Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · SANTA CRUZ
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The City of Santa Cruz seeks qualified firms for topographic survey services to develop construction plans. Proposals are due May 28, 2026, with evaluation based on qualifications, project team, and proposal quality.
The City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is soliciting proposals from qualified firms with expertise in topographic survey work for the development of construction plans and specifications. This Request for Qualifications (“RFQu”) is being made available to entities who are qualified to perform the entire scope of services as described in this RFQu.
The City of Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 and formed its current charter in 1948. It is governed under a Council/Manager form of government. A Mayor and six Council members set policy for the City and a City Manager serves as chief administrator of those policies. The City is located on the coast, 75 miles south of San Francisco on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay. It encompasses 15.8 square miles with cultural and ethnic diversity among its population of 65,000. Santa Cruz is part of the National Marine Sanctuary and is a popular tourist destination owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historical landmarks.
The City provides a full range of municipal services and facilities including a recreational wharf, public golf course, over thirteen hundred acres of open space, full beach services, refuse management, law enforcement, fire protection, and water and wastewater utilities. The City is also host to the University of California Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Harbor, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.
Proposals will be evaluated for the Vendor’s qualifications, experience and references. The criteria will also include an evaluation of the Vendor’s longevity, projected financial stability, work flow, and performance on similar contracts.
Proposal will be evaluated for the makeup of the Consultant's Project Team and their training, experience, certification and accreditations.
Proposals will be evaluated for its professionalism and thoroughness. Vendors should answer all questions in the order presented.
The undersigned, upon acceptance, agrees to furnish the following in accordance with the specifications and terms and conditions per City of Santa Cruz at the prices indicated herein.
The undersigned, under penalty of perjury, declares not to be a party with any other business to an agreement to propose a fixed or uniform price in connection with this proposal.
The unsigned declares under penalty of perjury that she/he is authorized to sign this document and bind the business or organization to the terms of this Proposal.
The undersigned recognizes the right of the City of Santa Cruz to reject any or all proposals received and to waive any informality or minor defects in proposals received.
The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the information contained in this Proposal and all accompanying documents are true and correct.
Did you read through and confirm that you met all of the proposal requirements?
Please upload your proposal here.
Please upload your proposal here without pricing included. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.
Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toCity of Santa Cruz, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.
Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanThursday, May 28, 2026 addressed to:
City of Santa Cruz
Dan Estranero
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz,CA95060
Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("RFQu for Swanton and Laurel Survey"), and Contract Number ("RFQu No. PW-0303") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.
The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to City of Santa Cruz so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.
Indicate whether your business will extend the pricing, terms and conditions of this bid to other government agencies, if you are the successful bidder. Your business would be required to make this contract available to interested agencies for at least six months following the award of this contract. Interested government agencies may enter into their own contract with the successful Contractor. They may negotiate minor changes in terms and conditions.
Please download the below Local Preference Certification Form, complete, and upload.
Please download the below Non-Collusion Declaration Form, complete, and upload.
California Government Code Section 84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits any member of the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz from participating in any action related to a contract if they receive any political contributions totaling more than $250 within twelve (12) months before or after the date a final decision concerning the contract has been made, from the person or company awarded the contract. The Levine Act also requires disclosure of such contribution by a party to be awarded a specific contract.
Answering YES to either of the two questions above does not preclude the City of Santa Cruz from awarding a contract to your firm or taking any subsequent action related to the contract. It does, however, preclude the identified City Council Member(s) from participating in any actions related to this contract.
Will this solicitation require a bid bond?
Would you like to have vendors respond to an electronic pricing table?
If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want proposers to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.
Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?
Select YES for Request for Proposals and Request for Qualifications process.
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Local Preference does NOT apply to:
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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