Avenue 52 and Monroe Street Traffic Signal

The City of La Quinta is soliciting proposals from professional engineering consultants to prepare plans, specifications, and engineer's estimates, and provide bidding and construction support services for the Avenue 52 and Monroe Street Traffic Signal Project, with proposals due November 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

The project involves a multi-jurisdictional intersection requiring coordination with the City of Indio, Riverside County, and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. Scope includes traffic signal poles and equipment, signing and striping, roadway modifications, curb ramp improvements, utility coordination and relocations, and fiber installation within conduit to interconnect signals. The consultant must deliver design phases at 35 percent, 65 percent, and 90–100 percent milestones, provide bidding support, and furnish construction phase services.

No specific contract value or total budget ceiling is stated. Pricing must remain firm for the entire initial contract term and will be submitted separately; the City reserves the right to negotiate final pricing with the most qualified proposer. Local vendors are encouraged but no formal local business set-asides are mandated.

Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability at $1–5 million per occurrence, Commercial Automobile Liability at $1 million combined single limit, Workers' Compensation at statutory limits with $1 million employer's liability, Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions at $1 million per claim, and Cyber Liability at $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate. Proposers must submit executed Non-Collusion Affidavits, Insurance Requirements Acknowledgements, references from California government agencies, and acknowledgements of any addenda.

Questions are due November 2, 2026. Interviews are anticipated for the week of November 30, 2026. City Council consideration and approval is scheduled for December 15, 2026, with an agreement effective date and project start date of December 16, 2026. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, cancel the RFP, modify scope, negotiate with any or all proposers, and select based on qualifications beyond cost.