Renovation of a municipal facility in Merced, California. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The County of Merced (County) is seeking a qualified Design-Build Entity (D-BE) to design and construct a replacement of the existing HVAC System at the existing Merced County Administration facility. This project will design and construct a replacement of the existing HVAC System at Merced County Administration facility located at 2222 M Street, Merced, California 95340, located in the City of Merced. It is a three-story structure with basement and houses various county government offices, with approximately 101,200 square feet of office space on County-owned land. The project includes replacement of the Administration Building HVAC system. The Administration HVAC replacement project will be constructed of durable materials and highly efficient HVAC equipment suitable for the appropriate size and square footage of the office building. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Contract Code, the County is utilizing a two-step process to prequalify and award a contract to a D-BE for the project. In this first step, the County is issuing the attached RFSQ with Prequalification Questionnaire. Based on criteria stated in the Prequalification Questionnaire, the County will score and rank all submittals. D-BEs with up to the three (3) highest scores will be eligible to participate in the second step in the process, the Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFSQ does not commit the County to issue an RFP or award a contract. The County reserves the right to cancel this RFSQ at any time, in part or in its entirety, should this be in the best interest of the County. Late submissions cannot be considered unless they are the only one received or there was mishandling on the part of the County staff. Submittals must be received at the County of Merced Department of Public Works, 345 W. 7th St., Building A, Merced, CA 95341-6041, front counter, by the identified Due Date and Time. The Board of Supervisors of Merced County reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs and to waive any informalities or irregularities. The total construction cost of the new facility is currently estimated to be $7,000,000.00