Request for Proposal Owner’s Engineer for Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility “RCMU”

The City of Rancho Cucamonga is seeking a qualified Owner’s Engineer (OE) to provide comprehensive engineering oversight for a new 50 MW substation (two 50 MVA, 66/12 kV transformers) for the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility. The OE will act as the City’s technical advisor throughout pre‑design, design‑review, equipment procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and close‑out phases, ensuring compliance with utility standards, safety, and schedule. The effort is strictly advisory; the OE is not the Engineer of Record and will have no construction means‑methods responsibility. • Perform staged design reviews (pre‑design, 30 %‑60 %‑final) of electrical, structural, protection, SCADA, and civil components. • Oversee vendor submittals, FATs, and construction‑phase documentation, provide on‑site observations, and issue technical status reports. • Manage protection, control, and SCADA coordination, support testing/commissioning, and certify “works‑made‑for‑hire” deliverables. The solicitation requires a firm‑fixed‑price electronic submission by April 20 2026, compliance with California prevailing‑wage rules, a local business license, and extensive insurance coverage as defined in the PSA. Five comparable projects and four recent references are mandatory.