RFQu for Electrical Design Design Services for streetlights for the Riverwalk Rehab Bike/Ped Scale Lighting Project (c402509)

General work description:

The City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is soliciting proposals from qualified firms with expertise in electrical design for streetlight projects, including the development of construction plans and specifications. This Request for Qualifications ("RFQu") is being issued to firms that are qualified to perform the full scope of services described herein.

The City of Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 and formed its current charter in 1948. It is governed under a Council/Manager form of government. A Mayor and six Council members set policy for the City and a City Manager serves as chief administrator of those policies. The City is located on the coast, 75 miles south of San Francisco on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay. It encompasses 15.8 square miles with cultural and ethnic diversity among its population of 65,000. Santa Cruz is part of the National Marine Sanctuary and is a popular tourist destination owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historical landmarks.

The City provides a full range of municipal services and facilities including a recreational wharf, public golf course, over thirteen hundred acres of open space, full beach services, refuse management, law enforcement, fire protection, and water and wastewater utilities. The City is also host to the University of California Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Harbor, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.