Advertisement for Request for Qualification - Best Value JOC -Healthcare General Building

San Bernardino County is conducting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Best Value Job Order Contract (JOC) focused on Healthcare General Building services, specifically targeting renovations and improvements at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. The procurement requires contractors to hold an active California State Contractors' License "B" classification and demonstrate extensive experience with OSHPD 1 (Level 1 acute care) hospital facility renovations. Qualifying contractors must provide six specific project references involving specialized healthcare facility work, including medical imaging systems, occupied facility renovations, medical gas piping, surgical suite renovations, interim life safety measures compliance, specialty bed unit renovations, and sterile processing department work. A mandatory prequalification conference is scheduled for December 3, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. at the medical center's loading dock, with prequalification questionnaire submissions due by January 7, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. PST. The evaluation process includes a comprehensive scoring system totaling 745 points, with critical assessment areas including performance history, safety compliance, prevailing wage adherence, project experience, and standardized reference interviews.

The contract opportunity does not explicitly outline set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Contractors must meet several mandatory financial and operational requirements, including maintaining a minimum $5,000,000 general liability insurance policy, current DIR registration, a $3,000,000 bonding capacity, and satisfactory bank credit confirmation. Prequalified contractors will be eligible to bid on Job Order Contracts with a maximum value of $3,000,000 each, subject to annual adjustments based on the California Consumer Price Index. The initial contract term is one year, with provisions for two optional one-year extensions. Bidders must demonstrate no history of license revocations, surety takeovers, labor code violations, or criminal convictions related to construction contracting within the past five years. The County reserves the right to conduct reference interviews, request additional information, and reject incomplete submissions, with prequalification selections expected during the week of January 19, 2026.