Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. Study Element 1: Study Initiation The consultant (or consultant team) will be selected by the study’s core team, which is comprised of representatives of the ECWRPC, Bay Lake WI Regional Planning Commission, New North, Inc., Port of Green Bay, and Brown County Planning Commission/Green Bay MPO. After a consultant is selected, the study development process will begin by identifying potential project champions and creating an intermodal freight facility coalition that includes the members of the study’s core team. Once the coalition is created, the coalition members will work with the consultant to achieve the goals listed in the Background section of this RFP as well as any additional goals that are identified at the beginning of the study development process. The intermodal freight facility coalition will guide the consultant during the development of the study by: • Assisting with the identification and acquisition of relevant data for the study. • Assisting with the identification of stakeholders who should be interviewed during the study’s outreach element. • Reviewing and commenting on the draft findings of the study’s data and outreach analysis. • Reviewing and commenting on draft findings regarding an intermodal freight facility’s location and cost. • Reviewing, commenting on, and approving the full study document. At least some of the data necessary for the successful completion of this study will be proprietary information obtained from businesses, industries, shippers, and possibly other stakeholders. To ensure these data remain private and are only used in an aggregate manner for the development of this study, the data will be retained by the consultant or subconsultants. It is expected that the coalition will meet monthly/every other month during the development of the study, and these meetings may be conducted online using Teams or another videoconferencing system. The actual number of meetings will be determined by the selected consultant and the study’s core team during the development of the project’s contract.
