What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Placer County Transportation Planning Agency seeks consultant services to prepare a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan for the City of Colfax. The contractor must perform offsite work spanning data collection from tools such as FIRST, TIMS, and SWITRS, ten years of crash data analysis, stakeholder and community engagement, and project development and implementation planning. Only United States organizations are eligible to submit bids. Inquiries are due by November 20, 2026, and final proposals must be submitted digitally via email or online by December 15, 2026. Proposals must include a 90-day validity period, an approach narrative, an organizational chart with key staff resumes, three reference projects, and a segregated cost proposal under a total budget not to exceed $100,000.
Scope of work
- Project Management and coordination meetings
- Data Collection and existing conditions review
- Review existing City policies and standards for transportation safety
- Stakeholder and community engagement and Project Development Team meetings
- Goal setting for reduction of fatalities and severe injury crashes
- Data analysis identifying top corridors, intersections, and collision factors
- Countermeasure identification using proven systemic strategies
- Actionable implementation plan meeting SS4A Self-Certification Eligibility Worksheet requirements
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Value for Services Provided (Cost) | 25 |
| TOTAL | 100 |
Minimum qualifications
- Standard of quality ordinarily to be expected of competent professionals in the field
- Accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles
- Must not be debarred or suspended from federal transactions
- Valid consultant license under Contractors License Law if required for specific work
Documents to include with your response
- Cover letter signed by an authorized individual
- Proposed approach and organization chart
- Resumes and references for key team members in an appendix
- At least three (3) reference projects for similar work
- Detailed cost proposal showing hours, rates, classifications, and overhead
- Exhibit 9-L
- Exhibit 10-K: Consultant Certification of Contract Costs and Financial Management System
- Debarment Certification Form (Exhibit B)
- Standard Form-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities if applicable
How to submit
- Instructions
- Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on December 15, 2026. Proposals must remain valid for a 90-day period.