El Cerrito & Rolando Park Storm Drain & Green Infrastructure

The City of San Diego Stormwater Department is advancing a storm drain and green infrastructure project in the El Cerrito and Rolando Park neighborhoods of southeastern San Diego, within the Chollas Creek Watershed, to address chronic flooding and water quality issues. The project involves upgrading and relocating the existing storm drain system across two non-contiguous subareas, with Subarea 1 located entirely outside environmentally sensitive lands and Subarea 2 partially within them, requiring strict compliance with the City’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Regulations. Work includes upsizing and realigning up to 3,400 linear feet of storm drain, installing up to 54 new structures, abandoning up to 1,200 linear feet of outdated private pipelines, and constructing up to eight modular wetland systems near University and College Avenues to enhance water quality. Drainage easements will be expanded to meet City maintenance standards, and obsolete easements on private property will be legally vacated where alignment shifts to public right-of-way. The total combined length of new and abandoned pipelines remains under one mile, qualifying the project for a CEQA exemption under Section 15282(k), which also eliminates the need for new surface facilities tied to underground infrastructure. The project is governed by local municipal standards with no federal contract clauses, military standards, or specific pricing data included in the documentation. The project is administered by the City of San Diego Stormwater Department, with primary oversight provided by Senior Planner Alexis White and Project Engineer Iman Hosselni-Shakib, PE. Performance takes place at designated sites in San Diego, CA, with inspection and acceptance handled directly by the City. Documentation confirms compliance with environmental exemption requirements through a filed Notice of Exemption, but does not include contract value estimates, payment terms, invoicing procedures, acquisition data, or socioeconomic certifications. No federal acquisition regulation clauses, special requirements, or evaluation factors are applicable, as this is a locally funded municipal infrastructure initiative. Submissions related to environmental compliance were made via paper filing to the San Diego County Clerk’s Office, with no digital or electronic submission protocol specified. The project is currently in a forecasted pre-award phase with no contract type, award date, or performance timeline disclosed, and all procurement activities remain within the scope of local regulatory and environmental compliance processes.