Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Pasadena, California. Conceptual plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

The City of Pasadena (City) is soliciting proposals for a development and operations agreement and a long-term lease for an approximately 3.5-acre developed area, and an approximately 2.5-acre Oak Woodland area, within a 30-acre City owned parcel of land (portion of parcel APN #5823-003-911). The site is the former location of the Oak Grove Ranger Station and the project is located in the north-west end of the Hahamongna Watershed Park at 4550 Oak Grove Drive in Pasadena. The property is zoned Open-Space (OS). The site is currently occupied by six concrete block buildings and a small parking lot, with a combined building square footage of 14,389 ft2 that was previously operated by the U.S. Forest Service. The Oak Woodland area is just south and adjacent to the previous ranger station. It was purchased by the City in 2005 with a covenant restricting the use to open space and park and recreation uses. The surrounding uses encompassing the 30-acre site include a Los Angeles County fire camp, a public equestrian center, a non-profit equestrian organization, an adaptive riding lessons and equine-assisted therapy organization, a nursery, a day camp for children ages 3-14, and the Oak Woodland natural area. All responses to this Request for Proposal (RFP) accepted by the City of Pasadena (City) shall become the exclusive property of the City. At such time as the City Manager recommends a contractor to the City Council, and such recommendation, with any recommended contract appears on the Council agenda, all proposals accepted by the City shall become a matter of public record and shall be regarded as public, with the exception of those elements of each proposal which are defined by the contractor as business or trade secrets and plainly marked as "Trade Secret", "Confidential" or "Proprietary". Each element of a proposal which a contractor desires not to be considered a public record must be clearly marked as set forth above, and any blanket statement (i.e. regarding entire pages, documents or other non-specific designations) shall not be sufficient and shall not bind the City in any way whatsoever. If disclosure is required or permitted under the California Public Records Act or otherwise by law, the City shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such records or part thereof. Bidders must provide all required information for the City to verify the bond with their bid. The bond must meet the following requirements and characteristics: Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price in the form of a redeemable or callable electronic surety bond, meeting City requirements, must accompany all bids. If the Bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall for fifteen (15) calendar days after such award fail or neglect to enter into the contract with the required insurance documentation, submit the Construction & Demolition Waste Management Plan, and file the required bonds, the City may deposit in its treasury said bid security and, under no circumstances, shall it be returned to the defaulting Bidder. Question Submission Deadline: January 30, 2026, 5:00pm The deadline to submit questions related to this solicitation. Questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted directly through the City's eProcurement Portal Q&A function. Do not contact any City employee or official regarding this solicitation. Any questions submitted after the date and time specified may not be considered. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or proposals and any item or items therein, and to waive any non conformity of proposals with this RFP, whether of a technical or substantive nature, as the interest of the City may require. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. "Requests for proposals for design services is underway."