UC Berkeley – Electrified Heating & Cooling Plant Project – Increment 5, Mass Excavation And Site Utilities

The UC Berkeley Electrified Heating and Cooling Plant Project, Increment 5, is a Construction Manager At Risk procurement for the construction of an all-electric central heating and cooling plant to replace the existing natural gas steam plant. The project includes the installation of mechanical and electrical equipment to distribute hot and chilled water, featuring a 2 million gallon exterior steel thermal energy storage tank. This specific solicitation focuses on two primary work packages: WP-10 for Mass Excavation, estimated at 3.4 million dollars, and WP-43 for Site Utilities, estimated at 28 million dollars. Performance will take place at the University of California, Berkeley, specifically at the Class of 1925 Courtyard. Contracts will be awarded to the low responsive bidder. To be eligible, bidders must hold a CSLB A license and be prequalified by both Webcor Builders and UC Berkeley. A responsive bid requires the submission of a fully completed BuildingConnected bid form, a signed Exhibit F1 without mark-ups, a bid bond equal to 10 percent of the bid value, and proof of attendance at a mandatory pre-bid job walk. All submissions must be made exclusively through BuildingConnected by the deadline of September 24, 2026. The project utilizes a University Controlled Insurance Program and may require 100 percent payment and performance bonds. Quotations are encouraged from small, small disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.