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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority the ('Authority' or 'JTA') hereby requests in accordance with Florida Statutes, Chapter 287, Section 287.055, Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), a separately sealed Qualification Proposal and Technical Proposal from qualified firms, hereinafter referred to as the 'Consultant' for Request for Proposals ("RFP") No. P-24-032 Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) Phase II Skyway Rehabilitation & Downtown Service Expansion. The JTA primary objective of this project is to enhance connectivity and address mobility challenges within Downtown Jacksonville by modernizing the existing Skyway infrastructure and integrating advanced autonomous vehicle technologies. The main focus of the Phase 2 of the Ultimate Urban Circulator Program is to conduct the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study of the Skyway Conversion including the preferred technology for the future replacement/expansion through a Connected Automated Corridor (CAC). The JTA is seeking qualified firms to perform the Project Development & Environmental (PD&E) Study to develop 30% design plans for the conversion of the existing JTA Skyway superstructure into a Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) corridor, in addition to deploying a Battery Electric Bus (BEB) with route charging technologies to service the transit bus routes along the current Skyway routes. The Contact term shall be for five (5) years with the Authority having no options to renew. The Contract work shall commence upon the Authority's issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTP). Question Deadline 09/17/2024 at 5:00 PM ET Please contact the Procurement Department's Contract Administrator at anelson@jtafla.com regarding any questions or concerns prior to the questions deadline. The Authority reserves the right to (1) reject any or all offers or parts thereof if such action is in JTA's best interest, (2) accept other than the lowest offer if applicable, (3) waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received, request additional information or clarifications, re-advertise, cancel, postpone the solicitation at any time, with or without cause, without liability to any Proposer. (4) reserves the right to take into consideration the Proposer's qualifications and past performance with JTA or any other entity in determining if the Proposer is responsible and qualified.