SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
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The City of Rancho Cordova Public Works Department seeks qualified firms for on-call construction management, inspection, materials testing, and laboratory services for federal construction projects. Proposals are due by April 18, 2026.
Rancho Cordova Public Works (City) is soliciting Statements of Qualification (SOQs) from qualified firms to select up to two firms to provide construction management, construction inspection, materials sampling and testing, and laboratory services on an on-call basis for various projects in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Addendum #1 clarifies Resident Engineer and Assistant Resident Engineer license and certification requirements.
Please use the See What Changed link to view all the changes made by this addendum.
Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here.
Please upload your Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) WITHOUT ANY COST INFORMATION here. You will be prompted to upload your Cost Information in another location.
NOTE: Including Cost Information in your upload here may cause your proposal to be deemed non-responsive.
Upload rate sheet for the hourly rates of the proposed team and subconsultants. The fees/costs portion of your proposal should NOT be attached and uploaded with the rest of your Proposal. All cost/fees/pricing schedule information should be attached separately HERE.
NOTE: Failure to upload your cost information in the proper manner may cause your proposal to be deemed non-responsive.
Consultant shall upload the completed Caltrans Exhibit 10-Q Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
For any additional information requested or required by any of your provided answers please upload that additional documentation here.
By confirming here and submitting a proposal, Proposer confirms their authority (and has uploaded necessary documentation proving such) to execute this Proposal in its entirety as submitted and enter into a contract on behalf of the Company Name stated in said Proposal. Such confirmation will be understood as certification by the Proposer that they have completely read and understand this Request For Qualifications in its entirety including any and all Addenda released prior to the time of submittal.
What is the goal of this procurement? Complete the following sentence:
The City of Rancho Cordova, <DEPARTMENT NAME> Department is soliciting request for proposals for _____________.
NOTE: Do not worry about the Department Name, that will be added on its own, just type into the box as if completing the highlighted area.
Do you wish to use the electronic pricing table available within OpenGov to collect pricing/cost information for this RFP? This does not prevent the use of a cost breakdown file to further expand on pricing provided or to receive pricing for additional services.
If you are requiring Proposers to submit a cost breakdown or pricing information either instead of or in addition to the use of the electronic pricing table, would you like to require said cost information be submitted separately from the rest of the proposal?
Typically this is done to allow evaluators to see proposals without seeing cost or without it being a factor in the initial evaluation of proposals.
What is the maximum number of pages that you wish to state as the limit for proposals?
Is this a federally funded project?
You have indicated that this is a federally funded project. What is the DBE Goal in % ?
Do NOT INCLUDE the % sign. Simply state the numeric value.
Q (Partnership Requirements for Special Inspections and Testing Services Submission): As a firm specializing in special inspections, materials testing, and geotechnical engineering, do we need to partner with a construction management firm in order to submit our qualifications for this RFQ?
A: Yes. The City intends to award a single, comprehensive contract through this RFQ, so firms providing the outlined services would need to partner with a construction management firm to submit a complete set of qualifications.
Q (Section Dividers Counted? ): The RFQ limits the main proposal body to 10 pages, with resumes and exceptions attachments excluded from this limit. Please clarify whether section separator pages—such as those marking transitions between sections (e.g., between Section 2 and Section 3, or Section 3 and Section 4) that include only the project title, section number, and serve as section dividers—are counted toward the 10-page limit.
A: Divider sheets do not count towards the 10-page limit.
Q (Pre-Award Audit Thresholds – Overlapping Jurisdictions): Page 5 states that consultants on a proposed agreement with a dollar value greater than $1,000,000 and subconsultants with sub-agreements exceeding $500,000 are subject to an indirect cost rate (ICR) review by Caltrans' Independent Office of Audits and Investigations (A&I). The master agreements are capped at $3,000,000, but individual task orders may fall below the $1,000,000 threshold. Please clarify whether the ICR review is triggered by the master agreement value or by individual task order values. If a consultant is awarded a $3,000,000 master agreement but initially receives only small task orders, at what point does the ICR review process begin?
A: The total value of this master agreement triggers the ICR review by Caltrans Independent Office of Audits and Investigations.
Q (DBE Requirements – Contradictory Statements): Page 4 states: "In accordance with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) published by the US Department of Transportation on September 30, 2025, this solicitation is not subject to DBE requirements." Page 7 and Page 8 state: "Ensure compliance with Contractor's DBE requirements" and "Ensure that the contractor complies with the DBE Program Plan," with a note that this is "optional if DBE requirements are required at the time of the construction solicitation." Conflict: The RFQ inconsistently presents DBE compliance as both not applicable to this solicitation and as a potential ongoing obligation. Please clarify whether DBE monitoring will be required under the master agreements or under individual task orders, and how this aligns with the IFR.
A: In accordance with the IFR issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation on September 30, 2025, DBE requirements do not apply to this RFQ or the resulting master agreement. However, contractor DBE monitoring may be required under individual task orders if DBE requirements are reinstated at the time a construction project is advertised.
Q (RE Vs CM ): Regarding the RFQ’s scope and federal funding requirements, please clarify the conflict between Section 3.3, which mandates the Resident Engineer be a licensed professional civil engineer, and Section 3.11, which requires the Construction Manager to also serve as Resident Engineer but does not explicitly require that individual to hold a California civil engineer license—does the City intend both roles to require a licensed PE for all federally funded projects?
A: Correct. The Resident Engineer must be a registered Civil Engineer in the State of California. While the City requires that at least one member of the Construction Management team hold a professional engineering license, not all team members are required to be licensed.
Q (Assistant Resident Engineer role requirement): Please confirm that the ARE is required to have a PE license (we find this unusual).
A: ARE is not required to have a PE license.
Q (Resident Engineer/Assistant Resident Engineer role requirement): Please confirm that the RE/ARE is required to be a certified QSD or QSP (we find this unusual).
A: QSD/QSP certification is not mandatory for the RE, but it is preferred due to the essential duties listed on the Request for Qualifications.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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