[Consultantservices] RFP posted Friday, September 22, 2006 10:20 a.m.

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Request for Proposals - Consultant Services 

Transit Oriented Development Planning and Implementation
Mid-Region Council of Governments, New Mexico
Submittal Deadline:  October 18, 2006

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail began limited
operations in July 2006. The Rail Runner corridor between Belen and
Bernalillo is 48 miles long and has 9 stations. Each of these stations
offers varying opportunities for transit oriented development (TOD).
The Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) desires to evaluate these
opportunities and to develop implementation plans for TODs at selected
station locations.

The MRCOG desires to access "on call services" of a qualified team of
professionals who have the required skill sets to assist with these TOD
planning and implementation activities.  An aggressive schedule is
anticipated for this project and planning and implementation activities
may be occurring simultaneously in more than one station area.  The
specific skills of interest are presented below:  Offerors may submit on
one or all of the required skill elements.

*	Element 1:  Planning and Public Involvement
Skills required for these activities include:  Land use / station area
planning; TOD expertise; Transportation planning; and Public
Involvement. 

*	Element 2:  Engineering and Infrastructure Analysis
Skills required for these activities include Engineering and
Infrastructure Assessment. 

*	Element 3:  Market and Fiscal Analysis and Development
Skills required for these activities include Market analysis, Financial
and Fiscal Analysis, and Development. 

The RFP may also be downloaded from MRCOG's webpage:
<http://www.mrcog-nm.gov/procurement_page.htm>
http://www.mrcog-nm.gov/procurement_page.htm 

Deadline for submissions is Proposals Due at noon Mountain Standard Time
October 18, 2006.  Consultants needing additional information or having
questions may submit written questions via e-mail to:
<mailto:tsylvester at mrcog-nm.gov> tsylvester at mrcog-nm.gov. Tony
Sylvester, MRCOG Special Projects Planner.  For more information on the
New Mexico Rail Runner Express please visit
<http://www.nmrailrunner.com> www.nmrailrunner.com. 

 

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