CORE MPO Task Order RFQ - 2

The Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) on behalf of the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) is issuing a Request for Qualifications for staff augmentation through On-Call Professional Consulting Services for CORE MPO Task Orders for the CORE MPO Metropolitan Planning Area.

The purpose of this RFQ is to request proposals for professional consulting services for CORE MPO On-Call task orders in support of performing work elements of the CORE MPO FY 2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

The Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (The MPC), as the management entity for CORE MPO, seeks to augment its staff efforts in performing work tasks in carrying out CORE MPO’s Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process as outlined in Titles 23 and 49, and further detailed in the MPO’s 2024 Memorandum of Understanding, as amended. The staff augmentation will be managed through task work orders executed by the Executive Director & CEO and the selected consultant.

Examples of the tasks associated with this RFQ are listed below.

• Complete the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Update
• Complete the Throughfare Plan Update
• Manage the transit/paratransit planning process of CORE MPO
• Assist the Director of Transportation Administration in the RFP and project development process of 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Regional Freight Transportation Plan Update
• Assist the Director of Transportation Administration in the amendments to the FY 2027 – 2030 Transportation Improvement Program and deployment of the TIP Database Management Tools
• Manage the CORE MPO BPAC and COPIC
• Prepare grant applications as needed
• Manage the following special studies and see through their completion in March 2027: Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Study; Urban Flood Model Phase II
• Manage the two new special studies that will kick off in October 2026: Ferguson Avenue from Diamond Causeway to Skidaway Road; Bay Street Microsimulation Modelling
• Collect and compile Census and GIS data in support of the CORE MPO functions
• Conduct GIS analysis
• Perform other tasks as needed

Specific work to be performed by the Consultants and deliverables may include the following:

• Meeting attendance
• Coordination with federal, state, and local planning partners
• Staff reports
• Presentations
• Review of study deliverables and comments
• Public involvement
• Project management
• Scope development
• RFP, RFQ, contracting
• Plan and program development and amendments
• Completion of projects by the deadline
• Others as needed

The Consultants shall provide Quality Assurance on all products and deliverables as defined in the Scope of Work.

**Submission:** The SEALED RFQ responses ARE DUE at the location below on: **November 6, 2026, NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)**. Submit five (5) paper copies of the Qualifications and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on a flash drive. The Consultant’s response shall be hand delivered or mailed to the following address: Mail: P.O. Box 8246, Savannah, Georgia 31412-8246. Delivery: 110 East State Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.

**Contract term:** The MPC intends to award on-call contracts for work in December 2026 for an initial contract that will end June 30, 2027, (in accordance with the federal fiscal year) with up to two (2) one-year optional renewal periods. This is a Request for Qualifications only; pricing is not required at this time and shall not be included with the RFQ submission.

**Scoring:** The preferred qualifications of the Consultant, in order of priority is previous experience working with MPOs in Georgia, previous experience preparing reports required by FHWA and GDOT from MPOs, and qualifications of the project team.

The selected Consultant needs to be on the GDOT pre-qualification list.

**Insurance:** The Consultant shall provide a Certificate of Insurance for each category listed below and carry each in force if awarded this Contract for the duration of the project [...] Professional Liability Insurance ($1,500,000 per occurrence).