The PEER-Bridge Research Program is announcing a Request For Proposal 25-03: "Improvement of Capacity Models in the Caltrans Risk-Based Seismic Design (CT-RBSD) Procedure."
PEER-Bridge Research Program is a streamlined framework of long-standing Caltrans bridge research program. A single master contract was established between Caltrans and PEER, and different projects are executed as Task Orders under the master contract.
Project topics are selected by Caltrans in consultation with PEER Headquarters. PEER administers a request-for-proposal (RFP) for each of these topics. Caltrans and PEER will review the proposals and decide on final selection(s). Selected proposals will be executed as Task Order agreements, and PEER will issue a subaward to the Principal Investigator’s university.
In accordance with funding agency requirements, for this RFP, only public universities are eligible to submit proposals. That is, the Principal Investigator (PI) must be affiliated with one of the following universities: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, Oregon State University, University of Nevada, Reno, and University of Washington. The Co-PI’s or collaborators may be from any public or private institution. Cost for private institution cannot exceed $50,000.
Please refer to the RFP documents at the PEER-Bridge Program website for further details. Deadline: 11:59 (PT), October 8, 2025.