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Consultant shall analyze commercial/freight and passenger vehicle connectivity to the Calexico East POE and Gateway businesses and: 1. Identify challenges and vulnerability to efficient traffic/goods movement and accessibility and land use coordination, 2. Quantify environmental hazards by type and amount, and 3. Develop a priority list of capital improvements to reduce vehicle idling, improve fuel efficiency through traffic movement, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions/other environmental determinants of health. The work requires understanding the grant's intended purpose, methodologies, and requirements. Cross-jurisdictional collaboration will be needed with Caltrans, the United States General Services Administration, and United States Customs and Border Protection, as their facility and operational requirements will influence recommended improvements prioritized by the Gateway County Service Area Advisory Committee. Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 01/29/2026 4:00 PM (PST) The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. Bid Bond 0.00% Payment Bond 0.00% Performance Bond 0.00% The County of Imperial Department of Public Works (Department) submitted a Sustainable Communities grant application to the FY 2025-2026 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program for the Gateway of the Americas Freight Optimization Plan. Gateway of the Americas (Gateway) is a commercial and industrial planning area that surrounds the Calexico East Port of Entry (Calexico East POE), the second busiest commercial port of entry along the California-Baja California border, see Exhibit A. Gateway is a designated Freight Trade Zone (FTZ) that supports a substantial portion of regional and international freight movement and has significant role in Imperial County's economy and bi-national trade. Unfortunately, Gateway faces significant threats to transportation resiliency and economic competitiveness. Access to the Calexico East POE can be obtained through State Route 7 (SR-7) via Interstate 8 (I-8) or State Route 98 (SR-98). During peak hours, commercial vehicles stack along SR-7 and spill onto local roads idling for hours inadvertently causing passenger vehicles to bypass SR-7 and use a local road to cut into Calexico East POE. Traffic congestion, vehicle idling, and freight bottlenecks are negatively impacting surrounding Gateway businesses and regional freight mobility. On July 1, 2025, the Department received notice that the application for funding of the Gateway of the Americas Freight Optimization Plan was awarded $298,576 through the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant, see Exhibit B. The Department is seeking proposals from qualified and experience consultants to provide professional traffic engineering services to complete a corridor and freight optimization plan to determine critical capital improvements based on existing and planned land use to maximize commercial freight and passenger vehicle circulation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful environmental determinants of health caused by traffic congestion and vehicles idling accessing the Calexico East POE; advancing the statewide priorities outlined in the California Freight Mobility Plan 2023, Climate Action Plan from Transportation Infrastructure, and the Climate Adaption Strategy.