Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update

The City of Hayward, located in Alameda County, California, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) 26-052 to procure consulting services for a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update. The City seeks qualified consulting firms to update its existing 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and create a focused, actionable five-year implementation guide for active transportation investment. Key deliverables include extensive community outreach with emphasis on Spanish-speaking and historically underserved populations, existing conditions assessment, project identification and prioritization, implementation strategy with cost estimates and funding plans, and a final BPMP Update document suitable for adoption by City Council. The update will prioritize grant-ready capital projects, construction opportunities aligned with the City's Pavement Improvement Program, quick-build improvements, and systemic signalized infrastructure enhancements while incorporating active transportation safety into planning processes including signal timing optimization and striping improvements integrated into paving contracts. The project requires coordination with concurrent City efforts including the Local Road Safety Plan, Speed Management Plan, High Injury Network Safety Plans, Nighttime Safety Enhancement Plan, and Community Based Transportation Plan. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: project management experience (15 points), project understanding and identification of key success factors (20 points), approach and cost-effectiveness (30 points), qualifications of firm and team (20 points), and appropriateness of cost (15 points). Proposals must be submitted electronically to the City's eProcurement Portal by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, with a question submission deadline of May 11, 2026, interviews scheduled for May 29, 2026, and City Council contractor selection by June 16, 2026.

No specific set-aside designations for minority-owned, women-owned, or disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the RFP; however, the solicitation requires compliance with nondiscriminatory affirmative action certification and employment practices for contracts estimated at $10,000 annually or more. The City has not identified any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or specific technology infrastructure requiring integration beyond the existing 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and related planning documents. All selected contractors must obtain and maintain workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance with public liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, comply with prevailing wage requirements as determined by the Department of Industrial Relations, and execute Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds with face amounts equal to 100 percent of the total contract value. Additionally, contractors must submit pricing on a "not to exceed" basis with detailed labor rates, planning-level cost estimates, and separate cost estimates for optional tasks, though pricing is subject to negotiation prior to contract execution. No specific contract award amount or funding source is identified in the RFP documentation, and the City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, split the award among multiple proposers, or select based on written proposals alone without conducting interviews.