Design Services for Central Valley Stations

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure an architectural and engineering contract for design services for Central Valley Stations, including Bakersfield, Kings/Tulare, Fresno and Merced.

The Notice of Proposed Award is available to download here: Notice of Proposed Award

The contract’s scope of work will be awarded, segmented, and delivered in two Notices to Proceed (NTP). NTP 1 will include design of the stations to Configuration Footprint level. If the NTP 2 option is issued, at the Authority’s sole discretion, it will include development of the design to 100% construction documents and ready to bid documents as well as bidding, construction administration and commissioning support services. The Authority will evaluate each offeror’s Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for qualifications to perform the entire scope of work, which includes the NTP 2 option.

The anticipated schedule for this procurement is as follows:

• RFQ Release: April 29, 2022
• Virtual Pre-Bid Conference and Small Business Workshop: May 12, 2022
  • Registration List
  • Central Valley Stations Pre-Bid Conference Presentation
  • Small Business Workshop Presentation
  • Video of Pre-Bid Conference
  • Video of Small Business Workshop
• SOQ Due Date: August 3, 2022
• Contract Award: October 2022
• Notice to Proceed: October 2022

The RFQ is available to download from the California State Contracts Register.

Updates, including responses to written questions, and any addenda will be provided on the California State Contracts Register.

Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Della Leong at capitalprocurement@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541.