Solar 4 PhotoVoltaic and Storage Project

Notice to Contractors Solar 4 PV and Storage Project Project Number: C2214-CI067 Bid Number: PW23015 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 3801 W. Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768 The Trustees of the California State University will receive sealed bid proposals at Procurement Services, Bldg. 75, Conference Room, 2740 S. Campus Dr., Pomona, CA 91768, for furnishing all labor and materials for construction of the above-named Project, Bid Number CPP-PW23010, for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Technical Proposals will be received in the above-mentioned room on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in accordance with the contract documents, Cost Proposals will be received in the above-mentioned room on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in accordance with the contract documents, at which time the proposals will be publicly opened and read. In general, the work consists of the provision of approximate 1952 kW /5500 kW DC solar power with 1632 kW/6528 kWH 4

hours storage for the campus micro-grid per Cal Poly Pomona RFP Rider K. in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the P2S Engineering, Inc. Liquidated damages are set at $250.00 per calendar day. Plans and specifications may be obtained electronically by requesting them in writing via email from the Project Manager, Bruyn Bevans (bbevans@cpp.edu). All Requests for Information (RFI) should be addressed in writing to Duane Johnson (duanejohnson@cpp.edu) with the Subject Title: CPP-PW23015 RFI no later than Thursday, February 29, 2024 by 5:00 pm.. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference has been scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Interested bidders should assemble at Facilities Planning & Management, Bldg. 49, Conference Room A, 2740 S. Campus Dr., Pomona, CA 91768, on campus. An optional Site Visit will be held only on the day of the Pre-Bid Conference, at the request of the contractors. It is strongly recommended that contractors attend this Site Visit, as it may be the only time bidders can walk through the project area. Pre-Qualification: Each bidder offering a proposal must comply with Bidding provisions of Article 2.00 et seq. in the Contract General Conditions. Bidders must be prequalified with the Trustees and submit their prequalification applications, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m.) no less than ten (10) business days prior to the bid due date. To apply, Bidders shall go to the following ¿PlanetBids¿ website, register, log in and then select the Prequalification tab. ¿California State University, Office of the Chancellor, Vendor Portal¿ (https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=15331) Direct any prequalification questions to the Trustees¿ Prequalification Administrator at cocm.prequal@calstate.edu. Insurance: Each bidder shall be familiar with all the provisions of the Contract General Conditions and Supplementary General Conditions, especially the Insurance Requirements for the CSU Builders Risk Insurance Program (BRIP) and for the CSU Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP). This project will be enrolled into the BRIP, and may be enrolled into the OCIP, if so specified in the Supplementary General Conditions. If OCIP is applicable to this project, Bidders may review OCIP documents online at www.calstate.edu/ConstructionInsurancePrograms. If project is to be enrolled into the OCIP, campus shall review the requirements on the OCIP website directly above and notify Alliant prior to advertising this project. Copy the Trustees¿ Prequalification Administrator on this notification. Disabled Veteran and Small Business Requirement and Incentive: The Trustees require the successful bidder to achieve three percent (3%) DVBE participation in contracting construction projects as established in the bidding documents, and bidders shall identify the DVBEs to be used to satisfy this requirement in their bids. In accordance with Government Code § 14838(f), and Military and Veterans Code §§ 999.5(a) and 999.5(d), the Trustees are granting a bid incentive for bid evaluation purposes only to Bidders that exceed the three percent (3%) DVBE participation requirement. The level of DVBE incentive will correlate to the level of participation; that is, the more DVBE participation proposed, the higher the incentive. The bid incentives are as follows: DVBE Participation Incentive 3.00% to 3.99% None 4.00% to 4.99% 1% 5.00% to 5.99% 2% 6% or more 3% The DVBE incentive may not exceed $100,000. When used in combination with the Small Business Preference, the cumulative adjustment amount shall not exceed $100,000. If the lowest responsive, responsible bid is a California certified small business, for bid evaluation purposes only, the only bidders eligible for the incentive will be California certified small businesses. Bidders shall contact the Trustees¿ DVBE Coordinator, Duane Johnson, duanejohnson@cpp.edu. Each bidder shall be familiar with all the provisions of the Contract General Conditions and Supplementary General Conditions. This project is a public works project and is subject to prevailing wage rate laws (Contract General Conditions, Article 4.02). All contractors and all tiers of subcontractors who will work on this project shall register to bid and work on public works projects with the Dept. of Industrial Relations, and maintain current this registration pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. For more information, go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. It will be the responsibility of each bidder to obtain a bid proposal package in sufficient time to fulfill requirements therein. Bid proposal packages are obtainable only by contractors, licensed in the State of California with an A or B or C10 or C46 license, and registered with the DIR to bid public works projects. Bid packages must be requested from the Trustees, located at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Procurement Services, Bldg. 75, 2740 S. Campus Dr., Pomona, CA 91768; Attention: Duane Johnson, or via email: duanejohnson@cpp.edu. Key Action Dates: 1. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m 2. Bid Packages Distributed: Upon Request 3. Pre Proposal Conference: Tuesday, February 26, 2024, 10:00 am 4. Last Day for Submission of Request for Information (RFI): Thursday, February 29, 2024 by 5:00 pm Last Day for Issuance of Addenda by CPP: Friday, March 8, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. 5. Last Day for Chancellor's Office Pre-Qualification: Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 5:00 p.m 6. Technical Proposal Due Date and Time: Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 3:00 p.m 7. Cost Proposal Due Date and Time: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 3:00 p.m