# Nevada County Publicpurchase #17C0057

Engineering Design Services for Rock Creek Road Bridge Replacement

**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 17C0057
**NAICS:** 541330

Nevada County is seeking engineering qualifications to design a replacement for the Rock Creek Road bridge.
- **Government buyer:** County of Nevada, Purchasing Division.
- **Project:** Rock Creek Road at Rock Creek Bridge, project 17C0057; funded through the Highway Bridge Program.
- **Requested service:** One bridge engineering design effort to replace the existing load-restricted, single-lane steel girder and timber deck bridge with a longer, single-span, two-lane bridge.
- **Design scope:** Evaluate design and construction alternatives, provide bid-ready plans, specifications, and an estimate, and develop or coordinate a fully permitted bridge and approach-road design. Potential disciplines include roadway, structural and foundation engineering; geotechnical investigation; materials testing; erosion control; utility coordination; surveying; hydrology and hydraulics; right-of-way; and environmental studies, documentation, and permitting support.
- **Notable requirements:** Address how the existing abutments affect Rock Creek flow and whether they should be removed. Consider construction approaches that avoid a detour or extended road closure.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or specific products are named.

### Description

Nevada County seeks Statements of Qualifications from engineering firms to provide bridge engineering design services for the Rock Creek Road at Rock Creek Bridge project (17C0057), funded through the Highway Bridge Program. The project is to replace the existing load-restricted, single-lane bridge with a longer, single-span, two-lane bridge; the design must evaluate construction alternatives that avoid a detour or extended road closure. The selected firm will analyze the existing abutments’ effect on creek flow and provide or coordinate preliminary engineering for a fully permitted bridge and approach-road design, including bid-ready plans, specifications, and estimate. Services may include roadway, structural, geotechnical, survey, hydrology, right-of-way, environmental, permitting, and related work, with specialty subconsultants encouraged.

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