Request for Qualifications

On-call Professional Architectural Historian Services

The Community Development Department is requesting proposals from qualified architectural historians interested in providing consultant services for conducting third-party technical reviews of historic structures for which the City has received planning and/or building permit applications. 

RFQ Documents

Important Dates

  • RFQ Issued: May 9, 2025
  • RFQ Pre-proposal Meeting: None (email questions before June 13, 2025)
  • RFQ Deadline: June 20, 2025

Questions

Please email any questions to Assistant Community Development Director Matt Orbach at matt.orbach@watsonville.gov. In order to ensure that all interested firms have access to the same information, all questions must be submitted by e-mail prior to June 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. City staff will strive to provide responses to all interested firms by June 17, 2025, and post the responses on the City website. Please submit one (1) electronic PDF copy of your proposal no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2025.

Interested? Contact Matt Orbach, Assistant Community Development Director at (831) 768-3075 or matt.orbach@watsonville.gov.