General Qualifications The University seeks firms with the following specific experience: o Modernizing elevators in existing buildings of at least six stories. o Successfully introducing contemporary systems and technologies into existing building fabrics. o Designing for durability, ease of maintenance, and high performance. The successful consultant team will demonstrate deep experience and expertise in the following general areas: o Managing projects of similar size, complexity, technical requirements, and budget. o Designing to the Owner's project budget. o Creating engaging design with an economy of means. o Understanding relevant regulatory requirements and developing effective code-compliant solutions. o Working within the University of California's design and construction process, including reviews and project approval requirements, or other similar institutional clients, especially public research institutions, with complex capital project approval processes. o Developing and coordinating design documents to meet the project schedule. o Effectively and efficiently managing sub consultants. o Participating in construction administration, especially technically challenging, public university projects. Scope of Services The University anticipates the project delivery method will be design/ bid /build. The selected firm shall work collaboratively with the University to maintain the project budget and scope, participate in value engineering as required, and recommend actions to expedite the schedule. A detailed scope of work will be negotiated with the selected firm and is expected to include the following: o Review of existing available information. o Detailed site/field evaluations to accurately understand existing conditions. o Development of comprehensive design information to identify and and coordinate MEP and life- safety scope with the existing building systems. o Identification of accessibility-related scope, including but not limited to Accessible Path of Travel requirements for alterations, and Accessible Routes. o Production of and coordination of comprehensive construction design documents. o Provision of cost estimates and updated cost estimates and collaboration with the University's consulting cost estimator who will act as a cost peer reviewer. o Provision of construction administration services. Consultants This request for qualifications concerns selection of an Executive Architect and the full complement of specialized sub-consultants required to provide completed design services. The University reserves the right to recommend changes and approve sub-consultants to the Consultant team.