer only to disputes between your firm and the owner of a project. You need not include information about disputes between your firm and a supplier, another contractor, or subcontractor. You need not include information about “pass-through” disputes in which the actual dispute is between a sub-contractor and a project owner. Also, you may omit reference to all disputes about amounts of less than $50,000.

17. In the past five years has any claim against your firm concerning your firm’s work on a construction project been filed in court or arbitration?

Yes No

If “yes,” on separate signed sheets of paper identify the claim(s) by providing the project name, date of the claim, name of the claimant, a brief description of the nature of the claim, the court in which the case was filed and a brief description of the status of the claim (pending or, if resolved, a brief description of the resolution).

18. In the past five years has your firm made any claim against a project owner concerning work on a project or payment for a contract and filed that claim in court or arbitration?

Yes No

If “yes,” on separate signed sheets of paper identify the claim by providing the project name, date of the claim, name of the entity (or entities) against whom the claim was filed, a brief description of the nature of the claim, the court in which the case was filed and a brief description of the status of the claim (pending, or if resolved, a brief description of the resolution).

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19. At any time during the past five years, has any surety company made any payments on your firm’s behalf as a result of a default, to satisfy any claims made against a performance or payment bond issued on your firm’s behalf, in connection with a construction project, either public or private?

Yes No

If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page the amount of each such claim, the name and telephone number of the claimant, the date of the claim, the grounds for the claim, the present status of the claim, the date of resolution of such claim if resolved, the method by which such was resolved if resolved, the nature of the resolution and the amount, if any, at which the claim was resolved.

20. In the last five years has any insurance carrier, for any form of insurance, refused to renew the insurance policy for your firm?

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page. Name the insurance carrier, the form of insurance and the year of the refusal.

Criminal Matters and Related Civil Suits

21. Has your firm or any of its owners, officers or partners ever been found liable in a civil suit or found guilty in a criminal action for making any false claim or material misrepresentation to any public agency or entity?

Yes No If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page, including identifying who was involved, the name of the public agency, the date of the investigation and the grounds for the finding.

22. Has your firm or any of its owners, officers or partners ever been convicted of a crime involving any federal, state, or local law related to construction?

Yes No

If “yes,” explain on a separate signed page, including identifying who was involved, the name of the public agency, the date of the conviction and the grounds for the conviction.

23. Has your firm or any of its owners, officers or partners ever been convicted of a federal or state crime of fraud, theft, or any other act of dishonesty?

If “yes,” identify on a separate signed page the person or persons convicted, the court (the county if a state court, the district or location of the federal court), the year and the criminal conduct.

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Bonding

24. Bonding capacity: Provide documentation from your surety identifying the following:

Name of bonding company/surety: ________________________________

Name of surety agent, address and telephone number:

25. If your firm was required to pay a premium of more than one percent for a performance and payment bond on any project(s) on which your firm worked at any time during the last three years, state the percentage that your firm was required to pay. You may provide an explanation for a percentage rate higher than one per cent, if you wish to do so.

26. List all other sureties (name and full address) that have written bonds for your firm during the last five years, including the dates during which each wrote the bonds:

27. During the last five years, has your firm ever been denied bond coverage by a surety company, or has there ever been a period of time when your firm had no surety bond in place during a public construction project when one was required?

Yes No If yes, provide details on a separate signed sheet indicating the date when your firm was denied coverage and the name of the company or companies which denied coverage; and the period during which you had no surety bond in place.

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C. Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Laws and with Other Labor Legislation Safety

28. Has CAL OSHA cited and assessed penalties against your firm for any “serious,”

“willful” or “repeat” violations of its safety or health regulations in the past five years?

NOTE: If you have filed an appeal of a citation, and the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, you need not include information about it.

Yes No If “yes,” attached a separate signed page describing the citations, including information about the dates of the citations, the nature of the violation, the project on which the citation(s) was or were issued, the amount of penalty paid, if any. If the citation was appealed to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board and a decision has been issued, state the case number and the date of the decision.

29. Has the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and assessed penalties against your firm in the past five years?

NOTE: If you have filed an appeal of a citation and the Appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, or if there is a court appeal pending, you need not include information about the citation.

Yes No If “yes,” attach a separate signed page describing each citation.

30. Has the EPA or any Air Quality Management District or any Regional Water Quality

Control Board cited and assessed penalties against either your firm or the owner of a project on which your firm was the contractor, in the past five years?

NOTE: If you have filed an appeal of a citation and the Appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, or if there is a court appeal pending, you need not include information about the citation.

Yes No If “yes,” attach a separate signed page describing each citation.

31. How often do you require documented safety meetings to be held for construction employees and field supervisors during the course of a project?

