Kalispell Transportation Plan Update Request for ProposalsCITY OF KALISPELL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Kalispell Area Transportation Plan
(Update of 2008 Area Transportation Plan)
1. INTRODUCTION
The City of Kalispell (City) and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) with
assistance from the Kalispell Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC) — a public panel
composed of private individuals, local government officials and staff, and state and federal
transportation agency personnel -- are proposing to update the Greater Kalispell Area
Transportation Plan, which was last updated between 2006 and 2008 with final adoption on April
21, 2008.
The transportation study is intended to facilitate achieving the community's goals and improve
Kalispell's transportation infrastructure and services by:
• Coordinating transportation planning with existing and future land use and
community growth policies.
• Improving mobility and the impact of current and future travel demands.
• Promoting a safe, reliable transportation network for all users.
• Identifying improvement priorities, strategies and policies.
• Identifying funding sources and implementation process.
The consultant should give full consideration to social, economic, and environmental effects.
Evaluations shall include, but not be limited to, effectiveness in meeting community
transportation circulation and access needs, air quality, energy efficiency, storm water drainage,
noise, and aesthetic issues such as trees, community compatibility and landscaping.
The MDT Statewide & Urban Planning Section, have developed a transportation demand model
for the Greater Kalispell area, using TransCAD software. Most of the information required for
the model is already available. However, the consultant will be required to generate additional
data and develop socioeconomic projections to update model calibration and support modeling of
alternatives. As a cost control, the selected consultant will be required to use the available data
and model, as well as the services of the Statewide & Urban Planning Section staff to perform
the necessary analyses.
The alternatives to be modeled, the calibration base year, and the traffic projections/assignments
will be determined through consultations involving the consultant, City, TCC representatives and
the MDT Statewide & Urban Planning Section. The consultant will be responsible for initiating
the coordination process and for working with the MDT Statewide & Urban Planning Section.
This is to insure that all data and socioeconomic projections required for travel demand modeling
are obtained and provided to MDT in sufficient time to complete all modeling needs on a
schedule consistent with plan completion deadlines.
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2. GENERAL INFORMATION
Pursuant to the authority granted to it under MCA 7-5-4301, the City of Kalispell seeks to
procure a qualified consulting firm to provide professional services for preparation of a
Transportation Plan for the City of Kalispell and surrounding urban area.
The proposals must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East (PO Box 1997,
59903), Kalispell, Montana, by 5:00 p.m. local time, June 7, 2019.
Questions pertaining to the selection process should be directed to Susie Turner, Kalispell
Public Worlcs Director at 758-7720 or sturner,kalispell.com. The City of Kalispell shall not be
held responsible for any oral instructions. Any changes to this Request for Proposals (RFP) will
be in the form of an addendum, which will be furnished to all registered RFP holders.
The City of Kalispell reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any informality
or irregularity in any proposal received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective
proposals received.
The consultant will be selected on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the
type of services required, and thereafter the City will negotiate the services agreement with what
it deems to be the most qualified company.
Parties interested in submitting a proposal need to download the full Request for Proposal
(RFP) from QuestCDN. The RFP is available through the City's QuestCDN Portal here.
Publication Dates: April 28, 2019
May 5, 2019
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