RFQ_260115_Project_Map.pdf

This is a project map and design services solicitation from the City of Tucson, Arizona for the Atravesando Comunidades bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure project. The City seeks a multi-disciplinary consultant team to provide professional design, engineering, and public engagement services for a new bike/pedestrian bridge over Interstate 19, connecting the planned Nebraska Street Bicycle Boulevard to the Spectrum Mall and the Chuck Huckelberry Loop shared-use path system along the Santa Cruz River. Key deliverables include bridge alignment determination, preliminary and final design plans, environmental clearance documents compliant with ADOT/FHWA requirements, utility and agency coordination task identification, and public engagement support. The design scope encompasses bridge type and material selection, expansion of the existing path network with fully accessible sidewalks, enhanced bicycle lanes, native landscaping, and potential public art integration. A pre-submittal conference is scheduled for November 5, 2025, at 10:00 am Arizona time, with statements of qualifications due November 18, 2025, at 2:00 pm local time. The project is funded through the USDOT Reconnecting Communities Pilot Planning Grant with a total budget of $1,125,000, comprised of $900,000 in federal funds and $225,000 in non-federal matching funds.

The procurement includes mandatory small business enterprise (SBE) participation requirements with a 1% SBE participation goal and comprehensive disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) provisions requiring detailed documentation of good faith efforts to engage minority and small businesses. Contractors must submit a Subcontractors List and Proposed SBE Plan identifying all SBE subcontractors with contracts valued at $5,000 or more. Potential subcontracting opportunities exist in environmental clearance support, public engagement, and landscape architecture. Non-compliance penalties include payment withholding, contract termination, or disqualification from future City of Tucson bids. The project aligns with local equity and environmental justice goals, targeting community reconnection and improving multimodal transportation infrastructure in areas divided by Interstate 19.