RFQP: Materials Testing and Special Inspection Services for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Headquarters Building
The City and County of San Francisco (City), Department of Public Works (DPW) on behalf of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announces a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQP) seeking qualified consultants for the formation of a Materials Testing and Special Inspection (MTSI) Consultant to provide specialized materials testing and special inspection services for the PUC Headquarters Building Project located at 525 Golden Gate Ave.
The overall MTSI Team will consist of a combination of the Consultant"s staff and sub-consultants and City staff and Consultants working closely in collaboration including: DPW"s Materials Testing Laboratory (MTL), Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), and geotechnical and structural engineers. The Consultant will also be working closely with the Architectural and Engineering Consultant Team (A/E Team), CM/GC trade subcontractors, and SFDBI.
The Consultant will be responsible to assemble a team of qualified professionals with the necessary qualifications and credentials, training, knowledge, experience, and certifications to perform all materials testing and special inspection services for the Project. It is the Consultant"s responsibility to ensure that there is full coverage of all required materials testing and special inspections by at least one entity among the overall MTSI Team. A general list of required services, including services that could be provided by the MTL, is outlined in the RFQP package.
After the proposal evaluation process, the most qualified Proposers will be invited for oral interviews, from which the highest scoring firm/joint venture will be selected for negotiations and finalization of scope of services and fees. Award of this contract neither guarantees all or a portion of the work described herein, nor does it guarantee that the entire amount of award would be expended. The contract dollar amount awarded DOES NOT represent a guaranteed revenue source for the successful Proposer. The City reserves the right to commence, terminate, reduce, or extend Proposer"s services at any time in response to changing needs.
