City of Pinole

Design Services for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the City of Pinole

Pinole, CA City Posted Oct 7, 2026 Last verified Oct 27, 9:20 AM
Electrical Solar & Renewable General Contracting Surveying & Engineering 8 days remaining

What this bid is

The City of Pinole in California is asking firms to prepare construction-ready designs for grant-funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The sites named are City Hall, the Senior Center, Bayfront Park, Meadow Park, Louis Francis Park and the Pinole Swimming Pool. The work ties to the city's 2024 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, which calls for more publicly accessible Level II chargers on city-owned property.

The notice says the work is partly federally funded through an MTC pass-through grant, so the contract must follow federal rules, including 2 CFR Part 200 and Build America, Buy America requirements, and the firm must provide auditable documentation. Any subcontractors for any task must be named in the proposal. The city expects existing no-cost preliminary guidance from Marin Clean Energy and PG&E to be used, and it plans to handle any transformer upgrades under PG&E Rule 29. Chargers must be separately metered. Meadow Park and/or Louis Francis Park may also be covered by separate BAAQMD funds, which the council considers on October 20, 2026.

Who should bid

Electrical, Solar & Renewable, General Contracting, Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Pinole, CA.

Deadline

4 November 2026, 5:00 PM PST (8 days remaining - last confirmed 27 Oct)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

City of Pinole - Community Development Department has issued attach your solicitation and post.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to invite proposals from qualified firms to assist the City of Pinole with construction-ready designs for grant-funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure at City Hall, Senior Center, Bayfront Park, Meadow Park, Louis Francis Park, and Pinole Swimming Pool. The City adopted its inaugural 2024 Pinole Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) with ambitious goals in municipal and community building decarbonization, microgrids, EV charging infrastructure, and climate resilience.

The City of Pinole adopted its inaugural CAAP [1] in August 2024 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, aligning with State goals and reducing the City’s contribution to global emissions. Gas-powered passenger vehicles makes up approximately 26% of the Pinole community greenhouse gas emissions with transportation electrification identified as a key mitigation strategy. One of the central measures in the CAAP’s Transportation section is TR-4, which directs the City to “Increase passenger zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) use and adoption to 33% by 2030 and 100% by 2045”. In addition, CAAP Action TR-4o expands on the strategy to make progress towards this goal. TR-4o Based on the prioritized list of locations developed through actions TR-4d and TR-4e, install at least 267 new publicly accessible level II chargers by 2030 and 323 by 2045, through public-private partnerships on City-owned properties. The City was noticed of an award of Federal pass-through grant funds through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) 2024 Climate Program Implementation Grants. Because this Project will be funded in whole or in part by the Federal government, the resulting contract and scope of services shall comply with all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and award terms, including but not limited to 2 CFR Part 200 and the Build America, Buy America Act (2 CFR Part 184). A portion of the award has been successfully obligated through Caltrans for preliminary engineering. The City will also be receiving separate funds from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to install EVSE at two additional sites not included in the previously mentioned MTC award: Meadow Park and/or Louis Francis Park. Council consideration to accept BAAQMD funds is scheduled for October 20, 2026 Council meeting. Federal compliance includes not only performance of the work, but also the provision of complete, accurate, and auditable documentation sufficient to support federal and Caltrans reimbursement. If subvendors will be used for any task in the scope of services, they must be identified and named in the proposal. The City has been receiving no-cost services provided by Marin Clean Energy and PG&E for preliminary guidance on cost-effective designs. This existing work must be leveraged for cost efficiencies and fiscal responsibility of public funds (see attachments). Although each site’s preliminary design and planning work is not included in the attachments, please make the assumption that all sites will have this level of existing work completed to inform the cost proposal. The City will enact PG&E’s Rule 29 for any necessary transformer upgrades that will feed the chargers. Chargers will need to be separately metered for reduced EV charging rates. [1] City of Pinole Final Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

Responses are due October 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT.

Commodity categories: Batteries and Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles (Including Recycled Types); Building Construction, Sustainable (Green); C.I.P., Architectural/Engineering Services; Engineering Consulting; Engineering Services, Professional; Electrical Engineering (Incl. Cogeneration Design Services); Engineering Services (Not Otherwise Classified); Facilities Design Services, Engineering.

Contact: Kapil Amin, Sustainability Project Manager (kamin@pinole.gov, (510) 372-0989).

8 documents are attached to the notice: Swim Center - EVFAS017530552 - EV SITE 023180882 2450 SIMAS AVE PINOLE- ASSESSMENT.pdf; PGE - EVAS - Site Review - City of Pinole - City Hall and Police DEpartment; PGE - EVAS - Site Review - City of Pinole - Senior Center; 2500 Charles Ave - Charging Evaluation Report; 2131 Pear St - Charging Evaluation Report; Corp Yard and WWTP - EVFAS017530552 - EV SITE 018708871 11 TENNENT AVE PINOLE- ASSESSMENT.pdf; 2025 Charge Program Funding Agreement 2505-51812 - City of Pinole; MTC_BAAQMD chargers design services RFP.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pinoleca/projects/314585. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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What the notice says

Questions due
14 Oct 2026
Evaluation
pdf; PGE - EVAS - Site Review - City of Pinole - City Hall and Police DEpartment; PGE - EVAS - Site Review - City of Pinole - Senior Center; 2500 Charles Ave - Charging Evaluation Report; 2131 Pear St - Charging Evaluation Report; Corp Yard and WWTP - EVFAS017530552 - EV SITE...

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