Site work and new construction of a transportation facility in Mojave, California. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a 18,934-square-foot transportation facility; and for site work for a transportation facility.

Request for Qualifications to Provide: Architectural and Engineering Services for Mojave Transit Center Operations Facility The County of Kern is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to qualified firms to be used in the selection of an architectural and engineering company (consultant) capable of providing architectural and engineering services for the design of an estimated 15,434 square foot new transit operations facility for Kern Regional Transit in Mojave, California. The Kern County Public Works Department (Public Works) is seeking proposal from qualified consultants to provide architectural and engineering services for the design of an estimated 15,434 square foot new bus maintenance facility for Kern Regional Transit (KRT) in Mojave, California. The bus operations facility will be located on land (APN 236-101-11) to the northeast of "K" Street and Mono Street. The land is currently owned by Kern Regional Transit. The parcel is within a High Density Residential (R-3 PD), Precise Development Combining District by the Kern County Zoning Ordinance and designated as Service Industrial (SI) by the Kern County General Plan. The total construction cost of the project is estimated to be $2,000,000. The proposed new operations facility will include an approximately 3,500 square foot building consisting of a road supervisor office, a training room, a dispatch office, a breakroom, a restroom, along with secured parking area for buses, and electrical infrastructure to support future battery-electric bus charging. The proposed new operations facility is Phase 2 of KRT's Mojave Transit Center (MTC), of which Phase 1 is currently under construction. The total future electrical needs of the new bus maintenance facility (Phase 2) is estimated to be approximately 6,480 amps The County will review responses to this RFQ and anticipates ranking the firms based on the firm's Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), experience, and history of performance using predetermined selection criteria. The following contains a general outline of the Scope of Work that this project requires. It is anticipated that the final scope of work will be a product created through the negotiation process, with changes based upon the professional input from the selected consultant. Consultants are specifically directed not to contact any County personnel, other than the Contact Person indicated below, for any purpose related to this RFQ. Unauthorized contact of any County personnel may be cause for rejection of a consultant's SOQ. Question Deadline 02/04/2025 All inquiries concerning this RFQ should be directed to the following Contact Person: Francisca Smith Contract Specialist Kern County Public Works Department 2700 "M" Street, Suite 400 Bakersfield, California 93301 661-862-5097 fsmith@kerncounty.com County's response to RFQ inquiries..................................................February 17, 2025 SOQ's may be delivered in person, by courier service or by mail to the address indicated. SOQ's submitted after the above deadline will not be accepted. It is strongly suggested that any consultants intending to hand deliver a SOQ on the last day for submission arrive at the General Services Division third floor main lobby at least ten (10) minutes prior to the SOQ receipt deadline to receive a "test" time stamp to validate the official current time. The time stamp clock in the main lobby of General Services will be the official time. Any SOQ received at or after 11:00 a.m. will be returned unopened. Only one (1) SOQ may be submitted from each consultant. For purposes of this RFQ, a consultant is defined to include a parent corporation of the consultant and any other subsidiary of that parent corporation. If a consultant submits more than one (1) SOQ, all SOQs from that consultant shall be rejected. SOQ's are not publicly opened. The County reserves the right to reject any and all SOQ's and to waive informalities and irregularities in any SOQ received. Absence of required information may render a SOQ non-responsive, in the sole discretion of the County, resulting in rejection of the SOQ. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.