REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FOR THE
CITYWIDE GUARDRAIL
REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT
Project No. WT25054 / HSIPSL-5008(223)
Issued by:
City of Stockton
Public Works Department
501 W. Weber Avenue
Building 2, 3rd Floor
Stockton, CA 95203
Date Issued: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Written Questions Due: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Date Proposals Due: Friday, June 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
Late Submittals Will Not Be Accepted
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The City of Stockton (City) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide professional
engineering services to prepare plans, specifications, and an engineer’s estimate of probable
construction cost for the removal of existing guardrails and replace with FHWA
recommended Midwest Guardrail Systems at the following seven locations: 1) Carolyn
Weston Blvd at French Camp Slough, 2) Arch Airport Overpass, 3) Eight Mile Road at Pixley
Slough Bridge, 4) West Lane at Calaveras River, 5) Eight Mile Road & Hwy 99 W Frontage
Road, 6) Myrtle St west of Hwy 99, and 7) Hwy 99 W Frontage Road at Mosher Slough.
Contract negotiations will begin with the highest ranked firm. Pending successful
negotiations, the Consultant will enter a Professional Services Contract with the City.
2.0 BACKGROUND
The City has allocated HSIP Cycle 12 funds to remove existing guardrails and replace them
with Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) guardrails. The existing guardrail systems are
outdated and damaged. The project will serve to improve safety at several locations for
motorists.
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project will remove existing guardrails and replace with FHWA recommended Midwest
Guardrail Systems at the following seven locations: 1) Carolyn Weston Blvd at French Camp
Slough, 2) Arch Airport Overpass, 3) Eight Mile Road at Pixley Slough Bridge, 4) West Lane
at Calaveras River, 5) Eight Mile Road & Hwy 99 W Frontage Road, 6) Myrtle St west of Hwy
99, and 7) Hwy 99 W Frontage Road at Mosher Slough.
4.0 SCOPE OF WORK
Each consultant shall prepare a detailed scope of services based, in part and at a minimum,
on the information presented in this Request for Proposal, and other available information.
The consultant shall provide a cost proposal and anticipated schedule, which accomplishes
the objectives of the project.
Consultants are encouraged to include items that are not presented in the RFP but thought
necessary for this project.
4.1 Background Research
The Consultant shall research and review existing topographic mapping, photos, right
of way maps, “as-built” plans, record maps, surveys, assessor maps, and local street
improvement plans for the project.
The Consultant shall conduct field reconnaissance of the entire project limits. The
Consultant shall work with all pertinent utilities to identify conflicts, coordinate utility
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plan reviews, conduct necessary coordination meetings, and locate designed
improvements as required to facilitate any utility relocations. The objective is to
eliminate any conflicts that may be encountered during construction, which would
pose construction delays or claims. Utilize potholing or other methods to determine
depth of utilities to determine if utility relocation is necessary.
Consultant must coordinate with utility companies to the maximum extent possible and
show all existing utilities that will be impacted or cause impact by the proposed project
and provide copies of utility correspondence for City files.
The Consultant shall identify required permits, prepare all permit applications. Permit
fees will be paid by the City.
4.2 Environmental Services
Environmental services for this project have been covered by the City.
4.3 Plans, Specifications, and Estimate
The Consultant shall prepare complete PS&E documents, which include design
improvement plans, technical specifications, and engineer’s estimate. The PS&E shall
be prepared according to the City’s standards. Prepare a base map showing existing
information to facilitate the design of all the necessary improvements. The base map
limits shall be sufficient to cover all necessary improvements within the project area.
PS&E submittals shall be submitted for review to the City at 65%, 95% and 100%
completion stage. The Consultant will provide one electronic (PDF format) at each
design stage to the City for review and comments. With each stage, the review
comments from the previous stage shall be itemized and a written response to each
shall be prepared in a comment matrix.
Final PS&E submittal shall include: Final cost estimate and specifications, AutoCAD
and PDF format drawing files and Microsoft Word format specifications delivered to
the City. After completion of the construction, Consultant will incorporate the red lines
(provided by contractor) into an as-built set of signed mylars. The Consultant shall
provide electronic copies of the as-built sheets.
