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Project Duration Project completion date of October 31, 2025. Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 02/14/2025 5:00 PM (PST). All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted online. The proposal will include the Preliminary Design, Environmental Analysis, Final Design, and Project Management. All deliverables which require the preparation of documents shall be submitted as Portable Document Format (PDF) to the City. The awardee shall perform the following tasks (considered a preliminary outline) to complete the project: I. Preliminary Design Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Conduct review and provide integration of existing City documents and plans. B. Real time existing conditions, data collection, field survey and/or evaluation. Provide survey or base maps, as applicable. C. Any collision data and/or analysis, and travel patterns, bike and pedestrian counts, as applicable. D. Visioning, Community Engagement, Community Outreach and workshops. E. Identify and coordinate with all utilities in the project area to facilitate the design of the Project. F. Identify right-of-way acquisitions, and/or vacations to provide for the optimal design of the trail system. G. Creation of a draft plan with community input received through outreach and workshops. H. List of potential amenities, lighting, trash cans, benches, landscaping, bike station, fitness equipment. I. Consult with City's Public Works Streetscape Division to discuss landscape options. J. Creation of conceptual design/graphics with preliminary cost estimates. II. Environmental Analysis Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Define a complete and detailed project description to determine level of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. B. Conduct the required technical analysis for the project including consideration of Environmental Factors per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies. III. Final Design - Plans, Specifications and Estimates Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Design the ultimate build out of trail project. B. Prepare plans for the required improvements, consistent with City standards. C. Prepare construction specifications consistent with City standards. D. Prepare an engineer's construction cost estimate based on the itemized quantity take-off from the contract documents. E. Submittal of the engineer's construction cost estimate shall be delivered to the City at 65% complete, 90% complete and final in a spreadsheet format. F. Prepare right-of-way acquisition and/or vacation cost estimates and timelines for the proposed designs of the trail system. IV. Project Management and Preparation of Periodic Updated Schedule, Deliverables and Meetings Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Meet as needed with the City to accomplish Project tasks as outlined. Meetings expected between the vendor and City, shall be and not be limited to: Project Kick-off Meeting, presentation of "Summary Letter Report", progress meetings and preparation for the Community Information Workshop at 90% design completion. B. Allocate time to prepare to attend and/or present at two City Council, two Planning Commission, and two community stakeholder meetings. C. Provide periodic schedule updates on deliverables and meetings as changes to original schedule occur or as needed based on the needs of the project. D. Conduct research and provide findings of additional funding and/or grant opportunities for project construction and implementation. E. Assist the City in the preparation of a notification list and schedule for adjacent properties and for properties within a 500-foot distance buffer from the proposed routes. (Optional Task) Reservation: The City reserves the right to revise or amend these specifications prior to the date set for opening proposals. Revisions and amendments will be identified by an addendum to this RFP. If the revisions require additional time to enable vendors to respond, the City may postpone the opening date accordingly. In such case, the addendum will include an announcement of the new proposal submittal due date. Attach all addenda to the proposal. Failure to attach any addendum may render the proposal nonresponsive and cause for rejection. The City reserves the right to award a contract to a company solely based on the initial proposal submitted. The City reserves the right to require more information and clarification on information submitted in the proposal to complete the evaluation. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received, to take all proposals under advisement for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date of the opening, to waive any informality on any proposal, and to be the sole judge of the relative merits of the material and or service mentioned in the respective proposals received. The City reserves the right to reject any proposal not accompanied with all data or information required.