Request for Qualifications for Design-Build Services for the Forge Project.

Basic Information
Title	Request for Qualifications for Design-Build Services for the Forge Project.
Agency	CSU, Fresno
Department	CSU, Fresno
Event ID	0000040098
Format/Type	Sell Event / RFx
Published Date	08/17/2026
Bid Due Date	09/24/2026
Pre Bid Conference	Mandatory
Pre-bid Date	09/02/2026 10:00AM
Pre-bid Location	The Planning & Design Conference Room located at 2351 East Barstow Ave. on the Fresno State campus.

Category Information
UNSPSC	72153600 Special trade construction & maint srvcs - Interior finishing furnishing & remodeling

Contact Information
Name	Rhonda Willson
Email	rwillson@mail.fresnostate.edu

CSU Fresno desires to hire a design-build contractor to provide professional design, engineering, permitting, construction, commissioning and closeout services for The Forge - Ag-Tech, Bio-Tech, and Engineering Innovation Center, located at 2018 E. Sierra Avenue, Fresno, CA. The Trustees intend to select and award a contract to a single Respondent that will perform the work on the proposed site of California State University, Fresno, California, according to the Conceptual Design Package.

The project consists of the adaptive reuse and renovation of the existing Forestry Building into The Forge - Ag-Tech, Bio-Tech, and Engineering Innovation Center, a multidisciplinary facility that will support agricultural technology, biotechnology, engineering, workforce development, research collaboration, entrepreneurship and innovation.

The Design-Build entity shall be responsible for validating and refining the Trustee-s conceptual design while maintaining the design intent, character and functional objectives established by the Trustee-s.