The University of California, Merced is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from testing and special inspections firms interested in providing such services for the following project: Student Housing Phase 3, Project No. 906262. The project consists of two four-story, Type V-A, 1-hour wood-frame dormitory buildings, totaling approximately 95,000 gross square feet, with office and meeting space at the ground floor of the east building. The estimated construction cost for the entire project is $30,250,000, with a construction period of 17 months. The Request for Statements of Qualifications (R/SOQ), which sets forth details regarding the scope of services, the selection process, the format for Statements of qualifications, and other necessary information, is
posted at the following website: http://www.ucmerced.edu/campus_planning/rfp/. A Request for Supplemental Information and a registration form also are included.