The City of Decatur, Georgia, is seeking the services of a firm, partnership, joint venture or team experienced in multimodal transportation planning and engineering to support the City of Decatur in developing a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan focused on reducing and eliminating severe injury and fatality crashes on all roadways within the City. Services shall include data collection, existing conditions analysis, public and stakeholder engagement, equity analysis, assessment of current policies and plans, identification of projects and strategies, and implementing a system for measuring progress, as described further in the Scope of Services. Any questions and/or misunderstandings that may arise from this proposal should be submitted, in writing, and forwarded to the Deputy City Manager prior to this conference. Answers to such questions that materially change the conditions and specifications of this request for proposal will be sent to all attendees as an addendum. This project is funded by the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan Grant with matching dollars from the City of Decatur. Firms or teams will be required to comply with all applicable regulations of the City of Decatur and the State of Georgia. All activities must be performed in strict adherence to applicable federal regulations, and the developed plan must meet the requirements in the FY2022 SS4A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Any questions and/or misunderstandings that may arise from this proposal should be submitted, in writing, and forwarded to the Deputy City Manager prior to this conference. Answers to such questions that materially change the conditions and specifications of this request for proposal will be sent to all attendees as an addendum. Any discussions or documents will be considered non-binding unless incorporated in an addendum. When addenda are required, the proposal opening date may be extended. Parties responding to this Request for Proposals must attend this briefing session in order for their submittal to be considered. A site visit may be arranged at a later date. Responses to this Request for Proposals (RFP) shall include technical and fee proposals along with all other information requested in this RFP. The fees shall be the full cost to the City of Decatur. The instructions are an integral part of any proposal. The City of Decatur anticipates making a single award. Such an award, if any, is projected to be accomplished within sixty (60) days from the proposal opening. Firms shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, familial status, or veteran/military status. The Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, familial status, or veteran/military status. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship; and, participation in recreational and educational activities. Submittal of a proposal indicates acceptance of the conditions contained in the RFP. The City of Decatur reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted. All proposals are public records to the extent required by the Georgia Open Records Act. The City of Decatur reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, to negotiate changes in the scope of work or services to be provided and to otherwise waive any technicalities. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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