DPW | PORT Preconstruction Engineering Design

San Francisco Public Works

Request for Proposals for Pre-Construction Engineering and Design Services
Port of San Francisco – Waterfront Resilience Program

San Francisco Public Works (Public Works) announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Port of San Francisco (Port) for professional planning, engineering, design, and related services for the Waterfront Resilience Program (WRP) Preliminary Engineering and Design (PED) Project. The City intends to award two (2) contracts: one (1) for the northern Plan Area (PED-North) and one (1) for the southern Plan Area (PED-South). Proposers may submit a Proposal for one or both Plan Areas. A separate Proposal is required for each Plan Area.

The selected consultants will provide Pre-Construction Engineering and Design (PED) services to support the continued development and implementation of the Port’s Waterfront Resilience Program, including plan development, engineering and design, and design support during bidding and construction.

Contract Terms: The PED-North contract will have a not-to-exceed (“NTE”) amount of $65,000,000, and the PED-South contract will have an NTE amount of $50,000,000. Each contract will have an initial term of ten (10) years.

Pre-Proposal Conference: A virtual Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM, Pacific Time via Microsoft Teams Town Hall. Physical attendance will not be available.

Microsoft Teams Town Hall:
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Meeting ID: 268 212 369 965 607
Passcode: CD3M9xC9  

Dial in by phone: 1 415-906-4659; 408068676# United States, San Francisco
Phone conference ID: 408 068 676#

Prospective Proposers are encouraged to RSVP for the Virtual Preproposal Conference using the following link:  https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/YJ6L8wFHFf

Questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted by email to DPW ProContracts@sfdpw.org, no later than Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 5:00 PM PT.
Proposal Submission: Proposers shall log in and upload complete proposals into the SF City Partner Website, https://sfcitypartner.sfgov.org/nlx3/pages/index.aspx no later than 1:00:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time on Friday, November 13, 2026.  Consultants shall submit Proposals as specified and required in the RFQ. Late submittals will not be considered.

Requirements.

Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Participation: The LBE subcontracting participation requirement for this RFP is 15% of the total value of services to be procured. Refer to the RFP for specific details regarding the LBE requirements. For any CMD-related questions, contact Ivan Oldenkamp by email at Ivan.Oldenkamp@sfgov.org.

Prevailing Wage Requirement: Consultants with billing classifications subject to prevailing wages on public works projects may not be awarded a contract unless they are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) at the time of award. More information is available at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

Conflict of Interest: Proposers must comply with the conflict-of-interest requirements specified in the RFP, including disclosure of any actual or potential conflicts of interest.

Document Access: Digital files of the RFP, Addenda, and other supporting documents may be downloaded at no cost through the SF City Partner Website at SF City Partner Website.

Attached documents:
• 00_RFP_11697_Announcement_Port_PED.pdf
• 01_RFP_11697_Port_PED_10.02.26.pdf
• 02_Att_1_City_s_Contract_Terms_PED_10.02.26.pdf
• 03_Att_2_PED_Scope_of_Services_10.02.26.pdf
• 04_Att_3_MQ_Template_10.02.26.docx
• 05_Att_4_Written_Proposal_Template_10.02.26.docx
• 06_Att_5_Cost_Proposal_Template_10.02.26.docx
• 07_Att_6_CMD_Forms.pdf
• 08_Att_7_Contract_Forms.pdf
• 09_Att_8_List_of_Ref_Docs.pdf
• 10_Att_9_City_NDA.pdf
• 11_Att_10_Registered_Bidder_Bidding_Guide_v2.8.pdf
• 12_Att_11_Supplier_Bidding_Guide_v2.7.pdf
• DPW___PORT_Preconstruction_Engineering_Design.pdf
• DPW___PORT_Preconstruction_Engineering_Design.xml