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Question Cut Off Date 10/23/2024 12:00:00 PM (ET) Contact for Questions: Andrew Beckort, PE, City Engineer abeckort@columbus.in.gov. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is official notification of needed professional services. This RFP is being issued to solicit a Letter of Interest (LOI) from firms qualified to perform engineering work as contained in this request. A submittal does not guarantee the firm will be contracted to perform any services but only serves notice the firm desires to be considered. Requirements for Letter of Interest (LOI): 1. Provide the firm name, address of the responsible office from which the work will be performed, the name and email address of the contact person authorized to negotiate for the associated work. 2. List firm's qualifications and experience that they have in making Safety Action Plans or similar planning efforts. 3. List the Project manager and other key staff members who will be working on this project, if selected. Include staff qualification and key experience related to this project and breakdown of estimated percentage of work each staff member will perform. 4. Provide unique ways your firm will approach this project and how they will approach the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. 5. Proposed schedule on when components of the action plan will be completed. 6. LOIs shall be limited to ten (10) 8 1/2 " x 11" pages that include the content requested. A cover sheet is allowable and will not count toward the page total. Submittal Requirements: 1. One (1) electronic copy of Letter of Interest 2. One (1) electronic copy of Comprehensive Compliance Form 3. One (1) electronic copy of Federal Certification and Restrictions on Lobbying 4. One (1) electronic copy of Government-Wide Debarment and Suspension Certification Consultants will be selected for work based on the evaluation of the LOI. The Consultant Selection Rating Form used to evaluate and score is included for your reference. Final selection ranking will be determined by the weighted score totals with the highest score being the top ranked firm. The City of Columbus is looking for qualified firms to create a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The Action Plan must develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries within the City of Columbus. The Safety Action Plan must include all the components laid out by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in the SS4A grant. The Action Plan must include the entire City of Columbus jurisdictional area. The final Action Plan must be complete and publicly available by 7/1/25. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion 1. The Consultant certifies, by submission of the LOI and supplemental documents, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions by a Federal department or agency. 2. Where the Consultant is unable to certify to any of the statement in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal Title VI Assurances: The Recipient, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.