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IIJA SWG Action Plans — Finalize Plans to ensure successful implementation of IIJA. Specific FY 2023 actions are as follows: 1. Safety — Set aside 30 percent of the IIJA funding for Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) for both state and local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) components. 2. Fix-it-First — State and local bridge owners will identify poor condition bridges for rehabilitation or replacement using IIJA funding. 3. Reimaging Highway Investments/Carbon Reduction Program — Develop the Carbon Reduction Strategy in consultation with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and research support from the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. 4. Climate Resilience and Adaptation — This SWG will serve as a hub for coordination with local and regional agencies on the development of the PROTECT Program Resilience Improvement Plans. Future meetings will serve as a place to exchange ideas, support the development of plans, and to identify opportunities for collaboration and alignment between jurisdictions. 5. Active Transportation — Continue to explore pathways to increase dedicated investments to active transportation. 6. Transition to Zero Emissions — Continue working with the CEC to develop the solicitation for California’s NEVI program. We expect the solicitation to be released in Quarter 1 of 2023.  7. Local Hire/Contracting/Workforce Development — Implement and incentivize local hire and contract provisions that encourage disadvantaged job seekers and small businesses participate in and benefit from these investments. Align new workforce development efforts with existing successful training programs and job placement coordination. 8. Transit and Commuter Rail — Coordinate with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to prioritize and expedite commercial driver’s license preparation, testing, and processing for bus drivers. 9. Intercity Passenger Rail — Develop a funding strategy for rail projects and initiatives that mitigate climate change and natural disaster threats, including short-term substitution and restoration of train services disrupted by track damage and long-term projects to reinforce or relocate vulnerable passenger rail lines. 10.Freight and Goods Movement — Complete the State Freight Plan development and increase membership to the California Freight Advisory Committee (CFAC) based on IIJA requirements, so California can appropriate National Highway Freight Program funding. 11. Overall Funding Split between State/Local and Across Programs — Reconvene the SWG to negotiate the formula funding splits for years 2-5.

The Procurement Office is a division of the County Executive Office (CEO) that provides corporate level procurement support to the County. The County Purchasing Agent, as head of the Procurement Office is responsible for implementing and enforcing Board of Supervisors and CEO policies pertaining to County procurement. The Procurement Office is charged with ensuring that the County's process is fair, competitive, efficient and conducted under strict ethical guidelines.  The Board of Supervisors delegates the authority to procure all goods and services to the County Purchasing Agent. This authority is then delegated to Deputy Purchasing Agents located at each agency and department. Under direction of the CEO, the Procurement Office ensures that proper safeguards are in place for maintaining a procurement system of quality and integrity by providing procurement support, training and oversight countywide.

The Department of Procurement & Contracting is committed to supporting the mission, values, and strategic goals set by our City leaders. We provide centralized professional procurement services for the acquisition of all commodities, equipment, services and construction for all operating divisions of the City in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, including the City's Municipal Code. We strive to protect the fiscal health of the City by ensuring ethical and fair procurement practices to achieve the best value in the expenditure of public funds. Procurement & Contracting conducts the competitive processes (such as Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotes, Request for Proposals, and Statement of Qualifications) and issues the associated purchase orders and contract documents after award.  Please visit the links below to view the current open competitive processes and to register as a prospective vendor in our on-line vendor database. We appreciate your interest in doing business with the City of Palm Springs!

Find resources to support your certified small business or disabled veteran business enterprise pursue contract opportunities with the state of California.

The Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Division (PD) sets state procurement policies and provides purchasing services. It delegates purchasing authority; certifies small and/or disabled veteran businesses to do business with the state; sponsors the Small Business Council; participates in the Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Council; and provides innovative purchasing methods that save taxpayers' dollars, integrating quality solutions to meet customers' needs.  OUR MISSION Provide effective leadership to deliver innovative procurement solutions enabling our customers to serve the people of California.

