(Placerville, Calif.)—The El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is requesting proposals for mobile source emissions reduction projects to be funded by grants from FY 2011-12 AB2766 DMV surcharge fees. The projects must be designed to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and particulate matter (PM) emissions or consist of related planning, monitoring, public education or technical studies that satisfy requirements of Clean Air Act of 1988. Eligible projects will be evaluated on merit and the AQMD Board of Directors must approve funding.

The RFP application packets are available as of January 31, 2010. Interested parties may request an RFP application packet by contacting AQMD at 530-621-6662, by visiting AQMD office at 330 Fair Lane in Placerville during regular business hours, or on the web at: http://www.edcgov.us/AirQualityManagement.

Questions regarding technical requirements of the RFP should be directed to Candice Thomas at (530) 621-6662. The deadline for submittal of proposals is 5 PM, March 28, 2011.