C -- Urban Design and Master Planning

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION # 5172 - Urban Design and Master Planning The University of California, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), which is operated under Prime Contract DE-AC02-05CH11231 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), intends to subcontract for Professional Planning services for the LBNL Master Plan. This is not a request for quotation. It is an announcement for subcontracting opportunities with the University of California, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Interested firms are encouraged to submit qualifications as indicated below. This is not a small business set-aside procurement. The LBNL Master Plan will be developed in three phases: Phase 1 ? Vision Presentation; Phase 2 - Master Plan with Design Guidelines/Standards; and Phase 3 ? Consulting for review of on-going projects. Phase 1 - will involve working with Senior Lab Managers to develop an image, vision statement for the future physical development of the LBNL site. The work must fit within the parameters of the LBNL?s 2006 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) with accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR). (The LRDP and EIR have been recently approved by the UC Regents and provide a land use plan, growth projections, and discussion of environmental impacts.) The vision statement must then be translated into a Vision Presentation that graphically depicts the future look, feel and sustainability of the Berkeley Lab and include an illustrative site plan, appropriate illustrative sections, sketches and ?script? to be presented by LBNL staff to UC Regents in March 2008. Some work has been done in this area, but not vetted by Lab management. Phase 2 - will involve a master plan effort that includes everything physical on the LBNL site (from new building cohesiveness, exterior materials, colors, roofs, landscaping/ vegetation, walkways, stairways, handrails, exterior furniture, garbage cans, bus stop kiosks, etc.). The products will include landscape master plan, infrastructure master plan, environmental graphics master plan, phasing plan, visual simulations, and design guidelines/standards that Lab planners can reference in siting and designing any physical feature on the LBNL site. Other products may include parking plans and scenarios, and recommendations for a new building numbering system. The timeframe for completion is approximately one year from subcontract award. Phase 1 and 2 work scopes will have overlapping schedules. Phase 3 - will be on-going consultation and review of future projects to ensure consistency and interpretation of the Master Plan. The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is one of ten national DOE laboratories performing research and development of national and global importance. The 202-acre site contains 1.8 million gross square feet of scientific, administrative, and operations space with approximately 100 permanent buildings and 50 temporary trailers on the main site. LBNL?s current adjusted daily population of 4,500 is expected to grow to 5,400 by 2025. Its unique research facilities conduct large-scale, interdisciplinary programs in the life, environmental, physical, materials, nanotechnology, computing, and general sciences. These programs are increasingly being undertaken in partnership with both universities and private industry. The Master Plan is intended to guide LBNL in continuing to fulfill its pre-eminent role in the future world of science and technology. A.. SCOPE OF SERVICES The work involves, but is not limited to, Professional Planning services including appropriate urban design, landscape architectural, transportation planning, environmental and civil engineering, architectural, and environmental graphic services, for: 1. Site analysis, programming, alternative plans, master plan, and design guidelines. 2. Unified planning including context relationships, site systems, circulation, infrastructure, buildings, and open spaces. 3. Review of modernization plans for existing facilities and proposed structures currently in design. 4. Outreach to a cross-section of the scientific and support community on campus. 5. Coordination and communication with LBNL?s senior management or Task Force. 6. Attendance at meetings scheduled for reviews, coordination, and approvals. 7. Documentation of meetings, discussions and decisions. B. PROJECT SCOPE SUMMARY The selected firm will provide project management, planning and other appropriate services to produce a Master Plan with an associated written report, drawings, models, and renderings. For Phase 1, the product will be an LBNL Vision Presentation with ?script? to be presented by LBNL staff to UC Regents in March, 2008. For Phase 2, the products will include a master plan (master landscape plan, master building development plan, master infrastructure plan, environmental graphics master plan) and design guidelines/standards that Lab planners can reference in siting and designing any physical feature on the Lab campus. All meetings with key Lab managers and staff must be documented. For Phase 3, consultants are to be available for on-going review of future projects to ensure consistency and interpretation of the Master Plan C. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS In order to qualify, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements: 1. Location: The primary firm (Planning, Urban Design or Landscape Architecture) and sub-consultants (Environmental and Civil Engineering) must maintain an office in California and must assign a principal to lead the effort on behalf of the firm from the local office. All other sub-consultants must be located within the United States. 2. Design Team: It is expected that the following specialized expertise will be represented by the proposing teams: a. Leading discipline: Planning, Urban Design or Landscape Architecture. b. Sub-consultants: Transportation Planning, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Graphics, Lighting, and Life-Cycle Cost Estimating. 3. Certified Planner to Lead the Planning Team: The primary (leading) firm must have a California- certified planner in charge of the planning for the entire project. 4. Qualifications: All planning, landscape architectural, engineering, and architectural work must be performed by California-registered professionals of the appropriate discipline. 5. Documentation Compatibility: The primary firm and sub-consultants must be able to generate, receive, or convert documents into Microsoft WORD, Microsoft EXCEL, Microsoft Project, and AutoCAD 2000. D. SELECTION CRITERIA For firms meeting the above minimum requirements, the following criteria shall be the University?s basis of selection. The criteria are listed in descending order of importance. 1. Team Experience: The primary firm and sub-consultants must have recently completed master plans for projects with sites of similar size, significance, and complexity to the LBNL Master Plan. The primary firm shall describe each representative project, and list them in the Standard Form SF 330, Section F, including any other supplemental information necessary to address this criterion. The primary firm must have worked on at least two projects with similar scope in the past ~ five years. Previous experience working together as a team shall be considered. 2. Project Experience: The primary firm and sub-consultants shall have recent experience in master planning of research, academic, and/or corporate campuses in both urban and non-urban settings. Experience with implemented master plans, site sustainability, secured campuses, hillside topography, and seismic requirements, shall be considered. 3. Primary Role Experience: The primary firm shall have experience in leading and overseeing the work of sub-consultants in the performance of planning services for sites of similar size and complexity to the LBNL Master Plan. 4. Past Performance: The primary firm and sub-consultants must demonstrate successful experience in providing planning services, within the approved scope, schedule and budget, for master planning projects within the last five years. A list of references, including name, current telephone number, and associated project(s), shall be provided for the University to verify past performance. 5. Personnel Experience: The principal and individuals assigned to this Project must demonstrate successful experience in providing design services for master planning projects within the last ~five years. 6. National Laboratory/DOE/University of California Experience: The primary firm shall demonstrate previous successful experience working for the University of California, U.S. Department of Energy, or for a National Laboratory. 7. Assignment of Personnel: The University will consider a primary firm?s commitment and its consultant?s commitment to dedicate qualified personnel to positions of responsibility for the duration of the first two phases of the project. The University will give consideration to firms that are able to assign the same personnel from similar projects. 8. Affirmative Action: The University will consider a firm?s ability to further the University?s small, disadvantaged or woman-owned business affirmative action objectives. E. SITE VISIT Interested parties MUST attend a site visit which will be held 10:00 AM (PST), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007. The meeting will commence at building 54, Cafeteria dining room, and a bus will take all participants for a tour of the Lab. Please contact Rose Hoffman no later than Monday, November 26, 2007 via email ? contact@example.gov to confirm attendance and arrange for a gate and parking pass. Include in the e-mail the names of all attendees, country of citizenship, and company affiliation. As parking is limited, carpooling is encouraged and appreciated. F. SUBMISSIONS Interested firms meeting the requirements described above must submit five (5) completed copies each of U.S. Government Standard Form 330 Parts I and II. They may also submit five (5) copies of any supplemental information necessary to further address the Selection Criteria. Additionally, please provide one copy of your submittal via electronic submittal (e-mail attachements) or on CD. Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 PM, Monday, December 17, 2007. Submissions that are received after the time and date specified or with insufficient copies of the SF 330 forms may not be considered. Fax copies of the submittal will not be considered. Submissions should be addressed to: US Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Procurement ? Attn. Rose Hoffman One Cyclotron Rd. ? Mail Stop 90F0119 Berkeley, CA 94720-8288 If you deliver your submission in person, please send an e-mail request to Rose Hoffman at contact@example.gov before the due date to arrange for a gate pass. G. QUESTIONS Direct any questions concerning this announcement in writing to Rose Hoffman via e-mail, phone number +1 (555) 000-0000.