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32. List your firm’s Experience Modification Rate (EMR) (California workers’ compensation insurance) for each of the past three premium years:

NOTE: An Experience Modification Rate is issued to your firm annually by your workers’ compensation insurance carrier.

Current year:

Previous year:

Year prior to previous year:

If your EMR for any of these three years is or was 1.00 or higher you may, if you wish, attach a letter of explanation.

33. Within the last five years has there ever been a period when your firm had employees but was without workers’ compensation insurance or state-approved self-insurance?

Yes No If “yes,” please explain the reason for the absence of workers’ compensation insurance on a separate signed page. If “No,” please provide a statement by your current workers’ compensation insurance carrier that verifies periods of workers’ compensation insurance coverage for the last five years. (If your firm has been in the construction business for less than five years, provide a statement by your workers’ compensation insurance carrier verifying continuous workers’ compensation insurance coverage for the period that your firm has been in the construction business.)

Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Compliance Record

34. Has there been more than one occasion during the last five years in which your firm was required to pay either back wages or penalties for your own firm’s failure to comply with the state’s prevailing wage laws?

NOTE: This question refers only to your own firm’s violation of prevailing wage laws, not to violations of the prevailing wage laws by a subcontractor.

Yes No If “yes,” attach a separate signed page or pages, describing the nature of each violation, identifying the name of the project, the date of its completion, the public agency for which it was constructed; the number of employees who were initially underpaid and the amount of back wages and penalties that you were required to pay.

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35. During the last five years, has there been more than one occasion in which your own firm has been penalized or required to pay back wages for failure to comply with the federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements?

Yes No If “yes,” attach a separate signed page or pages describing the nature of the violation, identifying the name of the project, the date of its completion, the public agency for which it was constructed; the number of employees who were initially underpaid, the amount of back wages you were required to pay along with the amount of any penalty paid.

36. Provide the name, address and telephone number of the apprenticeship program

(approved by the California Apprenticeship Council) from whom you intend to request the dispatch of apprentices to your company for use on any public work project for which you are awarded a contract by [Public Entity].

37. If your firm operates its own State-approved apprenticeship program:

(a) Identify the craft or crafts in which your firm provided apprenticeship training in the past year.

(b) State the year in which each such apprenticeship program was approved, and attach evidence of the most recent California Apprenticeship Council approval(s) of your apprenticeship program(s).

(c) State the number of individuals who were employed by your firm as apprentices at any time during the past three years in each apprenticeship and the number of persons who, during the past three years, completed apprenticeships in each craft while employed by your firm.

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38. At any time during the last five years, has your firm been found to have violated any provision of California apprenticeship laws or regulations, or the laws pertaining to use of apprentices on public works?

NOTE: You may omit reference to any incident that occurred prior to January 1, 1998, if the violation was by a subcontractor and your firm, as general contractor on a project, had no knowledge of the subcontractor’s violation at the time they occurred.

Yes No If “yes,” provide the date(s) of such findings, and attach copies of the Department’s final decision(s).

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PART III. RECENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COMPLETED

39. Contractor shall provide information about its project experience and specific experience related to three (3) recently completed projects for public works and public agencies within the last five years. Names and references must be current and verifiable. Use separate sheets of paper as needed that contain all of the following information. Part C is a capability questionnaire.

A. CONTRACTOR:

Contractor must have four (4) “YES” answers to be accepted to meet these qualification criteria. Contractor is automatically considered not qualified if one answer to any of the following questions is “NO”.

Contractor has:

1. Since January 1, 2016 an office in continuous operation in the County of Los Angeles or Orange

2. Since January 1, 2016 constructed a minimum of $1 million worth of projects

3. Since January 1, 2016 completed three or more projects for governmental (Federal, State or local) or university agencies considered public sector5 clients

4. Approved bonding of at least $500,000 and available bonding capacity for these projects of at least $200,000

Contractor shall provide documentation (on separate pages) to substantiate the accuracy of the above questions in order to determine that Contractor has met the above prequalification requirements.

If the answers to all five of the above questions are YES, then proceed to complete the following Project Questionnaires for three (3) specific projects.

5 Public sector is defined such that projects are issued under the State of California Public Contracts Code.

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B. SPECIFIC PROJECTS QUESTIONNAIRE

Contractor must list three (3) projects completed by contractor under their license that meet the following requirements. Each project must have all “yes” answers for that project to be accepted to meet these qualification criteria;

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide the name, phone number, and email address of the contact person knowledgeable of the project, and assure that they are available for a phone interview to verify the information provided herein. If contact party cannot be reached, the project will be rejected and not considered relevant to meet the qualifications.

