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The purpose of Cherokee County's request for qualifications is to identify and select a vendor with a proven record of accomplishment in developing and implementing Comprehensive Safety Action Plans for county governments through engineering, planning, public engagement, and collaborative efforts. Cherokee County has not yet performed any such plan. Cherokee County was awarded funding through the Safe Streets 4 All grant to develop a comprehensive safety action plan and to develop a central asset management system for county owned and maintained roadways with GIS integration that collects information on condition, signage, pavement markings, etc., and sets maintenance priorities utilizing a future software, (to be selected by Cherokee County,) utilizing the guidance of the CSAP. Cherokee County is seeking a qualified engineering consultant to engage with to produce the comprehensive safety action plan and assist Cherokee County with producing material for public engagement related to the CSAP. The selected firm will work with Cherokee County to form the leadership/oversight team, develop a robust and inclusive public engagement strategy, and measure progress. The selected firm will conduct safety analysis, including mapping and analyzing the locations and severity of crashes and the mapping and analyzing the locations to be impacted subject to proposed development in Cherokee County. The firm selected will conduct policy analysis and recommend updated policy and processes based on the findings within the CSAP. The safety analysis to be developed by the selected firm will consider public health approaches, built and proposed to be built environment, demographics, structural issues, etc. It will identify unsafe conditions that may have contributed to crashes, such as sight distance, loose grip, low shoulders, or lack of signage. The firm will then develop strategies based on data collected. Cherokee County will utilize the CSAP to contract with a separate firm for pavement assessment and inventory and to create a five-year maintenance plan for improving road conditions. The selected firm will be responsible for compiling data vital to the creation of a practical Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to Cherokee County specifically by engaging with agencies required to obtain specific data and Cherokee County Administration to obtain other needed data such as proposed development and existing internal systems and processes. The selected firm will also be responsible for guiding Cherokee County through the public engagement portion of this process. RFQ process progress inquiries may be directed to: Abi Reid Administration Coordinator 110 Railroad Avenue Gaffney, SC 29340 Email : abi.reid@cherokeecountysc.com Deadline for Written Questions - January 12 th, 2026 at 5:00 pm County Issues Response to Written Questions - January 16th , 2026 County Evaluation of Proposals - February 17-March 3rd, 2026 Estimated time when County Determines Finalist - March 11th , 2026 Contract Awarded - March 17th, 2026 The final plan is expected prior to December 2026. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, to cancel the Project as defined herein, to waive irregularities and technicalities, and to request resubmission. The Owner shall be the sole judge of whether any proposal and/or the resulting Construction Contract is in its best interest, and the Owner's decision shall be final. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject all or any part of a submission, if it is deemed in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner, in its sole discretion, may expand the scope of work to include additional requirements. The Owner reserves the right to investigate as it deems necessary to determine the ability of any proposer to perform the work or services requested. Final decision and selection the RFQ rests solely with the Owner. The Owner makes no guarantee that any award will be made as a result of the solicitation and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submittals; waive any informalities, irregularities or minor technical inconsistencies; or delete any item or requirement from this solicitation or any resultant contract when deemed to be in the Owner's best interest. Please note that the Owner considers responses to this RFQ by competing firms as purely voluntary, and that the Owner is under no financial obligation to said firms regarding the contents of their proposal. The purpose of Cherokee County's request for qualifications is to identify and select a vendor with a proven record of accomplishment in developing and implementing Comprehensive Safety Action Plans for county governments through engineering, planning, public engagement, and collaborative efforts. Cherokee County has not yet performed any such plan. Cherokee County was awarded funding through the Safe Streets 4 All grant to develop a comprehensive safety action plan and to develop a central asset management system for county owned and maintained roadways with GIS integration that collects information on condition, signage, pavement markings, etc., and sets maintenance priorities utilizing a future software, (to be selected by Cherokee County,) utilizing the guidance of the CSAP. Cherokee County is seeking a qualified engineering consultant to engage with to produce the comprehensive safety action plan and assist Cherokee County with producing material for public engagement related to the CSAP. The selected firm will work with Cherokee County to form the leadership/oversight team, develop a robust and inclusive public engagement strategy, and measure progress. The selected firm will conduct safety analysis, including mapping and analyzing the locations and severity of crashes and the mapping and analyzing the locations to be impacted subject to proposed development in Cherokee County. The firm selected will conduct policy analysis and recommend updated policy and processes based on the findings within the CSAP. The safety analysis to be developed by the selected firm will consider public health approaches, built and proposed to be built environment, demographics, structural issues, etc. It will identify unsafe conditions that may have contributed to crashes, such as sight distance, loose grip, low shoulders, or lack of signage. The firm will then develop strategies based on data collected. Cherokee County will utilize the CSAP to contract with a separate firm for pavement assessment and inventory and to create a five-year maintenance plan for improving road conditions. The selected firm will be responsible for compiling data vital to the creation of a practical Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to Cherokee County specifically by engaging with agencies required to obtain specific data and Cherokee County Administration to obtain other needed data such as proposed development and existing internal systems and processes. The selected firm will also be responsible for guiding Cherokee County through the public engagement portion of this process. RFQ process progress inquiries may be directed to: Abi Reid Administration Coordinator 110 Railroad Avenue Gaffney, SC 29340 Email : abi.reid@cherokeecountysc.com Deadline for Written Questions - January 12 th, 2026 at 5:00 pm County Issues Response to Written Questions - January 16th , 2026 County Evaluation of Proposals - February 17-March 3rd, 2026 Estimated time when County Determines Finalist - March 11th , 2026 Contract Awarded - March 17th, 2026 The final plan is expected prior to December 2026. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, to cancel the Project as defined herein, to waive irregularities and technicalities, and to request resubmission. The Owner shall be the sole judge of whether any proposal and/or the resulting Construction Contract is in its best interest, and the Owner's decision shall be final. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject all or any part of a submission, if it is deemed in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner, in its sole discretion, may expand the scope of work to include additional requirements. The Owner reserves the right to investigate as it deems necessary to determine the ability of any proposer to perform the work or services requested. Final decision and selection the RFQ rests solely with the Owner. The Owner makes no guarantee that any award will be made as a result of the solicitation and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submittals; waive any informalities, irregularities or minor technical inconsistencies; or delete any item or requirement from this solicitation or any resultant contract when deemed to be in the Owner's best interest. Please note that the Owner considers responses to this RFQ by competing firms as purely voluntary, and that the Owner is under no financial obligation to said firms regarding the contents of their proposal. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time. "Requests for proposals for design services is underway."