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Baltimore City Department of Transportation has certified the need to utilize the services of architects or engineers for Project #1411, Restoring Connections to Druid Hill Park, a federally funded study to advance concept plans to 30 percent design along the Druid Park Lake Drive corridor from Greenspring Avenue to I-83. Procurement Program Participation Goals DBE Participation (%) 30.0 The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for an engineering and design consulting firm and their subconsultants to advance concept plans to 30 percent design along the Druid Park Lake Drive corridor from Greenspring Avenue to I-83. Work will include two significant public outreach campaigns, including a hybrid (in-person and virtual) Open House, pop-ups, and presentations at standing community meetings; review the 2022 Feasibility Study and confirm if there have been any substantial changes to the existing conditions and/or analytical basis for the original analysis; perform field views and analysis to address any changes or required analysis to narrow the selected options; present the selected alternative and collect information regarding community priorities impacting design. This project envisions a reimagined Druid Park Lake Drive that is safe, built for the human scale and accessible for all ages, abilities, and modes of transportation. The Consultant Firms shall be proficient in the services listed in this RFP and shall bring an experienced and expert staff to the contracts as required. Firms interested in being considered must submit a complete Standard Form (SF) 330 concurrent with the technical proposal. BCDOT anticipates awarding one project-specific contract for these services. The duration of the Contract will not exceed 18 months. The total funding authority for this contract shall not exceed $6,000,000. BCDOT reserves the right to modify the total funding authority. No minimum amount of work or funds is guaranteed under this Contract. The Contract will be funded with Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) grant funds administered by the Federal Highway Administration. An Offeror, either directly or through its subconsultant(s), must be able to provide all services and meet all the requirements requested in this solicitation and the successful Offeror (the Consultant) shall remain responsible for Contract performance regardless of subconsultant participation in the work. Firms interested in being considered for work on these contracts must submit a Technical Proposal for the contract as set forth herein. The procurement of engineering and design related services funded by NAE funds shall be conducted in with competitive negotiation (qualifications-based selection) procedures in accordance with the Brooks Act codified under 40 U.S.C. 1101-1104. The Contract resulting from this solicitation shall be structured as project-specific and payment methods shall include cost plus fixed fee and unit cost rates. Additional information regarding payment methods will be provided to the selected firm in the Request for Price Proposal. To standardize the method of proposal submission, and to facilitate distribution of proposal materials, it shall be necessary that all firms observe the following procedures. All firms listed in the specific proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for this Project. Any firm listed in this specific proposal to perform work must also be prequalified. A copy of the prime and subconsultant's current Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal package. Information regarding the prequalification process can be obtained by calling the Office of Boards and Commissions on 410.396.6883. Written questions from prospective Offerors will be accepted by BCDOT through the Question and Answer Board on online no later than September 26th, 2025, at 12pm (Noon). All questions and answers will be posted on online by October 3rd, 2025. The Q & A period will begin after the pre-submittal meeting. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.