The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) request that qualified consultants submit Proposals for consideration in the competitive selection of professional transportation planning services on the following project:

PROJECT: GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANTS (GPC)

The MPO 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 length of contract is three (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.

MAJOR TYPE OF WORK:

                                3.00 Systems Planning

                                4.00 Data Collection

                                5.00 Regional Planning

                                6.00 Public Involvement

TO RESPOND: Firms, qualified to conduct business in the State of Florida, are asked to submit ten copies of the Proposal to the MPO office and 2 copies to the FDOT office by 4:30 p.m. (EST), Friday, February 1, 2008. The outside of the envelope containing the Proposal must be marked “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANT SERVICES TO THE SARASOTA/ MANATEE MPO”. The MPO will accept no responsibility for proposals not so marked. Proposals are to remain in effect for 90 calendar days from the date of submission. The MPO reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

Requests for clarification of the requirements or inquiries about information contained in the RFP package must be submitted to Bob Herrington at bherrington@sarasota-manateempo.org by 4:30 p.m. (EST), January 25, 2008. Responses to all questions will be posted at one time by 4:30 p.m., January 29, 2008, on the MPO webpage at www.sarasota-manateempo.org.

The complete Request for Proposals (RFP) packet can be obtained from the MPO website, www.sarasota-manateempo.org or from the MPO Office address listed below.

Mail ten copies to the MPO:                                                              Mail two copies to FDOT:

Bob Herrington                                                                                    Frank Meares

Sarasota/Manatee MPO                                                                     The Florida Department of Transportation

7632 15th Street, East                                                                          Post Office Box 1249

Sarasota, FL 34243                                                                               Bartow, FL 33830-1249

email: bherrington@sarasota-manateempo.org                              email: Frank.Meares@dot.state.fl.us

Phone: (941)359-5772                                                                           Phone: 1(800)292-3368