METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
General Public Information/Involvement Services Contract
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST
Professional Services Related To
General Public Involvement/Information Services Annual contract
LOI:M02-2015
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) requests Letters of Interest from professional firms to provide public involvement/information services for an Annual Services Contract. Work associated with this contract requires the services of one or more Consultants to provide public information 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 public involvement, graphical, 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 public involvement/information services consultant contracts. The Work performed under this contract will be subject to the most current adopted FDOT, FHWA and FTA requirements. Vendors are encouraged to further investigate requirements for federally funded projects.
Work may include organizing and facilitating public workshops and meetings, identifying potential stakeholders, production of professional quality graphics, displays, publications and PowerPoint presentations and implementation of surveys and analysis of results. Consultants will assist MPO staff in complying with state and federal requirements by incorporating visualization techniques into their work products. Consultant tasks may also include planning and implementation of education, safety and awareness strategies for bicyclist, pedestrians and motorists.
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.
Letters of interest must be submitted electronically to the Lee MPO at http://leempo.flprocurement.com/ no later than 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday August 7, 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/.
This public notice was posted on the bulletin board outside the offices of the Lee County MPO at
815 Nicholas Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33990, on June 22, 2015. The Lee County MPO does not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or marital status. Qualified minority-owned, women-owned or disadvantaged business enterprises are encouraged to apply.
