METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Cape Coral Bike Route Study
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization
REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST
Professional Services Related To
Cape Coral Bike Route Study
LOI: J02-2015
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), requests Letters of Interest from professional firms to provide planning/engineering and design services for a Bike Route Study. Work associated with this contract requires developing an inventory of needed bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the City of Cape Coral, including traffic safety and operational improvements at major intersections that will help guide the implementation of those facilities. The project will include public involvement activities that will engage the community throughout the planning process. The City of Cape Coral has a current population of 174,000, covers a land area of 120 square miles and has 226 miles of arterial and collector roadways. The City has 110 miles of bike lanes, 9 miles of bike paths, 4 miles of shared use pathways and 192 miles of sidewalks. 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.
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 the following work categories: Group 3 Highway Design - Roadway, Group 6. Traffic Engineering and Operations Studies, Group 13. Planning
Letters of interest must be submitted electronically to the Lee MPO at http://leempo.flprocurement.com/ no later than 11:59 p.m. ET, August 14, 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 29, 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.
