Requests for Proposals

Premliminary Design - Patapsco Regional Greenway: Cherry Hill

Baltimore Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals from a qualified and experienced consultant, or consultant team, to provide professional services for the preliminary design of the Cherry Hill Trail segment of the Patapsco Regional Greenway (PRG).

In 2016 the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Group of the BRTB established a goal to identify a continuous greenway through the Patapsco Valley from the Inner Harbor in Baltimore City to Sykesville in Carroll County. BMC is leading the effort to develop 30% design plans for individual segments of the PRG.

The 1.7-mile PRG: Cherry Hill segment is located entirely in Baltimore City and extends from the planned MDOT MTA Patapsco Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge (referred to as the Cherry Hill Bridge in the PRG Plan) south of Round Road to the existing trailhead #9 of the Gwynns Falls Trail/Middle Branch Trail near the intersection of S Hanover Street and Reedbird Avenue.

Consultant firms or their teams shall be responsible for development of or identification of:

• Environmental entities such as, but not limited to wetlands and wetland buffers, cultural resources, flood plains, specimen trees or Waters of the U.S.
• Preliminary alternative development and selection of a preferred alternative
• Existing conditions report
• Public outreach plan
• Topographic s survey and geotechnical exploration
• 30% design plans

Proposals must be received by BMC no later than September 19, 2024, by 2:00 p.m.

Please direct any questions to Ms. Charlene Mingus at cmingus@baltometro.org no later than August 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Answers to all questions received will be posted to the BMC website by August 30, 2024. No questions were submitted so there is no Q&A.

RFQ Graphic Design Services

BMC is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from skilled firm(s), joint ventures, and/or partnerships to assist with graphic design tasks (both web/digital and print) related to development of BMC and BRTB work products previously described in the Background section.

BMC intends to pre-approve multiple teams as part of this procurement. Pre-approved teams will be eligible for future task order contracts.

Proposals must be received by BMC no later than October 1, 2024, by 2:00 p.m.

Submit Qualifications (by email only) to: Andrea Jackson: ajackson@baltometro.org.

Please direct questions to Andrea Jackson at ajackson@baltometro.org no later than September 12, 2024. Answers to all questions received will be posted to BMC’s website by September 16, 2024.

Traffic Signal Infrastructure Analysis and Inspection

Baltimore Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals from a qualified and experienced consultant, or consultant team, to provide professional services for Traffic Signal Infrastructure analysis and inspection.

A key component of a traffic signal management plan and meeting local jurisdictions goals of providing safe and efficient movement of people and goods is preventive maintenance. Routine inspections of traffic signals should be performed on a regular cycle in order to maintain efficiency and help to minimize future maintenance costs.

This work will form the basis for an annual inspection program for the jurisdictions in the Baltimore region.

To be performed by Consultant firms or their teams and shall be responsible for development of or identification of:

 - Research of current inspection and maintenance programs in the Baltimore region and state

 - Research best practices of current inspection and maintenance programs from other states and MPO’s or local jurisdictions

 - Develop a Traffic Signal Infrastructure Assessment methodology and rating

- Perform field assessments of local jurisdiction traffic signals in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties and the City of Annapolis

Proposals must be received by BMC no later than October 17, 2024, by 2:00 p.m.

Please direct any questions to Keith Kucharek at Kkucharek@baltometro.org no later than September 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Answers to all questions received will be posted to BMC’s website by October 3, 2024.