CUPCCAA Qualified Contractor List Addendum #1-Dated 01/30/2024

Agency:	Santa Cruz County
State:	California
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	84 - Clothing, Individual Equipment, and Insignia
Posted:	Jan 30, 2024
Due:	Feb 9, 2024
Solicitation No:	23Q3-002
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COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

General Services Department

Purchasing Division

701 OCEAN STREET, SUITE 330, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-4073

(831) 454-2210 FAX: (831) 454-2710 TDD/TTY: 711

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COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #23Q3-002

FOR

CUPCCAA Qualified Contractor List

Question Deadline

Submittal Deadline

Submittal Location

Contact Person

5:00 PM; Pacific Time, January 19, 2024

Submit questions by email to Contact Person

5:00 PM, Pacific Time, February 02, 2024

Proposal must be submitted by this Deadline.

General Services Department - Purchasing Division

701 Ocean Street, 3rd floor, Room 330

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Shauna Soldate, Senior Buyer

Email: Shauna.Soldate@santacruzcountyca.gov

Phone (831) 454-2526

Fax (831) 454-2710

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Section Title

1 Invitation

2 Instructions to Respondents

2.1 Preparation of RFQ Response

2.2 RFQ Documents

2.3 RFQ Process Schedule

2.4 Submission of RFQ Response

2.5 Team Presentations

2.6 Late Responses

2.7 Point of Contact

2.8 References

2.9 RFQ Evaluation Criteria

2.10 Reservations

2.11 Notification of Withdrawals of RFQ Responses

2.12 Interpretation

2.13 Compliance

2.14 Qualifications

2.15 Addenda

2.16 Proprietary Information

2.17 Cost Liability

2.18 Local Vendor Preference

3 Scope of Work

3.1 General Requirements

3.2 Scope

4 Official RFQ Response Form

5 Exhibits

A Respondent Fact Sheet

B Customer References

C Insurance Requirements

D Locally Operated Business Preference

Attachments

Completed Construction Projects

Contractor Questionnaire

County Sheriff’s Office Clearance Form

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SECTION I - INVITATION

The County of Santa Cruz is seeking qualified, licensed, and experienced contractors to provide

qualifications to work on small construction/public projects under $200,000 as specified in the

California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) under section 22034 of

the Public Contract Code. Vendors who qualify within the parameters set in the scope may, at

the County’s discretion, be added to a qualified vendor list to be used to select vendors for small

projects as appropriate with a threshold up to $60,000 with no possibility to exceed by

negotiated contract using the CUPCCAA Qualified Contractors List.

The resulting CUPCCAA Qualified Contractors List may be used in addition to Builder’s

Exchanges, County website postings, and other direct outreach methods as appropriate to send

out notices to contractors for work that falls under the informal construction procurement

requirements for jobs from $60,001 to $200,000 with no possibility to exceed.

Trades to be included in this RFQ:

• General Construction

• HVAC/Mechanical

• Plumbing

• Electrical

• Locksmithing

Established in 1850 as one of the state’s original 27 counties, the County of Santa Cruz was

originally called Branciforte. The name was later changed to Santa Cruz, which is “holy cross”

in Spanish. The County of Santa Cruz geographically is the second smallest county within the

State of California yet it has one of the largest unincorporated area populations. The 2020

estimated population for the County of Santa Cruz by the U.S. Census Bureau was 270,861.

The County encompasses an urban service area of 440 square miles.

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SECTION 2 - INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS

2.1 Preparation of RFQ Response

Respondents shall submit the completed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) response with

required exhibits, attachments and explanatory materials, as applicable, as specified

herein. No oral, telegraph, telephone, facsimile or electronic responses will be accepted.

Response must be completed in ink, typewritten, or word-processed as specified herein.

2.2 RFQ Documents

Refer to Section 4- Official RFQ Form

2.3 RFQ Process Schedule

The anticipated RFQ Process Schedule follows. The County may change these dates

and/or the RFQ process if deemed necessary.

Activity

Date

Release RFQ

01/05/2024

Advertise RFQ

01/06/2024

01/13/2024

Deadline to submit questions

01/19/2024

Dissemination of questions and answers

01/30/2024

Deadline to submit RFQ responses

02/02/2024

Contractor notification of qualified vendors and creation of February 2024

1 year Qualified Contractor List

2.4 Submission of RFQ Response

A. Submit one (1) original hardcopy and (1) electronic copy (USB drive) of the

completed RFQ response as specified herein.

B. RFQ Responses shall be delivered in a sealed envelope or box clearly marked as

RFQ #23Q3-002 by February 02, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., PST addressed to:

County of Santa Cruz GSD - Purchasing Division

Attn: Shauna Soldate

701 Ocean St., Room 330

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

2.5 Team Presentations

The evaluation team may determine presentations are necessary to fully access

Respondents’ qualifications. Respondents shall be required to participate in these

presentations to qualify for consideration.

2.6 Late Responses

Respondents shall be responsible for the timely delivery of their RFQ responses.

Responses received after February 02, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., PST will be returned

unopened.

2.7 Point of Contact

All questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing to the Contact Person or

their authorized designee. No other individual has the authority to respond to any

questions on behalf of the County. Failure to adhere to this process may disqualify the

Respondent.

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2.8 References

A. Respondent shall complete and submit Exhibit B – Customer References.

B. County reserves the right to check any or all references:

1. Necessary to assess a Respondent’s performance; and

2. Explicitly specified in the RFQ response or that result from communication with

Respondent’s references or other entities involved with similar or other projects,

including other industry sources and users of similar services known to County.

C. County expects contact information to be current and contacts to be reachable.

Verify that contact information for references is current.

2.9 RFQ Evaluation Criteria

A. An evaluation team comprised of County staff will evaluate the RFQ responses

based on the following criteria:

Evaluation Criteria

1. Current Licenses in applicable areas of contracting.

Points

Pass/Fail

2. Current DIR Registration.

Pass/Fail

Experience

Proven experience to provide quality services as described in Section 3.

Expertise

Expertise in selected contractor category as supported by submittal.

References

5. Quality of references from previous clients for similar work, including successful 10

completion of work within a reasonable schedule and client satisfaction.

6. Overall submittal quality

Locally Operated Vendor

A vendor that has a physical location within the County of Santa Cruz.

Total 100

Any qualification submittal that fails in one of the pass/fail categories or scores less

than 70 points will be automatically disqualified from being added to the CUPCCAA

Qualified Contractor List for the current qualifications cycle.

2.10 Reservations

The County reserves the right to do any of the following at any time:

A. Reject any or all responses from vendors that could in any way restrict or give

preference to, or which could be perceived to restrict or give preference to the

bidding of any other vendors;

B. Reject any or all responses without indicating any reasons for such rejection;

C. Waive or correct any minor or inadvertent defect, irregularity or technical error in the

RFQ or any RFQ procedure or any subsequent negotiation process;

D. Terminate this RFQ and issue a new RFQ or Request for Information anytime

thereafter;

E. Extend any or all deadlines specified in the RFQ by issuance of an addendum at any

time prior to the deadline to submit RFQ responses;

F. Disqualify, at the sole discretion of the County, any Respondent on the basis of any

real or perceived conflict of interest or evidence of collusion that is disclosed by the

RFQ response or by other data or means available to the County;

G. Reject the response of any Respondent that is in breach of or in default under any

other agreement with the County;

H. Reject any Respondent deemed by the County to be non-responsive, unreliable, or

unqualified or who submits false information.

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