Professional Airport Consultant Engineering Services Corning Municipal Airport

The City of Corning, California, is soliciting professional airport consultant engineering services under solicitation number 20260727022, with proposals due by August 12, 2026. The contract, designated as a Professional Services Agreement, will span a three-year performance period from February 25, 2026, to February 24, 2029, and is focused exclusively on engineering services at the Corning Municipal Airport, located in Corning, California, zip code 96021. Evaluation of proposals will be based on a best-value trade-off process weighted heavily toward technical merit, with 50 points allocated to the understanding of the project and approach, 30 points for the experience and qualifications of the firm and key personnel, 10 points for general information, and five points each for the executive summary and current workload and team availability. The award is not based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. While the full pricing details are not provided, the contract references an Approved Fee Schedule (Exhibit B) that is not included in the submission, and no maximum amount or line-item costing data is specified, leaving the total contract value undefined. The consultant is required to comply with federal and state regulations including Executive Order 11246, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Government Code §1090, with affirmative action obligations extending to subcontractors, mandating efforts to utilize minority, women-owned, and small business enterprises. All deliverables, data, designs, and inventions developed under the contract are sole property of the City of Corning, with no copyright retained by the contractor. Insurance requirements are stringent, obligating the contractor to maintain $1 million in commercial general liability, professional liability with $1 million per claim and aggregate limits including two-year tail coverage, automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit, and workers’ compensation as required by California law. The City must be named as an additional insured on all liability policies, with coverage deemed primary and non-contributory. Subcontractors are bound by the same terms, except for commercial supply purchases. The contractor must maintain detailed financial and project records for audit and must submit monthly itemized invoices approved by the Agreement Administrator, Elijah Stanley, the Public Works Director and sole point of contact for contract administration. No electronic invoicing system is specified, and there is no explicit mention of a contract type such as FFP or IDIQ. No formal clause numbering from