RFP - RFP: On-Call & Environmental Planning Services forCity of Pinole

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to invite proposals from qualified firms to establish a consultant contract for a period of up to four years to provide professional city planning services for the Planning Division. Through this process, the City aims to award two types of On-Call contracts that cover both (1) Environmental Services and (2) As-Needed General Planning Services. The details of the services needed are outlined in this RFP, and generally include (1) preparing environmental documentation and technical studies to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and (2) general planning-related development and land use project review including site visits, public counter services, environmental determinations, technical plan check and map review.This RFP intends to have firms under contract to be available to provide services, on-call, if the City should need them. Selected firms will be required to enter into the City’s Standard Consulting Agreement. To be considered for future individual projects selected firms will be invited to prepare and submit project-specific work plans and cost proposals based on informal solicitations onan as-needed and as-requested basis. The City will endeavor to distribute the work to the City’s On-Call firms in an equitable manner considering the type and needs of the project and the particular experience of the firms. When entering into a professional services agreement with the selected firm(s) for a period of four years, the City does not guarantee anyspecific amount of fees related to the work awarded to any firm, nor does it guarantee the initiation of any Task Orders during the duration of the