060-2627-001-PQ JOB ORDER CONTRACTING FOR GENERAL BUILDING SERVICES

Request for Pre-Qualification Documents

Title:     Job Order Contracting for General Building Services

The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department, (hereinafter referred to as “OCSD” or “COUNTY”) invites Contractors to submit pre-qualification documents for Job Order Contracting (JOC) for General Building Services. All Contractors for the 2026-2027 OCSD JOC projects must be prequalified according to this pre-qualification solicitation prior to submitting a bid. OCSD may use the list of pre-qualified Contractors for a period of one (1) year from the date of the establishment of the Qualified Bidders List. 

This Request for Pre-Qualification Documents is set out in the following format:

SECTION I. Request for Pre-Qualification of Bidders Commencing With Forthcoming Public Works Bid

SECTION II. Pre-Qualification Process

SECTION III. Contractor Information Form

SECTION IV. Pre-Qualification Documents

SECTION V. List of the Scorable Questions and the Scoring Instructions [For Informational Purposes Only]

SECTION VI. Model Interview Questions [For Informational Purposes Only]

SECTION VII. Sources for Verification of Information Given by Contractors [For Informational Purposes Only]

Statements Must Be Received at or Prior to 2:00 P.M. PT On April 13, 2026

All Questions/Requests for Interpretation Are Due: March 30, 2026, 3:30 P.M. Pacific Time

All questions and inquiries related to this Request for Pre-Qualification Documents must be directed to: the County’s online bidding system at https://opengov.com/products/procurement/suppliers/. For technical assistance with Opengov, please contact Opengov customer support via Opengov.com website chat or email at support@opengov.com.

Respondents are not to contact other County personnel with any questions or clarifications concerning this Request for Pre-Qualification Documents. OCSD will provide all official communication concerning this Request for Pre-Qualification Documents. Any County response relevant to this Request for Pre-Qualification Documents other than through or approved by OCSD is unauthorized and will be considered invalid.

**************IT IS THE VENDOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR ANY ADDENDA AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION*****************

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY HAS DETERMINED THAT CONTRACTOR'S OF SPECIFIC TRADE; LICENSE CLASS B (GENERAL BUILDING) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCESS AND BECOME PRE-QUALIFIED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. CONTRACTOR'S WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA OPENGOV, IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A BID PROPOSAL.

FOR ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTATION. BIDDERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT SHALL FILL OUT THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS AND SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY. PAPER, FAX, AND EMAIL SUBMITTALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

******   PLEASE ALSO ATTACH THE CERTIFICATION PORTION OF THE PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND SIGN IN PEN.   THE COUNTY REQUIRES AN ACTUAL SIGNATURE TO BE VALID. ******* 

COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE MULTIPLE AWARDS TO BIDDERS FOR SERVICES REQUESTED IN THIS SOLICITATION, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COUNTY.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 060-2627-001-PQ-MV
• Department: Sheriff-Coroner
• Department Head: Don Barnes (Sheriff)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-30T22:30:57.956Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Question 3.5 (5 pts) —

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

  5 points = No 

  0 points = Yes

• Question 4.2 (5 pts) —

  Was your organization required to pay a premium of more than one percent for a performance and payment bond on any project(s) on which your organization worked at any time during the last three years?*

  5 points = rate is no more than one percent

  3 points = rate was no higher than 1.10 percent

  0 points = any other answer

• Question 4.4 (5 pts) —

  During the last five years, has your organization ever been denied bond credit by a surety company? * 

  5 points = No 

  0 points = Yes

• Question 4.5 (5 pts) —

  Has there ever been a period of time when your organization had no surety bond in place during a public construction project when one was required?

  5 points = No 

  0 points = Yes

• Question 6.5 (5 pts) —

  How many years has your organization been in business in California as a Contractor under your present business name and license number?*

  2 points = 3 years or less

  3 points = 4 years       

  4 points = 5 years          

  5 points = 6 years or more

• Question 6.6 (3 pts) —

  Is your organization currently the debtor in a bankruptcy case?*

  3 points = No 

  0 points= Yes

• Question 6.7 (3 pts) —

  Was your organization 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 the previous question)

  3 points = No 

  0 points= Yes

• Question 7.1 (5 pts) —

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

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

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

  0 points = Any other answer

• Question 7.2 (5 pts) —

  In the last five years has your organization, or any organization 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 organization in which an owner, partner or officer of your organization held a similar position, and which is listed in response to SECTION 5 on the questionnaire.

  5 points = No 

  0 points= Yes

• Question 7.3 (5 pts) —

  In the last five years has your organization 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?*

  5 points = No 

  0 points= Yes

• Question 7.4 (5 pts) —

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

  NOTE:  This question refers only to disputes between your organization and the owner of a project. You need not include information about disputes between your organization and a supplier or another contractor or sub-contractor. 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 less than $50,000.

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

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

   

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

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

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

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 5 such instances

• Question 7.5 (5 pts) —

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

  NOTE:  This question refers only to disputes between your organization and the owner of a project. You need not include information about disputes between your organization and a supplier or another contractor or sub-contractor. 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 less than $50,000.

