Temporary Facilities (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: TEMPORARY FACILITIES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PACKAGE

Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture seeks responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP) from Trade Subcontractors interested in submitting a proposal for TG05.10 – Temporary Facilities 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 furnishing, installing, maintaining and removing all required temporary toilets and sanitary facilities, debris and recycling bins, furnishing temporary elevator operators and labor on complex projects which present significant coordination with other trade subcontractors; including, coordination, procurement and complete installation of their respective systems in the following trade:

TG05.10 Temporary Facilities

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:

• Temporary Toilets and Sanitary Facilities: Furnish, install, maintain and remove all required temporary toilets and sanitary facilities as directed by Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture, including but not limited to standard chemical toilets, hand wash stations and eye wash stations.
• Temporary Elevator Operators: Furnish all labor for operation of temporary elevators during construction.
• Miscellaneous Labor: Furnish all labor as directed by Webcor/Obayashi Joint Venture, including but not limited to site clean-up, temporary protection and general maintenance.

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 Thursday, January 16, 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, February 20, 2014. 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 100%.

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.