RFQ 26-B15-24: Geotechnical Services

Location:	California
Posted:	May 5, 2026
Due:	May 21, 2026
Agency:	Cupertino Union School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS #26-B15-24

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cupertino Union School District (“District”) is seeking

qualified persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional

organizations to perform Geotechnical Engineering Services for the Cupertino Union School

District under its Measure Z Bond Program and other capital improvement projects.

Respondents to this RFQ should mail or deliver one (1) bound copies and one (1) emailed

PDF copy of their submittal, labeled “Statement of Qualifications – Geotechnical Engineering

Services,” as further described herein, to:

Cupertino Union School District

10301 Vista Drive

Facility Modernization, Door 10

Cupertino, CA 95014

ATTN: Dana Ino, Director, Business Operations

RFQ #26-B15-24

If you have any questions regarding this RFQ please submit them via email to Dana Ino, at

ino_dana@cusdk8.org before 2:00 PM on May 14, 2026. Responses will be provided by

an Addendum to this RFQ by 5:00 PM on May 21, 2026. Request for Qualification

information

available

the

District’s

website,

https://www.cusdk8.org/departments/purchasing/bid-opportunities ALL RESPONSES ARE

DUE BY 2:00 PM on May 28, 2026. It is the sole responsibility of the Respondents to

ensure that the Proposal is submitted on time to the District. Any submittal received after

that date and time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. FAXED

RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Each submittal must conform and be responsive to the requirements set forth in this RFQ.

The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in received

submittals. Further, the District reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to

negotiate contract terms with one or more respondent firms for one or more of the work

items. The District retains the sole discretion to determine issues of compliance and to

determine whether a respondent is responsive, responsible, and qualified.

RFQ RESPONSE SCHEDULE SUMMARY

The District reserves the right to change the dates on the schedule, set forth below, without

prior notice.

DATE / TIME

EVENT

May 7, 2026

Issue RFQ #26-B15-24 – Measure Z Geotechnical

Engineering Services.

May 14, 2026 @ 2:00 pm

Deadline for submission of written questions to District

concerning RFQ #26-B15-24.

May 21, 2026 @ 5:00 PM

Answers posted by addenda.

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May 28, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

June 4, 2026 @ 12:00 PM

June 11, 2026 @ 5:00 PM

RFQ #26-B15-24 Due.

Release of short-listed firms.

Notice of Pre-Qualification Status.

BACKGROUND

The Cupertino Union School District (“District”) comprises of 17 elementary schools, one (1)

TK8 school, and five (5) middle schools located throughout the city of Cupertino and

portions of Sunnyvale, San Jose, Saratoga, Los Altos, and Santa Clara.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, CUSD consistently ranks amongst the top performing

elementary (TK-8) school districts in California. The District employs approximately 1,480

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff and serves a highly diverse student population of

approximately 13,500 that encompasses over 20 nationalities and 45 languages.

In November 2024, the voters approved Cupertino Union School District’s Measure Z

authorizing $347 million to make critical renovations and improve schools and classrooms

throughout the District.

Briefly stated, the District is seeking experienced and qualified firms to provide Geotechnical

Engineering Services on an as-needed basis for current and future projects. This Request for

Qualifications (“RFQ”) defines the geotechnical engineering services sought and generally

outlines the District’s requirements. Respondents to this RFQ shall submit a completed

Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”). The District intends to establish a pool of qualified

firms for future consideration to provide geotechnical engineering services for various

District projects.

POOL OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND RECERTIFICATION

Requests for recertification may be sent every two (2) years. Firms who do not reply to the

request for recertification may be deleted from the pool of prequalified firms, at the sole

discretion of the District. Additional firms may be added to the pool, at the District’s sole

discretion, as the District determines the need for additional services.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Any firm selected based on this RFQ process must be capable of providing Geotechnical

Engineering services. Firms will be expected to demonstrate the ability to provide services

to meet schedule requirements. The Geotechnical Engineering firms must maintain their

DSA certification valid throughout the duration of the assignment to any project and fulfill

the requirements of the DSA re-certification program as necessary. The scope of each

project will be specific for each project.

Services may include, but are not limited to:

● Geotechnical site investigations and subsurface explorations

● Soil borings, test pits, sampling, and in-place testing

● Laboratory testing of soil and rock materials

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● Evaluation of subsurface conditions, groundwater, and site constraints

● Seismic hazard evaluations, including liquefaction analysis and fault studies

● Expansive soil and corrosion potential evaluations

● Preparation of geotechnical investigation reports

● Recommendations for shallow and deep foundation systems

● Earthwork, grading, and compaction recommendations

● Pavement section design recommendations

● Slope stability and retaining wall recommendations

● Ground improvement recommendations

● Review of construction documents for geotechnical compliance

● Construction-phase consultation, site visits, and observation as requested

The specific scope of services for each assignment will be defined on a project-by-project

basis through individual task orders or professional services agreements.

All services shall be performed under the direction of a California-licensed Professional

Engineer and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

The Consultant shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation,

laboratory services, documentation, and reports necessary to perform the required services.

Deliverables may include geotechnical reports, field logs, laboratory test results, engineering

analyses, and construction observation summaries, as applicable to each assignment.

