Consultant Services

A consultant is defined as any professional or technical expert contracting with the City of San Diego for the purpose of giving opinions, preparing reports, conducting studies, and making recommendations or providing special services in the fields of finance, planning, personnel, public relations, engineering, and architecture.

Selection

In coordination with the Purchasing & Contracting Department, City departments are responsible for advertising the Request for Proposals (RFP) and recommending award in accordance with either one of the following applicable Administrative Regulations:

• Administrative Regulation 25.70: Selection of Consultants other than Architects and Engineers 
• Administrative Regulation 25.60: Selection of Consultants for Work Requiring Licensed Architect and Engineering Skills

Bid Opportunities

If you are interested in providing architectural and engineering (A&E) professional consulting services to the City, visit the Public Works Contracting website for more information and the City's vendor portal for current opportunities available.

If you are interested in providing other (non-A&E) types of consulting services to the City that support daily operations (such as legal, information technology, human resource, operations, management, financial, etc.), visit the Goods & Services Procurement website for more information and the City's vendor portal for current opportunities available.