# Ontario Planet bids #2023

Engineering design for Archibald Avenue railway-crossing safety improvements

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** 2023
**NAICS:** 541330

The City of Ontario is seeking engineering design services for safety improvements at the Archibald Avenue crossing of Union Pacific Railroad.
- **Government buyer:** City of Ontario, Engineering/Development Department; Purchasing Department is identified in the attachment.
- **Requested service:** Prepare studies, environmental documents, permits, plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the at-grade railway-crossing improvement project. No service quantity or part number is specified.
- **Scope highlights:** Survey and easement work; traffic and pedestrian studies; environmental clearance and right-of-way certification; and coordination with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), utilities, Caltrans, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and permitting agencies.
- **Design elements:** Evaluate a southbound pre-signal, roadway widening without adding lanes, medians, crossing-profile changes, lighting, pedestrian access, and signage and striping. Railroad-related design work includes four Standard 9 gate warning devices, signal-cabin and circuitry replacement, and evaluation of the crossing surface.
- **Funding and requirements:** The project is supported by the federal Section 130 program. The design scope includes staged 30%, 60%, 90%, and final PS&E deliverables, along with bidding and construction-phase support.
- **Named organizations and platforms:** The City of Ontario, Union Pacific Railroad, Caltrans, CPUC, and PlanetBids are named. No engineering-service vendor or product manufacturer is identified.
- **OEMs and products:** No OEMs or separately purchasable product line items are identified; the crossing equipment is part of the design scope.
- **Performance period:** The consultant contract term is not established in the attachment; the sample agreement leaves term dates blank.

### Description

The City of Ontario is requesting proposals for engineering design services for at-grade railway crossing safety improvements on Archibald Avenue. The work includes preparing plans, specifications, and an engineer’s estimate (PS&E), as well as environmental clearance, permitting, and coordination with the railroad, utilities, and utilities commission. Proposals are due October 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.; both electronic submission and four hard-copy sets are required. The RFP states that contract award is subject to available budget and that the project may be subject to prevailing-wage requirements.

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