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Three (3) consultant firms will be selected to provide transportation planning/corridor planning services on an as-needed basis for two (2) years User Division - Planning Approximate Fee - $2,000,000 per contract (Upset Limit) Work will be assigned via Letter Agreement, not to exceed $300,000 Project Funding - State and Federal Funds Contract Term - Two Years As part of its mission, the Division of Planning has a responsibility to lead statewide planning efforts including completing planning studies. Additional staff is periodically needed to accomplish these objectives. The consultant(s) will be asked to perform necessary work on an as-needed basi The Consultant team shall include a DBE Participation Plan with their response to announcement to help the Department meet the 11.95% DBE goal established by FHWA. The plan needs to demonstrate how DBE companies will be mentored or used to assist in the area(s) pertaining to the contract. An additional page will be allowed with the project approach (Section 7) in the response to announcement to convey this plan. The Consultant team is advised there may be DBE firms who were not prequalified in the past but will now satisfy the Division of Planning's Conceptual Transportation Planning Services prequalification. A maximum of five (5) points will be considered in the evaluation factors for the DBE Participation Plan. Three (3) statewide consultant contracts will be negotiated to provide engineering services as needed to complete planning tasks that may include but not be limited to: Prepare planning/scoping studies to 1) identify and quantify the needs in a given study area; 2) draft a purpose and need statement; and 3) identify and evaluate potential improvement options. Identify and evaluate corridors for future project development phases, including those corridors identified in the Statewide Corridor Plan. Provide support and/or facilitation for District's Planning Engineering efforts including a problem or needs analysis and identification/scope of potential projects. Review and present innovative financing options for select projects. Assist KYTC and other entities in developing grant applications for a variety of transportation projects, including for grant programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Assist with review, editing and preparation of policies, procedures and guidance manuals for various planning tasks. Assist the Department in continuously improving the planning and project development processes, such as with the incorporation of a TSMO program. Planning Study Activities include (but may not be limited to: Review and rewriting of existing policies and procedures, An inventory of existing conditions and associated issues, Establishing study objectives, Drafting project purpose, needs and goals, Conducting public outreach and stakeholder involvement activities (including use of innovative techniques and the Division of Planning's MetroQuest subscription), Proposing and analyzing potential improvement options (incorporating Performance- Based Flexible Design principles and TSMO strategies), and Writing a technical report to document the study process and results. Other activities could include the collection of traffic data according the guidelines set forth in the current edition of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Traffic Monitoring Guide (TMG),analysis of multimodal needs (including standalone bike/ped projects), and forecasting and/or modeling needs for select projects First Selection Meeting: February 7, 2022 Final Selection: February 23, 2022 Pre-Design Conference: March 2, 2022 Notice to Proceed: March 23, 2022 The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. KYDOT - RFP - Transportation Planning/ Corridor Planning Services on an As-Needed Basis