Request for Qualifications for On-Call Environmental Consulting Services

The City of Hayward, Development Services Department, Planning Division is seeking an experienced and qualified vendor to provide Environmental Consulting Services. A detailed description of the products and services required are contained in the Scope of Work.

The City, through the Development Services Department, requests a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from firms desiring to provide on-call environmental services for development projects submitted to the Planning Division as they become available. The Planning Division seeks to pre-qualify Planning Consultants to support staff in the project review and public hearing process to provide services including, but not limited to, preparation of initial study and infill checklists, negative declarations, mitigated negative declarations and environmental impact reports (EIRs), as well as their required noticing documents, and attending public hearings to provide technical support for City staff and the decision-making body(ies). The scope also includes providing technical expertise and reporting necessary to analyze any potential impacts in the following areas: air quality/greenhouse gases, energy, hydrology, geology/geotechnics, noise, transportation, and biological, cultural, tribal and historic resources. The City is requesting qualifications from environmental consulting firms to provide California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) services to, and on behalf of, the City in accordance with the information and criteria contained herein.