Construction Manager At-Risk Plumbing Infrastructure Enhanced Maintenance Project
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 2026-RFP-0504
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Nancy Silver nsilver@rosebowlstadium.com (626) 577-3100
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Rose Bowl Operating Company is soliciting statements of qualifications, technical proposals, and price proposals for a Construction Manager at Risk to provide preconstruction and design-assist services for the Rose Bowl Stadium Plumbing Infrastructure Enhanced Maintenance Project, with proposals due September 21, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on September 9 at 9:00 a.m., and question submission deadline September 11 at 5:00 p.m. The project requires a CMAR with directly relevant wet-utility experience, open-cut main replacement and trenchless sewer rehabilitation capability, and demonstrated expertise managing work at occupied venues with critical service continuity constraints—the stadium remains in continuous event use throughout construction, and its domestic plumbing and fire protection systems, which operate as a combined system, must remain operational.
The scope encompasses preconstruction services and a funded subsurface field investigation program (Phase 1), with Phase 2 construction services contingent on RBOC exercising its authorization option. Work involves replacement and rehabilitation of water, sewer, and gas distribution systems beneath the stadium concourse, implementing recommendations from the Rose Bowl Sewer and Water Asset Management Plan (2022). The Base Bid and two Add Alternates (Sewer Maintenance Project and Gas Maintenance Project) are each defined by separate 100% Construction Document sets, with proposers required to provide separate pricing for each line item, combined-execution credits for award combinations, and incremental schedule impacts.
The Base Bid Water Maintenance Project is funded through a State of California grant administered by the City of Pasadena. Alternate 1 (Sewer) is funded through federal Community Project Funding administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and carries federal compliance requirements including certified payroll and Buy America documentation. Alternate 2 (Gas) is eligible under the state grant but creates no obligation on RBOC. RBOC reserves the right to accept any, all, or none of the alternates in any combination, subject to fund availability.
Evaluation criteria emphasize directly relevant wet-utility experience, capability for open-cut main replacement and trenchless rehabilitation per ASTM standards (F1216, F2561, F2599, F3240, F714), expertise in live-venue event-window phasing with water and fire service continuity, subsurface risk management proficiency, collaborative approach to value optimization within budget and the stadium's event calendar, financial strength, strong safety records, and commitment to Pasadena-based subcontractors and local workforce. A Selection Committee will shortlist no more than five highest-scoring finalists for interviews and final scoring. Phase 1 pricing shall include development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price for Phase 2, with initial pricing held through Phase 2 subject to decrease through approved value engineering.
Proposers must submit Unique Entity Identifier from SAM.gov, Civil Litigation History Certification, Conflict of Interest Disclosure, Declaration of Eligibility to Contract (non-debarred status), Disqualification Disclosure, Pasadena Business License, California Department of Industrial Relations certification for public works, completed Required Forms package (Vendor Questionnaire, Equal Opportunity Employment Affidavit, Project Workforce Utilization, Non-Collusion Declaration), and Relevant Experience Form documenting five similar completed projects. Subcontractors performing work exceeding 0.5% of Total Base Bid or $10,000 must be listed with contractor license numbers and DIR registration. Federal certification regarding lobbying activities is required. Interviews are scheduled as hold dates for September 22–23, 2026.
Opportunity text
- The Rose Bowl Operating Company ("RBOC") is seeking statements of qualifications, technical proposals, and price proposals ("Proposal(s)") for a Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR" or "Contractor") to provide preconstruction/design-assist services including a funded subsurface field investigation program and, if RBOC's option to authorize Phase 2 is exercised, construction services for the Rose Bowl Stadium Plumbing Maintenance Project (the "Project"): the replacement and rehabilitation of the stadium's water, sewer, and gas distribution systems beneath the stadium concourse, implementing the replacement program recommended by the Rose Bowl Sewer and Water Asset Management Plan (2022), as indicated below and described in greater detail in the Contract Documents enumerated in the City's Standard Form of Agreement. The work will be performed at an operating stadium: the venue remains in continuous event use throughout construction, and the stadium's domestic plumbing and fire protection service share a single combined system that must remain in service. The Base Bid and each alternate are defined by a separate 100% Construction Document set, identified in paragraph 5 below.
- The RBOC is seeking a CMAR that excels in the following key areas, which are evaluated under the criteria set forth in section 6:
- Directly relevant wet-utility experience.
- Open-cut main replacement and trenchless sewer rehabilitation.
- Live, occupied venue event-window phasing and water/fire service continuity.
- Subsurface risk management.
- A collaborative mindset to achieve optimal value within the Project budget and the stadium's event calendar.
- Financial strength and a strong safety record.
- Commitment to Pasadena-based subcontractors and local workforce.
