Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Concept phase - support the Authorities with concept level design including location studies, environmental planning, Intelligent Transportation System (“ITS”) strategic planning, development of application packages for Federal and State grants, and other duties related to the overall mission of Xpress operations. • Procurement phase - support the Authorities with the creation of solicitations for the procurement of construction as well as creation of the transit and ITS requirements and specifications for any solicitations for the design and/or construction of the future transit facilities. • Design phase - support the Authorities in creation of documentation and deliverables, including preliminary and final engineering plans, construction specifications, and environmental analysis and permitting related to transit projects. This work could be park and ride lots, building infrastructure, ITS infrastructure, communications infrastructure, or electrical design. • Right-of-Way phase - support the Authorities with Right of Way (“ROW”) pre- and post-acquisition activities, acquisition services, appraisals, etc. for Park and Ride lots and any other transit facility including coordination with State and other local agencies. • Construction phase - Additional support may also be provided in the creation of bid documentation and support during bid process, review of construction documentation, and performance of independent construction inspection. The GEC may support the Xpress operations department with Go-Live tasks in advance of the opening of any facility or implementation of any transit technology. • All phases - provide the Authorities with program-level management support. The Authorities may use the GEC to provide a program manager to support planning, design, implementation, testing, and construction of any transit related project. In addition, the GEC will be required to work with the Authorities’ Procurements and Contract Manager on any future transit projects. It is preferred that these resources are local.