Request for Proposals and/or Qualifications-On Call Professional Services

Location:	California
Posted:	May 4, 2026
Due:	Jun 4, 2026
Agency:	City of Foster City
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	99 - Miscellaneous R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Bid/RFP Status:

Open - accepting bids and proposals

Bid/RFP Due Date:

Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 4:00pm

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Overview

The City of Foster City and EMID are soliciting proposals and/or qualifications from experienced consulting firms to provide on-call professional services across multiple disciplines to support the Public Works Engineering Division. Selected firms will be eligible for task-order based assignments for capital projects and specialized services through FY 2031–2032, under master on-call agreements with an initial 3-year term and up to 2 optional extension years.

Available Service Areas

Consultants may submit for one or more of the following categories (separate submittals required per service area):

Civil Engineering
Construction Management & Inspection
Energy & Sustainability Planning
Environmental Services
Materials Testing
Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering
Surveying
Staff Augmentation
Structural Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Water Resources Engineering

Submission Instructions

All proposals must be submitted electronically at the link below:
https://www.fostercity.org/publicworks/page/request-proposalqualificatio...

Deadline:

Questions - May 29, 2026 by 4:00 PM
Proposal Due - Thursday, June 4, 2026 by 4:00 PM
For receipt confirmation or questions, contact:
Ryan Marquez
Email: rmarquez@fostercity.org | Phone: (650) 286-3588

Supporting Documents

Request for Proposals (3 MB)

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City of Foster City & Estero Municipal

Improvement District

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND/OR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES, ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING

AND ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL

PLUMBING ENGINEERING (MEP), SURVEYING, STAFF AUGMENTATION, STRUCTURAL

ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OR WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Proposals Due: Thursday, June 4, 2026 by 4:00 pm

PROPOSAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

https://www.fostercity.org/publicworks/page/request-

proposalqualifications-professional-services

FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES, ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING

AND ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING

ENGINEERING (MEP), SURVEYING, STAFF AUGMENTATION, STRUCTUAL ENGINEERING,

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OR WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

I. Introduction

II. General Information

III. Proposal Requirements

IV. Consultant Selection Process and Selection Criteria

V. Standard Professional Services Agreement and Insurance Requirements

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Existing and Future Project Information

Attachment 2 – City of Foster City/EMID Standard Professional Services Agreement and Sample

Insurance Requirements

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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION

The City of Foster City (City) and/or the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) (individually

or collectively referred to as CITY/EMID) are seeking qualified consulting firms to provide civil

engineering, construction management and inspection, mechanical electrical plumbing (MEP)

engineering, staff augmentation, structural engineering, and water resource engineering

professional services to support the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department.

The Engineering Division performs the following functions:

• Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Implementation: Executes infrastructure projects across

diverse sectors, including Buildings, Parks, Stormwater, Lagoon/Levee systems, Streets,

Traffic Signals, and Water/Wastewater utilities that are established annually.

• Asset Management & Strategic Planning: Conducts comprehensive condition assessments

and long-term planning for all municipal assets to ensure continued operational efficiency.

• Development Oversight: Provides professional design review and construction management

for privately funded land development projects.

• Technical Support & Mandated Services: Performs auxiliary engineering duties and

specialized tasks as required to support city objectives.

The purpose of this request for proposals and/or statement of qualifications is to create a list of

qualified Consultants to perform work on capital improvement or other projects and services

approved by the City Council, EMID Board of Directors, City Engineer, City Manager, and/or District

Manager through fiscal year 2031-2032 AND/OR perform tasks that are identified on a case-by-case

base for a base term of three (3) years which, at the discretion of the City/EMID, may be extended

an additional two (2) years for a maximum contract duration of five (5) years.

The City/EMID has approximately 26 active capital improvement projects in its current CIP and

anticipates adding approximately 42 additional projects over the next five years. Information

regarding existing projects and possible future projects are described in Attachment 1. The

City/EMID may issue separate requests for proposals and/or qualifications for projects or work

described in Attachment 1.

RFP/Qs submitted in accordance with this request shall be evaluated by committee to short-list and

select the best qualified consultants to provide services to the City/EMID for the CIP projects and

other programs or projects that become funded during the 5-year term of the proposed contracts.

Based on this evaluation, the City intends to enter into Master On-call agreements with selected

firms in various disciplines. A Standard Consultant Services Agreementis enclosed as Attachment 2

as reference. Prior to commencement of any services, the City Council/EMID Board, or City/District

Manager must execute a master services agreement and subsequent task order for work.

Under these agreements, services will be requested on an as-needed basis. The service will depend

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on the size and/or technical complexity of the project or initiative, funding availability, schedule

constraints and the type of services required. For each project, the City will request a proposal from

the pre-qualified consultants, and the scope of work, schedule, and fees will be developed to mutual

satisfaction and outlined in a Task Order under the Master on-call Agreement.

Prior to commencement of services, the Notice to Proceed will be issued.

Consultants are advised to examine all information in this Request for Proposals and/or

Qualifications, including the attachments. Only submittals properly completed as instructed in this

package will be accepted for evaluation.

The City/District reserves the right to reject any or all responses received as a result of this

solicitation; to extend the submission due date; or to modify, amend, reissue or rewrite this

document; and procure any or all services by other means.

Firms interested in providing one or more of the services identified herein must clearly identify each

Service Area using the information contained in this package. Submittalswill be due:

At or before 4:00pm on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Proposals shall be submitted in Electronic Format Only. Electronic Copies shall be uploaded to the

following link:

https://www.fostercity.org/publicworks/page/request-proposalqualifications-professional-services

Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be directed to Ryan Marquez, by telephone (650) 286-

3588 or via e-mail at rmarquez@fostercity.org.

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SECTION II: GENERAL INFORMATION

SERVICE AREAS

The City/EMID wishes to establish a list of qualified firms to provide on-call professional services

for the following service areas:

• Civil Engineering;

• Construction management and inspection (wet utilities & roads);

• Energy & Sustainability Planning and Engineering

• Environmental Services;

• Materials Testing;

• Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Engineering;

• Surveying;

• Staff Augmentation;

• Structural Engineering;

• Traffic Engineering;

• Water Resources Engineering;

Selected consultants will provide expertise in the Service Areas listed above to assist City/District

staff with various municipal services and initiatives, as well as during the planning, engineering,

design and construction phases of a wide variety of CIP Projects if and when they become funded.

The City/EMID reserves the right to request RFP/Qs for additional Service Areas, and/or project-

specific technical proposals (whether or not firms are short-listed via this RFP/Q), and/or perform

interviews with most qualified firms.

Consultants should select a service area that best describes their area(s) of expertise and the

professional services proposed to be provided. If submitting for multiple service areas, separate

proposals are required.

On- Call Services

The City/EMID annually adopts a five-year Capital Improvement Program Budget, which provides

funding for major infrastructure improvements throughout the City. The general engineering

projects may include a wide variety of projects that may include storm drain, water and sewer

improvements, pump stations, pavement and park pathways rehabilitation, bicycle and pedestrian

improvements, park and facilities improvements, traffic studies, traffic signal modifications, and

other related projects as required. For a full list of currently programmed projects, see Attachment

A professional services agreement will be entered into with one (or more) consultant(s) in each

service area to provide professional services for a variety of projects on an on-call basis. The work

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