The District’s form of Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is distributed with this

RFQ as EXHIBIT ‘A’ and incorporated herein by this reference. The exact scope of services,

however, will be negotiated with the selected firm and finalized in any resulting contract.

LIMITATIONS

This RFQ is neither a formal request for bids nor an offer by the District to contract with any

party responding to this RFQ. The District makes no representation that participation in the

RFQ process will lead to an award of contract or any consideration whatsoever. The District

shall in no event be responsible for the cost of preparing any response to this RFQ. The

awarding of a contract, if at all, is at the sole discretion of the District.

The submittals and any other supporting materials submitted to the District in response to

this RFQ will not be returned and will become the property of the District unless portions of

the material are designated as proprietary at the time of submittal and are specifically

requested to be returned. Vague designations and/or blanket statements regarding entire

pages or documents are insufficient and will not bind the District to protect the designated

matter from disclosure. Pursuant to Michaelis, Montanari, & Johnson v. Superior Court

(2006) 38 Cal.4th 1065, submittals shall be held confidential by the District and shall not be

subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act until after either: (1) the

District and the successful respondent have completed negotiations and entered into an

agreement, or (2) the District has rejected all respondents. Furthermore, the District will

have no liability to the respondent or any other party as a result of any public disclosure of

any submittal or supporting material.

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FULL OPPORTUNITY

No respondent will be discriminated against on the basis of race, religious creed, color,

national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic

information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual

orientation, or military and veteran status in any consideration leading to the award of the

contract. The District also affirmatively ensures that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

(“DBE”), Small Local Business Enterprises (“SLBE”), Small Emerging Local Business

Enterprises (“SELBE”), and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (“DVBE”) shall be

afforded full opportunity to respond to this RFQ.

RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING AND CONTACTS

From the period beginning on the date of the issuance of this RFQ and ending on the date of

the award of the contract, no person, or entity submitting in response to this RFQ, nor any

officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant representing such a person or entity

shall contact through any means or engage in any discussion regarding this RFQ, the

evaluation or selection process, or the award of the contract with any member of the

District, Board of Education, Selection Committee, or any member of the Citizens’ Bond

Oversight Committee. Any such contact shall be grounds for the disqualification of the entity

submitting a response.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTALS

A. FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Respondents must comply with the following format requirements. Material must be in

8-1/2 x 11 inch format with font no less than 11 point font size. Submittals shall include

divider tabs labeled with boldface headers below; e.g. the first tab would be entitled “Cover

Letter”, the second tab would be entitled “Business Information”, etc.

Submittals shall be no more than thirty (30) total printed pages. Pages may be printed

double-sided, but the total number of printed pages may not exceed thirty (30). This page

limitation excludes front/back covers, divider sheets/tabs, and allowed appendices.

Submittals containing more than the authorized number of pages will not be considered.

Provide one (1) bound copy and one (1) PDF copy via email of the submittal. The electronic

copy will only be accepted via email as a PDF.

B. CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

1. COVER LETTER

Provide a letter of introduction signed by an authorized officer of the firm. Clearly

identify the individual(s) authorized to speak for the firm during the evaluation process.

If the respondent is a joint venture, duplicate the signature block and have an

authorized officer sign on behalf of each party to the joint venture.

Include a brief description of why your firm is well suited for, and can meet, the District’s

needs.

Respondent must include one (1) of the following statements:

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“[INSERT FIRM NAME] received a copy of the District’s form of Professional Services

Agreement (“Agreement”) attached as EXHIBIT ‘A’ to the RFQ. [INSERT FIRM

NAME] has reviewed the indemnity provisions and professional liability insurance

provisions contained in the Agreement. If given the opportunity to contract with the

District, [INSERT FIRM NAME] has no objections to the use of the Agreement.”

“[INSERT FIRM NAME] received a copy of the District’s form of Professional

Services Agreement (“Agreement”) attached as EXHIBIT ‘A’ to the RFQ. [INSERT

FIRM NAME] has reviewed the indemnity provisions and professional liability

insurance provisions contained in the Agreement. If given the opportunity to

contract with the District, [INSERT FIRM NAME] has objections to the use of the

Agreement, as listed in this Submittal.”

Respondent shall certify that no official or employee of the District, nor any business

entity in which an official of the District has an interest, has been employed or retained

to solicit or assist in the procuring of the resulting contract(s), nor that any such person

will be employed in the performance of any/all contract(s) without immediate divulgence

of this fact to the District.

Respondent shall certify that no official or employee of the firm has ever been convicted

of an ethics violation.

Respondent shall sign and add the following language: “By virtue of this submission,

[INSERT FIRM NAME] declares that all information provided is true and correct.”

2. BUSINESS INFORMATION

● Company name.

● Address.

● Telephone.

● Fax.

● Website.

● Name and email of main contact.

● Federal Tax I.D. Number.

● License or Registration Number.

● Type of organization (i.e. corporation, partnership, etc.). If a joint venture,

describe the division of responsibilities between participating companies,

offices (location) that would be the primary participants, and percentage

interest of each firm.

● A brief description and history of the firm, including number of years the firm

has been in business and date firm was established under its given name.

● Number of employees (licensed professionals, technical support).

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