Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
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CSU Northridge seeks a design-build contractor for a 1.25 MW photovoltaic canopy system in Parking Lot G3. The project includes design, permitting, construction, and electrical upgrades with a maximum acceptance cost of $4.75M. The procurement involves an RFQ followed by an RFP for shortlisted firms.
CSU Northridge desires to hire a design-build contractor to design and construct a new Photovoltaic (PV) Canopy System in the G3 surface Parking Lot, bound by Zelzah Avenue to the east, Prairie Street to the north, Dearborn Avenue to the south, and Matador Way to the west. The goal of the Project is to install the largest feasible configuration of PV arrays within the existing surface parking lot, without exceeding the maximum acceptance cost of the project/contract. The solar contract for this installation will be anoutright purchase paid for entirely by CSU Northridge (not a power-purchase-agreement nor a solar lease). Projects submitted above the maximum acceptance cost will not be accepted nor considered.The Project will consist of the design, permitting, and construction of a photovoltaic structural canopy, photovoltaic panels, foundations, electrical infrastructure, substation upgrades, under canopy lighting, parking lot slurry seal, parking lot striping, LADWP permitting, interconnection with LADWP via the Campus’s electrical infrastructure, and the installation of a LADWP Vista Switch.To this end, the Trustees of the California State University are requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from interested and qualified Design-Build Entities (Respondents) to participate in a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) Process to provide design and construction services for the Parking Lot G3 Solar project. The Trustees will select a Design-Build Entity (a General Contractor/Construction Manager partnered with an Architect/Engineering team) using a two-step process: (1) the Request forQualifications (RFQ) from which Respondents may submit SOQ to the Trustees, and (2) the Request for Proposals (RFP), which the Trustees will issue to the shortlisted firms. A technical review committee shall review the respondents’ SOQs and, based on the criteria identified in the RFQ, the committee shall select no more than three finalists to receive the Request for Proposals.The Project will become the property of the Trustees of the California State University (“Trustees”), who will approve the schematic design. The Trustees will select the design-build team through the RFQ/RFP process, and oversee design and construction. The contract will be administered through FacilitiesPlanning, Design and Construction (FPDC) at the California State University, Northridge campus. The Trustees are responsible for the requisite environmental documentation.The preliminary anticipated design-build maximum acceptance cost for the Project is $4,750,000. The final design-build maximum acceptance cost for the Project will be published in the RFP. Maximum Acceptance Cost is defined as the total cost of the design-build agreement, including all design, engineering, construction, materials, labor, escalation, insurance, bonds, design-builder contingency, and designbuilder fees. Pre-Bid Meeting Information: Yes Online Q&A: No Location Information: Department: Purchasing & Contract Administration Address: 18111 Nordoff St County: Los Angeles Other Details: Please see the attached Notice to Contractors
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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