The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Tri-County) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a Travel Demand Model (TDM) for the Greater Lansing tri-county region. The TDM will evaluate a variety of transportation scenarios in the area including prediction of future travel conditions, impact of future projects on the transportation network, and identifying future transportation needs for the long-range transportation plan.
Tri-County invites the submission of proposals from qualified professional consulting firms that specialize in travel demand model forecasting, mentoring staff through trainings, thinking both critically and intuitively, and experience in developing and applying four-step travel demand models. It is imperative for stakeholders of the Greater Lansing region (including Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties and the cities of Lansing and East Lansing) to understand how forecasting trips based on data collection can make our network run smoother. Interested candidates’ submissions should include a concise statement of the consultant's approach to the project and a summary of the consultant's ability to provide the required services.
See the full RFP and detailed submission requirements here. Interested candidates must submit complete proposals to info@mitcrpc.org by 4:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. All questions pertaining to this RFP must be submitted electronically to sitani@mitcrpc.org by Wednesday, February 23, 2022 EST. All submitted queries and formal responses will be shared publicly and made available on Tri-County's website on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. No verbal requests for information or contact with Tri-County, its staff, or selection committee members will be accepted, and may result in disqualification.
This RFP is not an offer to contract. Issuance of this RFP and the receipt of responses by Tri-County do not commit Tri-County to award a contract to any vendor.
Disadvantaged business enterprises, and minority and women-owned business enterprises, will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A full statement of Tri-County’s Non-Discriminatory Practices may be found in the RFP.
