Native American Cultural Resource Consultation

The City of Santa Cruz is seeking a subcontractor to conduct comprehensive tribal consultation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) related to a project in Santa Cruz, with a primary focus on identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential impacts on Native American cultural resources. This engagement requires meaningful and culturally competent outreach to Native American tribes to ensure their traditional knowledge, sacred sites, and heritage values are respected and incorporated into environmental review processes. The contractor must be prepared to facilitate structured consultation meetings, maintain detailed documentation of tribal input, and work collaboratively with tribal representatives to develop mutually agreeable mitigation measures. In addition to consultation activities, the subcontractor is obligated to execute a legally binding Enforceable Agreement with one or more Native American tribes, formalizing commitments to protect cultural resources and outline responsibilities of all parties involved. This agreement must align with CEQA requirements and demonstrate a clear pathway for tribal sovereignty and cultural preservation. Work will be performed primarily in Santa Cruz, California, under NAICS code 541610, which classifies the services as environmental consulting, and the engagement is expected to follow rigorous standards of transparency, community engagement, and regulatory compliance throughout the project lifecycle.