Task 1 – Project Management The task will be managed by BMC staff and will include a decision-making Steering Committee consisting of key stakeholders; Carroll County, Howard County, Maryland Park Service, and Patapsco Valley State Park. BMC will also engage an Advisory Committee including area businesses and organizations, community and advocacy groups, and interested property owners prior to general public outreach to inform and build support for the project. The BMC Project Manager will coordinate a kickoff meeting with the Consultant team and Steering Committee to launch a work program for the project and clarify roles, project schedule, scope of work, deliverables, and project approach. The Consultant shall solicit feedback from the Steering and Advisory committees at key milestones and present updates at three (3) Steering and Advisory committee meetings. The Consultant shall communicate progress of the work regularly with the BMC Project Manager, prepare and submit monthly invoicing in the first week of each month following the invoice period, coordinate reviews with the project Steering Committee, and present updates to the Steering Committee at key milestones. Deliverables: Preparation and maintenance of project schedule. Facilitation of a kickoff meeting (includes Steering Committee members). Facilitation of three (3) virtual Steering Committee meetings including a presentation which will cover at minimum; o Meeting #1: feedback from first comment period and alternative alignments o Meeting #2: feedback from second comment period and selected alignment o Meeting #3: feedback from the third comment period and preliminary design documents
