METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO
REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST (RFlI) - NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
The Charlotte County-Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) request that qualified consultants submit Letters of Interest for consideration in the competitive selection of professional transportation planning services on the following project:
PURPOSE: GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANTS (GPC)
The MPO requires the services of one or more consultants to provide production support to the MPO’s transportation planning activities set forth in the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The length of service to provide production support will be up to three (3) years. The work includes providing assistance to the MPO staff for work assigned by the MPO, and consistent with its UPWP. The Scope of Services outlines tasks that may be assigned to the consultant(s) under one or more GPC contracts. Consideration will be given to only those firms that have been prequalified by the FDOT to perform the following major type(s) of work.
MAJOR TYPES OF WORK
13.0Planning
13.3 Policy Planning
13.4 Systems Planning
13.5 Subarea/Corridor Planning
13.6 Land Planning/Engineering
13.7 Transportation Statistics
TO RESPOND:Firms, qualified to conduct business in the State of Florida, are asked to submit ten (10) hard copies, one (1) original, and one (1) Electronic Version of their Letter of Intent to the MPO office and two (2) copies to the FDOT office by 4:00 p.m. EST, Friday, February 12, 2016 to the address below. The envelope containing the letter must be marked “GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY – PUNTA GORDA MPO”. The MPO will accept no responsibility for the letters not so marked. The letters will remain in effect for 90 calendar days from the date of submission. The MPO reserves the right to reject any and all letters.
Requests for clarification of the requirements or inquiries about information (questions) contained in the package must be submitted to Lakshmi N. Gurram at gurram@ccmpo.com by 4:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Responses to all questions will be posted at one time by 4:30 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2016, on the MPO webpage at www.ccmpo.com.
The complete packet can be obtained from the MPO website, www.ccmpo.com or from the MPO office address below.
Mail ten copies to the MPO:Mail two copies to FDOT:
Lakshmi N. GurramLori Carlton
Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO Community Liaison
25550 Harbor View Road, Suite 4Florida Department of Transportation
Port Charlotte FL, 33980-2503801 North Broadway Avenue
EMAIL: gurram@ccmpo.comP. O. Box 1249
PHONE: (941)883-3535Bartow, Florida 33831-1249
FAX: (941)883-3534Office: (863)519-2358
Cell: (863)370-5191
email :lori.carlton@dot.state.fl.us