RFP - Tribal Territory Feasibility Study.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is seeking a contractor to develop the Humboldt-Siskiyou Tribal Territory Climate Adaptation Technical Feasibility Study. The study aims to provide a climate vulnerability-informed technical feasibility study, develop a prioritized set of candidate projects for seeking project funding, and create a Strategic Investment Strategy (SIS) for the highest priority projects. The contractor will be responsible for conducting geologic and hydraulics assessments, analyzing climate hazards, and developing nature-based climate adaptation solutions. The project will involve engaging with indigenous tribal communities and considering traditional ecological knowledge in the selection of nature-based solutions. • The contractor must have experience in leading climate adaptation and resilience planning efforts, analyzing climate hazards, and developing climate adaptation feasibility studies. • The contractor must have a minimum of two years of experience in analyzing the vulnerability and risk of climate hazards, such as landslides, debris flows, rockfall, or flooding, along the state highway system. • The contractor must have a minimum of one year of experience in hydraulics modeling and geotechnical analysis of landslides. • The contractor must have experience in evaluating and providing climate adaptation design solutions to address climate hazards.