RFQ R005964 Statewide Architectural and Engineering Services

The California State Lottery (Lottery) owns and operates 12 facilities across the state consisting of mixed-use commercial office and warehouse space. The Lottery has identified several large-scale capital improvement projects to be completed in the near future. To facilitate this effort the Lottery is accepting responses from qualified Architecture and Engineering (A&E) firms licensed in the state of California that wish to provide a full range of on-call architectural design and consultation services for a range of projects across our building portfolio.

The Lottery will not consider responses from partnerships and joint ventures. Only one responder will be considered the prime contractor while all others will be subcontractors. Subcontractors are to be identified in *Attachment 1, Transmittal Letter* and as part of the Statement of Qualifications.

The proposed term of the contract is five consecutive years with Lottery options to extend the term for two additional, one-year periods.

Submission

Questions regarding the content of this RFQ (including clarifications on Scope of Work) must be submitted in writing via email to the Lottery Point of Contact specified in Section I.D by the due date and time specified in the Projected Timetable. Interested Responders may submit an Intent to Respond in writing via email to the Lottery contact person by the date and time specified in the Projected Timetable in order to receive direct communications from the Lottery about this RFQ.

SOQs must be submitted by **11/9/2026 3:00 p.m. PST**. Files may be sent through the Lottery's Secure File Transfer (Liquid Files) to ijen@calottery.com and tkopbayev@calottery.com. Do not send to solicitations@calottery.com as it will not be delivered.

Minimum Responder Qualifications

• Must be a legal business entity.
• Must have a minimum of seven years of experience performing professional A&E services comparable to those designated in Attachment 11, Exhibit A, Scope of Work.
• Have team members with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications and experience designing LEED certified projects.
• Have identified in their SOQ a project team member who possesses a current and active license issued by the State of California Architects Board.

Evaluation

Mandatory Submittals: Pass/Fail. Failure to submit the required forms will result in Responder disqualification.

The Lottery has not established a DVBE participation requirement for this solicitation. A Small Business Preference is not available for Responders in connection with this solicitation.

Contract Term

The proposed term of the contract is five consecutive years with Lottery options to extend the term for two additional, one-year periods.

Each Responder's SOQ is irrevocable for 180 days from the date submissions are due.