Planning Consulting Services – College Hill Municipal Service District

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Organization

City of Greensboro, NC

RFP Description

College Hill is a turn-of-the-century neighborhood just west of Greensboro, NC’s downtown area. This small, urban neighborhood received historic district status in 1980. Over the years, the College Hill Historic District and surrounding properties have experienced an increase in the number of residential housing units while a number of neighborhood streets have been closed, disconnected, or re-routed. These events have coincided with perceived increases in traffic volumes and speeds on certain streets and pedestrian safety concerns throughout the neighborhood. The College Hill Neighborhood Association (CHNA) desires to address these issues proactively through a series of design studies, short-term tactical upgrades to test possible solutions, and long-term physical upgrades to streets, intersections, signage and markings. The intent of this work is to test strategies that will slow traffic, provide safer vehicular and pedestrian movements, and begin the process of creating permanent improvements to the street environment that better identify and enhance the historic character of the College Hill Neighborhood.

Several prior plans and analyses have been completed that provide context and preliminary information for this work program, including:

College Hill Neighborhood Plan (2015): This comprehensive neighborhood plan includes recommendations for reducing the negative impacts of motor vehicle traffic and improving pedestrian safety.

College Hill Municipal Service District Three-Year Capital Improvements Plan (2016): This plan identifies a series of priority projects to enhance pedestrian safety and visual appeal of the neighborhood. The College Hill Municipal Service District fund has a current balance sufficient to carry out implementation activities described in the MSD Capital Improvements Plan. 

Qualifications

  1. General Requirements

    All responses to the requested information should be answered thoroughly, but be as succinct as possible. Additional information may be included as an appendix, but the responses to information requested in the Specific Requirements below should be fully contained within the body of the response. No Firm may submit more than one Proposal.

  2. Specific Requirements

    Firms shall submit electronically the following information in the order listed below and all other information identified in the Request for Proposals. Failure to provide any of the items listed below will result in elimination from consideration. The submittal shall include the following items:

  1. Letter of Interest

    At a minimum, the letter of interest should include the following:

  • The legal name and address of the Consulting Firm and the states in which incorporated and chiefly located.
  • The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the designated contact and principals authorized to conduct negotiations for the Consulting Firm.
  • A brief description of the Consulting Firm’s interest in performing the required services.
  • Description of previous experience with each of the work tasks described in Section VI. Scope of Services.
  • Statement indicating the Proposal will remain valid for acceptance for a period of three months from its submission and thereafter until the Firm withdraws or a contract is executed, whichever first occurs.
  • An acknowledgment of all addenda to this Request for Proposals document.
  1. Description of Qualifications and Experience

    Qualifications and experience must address the requirements of this Request for Proposals in accordance with the specific Scope of Services being requested. At a minimum, this section should include the following:

  • Overview of Firm, including size of organization and types of services provided. Include resumes of all project team members and identifying who will serve as the consulting firm’s contract project manager and City contact.
  • State the location of the office(s) from which the work is to be performed and list pertinent information regarding the office(s), such as the range of services provided and number of personnel available to provide services for this project.
  • Applicable individual and corporate North Carolina licensing and/or certification information. No specific certifications or licenses are required as a criteria for selection, however any relevant certifications or licenses shall be identified.
  • Minimum Submittal Requirements

    Responding firms must provide documentation of the following qualifications:

  • Consulting Firm shall provide a list of three (3) applicable local government references for whom similar work has been performed. Include the name and title of a contact person, current telephone number and email address, and a brief description and dates of services for projects completed.
  • Documentation verifying certifications pertaining to the Consultant’s duties and duties of all subcontractors (if any) shall be submitted with Consulting Firm’s Proposal for the City’s review.
  • Selected Consulting Firms may be required to furnish, with the signed contract award package, insurance documentation as specified in this RFP.

4. Supplemental Information Required

  • Description of previous experience with each of the work tasks described in Section VI. Scope of Services.

  • Minority/Women owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) characteristics of the firm or sub-contractor partnerships. Please see M/WBE Special Instructions for additional information regarding M/WBE eligibility criteria. 

For the full RFP, see: http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=33527