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Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) on behalf of the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) is requesting proposals to conduct the CORE MPO Regional Freight Transportation Plan Update for the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes Chatham, Bryan and Effingham Counties. The freight plan update will include Freight Needs Assessment and Analysis, Freight Land Use Assessment and Analysis, Economic Development Market Assessment for Freight, Environmental and Community Impact Scan and Analysis for Freight, and Freight Infrastructure and Land Use Improvement Recommendations. The final freight policy and infrastructure recommendations will feed into and support the development of the CORE MPO's 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The scope of the Regional Freight Transportation Plan Update will include but is not limited to the following. * Project Management and Coordination * Freight Needs Assessment and Analysis o Update the Existing Freight Network and Asset Inventory o Update the Existing and Future Freight and Goods Movement Assessment o Update the Freight Performance Measures o Update the Forecasting of Future Freight Growth o Update the Regional Freight Profiles and Assessment o Update the Freight Network Bottleneck, and Safety and Security Issues o Conduct a Truck Parking Inventory and Analysis o Investigate Truck Restrictions o Evaluate Freight Impacts from Emergencies and Conduct Freight Resiliency Analysis o Conduct Freight Needs Assessment * Land Use Assessment and Analysis o Conduct an Assessment and Analysis of Land Use Policies and Local Decision-making within Regional Freight and Goods Movement Context o Conduct an Assessment of Freight and Goods Movement Impact on Land Use in the region * Update the Economic Development Market Assessment for Freight * Update the Environmental and Community Impact Scan and Analysis for Freight * Develop Recommendations for Future Land Uses Related to Freight and Goods Movement Needs and Forecasts * Develop Final Recommendations for Freight Infrastructure Improvements - Identification of Improvements, Strategies, and Solutions * Develop the Final Report and Documentation - Freight, Goods, and Services Plan All contact concerning this solicitation unless otherwise directed shall be made through the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Firms shall not contact department heads with questions about the solicitation. You must submit the written question to the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR through Sally Helm at helms@thempc.org. If it is necessary that a technical question be addressed, the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR will place an addendum containing all questions and a written response Electronically The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.