# The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California PlanetBids #RFQual-JH-1418

On-call real estate appraisal and valuation consultant pool

**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** December 02, 2026
**Identifier:** RFQual-JH-1418
**NAICS:** 531320

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking qualified consultants for on-call real estate appraisal and valuation work.
- **Buyer:** Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Professional Services Department.
- **Procurement:** Establish a pre-qualified consultant pool for approximately three years; work will be assigned through written, project-specific task orders, with no minimum workload guaranteed.
- **Service categories:**
  - Real property appraisals and appraisal review for full or partial acquisitions, including vacant, residential, and commercial properties.
  - Rent and lease surveys, market-rent opinions, and market, cost, and feasibility studies.
  - Special-purpose appraisals and reviews for agricultural and farm properties, tribal lands, gravel and mining properties, gas stations, oil refineries, telecom/cell sites, and other specialized property interests.
  - Relocation-related business goodwill valuation and personal property appraisals, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E).
- **Requirements:** Work must follow applicable standards, USPAP, and Metropolitan guidelines. Federally funded acquisitions may require the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Yellow Book). Proposed category work requires at least five years of relevant public-agency experience and applicable California Certified General Appraiser licensing or equivalent licensing where the work is performed.
- **Maximum compensation:** The sample agreement sets a maximum of $225,000 per contract year, including expenses; the term is unspecified and no minimum work is promised. No products, part numbers, or fixed quantities are requested.
- **Named prospective bidders/vendors:** BBG, Inc.; Bender Rosenthal, Inc.; BTI Appraisal; CA Traffic Solution; David Burningham, MAI; DMullisInsurance; Dokken Engineering; Epic Land Solutions, Inc.; GovGuide; Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.; On Track Solutions LLC; Santolucito Doré Group, Inc.; and The Dore Group, Inc.
- **OEMs:** No product manufacturers or OEMs are identified; this is a professional services procurement.

### Description

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California seeks to establish a list of pre-qualified consultants for on-call professional real property appraisal and valuation services for its projects. Respondents may qualify for one or more of four categories: real property appraisals and review; rent/lease surveys and market, cost, and feasibility studies; special-purpose appraisals and review; and relocation business goodwill valuation and personal property appraisals. Services must comply with applicable agency standards, USPAP, and Metropolitan’s guidelines and procedures. This is a three-year qualification process; placement on the pre-qualified list does not guarantee an agreement or work.

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