Safe Street for All (SS4A) Improvement Project

The City of Milpitas is requesting proposals for professional planning, design, and optional construction support services for the Safe Streets and Routes for All (SS4A) Improvements Project, with responses due September 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The project is federally funded through a $2.9 million Federal Highway Administration SS4A Supplemental Planning and Implementation grant (Fiscal Year 2024), supplemented by $725,000 in local matching funds from the City.

The scope comprises two tasks that may be awarded separately or jointly. Task 1 updates and expands the City's 2011 Safe Routes to School Program across fourteen public school campuses (ten elementary, two middle, one high school) to reflect changes in attendance boundaries, travel patterns, demographics, and infrastructure; deliverables include updated school profiles, completed capital projects documentation, and comprehensive implementation strategy with data collection and community engagement completing by Fall 2027 and final report due Winter 2028. Task 2 provides design services including National Environmental Policy Act clearance and optional bidding and construction support for pedestrian and bicycle safety enhancements at thirteen school zone locations identified in the 2024 Citywide Travel Safety Plan; bid documents are due Summer 2028 with construction commencing Fall 2028. Task 1 carries an approximate budget of $280,000; Task 2 construction budget ranges from $2 million to $2.3 million.

Proposers must be licensed and bonded with a minimum of five years of experience in similar scope and magnitude. The assigned full-time project manager must hold a minimum of three years of supervision experience in similar work. Prevailing wage requirements apply under California Labor Code Sections 1720 and 1770; all consultants and subconsultants must maintain active California Department of Industrial Relations registration. The City reserves the right to select more than one proposer and to place non-selected consultants on an official on-call list. Evaluation weighting: cover letter and compliance (5%), company profile (30%), execution plan (35%), personnel assigned (15%), references (5%), and proposed compensation (10%). Questions are due August 26, 2026. City Council approval is tentatively scheduled for October 20, 2026.