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2023 PROBLEM STATEMENT 
2023 ASC REGION IV DESIGN-BUILD PROBLEM STATEMENT - REQUEST FOR QUALITIFICATIONS
FOR
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
DENVER, CO
Issue Date:                                     Immediate Release
 
RFQ Response Deadline:         October 23, 2023, 6:00am, CST
 
Genevieve Development
2700 Sylvan Rd
Nebraska City, NE 68410
 
Point of Contact:                    Name: Christine Rech
Position: Construction Manager
                                                Phone: (402) 972-5381
                                                Email: Christine.Rech@Whiting-Turner.com

  1. Description
The University of Colorado Denver is requesting qualification statements from Design/Build Teams (DBT’s) interested in providing Design/Build Services for an approximately 44,000 GSF NEW Construction Education and Research Center building to the existing campus. Project location address: 1441 12th St, Denver, CO 80204.

The selected Design/Build team will work with the University's project committee and Owner’s technical consultant in the design and construction of this important facility. The University intends to pre-qualify up to (5) Design/Build Teams showing experience and expertise in:
  1. Designing and constructing interdisciplinary higher education facilities, including engineering teaching and research laboratories, clean rooms, technology intensive computer labs and collaborative studios, structural and material testing labs, prototyping / maker spaces and shops, as well as high-visibility collaborative academic buildings.
  2. Leading Client groups through systematic analysis and resolution of complex design and construction issues.
  3. Implementing time-critical projects on schedule.
  4. Planning and execution of complex building construction on tight urban campus sites.
  5. Providing timely and accurate cost information integral to the planning process.
The selected DBT must show exceptional experience with similar facilities. DBT’s are encouraged to team with recognized experts in the planning and design of interdisciplinary engineering teaching and research buildings for higher education. Demonstrated expertise with key programmatic subject matter and components is important. Teams must be prepared to meet the University’s aggressive schedule for the project, which calls for project construction to be completed no later than December 2025.
DBT’s are strongly encouraged to include Minority, Women, Veteran, Disadvantaged and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned firms for design and construction. The University has a 10% Minority (MBE), 10% Women, 5% Veteran and Disadvantaged (WBE, Veteran, DBE), and 3% Service-Disabled Veteran (SDVE) participation goal for this project. Your team’s Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must clearly state how this goal will be accomplished. DBT’s are also strongly encouraged to include Colorado-based firms on the team.
  1. Instructions
    1. RFQ Modifications
Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to the RFQ at the discretion of Genevieve Development. If any such changes are made, all known recipients of the RFQ will be sent a copy of such changes via e-mail.
  1. Duplicate Responses
No more than (1) response from any Respondent, including its subsidiaries, affiliated companies and franchises will be considered by the Developer. In the event multiple responses are submitted in violation of this provision, the Developer will have the right to determine which response will be considered, or at its sole option, reject all such multiple responses.
  1. Withdrawal
Responses may only be withdrawn by written notice prior to the submission deadline. No response may be withdrawn after the deadline for submission.
  1. Response Signatures
Responses must be signed by an authorized official of the Respondent. Each signature represents binding commitment upon the Respondent to provide the goods and/or services offered to the Developer, if the Respondent is determined to be the most responsive, responsible, and qualified Respondent.
  1. Contract Award
The Developer reserves the right to award by task, item, group of items, or total response. The Respondent to whom the award is made will be notified at the earliest possible date. Tentative acceptance of the response and award of the contract will be provided by written notice sent to the Respondent at the address designated in the response. All responses must be firm for at least ninety (90) days from the due date of the response. If, for any reason, a contract is not executed by the successful Respondent within thirty (30) business days after acceptance by the Developer of a negotiated scope of work and fee, then the Developer shall have the right to negotiate and award a contract to the next most responsive, responsible, and qualified Respondent of the Developer’s choice.

