This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Lancaster, PA seeks proposals from engineers interested in providing services for the 2022-2026 Lancaster Vision Zero Implementation Work Plan and other Vision Zero Action Plan initiatives. Clarification Deadline: 8/21/2023 4:00 PM Given the number and variety of both construction and non-construction projects, tasks schedules will be refined as necessary. The following is a tentative overall schedule for when project phases are anticipated to begin and/or end. This Vision Zero Implementation Work Plan project shall be completed within five years of the start date. A.Consultant(s) given Notice to Proceed: Fall 2023 B.Concept development: December 2024 C.Preliminary design and environmental clearances: March 2026 D.Final Design, Permitting, and Construction documents December 2026 E.Construction completed December 2028 Services include, but are not limited to project management, planning, analysis, concept design, construction planning, specification preparation, community outreach, and other tasks necessary to achieve the Citys purposes and goals for the Vision Zero Action Plan. This is intended to be an open-ended contract that will be awarded to one or more engineers or engineering firms beginning in Fall of 2023 and continuing throughout the course of the Vision Zero Project. The terms of the introduction and project description are incorporated herein. All proposals shall be effective for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening, unless an award of the Contract is delayed by the required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant, in which case all proposals will remain effective for One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening. Any Proposer awarded a contract under this Request for Proposal shall be required to assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors on the grounds of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids. In addition, some or all of this project is being funded by a Federal grant. Proposers shall be required to comply with provisions in Appendix A relating to such Federal funding. The Contract documents for the Project can be obtained over the internet from the Pennsylvania Electronic Document and Bid Management Program Potential Proposers must register with PennBid online to have access to said documents. Registration is at no cost and the process takes only a few minutes. Once registered, potential Proposers can obtain all project documents for the Project and for any other PennBid-registered project (for free) and thereafter submit and update his/her/its confidential proposals online prior to the deadline for submitting a Proposal. All proposals shall be submitted exclusively in electronic format . Proposals provided by any other means will not be accepted. All proposals must submitted in PDF format. Incomplete proposals and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courier, faxed and/or e-mailed responses will not be accepted. Proposals, after having been submitted, may be withdrawn by the Proposer prior to the time set for the opening of proposals upon the written direction to City through electronically and at such other times as set forth in Article 5 of the Instructions to Proposers. The City is not required to award any contracts under these proposals, although if it determines to award a contract to one or more Proposers, it need not award to the Proposer or Proposers providing the lowest dollar amount. The City will consider how and to what extent the Proposals meet the Citys objectives, the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the Proposers, past performance of the Proposers, compatability of the Proposers process with other City services, the Proposers ability to handle the work proposed and the specific criteria for making awards set forth in the Proposal materials. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and re-advertise if the best interest of the City will thereby be promoted. The City also reserves the right to waive technical defects if in its judgment, the interest of the City shall so require. The City further reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposals received and reject any or all proposals for any reason whatsover. Included in its right to reject proposals, is the right for the City, in its sole discretion, to reject proposals which are deemed by the City to be incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contain additions, erasures, alterations, omissions or irregularities of any kind. In reviewing the proposals, the City will review the Proposers experience, necessary facilities and financial resources to furnish the items of this Contract, all as more particularly set forth in the Instructions to Proposers, and the City reserves the right to reject the Proposal of any Proposer not possessing satisfactory qualifications. The City may choose to interview Proposers. All proposals will be handled confidentially by the City during the pre-award process. The Citys Contract Representative is Karl Graybill, Environmental Planner, City of Lancaster, PA, 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.