This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Redwood City, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Sequoia Union High School District ("District") is requesting qualified persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or professional organizations to provide Geotechnical Consulting services for forthcoming District's new construction and facility improvement projects. The need of this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ"), is to attain information that will allow the Sequoia Union High School District ("District") to pre-qualify a limited number of Consulting Firms ("Consultant") to provide GEOTECHNICAL Consulting services ("Services") for and on behalf of the District on various facilities projects. The Sequoia Union High District ("District") is a public school district located in the City of Redwood City, in San Mateo County, California. The District is seeking Statements of Qualification ("SOQ") in response to this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") from experienced entities to provide GEOTECHNICAL Consulting services for upcoming District facility improvement projects. The District is requesting qualifications from respondents interested in being considered for HAZNMAT Consulting Services for the District's projects. Based upon the information presented in the SOQs, the District's selection committee will create a pool of qualified firms who may be selected for future consideration to provide Geotechnical Consulting Services for certain projects. The selected firms will be requested to respond to a request for proposals for a project that has detailed scope of services and schedule. Scope of Services Firm(s) shall provide Service with all DSA, CGS and CDE requirements to the District for various new facilities and improvement projects on an as-needed basis. The typical scope of such services include but are not limited to: The expected services may include, but are not limited to environmental investigation, soils sampling and testing, preparation of various reports, and inclusion of all applicable CDE, CGS and DSA guidelines. In addition, each prequalified Consultant is expected to be qualified to perform and/or have experience in the following: A. Supervision of all work by a registered geotechnical engineer and/or a registered engineering geologist. B. Familiarity and experience with relevant Code and CDE requirements pertaining to the assessment and remediation of geological, soils, and seismic conditions that are relevant to school sites in California. C. Familiarity and experience with DSA Testing and Inspection Requirements and the use of approved DSA Material Testing Laboratories. D. Inspection and preparation of surfaces to receive compacted fill in accordance with all Building Department and CDE requirements. E. Supervision and certification of the placement and compaction of fill, including all required tests and reports. F. Soils testing for corrosively, acidity, compression, percolation, boron, and red fire ants. G. Geological, seismic, and geotechnical testing and experience H. Each firm that provides drilling, boring or other services requiring excavation will submit a project specific safety plan with each agreement. This should include both measures to protect workers and the public as well as the school students and staff. The plan shall include analysis of any special site conditions or hazards as well as methods of mitigating risks to an acceptable level. Each submittal must conform and be responsive to the requirements set forth in this RFQ. District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in received submittals. Further, District reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to negotiate contract terms with one or more respondent firms for one or more of the work items. District retains the sole discretion to determine issues of compliance and to determine whether a SOQ is responsive, responsible, and qualified. Questions: If you have any questions regarding this RFQ please email tcrapo@seq.org before 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2024. Questions must be submitted in writing. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.