NOTICE TO LOCAL AGENCIES AND A&E CONSULTING FIRMS WITH FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY FUNDED PROJECTS – DECEMBER 28, 2016 Beginning in July 1, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiated a Safe Harbor Cost Rate Test and Evaluation program for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) consulting firms involved in federal-aid highway funded projects in 12 designated states, … Read more Safe Harbor Cost Rate Program Extended to July 2017
For the academic year 2016-2017, UC Berkeley Tech Transfer is expanding its Transportation Planning online training series to include the hottest topics in professional practice today–including innovative bikeways, parking management, TODs, BRT planning, commercial site development, VMT analysis, and multimodal operations. Tech Transfer’s updated and recently expanded Transportation Planning online training series addresses a critical … Read more UC Berkeley Tech Transfer Expands Transportation Planning Training Series
It’s Not Too Late to Register for the Resident Engineers Academy for Local Agencies! A few spots are still open, especially for our newly added San Francisco, class. Contact your District Local Assistance Engineer to request a seat in this high-demand class that we are only able to offer a handful of times a year. The … Read more Register for Resident Engineers Academy for Local Agencies
The Federal Highway Administration has released a memorandum to bring your attention to guardrail terminal installation and repair issues. Please read the following memo for more details. Click here for a PDF of the memo. For additional information, please contact Mr. William Longstreet at (202) 366-0087 or will.longstreet@dot.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has posted on the Federal Register the Renewal Package From the State of California to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State. The public is invited to comment on the renewal of the MOU. Comments are due by December 16, 2016. The … Read more Renewal of MOU Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance is developing tools to assist local agencies in procuring Architectural and Engineering (A&E) contracts. We’ve just posted on our Consultant Selection and Procurement web page three templates you will find helpful when writing Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Check them out in the links below. RFP – Example … Read more A&E – RFP and RFQ Templates for Local Agencies