4.4 Utility Coordination
The consultant will be responsible for performing utility investigations and coordination
with utility owners throughout the project development process. The Consultant will
be present at all necessary meetings with each utility owner. The consultant will be
responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Prepare a project limits map and request utility information from each utility owner
within the area of work.
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Prepare Utility Letter “A” during preliminary design phase to the affected utility owners
for City to review and approve prior to transmitting to utility owners. Information on
existing utilities obtained as a result of the “A” letter will be transferred to base maps
in both plan and profile view. A copy of the utility data obtained from utility owners will
be provided to the City and the originals will be filed in the project files.
Prepare Utility Letter “B” during 65% design phase to the affected utility owners for
City to review and approve prior to transmitting to utility owners. Two sets of half-sized
65% plans will be provided to each utility owner as an attachment to the letter. The
letter will request that utility owners verify any utility conflicts with proposed
improvements and indicate whether any future utilities are proposed in the area that
may require accommodation through the improved area. Information on existing
utilities obtained as a result of the “B” letter will be used to determine potential utility
conflicts and to resolve the conflicts identified. A copy of the utility data obtained from
utility owners will be provided to the City and the originals will be filed in the project
files.
Prepare Utility Letter “C” during 100% design phase to the affected utility owners for
City to review and approve prior to transmitting to utility owners. Two sets of half-sized
100% plans will be provided to each utility owner as an attachment to the letter. The
letter will indicate to the utility owners whether any changes have been made to the
project plans since the Utility Letter “B” and will request written confirmation of utility
relocations and utility relocation schedule. A copy of the utility data obtained from utility
owners will be provided to the City and the originals will be filed in the project files.
4.5 Public Outreach
No public outreach is anticipated to be part of the scope of work.
4.6 Coordination/Meetings
The Consultant shall attend meetings with City staff for a when necessary to discuss
and finalize the design. Assume there will be a minimum of 5 required meetings for-
kick off, 65% plan review, 95% plan review, 100% plan review, final review during the
design phase.
The Consultant shall prepare and provide a comprehensive schedule to reflect the
timeframe for each stage/task of the proposed scope of work, utilizing Microsoft
Project. The project schedule shall show a base line, tasks, duration, milestones,
assignments, critical paths, and other relevant data. The project schedule shall be
maintained and updated monthly throughout the design phase of the project.
The consultant is responsible for coordinating and meeting with all utility companies
and impacted agencies as needed for the project to resolve all project issues.
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4.7 Design Support During Construction
As part of the proposal, consultants shall include bid support services that consist of
assisting the City in responding to all Requests for Information (RFI) during the project
advertisement phase. Consultant shall also include services for design support during
construction. These services include responding to all RFI(s), submittal reviews and
approval, altering project plans to address any design flaws or inconsistencies (at no
additional cost to the City), consultation with the construction contractor, and
preparation of record drawings.
4.8 As-Built Drawing
Consultant shall prepare record drawings upon project completion. As-built record
drawings shall reflect change orders, accommodations, and adjustments to all
improvements constructed. Prior to accepting the As-Built Plans, City staff will review
the Record Drawings and electronic files to confirm that they reflect what has actually
been constructed. Electronic files of the As-Built drawings (in standard PDF format)
and CAD (DWG or DXF format) shall be provided in addition to the original As-Built
mylars.
The consultant can assume that the City will perform the construction management
in-house which includes a resident engineer duties and inspection.
4.9 Preserving and Perpetuating Survey Monuments
The Consultant shall identify, list, and show existing survey monuments on
construction plans. Consultant shall file a Corner Record or Record of Survey with
San Joaquin County for monuments within the project limits that have not been
previously recorded and submit a copy to the City. The Consultant shall include
language in the PS&E package to preserve all monumentation affected by the work
being performed in accordance with Section 8771 of the Professional Land Surveyors
Act in the Business and Professionals Code of the State of California. The Consultant
shall sign the Acknowledgement of Monument Preservation form. See Attachment B.
(Please note that the above tasks are listed as a general framework for this project.
You are encouraged to include additional tasks into your proposal.)
5.0 PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION
5.1 Proposal Submissions
Proposers shall email an electronic copy of the proposal to Alejandro Martinez at
Alejandro.Martinez@stocktonca.gov and CC: Dawn.Clement@stocktonca.gov no
later than 3 p.m. on June 19, 2026.
The Fee Schedule must be emailed, separately from the proposal, only to
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.