Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for Los Angeles Regional Interoperable
Communications System (LA-RICS) Authority Telecommunication Facility Construction and
Installation Project
May 30, 2019
Solicitation Administered By
AGENDA
• Project Team• Definitions• LA-RICS Overview• Project Overview• Prequalification Process• Qualification of Bidders• SOQ Contents• Exhibit A – Section 4 Highlight• Evaluation Criteria• Grant Funding Highlights • Firms Prohibited from Bidding• Registration with County of Los Angeles• RFSQ and IFB Schedule• Questions
LA-RICS• Justin Delfino, LA-RICS Program Manager• Tanya Roth, LA-RICS Deputy Program Manager• Mark Revis, LA-RICS LTE System Manager• Jeanette Arismendez, LA-RICS Contracts Manager
BRCD Contract Administration• Loydi Nguyen, Contract Administrator
PROJECT TEAM
DEFINITIONS
• RFSQ – Request for Statement of Qualifications• SOQ – Statement of Qualifications• Prequalification – The process by which a Bidder is
deemed sufficiently experienced, competent, and capable to be prequalified to bid on IFB(s)
• IFB – Invitation for Bid for each Wireless Telecommunication Site Build
• WTP(s) – Wireless Telecommunication Projects
LA-RICS OVERVIEW
What is LA-RICS?• California Joint Powers Authority (JPA) comprised of member
agencies throughout County of Los Angeles region, including the County of Los Angeles, and other independent cities and agencies
• Tasked with bringing interoperable public safety communications to the region
• Built out a Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN) consisting of 75 public safety grade telecommunication sites with Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant funds
• LA-RICS recently awarded BTOP grant funds to expand its initial PSBN buildout by including 26 additional public safety grade telecommunication sites
PROJECT OVERVIEW
• LA-RICS' intent to construct up to seventeen (17) additional wireless telecommunication sites via a prequalification process
• Bidders who are prequalified via this RFSQ process will be eligible to submit bids for the construction of up to 17 wireless telecommunication sites
• Each wireless telecommunication site build will be issued under a separate Invitation for Bid (IFB)
• Each IFB will result in the award of a Contract to the lowest Responsible Bidder
PROJECT OVERVIEW
• Three (3) wireless telecommunication site types to be constructed (refer to Exhibit H):
Raw land monopole build Rooftop Collocation on an existing lattice tower or monopole
• Construct wireless telecommunication site(s) based on LA-RICS Authority permitted construction drawings
PROJECT OVERVIEW
• LA-RICS Authority will provide monopole, tower, ballasted frame, eNodeB devices, power supplies, antennas, coaxial and fiber-optic cables, and other system components, etc., unless otherwise stated in the IFB documents
• Contractor will be responsible for installing the LA-RICS Authority provided equipment
• Each wireless telecommunication site will be BTOP grant funded, accordingly grant rules and regulations will apply (refer to Exhibit G)
PREQUALIFICATION PROCESSPART A
• PART A – RFSQ/SOQ (Qualify to Bid on IFBs)
Submission of Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) in response to RFSQ
SOQ Questionnaire (refer to Exhibit A)
Determination if Bidder is responsible and meets the minimum qualifications to satisfactorily perform the wireless telecommunication construction work
Initial List of Prequalified Bidders established and posted publicly on Public Works website
PREQUALIFICATION PROCESSPART B
• PART B – IFB (Solicitation on a Per Site Basis)
IFB will be issued for a single wireless telecommunication site ONLY to those Bidders who have prequalified and are identified on the List of Prequalified Bidders and
IFB will contain, among other things, Instruction to Bidders, Construction Drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM) for LA-RICS Authority provided equipment, complete contract documents, required certification forms
PREQUALIFICATION PROCESSPART B
• PART B – IFB (Solicitation on a Per Site Basis)
Mandatory Pre-Submittal Conference and Site Visit will be held to address questions concerning the IFB
Sealed bids will be opened publicly, read aloud, and the amount of bids will be made available following the bid opening
Bids will be announced via the Public Works website
The contract for the specific wireless telecommunication site will be awarded to the prequalified, responsible Bidder with the lowest bid
• RFSQ – Section 1.7.1
The Bidder must have a valid and current Class B (General Building Contractor) license issued by the Contractors' State License Board for the type of work proposed to be performed by the Bidder
• RFSQ – Section 1.7.2
The Bidder shall maintain the required license through the term of the contract
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
• RFSQ – Section 1.7.3
Within the last five (5) years, Bidder must have experience constructing a minimum of ten (10) WTPs, which meet the site types and site component requirements listed on the following slides
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
• RFSQ – Section 1.7.3
a. SITE TYPES: Construction of at least one (1) of the following wireless telecommunication facility site types. Each project can be of the same site type OR a combination of site types:
New Lattice of monopole towers Rooftops Lattice tower or monopole collocation
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
• RFSQ – Section 1.7.3b. SITE COMPONENTS: WTPs listed shall include at lease one (1) of the
site components listed below. The Bidder shall have experience with ALL of the site components listed. The site components installation experience can be achieved in a single WTP OR across Bidder's list of WTPs, so long as Bidder has experience with ALL three of the site components listed. If any of the site components are missing from the Bidder's experience, the Bidder shall be disqualified.
