Right-of-Way Engineering and Survey Support Services (Merced to Bakersfield ROWE I and ROWE II) Requests for Qualifications

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has issued two Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure two contracts for Right-of-Way Engineering and Survey Support Services (ROWE) (Merced to Bakersfield ROWE I) and (Merced to Bakersfield ROWE II).

Scope – Term – Budget
The procurements will result in two contracts with scopes of work that provide personnel and expertise to prepare Right-of-Way (ROW) appraisal maps, legal descriptions, land surveying, staking, monumentation, record maps, exhibits to support ROW acquisition and/or RON packages, and other required services. The geographic scope for the services will be located in the 171-mile Merced to Bakersfield segment in the Central Valley.

The resulting contracts will both have durations up to 4 years and not-to-exceed amounts of $10 million.

Schedule
The schedules for these procurements are as follows:

• RFQ Release Dates: April 28, 2025 (ROWE I) and May 9, 2025 (ROWE II)
• Virtual Pre-Bid Conference and Small Business Workshop: May 16, 2025 (ROWE I and ROWE II)
  • Pre-Bid Video
  • Pre-Bid Presentation PPT
  • Pre-Bid Attendees List
• Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) Due Dates: July 8, 2025 (ROWE I) and August 5, 2025 (ROWE II)
• Notice of Proposed Award Dates: August 2025 (ROWE I) and September 2025 (ROWE II)
  • ROWE I Notice of Proposed Award
  • ROWE II Notice of Proposed Award
• Contract Execution and Notice to Proceed Dates: September 2025 (ROWE I) and October 2025 (ROWE II)

Access
The RFQs are available to download from the California State Contracts Register (CSCR) and California State Contracts Register (CSCR). Updates, including responses to written questions and any RFQ addenda, will be provided on the CSCR.

Visit the Authority’s Small Business Program webpage for information including a program overview, certifications we recognize, how to get certified, access to our vendor registry, and more.

Conflicts of Interest
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Offerors with existing ROWE contracts and/or Offerors who intend to submit SOQs on both RFQs, are required to submit a request for an organizational conflict of interest (OCOI). Failure to submit an OCOI prior to submittal of an SOQ may delay the contract award.

If you have questions about a potential organizational conflict of interest, please submit questions and/or a request for an Organizational Conflict of Interest determination to the Authority’s Chief Counsel at Legal@hsr.ca.gov, and Tawnya Southern, at tawnya.southern@hsr.ca.gov referencing the applicable Right of Way Engineering and Survey Support Services (Merced to Bakersfield ROWE I and/or ROWE II) RFQs.

Questions
Questions regarding this procurement should be submitted to Chris Rice(for ROWE I) and Gordon Miyauchi (for ROWE II) at ROWE@hsr.ca.gov or (916) 324-1541.