STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
REAL ESTATE SERVICES DIVISION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Project Number: DGS000000000004117
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
SANTA FE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT FACILITY
NORWALK, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
The Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division - Project Management and Development Branch requests the submittal of qualifications from interested Design-build Entities to provide professional Architectural/Engineering and Construction services for the design and construction of the new California Highway Patrol Replacement Facility in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California. The California Highway Patrol will operate the new facility.
The State of California, through the California Highway Patrol, operates facilities throughout California. Its current office located at 10051 Orr and Day Rd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 is inadequate to house the number of employees and related equipment, record storage, reference library, evidence rooms, lockers, and other officer support needs.
The New Santa Fe Springs Replacement Facility Project relocates the current facility to an approximately 5.97-acre parcel, in the City of Norwalk, along Bloomfield Ave, bordering Santa Fe Springs. (See the Vicinity Maps below.) The new facility shall be designed and built to meet or exceed the requirements of the Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act of 1986 (ESBSSA), and in compliance with CEQA requirements for the treatment of eligible historic resources in accordance with California Public Resources Code (PRC), Sections 5024 and 5024.5. It will include an Area Office Building (approximately 37,000 sf), an Auto Services Building (approximately 6,900 sf), a Radio Vault Building (approximately 750 sf), a Property Storage Building (approximately 750 sf), a Vehicle Fueling Area (approximately 3,300 sf), and a Waste/Recycle structure (approximately 1,200 sf). The remaining facility will include a Radio Antennae Tower assembly (maximum 148 feet tall) and Generator Yard (approximately 4,710 sf), secure and visitor parking (approximately 55,500 sf), and other ancillary site improvements. The remaining site area will consist of landscaping, fencing, and storm water management improvements.
The State is using the “Design-build” method of project delivery for the design and construction of the Project. The State will use a two-step process to select the Design-build Entity for the Project:
- Step 1 - REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) - pre-qualification of Design-build Entities.
- Step 2 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) - up to the three (3) most qualified Design-build Entities will be invited to submit a proposal for the Project in response to the RFP.
The State will request design proposals from the three (3) most qualified Design-build Entities after successfully completing a pre-qualification process. Through the RFP, the successful Design-build Entity for the Project will be selected on a Best Value to the State basis. The State will establish a stipulated sum for the Design-build Entity, estimated to be between $60,000,000 and $64,000,000. The actual stipulated sum shall be defined in the future RFP. It is anticipated by the State that the final facility design will exceed the requirements set forth in the RFP for energy efficiency, recycling, indoor air quality, and alternative energy systems. Each responding Design-build Entity must submit qualifications for an Architect and the General Contractor, each appropriately licensed in California, as well as qualifications for a Mechanical Engineer, Structural Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Landscape Architect, Geotechnical Engineer, (all of which shall be appropriately licensed in California and serve as the Engineers of Record) and a Security Electronics consultant. The Design-build Entity’s architect shall be required to complete the design and serve as the Architect of Record for the Project.
Each Qualified Design-Build team must also include a person who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards in Historic Architecture and/or Historic Preservation. Qualified professionals shall have experience with the application of Architecture methods and practices that enable professional judgments regarding the documentation and treatment of historic properties in accordance with the Secretary’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The following historic preservation proficiencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) should be possessed by this consultant:
- Knowledge of the field of historic preservation, including its practices, laws, regulations, policies, and standards.
- Ability to apply Federal and relevant State and local historic preservation laws, regulations, policies, and standards in the public and private sectors, including Federal, State, and local government agencies, and private organizations.
- Ability to apply the appropriate set(s) of the ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation,’’ and/or the National Register of Historic Places criteria.
The Design-build Entity may, in addition, submit qualifications of other firms that bring special qualifications to their teams for items such as automotive equipment, fueling systems, low voltage/communications, communication towers, energy efficiency/sustainable (LEED™), or any other notable design consultant(s), each appropriately licensed in California. These or combinations of the above disciplines may be provided by a single firm or by several firms.
A MANDATORY RFQ Briefing Conference is scheduled for 1:00 P.M., PT, July 31, 2023, at the Ziggurat Building 707 3rd Street, 1ST Floor Executive Dining Room, West Sacramento, CA 95605. This conference is intended to review the RFQ/RFP process and submittal requirements, general project scope, the Essential Services Act, the State’s Small Business and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE) program goals and requirements, and the qualification/proposal process. The Design-build contract award is currently scheduled for the Spring of 2024.
All RFQ submittals received from Design-build Entities that do not attend the mandatory briefing will be returned without review. Design-build Entities that attend the mandatory RFQ briefing conference may obtain an RFQ package by downloading it from the eProcurement Division’s California State Contracts Register on the Internet at http://www.caleprocure.ca.gov/. This is the preferred point of contact. The RFQ package may also be obtained by sending a request to the contact listed below. E-mail requested packages will be provided in Word 2010 format. Please include AD Number, contact person’s name, firm name, firm’s Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), mailing address and phone number. Request processing will be delayed if all information is not provided.
Submittal Deadline: September 5, 2023, 2:00 P.M., PT
Department: General Services
Contact: Hector Cavazos
E-mail: hector.cavazos@dgs.ca.gov
Phone: (279) 946-8050
Internet: http://www.caleprocure.ca.gov/
Hand Delivered Submittals:
Hand delivered SOQs will be received by appointment before 2:00 p.m. on September 5th, starting at 12:00 p.m. If hand delivering the SOQ, please coordinate the delivery time with Acquisition Analyst, Hector Cavazos, hector.cavazos@dgs.ca.gov.
