Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Los Banos (herein referred to as “City”) is seeking a qualified consultant (herein referred to as “Consultant”) to update the City’s Improvement Standards and Specifications (Improvement Standards). The goal of these Improvement Standards is to provide minimum standards to be applied to improvements and private development projects to be dedicated to the public and accepted by the City for maintenance or operation, as well as improvements to be installed within existing rights of way and easements. These standards provide for coordinated development of required facilities to be used by and for the protection of the public. These standards shall apply to and regulate the design and preparation of plans for construction of streets, highways, drainage, sewerage, street lighting, water system facilities and related public improvements. The intent of this RFP is to evaluate each interested consultant specific qualifications, experiences, and select the best-qualified consultant. In addition, all interested consultants shall have sufficient, readily available resources in the form of trained personnel, support services, specialized consultants and financial resources to carry out the work without delay or shortcomings. The work will be performed according to the attached Agreement for Services. The city intends to award a contract to one successful consultant for the services proposed by that consultant. However, all contracts are subject to approval by the Los Banos City Council, and the city reserves the right to not award any such contract at the discretion of the Council.
