4/28/2025: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure one contract for Right-of-Way Engineering and Survey Support Services (Merced to Bakersfield ROWE I). This procurement will result in a contract with a scope of work that provides personnel and expertise to prepare Right-of-Way (ROW) appraisal maps, legal descriptions, land surveying, staking, monumentation, record maps, exhibits to support ROW acquisition and or Resolution of Necessity (RON) packages, and other required services. The geographic scope for the services will be located in the 171-mile Merced to Bakersfield segment in the Central Valley. The resulting contract will have a duration up to 4 years and not-to-exceed amount of $10 million. The anticipated schedule for this procurement is as follows: RFQ Release: April 28, 2025 (ROWE I) Virtual Pre-Bid Conference and Small Business Workshop: May 16, 2025 (ROWE I) Statements of Qualifications Due Date: July 8, 2025 (ROWE I) Notice of Proposed Awards: August 2025 (ROWE I) Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed: September 2025 (ROWE I) Virtual Pre-Bid conference Register here: https://hsr-ca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bZsBg4H3Qw6vNt-5rgk_vw Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Chris Rice (ROWE I) at
[email protected] or (916) 324-1541.
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