For future bidding opportunities please visit the Online Vendor Portal which can be accessed by visiting the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contractors and Bidders” then clicking the PlanetBids link. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Los Angeles Community College District (“District”) invites B Licensed General Contractors to submit Statements of Qualification (SOQ) for the following procurement: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from Contractors for West Los Angeles College, Fine Arts Building B Partial Renovation, Construction Services.

Approximately 13,500 SF of interior building renovations of an existing three-story 41,000 SF building. Renovations in the building covers portions of Levels 1 through 3, including faculty offices, student workstations, basic needs and health services center, as well as classroom and conferencing spaces and will include required demolition and hazardous material abatement, minor structural, fire life safety, accessibility, and interior upgrades. Interior renovations are being made to house relocated programs from various structures that are being demolished.

How the Procurement Process for this Project will take place:

This procurement process will take place in two steps: (1) the instant Request for Qualifications step (i.e., a project specific pre-qualification) (“RFQ”); and (2) a subsequent Invitation for Bid step (“IFB”) (i.e., lowest competitive bid). Upon receipt and evaluation of the Statements of Qualifications (“SOQ’s”) submitted in response to this RFQ, the SOQ’s will be scored, evaluated and the Pre-Qualified Contractors for the Project identified. Thereafter, the District will publish and issue an Invitation for Bids only to the Contractors who have pre-qualified. Only Pre-qualified Contractors are permitted to submit a bid (Public Contract Code section 20651.5). Award of the Construction Services Agreement will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The award of the Construction Services Agreement will be made pursuant to, without limitation, the authority provided to the District under Public Contract Code section 20651, and other applicable law(s).

All Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received via the Online Vendor Portal (PlanetBids) no later than:

April 26, 2022 before 2:00 PM Local Time.

The Applicant assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its SOQ and any other documents required to be submitted with the SOQ, by the District. The District will have no responsibility for SOQ’s not submitted in a timely manner, no matter the reason.
RFQ Documents, including instructions to Applicants, will be available to Applicants on and after March 22, 2022, at the Online Vendor Portal. The Online Vendor Portal can be accessed by visiting the website www.build-laccd.org under “Contractors and Bidders” then clicking the PlanetBids link.

Non-Mandatory Pre SOQ Meeting will be held on April 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM at location.
All questions shall be directed to the Online Vendor Portal.

3/29/22

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