ADVERTISEMENT FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR (NO SUBCONTRACTOR BIDS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME) Subject to conditions prescribed by the undersigned, Prequalification Questionnaires from Contractors licensed as follows: A – General Engineering Contractor are invited for the following work: SDSC AREA WATERSIDE ECONOMIZER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Project No. W10019042 Estimated Construction Cost: $1,850,000 The prequalified Contractors will competitively bid for a lump-sum contract. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: New waterside economizer to serve medium temperature chilled water lop at San Diego Super Computer (SDSC). The project includes installation of a new closed loop cooling tower, two new pumps, associated piping from site to SDSC POC, structural steel mechanical screen, and concrete pad. The University seeks licensed A or B Contractors with demonstrated experience in renovations to existing utility MEP systems, control sequencing installation/integration and civil/structural improvements, while working on an operational campus. Project Duration is estimated at 120 calendar days. The Contractor shall have demonstrated an average annual business revenue of at least $10,000,000 over the last five (5) consecutive years. The Contractor must have demonstrated experience on their best three (3) comparable projects with the Contractor providing services as General Contractor within the last ten (10) years. The University seeks Contractors with demonstrated experience in the following building types: • Commercial or institutional MEP infrastructure improvements • Other facilities that contain a high degree of technical/aesthetic complexity and Such projects should have possessed the following construction challenges: • Urban site work with limited construction and staging areas • Site conditions requiring proactive and innovative solutions due to noise, dust, and pedestrian traffic while adjacent buildings are occupied and research is ongoing • Site work requiring proactive and innovative solutions due to unknown and/or unforeseen field conditions. • Project complexity requiring tracking of multiple functions and phases • Project complexity requiring critical path construction scheduling to complete on time. • Complex phasing plan development and execution • Complex hydronic pipe routing Such projects should include these specific components: • Structural steel framing • Demo and excavation with nearby structures • Phased construction of underground utilities adjacent to existing underground utilities • Complex MEP work/coordination • Sophisticated building automation system controls • Crane lift logistics with adjacent occupied facilities • Identifying, locating, protecting and working around existing underground utilities and adjacent structural elements Prequalification Submission: Each prospective Contractor must submit electronically one (1) complete prequalification questionnaire in PDF format. Prequalification Questionnaires shall be emailed to the following email addresses: Frances Wang, Contract Administrator Email: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] No Prequalification Questionnaire will be received after 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Confidentiality of the information provided will be respected to the extent permitted by law. Response to the Prequalification Questionnaire must be submitted on the forms contained within the Prequalification Questionnaire available at the address above. All information requested in these forms must be provided in order to be considered "responsive" to the requirements of the prequalification. The University contacts are Sam Farmer, Project Manager, Facilities Management, (858) 265-5474, or Rhonda Mitchell, Contracts Manager, Capital Program Management (858) 822-3126. A mandatory Prequalification Conference will be conducted via Zoom at 9:00AM on TUESDAY, FEBURARY 2, 2021. Contractors interested in attending the Prequalification Conference must register in advance of the conference. Once registered a confirmation email with Zoom details will follow. Registration link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuc-mspz4rE9bBPGjIN5ZLcO1v6CsFloHD Attendance at the Prequalification Conference is mandatory UC San Diego encourages the participation of Small, Disadvantaged, Minority-owned, Women-owned and Service/Disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (S/D/M/W/DVBE’s) and is committed to promote a diverse pool of firms for our building programs. Potential bidders will be required to submit their small business outreach plan to the University as part of the prequalification process. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University within the limits imposed by law or University policy. Each Bidder may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents and to pay prevailing wage at the location of the work. The work described in the contract is a public work subject to section 1771 of the California Labor Code. ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (DIR) AT BID TIME. Go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/public-works/publicworks.html for more information and to register. No contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may be listed on a Bid for, or engage in the performance of, any portion of this project, unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 and 1771.1. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The successful Bidder shall pay all persons providing construction services and/or any labor on site, including any University location, no less than the UC Fair Wage (defined as $15 per hour as of 10/1/17) and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local working condition requirements. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA University of California, San Diego January, 2021

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