04A7553 - A&E On-Call Hydraulics Engineering Services, District 04

The California Department of Transportation, Division of Project Delivery, District 04, is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified firms to provide on-call Hydraulics Engineering Services under a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with an estimated total value between $8 million and $13 million. The work will support transportation improvement projects across nine counties in Northern California—including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma—with specific locations defined per individual task order. The selection process follows a best-value trade-off approach under the Brooks Act, emphasizing technical merit and qualifications over price, with award going to the most highly qualified firm as determined by a panel evaluation. Evaluation factors include demonstration of technical proficiency through an example task order presentation (weighted at 25%), oral responses to technical scenarios, closing statements, qualifications and availability of key personnel, conflict of interest disclosures, and past performance including timeliness, cost control, DBE/DVBE participation, and adherence to technical standards. Firms must submit a fully compliant Statement of Qualifications in a single unprotected PDF file via Caltrans Novell Filr by June 8, 2026, adhering to strict formatting requirements including page limits, tabbed sections, and naming conventions. All submissions must include detailed organizational charts identifying key personnel with resumés in SF330 format, proof of DIR registration for prevailing wage compliance, a personnel retention plan, a communication plan outlining protocols, and documentation of DBE/DVBE participation if applicable. Consultants are responsible for providing all equipment, tools, and safety gear without reimbursement, securing permits for private property access with advance notice, and ensuring full compliance with Caltrans manuals, FHWA guidelines, and federal and state regulations. Deliverables must be submitted in both hardcopy and editable digital formats following Caltrans standards and undergo formal acceptance by the Caltrans Contract Manager. No formal FAR clauses apply, as the procurement is governed by state-level regulations, and the solicitation explicitly excludes lowest price technically acceptable evaluation in favor of a comprehensive assessment of technical capability and past performance.