- A Selection Committee shall review the Proposals and, based on the criteria identified in the RFP, the committee shall select no more than 5 of the highest scoring finalists to shortlist, interview, and complete final scoring pursuant to P.M.C. Section 4.08.047, competitive selection, using the CMAR alternative project delivery method, authorized under P.M.C. Sections 4.08.136 and 4.08.027 and by the RBOC Board of Directors on August 6, 2026. The Proposer recommended for award of the contract will be evaluated and determined on a best value basis, based on qualifications, relevant experience, technical proposal, detailed price proposal cost breakdown, ability to guarantee that the initially proposed pricing included in this RFP response will be held through Phase 2 with the option of being decreased if value engineering opportunities are proposed and approved, proposed schedule which aligns with the phased site logistics, construction approach, proposed team including their availability and percentage dedicated to this project and interviews. Interviews will be used to validate and, where warranted, adjust scores under the published Evaluation Criteria; no separate interview points are awarded.
- Construction Manager at Risk is a two-phased project delivery process:
- Preconstruction/Design-Assist Services, including the Phase 1 Field Investigation Program ("Phase 1"),
- An option for (2) Construction ("Phase 2"). If the RBOC authorizes Phase 2 it will either issue an amendment to the Phase 1 contract or a separate contract for Phase 2.
Note: The RBOC is not obligated to authorize Phase 2 or issue a contract for Phase 2 Construction. It is RBOC's intent to reach a mutually agreeable Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) prior to an award of a Phase 2 contract/amendment. See Section 9 (Review and Award Recommendation Process) for further details on the authorization of Phases.
- The Project is structured as a Base Bid plus two (2) separately priced alternates. Each package is defined by its own 100% Construction Document set, all issued July 17, 2026 under Kimley-Horn Project ID 099742017: Base Bid - Water Maintenance Project (Sheets CW0.0 through CW4.0), replacement of the stadium's water distribution mains, valves, and service laterals; Alternate 1 - Sewer Maintenance Project (Sheets CS0.0 through CS4.0), cleaning and cured-in-place pipe lining of the stadium sewer system with major and minor spot repairs and selected new laterals; and Alternate 2 - Gas Maintenance Project (Sheets CG0.0 through CG4.2), abandonment of the existing underground gas distribution system and installation of new medium-density polyethylene gas distribution following the Water Maintenance Project in joint trench where possible.
- RBOC may accept any, all, or none of the alternates, in any combination, at award or at a later date, subject to the Availability of Funds provision of this RFP. Alternates shall be priced on the basis of execution concurrent with the Base Bid under a single mobilization, and the Price Proposal requires stated combined-execution credits and schedule increments for each award combination. See Section 6 (Scope of Work), Section 6.9 (Price Proposal - Bid Form and OpenGov Line Items), and Attachment [S] (Bid Form). Award, if any, will be made to the responsive and responsible Proposer whose Proposal is determined to provide the best value under the published Evaluation Criteria. For scoring purposes the Evaluated Cost is computed identically for every Proposer; RBOC may thereafter accept alternates in any combination, at the prices proposed, within the acceptance window stated in this RFP.
- Funding: the Base Bid is funded through a State of California grant administered by the City of Pasadena. Alternate 1 is funded through a federal Community Project Funding grant administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and therefore carries the federal requirements set out in Section 7.7, which apply only if Alternate 1 is awarded. Proposers shall price the federal compliance burden within their Alternate 1 pricing. Alternate 2 is eligible under the same State grant as the Base Bid; it is priced for evaluation and possible award. Alternate 2 is expected to be executed concurrently with the Base Bid. Pricing Alternate 2 creates no obligation on RBOC. Clarifications specific to the Gas Maintenance Project (permit route and timing, points of connection, and re-pressurization sequencing) will be resolved with the selected CMAR during Phase 1 preconstruction, and Alternate 2 pricing shall remain open for acceptance through completion of GMP development as provided in Section 6.4. If elected, Alternate 1 shall be executed concurrently with the Base Bid unless RBOC issues a separate or delayed Notice to Proceed as provided below. In all cases, the CMAR shall maintain cost accounting, certified payroll, and material documentation that segregates all Alternate 1 work from all other work in detail sufficient to support federal reporting and audit; no adjustment to the Base Bid price will be made for that segregation. RBOC further reserves the right to issue a separate or delayed Notice to Proceed for Alternate 1, and the Price Proposal requires the Proposer to state the schedule and cost effect of an Alternate 1 Notice to Proceed issued up to 120 days after the Base Bid Notice to Proceed. RBOC may assign or reallocate funding sources among award packages at or after award; any such reallocation shall not change the Contract price. Any package funded in whole or in part with federal funds shall carry the requirements of Section 7.7.
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