This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Palo Alto, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Palo Alto is a charter city located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the heart of Silicon Valley. The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) is a department of the City government under the management of the Director of Utilities, who reports to the City Manager who reports to the City Council. CPAU provides electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater collection, and commercial dark fiber optic services to over 28,000 customers in the 26 square miles within its city limits. CPAU's rates, policies and long-term plans are set by the City Council. CPAU is seeking electric utility engineering consulting services for a variety of capital improvement and maintenance projects in the fields of utility distribution and substation engineering, system protection, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA), fiber optics, Closed Circuit Tele Vision (CCTV), streetlights, customer service requests, and Geographical Information System (GIS). For any project assigned, CPAU will use the services of experienced professionals who can work independently, perform field audits, and deliver engineering packages that include detailed engineering designs/schematics/wiring diagrams, provide engineering calculations and/or analysis, before and after constructions drawings, bill of materials, and cost estimates. CPAU makes no guarantee as to the amount of work to be requested under any resultant professional services agreement. The initial one-year contract term may be extended for up to two more years based on department workload and satisfactory performance. Question Deadline 07/23/2024 at 1:00 PM PT Should discrepancies or omissions be found in this RFP or should there be a need to clarify this RFP, questions or comments regarding this RFP must be submitted to electronically. This RFP does not commit the City to enter into a contract, nor does it obligate the City to pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals or in anticipation of a contract. The City reserves the right to: Make the selection based on its sole discretion Reject any and all proposals Issue subsequent Requests for Proposals Postpone opening for its own convenience Remedy technical errors in the Request for Proposals process Approve or disapprove the use of particular subconsultants Negotiate with any, all or none of the Proposers Accept other than the lowest offer Waive informalities and irregularities in the Proposals and/or Enter into an agreement with another Proposer in the event the originally selected Proposer defaults or fails to execute an agreement with the City An agreement shall not be binding on the City unless and until it is executed by authorized representatives of the City and of the Proposer. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.