RFP - Professional Services Procurement Bulletin 2023-03 - Statewide Highway Safety Improvement Services

This document constitutes a Request for Proposals for a Professional Service Contract from qualified individuals and organizations to furnish those services as described herein for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways. This statewide contract is to provide necessary Highway Safety Improvement Services. Six (6) consultants will be selected to provide these services on an as-needed basis for two years. Project Manager - Mike Vaughn, P.E. User Division - Traffic Operations Approximate Fee - $2,000,000 per contract (Upset Limit) Work will be assigned via Letter Agreement, not to exceed $500,000 Project Funding - Federal Funds Contract Term - Two Years The Traffic Engineering Branch within the Division of Traffic Operations manages the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The mission of the HSIP is to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes along Kentucky highways by implementing various safety countermeasures via construction projects on roadway sections selected and prioritized through a data-driven process. Currently, the workload of the HSIP staff exceeds the capacity of the group to develop and deliver these projects to letting efficiently; therefore, additional staff and specific expertise is needed to accomplish this objective. The Consultant team shall include a DBE Participation Plan with their Response to Announcement to help the Department meet the 11.95% DBE goal established by FHWA. The plan needs to demonstrate how DBE companies will be mentored or used to assist in the area(s) pertaining to this contract. An additional page will be allowed in the Project Approach (Section 7) to demonstrate this plan. A maximum of eight (8) points will be considered in the Evaluation Factors for the DBE Participation Plan. First Selection Meeting: October 10, 2022 Final Selection: October 24, 2022 Pre-Design Conference: November 2, 2022 Notice to Proceed: November 23, 2022 The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.