Palmdale Planet bids #RFQ No. 27-009-3100-914

Project management services for Palmdale’s Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project

The City of Palmdale is seeking a qualified consultant to manage delivery of its Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project and provide related capital-program staff support. - Government buyer: City of Palmdale, Public Works; the Purchasing Division manages the RFQ, with project oversight by the Public Works Director or designee. - Project: Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project (PN 914), a municipal infrastructure project that includes a railroad grade separation and roadway, trail, utility, drainage, and related improvements. The project is approximately 95% through final design; the stated $80 million estimate is for construction, not the consultant services. - Requested services: Project administration and coordination; preparation of RFPs, schedules, and budgets; progress meetings; design and technical-deliverable reviews; permit, utility-request, and change tracking; bid and procurement support; construction-transition support; project records, reports, correspondence, and administrative assistance. The scope also includes public outreach, grant documentation and compliance, financial and payment oversight, Council reporting, and project closeout. - Qualifications and requirements: Municipal engineering management experience; knowledge of the Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual; ability to manage projects from inception through design, procurement, and construction transition. The Project Manager must have at least eight years of experience managing multiple public right-of-way capital improvement projects. A California-registered Civil Engineer is preferred but not required. - OEMs and named service vendors: None identified. No products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are requested; the quotation sheet is rate-only. - Contract term: As-needed services; the initial term is unspecified, with additional one-year extensions permitted up to a maximum total term of five years.

Description

The City of Palmdale is seeking qualifications from consultants licensed to do business in California to provide project management services for the Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Project (PN 914). The project is in the final design phase at 95% completion, with design review being finalized with various agencies. The sample agreement describes comprehensive staff augmentation support for the City's Capital Improvement Program, including coordination, schedule and budget preparation, review of design deliverables, tracking permits and project changes, and support for procurement and construction transition. The project engineer’s estimate is $80,000,000, and the award will be based on how well a respondent meets the City's needs, using criteria that may include qualifications and experience.

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