Owner's Representative: Coral Street SUD (Substance Use Disorder) Navigation Center

The City of Santa Cruz is issuing a Request for Proposals for an Owner's Representative to manage the Coral Street Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Navigation Center construction project, a design-bid-build procurement seeking a qualified individual or team to represent the City's interests throughout all project phases. The project involves the development of a new 50-bed residential SUD treatment facility located at 125 Coral Street on approximately 27,835 square feet of land that will provide ASAM levels 3.1, 3.2WM, and 3.5 care with related therapeutic support services. The Owner's Representative will oversee design team management, contract development, budget management, construction plan development, construction supervision, value engineering, quality control, site inspections, and utility coordination. Key qualifications required include experience with complex projects subject to political pressures, behavioral health and transitional housing development, knowledge of California Building Code, familiarity with affordable housing funding mechanisms, and LEED building experience. The evaluation criteria are weighted on a 100-point scale as follows: adherence to RFP requirements (10%), firm background information (5%), firm qualifications and experience (50%), technical approach and work plan (15%), cost proposal (15%), and references (5%). Critical deadlines include a pre-proposal meeting on April 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the project site, RFP questions due by April 14, 2026, at 4:00 PM, proposals due by April 23, 2026, at 4:00 PM, and finalist interviews scheduled for May 6, 2026. The contract will be awarded for a five-year term with optional extensions at the City's discretion, and the project completion deadline is May 31, 2030.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting respondents to particular types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises. There are no listed incumbent vendors or current contractors referenced in the procurement documentation. The project is funded through a $30 million California Department of Health Care Services Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grant, with funds allocated for design, site preparation, and construction; however, the specific budget allocation for the Owner's Representative contract is not detailed in the available documentation. Proposers must comply with prevailing wage requirements and California Department of Industrial Relations registration, and the successful proposer must submit performance and payment bonds within ten business days of award. All respondents must maintain professional liability, commercial general liability, auto liability, and workers' compensation insurance to be considered for award.