On-Call Surveying Services

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is requesting proposals for on-call professional surveying services to support capital projects, operations, and water/wastewater utility maintenance, with proposals due November 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time. SacSewer seeks two qualified consultants to provide services on an as-needed basis across a service area encompassing over 1.6 million people and 387 square miles in Sacramento County and six municipalities. Prevailing wage requirements apply under California Labor Code sections 1720 and 1770.

Consulting staff must hold valid licenses from the California Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, and all applicable personnel must maintain valid Department of Industrial Relations registration numbers. The scope includes horizontal and vertical surveying, AutoCAD file creation from easement documents, construction staking and surveys, settlement monitoring, topographic surveys, photogrammetric control surveys, property line and boundary determinations, benchmark establishment, subdivision and parcel mapping, and related research and documentation.

Compensation is time-and-expenses with a not-to-exceed amount for the entire contract term. Rate sheets must include direct hourly labor rates for all task categories, non-labor costs, annual rate adjustments not to exceed three percent, subconsultant costs with a maximum five percent markup, and other direct costs with a maximum five percent markup. Travel reimbursement covers federal standard CONUS per diem rates for lodging and meals (up to five days per week), actual airfare and transportation costs, and mileage at the current IRS rate.

The anticipated contract term is five years or budget-dependent. Proposals are evaluated on overall responsiveness (20 points), company background (5 points), consultant team qualifications (25 points), range of services (20 points), and related experience (30 points), with a minimum total score of 60 points required for selection consideration. Questions are due October 27, 2026. The two highest-ranked proposals will be awarded following successful negotiations.