Santa Cruz Gateway Landscape Improvements

City of Santa Cruz - Economic Development and Housing has issued invitation for bid, solicitation IFB No. ED-0330.

The City of Santa Cruz is seeking qualified landscape contractors to complete the Santa Cruz Gateway Landscaping improvements at Ocean Street and Plymouth Street. The scope of work generally includes but is not limited to: demolition, site and soil preparation, irrigation, planting, concrete work, lighting, low-voltage electrical work, and landscape establishment. Please refer to the Bid documents for full description, details and specifications.

The City of Santa Cruz was incorporated in 1866 and formed its current charter in 1948. It is governed under a Council/Manager form of government. A Mayor and six Council members set policy for the City and a City Manager serves as chief administrator of those policies. The City is located on the coast, 75 miles south of San Francisco on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay. It encompasses 15.8 square miles with cultural and ethnic diversity among its population of 65,000. Santa Cruz is part of the National Marine Sanctuary and is a popular tourist destination owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historical landmarks. The City provides a full range of municipal services and facilities including a recreational wharf, public golf course, over thirteen hundred acres of open space, full beach services, refuse management, law enforcement, fire protection, and water and wastewater utilities. The City is also host to University of California Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Harbor, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.

Responses are due October 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT.

Commodity categories: C.I.P., Landscaping.

Contact: Brian Borguno, Deputy Director of Economic Development (bborguno@santacruzca.gov, (831) 420-5316).

6 documents are attached to the notice: SANTA CRUZ GATEWAY LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IFB _FINAL9.22.26; Exhibit Santa Cruz Gateway_CD BID SET.Final9.14.2026; Exhibit Santa Cruz Gateway_Specs BID SET.Final.9.14.2026; Exhibit - City Standard Details; Exhibit - City Standard Specifications; Exhibit 12-B Bidder’s List of Subcontractors (DBE and Non-DBE).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santacruzca/projects/304141. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.