The City of Yucaipa (hereinafter referred to as “CITY”) has submitted this Request for Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/RFQ) to solicit proposals from qualified environmental firms for an on-call contract that will support the support planning, entitlement processing, and required environmental analysis for a variety of private land development projects that are/will be proposed within the City. The scope will include providing the overall analysis, including technical studies, for the entitlement and environmental review process necessary to meet the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review requirements for private land development projects.
For private projects, discretionary entitlements are subject to CEQA, and the preparation of Initial Studies (IS) and/or Negative Declarations (NDs), Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs), or Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), along with preparing or providing the peer review of technical studies, may be necessary to ensure compliance with CEQA.
As part of the proposal, qualified consulting firms should provide a “rate sheet” for the services they provide and the hourly rates for various positions within their firm, including the services provided by the position (i.e., Principal Planner, CEQA Expert, Associate Planner, Clerical, etc.). The City may elect to award a contract to one firm or multiple firms (or teams) depending on what is deemed to be in the City's best interest by an evaluation panel to be selected by the City.
