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Professional Environmental and Design Services for the Firestone Boulevard Traffic Signal Upgrades Project
PROPOSALS DUE
October 29, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT
13 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The City of Downey is seeking a qualified traffic engineering consultant to prepare the environmental clearance and full engineering design for the Firestone Boulevard Traffic Signal Upgrades Project, City Capital Improvement Project 20-12. The project grew out of the City's Local Roadway Safety Plan, which analyzed collision data from 2015 through 2024 to identify high-frequency and fatal or severe-injury locations, pedestrian and bicycle crash trends, and crash types that can be mitigated. In February 2025 the City was awarded $1,415,880 in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 funds for the corridor, and construction funding is programmed in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Capital Improvement Program.
DOCUMENT SET
3 documents
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
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WHAT OTHERS ASKED
13 questions answered
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After reviewing the project scope for the above referenced RFP, we determined that the required professional services exceed the preliminary project budget of $225,000.00. Will the City accept proposals that exceed the current preliminary consulting fees and negotiate a final contract based on experience and capabilities?
Pricing · Award & contract
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Existing information: Has the City already started a PES or had any contact with Caltrans District 7 about this project? Are there earlier environmental or cultural studies for the Firestone corridor it can share?
Scope/requirements
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Six-week due date: Does “six weeks following Notice to Proceed” mean the PES and CE Checklist go to the City by then, or does it include Caltrans review and approval? Caltrans review times vary and are outside the consultant’s control. Also, for Cultural Resources, the Records Search can take up to 8 weeks from the SCCIC.
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Technical studies: If Caltrans asks for technical studies after reviewing the PES (for example an Archaeological Survey Report or Historic Property Survey Report), should proposers price them as optional tasks, or include them in the base fee?
Scope/requirements · Pricing
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Caltrans field review: Does the City plan to ask Caltrans District 7 for a field review (Exhibit 7-B), or does it expect the consultant to fill out the form without a site meeting?
Scope/requirements
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Fiber-optic communications: The Project Goals (p. 25) list fiber-optic communications, but Figures 2A–2Q don’t show it. Will the project include new interconnect conduit between intersections? Trenching along the corridor would add a lot to the study area.
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
26-002
Budget
$225,000
Published
Entity type
City
State
California
Summarized from the City of Downey portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit three hard copies and one digital copy (Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word, on a flash drive) by U.S. mail, hand delivery, or courier to Edwin J. Norris, P.E., T.E., Deputy Director of Public Works, City of Downey, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241-7016. Enclose the proposal in a sealed package showing the proposer's name and address and marked "SEALED PROPOSAL FOR RFP NO. 26-002" with the project title. The proposal must be signed by a company official authorized to bind the firm. Email and fax submissions are not accepted, and postmarks are not accepted as proof of timely delivery.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541330
541620
Architecture and Engineering Design
Transportation and Transit Planning
Environmental Consulting
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