The Department of Water Resources (DWR), Division of Operations and Maintenance, invites
qualified firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The services to be provided will
be on-call, as directed, Construction Project Management Services (CPMS) in the areas of
construction management and contract administration, inspection, and other CPMS related
engineering and management services to support fire and life safety modernization CPMS.
The specific work and deliverables are identified in Exhibit A, Description of Services, and will
support the Division of Operations and Maintenance's Project Management Branch.
ATTENTION: SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
PROCESS ARE IDENTIFIED ON THIS COVER LETTER AND DESCRIBED FURTHER IN
THE ATTACHED RFQ. THIS RFQ CONTAINS REVISED LANGUAGE AND A NEW FORMAT.
PLEASE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY.
DUE TO NEW NEGOTIATION REQUIREMENTS, PARTICIPATION IN THIS SOLICITATION
REQUIRES MANDATORY ATTENDANCE OF THE PRE-SOQ CONFERENCE. Background
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) manages the water resources of California in
cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and
enhance the natural and human environments. The California State Water Project (SWP)
generates power, controls floods, and provides water for irrigation and residential/industrial
users. Major features of the SWP include 21 pumping and generating plants and 450 miles
of aqueducts. Within the plants are over 120 hydroelectric units providing water pumping,
power generation and pumped-storage generation.
DWR's Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Division, Project Management Office, Project
Support Section, is responsible for administering contracts for life safety and fire protection
modernization upgrades to the SWP facilities. The life safety and fire protection
modernization consist of replacements, upgrades, modifications, and installation of new fire
detection and suppression systems along with additional life safety improvements at
hydroelectric pumping-generating plants and other SWP facilities. The life safety and fire
protection modernization of the SWP facilities was initiated in response to the catastrophic
fire of Thermalito Pumping-Generating Plant (THPP) on November 22, 2012. In response
to the fire at THPP, DWR initiated a review of the fire protection and life safety systems
throughout the SWP, and the review concluded with the goals to modernize SWP facilities
to meet the intent of current fire codes and design standards where practicable, to ensure
the safety of those working at the plants and minimize the risk of another fire event similar
to THPP.
In addition to contract administration, O&M provides quality assurance inspections during
the fabrication, installation, and commissioning phase for DWR construction projects to
assure quality and adherence to contract requirements. Questions must be submitted in writing via email by
2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, to James
Tedeschi at james.tedeschi@water.ca.gov
Answers regarding general RFQ questions will be
provided via addendum on Friday, January 26, 2024.
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