Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Cal Expo Stadium Project #B250008

Refer to the attachment.
The State of California, acting through the Board of Trustees of The California State University, hereinafter called Trustees or BOT, on behalf of Sacramento State University, hereinafter called University, is seeking Design-Builders (Proposers) to provide design and construction services for the project referenced above (Project). The Trustees will select Design-Builder based on qualifications and proposed fees (a design competition is not utilized). Post award, the Design-Builder and the University will work to jointly select an Architect based on qualifications and proposed design fees (best value). The University will then issue a modification to the Phase 1 agreement to reflect the final design fee.
Currently, the University is requesting that interested bidders who are not already prequalified with CSU or who may need to request a prequalification limit increase, start the prequalification process. The formal Request for Qualifications is forthcoming, however interested proposers should not wait until the RFQ is posted to start the prequalification process.
The Project consists of:  A 22,000-seat NCAA Football Stadium which includes infrastructure, new artificial field, modular seating, modular locker rooms/restrooms/showers/changing facilities, scoreboard and press box. The current grandstands offer seating capacity at around 5,000 seats. Project will consist of adding an additional 17,000 seats. Prequalification applications due by:   Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 5:00pm Firms must have approval letter by: October 9, 2025 Estimated Design and Construction Cost:  $ $171,240,000.00 Contractor License Requirement:  B CSU Point of Contact for Information:    Joy Sissom (contact@example.gov)  +1 (555) 000-0000 . RFQ Respondents  Conference and Site Inspection Mandatory: Date and Time: Friday, October 10, 2025, at 9:00am
Only Prequalified firms will be invited to the conference. Location: 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815 ¿ Gate 12
For directions call +1 (555) 000-0000
To search for and view this project advertisement, Respondents shall register and log in on the ¿California State Contracts Register¿ (CSCR) at California State Government Marketplace. If Respondent experiences problems viewing this website, contact the CSU point of contact named above for assistance. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) documents will be available on or after October 14, 2025 on the ¿PlanetBids Public Solicitation Portal¿ website, http://psp.planetbids.com/g/81563/. Respondents shall first register as a vendor and then log in to the PlanetBids Public Solicitation Portal to search for this project and download the RFQ documents. If Respondent experiences problems viewing this website, contact the CSU point of contact named above for assistance. Respondents must be financially prequalified with the Trustees. To do so, submit the prequalification applications by October 1, 2025 at 5:00pm. Respondents shall go to the following PlanetBids website to register, log in and then select the Prequalification tab to apply. ¿California State University, Office of the Chancellor, Vendor Portal¿ (https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=15331) Direct any prequalification questions to the Trustees¿ Prequalification Administrator at contact@example.gov. The Trustees shall give a small business a bid advantage of five percent up to a maximum of $50,000 to contracting firms that have been certified as a ¿Small Business¿ by the Department of General Services, Office of Small Business and DVBE Services, in accordance with Contract General Conditions (and Supplementary General Conditions) for Collaborative Design-Build Major Projects, Article 32.10, Small Business Five Percent Bid Advantage.
Additionally, the Trustees require three percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation in all contracts, in accordance with Contract General Conditions (and Supplementary General Conditions) for Collaborative Design-Build Major Projects, Article 32.12-g, DVBE Incentive. DVBE Participation Incentive 3.00% to 3.99% None 4.00% to 4.99% 1% 5.00% to 5.99% 2% 6.00% or more 3%
When it nears time to bid trades, the selected design-builder shall contact the Trustees¿ DVBE Coordinator Shon Tilby, at +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov. Respondents shall be familiar with all the provisions of the Contract General Conditions and Supplementary General Conditions, especially the Insurance Requirements for the CSU Builders Risk Insurance Program (BRIP) and for the CSU Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP). This project will be enrolled into the BRIP, and may be enrolled into the OCIP, if the Construction Value is ten million dollars or more. If OCIP is applicable to this project, Bidders may review OCIP documents online at www.calstate.edu/ConstructionInsurancePrograms. Contractor shall possess an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or lower. Failure to provide evidence of an EMR of 1.0 or lower may render the bid as non-responsive. Subcontractors shall possess an EMR of 1.25 or lower to participate in this project. Failure to provide evidence of an EMR of 1.25 or lower may render the bid as non-responsive.
This Project is a public works project and is subject to prevailing wage rate laws (Contract General Conditions, Article 36.02). All Respondents/Proposers and all tiers of subcontractors who will work on this Project shall register to bid and work on public works projects with the Dept. of Industrial Relations (DIR), and maintain current this registration per Labor Code section 1725.5. For more information, go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html
THE Notice To Contractors is attached in the attachment section.