DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Collaborative Delivery Opportunity
OBJECTIVE
The California Department of Water Resources (Department) has prepared this
document to notify prospective contractors of its upcoming Request for Qualications
(RFQ) for the San Joaquin Field Division Fire Safety Modernization (Project) located on
Department-owned State Water Project facilities in Kern and Los Angeles counties.
The Department will be procuring a contractor to deliver the Project using its
Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) procurement authority. This
document provides summaries of the Project and Site Background, Project Scope,
Preliminary Project Schedule, Funding Source, and the Project Procurement.
Fire Safety Modernization
San Joaquin
Field Division
PROJECT AND SITE BACKGROUND
The Project includes modernizing the life safety
and re protection systems at six large industrial
pumping facilities and commercial complexes
located between Bakerseld and Grapevine,
California in the southern portion of the San Joaquin
Valley, and one commercial complex near Castaic
Lake in Los Angeles County.
The Department has initiated a review and upgrade/
retrot of the re protection and life safety systems
at all State Water Project (SWP) facilities throughout
California including an assessment of all SWP
hydroelectric generating and pumping plants and
select support facilities.
This project addresses modernizing the systems
at: San Joaquin Field Division (SJFD) Operation
& Maintenance Center, the Ira J. Chrisman Wind
Gap Pumping Plant, the Buena Vista Pumping
Plant, the John R. Teerink Wheeler Ridge Pumping
Plant, the Edmonston Pumping Plant, the Lost
Hills Operation & Maintenance Subcenter, and the
Castaic Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Services
Satellite Ofce.
PROJECT SCOPE
The Project’s purpose is to minimize risks to life
safety, protect property, prevent interruptions to
SWP operations, and to avoid the impacts to the
environment that result from res. The primary
improvements to be implemented at the facilities
include:
San Joaquin Field Division Fire Safety Modernization
Phase 2: Construction. Assuming the Department
and the Construction Manager successfully reach
agreement on the GMP Proposal(s), as modied
through negotiations, and execute a Construction
Contract(s) for the Work, the Construction Manager
will proceed with construction. The locations may be
grouped into numerous phases for construction as
determined during the preconstruction phase.
The anticipated procurement schedule is:
• November 2023: Release of RFQ
• December 12, 2023: Mandatory Job Walk
• December 13, 2023: Job Walk Optional
Second Day
• May 2024: Anticipated Award of Preconstruction
Services Contract and Notice to Proceed
• Mid 2026: Anticipated Award and Notice to
Proceed for Phase 2 Construction Contract
(Additional construction contracts may follow)
• Spring 2030: Project Completion
• Improve egress and re separation
• Improve emergency lighting along the main
egress paths
• Upgrade/repair re doors and add approved
exit signs
• Add new re detection, suppression and
associated alarms
• Upgrade motor housing carbon dioxide (CO2),
replace CO2 in oil rooms with water mist, add
clean agent in designated rooms, upgrade
transformer deluge system, and upgrade
sprinklers in select areas
• Add/upgrade re hydrants and add standpipes
• Add fans and dampers, add/modify ducting,
add stairwell pressurization to HVAC system
• Add panelboards, uninterruptible power supply
wiring devices, and cable/conduit to power
new equipment
• Add restopping to new and existing
penetrations
• Core drilling and x-ray scanning
• Add emergency communication systems
• Upgrade emergency eye wash and
shower stations
• Asbestos/Lead Sampling and Abatement
FUNDING SOURCE
The estimated cost of construction of this Project
is between $80,000,000 and $120,000,000 and is
entirely funded by the State Water Project.
PROJECT PROCUREMENT
The Department has selected Construction
Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) delivery for
the Project which will be procured in accordance
with Public Contract Code 10112-10112.10 which
authorizes the Department to use the CM/GC
procurement process as specied for public works
necessary for the construction, maintenance, or
operation of elements of State Water Facilities, as
dened in Section 12934 of the Water Code.
Submitters interested in providing CM/GC services
will partner with the Department on this Project.
The Project will be executed in two phases that will
overlap:
Phase 1: Preconstruction. During this phase, the
selected Construction Manager will provide input
on the schedule, phasing, constructability, cost and
estimates, value engineering, and plan review in
parallel with design by the Department.
The Construction Manager will prepare one or
more Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposals
(proposed pricing, schedule, and approach) for
construction and will subsequently enter into
negotiations with the Department for one or more
Construction Contract(s). For this Project, Phase 1
will also include investigating existing conditions
at buildings included in the Project to better
understand the nature and amount of construction
work required.
Cover photo: Chrisman Pumping Plant inside
Photos above (Left to Right): Buena Vista Pumping Plant,
Edmonston Pumping Plant inside and outside, SJFD O&M
Center, and Chrisman Pumping Plant inside
San Joaquin Field Division
Southern Field Division
SITE INFORMATION
The facilities include:
1. SJFD Operation & Maintenance Center
Bakerseld, CA 93313
Thisfacilityis comprised of 7 buildingsthat
include, but are not limited to: administration
ofces, training, material warehouse, and
mobile equipment repair. Theyrange in
sizefrom approximately 4,900 SF – 27,000
SF andwere built in the 1970s. The buildings
wereprimarilyconstructed with block exterior
walls and drywall and metal frame interior
partition walls.
2. Ira J. Chrisman Wind Gap Pumping Plant
Bakerseld, CA 93313
This facility is 4 stories (1 above ground and 3
below ground), approx. 74,000 SF and was built
in 1973. It has a reinforced-concrete substructure
and structural-steel superstructure.
3. Buena Vista Pumping Plant
Taft, CA 93268
This facility is 4 stories (1 above ground and 3
below ground), approx. 80,000 SF and was built
in 1972. It has a reinforced-concrete substructure
and structural-steel superstructure.
4. John R. Teerink Wheeler Ridge Pumping Plant
Bakerseld, CA 93313
This facility is 4 stories (1 above ground and 3
below ground), approx. 76,000 SF and was built
in 1973. It has a reinforced-concrete substructure
and structural-steel superstructure.
5. Edmonston Pumping Plant
Arvin, CA 93203
This facility is 6 stories (1 above ground and 5
below ground), approx. 222,000 SF and was built
in 1973. It has a reinforced-concrete substructure
and structural-steel superstructure.
6. Lost Hills Operation & Maintenance Subcenter
Lost Hills, CA 93249
The facility built in 1967 is comprised of 6
buildingsthat include, but are not limited to:
administration ofces, material warehouse,
and mobile equipment repair. Theyrangein
sizefrom approx. 2,700 SF – 5,300 SF. The
buildings wereprimarilyconstructed with block
exterior walls and drywall and metal frame
interior partition walls.
7. Castaic Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Services Satellite Ofce
Castaic, CA 91384
This facility formerly known as Castaic Operation
& Maintenance Subcenter and part of DWR’s
Southern Field Division is comprised of
numerous buildings. However, this Project
only includes, the administration ofce. It is
approximately 14,000 SF and was built in 1967.
The building was originally constructed with
block exterior walls and drywall and metal frame
interior partition walls.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have questions or would like to be added
to our Collaborative Delivery Program (CDP)
announcements, including upcoming solicitations,
email us at:
DWR-CDP@water.ca.gov
View Current DWR Procurement Opportunities:
www.caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3
event-search.aspx
Then search for Department “3860”
California Department of
Water Resources
715 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Engineering-And-
Construction/Collaborative-Delivery-Program
San Joaquin Field Division Fire Safety Modernization