TRIANGLE BIKEWAY DESIGN & DOCUMENTATION for NEPA

The North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is inviting qualified consulting firms or persons to submit Statements of Qualifications, Interest, and Experience to perform preliminary design, prepare environmental documents and other planning documents and engagement activities as applicable for the proposed section of the Triangle Bikeway between the North Carolina Museum of Art Bridge at I-440 and Wade Avenue in the east and the boundary of Research Triangle Park (RTP) just west of TW Alexander Drive in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The MPO intends to issue a continuing services contract in which all work will be completed by approximately September 30, 2025. To be considered for the contract relating to the Triangle Bikeway, a firm must possess technical proficiency in all aspects of bicycle and pedestrian planning and design, and in developing accurate cost estimates. The work performed under this contract must meet the

standards currently used by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for the programming of bicycle and pedestrian projects using federal Surface Transportation Program funds. RFQ SCHEDULE Advertise RFQ January 12, 2024 RFQ Question Submittal Deadline – 11:00 AM January 26, 2024 CAMPO Responses Posted By 5:00 PM January 29, 2024 Statement of Qualifications Submittal Deadline – 3:00 PM February 23, 2024 a Candidate Interviews Week of March 4, 2024 Tentative Candidate Selection March 11, 2024 Contract Negotiations March 2024 Anticipated Notice to Proceed Late April 2024 LEAD AND SPONSORING AGENCY The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1962 required that transportation projects in urbanized areas with populations over 50,000 people be based on a continuing comprehensive urban transportation planning process undertaken cooperatively by the states and local governments. To complete this transportation planning process in an effective manner, the North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan 3 Planning Organization (CAMPO) was created. The current CAMPO planning area boundary encompasses over 1,600 square miles and a population of more than 1,000,000. CAMPO is tasked with providing a regional, comprehensive, and cooperative planning process that serves as the basis for the expenditure of all federal transportation funds in the area. Under Section 134 of the Federal Highway Act of 1973, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to prepare long range transportation plans for the planning area with a minimum of a 20-year planning horizon. The Town of Cary serves as the Lead Planning Agency for CAMPO. The MPO is required to complete the transportation planning process in a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive manner. BACKGROUND The Capital Area MPO, in cooperation with the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization embarked on two interconnected studies: 1) an Implementation Study for a regional bicycle connection from Raleigh to Hub RTP in Research Triangle Park in Durham County via a separated greenway type facility generally following the I-40 corridor; 2) a Feasibility Study for a regional bicycle facility between Hub RTP and US 15-501 (Fordham Boulevard) in Chapel Hill, which will also address bicycle/pedestrian facility gaps along NC 54 in Durham County. The Implementation Study built upon feasibility study work completed by Wake County in December 2017. The purpose of this bikeway is to serve commuters between Raleigh, Durham, Cary, RTP and Morrisville and connect with existing and planned extensions of a facility in the City and County of Durham, which ultimately connects to US 15-501 in the Town of Chapel Hill. The Implementation Study, which concluded on December 31, 2021, has also garnered plenty of attention by the public throughout the region, as well as statewide attention through various civic and professional organizations. Through cooperation with Wake County and Research Triangle Foundation, the MPO seeks to complete the NEPA documentation and 90% design for the section of Triangle Bikeway described below. SCOPE OF SERVICES CAMPO, in conjunction with Wake County and the Research Triangle Foundation desire to conduct a NEPA analysis and documentation, and engineering design for the Triangle Bikeway from the North Carolina Museum of Art Bridge at I-440 and Wade Avenue in the east to the boundary of Research Triangle Park (RTP) just west of TW Alexander Drive.