QVL for land surveying services - task orders

The County of Orange Public Works Department and the Orange County Flood Control District are requesting qualifications to establish a Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for land surveying Architect-Engineer (A-E) and A-E-related services on a task-order basis, with submissions due July 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM and questions due June 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM.

Respondents must hold a valid California Licensed Land Surveyor license or pre-January 1, 1982 Registered Civil Engineer license in California and demonstrate three years of prior business experience in California performing comparable work. Services encompass records research, horizontal and vertical control surveys, Record of Survey preparation, monument preservation, GNSS surveys, topographic surveys, terrestrial laser scanning, construction staking, right-of-way services, subsidence and deformation monitoring, hydrographic surveys, unmanned aerial surveys, GIS/BIM services, digital twin integration, ALTA surveys, mobile LiDAR data collection, boundary surveys, utility services, and consulting services as required. All surveys must conform to the Professional Land Surveyors' Act and be performed under responsible charge of a qualified licensee. Respondents must be able to subscribe to required software including AutoDesk Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, StarNet, ArcGIS Pro, and potentially AutoDesk Construction Cloud.

The County reserves the right to make multiple awards. The resulting contract will have a three-year term with no guaranteed minimum work volume. Compensation is time-and-materials based on hourly classification rates and approved reimbursable expenses; hourly rates will be negotiated after qualification ranking and incorporated into the fee schedule upon award. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per claim/$2,000,000 aggregate), and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits. California prevailing wage requirements apply where applicable.

Qualifications will be scored on qualification and related experience (40 points), key personnel and proposed staffing (17.5 points), availability to perform services (25 points), SOQ organization and completeness (15 points), and degree of compliance with the County Model Contract (2.5 points). Respondents taking exceptions to the Model Contract receive zero points for that criterion. Statements of Qualifications are limited to 25 single-sided pages and must be valid for at least 365 calendar days. Submissions must include a minimum of five references, with at least three from public sector entities comparable to the County within the past five years. Selected respondents must provide insurance certificates, Form W-9, a Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form, and a signed contract within ten days of notification.