To download the full RFP document please visit: San Mateo Avenue Streetscape Plan RFP

Following is a brief description of the scope of work and selection schedule for San Mateo Avenue Streetscape Plan.

PURPOSE OF RFP

The City of San Bruno (City), through the Community Development, is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to develop a thoughtful, inviting streetscape improvement plan for San Mateo Avenue (downtown San Bruno). This plan is necessary to create an inviting and cohesive downtown street that links pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and motorists. The purpose of this document is to facilitate the selection of a qualified firm for this task.

SCOPE OF WORK

The San Mateo AvenueStreetscape Plan will develop a holistic design standard for all the street features and re-imagine the use of public spaces towards a destination San Bruno downtown. San Mateo Avenue has many assets such as a comfortable pedestrian scale, distinctive architecture, density, convenient location to transit hubs, and an eclectic mix of uses, however, it lacks a cohesive identity and has inconsistent streetscape elements. In order to achieve the vision set forth in the Transit Corridors Plan, the scope of work is described under each of the following categories:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Develop and establish a community engagement process to gather input from the San Mateo Avenue business owners, residents, and regular visitors
• Conduct pop-up events to gather community input in the initial stages and feedback meetings during the preparation of the plan
• Innovatively facilitate communication regarding potential enhancements of the downtown through photo simulations and 3D views

INVITING DESIGN FOR ALL

• Design sidewalk, intersections, and crosswalks for people of all ages
• Balance the existing culturally and ethnically diverse businesses with new development
• Explore the use of attractive and creative materials (tinted and/or stamped concrete or asphalt, stone,bricketc.) in the crosswalks, sidewalks, parking lanes and/or roadway at intersections
• Treat bulb-out as landscaping and/or art installations
• Incorporate outdoor dining amenities
• Explore the beautification and improved accessibility to the Centennial Plaza

BRAND ‘SAN BRUNO’

• Design anewgatewaysignonSanBrunoAvenue at the east entrance into the City
• Develop eye-catching and welcoming characteristics for the two major downtown entrances at El Camino Real and San Bruno Avenue
• Develop wayfinding signage that matches the character of Downtown San Bruno
• Treat alleyways to make them more functional and aesthetically pleasing
• Identify locations for possible street art and murals

ENGAGING STREETSCAPE

• Define the curb line along the project limits
• Enhance the appearance ofSan Mateo Avenue and create an active and engaging urban district to activate the daytime and nighttime uses
• Retain bulb outs to function as pocket plazas and install landscaping, public art, seating, trash receptacles, and bicycle racks
• Promote outdoor dining and display of selected goods (fruit and vegetable stands, flowers, etc.) on sidewalks where the width is sufficiently wide

PARKING

• Explore the feasibility of angled parking rather than parallel parking adjacent to curb
• Identify and integrate future parking meter locations in the design
• Allocate areas for bicycle parking
• Identify zones for loading and unloading passenger and commercial vehicles
• Explore opportunities for a Parklet Program

EFFICIENT CONNECTION

• Create efficient connections from downtown to nearby neighborhoods, retail and employment centers, City parking lots, and transit hubs
• Consider reconfiguration of San Mateo Avenue and El Camino Real intersection to facilitate the creation of an outdoor public plaza and highly visible gateway to Downtown as envisioned in the San Bruno Transit Corridors Plan
• Design and integrate transit stops
• Integrate downtown uses to encourage active transportation modes

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Incorporategreenand sustainable design features
• Explore using raised intersections to slow traffic
• Plant street trees in tree wells with grates rather than inputs
• Discourage use of turf, grass or landscaping that requires high water usage
• Install naturally drained, landscaped stormwater planters where possible, including on sidewalks, medians,bulb-outs, parks and plazas, and traffic circles
• Propose designs for street furniture (including benches or other seating), street lights, trash, and recycling receptacles
• Develop landscaping and irrigation, including a drought-resistant tree and plant palette (i.e. number, size, and type of plants to be used) using green/sustainable features such as green walls, rain gardens, and bioswales
• Design bicycle-safe drainage grates
• Integrate the use of tree grates, catch basins, and trench drains

CONSULTANT SELECTION SCHEDULE

The following schedule has been established for conducting this consultant selection process.  The City reserves the right, however, to modify this schedule at any time.

Tasks and Approximate Dates

Issuance of Request for Proposal September 4, 2018

Deadline to Submit Questions September 25, by 5:00 p. m.

Issuance of Response to Questions October 2, by 5:00 p. m.

RFP Proposals due date October 16, by 5:00 p. m. Award Consultant Contract October 23, 2018

Scope & Fee Negotiation October 24-31,2018

City Council Authorization November 13, 2018

Notice To Proceed November 2018

First Community Meeting March 2019

Second Community Meeting April 2019

Planning Commission June 2019

Draft Due June 2019

Design Completion July 2019