Dam Safety Engineering Services

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) requires a qualified onshore USA firm to provide as-needed dam safety engineering services in Sacramento, CA, and offsite premises. The requested scope includes reviewing dam safety issues, conducting seismic and foundation assessments, performing seepage and embankment stability analyses, reviewing instrumentation data, conducting surveys, completing engineering risk and value assessments, and delivering repair design services. Work will support State Water Project structures, including specific Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project facilities. Only USA organizations are eligible to apply. Applicants must submit questions by October 30, 2026, and attend a mandatory pre-conference on November 2, 2026. Final Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) are due by 2:00 p.m. on November 17, 2026. Submissions require specific engineering/surveyor licenses, five project examples, five references (at least two non-DWR), a signed Potential Qualifying Firms Certification Sheet, and a signed Certificate Regarding Lobbying. A DWR panel will score the SOQs, and the top-ranked firm must submit financial documents and a rate sheet within five business days of selection. The contract term spans March 2, 2027, through March 1, 2030, with options for up to two one-year amendments. DWR bases contract negotiations on actual costs plus a fixed profit rate.