Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Video Board Installation (Prequal Only)

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INTRODUCTION

Subject to conditions prescribed by the University of California, Santa Barbara, responses to the University's prequalification documents for a Design-Build contract are sought from proposers for the Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Video Board project. The University's primary objective in utilizing the design build approach is to bring the best available integrated design and construction experience to this project. The University has determined that proposers who submit proposals on this project must be prequalified. Prequalified proposers will be required to satisfy the requirements set forth in the Level 1 Prequalification Documents, including the possession of a General Engineering (A-) OR General Building (B-) Contractor's License.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The successful design-build contractor will be contracted to design and construct the updates based on the design criteria described within the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) that will be issued by the University to prequalified design-build contractors. Planned construction start for each of the project is Summer 2025.  The Caesar Uyesaka baseball field is located on the west edge of Main Campus in the Core Recreation area. Surrounding uses include Parking Lot 30, adjacent to the west, former FM site, to the north, the Lacrosse Field, softball field and Pauley Track to the south, and the SoCal Edison electrical substation, tennis courts and Recreation Center to the east.  The existing scoreboard located behind the leftfield fence is obsolete and in need of repairs to function as designed, and the new video scoreboard will enhance the spectator experience of the game.  The new scoreboard includes a video component that is capable of displaying live action of the game from various perspectives, depending on the number of cameras deployed around the stadium, close up shots of players or plays, and replay of action on the field. The video component also provides the baseball program the ability to sell advertising that could be displayed on the video screen, providing the baseball program additional income to support UCSB baseball.  The LED light source for the scoreboard and video component is an energy-efficient source of light that is capable of producing a full spectrum of color, and is focused or directional rather than less efficient lighting technologies that can spill beyond the desired target.

The proposed video scoreboard would be installed behind the right field fence, between the fence and a service road, between two stadium light poles. The Project includes a 44 feet x 60 feet University-Furnished/Contractor-Installed (“UFCI”) video score board panel that the contractor will install on four steel I-beam columns. The I-beams would be supported by four concrete piers, and a concrete pad will be installed beneath the scoreboard, between the paved service road and the right field fence. The video scoreboard also includes amplified speakers that would augment the stadium’s public address (PA) system. The existing scoreboard would be removed and recycled.  Equipment and materials staging are located in close proximity of the proposed video scoreboard location.

CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE: $2,000,000

PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES

The pre-qualification process will be conducted in three steps (or “Levels”) and will result in the selection of a number of prequalified finalists who will be issued RFP documents for this Project. Only Level I/ II prequalified proposers will be permitted to submit a Level III Design-Build proposal. Level I will include the submittal of Level 1 Design-Build Contractor Prequalification Documents described in more detail below. At a minimum, prospective design-build contractors must have participated in at least three (3) comparable construction projects within the last five (5) years involving the successful completion of work comparable in terms of size, scale and complexity. After receipt of the prospective proposers’ completed Level 1 prequalification documents, the University will review and determine whether each firm passed or failed. Passing firms will be invited to interviews conducted by the University as part of the Level 2 evaluation and selection process.  A proposer who does not pass the Level 1 evaluation will be excluded from further consideration in the prequalification process.

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

All information submitted for prequalification evaluation will be considered official information acquired in confidence, and the University will maintain its confidentiality to the extent permitted by law. The successful proposer and its subcontractors will be required to follow the nondiscrimination requirements set forth in the Bidding/Proposal Documents and to pay prevailing wage at the location of the work. The work described in the contract is a public work subject to section 1771 of the California Labor Code.  No contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may be listed on a proposal for, or engage in the performance of, any portion of this project, unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 and 1771.1. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Each candidate firm may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons shall have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University, regardless of: race; color; religion; sex; age; ancestry; national origin; sexual orientation; physical or mental disability; veteran's status; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; gender identity; pregnancy; service in the uniformed services; or citizenship within the limits imposed by law or University's policy.