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Bid Title

RFP: Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Malibu Canyon Resort Project

Issuing Agency

City of Malibu

Location

California

Published Date

Mar 10, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	RFP: Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Malibu Canyon Resort Project
Category:	Professional Consulting
Status:	Open

Description: The City of Malibu seeks consultant services for preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Consultant under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the proposed Malibu Canyon Resort (Project). The Project is located on vacant property at 4000 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265. The Project applicant is Green Acres, LLC (Applicant). Preparation of the EIR will be managed by the City via a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) between the City and Consultant. Under the Agreement, Consultant will perform the required services under the direction of the City. For purposes of this RFP, Consultant includes the prime consultant and subcontractors, if proposed. A sample Agreement is attached for reference (Attachment 1). The selected Consultant shall be prepared to accept the terms and conditions as stated in this RFP and the sample Agreement. The City will respond to requests for clarification to the RFP in written Addendum(s) as needed. Inquiries should be directed by email only to For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. . No verbal requests will be accepted. All requests for clarification must be received by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Publication Date/Time: 3/9/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 4/9/2026 4:00 PM Submittal Information: Submit electronic proposal via email Contact Person: Senior Management Analyst Rebecca Nelson-Brown; email rnelson@malibucity.org. Business Hours: M-Th 7:30A-5:30P; F 7:30A-4:30 Related Documents: RFP for EIR Preparaton_Malibu Canyon Resort_2026 Attachment 1_Agreement Template_RFP EIR Prep 2026 Attachment 2_Vicinity Aerials and Site Plans_RFP EIR Prep 2026 Attachment 3_Additional Aesthetics Report Components_RFP EIR Prep 2026 Attachment 4_List of Applicant Provided Documents and Reports_RFP EIR Prep 2026

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City of Malibu

Request for Proposal

Preparation of an

Environmental Impact Report for the

Malibu Canyon Resort Project

Date Issued: March 9, 2026

Date Due: April 9, 2026

Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 9,

2026, via email at the following email address:

City of Malibu Community Development Department

Attn: Rebecca Nelson-Brown, Senior Management Analyst

rnelson@malibucity.org

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INTRODUCTION

The City of Malibu (City) seeks consultant services for preparation of an Environmental

Impact Report (EIR) (Consultant) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

for the proposed Malibu Canyon Resort (Project). The Project is located on vacant

property at 4000 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265.

The Project applicant is Green Acres, LLC (Applicant). Preparation of the EIR will be

managed by the City via a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) between the

City and Consultant. Under the Agreement, Consultant will perform the required services

under the direction of the City. For purposes of this RFP, Consultant includes the prime

consultant and subcontractors, if proposed. A sample Agreement is attached for

reference (Attachment 1). The selected Consultant shall be prepared to accept the terms

and conditions as stated in this RFP and the sample Agreement.

CITY BACKGROUND

The City is in the northwestern portion of Los Angeles County (County) and covers

approximately 21 miles along the coast. The City is a general law city incorporated under

California law in 1991. It operates under the Council/Manager form of government. The

five members of the City Council are elected at-large and serve staggered four-year

terms, with the Mayor being selected from among the Councilmembers. Land use

decisions are made by the Planning Commission comprising five members, each of which

is appointed by a Councilmember individually.

The City is administered by various departments, with the Community Development

Department managing services related to Planning, Building Safety, Environmental

Health, Geology, Biology, Coastal Engineering, Code Enforcement, and Environmental

Programs, including Clean Water, Energy, and Solid Waste Management. The Planning

Division is the steward of the City’s General Plan, Malibu Municipal Code (MMC) Title 17

(Zoning), and the Local Coastal Program (LCP). The City’s LCP was certified by the

California Coastal Commission (CCC) in 2002 and is comprised of a Land Use Plan (LUP)

and Local Implementation Plan (LIP). The entire City is in the California Coastal Zone

(Coastal Zone) and subject to the LCP.

The City contracts with the County for law enforcement, fire, and water. Law enforcement

is provided by the County Sheriff’s Department operating from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s

Station. Fire services within the City and the unincorporated County areas around Malibu

are provided by the County Fire Department (LACFD) through four local fire stations.

Water service is provided by the County Waterworks District 29 (WD29). Certain other

services are provided by contract, such as the City Attorney and garbage collection

services.

In addition to the County, the City interacts with numerous other government agencies

such as the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Monica Mountains

Conservancy (SMMC), Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority (MRCA), California

Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),

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California State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Fish and

Wildlife, and the CCC as the City is located entirely within the Coastal Zone.

PROJECT OVERVIEW AND STATUS

Property Detail

The Project is proposed on three vacant parcels that would be merged as part of the

Project to create an approximate 28.2-acre parcel (1,288,908 square feet (sf) gross or

1,211,376 sf net with street easements removed) (Property). Vicinity aerials and site plans

are provided as Attachment 2.

 Address:

 APNs:

 Zoning & Land Use:

 Overlay Zone:

4000 Malibu Canyon Road

4458-030-007, 4458-028-015, 4458-028-019

Commercial Visitor Serving 2 (CV-2)

Civic Center Overlay

Proposed Project

The Project is a 146-room resort hotel with restaurants, meeting rooms, ballroom, health

club, swimming pool, tennis courts, parking garage with valet tunnel, landscaping, grading

and associated development on three vacant parcels. A main resort building would

include 60 hotel rooms with facilities, with the remaining 86 hotel rooms within 45

independent buildings around the Property. Total gross square footage of building

construction is approximately 579,396 sf of which 181,560 sf is proposed to meet the

LCP’s allowable floor-area-ratio (FAR) limit of 181,706 sf for the Property. Buildings would

range from 1 to 3 stories above grade with 1 additional story below grade. Building heights

would range from 14 feet to 40 feet. The Project includes a parking structure that would

be 70 feet tall with 5 stories above grade and 1 additional story below grade.

