Merced County Procureware #7686

Merced County on-call planning and environmental consulting services

Merced County is seeking qualified firms for on-call planning and environmental consulting support. - Buyer: County of Merced, Community and Economic Development Department, Planning Division. - Scope: Supplement County planning staff with CEQA and applicable NEPA review and documents; environmental determinations and technical studies; review and processing of development applications, entitlements, specific plans, subdivision maps, permits, and annexation applications; and related LAFCO work. - Additional support: Site visits; coordination with County departments, outside agencies, applicants, and the public; and preparation of maps, reports, staff materials, ordinances, resolutions, approval conditions, and presentations. - Notable requirements: The County plans to qualify up to 10 firms. For Environmental Impact Reports, firms must be able to complete required technical studies or access relevant experts. Qualifications should include the proposed team and staffing, on-call capacity, fee schedule, five client references, and samples of at least one mitigated negative declaration and one environmental impact report. - Tasking approach: The County anticipates requesting project-specific proposals from qualified firms, with project applicants participating in consultant selection. - Named prospective vendors: Deltek, EMC Planning Group Inc., Harris & Associates, Rincon Consultants, Inc., and RJ Environmental Planning. These firms are listed as prospective bidders, not as selected firms or awardees. - Products: No product purchases, part numbers, or product quantities are specified.

Description

Merced County is seeking qualified firms to provide planning and environmental consulting services that supplement County Planning staff. Work includes preparing and processing environmental documents for CEQA and potentially NEPA compliance, reviewing development applications, and providing related planning analysis and support. The County intends to establish a list of up to ten qualified consultants, with project-specific requests for proposals issued to firms on the list. Registration is required to access the bid package; questions and proposals must be submitted online.

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