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

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

   

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

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

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

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 5 such instances

• Question 7.6 (10 pts) —

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

  10 points (was 5)= either “Yes” or “No” indicating 1 such claim

  8 points (was 3)= “Yes” indicating no more than 2 such claims          

  0 points (was Subtract five points) = “Yes” if more than 2 such claims

• Question 7.7 (5 pts) —

  In the last five years has any insurance carrier, for any form of insurance, refused to renew the insurance policy for your organization?*

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

• Question 8.1 (10 pts) —

  Has your organization 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?*

  10 points (was 5)= No    

  0 points (was subtract 5)= Yes

• Question 8.2 (10 pts) —

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

  10 points (was 5)= No    

  0 points (was subtract 5)= Yes

• Question 8.3 (10 pts) —

  Has your organization 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?*

  10 points (was 5)= No    

  0 points (was subtract 5)= Yes

• Question 9.1 (5 pts) —

  Has CAL OSHA cited and assessed penalties against your organization 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.

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

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

   

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

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

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

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 5 such instances

• Question 9.2 (5 pts) —

  Has the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and assessed penalties against your organization 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.

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

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

   

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

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

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

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 5 such instances

• Question 9.3 (5 pts) —

  Has the EPA or any Air Quality Management District or any Regional Water Quality Control Board cited and assessed penalties against either your organization or the owner of a project on which your organization 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.

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

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

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 2 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 2 such instances

   

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

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

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

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 5 such instances

• Question 9.4 (3 pts) —

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

  3 points = an answer of once each week or more often.

  0 points = any other answer

• Question 9.5 (5 pts) —

  List your organization’s Experience Modification Rate (EMR) (California workers’ compensation insurance) for each of the past three premium years and this premium year:*

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

  Current year rate:                     

  Previous year rate:                   

  Year prior to previous year rate:                        

  5 points = three-year average EMR of .95 or less

  3 points = three-year average of EMR of more than .95 but no more than 1.00 

  0 points = any other EMR

• Question 9.7 (5 pts) —

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

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

  0 points = any other answer

• Question 10.1 (5 pts) —

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

  NOTE:   This question refers only to your own organization’s violation of prevailing wage laws, not to violations of the prevailing wage laws by a sub-contractor. 

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

  5 points = either “No,” or “Yes” indicating either 1 or 2 such instance

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 3 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” for more than 3 such instances

   

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

  5 points = either “No” or “Yes” indicating no more than 4 such instances

  3 points =  “Yes” indicating either 5 or 6 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 6 such instances

• Question 10.2 (5 pts) —

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

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

  5 points = either “No,” or “Yes” indicating either 1 or 2 such instance

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 3 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” for more than 3 such instances

   

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

  5 points = either “No” or “Yes” indicating no more than 4 such instances

  3 points =  “Yes” indicating either 5 or 6 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 6 such instances

• Question 10.3 (5 pts) —

  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 works project for which you are awarded a contract by the County. *

  5 points = at least one approved apprenticeship program is listed.

  0 points = any other answer

• Question 10.4 (5 pts) —

   If your organization operates its own State-approved apprenticeship program:*

  (a)  Identify the craft or crafts in which your organization 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 organization 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 organization.

  5 points = one or more persons completed an approved apprenticeship while employed by your organization.

  0 points = no persons completed an approved apprenticeship while employed by your organizations

• Question 10.5 (5 pts) —

   At any time during the last five years, has your organization 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 sub-contractor and your organization, as a general contractor on a project, had no knowledge of the sub-contractor’s violation at the time they occurred. 

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

  5 points = either “No,” or “Yes” indicating either 1 or 2 such instance

  3 points = “Yes” indicating 3 such instances

  0 points = “Yes” for more than 3 such instances

   

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

  5 points =  either “No” or “Yes” indicating no more than 4 such instances

  3 points = “Yes” indicating either 5 or 6 such instances 

  0 points = “Yes” if more than 6 such instances

Submission Requirements

• Contractor Information Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Quality of Performance
• Project Name (required)
• Select one to describe your project. (required)
• Type of Long Form (required)
• Pre-Qualification # (required)
• Estimated construction cost (required)
• Estimated solicitation date (required) —

  Answer format: mo/yr

• Is this for a JOC? (required)
• Select the License(s)/Certification(s) required for this project. (required) —

  Choose from the selection below. If more clarification is needed, please visit: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classifications/

• General Liability Insurance Policy per Occurrence (required) —

  Please enter the minimum policy limit for the General Liability Insurance Policy per Occurrence.

  Answer Format: $<insert amount>

• General Liability Insurance Policy per Aggregate (required) —

  Please enter the minimum policy limit for General Liability Insurance Policy per aggregate.

  Answer Format: $<insert amount>

• Current bonding capacity (required) —

  Please enter the minimum current bonding capacity that is required for this project.

  Answer Format: $<insert amount>

• Require a Pre-Qualification Evaluation? (required)

Questions & Answers