Architectural Design Review Services

The City of Cupertino, California, is seeking architectural design review services to evaluate a range of development applications. The agency requires professional reviews for residential, mixed-use, commercial, and office projects at various stages of completeness, including preliminary reviews, formal applications, and revised submittals. The selected provider will evaluate overall project design quality, consistency, and compliance with applicable design standards, focusing on site planning, building design, massing, scale, façade composition, materials, colors, landscaping, and relationship to the surrounding context. The scope of work includes creating and maintaining a review checklist or matrix that outlines General Plan, Specific Plan, Area Plan, and Municipal Code standards specifically for two-story single-family residences. The agency also requires the assessment of qualifying housing developments for compliance with applicable objective design standards in accordance with the California Housing Accountability Act and related legislation. The provider must deliver easy-to-read written comments and reports containing clear analysis and recommendations consistent with adopted local codes, ordinances, policies, and state law. Additionally, the role involves providing technical support, assistance, clarification, and direction to project applicants and City staff for design-related matters. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency specifies that the performance of the work will occur offsite. The agency has not disclosed a set budget and is looking for proposals to determine the cost of these services. Key dates and specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the issuing documents.