Oakland Unified School District
Department of Facilities Planning and Management
955 High Street Oakland CA 94601
 
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICAIONS AND PROPOSALS (RFQ/P)
 
TO PROVIDE DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS –VARIOUS SITES PROJECT
Project #24155
 
October 30, 2024(Issued)
 
ResponsesmustbereceivedDecember 5, 2024,nolaterthan2:00p.m.
 
The Oakland Unified School District (“District”) is requesting fee proposals from qualified certified firms (“Consultants”) to provide design-build entity to produce and final
designs for, and construct solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at various school sites (the “Project”).
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is interested in reviewing proposals for the installation and commissioning of approximately 500 kW-DC of solar photovoltaic (PV) canopies and arrays at four District-owned sites. OUSD is requesting cost proposals for cash purchase projects only. Designs are DSA approved, and OUSD prefers a Summer 2025 construction.
                                                           
The District is also interested in reviewing Add-Alt proposals to design, permit, install, and commission PV systems at an additional five District-owned sites. The Add-Alt includes approximately 750 kW-DC of total PV capacity, as well as EV charging stations at two sites. Approved array locations and conceptual site layouts are available as an attachment to the RFP.
 
All nine sites have active NEM2.0 interconnection applications submitted with PG&E. Projects must be completed prior to the April 2026 NEM2.0 grandfathering deadline.
 
Interestedfirmsareinvitedtosubmita Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) and a detailed FeeProposal(collectively “RFQ/PPacket”)asdescribedbelowofthe requestedmaterials 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,or telephoneRFPPacketswillnotbeaccepted.RFPPacketsreceivedafterthisdateandtimewillnotbeaccepted.TheDistrictreservestherighttowaiveanyinformalitiesorirregularitiesintheRFPPackets.TheDistrictalsoreservestherighttorejectanyandallRFPPacketsandtonegotiatecontracttermswithoneormoreRespondents.
 
The District will only accept electronic Proposals sent via email in lieu of hard copies.  Proposals received by the District no later than 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on December 5, 2024 via email will be accepted (to Juanita Hunter at juanita.hunter@ousd.organd the contacts below).
 
If you have any questions regarding this RFP and/or submitting proposal electronically, please email Jean-Luc Keita, Project Manager at jean-luc.keita@ousd.org and Kenya Chatman, Executive Director of Facilities at kenya.chatman@ousd.organdcc: to Colland Jang at colland.jang@ousd.org.
 
 

LOCAL,SMALLLOCALANDSMALLLOCALRESIDENTBUSINESSENTERPRISE POLICY:

 
The District intends to request the BOE to modify its OUSD’s LBU Policy Requirements.  The vendor shall commit to at least a 30% LBU participation.
 
 
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.
 
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
 
Listed below is the “Schedule of Activities” which outlines pertinent dates of which firms responding to this solicitation should make themselves aware.
 

DATE	ACTIVITY
October 30, 2024	RFQ/P Issued
November 7, 2024	Non–mandatory Pre-proposal meeting via Zoom.  Zoom link TBD.
November 25, 2024	Written requests for interpretation, corrections or modifications are due by 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
December 2, 2024	District will provide written responses to requests for clarification
December 5, 2024	Proposals Due by 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
January 22, 2025	Board Meeting – tentative approval of Contract
January 23, 2025	Tentative Notice to Proceed issued to Consultant

 

Oakland USD - TO PROVIDE DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS –VARIOUS SITES PROJECT Project #24155

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