By way of this Request for Qualifications ( RFQ ), the Rancho Santiago Community College District ( District ) is requesting Statements of Qualifications ( Responses ) to provide California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA ) Consulting services ( Services ), which is inclusive of other related services such as traffic consulting services or National Environmental Protection Act ( NEPA ) compliance or other specialty services. The District is currently updating the Facilities Master Plan for future capital improvement projects. The District intends to prequalify a limited number of firms ( Consultant ) that can provide comprehensive CEQA Consulting services for the Rancho Santiago Community College District for various projects as well as a firm to provide CEQA on-call consulting services. Deadline for Consultants to submit questions regarding this RFQ February 16, 2022 by 4:00pm. Consultants must carefully read the entire RFQ prior to submitting questions as most questions will be answered in this RFQ. If, however, you should have questions regarding this RFQ, please email FacilitiesRFP@RSCCD.edu, referencing RFQ #2122-317 and your company name in the subject line of the email. The question deadline for this RFQ is included in Section 1.2. After this deadline, the District will not answer, address, and/or review any questions interested Consultants might submit. Responses to all questions received prior to the deadline will be provided to all Consultants via addendum. Addenda, if issued, to this RFQ will not be distributed by the District to any Respondent. Respondents are required and responsible to check the District s Bid Opportunities webpage to access any addenda to this RFQ. The District is seeking the services of Consultants to provide CEQA Consulting Services for various facilities improvement projects relative to the implementation of the Facility Master Plan ( FMP ) and current or future capital facility projects, as deemed appropriate by the District. The scope of requested services may include, but is not limited to: - Preparation of all CEQA documentation according to all applicable State and local requirements, including all notices (Notice of Determination, Notice of Completion, etc), Initial Study (IS), Categorical Exemption (CE), Negative Declaration (ND), Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as determined by the IS, as well as the Responses to Comments, Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP), and Findings; - National Environmental Protection Act ( NEPA ) Compliance, if applicable; - Hiring, coordinating and supervising any needed sub-consultant specialists as required for any project, including but not limited to traffic studies/engineering, biological resources, cultural resources, hazard assessments, mapping, easements and other documents as may be required, including construction phase monitoring and reporting. The District may also choose to retain its own consultants for technical studies such as traffic and cultural studies, if desired. - Coordination of meetings, CEQA presentations, and consultation with the public in scoping meetings and public hearings; - Coordination and handling of radius mailing for recipients/addresses as needed for projects to comply with requirements for public comment, public notices, including, producing the radius mailing map if requested by District; - Collaboration and coordination with District staff and various consultants, as well as state and local agencies as required; - Advise District staff and consultants on CEQA procedures, compliance, requirements and substantive issues, including the public noticing process, filings with state and local agencies, and the feasibility of specific mitigation measures; - Liaison with regulatory agencies in order to provide guidance to the District and others as deemed necessary; - Ensure regulatory agency requirements are met in a timely fashion, including any necessary submittals to regulatory agencies; - Consultant shall also provide copies of any written materials, recommendations, letters, draft reports and final reports as required; - Attendance at various District and public meetings, as required. The Rancho Santiago Community College District supports a participation goal of at least three percent (3%) of the overall dollar amount expended each year to Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE). If Consultant is selected to provide services to the District, Consultant will be required to sign and return a Certification form (copy included with these RFQ/P documents) certifying that they will provide the District with information regarding the use of any DVBE contractors or consultants on the project. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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