METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST
Professional Planning/Engineering Services Related To
General Planning Services Annual Contract
LOI: M01-2015
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), request Letters of Interest from professional firms to provide planning/engineering services for an Annual Planning Services Contract. Work associated with this contract requires the services of one or more Consultants to provide production support to the MPO transportation planning activities set forth in the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The MPO receives grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. The length of contract is Two (2) years with one (1) additional year renewal option for a maximum of 3 years. The work involves providing assistance to the MPO staff on a work assignment basis in a variety of technical, graphical, public involvement and product review activities. The Consultant(s) shall assist the MPO staff by providing additional resources to accomplish assignments authorized by the MPO. The Scope of Services outlines tasks that may be assigned to Consultant(s) under one or more general planning Consultant contracts. Consideration will be given to only those firms that have been prequalified by the FDOT to perform the indicated MAJOR Type(s) of Work.
Guidelines detailing form and content requirements for the Letter of Interest are available by contacting Donald Scott, Executive Director, P.O Box 150045, Cape Coral, FL 33915-0045, (239)330-2241 or they may be downloaded from our website at http://leempo.flprocurement.com/.
It is a basic tenet of the MPO’s contracting program that contracts are procured in a fair, open, and competitive manner. By submitting a Letter of Interest, the Consultant certifies that they are in compliance with FDOT Procedure No. 375-030-006, Restriction on Consultant’s Eligibility to Compete for Department Contracts. This directive is available on FDOT’s website.
This project is federally funded with assistance from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. By submitting a Letter of Interest, the Consultant certifies that no principal (which includes officers, directors, or executives) is presently suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation on this contract by any federal department or agency.
In addition, by submitting a Letter of Interest, the Consultant affirms that it is FDOT prequalified in a minimum of two (2) of the following work categories: Group 3 Highway Design - Roadway, Group 6. Traffic Engineering and Operations Studies, Group 13. Planning.
Submittals must be submitted electronically to the Lee MPO at http://leempo.flprocurement.com/ no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, Friday, July 24, 2015, in order to be considered.
The Lee MPO has implemented a new Electronic Submittal Process, which requires the use of GovernmentForms.software®. This software, which generates and posts a customized version the Standard Form (SF) 330 along with the capability to upload other required items, can be downloaded at the following address: http://leempo.flprocurement.com/.
