Requests for Proposals

Assessment of Regional Pedestrian Infrastructure

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is soliciting proposals from a qualified and experienced consultant, or consultant team, to provide professional services to identify best practices and develop recommendations for scalable methods of collecting information on pedestrian facilities, pedestrian volume, and safety data throughout the Baltimore region. Recommended methods would then be used to develop a performance monitoring tool for the pedestrian environment, a Regional Pedestrian Infrastructure Assessment.

This tool would be used to evaluate pedestrian mobility in small areas, small communities, transit station areas, and sidewalk access to bus stops. Output may be used in the development of the Long-Range Transportation Plan, to evaluate projects in the Transportation Improvement Program. The tool could also be used by planners, engineers, and other professional staff to evaluate the suitability of pedestrian facilities throughout the region and identify and prioritize improvements.

Proposals must be received by BMC no later than Thursday, December 17, 2020, by 2 p.m.

Written questions about this procurement should be sent to Sheila Mahoney at smahoney@baltometro.org no later than Tuesday, December 1, 2020, by 4 p.m.. Answers to questions will be posted on the BMC website no later than Friday, December 4.

Best Practices For Local Capital Improvement Program (CIP) & Promoting Healthy Communities

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is soliciting proposals from qualified firm(s) or organization(s) to provide professional services to examine current and best practices in two very distinct areas:

Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Development: Best practices associated with the transportation component(s) of a CIP, in particular how transportation projects are programmed in a CIP, and the value of the transportation agencies and stakeholder input and involvement in the CIP development process.

Promoting Healthy Communities: This task will identify areas of local government and regional planning where a new perspective on development can lead to better health outcomes for all members of society.

Proposals must be received by BMC no later than Friday, December 4, 2020, by 2 p.m.

Written questions about this procurement should be sent to Bala Akundi at bakundi@baltometro.org no later than Monday, November 16, 2020, by 5 p.m. Answers to questions will be posted on the BMC website no later than Friday, November 20.