Request for Proposals for Supplemental EIS/EIR Preparation Services

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SEIS/EIR) PREPARATION SERVICES (Services) for the Transbay Transit Center Program (Program) from firms or individuals (Respondents) with expertise in preparing alternatives analyses and joint EIS/EIRs.

The TJPA seeks proposals from qualified individuals and/or firms to prepare a Supplemental EIS/EIR (SEIS/EIR), including an Alternatives Analysis (AA) chapter, for Phase 2 of the Transbay Program.

The SEIS/EIR will be supplemental to the March 2004 Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project (Transbay Program) Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (2004 FEIS/EIR) and will address refinements in the Phase 2 Transbay Program elements, including changes to the Caltrain Downtown Extension (DTX) tunnel curvature and the extension of rail levels of the Transbay Transit Center (TTC) to accommodate high-speed rail (HSR) requirements (collectively referred to as the “Project”). The 2004 FEIS/EIR was certified by the predecessor agencies to the TJPA, and a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 2004 FEIS/EIR was signed in 2005 by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). In 2010, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a ROD adopting those portions of the 2004 FEIS/EIR dealing with Phase 1 of the Transbay Program (the “Transbay Transit Center” or “TTC”) as it relates to FRA funding of the train box in Phase 1. The upcoming SEIS/EIR will evaluate new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant environmental impacts due to changes in Phase 2 of the Transbay Program, changes in circumstances, and new information, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The TJPA will be the lead agency for purposes of compliance with CEQA. The FTA will be the lead federal agency for purposes of compliance with NEPA, and the FRA will be a cooperating agency pursuant to 40 CFR Section 1501.6. The outcome of this work will be CEQA and NEPA clearance for changes to Phase 2, which will involve certification of the SEIR by the TJPA, adoption of RODs by FTA and FRA, and completion of a focused New Starts Alternatives Analysis as part of the SEIS.

The TJPA intends to select one Respondent to enter into negotiations for an agreement to perform the services for a term of two years, with an option to extend for an additional two years.