Approximately 588 parking stalls would be provided in the Project, comprised of 22

spaces in a surface lot and 566 spaces in an all-valet parking garage. Approximately

263,923 cubic yards (cy) of total grading would result, of which 183,499 cy would be

exported from the Property. Approximately 488,260 sf of the Property would be devoted

to landscaped area and approximately 319,855 sf of the Property would be devoted to

additional open space area. Storm water improvements onsite would ensure no increase

in peak flow from existing conditions and would rely on green infrastructure, storm drain

collection system, and detention basins. The Project would connect to the City’s Civic

Center Wastewater Treatment Facility (CCWTF).

Gross Square Footage Breakdown

 Operational space: 286,715 sf

o Parking garage: 179,023 sf

o Valet tunnel: 27,414 sf

o Circulation (corridors, egress, stairs, elevators): 42,454 sf

o MEP (HVAC space): 31,753 sf

o Storage: 6,071 sf

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 Hotel: 172,149 sf

o Main building (hotel portion): 36,149 sf

o Independent hotel suites: 136,000 sf

 Unenclosed covered areas: 42,471 sf

o Loggias and breezeways: 29,631 sf

o Hotel room terraces: 12,840 sf

 Restaurant: 36,426 sf

o Food and beverage: 29,367 sf

o Back of house: 7,059 sf

 Retail / Stores: 24,650 sf

o Retail: 287 sf

o Guest Amenity (meeting rooms, ballroom, indoor driving range, movie

screening room, spa/salon, gym, studios, pools): 19,094 sf

o Restrooms (primarily serving Guest Amenity): 5,269 sf

 Office: 16,985 sf

Staff Breakdown Average Count per Shift

 Food and beverage: 22

 Recreational amenities: 10

 Guest services, laundry, and cleaning: 6

 Resort administration: 3

 Maintenance and grounds: 3

 Security: 3

 Guest arrival and valet: 3

Requested Entitlements

 Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for development in the Coastal Zone

 Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a hotel use in the CV-2 zone

 Minor Modification (MM) for reduced front, side, and rear setbacks

 Site Plan Review (SPR) for height above 18 feet, up to 24 feet

 Variances (VAR) anticipated for an increase in height above 24 feet, more than 2

stories, retaining wall heights, and/or structures on slopes steeper than 2.5 to 1

Current Processing Status

The Project application is currently incomplete. Three incomplete review letters have

been provided by the Planning Division to the Applicant. The Project application was

originally submitted by the Applicant on 1/5/2024 and Planning Incomplete Letter 1 was

issued on 2/2/2024. A resubmittal package was provided by the Applicant on 6/28/2024

and Planning Incomplete Letter 2 was issued on 7/26/2024. The most recent resubmittal

package was provided by the Applicant on 4/10/2025 and Planning Incomplete Letter 3

was issued on 5/12/2025. Additional review letters have been provided to the Applicant

by other City reviewers including Biology, Building Safety, Geology, and Public Works,

and the Applicant has provided additional submission responses in June and July 2025.

Reviews are pending from the LACFD and WD29.

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SCOPE OF WORK & TASKS

The City seeks the preparation of an EIR under CEQA. The EIR must include sufficient

analysis of the direct and indirect project-level and cumulative environmental impacts

associated with the Project, including construction and operation, in accordance with the

requirements of CEQA.

The selected Consultant shall prepare an Initial Study (IS) to be included with the Notice

of Preparation (NOP) for review by public agencies and the public during the Scoping

process. The IS will be used to assess the potential of the Project to result in significant

impacts on the environment and to determine if certain issue areas can be screened out

in the EIR in accordance with the checklist under Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines.

Significant impacts to be addressed in the EIR may include, but are not limited to, the

following: aesthetics, air quality and health risk, biological resources, cultural resources,

energy, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials,

hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public

services, recreation, transportation, tribal cultural resources, utilities and service systems,

and wildfire. Additional impacts to be addressed would include any identified by the

selected Consultant as part of the IS or from comments resulting from the NOP process.

The Project’s consistency with various regulatory and guiding documents will need to be

analyzed in the EIR to evaluate, among other potential laws, regulations, and standards

relevant to individual CEQA topics required to be analyzed, the Project’s consistency with

the LCP, Malibu Municipal Code (MMC) Title 17 (Zoning), and the General Plan.

The selected Consultant will be responsible for the following specific tasks and

deliverables associated with the preparation of the EIR.

Consultants shall list the tasks as described below and an estimated cost for each task.

Consultants may add additional detail to the tasks as needed. Costs shall be based on

Time and Materials invoiced via hourly rates, not to exceed overall proposed contract

amount. As such, Consultants shall provide estimated costs for each task in the cost table

and breakdown the estimated costs by each position and hourly rate anticipated. The

same breakdown requirement applies to any subcontractors, if proposed.

The following tasks are the minimum required in each proposal. Consultants may expand

on any task(s) to add value to the Consultant’s individual proposal but must also include

an explanation of the expanded task(s).

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541620Environmental Consulting Services
• NAICS 541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

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