Metal Stairs and Ladders Package (Rebid)

Description:
Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture seeks responses to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and concurrent Invitation for Bids (IFB) from Trade Subcontractors interested in bidding the TG07.5R Metal Stairs and Ladders Construction Services on the contract for the Transbay Transit Center (TTC) Project located in San Francisco, California. Bidders that have already pre-qualified do not need to respond to the RFQ.

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture seeks Trade Subcontractors that have significant experience with metal stairs and ladders including, but not limited to, stairs, ladders, platforms, and catwalks on complex projects which require significant coordination with adjacent properties and traffic relocation located in an urban environment; including the engineering, coordination, procurement and complete installation of their respective systems.

Bid Plans, Specifications, and reference documents for the Project may contain protected information pertaining to sensitive, financial, commercial, or proprietary business information and/or the security of the Project. Such protected information is classified as Confidential Information, Sensitive Security Information (SSI) or Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII).

Bid Plans, Specifications, and reference documents containing protected information will be made available to Bidders on the TJPA’s secure website after they have signed and returned a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA). In addition to submitting signed NDAs for each individual requesting access to protected information, each bidding firm must submit to the TJPA a list of all Designated Individuals in its organization who require access to protected information. Refer to the NDA Instructions, linked below, for detailed information and instructions.

Bid Plans and Specifications that do not contain protected information may be purchased via ARC – Northern California PlanWell, (415) 495-8700. Other package documents, including the Project Bidding Manual, are posted below.

Use the following links to download the NDA Instructions, the NDA form, and the NDA attachment; an Excel template for the NDA Designated Individuals list; and a diagram showing how Bidders access SSI. Use the “upload” button below to submit signed NDAs and the completed NDA Designated Individuals list.

Bidders must be qualified to bid this package. Currently the pre-qualified bidders are:

• C.E. Toland & Son

• Gayle Manufacturing Company, Inc.

• Glazier Iron Works, Inc.

• Kwan Wo Ironworks, Inc.

• NMI Industrial Holdings, Inc.

• Olson and Company Steel

• Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.

• Skanska Steel Constructors

• Southwest Steel of California, Inc.

Pre-Qualified Bidders Contact List for TG07.5R (as of June 12, 2014)

If a Bidder is not pre-qualified, the Bidder shall submit one (1) original and four (4) copies of their RFQ responses by 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 19, 2014, to: Jeff Heath, Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture at 175 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Trade Subcontractors will be notified of their qualification status by Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Bids submitted by non-qualified Bidders will not be accepted or opened. Non-qualified Bidders assume all risk and costs associated with submitting a bid if they are deemed not qualified. Qualification application documents are posted below.

Trade Subcontractors will be required to have second-tier subcontractors in order to meet the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation goals. Second-tier subcontractors do not need to respond to this RFQ, regardless of SBE status. An SBE is defined in the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board Policy No. 15, Small Business Enterprise Program. The SBE utilization goal on this contract is 10%.

Each Trade Subcontractor shall submit sealed bids to the TJPA offices at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, California 94105 by 2:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursday, June 26, 2014. No bids will be accepted after 2:00 pm on the bid due date.

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture reserves the right to reject any or all responses to the IFB and to waive technical errors in any response received.

No bid is accepted and no contract in excess of $400,000 is awarded by the TJPA until the TJPA Board of Directors approves the award. All contract awards are subject to certification by the TJPA Chief Financial Officer as to the availability of funds. If Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture chooses to recommend any of the TG07.5R Metal Stairs and Ladders Package contract work to the TJPA for its approval, the Trade Subcontractor will be asked to comply with all TJPA contract requirements. Trade Subcontractors are required to comply with all TJPA contract requirements, including signing a letter of assent to the Transbay Transit Center Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and certifying compliance with federal Buy America regulations. See Project Labor Agreement Web Page for PLA and Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Frequently Asked Questions. Minimum wage rates for this Project must comply with the current General Prevailing Wage as determined by the State Department of Industrial Relations. Minimum wage rates other than those applicable to General Prevailing Wage must comply with San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 12P, Minimum Compensation Ordinance. The Specifications include liquidated damages. Contract will be on a Lump Sum basis. Progressive payments will be made. More detail on each of these items is included in the IFB documents.

Editable QBD Form19KB .pdfPosted 6/12/14

For notification of updates, contractors are encouraged to register on the TJPA’s website. However, all contractors are solely responsible for ensuring the receipt of any and all addenda, and should therefore check the website before submitting their Qualifications and Bids to ensure receipt of all addenda, and to ensure their qualififications and bids respond to any such addenda.