Texas Abilene Civic Plus #RFQ #CB-2643

Abilene MPO Solicits On-Call Transportation Planning Consulting Services

The City of Abilene, through the Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), is seeking qualified consulting firms to provide on-call general transportation planning services. - Government Buyer: - City of Abilene, Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), City of Abilene Purchasing Office - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - Services Requested: - General transportation planning consulting services on an on-call, task order basis - Activities include: - Performance-based planning and programming process enhancement - Development of transportation analysis zones - Crash analysis and safety studies - Public participation and survey support - Financial and risk forecasting - Travel and traffic modeling - Scenario planning and technical analysis for multimodal projects - Use of advanced modeling and analysis tools (e.g., TMIP-EMAT, Tredis, Aashtoware Safety, TransModeler, Social Pinpoint, HERS, Pavement ME, Riverine HAZUS, QNSPECT, SWMM Model, Resilience and Disaster Recovery Tool) - Notable Requirements: - Demonstrated expertise in performance-based planning and Decision-Making under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) - Familiarity with Texas DOT and federal transportation planning regulations - Ability to support a wide range of technical and public engagement activities - Contract managed via task orders, with annual renewal options based on funding and performance - Estimated contract value: $345,000 for the first year, with up to three additional one-year extensions at $200,000 each

Description

The Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is soliciting qualifications from professional consulting firms to provide general transportation planning consulting services. The contract will support MPO transportation planning activities including performance-based planning, programming process enhancement, and various technical planning and analysis tasks. The contract term is at least one year with options for three additional one-year extensions, with an initial value of up to $345,000. The scope includes tasks such as developing transportation analysis zones, crash analysis, public participation, financial forecasting, and travel modeling, among others.

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