Professional Consulting Services for the Citywide Vision Zero Action Plan

The City of Tustin, California is requesting proposals for professional consulting services to develop a Citywide Vision Zero Action Plan under an RFP with proposals due July 31, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. and questions due July 2, 2026. The project is funded through a $280,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Planning Grant supplemented by local matching funds.

The scope encompasses six major tasks: project management and coordination; establishment of a Vision Zero Task Force with representatives from local departments, schools, and community organizations; existing-conditions analysis including collision database development and high-injury network mapping in GIS format; public outreach and engagement across at least six community workshops with interpreters and six interactive pop-ups; comprehensive traffic safety policy analysis and countermeasure identification; and development of a final action plan with monitoring and evaluation frameworks. The consultant must deliver a collision database in GIS format, high-injury network maps, policy recommendations, and conceptual designs for a minimum of ten safety projects with cost estimates and benefit-cost analyses. The completed plan must satisfy all SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan requirements. The designated Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager must be a licensed Civil Engineer in California or hold Professional Roadway Safety certification (RSP1/RSP2). All GIS products, spatial data, and associated datasets become the property of the City in editable formats compatible with the City's existing platform. The project timeline spans approximately 18 months with bi-weekly virtual check-ins and bi-monthly Vision Zero Task Force meetings.

The consultant contract shall not exceed $300,000 inclusive of all labor, materials, travel, outreach activities, and reimbursable expenses. The City anticipates interviews and contract negotiations in October 2026 with City Council approval expected in November 2026. Qualifications-Based Selection will evaluate firm qualifications and experience (20 points), staffing and organization (30 points), overview and approach (20 points), public outreach experience (20 points), and client references (10 points). Proposals are limited to 15 double-sided pages with 11-point Arial minimum font, submitted electronically via OpenGov. The consultant must maintain General Liability and Automobile Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and Professional Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and must comply with 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) and all federal non-discrimination, non-lobbying, and debarment certification requirements.