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Public Legal Notices
Oakland Unified School District
Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street Oakland CA 94601 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) Architectural Services for Projects with a Construction Budget under $10M at Various School Sites Project Number # 25040 April 23, 2025 (Issued) Responses must be received May 8, 2025, no later than 2:00 p.m. The Oakland Unified School District (“District”) is inviting submittals from experienced firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, individuals, or professional organizations (“Consultants”) to submit Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) for pre-qualification to provide architectural services for projects with a construction budget under $10M at various school sites (“Project”). The projects will include, but is not limited to, deferred maintenance, site improvements, restroom renovations, energy efficiency, and new construction for TK facilities. Pre-qualified firm(s) will enter into Board of Education (“BOE”) approved master agreement(s) with the District. Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) as described herein with a cover letter addressed to: Oakland Unified School District Kenya Chatman, Executive Director of Facilities Department of Facilities Planning and Management 955 High Street, Oakland, CA 94601 Oral, telegraphic, facsimile, email, or telephone SOQ submittals will not be accepted. SOQ submittals received after this date and time will not be accepted. The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the SOQ Submittals. The District also reserves the right to reject any and all SOQ submittals and to negotiate contract terms with one or more Respondents. The District will only accept a hard copy submittal along with a PDF version on a flash drive. Proposals received by the District no later than 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) on May 8, 2025 will be submitted (attention to Juanita Hunter). LOCAL, SMALL LOCAL AND SMALL LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM Submit a detailed narrative and strategy describing how the firm or team intends to meet or exceed the District’s LBU requirements (Exhibit C - “Local Business Utilization Affirmation Worksheet”). The Local Business Utilization Policy 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. 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. For reference, 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. Oakland USD - Architectural Services for Projects with a Construction Budget under $10M at Various School Sites Project Number # 25040 Email To Friend« Go Back |
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