Opportunity
Charlottesville Cty Pblc Schools Opengov #RFP 27-37
Charlottesville Area Transit On-Call Land Surveying Services
Posted
September 29, 2026
Respond By
October 29, 2026
Identifier
RFP 27-37
NAICS
541370
Charlottesville Area Transit is seeking qualified firms for on-call professional land surveying support for its transit projects. - Government buyer: City of Charlottesville, Charlottesville Area Transit Department (CAT); anticipated federal funding is through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or surveying firms are named in the solicitation. FTA is identified in connection with federal funding and contract requirements. - Services requested: Surveying assignments may include field and boundary surveys, historical deed research, property and ALTA surveys, subdivision plats, topographic and plats-and-profile surveys, digital terrain modeling, aerial mapping and photogrammetry, right-of-way and easement work, construction layout, utility locating and mapping, as-built surveys, and ADA-related surveys. - Deliverables and support: Assignments may also require survey control and benchmarks, transit-facility planning and design support, plats and easement documentation, electronic mapping and drawings (including AutoCAD-compatible files when required), and survey data in City-specified formats. - Notable requirements: Work scopes, personnel, schedules, hours, and compensation are established for individual assignments before work begins. For applicable federally funded work, contract documents must address relevant Buy America and Build America, Buy America requirements; the FTA attachment also includes federal civil-rights, DBE, records-access, lobbying, tax-liability, and felony-conviction provisions.
Description
The City of Charlottesville seeks proposals for a term contract for professional land surveying services for various Charlottesville Area Transit projects. Typical work may include boundary, topographic, ALTA, aerial mapping, right-of-way, utility, construction layout, and transit-facility-related surveys, with assignments issued through task orders. The procurement uses a qualifications-based selection process under applicable federal requirements and the Brooks Act, and the City may make multiple awards or procure individual projects separately. The initial contract term is one year, with up to four additional one-year renewals by written agreement.