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Project #1 ______________________________________________________________________

a. Construction cost of $140,000 or more (original contract amount)

b. Project was for governmental (Federal, State or local) or university agencies considered public sector clients

c. Project cost (final construction contract amount) was completed at no more than 10% over the original contract amount

d. Project was completed within the original contractual completion schedule (except for approved time extensions for unforeseen conditions or owner initiated change orders)

Location: _______________________________________________________________________

Owner: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact: ________________________________________________________________________ Name Title Phone Number Email Address

General description of project, scope of work performed: _________________________________

Total value of construction (including change orders): ____________________________________

Original scheduled completion date:__________________________________________________

Actual completion date: ___________________________________________________________

Names of Superintendent __________________________________________________________

Supplemental pertinent information (if any): ___________________________________________

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Project #2 ______________________________________________________________________

a. Construction cost of $250,000 or more (original contract amount)

b. Project was for governmental (Federal, State or local) or university agencies considered public sector clients

Owner: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact: ________________________________________________________________________ Name Title Phone Number Email Address

General description of project, scope of work performed: _________________________________

Total value of construction (including change orders): ____________________________________

Original scheduled completion date:__________________________________________________

Actual completion date: ___________________________________________________________

Names of Superintendent __________________________________________________________

Supplemental pertinent information (if any): ___________________________________________

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Project #3 ______________________________________________________________________

a. Construction cost of $350,000 or more (original contract amount)

b. Project was located in an existing operational building

Owner: ________________________________________________________________________

Contact: ________________________________________________________________________ Name Title Phone Number Email Address

General description of project, scope of work performed: _________________________________

Total value of construction (including change orders): ____________________________________

Original scheduled completion date:__________________________________________________

Actual completion date: ___________________________________________________________

Names of Project Manager and Superintendent _________________________________________

Supplemental pertinent information (if any): ___________________________________________

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I, the undersigned, certify and declare that I have read all the foregoing answers to this prequalification questionnaire and know their contents. The matters stated in the questionnaire answers are true of my own knowledge and belief, except as to those matters stated on information and belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing is correct.

Dated: ________________ _________________________

(Name)

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A LIST OF THE SCORABLE QUESTIONS

AND THE SCORING INSTRUCTIONS

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A LIST OF THE SCORABLE QUESTIONS AND THE SCORING INSTRUCTIONS

The scorable questions arise in three different areas:

(I) History of the business and organizational performance;

(II) Compliance with occupational safety and health laws, workers’ compensation and other labor legislation; and

(III) Completion of recent projects and quality of performance and capability questionnaire.

The interview questions (interviews by the public agency of project managers on projects completed recently by the contractor) are included in group III. In a pre-qualification procedure for a single project, this last category would also include a scoring of the number of recently completed projects that are similar to the project on which pre-qualification is at issue.

However, scoring linked to the similarity of past projects would probably not be possible or useful if the public agency as part of a procedure to pre-qualify contractors for an extended period.

Note: Not all questions in the questionnaire are scorable; some questions simply ask for information about the contractor firm’s structure, officers and history. This document includes only those questions that are “scorable.” The question numbers in this document are the numbers used in the questionnaire. Thus, the questions included here begin with question number 6, and there are a few breaks in the numerical sequence.

The Scores Needed for Prequalification

To prequalify, a contractor would be required to have a passing grade within each of the three large categories referred to above.

For Part I, “History of the business and organizational performance,” a passing score is 57 on this portion of the questionnaire (of a maximum score of 76 on this portion of the questionnaire).

For Part II, Compliance with occupational safety and health laws, workers’ compensation and other labor legislation a passing score is 38 on this portion of the questionnaire (of a maximum score of 53 points on this portion of the questionnaire).

For Part III, Completion of recent projects and quality of performance and capability questionnaire, will not be numerically scored as this is prequalification for multiple projects for an extended two year period.

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Questions about History of the Business and Organizational Performance (16 questions)

1. How many years has your organization been in business in California as a contractor under your present business name and license number? years

3 years or more = 2 points 4 years = 3 points 5 years = 4 pts.

6 years or more = 5 points

2. Is your firm currently the debtor in a bankruptcy case?

“No” = 3 points“ “Yes” = 0 points

3. Was your firm in bankruptcy any time during the last five years? (This question refers only to a bankruptcy action that was not described in answer to question 7, above).

“No” = 3 points“ “Yes” = 0 points

4. Has any CSLB license held by your firm or its Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) been suspended within the last five years?

Yes No

No = 5 points Yes = 0 points

5. At any time in the last five years, has your firm been assessed and paid liquidated damages after completion of a project, under a construction contract with either a public or private owner?

Yes No

No projects with liquidated damages of more than $50,000, or one project with liquidated damages = 5 points.

