Request for Qualifications: Annual Prequalification Invitation for Construction Projects 2026

The City of Davis requests prequalification submissions on or before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday December 3, 2025 from qualified contractors interested in providing construction services such as (1) Grading and/or Paving, (2) Electrical (Site and/or Facility), (3) Underground Utilities, (4) Mechanical – Plumbing and/or HVAC, (5) Concrete Sidewalk, (6) Lift Stations, (7) Facility Remodels, (8) WWTP, and (9) Roofs projects for the upcoming 2026 construction season.

The City is seeking licensed contractors that wish to bid on specific public works projects to submit a questionnaire in order to bid on construction project in 2026 for the City of Davis.  There may be occasional work where the City elects not to use the prequalification process, but generally we will use this annual list.

The Contractors must be appropriately licensed and registered in the State of California for engineering and/or construction services as needed.

The Contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) as required by law. Selected Contractors will be required to comply with the Labor Code prevailing wage and shall be required to work cooperatively City staff, any technical consultants retained by the City for the project, and the community, to facilitate timely and professional completion of the project.

Completed Prequalification Questionnaires must be submitted electronically (in PDF file format) no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday December 3, 2025. Prequalification Questionnaire submission documents will not be accepted after the due date and time. No supplemental data or additional project information will be accepted after due date and time unless specifically requested by the City of Davis. No hard copies will be accepted.

Contractors must agree to comply with all City of Davis RFP and Contract Conditions for the project.

The City of Davis reserves the right to reject any or all responses to this notice.

Each Contractor may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy. The successful firms and their subconsultants will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents and to pay prevailing wages at the location of the work.

Prequalification Schedule

The City anticipates the general schedule/milestones below: (These dates are estimates and may change.)

• Release RFQ for prequalification                                           October 30, 2025
• Request for Information Due                                                  November 14, 2025 5:00PM
• Last day for City to issue addenda to RFQ                             November 19, 2025
• Prequalification Submissions Due                                     December 3, 2025 5:00 PM
• Notice to Prequalified Respondents                                       January 7, 2026

Contact Information for Questions/Communications

All requests, questions or other communications regarding this RFQ shall be made in writing to the City via email only. Address all communications to:

Sandi Butterfield, Management Analyst II (Assistant to the Project Manager)

City of Davis – Public Works Engineering and Transportation
sbutterfield@cityofdavis.org

Project Manager

Melissa Marshall, City Engineer

Questions and Requests for Information on this RFQ are required to be submitted via email to Sandi Butterfield by November 14, 2025 at 5:00pm. Questions submitted after November 14 ^th or via phone will not be accepted.

Submittal Information

Please email a PDF copy of your completed Prequalification Questionnaire at your earliest convenience, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 to:

Sandi Butterfield, Management Analyst II

City of Davis – Public Works Engineering and Transportation
sbutterfield@cityofdavis.org

Subject Line: 2026 Annual Prequalification Questionnaire

Please note, the City will not accept incomplete questionnaire proposals or proposals time stamped after the submittal due date and time.

**Oral, telegraphic, facsimile, or telephone of prequalification submissions will not be accepted.  Prequalification submissions received after this date and time will not be accepted.

To prequalify, Contractors will complete and submit The City’s Prequalification Questionnaire for Annual Construction Projects.

No late questionnaire proposals will be accepted for any reason. No exceptions will be allowed.

Download the Prequalification Questionnaire: City of Davis 2026 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for Annual Projects (PDF)