Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

Capitola City is seeking bids from qualified and interested contractors for the following project titled, Esplanade Park Coastal Access Enhancement & Adaptation Plan Professional Planning and Design Consultant Services, identified under Solicitation ID: -. Work is to be performed near 420 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA in Santa Cruz County.

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General Project Description

The City of Capitola seeks professional planning, technical analysis, and conceptual design consultant services for the Esplanade Park Coastal Access Enhancement & Adaptation Plan. This grant-funded project aims to evaluate climate vulnerability, coastal hazards, and drainage constraints within Esplanade Park, a 0.53-acre waterfront park, and develop long-term adaptation strategies. The scope includes sea level rise modeling, stormwater infrastructure assessment, community and tribal engagement, development of three to four conceptual alternatives (10-15% design level), refinement of a preferred alternative (to 30% planning-level design), planning-level cost estimates, regulatory pathway analysis, and preparation of technical documentation and graphics. Potential park enhancements include landscape, hardscape, accessibility improvements, outdoor showers, shade structures, interpretive signage, placemaking, and conceptual restroom modernization. This contract focuses solely on planning and conceptual design, explicitly excluding final design, environmental review, permitting, and construction.

General Bid Items

Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Project management, coordination, and meetings with City staff and stakeholders.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Community engagement support, including workshops, surveys, and outreach materials.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Sea level rise modeling, drainage and stormwater analysis, and coastal hazards assessment.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Stormwater infrastructure assessment and adaptation planning, Specifications: evaluation of system capacity, condition, vulnerability to sea level rise and coastal hazards, and identification of feasible repair, hardening, or relocation strategies.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Tribal engagement support, Specifications: early outreach and coordination to inform conceptual alternatives and cultural resource considerations.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Development of three to four conceptual alternatives, Specifications: integrating climate adaptation strategies with park enhancement concepts (10-15% design level).
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Refinement of one preferred conceptual alternative, Specifications: to approximately 30% planning-level design.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Development of planning-level cost estimates and implementation considerations.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Regulatory and CEQA pathway analysis and permitting framework.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Preparation of graphics, mapping, and technical documentation.
Quantity: - Unit: - Work Item: Park enhancement concepts, Specifications: including landscape and planting enhancements, hardscape, circulation, and accessibility improvements, outdoor shower upgrades, shade structures, interpretive signage and educational elements, placemaking and public realm improvements, conceptual restroom modernization.

NAICS Classification

Landscape Architectural Services (Conceptual design for park enhancement, landscape, hardscape), Engineering Services (Sea level rise modeling, drainage and stormwater analysis, coastal hazards assessment, stormwater infrastructure assessment, technical studies), Environmental Consulting Services (Regulatory and CEQA pathway analysis, environmental pathway framework, climate vulnerability assessment, coastal hazard assessment, sea level rise adaptation strategies), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (Project management, coordination with City staff and stakeholders, community engagement support), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Preparation of graphics, mapping, technical documentation relevant to planning services)

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on February 27, 2026, and was last updated on February 27, 2026. All bids and/or proposals are due on March 23, 2026.

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