Site work and paving for a road / highway in Santa Cruz, California. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Established in 1850 as one of the state's original 27 counties, the County of Santa Cruz was originally called Branciforte. The name was later changed to Santa Cruz, which is "holy cross" in Spanish. The County of Santa Cruz geographically is the second smallest county within the State of California yet it has one of the largest unincorporated area populations. The 2020 estimated population for the County of Santa Cruz by the U.S. Census Bureau was 270,861. The County encompasses an urban service area of 440 square miles. This work is funded by Phase 1 of a FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant, which supports early-stage project development and permitting for community wildfire risk reduction. Because future funding for later BRIC phases is uncertain, this Phase grant 1 is focused on advancing "shovel-ready" implementation status for priority roadside fuel reduction projects that could proceed under BRIC or alternative local, state, or federal funding sources. The six original BRIC Phase 1 project areas include sensitive habitats and rural development patterns where critical evacuation corridors run alongside areas subject to additional regulatory requirements, such as fish-bearing streams and sandhills habitat. This effort will develop roadside fuel reduction treatment descriptions that include measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts on environmental, historic, and cultural resources and that can be applied or adapted to future projects in other unincorporated areas with similar resource and development constraints. Question Deadline 01/23/2026 at 5:00 PM PT Dissemination of Answers: January 30, 2026, 5:00pm tentative Award: February 2026 Contract Negotiation: February 2026 - March 2026 Board Approval of Contract: March 2026 - April 2026 A committee of County employees will evaluate all RFPs and select the Respondent who best meets the needs as set forth in this RFP, is the best qualified and is best able to provide the requested services. Evaluation of the RFPs shall be within the sole judgment and discretion of the Purchasing Division. County reserves the right to reject any or all RFPs. Award of contract is contingent upon approval from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and funding availability. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. "Requests for proposals for design services is underway."