The Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) on behalf of the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) is requesting proposals to provide Transportation Planning and Research Consultant Services for the CORE MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Study RFP. The Study will: • Take inventory of existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure; • Assess the conditions of bicycle and pedestrian facilities; • Analyze gaps in the bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure system; and • Involve the creation of a database and maps to provide continual updates after the study is completed. This section briefly describes the general management approach and project coordination for the CORE MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Study. Project Management Plan - A Project Management Plan (PMP) needs to be prepared at the start of the project to identify work organization, program, outreach plan, responsibilities, coordination and communication procedures, team meetings, document format, report format, technical memorandum schedules, graphic production standards, and other important operational information pertaining to the team activities. Project Schedule - The Study team needs to develop a detailed project schedule which will be used to manage and disseminate project progress within the team and to CORE MPO. The schedule will indicate tasks, subtasks, critical dates, milestones, deliverables, and review requirements. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program – The Study team shall develop a formal approach to quality management to ensure all products meet the high standards of quality and scope attainment. Progress Reports - The PMP needs to outline the timing and format for progress reports. At a minimum, it will include: • Activities, ongoing or completed, during the reporting period; • Activities planned for the following quarter; • Problems encountered and actions to remedy them; and • Overall status, including a tabulation of percent complete by task, management schedule showing Study progress, supporting documentation. Project Meetings - The PMP will be required to outline the timing of meetings with the CORE MPO Project Manager. The Study team will produce the support material needed for the meetings, as well as taking all meeting notes, summarizing the discussions, and outlining decisions and action items.; Task 2. Literature Review and Data Inventory of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities • Task 2.1 Review existing studies and data that include bicycle and pedestrian information for the region, including, but not limited to Chatham Area Transit’s Bus Stop Inventory Study, existing bicycle and pedestrian map files, CORE MPO Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, Chatham-Savannah School System data, the City of Savannah’s Vision Zero Plan, the SS4A studies from Chatham County and Effingham County, as well as other relevant data and information. Deliverables • A document detailing existing bike/pedestrian data that is relevant to this Study in the CORE MPO metropolitan planning area • Integrate data with Savannah Area GIS (SAGIS) data in a GIS database; Task 3. Update Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Inventory Information • Task 3.1 Utilize a variety of data sources, methods, and technologies to examine bike and pedestrian facilities. • Task 3.2 Field examine bike and pedestrian facilities. • Task 3.3 Create an inventory of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities. • Task 3.4 Identify and record who owns and who maintains facilities. Deliverables • A methodology document detailing the data sources, methods, and technologies used to examine facilities, and how they were used to assess facilities. • A GIS database detailing the existing bike/ped facilities with inventory information. The database should include exiting data integrated with newly collected data. The attributes should include, at minimum, the following, o Bicycle facilities Width Facility type State of Repair Ownership and Responsible Maintenance Agency o Pedestrian Facilities Width Facility type State of Repair Ownership and Responsible Maintenance Agency
