Design Services for Adrian C. Cordova Memorial Park

The City of Calexico is requesting proposals from a qualified landscape architectural, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm to prepare conceptual plans and cost estimates for improvements to the Adrian C. Cordova Memorial Park, with proposals due September 18, 2026, and a question deadline of August 17, 2026.

The 15-acre park, located at the northeast corner of Zapata Street and Clinton Avenue, currently includes a soccer field, children's play area, exercising machines, and three baseball diamonds. The consultant will develop three conceptual design alternatives reflecting community input, balanced for passive and active recreation in a residential neighborhood setting. Deliverables include site analysis, bilingual community engagement, conceptual design development with phased cost estimates, digital files, and presentations. The consultant must emphasize cost-effectiveness, ease of maintenance, phased implementation, accessibility compliance, and integration of existing infrastructure; the initial phase should be buildable within 1–2 years based on available funds.

Compensation is firm-fixed-fee as specified in the consultant's proposal, with monthly billing and payment within 30 days of invoice approval. The contract period runs October 30, 2026, through October 30, 2027, with options for two additional one-year terms. All documents, plans, and studies become City property upon payment.

The consultant must maintain comprehensive general liability, automobile liability, errors and omissions, and workers' compensation insurance, each in amounts of not less than one million dollars, with certificates and endorsements naming the City as additional insured provided prior to work commencement.

Evaluation criteria total 100 points: responsiveness and understanding (15), related project experience (20), firm and project team qualifications (15), project approach and methodology (20), pricing (20), and overall quality and creativity (10). Consultant interviews are prospectively scheduled for the week of September 28, 2026, with City Council award anticipated October 21, 2026.

Proposals require five hard copies and one USB drive, delivered physically to Calexico City Hall at 608 Heber Avenue by 3:00 PM on September 18, 2026.