Rooftop Cranes (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ROOFTOP CRANES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PACKAGE

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture seeks responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP) from Trade Subcontractors interested in submitting a proposal for TG05.8 – Rooftop Cranes Professional Services trade package on the current for the Transbay Transit Center (TTC) Project located in San Francisco, California.

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture seeks Trade Subcontractors that have significant experience with designing, furnishing, installing, maintaining and removing a rooftop crane railway system and temporary loading platforms on complex projects which present significant coordination with other trade subcontractors; including the engineering, coordination, procurement and complete installation of their respective systems in the following trade:

TG05.8 Rooftop Cranes

Trade Subcontractor will furnish all services required to complete Project Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and Field Direction. The Trade Subcontractor is recognized as a licensed professional Trade Subcontractor and is required to provide a complete scope of work, including any items not shown in the Contract Documents which are typically included in this scope of work. The Work to be performed by the Trade Subcontractor includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Design, Furnish, Install, Maintain and Remove Rooftop Crane Railway: The Trade Subcontractor shall design, furnish, install, maintain and remove the rooftop crane railway, including but not limited to wet stamped engineered shop drawings, bolt up, welding, and any other necessary labor, material, equipment and supplies.
• Rooftop Cranes: Trade Subcontractor shall furnish, install, maintain and remove two rooftop cranes (minimum one 30-ton and one 50-ton) which will operate on the rooftop crane railway, including but not limited to providing all necessary power, fuel, railway platforms for movement of materials and any other necessary labor, material, maintenance, equipment, supplies, and removal.
• Operators and Required Personnel: Provide qualified crane operators, ironworkers and other necessary labor for all shifts as required.
• Temporary Loading Platforms: Furnish, install, maintain and remove a temporary loading platform with 100,000 lb. capacity at the Bus Deck level with temporary stair tower and all necessary shoring, labor, material, maintenance, equipment and supplies. Furnish, install, maintain and remove two cantilevered loading platforms at the Bus Deck level.

Based on its evaluation of the Proposals received in response to this RFP, Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture may select one or more Trade Subcontractors to enter into negotiations based on proposed fees and scope of services described in the RFP. The selection of any Trade Subcontractor to enter into negotiations shall not imply Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture’s acceptance of all terms of the Trade Subcontractor’s Proposal; terms may be subject to further negotiations. Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture shall have no obligation unless and until a final agreement is entered into by the parties following approval by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board of Directors (TJPA Board).

A Pre-proposal conference for Trade Subcontractors interested in submitting proposals was be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2:00 pm, at Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture’s project office at 175 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Attendance at the pre-proposal conference was optional but highly encouraged. Pre-Proposal Presentation | Pre-Proposal Sign-in Sheets

Trade Subcontractors shall submit one (1) original, five (5) copies of the Proposal and one (1) CD or USB drive with the Proposal in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) with supporting material in a sealed envelope addressed to: Sihaya Roselle, Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture, located at 175 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-1801 by 2:00 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, April 3, 2014 (formerly Thursday, March 6, 2014, 2:00 p.m.). Responses to this RFP that are not received by the time and date specified, do not contain all the required information and completed forms, or do not meet all qualifications shall be deemed non-responsive and rejected without consideration.

Trade Subcontractors will be required to have second-tier subcontractors in order to meet a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) utilization goal. 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%.

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture reserves the right to contact Trade Subcontractors after Proposal submission for the purpose of clarifying a Proposal. This contact may include written questions, interviews, site visits, and/or a review of past performance. Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture will not consider information received from or through a Trade Subcontractor if the information materially alters the content of the Proposal or the type of goods and/or services the Trade Subcontractor is offering to Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture. An individual authorized to legally bind the Trade Subcontractor shall sign responses to any request for clarification. Responses shall be submitted to Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture within the time specified in the Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture’s request. Failure to comply with requests for additional information may result in rejection of the Proposal.

No proposals are 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 Trade Package: TG05.8 Rooftop Cranes Trade Package contract work to the TJPA for its approval, the Trade Subcontractor will be asked to comply with all TJPA contract requirements, including signing a letter of assent to the Transbay Transit Center Project Labor Agreement. 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.

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 Proposals to ensure receipt of all addenda, and to ensure their proposals respond to any such addenda.