The City of Gahanna (City) is requesting Statements of Qualifications from Professional Service Providers, particularly focusing on Urban Planning & Design and Transportation & Mobility, to provide holistic study, evaluation, and recommendations of the City's roadway network in order to produce a 2025 Thoroughfare Plan (Project). The following are items that will be included in the scope of services: 1. Update Thoroughfare Plan of record, including the following:
a. Update Access Management requirements
b. Update Traffic Impact Study (TIS) requirements and format for private development sites
c. Interchange Modification evaluations
d. Existing Conditions, Data Collection and Growth Projections i. Growth projections shall be coordinated with MORPC's regional modelling and associated traffic analysis zones (TAZ)
e. Coordination with MORPC select link analysis for east-west connectivity
f. Intersection Safety, Crash Statistics, and Mitigation Strategies
g. Update Complete Streets policy 2. Identify and provide recommendations for Capital and Operational improvements, including but not limited to the following:
a. Network evaluation for classifying existing streets and roads that may otherwise be considered Stroads within our City limits (if any) and provide mitigation strategies
b. Cross section development with conceptual layouts
c. Public-Private Partnership opportunities within areas including but not limited to: transportation as a service and transit to be built/owned/operated and maintained under a right-of-way franchise
d. Identify existing land use mix and density profiles that exhibit strong attributes affiliated with "15-minute Cities or districts," then evaluate the adjacent transportation network for deficiencies that inhibit furthering the organic growth of such a district or districts within the City
e. How the City can better institute sustainable practices, both environmental and financial, as part of its improvements
f. Concept Design Charrettes
g. Generate detailed scope of services and probable costs for design, acquisitions, construction, and inspections for each of the recommended projects 3. As the City looks to the future and technological changes to transportation and mobility, provide an Alternatives Analysis for:
a. Status quo passenger vehicle centric transportation network
b. Transit oriented paradigm shift
c. Autonomous era/robo-taxi 4. Public outreach and engagement as well as City Council and Planning Commission presentations and discussions 5. Development of KPIs and measures of level of effectiveness Submittals are not returnable and will become the property of the City. Please be advised that once submitted, the RFQ/SOQs will become "public record" and are available to all for inspection and copying, upon request. Consultants are solely responsible for examining the complete RFQ including all documents, instructions, reports, and any addenda to these documents and for responding in full compliance with these instructions. All clarifying questions pertaining to information within or related to this RFP shall be submitted via email to Paige Wright by no later than January 10, 2024. The City may, in its sole discretion, extend the RFQ/SOQ due date if such action is deemed necessary by the City, to satisfy the requirements of the process. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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