El Camino Community College Planet bids #RFQ&P 2026-19

Engineering and design services for campus hydronic heating-water line replacement

El Camino Community College District is seeking a qualified multidisciplinary team to plan and design replacement of its campus hydronic heating-water system. - Government buyer: El Camino Community College District, through its Purchasing Department, with project coordination involving District/College Facilities and the Board of Trustees; located in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California. - Procurement: Professional engineering, architectural, and related design services for the Heating Hot Water (HHW)/Hydronic Line Replacement Project. No equipment purchases, manufacturers, or specific product vendors are identified; no OEM is specified. - Existing system: Approximately 19,430 linear feet of piping and 26 underground valve boxes, with approximately 7,200 linear feet identified as elevated risk. - Requested services: Independently investigate and verify existing conditions; conduct surveys, utility locating, GPR and potholing; coordinate with campus stakeholders; assess at least three implementation alternatives with cost and schedule estimates; develop phasing, outage, temporary-service and switchover plans; prepare coordinated design and construction documents; support approvals and permitting, bidding, construction administration, testing, commissioning, balancing and closeout. - Disciplines may include mechanical/plumbing engineering, commissioning, electrical/low-voltage, surveying, geotechnical and civil engineering, and landscape architecture or architecture as needed. - Notable requirements: California-licensed professionals; relevant hydronic replacement and occupied-campus experience; independent field verification rather than reliance solely on existing records; coordination with planned campus work; BIM coordination; and applicable Division of the State Architect (DSA), Chancellor’s Office and JCAF documentation and approvals. Proposals are to include team qualifications, comparable projects, schedule, phase/task-based fees and hourly rates. - Vendors and portals: No prospective engineering firms or product vendors are named. PlanetBids is identified as the proposal submission portal, not as a service provider. - Project funding context: Prior planning documents cite an approximately $8.8 million project budget and approximately $6.5 million in state funding. These figures are project context, not the value of the requested professional-services contract.

Description

El Camino Community College District is requesting proposals from qualified engineering firms for professional engineering and related design services for its Hydronic Line Replacement Project. The work includes verifying existing conditions and developing replacement options and phasing, preparing design and construction documents, securing agency approvals, and providing bidding, construction administration, commissioning support, and project closeout. Services cover the campus heating hot water distribution system and may include mechanical, electrical, civil, surveying, geotechnical, commissioning, and other disciplines. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the District’s PlanetBids portal by November 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

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