RFP for Construction Management Services for construction of the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channe Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Project

Description

San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District Requests Proposals for Construction Management Services for construction of the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Project RFP Number 2021-2-10 Release Date: February 10, 2021 Deadline to Respond: March 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM Table of Contents Section Page Introduction and Background 2 Submittal Process 3 Project Budget 3 Proposal Requirements 3 Consultant Responsibilities 4 Preliminary Scope of Work 5 1 Introduction and Background The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (District), known as OneShoreline, is an independent government agency that builds solutions across jurisdictional boundaries that address the climate change impacts of sea level rise, flooding, coastal erosion, and stormwater infrastructure deficiencies. By connecting and aligning the efforts of adjoining jurisdictions, the District can reduce the duplication of efforts, encourage the sharing of expertise to provide substantial and equal benefits to neighboring communities, and create a unified voice to position the region to obtain state, federal, and private funds. The Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel watersheds drain a predominantly urban, lowelevation area in San Mateo County, collecting stormwater runoff from the municipalities of Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton, and Woodside, and unincorporated San Mateo County. Just east of Highway 101 and north of Marsh Road, Atherton Channel converges with the Bayfront Canal near the border between Redwood City and Menlo Park, and then almost immediately Bayfront Canal drains through a tide control structure into Flood Slough and then into San Francisco Bay. For the past several decades, high tides have kept flows in the Canal and Channel from draining to the Bay, when even minor rainfall events have resulted in the flooding of nearby mobile home parks and businesses; these properties have experienced flooding 40 times over the past 70 years – most recently in 2017. In response to this proven threat, in October of 2017, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton, and the County entered into an MOU that established shared funding responsibilities for the design, environmental documentation, and land access agreements of the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Project (Project), aimed at reducing the frequency and impacts of flooding.