Design Build for Vertical Conveyance Projects Phases 2 - 4

The County of Orange is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from design-build firms to provide design and construction services for Vertical Conveyance Projects Phases 2–4, with SOQs due September 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Selected respondents will advance to the Request for Proposals phase. The project is located at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California and spans Orange County and San Diego City jurisdictions.

Contractors must hold a Class-B California State Contractor's License; subcontractors must maintain Class C-11 licensure. All work must comply with California Labor Code prevailing wage requirements per Section 1773, and contractors and subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Bid security of ten percent of the total bid amount is required as a certified check, cash, or bidder's bond. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100% of the contract amount, approved by County Counsel and the Risk Manager, within ten days of board award.

The budgeted project amount is $41 million. The scope encompasses vertical conveyance systems improvements across three project phases, building on Phase 1 completed work. Phase 1 as-built documentation and evaluation criteria documents have been provided as reference materials to inform respondent submissions.

A non-mandatory pre-submittal conference call is scheduled for September 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with attendance required by 10:10 a.m. RFQ questions must be posted by 2:00 p.m. on September 15, 2026. Addendum #2 Revision was posted September 17, 2026. For the RFP phase, an in-person pre-submittal meeting is scheduled for October 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at John Wayne Airport; RFP questions are due October 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and proposals must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. SOQs and proposals are submitted electronically through the County's OpenGov online bidding system.