Cellular-type antennas and antenna cabling Remote radio units (RRUs) DC power and fiber-optic cabling
QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
• Exhibit A – SOQ Questionnaire Section 0: Contact Information Section 1: Essential Requirements for Prequalification Section 2: LA-RICS Authority Required Certifications – Note:
Questions in this Section are Pass/Fail Section 3: Organization, History, Organizational Performance,
Compliance with Civil and Criminal Laws, and Safety Records – Note: Questions in this Section are Pass/Fail
Section 4: Experience and Other Qualifications Section 5: Commitment to Bid – Bidder must certify that it will
submit bid in response to the IFB(s) Section 6: Oath of Truthfulness – Bidder must declare under penalty
of perjury of laws of the State of California that information provided is correct
SOQ CONTENTS
EXHIBIT A – SECTION 4
• Bidders to submit one (1) form for EACH WTP
• Bidders to provide at least ten (10) projects completed within last five (5) years
• Minimum Threshold Score for Prequalification
60%
• Maximum Total Points 130 Points 34 of these points allocated to Experience
EVALUATION CRITERIA
• Experience Scoring Criteria – Total of 34 Points
8 Points – Completed 10 WTPs within last 5 years
12 Points – Completed 11 to 20 WTPs within the last 5 years
18 Points – Completed 21 to 40 WTPs within the last 5 years
23 Points – Completed 41 to 60 WTPs within the last 5 years
28 Points – Completed more than 60 within the last 5 years
6 Bonus Points – Completed 15 WTPs within the last 12 months
EVALUATION CRITERIAEXHIBIT A – SECTION 4
GRANT FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS
• BTOP Grant Funded Project
Awarded Contractors will have to adhere to the LA-RICS Authority Grant Funding Requirements set forth in Exhibit G
• Grant Deadline
June 2020 – No work can be completed beyond this timeframe
FIRMS PROHIBITED FROM BIDDING
• RFSQ – Section 1.8
Jacobs Project Management Company
Televate, LLC
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
• RFSQ – Section 6.22
If not already registered, prior to contract award, all potential Contractors must register with the County's WebVen
WebVen contains the Vendor's business profile and identifies the goods/services the business provides
Registration can be accomplished online at the County's homepage at:
http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/webven/
REGISTRATION WITH COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Issuance of RFSQ 05/13/19
Pre-Submittal Conference 05/30/19
SOQ Submittal Date 06/10/19 by 2:00 p.m.
Notification of the initial list of Prequalified Bidders 06/17/19
IFB for Initial Wireless Telecommunication Site Build TBD
Mandatory IFB Pre-Submittal Conference/Site Visit TBD
Bid Submittals Due TBD
Notification of Lowest Bid Contractor for Initial Wireless Telecommunication Site Build TBD
Contract Award for Initial Wireless Telecommunication Site Build TBD
RFSQ AND IFB SCHEDULE
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Contracts Opportunities Link:
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/contracts/opportunities
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) Link:
http://www.la-rics.org
WEBSITE INFORMATION
