Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Alta Planning + Design in the amount of up to $400,000.00 for the Bikeway Development - Bicentennial Bikeways Plan contract.
The Department of Public Service is initiating a procurement effort that will result in the award and execution of a professional service contract for the purpose of updating the 2008 Bicentennial Bikeways Plan with a focus limited to education, encouragement, evaluation, and engineering standards. This project will also include research into pedestrian education and encouragement and data collection on bicycling and walking levels. This effort and its results will be coordinated with and incorporated into an upcoming and likely concurrent effort by the City to develop a Complete Streets Thoroughfare Plan for the City of Columbus. An education and encouragement communication plan and one year of bicycle/pedestrian counts will be implemented with this project. The duration of the project is expected to last 12-15 months from the Notice to Proceed; however, the consultant shall provide a proposed schedule with the proposal.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Bikeway Development - Bicentennial Bikeways Plan contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from July 11, 2013, to August 1, 2013. The city received two (2) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on August 8, 2013.
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE/ASN /PHC
Alta Planning + Design Columbus, OH MAJ
TranSystems Corporation Columbus, OH PHC
Alta Planning + Design received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded...
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