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The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is soliciting responses from qualified and experienced firms or teams (hereto referred to as Consultants) to serve on the following OnCalls to assist with traffic engineering and automated traffic enforcement safety device (ATESD) related tasks: On-Call: ATESD Professional Services CRCOG anticipates selecting one Consultant for On-Call: ATESD Professional Services. On-Call List: Traffic and Safety Engineering Services CRCOG anticipates selecting two Consultants for On-Call List: Traffic and Safety Engineering Services. Each RFQ response must identify which On-Call the Consultant is interested in being considered for. Consultants may identify their interest for one or both On-Calls. Separate submissions are required if applying for both lists. Selection for one on-call will not preclude that firm from being selected for the other on-call. Respondents should have experience performing the transportation professional services relevant to the tasks outlined in Section III: Technical Expertise. Respondents to the RFQ will enter a competitive process to be pre-qualified by CRCOG to perform the services described. Selected Consultants will appear on a list for a 24-month period, provided the firm/team does not undergo any material changes that could affect its ability to serve CRCOG and/or its member municipalities. If mutually agreed upon by CRCOG and the Consultant, CRCOG reserves the right to extend their term on the list. Consultants selected will automatically qualify to be retained on an on-call basis by CRCOG, any of CRCOG's 38 member municipalities, and/or any of the Capitol Region Purchasing Council's (CRPC) 135 member municipalities. The consultants will be available to contract directly with the municipalities for related tasks. Municipalities are not mandated to contract with CRCOG on-call consultants, however the selected firms will have already met the procurement requirements for many of CRCOG's and CRPC's municipalities. CRCOG, its member municipalities, and CRPC make no guarantee of a minimum number of assignments associated with this RFQ. The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) is a voluntary Council of Governments formed to initiate and implement regional programs of benefit to our member municipalities and the region. CRCOG is guided by the chief elected officials of our 38 Metro Hartford municipalities. The mayors, first selectmen and women, and town/city council chairs who make up our governing Policy Board recognize that the future of our individual members is tied to the future of our region. Our members have collaborated for more than 50 years on a wide range of projects to benefit individual municipalities and the region as a whole. CRCOG facilitates the Capitol Region Purchasing Council (CRPC) which functions as a supplemental procurement office and a central clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of purchasing-related information and expertise for its 135 member municipalities. CRCOG serves the Capitol Region and all our municipalities by: - Helping members improve governmental efficiency and save tax dollars through shared services and other direct service initiatives; - Promoting efficient transportation systems, responsible land use and preservation of land and natural resources, and effective economic development; - Strengthening the Capital City of Hartford as the core of a strong region and as our economic, social, and cultural center; - Advocating for the region and its member municipalities with the State and Federal governments; - Strengthening our regional community by helping coordinate regional agencies and programs; and - Assisting local governments and citizens in articulating, advocating for, and implementing the vision, needs, and values of their regional community. On-Call: ATESD Professional Services Public Act 23-116 (Connecticut General Statute 14-307c) allows the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices (ATESDs) by municipalities. In order to operate such devices, municipalities must develop an ATESD plan that supports the implementation of ATESDs. The plan includes requirements such as synthesis of transportation and demographic data, ongoing engineering and education measures to improve safety, and justification that the ATESDs are being placed equitably and effectively for the goal of improving safety. The Consultant selected for this On-Call will be available to enter into an agreement with municipalities to produce and/or support producing ATESD Plans and other activities related to ATESDs. CRCOG anticipates selecting one Consultant for this on-call list. Consultants should identify their interest for consideration on the basis of their expertise in the following anticipated areas of work: - Familiarity with Connecticut's ATESD requirements, - Expertise in transportation safety projects, - Understanding of ATESD site selection, particularly safety and equity considerations, - Expertise in the data and engineering requirements of the ATESD plans; which include: a. Signal timing of clearance intervals and pedestrian phasing for municipally owned traffic signals, b. Understanding of school zone and pedestrian safety zone designation processes and signage requirements, c. Experience with UConn's Connecticut Crash Data Repository (CTCDR), Connecticut Roadway Safety Management System (CRSMS), and CT Red Light Intersection Evaluation Tool (CT-REDV), d. Implementation of roadway safety countermeasures, e. Crash data analysis, including use of UConn's Connecticut Crash Data Repository (CTCDR), Connecticut Roadway Safety Management System (CRSMS), and CT Red Light Intersection Evaluation Tool (CT-REDV), - Experience with Roadway Safety Audits (RSAs) and speed studies, - Expertise in effective educational measures to improve safety, - Experience in public outreach and engagement on transportation safety, including experience with Public Meetings and incorporating outreach efforts with Environmental Justice or Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations. - Experience working with projects funded through federal grants, such as SS4A, - Experience in preparing Categorical Exclusions in compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) coordination associated with traffic engineering projects, - Other activities related to ATESDs, such as annual ATESD reporting. On-Call List: Traffic and Safety Engineering Services This RFQ seeks to better connect municipalities and CRCOG to consultants who have the traffic engineering and transportation safety technical expertise to support and/or conduct transportation related plans, studies, and analyses. Consultants should be experienced in providing effective and innovative solutions tailored to the unique context and needs of each project and community. The selected Consultant will be available to enter into an agreement with CRCOG and/or municipalities to provide these services. CRCOG anticipates selecting two Consultants for this on-call list. Consultants should identify their interest for consideration on the basis of their expertise in the following anticipated areas of work: - Traffic safety studies, - Traffic signal timing plans, - Traffic impact analyses, - Capacity analyses, - Traffic control device design and implementation, including traffic signal and signage supporting structures and foundations, - Feasibility studies, such as for roundabouts, road diets, and other transportation projects, - Traffic counts, - Origin-destination studies, - Speed studies, - Transportation safety strategies and implementation, including traffic calming and improving safety for vulnerable users, - Peer reviews of transportation studies/analyses, - Crash data analysis, including use of UConn's Connecticut Crash Data Repository (CTCDR) and Connecticut Roadway Safety Management System (CRSMS), - Public engagement and education on transportation projects, - Other tasks supporting or related to traffic and transportation safety. Questions General questions should be directed to Anaka Maher, Senior Transportation Planner, at: Capitol Region Council of Governments 350 Church Street, 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06103 E-mail address: amaher@crcog.org However, no oral interpretations shall be made to any respondent as to the meaning of any of the documents. Every request for an interpretation shall be made in writing, addressed and forwarded either to the address above, or emailed to amaher@crcog.org. To receive consideration, such questions must be received by 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2024. CRCOG staff will arrange an addendum, which shall be made a part of this Request for Qualifications and any resulting contracts, including all questions received as above provided and the decisions regarding each. At least seven (7) days prior to the submission deadline, CRCOG staff will post a copy of any addenda to CRCOG's website.