  1. Scope of Work
    1. Scope of Services
Genevieve Development is looking to design and build the new School of Engineering Education and Reseach Center (SEE-RC) on the University of Colorado Denver’s campus. The building will provide a combination of much needed teaching and research laboratories, technology rich studios, maker space and collaborative spaces supporting the SEE-RC's five accredited degree programs in engineering and computer science including civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology. Larger, more interactive, and interdisciplinary labs and learning environments will allow faculty to optimize teaching, mentoring and research and will allow students to optimize their hands-on learning experiences. Dynamic Virtual Reality Showroom and Maker Spaces will serve the needs of a continuum of University and SEE-RC users and the needs of the entrepreneurial community at large. The completed SEE-RC will provide the innovative spaces and flexibility vital to the SEE-RC’s continued growth and success.

  1. Minimum Qualifications
Respondents will be deemed non-responsive and rejected without any further evaluation if they do not meet the following qualifications:
  1. Have provided similar services on higher education facilities of comparable size, scope, and complexity within the last five (5) years.
  2. Are licensed to do business in the State of Colorado.
 
  1. Qualifications Evaluation Criteria and Submittal Requirements
RFQ responses which do not follow the requirements below are subject to disqualification.
 
Firms must submit (one) hand delivered electronic copy of their qualifications. The electronic copy must be in PDF format and saved on a flash drive. The flash drive electronic copy shall be clearly labeled and turned over in person to the Genevieve Development representative indicated on page 2 of this document.
 
No Respondent shall exceed (17) pages in the full and complete submission of a Qualifications Package.
 
Qualifications packages shall be formatted to include the following:

  1. Table of Contents:
  2. Cover Letter:
    1. Cover letter shall be the first tab of the electronic PDF, and be addressed to: 2023 ASC Region IV – Design Build Division RESPONSE TO RFQ, Attn: Competition Judges, 2700 Sylvan Road, Nebraska City, NE 68410
    2. Letter shall be signed by the project team leader and list an email address where they can be reached during the RFP phase of the competition. Email will be the primary method of information distribution throughout the RFP phase of the competition.
  3. Company Information (5 pages maximum):
    1. History of Company
    2. Description of divisions or area offices
    3. Types of services provided by your construction firm
    4. Scopes of work self-performed by your construction firm
    5. Professional Liability, General Liability, and Automobile Liability Insurance Limits
    6. Bonding Capacity
    7. Number of employees
    8. Annual volume the last three years (provide breakout for Design-Build projects).
    9. Safety policies and EMR for the last five years
    10. Quality approach
    11. Current and projected backlog up to 4th quarter of 2025
  4. Provide relevant experience on a minimum of (2) projects:
Requirements for this project include evidence of at least (two) comparable, relevant projects completed (complete or substantially complete) within the last five (5) years. For purposes of the RFQ, relevant projects or services shall be strictly defined as projects on which; (i) the respondent provided significant design-build services to the Owner; (ii) the respondent entered into a Design-Build Guaranteed Maximum Price contract for construction with the Owner including costs for pre-construction services, general conditions, fees and trade contract costs; and (iii) the Contractor held the contracts with the trade contractors and was responsible for coordinating trade contractor work and managing all site activities.
 
The narrative and project information must be limited to two pages per project and, at a minimum, provide the following information:
  1. Description of the Project: Total cost of completion, location, schedule, square footage, and relevant trades involved.
  2. Description of the Project Team: Design partner(s), key trade partners, etc.
  3. Total Contract Value at Completion
  4. Lessons Learned
  5. References/Contact Information from Project Owner and Architect
  1. Expertise and Experience of Team/Key Staff:
    1. Responder must submit an organization chart of Respondent’s proposed teaming structure identifying the contract relationships of the Design-Build partners including all consultants and key trade partners known at this time.
    2. Responder must submit an organization chart of Respondent’s organization indicating Key Staff Members potential roles and responsibilities on the Project at each project phase (Design/Pre-Construction, Bidding/Procurement & Construction).
    3. Provide a detailed description of your construction firm’s experience working as a team with design firms, engineers, owners, and subcontractors. (1 page maximum)
    4. Description of each team member’s position within their firm, their role on the project team, and their qualifications. Team member photos are required. (Two team member descriptions per page)
 
  1. Deadline and Procedures for Submitting RFQ Response
The RFQ response is to be hand delivered to the Developer Contact Person at the designated room at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center for the Design-Build Competition.
 