Caltrans electronic bidding provides flexibility to you. In case of an emergency due to natural circumstances causing electrical shut off or if you are simply away from your machine for any reason and need to submit your bid, the Digital ID for Project Bids can be distributed across several machines. You will be able to submit your project bids from the location of your choosing. Additionally, all projects are advertised for three to seven weeks and bids can be submitted and resubmitted at anytime prior to bid opening.

State funding provided by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) and Federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) represent landmark opportunities to build a safe, resilient, and equitable transportation future. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Senate Bill 1 was signed into law on April 28, 2017 and invests $54 billion to fix roads, freeways, and bridges in communities across California. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, transit programs, and for other purposes. Need money for safety improvements? $1.18 billion federal funding available with the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program! See our SS4A flyer for resources, tips, and how to apply. Applications are due July 10th! Who is eligible for grant funding? Counties, cities, towns, transit agencies, and other special districts that are political subdivisions of a state. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). Federally recognized tribal governments.

The Governor's Budget builds on the historic infrastructure investments with an additional $20 billion to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles, modernize the state’s transportation system, spur clean energy innovation, advance the state’s housing goals, reduce wildfire risk to communities, and support drought resilience and response. Furthermore, California will receive an estimated $14 billion of additional funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act over the next five years, with potentially billions more in additional formula funding allocations and competitive grant opportunities still to be determined.

The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of California. To date, $20 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to California with over 910 specific projects identified for funding. Since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed, approximately $15.1 billion has been announced for transportation – to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports and airports – and roughly $2 billion has been announced for clean water. And, as of today, more than 2,109,000 households across the state are receiving affordable high-speed internet due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Many more projects will be added in the coming months, as funding opportunities become grant awards and as formula funds become specific projects. By reaching communities all across California – including rural communities and historically underserved populations – the law makes critical investments that will improve lives for Californians and position the state for success. Roads and Bridges: In California, there are 1,536 bridges and over 14,220 miles of highway in poor condition. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild our roads and includes the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Based on formula funding alone, California is expected to receive approximately $28.2 billion over five years in federal funding for highways and bridges. Announced funding to date: To date, $11.1 billion has been announced in California for roads, bridges, roadway safety, and major projects. This includes: $10.3 billion in highway formula funding and $1.1 billion in dedicated formula funding for bridges in 2022 and 2023.

WASHINGTON — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and make communities more resilient to the climate crisis, the Department of the Interior today announced $20 million for four small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah. These projects, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are essential tools to help conserve water and increase the efficiency of water use in the Colorado River Basin. The announcement comes as Department and Biden-Harris administration officials are traveling across the Colorado River Basin as part the Investing in America tour to highlight investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Combined, these laws represent the largest investments in climate resilience in the nation’s history and provide unprecedented resources to support the Administration’s comprehensive, government-wide approach to make Western communities more resilient to drought and climate change.

President Biden and Vice President Harris’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest longterm investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The need for action in California is clear, and recently released state-level data demonstrates that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver for California. For decades, infrastructure in California has suffered from a systemic lack of investment. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave California a C- on its infrastructure report card. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make life better for millions of California residents, create a generation of good-paying union jobs and economic growth, and position the United States to win the 21st century. Specifically, with regard to transportation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will: Repair and rebuild our roads and bridges with a focus on climate change mitigation, resilience, equity, and safety for all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. In California there are 1,536 bridges and over 14,220 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 14.6% in California, and on average, each driver pays $799 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Based on formula funding alone, California would expect to receive approximately $29.5 billion over five years in Federal highway formula funding for highways and bridges. On an average annual basis, this is about 44.1% more than the State's Federal-aid highway formula funding under current law (1). California can also compete for the $12.5 billion Bridge Investment Program for economically significant bridges and $15 billion of national funding in the law dedicated to megaprojects that will deliver substantial economic benefits to communities. California can also expect to receive approximately $555 million over five years in formula funding to reduce transportation-related emissions, in addition to about $631 million over five years to increase the resilience of its transportation system (2). States may also apply federal aid dollars towards climate resilience and safety projects.