Transit Planning, Engineering, Marketing or Communications, Technology, Management, and Financial Services

The vendor is required to provide the ability to perform a variety of planning, marketing and communications, engineering and environmental, technology, program and project oversight/management, and financial services for a multi-jurisdictional group of transit agencies and transportation planning organizations on an “on-call” basis.
- Extending the number of hours per day and days per week transit systems operate
- Improving transit operations, connectivity, and access through investment in a network of transfer points, transit centers, operations and maintenance facilities, and new and improved bus stops.
- Implementing over 40 miles of bus rapid transit (BRT) service with supporting speed- and reliability enhancing infrastructure
- This reality requires the joint procurement partners to procure services to support these advanced phases, such as engineering/design, environmental investigation and review, real property acquisition-related services, financial services, program and project oversight and management services, etc.
- Planning Services
o    Public transportation planning, including but not limited to the following: corridor studies, feasibility studies, high-capacity transit investment alternatives analyses, development of short- and long-range transit service and infrastructure plans, blocking/run cutting, scheduling, title vi analysis, Americans with disabilities act (ADA) service planning, multi-modal coordination, etc.
o    Multi-modal coordination planning to account for transit’s intersection with other transportation modes
o    Site selection and site planning for transit facilities
o    Development of performance standards, guidelines, measures, and targets for transit services, investment in supporting capital assets, and ongoing asset management
o    Analysis and development of program- and project-level policies to support the integrity and necessary program control for countywide plan implementation
o    Embedded staff to support agency transit planning activities
o    Financial planning that is ancillary to and supports transit planning activities
o    Assistance with grant funding applications for transit projects that are at the planning stage
o    Production of reports, memos, etc. That are ancillary to and support transit planning activities
- Engineering/Environmental/Land Acquisition Services
•    Development of preliminary and final designs for transit facilities/infrastructure
•    Management, including change management, for design processes
•    Development and finalization of construction documents for transit facilities/infrastructure
•    Quality control reviews of design plans, construction documents, and construction processes
•    Cost estimation, value engineering services, and facilitation of value engineering processes
•    Land surveying
•    Geotechnical investigations
•    Environmental site assessments and environmental constraints and remediation planning
•    Permitting services (e.g., permits from local governments and federal and state agencies)
•    Environmental mitigation studies/reports
- Marketing, Communications and Engagement Services
o    Designing and implementing public awareness marketing campaigns for transit services and Facilities
o    Strategic planning related to marketing, communication and engagement
o    Policy and guideline development related to marketing, communication and engagement
o    Graphic design related to marking, communications and engagement activities
o    Developing transit program or project branding, including development of templates and brand
o    Standards
o    Developing and disseminating press releases and other communication material related to marketing or engagement campaigns
o    Survey and study development and design (i.e. Customer service, rider satisfaction, origin/destination)
o    Analysis and reporting of public engagement activities undertaken by transit partners
o    Staff to support public engagement activities and events in the field (i.e. Public workshops, pop-up events and festivals)
o    Public/community engagement that is ancillary to and supports marketing, communications and engagement activities
o    Embedded staff to support agency marketing, communications and engagement activities
o    Preparing and delivering presentations that are ancillary to and marketing, communications and engagement activities
o    Production of reports, memos, plan sets, construction specifications, etc. That are ancillary to and support marketing, communications and engagement activities
- Technology Services
o    Creation of web mapping applications and interfaces for public users
o    Website development and administration
o    Transit intelligent transportation system (its) architecture strategic planning
o    Technology integration and deployment planning
o    Development and integration of trip hailing technology
o    Digital visualization services to include graphic design, map creation, videos, recorded presentations, etc.
o    Public/community engagement that is ancillary to and supports technology development, deployment, and integration activities
o    Embedded staff to support agency technology development, deployment, and integration activities
o    Preparing and delivering presentations that are ancillary to and support technology development, deployment, and integration activities
o    Production of reports, memos, and specifications documents, etc. That are ancillary to and support technology development, deployment, and integration activities
- Program and Project Oversight/Management Services
o    Project and program management oversight services
o    Project and program management services for planning, design, and construction of transit facilities/infrastructure
o    Project risk management planning
o    Independent value engineering and value engineering process management
o    Programmatic compliance services
o    Grants planning, development, and management services
o    Master scheduling for projects and programs of projects
o    Development of project delivery and contracting strategies
o    Embedded staff to support agency project and program management and oversight activities
o    Preparing and delivering presentations that are ancillary to and support agency project and program management and oversight activities
o    Production of reports, memos, and specifications documents, etc. That are ancillary to and support agency project and program management and oversight activities
- Financial Services
o    Financial planning, advising, and modeling for projects and programs of projects
o    Financial monitoring and audits
o    Development of financial strategies and development and evaluation of financial scenarios
o    Debt planning, issuance, and management consulting services.