Kyle Kozar

Kyle Kozar serves as Principal Transportation Planner at the Santa Monica Department of Transportation (SaMoDOT), where he leads the planning, design, and procurement of multimodal transportation infrastructure initiatives. In this primary role, he is instrumental in shaping the agency’s acquisition strategy for engineering services that advance public transit reliability, urban mobility safety, and sustainable transportation systems. Kozar typically oversees the solicitation and award of professional services contracts related to traffic modeling, transit signal priority systems, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure design, and smart city infrastructure integration, ensuring alignment with the city’s climate action and equity goals. Kozar collaborates closely with a network of specialized engineering firms and transportation consultants, many of whom bring expertise in urban planning, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and environmental compliance. His working relationships are characterized by long-term partnerships with firms possessing deep technical proficiency in California-specific transportation codes and multimodal design standards. He prioritizes vendors with proven experience in public-sector project delivery, particularly those adept at stakeholder engagement and data-driven analysis for performance-based outcomes. Kozar’s procurement profile reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” While he does not currently target specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his emphasis on technical excellence and project complexity naturally draws participation from a diverse pool of qualified small and mid-sized engineering firms that meet stringent performance benchmarks. His primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing civil, transportation, and systems engineering disciplines. Kozar regularly procures services for traffic impact analyses, transit fleet modernization planning, ADA-compliant pathway design, and connected vehicle infrastructure deployment, demonstrating deep expertise in performance-based contracting and lifecycle asset management within urban transportation environments.