Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) is seeking proposals for statement of qualifications to provide project management and engineering services as necessary for the completion of the Marquette Greenway Project (MGP) throughout Northwestern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.
NIRPC was awarded by the USDOT a grant through the Rebuilding America Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program to complete sections of this trail. This is a non-motorized, multi-use trail. NIRPC is the sponsor for all aspects of design and construction of this project. NIRPC is the Council of Governments (COG) and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for three counties in Northwestern Indiana (NWI).
The Planning Department within NIRPC currently serves as oversight for all FHWA/INDOT funded projects in NIRPC’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) where NIRPC serves as the approval agency for the grant funds and the LPAs manage all aspects of the design, construction, and administration of the improvement projects. Due to NIRPC being the direct recipient of the RAISE grant and due to staff shortages and the inability to utilize the services of INDOT on this project, NIRPC foresees the need for supplemental project management and engineering services to complete the Marquette Greenways Project (MGP). The selected consultant shall have the ability to provide NIRPC with a project manager, office engineer or design engineer/technician that can manage a Project Development Process and Schedule that includes but is not limited to reviewing: Preliminary Design & Engineering (PE), the environmental document and process, design-build solicitations, right-of-way acquisitions, utility & railroad plans & agreements, project plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E). NIRPC expects the consultant to have extensive experience managing local agency type projects. The MGP will be constructed with several funding sources including Federal, State, and local funds. It is imperative that the consultant is familiar and experienced with State and Federal administrative requirements and procedures.
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) may be found on NIRPC’s website www.nirpc.org at RFPs and RFQs. Feel free to forward this email to others in your firm or other firms who may share interest in this project.
The solicitation schedule is as follows:
RFQ Release Date: January 10, 2023
Deadline for RFP Inquiries: January 18, 2023, by 12:00 PM (CT)
Deadline for RFP Q&A response: January 23, 2023
Deadline for RFQ submittals: January 31, 2023, by 12:00 PM (CT)
RFQ Virtual interviews if necessary: February 9 & 10, 2023
RFQ short listed teams named: February 13, 2023
RFP to short listed teams: February 14, 2023
Deadline for RFP inquiries: February 21, 2023
Deadline for RFP Q&A response: February 24, 2023
Deadline for RFP submittals: February 28, 2023
RFP Virtual interviews if necessary: March 9 & 10 2023
Award date, on or before: March 14, 2023
NIRPC Commission approval: March 16, 2023
Tentative contract start date: March 31, 2023
Please contact Lisa Todd, Procurement Manager at ltodd@nirpc.org with questions. All questions must be submitted in writing per Section 2.1 Inquiries.