Two projects with liquidated damages of more than $50,000 = 3 points

Any other answer: no points

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6. In the last five years has your firm, or any firm with which any of your company’s owners, officers or partners was associated, been debarred, disqualified, removed or otherwise prevented from bidding on, or completing, any government agency or public works project for any reason?

NOTE: “Associated with” refers to another construction firm in which an owner, partner or officer of your firm held a similar position, and which is listed in response to question 1c or 1d on this form.

Yes No

No = 5 points Yes = 0 points

7. In the last five years, has your firm been denied an award of a public works contract based on a finding by a public agency that your company was not a responsible bidder?

No = 5 points Yes = 0 points

NOTE: The following two questions refer only to disputes between your firm and the owner of a project. You need not include information about disputes between your firm and a supplier, another contractor, or subcontractor. You need not include information about “pass-through” disputes in which the actual dispute is between a sub-contractor and a project owner. Also, you may omit reference to all disputes about amounts of less than $50,000.

8. In the past five years, has any claim against your firm concerning your firm’s work on a construction project, been filed in court or arbitration?

If the firm’s average gross revenue for the last three years was less than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1 such instance.

3 points for “Yes” indicating 2 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 2 such instances.

If your firm’s average gross revenue for the last three years was more than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1, 2, or 3 such instances.

3 points for “Yes” indicating either 4 or 5 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 5 such instances.

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9. In the past five years, has your firm made any claim against a project owner concerning work on a project or payment for a contract, and filed that claim in court or arbitration?

Yes No

If your firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was less than $50 million scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1 such instance.

3 points for “Yes” indicating 2 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 2 such instances.

If your firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was more than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1, 2, or 3 such instances.

3 points for “Yes” indicating either 4 or 5 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 5 such instances.

10. At any time during the past five years, has any surety company made any payments on your firm’s behalf as a result of a default, to satisfy any claims made against a performance or payment bond issued on your firm’s behalf in connection with a construction project, either public or private?

Yes No

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1 such claim.

3 points for “Yes” indicating no more than 2 such claims Subtract five points for “Yes” if more than 2 such claims

11. In the last five years, has any insurance carrier, for any form of insurance, refused to renew the insurance policy for your firm?

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1 such instance.

3 points for “Yes” indicating 2 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” or if more than 2 such instances.

12. Has your firm, or any of its owners, officers, or partners ever been found liable in a civil suit, or found guilty in a criminal action, for making any false claim or material misrepresentation to any public agency or entity?

No = 5 points Yes = subtract 5 points

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13. Has your firm, or any of its owners, officers or partners ever been convicted of a crime involving any federal, state, or local law related to construction?

Yes No

No = 5 points Yes = subtract 5 points

14. Has your firm or any of its owners, officers or partners ever been convicted of a federal or state crime of fraud, theft, or any other act of dishonesty?

No = 5 points Yes = subtract 5 points

15. If your firm was required to pay a premium of more than one per cent for a performance and payment bond on any project(s) on which your firm worked at any time during the last three years, state the percentage that your firm was required to pay. You may provide an explanation for a percentage rate higher than one per cent, if you wish to do so.

5 points if the rate is no more than one per cent 3 points if the rate was no higher than 1.10 per cent.

0 points for any other answer.

16. During the last five years, has your firm ever been denied bond credit by a surety company, or has there ever been a period of time when your firm had no surety bond in place during a public construction project when one was required?

No = 5 points Yes = 0 points

Questions about compliance with safety, workers compensation, prevailing wage and apprenticeship laws.

(11 questions)

1. Has CAL OSHA cited and assessed penalties against your firm for any “serious,” “willful” or “repeat” violations of its safety or health regulations in the past five years?

Note: If you have filed an appeal of a citation and the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, you need not include information about it.

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If the firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was less than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

0 points for “Yes” if more than 2 such instances.

If the firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was more than $50 million, 5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1, 2, or 3 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 5 such instances.

2. Has the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and assessed penalties against your firm in the past five years?

Note: If you have filed an appeal of a citation and the appropriate appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, you need not include information about it.

Yes No If yes, attach a separate signed page describing each citation.

If the firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was less than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1 such instance.

3 points for “Yes” indicating 2 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” or if more than 2 such instances.

If the firm’s average gross revenues for the last three years was more than $50 million, scoring is as follows:

5 points for either “No” or “Yes” indicating 1, 2, or 3 such instances.

3 points for “Yes” indicating either 4 or 5 such instances.

0 points for “Yes” if more than 5 such instances.

3. Has the EPA or any Air Quality Management District or any Regional Water Quality

Control Board cited and assessed penalties against either your firm or the owner of a project on which your firm was the contractor, in the past five years?

NOTE: If you have filed an appeal of a citation and the Appeals Board has not yet ruled on your appeal, or if there is a court appeal pending, you need not include information about the citation.

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