Oakland Unified School District Department of Facilities Planning and Management, 955 High          

          Street Oakland CA 94601

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND FEE PROPOSALS (RFQ/P)

Geotechnical Consulting Services

Various Sites Solar Photovoltaics Project

400 Capistrano Drive, Oakland, CA 94603; 10315 E Street, Oakland, CA 94603

3825 California Street, Oakland, CA 94619;8755 Fontaine Street, Oakland, CA 94607;5222 Ygnacio Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601

Project # 24155

Issued March 19, 2025

Responses must be received April 3, 2025, no later than 2:00 p.m.

The Oakland Unified School District (“District”) is requesting proposals from experienced firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, persons or professional organizations (“Consultants”) to provide geotechnical consulting services associated with Various Sites Solar Photovoltaics (“Project”).

Interested firms are invited to submit a completed Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) along with the Fee Proposal (collectively “RFQ/P Packet”) as described herein, in PDF format addressed to:

Oakland Unified School District

Kenya Chatman, Executive Facilities Director

Department of Facilities Planning and Management

955 High Street, Oakland, CA 94601

Oral, telegraphic, facsimile or telephone RFQ/P Packets will not be accepted.  RFQ/P Packets received after this date and time will not be accepted.  The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the RFQ/P.  The District also reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ/P Packets and to negotiate contract terms with one or more Respondents.

The District will only accept a hard copy proposal along with a PDF version on a flash drive.  Proposals received by the District no later than 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) on April 3, 2025 will be submitted (attention to Juanita Hunter)

If you have any questions regarding this RFQ/P please email Kenya Chatman at kenya.chatman@ousd.org and cc: to Colland Jang at colland.jang@ousd.org

LOCAL, SMALL LOCAL AND SMALL LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

PROGRAM

District Modification: Based on the availability analysis conducted for this specific RFQ/P, the District is waiving the entire 25% SLBE/SLRBE requirement.  The minimum local business utilization requirement of 50% is still applicable for this RFQ/P and can be met with a 50% LBE participation.

The Local Business Utilization Policy 7115 requires that there is a mandatory fifty percent (50%) LBU participation with a 25% or less Local Business (LBE) participation and a 25% or more Small Local or Small Local Resident Business (SLBE/SLRBE) participation for all capital program/construction-related contracts and professional services agreements.  See District Modification above.

On April 28, 2021, the Board of Education amended the Local Business Policy which had named the City of Oakland as the singular agency to certify local businesses to include five additional local business certifications.  For businesses located in Oakland, Local Business and Small Local Business certifications may also be accepted from the Port of Oakland, Alameda County Transportation Commission, Alameda County Department of General Services, US Department of Transportation California Unified Certification Program, and the California Public Utilities Commission. The District will follow the City of Oakland Small Business size standards in recognizing Small Local and Small Local Resident Businesses.

The full version of OUSD’s latest Local, Small Local and Small Local Resident Business Enterprise Program can be found at the following link:

https://www.ousd.org/facilities-planning-management/opportunities/lbu-policy

Full Opportunity

The District hereby affirmatively ensures that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“DBE”), Small Local Business Enterprise (“SLBE”), Small Emerging Local Business Enterprise (“SELBE”) and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (“DVBE”) firms shall be afforded full opportunity to submit qualifications in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, transgender status, political affiliation, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.  No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise by subjected to discrimination in any consideration leading to the award.