Specifications include, but are not limited to: SCOPE OF WORK - PEL STUDY The Study will be conducted in accordance with the most recent Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Location and Environment Bureau Manual as found on the Iowa DOT website. The findings of the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study will establish the Purpose and Need, early action items and reasonable alternatives, logical termini and independent utility, and programming priorities/timeframes/funding to be used in updating transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (TIPs). The Study will include development and evaluation of alternatives based on a consideration of purpose and need, geometric, traffic, planning and environmental factors, the location of communities and other developed areas, and public and agency input. The Study will be developed and documented in a form that can be incorporated by reference, as appropriate, in subsequent NEPA document(s) as outlined in Iowa DOT Location and Environment Bureau Manual and NEPA Processes. All final deliverables identified in this contract will be of such quality that they could be incorporated directly or by reference into these NEPA documents. A Project Management Plan will be developed which satisfies the requirements of the project development. The activities of communication, consensus building, project reviews, conceptual design, data gathering, documentation, and formal public notice will be coordinated with the stakeholders/steering committee. The type and number of meetings, documents, etc., will depend on the category and characteristics of the project work.