REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Albany County Broadway Multimodal Resiliency Plan

issued by

Capital Region Transportation Council

Albany, N.Y.

August 8, 2023

The Capital Regional Transportation Council is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) carrying out federal requirements for cooperative transportation planning and programming within the metropolitan area that includes Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties, except the Town of Moreau and the Village of South Glens Falls. The Albany County Broadway Multimodal Resiliency Plan was proposed by Albany County.

Broadway (NY Route 32) is a critical transportation link that provides multi-modal connections from Albany to Watervliet. The Multimodal Resiliency Plan will identify and evaluate design concepts that improve and strengthen multi-modal transportation facilities and connectivity, increase the urban forest / tree cover, and integrate green infrastructure treatments along the corridor. Concepts should focus on the integration of natural systems and transportation systems to manage stormwater, improve air quality, reduce heat stress, and expand the interconnectivity of active transportation and transit to promote viable low-carbon transportation choices. Recommended design concepts must be proven and effective strategies for improving climate resilience and should be vetted through a robust public engagement process that involves municipal officials, stakeholders, and the public.

The study is being funded by Albany County, the Capital District Transportation Authority, and the Transportation Council through its 2023-2024 Unified Planning Work Program. It is part of an effort to implement the Transportation Council’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan, New Visions 2050. The study has a fixed budget of $115,000 for consultant services. The Transportation Council, on behalf of Albany County, will administer the Consultant contract and will jointly manage the study with the County. The Transportation Council is issuing this Request for Expressions of Interest (REI) to qualified firms or individuals to undertake the Resiliency Plan.

Jen Ceponis will serve as the project manager and will be the primary contact for technical and administration questions. Contact Latanya Sellie at the Transportation Council for a complete copy of the REI. Both Jen and Latanya can be reached by calling 518-458-2161 or emailing lsellie@c apitalmpo.org

Letters of interest are due at 5:00 PM EST on Friday, September 8, 2023 via email to lsellie@c apitalmpo.org or on a USB flash drive to the Capital Region Transportation Council, 1 Park Place, Suite 101, Albany NY 12205. Paper submissions will not be accepted.

Submission Due: September 8, 2023

Contract Term: Twelve Months

Contact: Jen Ceponis, Director of Regional Planning

Capital Region Transportation Council

1 Park Place, Suite 101

Albany, NY 12205

518-458-2161

info@capitalmpo.org