Project Information

Bid Title

BRIC Phase 1 - provide comprehensive wildfire risk reduction project development and environmental compliance documentation for roadside fuel reduction work along approximately 52 miles of County-maintained roads

Issuing Agency

Santa Cruz County

Location

California

Published Date

Jan 13, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 6, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

25P3-003

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Project Description

Project ID: 25P3-003

Title: BRIC Phase 1

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 1/13/2026

Due Date: 2/6/2026

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BRIC Phase 1

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Project ID: 25P3-003

Release Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

· Due Date: Friday, February 6, 2026 5:00pm

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 8:00am

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Draft Response No Bid23 days, 23 hours, 18 minutes

Post Information

Posted At:Tue, Jan 13, 2026 8:00 AM
Sealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)
Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The County of Santa Cruz invites sealed proposals from qualified consulting firms to provide comprehensive wildfire risk reduction project development and environmental compliance documentation for roadside fuel reduction work along approximately 52 miles of County-maintained roads.

Established in 1850 as one of the state’s original 27 counties, the County of Santa Cruz was originally called Branciforte. The name was later changed to Santa Cruz, which is “holy cross” in Spanish. The County of Santa Cruz geographically is the second smallest county within the State of California yet it has one of the largest unincorporated area populations. The 2020 estimated population for the County of Santa Cruz by the U.S. Census Bureau was 270,861. The County encompasses an urban service area of 440 square miles.

Background

This work is funded by Phase 1 of a FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant, which supports early-stage project development and permitting for community wildfire risk reduction. Because future funding for later BRIC phases is uncertain, this Phase grant 1 is focused on advancing “shovel-ready” implementation status for priority roadside fuel reduction projects that could proceed under BRIC or alternative local, state, or federal funding sources.

The six original BRIC Phase 1 project areas include sensitive habitats and rural development patterns where critical evacuation corridors run alongside areas subject to additional regulatory requirements, such as fish-bearing streams and sandhills habitat. This effort will develop roadside fuel reduction treatment descriptions that include measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts on environmental, historic, and cultural resources and that can be applied or adapted to future projects in other unincorporated areas with similar resource and development constraints.

Timeline

Release RFP:

January 13, 2026

Legal Ad Posting 1:

January 13, 2026

Legal Ad Posting 2:

January 20, 2026

Question Deadline:

January 23, 2026, 5:00pm

Dissemination of Answers:

January 30, 2026, 5:00pm

Deadline for Submittals:

February 6, 2026, 5:00pm

Tentative Award:

February 2026

Contract Negotiation:

February 2026 - March 2026

Board Approval of Contract:

March 2026 - April 2026

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry
• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541620Environmental Consulting Services

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