Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub Project

The Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub Project, located at 1640 Tidelands Avenue in National City, California, is a comprehensive infrastructure initiative designed to support zero-emission vehicle truck operations serving nearby marine terminals and related logistics facilities. The project will deliver 70 simultaneous heavy-duty truck charging ports integrated with a photovoltaic canopy and a battery energy storage system to ensure reliable, renewable-powered charging, with priority access reserved for trucks participating in the Trucking as a Service program and serving the two major marine cargo terminals. Up to 30 trucks are expected to utilize the facility in the first year under TaaS, with potential expansion of up to 16 additional trucks over the next three to five years. The site will also include a convenience store, dedicated parking stalls with access control gates to enforce priority usage, and infrastructure improvements to support the facility's operations. Charging infrastructure will be available to municipal fleets, local businesses, and passenger vehicles only when capacity permits, with strict prioritization for commercial ZEV trucks tied to the port’s logistics network. The project is procured by the San Diego Unified Port District with evaluation based on a best-value trade-off approach weighing technical approach, financial plan, team experience, operational capabilities, distributed energy resources, and community benefit, with additional bonus points available for veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran business enterprises, and small business enterprise participation. Proposals must be submitted electronically via PlanetBids in a single PDF document with a separate Excel financial file, adhering to a 150 MB total file size limit, and include detailed disclosures of subcontractors, workforce composition, and SBE participation plans. Key deliverables include design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the hub, with acceptance contingent upon compliance with CEQA, the California Fire Code, NPDES stormwater permits, and ASTM E1527-21 environmental standards. Inspection and final approval will occur on-site and require coordination with the National City Fire Department and other regulatory authorities. No formal contract clauses, accounting identifiers, or invoicing mechanisms are documented, but proposers must provide certifications for size status, DVBE status, and disclose potential conflicts of interest, with no UEI or CAGE codes yet submitted. The project site encompasses District-owned tidelands parcels at the intersection of 19th Street and Tidelands Avenue, and while no contract value or pricing structure is specified, proposals must demonstrate financial viability and operational sustainability over time.