The City of Santa Monica is seeking qualified architectural and planning firms to develop the planning and pre‑design documents for a new park on the Santa Monica Airport site under Measure A. The scope includes site analysis, community engagement, concept design, preliminary engineering coordination, cost estimating, and preparation of deliverables for subsequent design‑build phases. Proposals must be submitted electronically by November 5, 2026, and a mandatory site walk is scheduled for October 20, 2026. The contract will be subject to California prevailing‑wage and Santa Monica Living‑Wage ordinances, and the city requires various compliance certifications (Living‑Wage, Oaks Initiative, Levine Act, etc.).
• Mandatory pre‑proposal job walk on October 20, 2026 at Clover Park tennis courts (2600 Ocean Park Blvd).
• Questions due by October 27, 2026; final proposals due November 5, 2026, 5 pm PST.
• Services: park planning, land‑use analysis, conceptual design, stakeholder outreach, preliminary cost estimates, coordination with public‑works engineers.
• Evaluation criteria include experience (30 %), references (10 %), work plan/timeline (15 %), team qualifications (10 %), cost (20 %), value‑add (10 %), and accuracy (5 %).
• Required certifications: Living‑Wage, Oaks Initiative, Levine Act, debarment, insurance, business license, non‑collusion, non‑discrimination.