The Developer will not accept submissions that are not received by the date and time set
forth in Procurement Timetable below. Note that times are subject to change. Final times
will be in accordance with the 2023 ASC Region 4 Student Competition Schedule.
Qualifications Due: October 23, 2023, 6:00 a.m. (CST)
RFP Issue Date: October 23, 2023, 6:30 a.m. (CST)
Proposals Due: October 23, 2023, 12:00 a.m. (CST)
Presentations / Interviews: October 24, 2023, Team Times are TBA
Contractor Selection: October 25, 2023
Contractor Notice to Proceed: October 31, 2023
 

  1. Request for Proposal (RFP) Information
After RFQ proposals are submitted, the RFP documents will be issued electronically to all short-listed firms. Each qualified team will receive a flash drive that contains the RFP documents in PDF format.
 
One (1) set of conceptual level drawings based on program requirements will be required in your proposal. At a minimum, a set of conceptual level drawings must include, but is not limited to:
  • Site Layout Plan
  • Floor Plans
  • Two Building Elevations
 
Other requirements of the RFP will include a demonstration of your firm’s knowledge on the following items. It is important that your firm research these items prior to receiving the RFP documents:
  1. Management of the design and construction processes as it relates to design solutions, schedule, and cost.
    1. Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling utilizing Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software.
    2. Demonstration of Design-Build schedule sequences and durations including strategies for phasing, permitting, submittal management, etc.
  2. Determining the value of the work at a conceptual level.
  3. Subcontracting, including subcontractor budget pricing, bid packaging, and small/minority business participation.
  4. Identification of risks and how to manage them.
 
The response to the RFP will require an oral presentation. Firms should concentrate on the following in preparation for the oral presentation:

  1. Budget: pricing for design, major scopes of work, contingency, self-performed work, fees, and general conditions
  2. Project Schedule: design milestones, construction milestones, and critical dates
  3. Design: compliance with owner requirements, constructability, drawing package structure, and review of design deliverables
  4. Project Risks: identify risks and opportunities as it relates to design, schedule, and budget
  5. Owner Relations: Identify the owner’s involvement with the project
 
  1. Selection
Short-listed firms providing their Design-Build solutions will be evaluated by a Selection Committee comprised of members selected by Genevieve Development. The Selection Committee will evaluate each proposal response in consideration of the following:
  • Relevant Construction Expertise and Experience
  • Project Approach and Methodology including Adherence to the Overall Project Budget and Schedule
  • Expertise and Experience of Key Staff
  • Experience with Similar Projects
  • Completeness and Comprehensiveness of Response to the Requirements of the RFP
  • Legal Actions that Might Affect Respondent’s Ability to Perform as Contracted
  • Financial Capacity to Deliver the Required Services
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • The Respondent’s Demonstrated Ability to Meet the Compliance with Insurance and Bonding Requirements
  • Outcome of Oral Interviews Including Technical Analysis and Presentation
 
Scoring criteria will be factored accordingly:
Qualifications (RFQ) Response: 10 pts.

RFP Response (65 pts.)
 Written Supplement 10 pts.
Project Budget / Cost Information 10 pts.
Project Schedule 15 pts.
Design Concept 15 pts.
Project Mgmt. / Delivery Methods / Processes 15 pts.

Oral Presentation 20 pts.

Selection Committee Discretionary Evaluation (Bonus) 5 pts.

Overall Evaluation Score
100 pts.

 
In addition, the Selection Committee also may consider the past performance of the Respondent on other contracts with the Developer or other entities. The Developer reserves the right to make such additional investigations as it deems necessary and may require the submission of additional information.
 
Finally, the Developer reserves the right to enlist independent consultants to assist with the
evaluation of all or any portion of the submittals, as it deems necessary. The Developer will first assess the Respondent’s compliance with and adherence to the submittal requirements. Any incomplete submittal with missing key components necessary to fully evaluate the response may be reason for disqualification. 
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