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Request For Qualifications

The following are brief descriptions of most but not all projects currently soliciting design professionals, consultants or construction managers at UCLA. The complete RFQ packet will be available at http://www.uclaplanroom.com. To download the packet, you must create a login and password. Registration instructions are available at https://www.uclaplanroom.com/help/account.register. Once in the UCLA Planroom, click the "RFQ" tab and search for the project to download.

Executive Architect

 
Project Name
Doris Stein Eye Research Center Seismic and Program Improvement Study
Contact Person
For questions related to this RFQ, please contact:

Nick (Nima) Eskandari
UCLA Capital Programs | Design and Construction
Senior Project Manager, Project Management
T: 310-206-2360
E: neskandari@capnet.ucla.edu
Project Number
907108
Description of Work
ADVERTISEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

UCLA requests a written response to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select an Executive Architect for the proposed Doris Stein Eye Research Center Seismic and Program Improvement Study (Project # 907108).

The Doris Stein Eye Research Center building is located at 200 Stein Plaza on the UCLA Westwood Campus. The building is approximately 94,214 gross square feet (GSF) split between an approximately 80,280 GSF, four-story (levels B-3) main building and an approximately 13,934 GSF, two-story (levels B-1) lecture hall annex.

The building was designed by Welton Becket Associates in 1988 and was completed in 1990. The main building is roughly square in plan, and the annex is attached via a below-grade hallway.

A preliminary ASCE 41-17, Tier 1 structural evaluation has been completed and shows that the Doris Stein Eye Research Center building is not compliant with the UC Seismic Policy Seismic Performance Rating (SPR) criteria and requires seismic remediation. This project will focus on the seismic improvement of the building and code-triggered work.

Additional linear and nonlinear ASCE 41-17, Tier 3 analyses will be required as part of the pre-design phase of this project. This further analysis may improve the SPR and potentially reduce the scope of required seismic strengthening.

Renovations will include building improvements required or impacted by the seismic remediation project scope of work. Building upgrades may include but are not limited to, seismic improvements and necessary restoration to impacted mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems, along with ADA-triggered scopes of work.

Limited program improvements may also be requested by the University to be evaluated during the pre-design phase and potentially be incorporated into this project's scope. Strategies to implement the work while minimizing impact to ongoing building operations shall be considered.

In response to this RFQ, candidate firms must demonstrate familiarity and experience with the University of California Seismic Safety Policy requirements, strategic planning for potential occupancy during construction, and sequencing documentation as needed based on funding.

The University has not determined a delivery method for projects resulting from this study, but delivery methods may include either Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) or Design/Bid/Build. Although Progressive Design/Build (PD/B) is not anticipated as a project delivery method, please note that if PD/B is selected as a future project delivery method, the Executive Architect and any consultants participating in the development of the project on behalf of the University will be precluded from participating as a member of any prospective Progressive Design-Build Team. Construction costs have not yet been determined, and various scopes of work may be prioritized or phased to align with available funds. The work may be executed in several incremental projects.

The design shall comply with the University of California Policy on Sustainable Practices to achieve a minimum LEEDTM Gold Rating. The project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and review and approval by the UC Board of Regents or their delegated authority.

The selection committee will base their review of the Executive Architects' submitted proposals and selection on the identified Selection Criteria (Attachment A). The final selection and appointment of the Executive Architect is contingent upon project approval by the UC Board of Regents or their delegated authority. This RFQ is for complete design services; however, the University reserves the right to defer negotiations for services other than pre-design studies until the completion of the pre-design phase.

The complete RFQ packet will be available at http://www.uclaplanroom.com on Monday, February 3, 2025. Responses to the RFQ are due by or before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. To download the packet, you must create a login and password. Registration instructions are available at https://www.uclaplanroom.com/help/account.register. Once in the UCLA Planroom, click the RFQ tab and search for the project to download. Please download the Planroom RFQ-Upload and Appendix C and D Instructions to ensure your documents are easily located within the Planroom. Failure to comply could result in your submission being overlooked. The selection committee will base their review of the Environmental submitted proposals and selection on the identified Selection Criteria (Attachment A), determining a shortlist of consultants; further steps in the selection process will be at the selection committee's discretion.

Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University within the limits imposed by law or University policy. Each Candidate Firm may be required to show evidence of its Equal Employment Opportunity policy.

Important Dates | Advertisement period: 2/3-2/25/25 | Questions due date: 2/10/25 | Submission date: 2/25/25
Status
We accept proposals by or before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Please allow sufficient time for the submittal transmission or delay. UCLA will not accept any submissions received after the 10:00 a.m. deadline.