The Northern York County Region (NYCR) Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) is the product of a 2-year long cooperative planning effort of 5 municipalities in the northwestern tip of York County. Using the 2005 Comp Plan as the foundation, four municipalities are now ready to take its Transportation element to the next phase in a Transportation Amendment.

Carroll Township, Dillsburg Borough, Franklin Township and Franklintown Borough are working with the York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (YAMPO) through the York County Planning Commission (YCPC) in forming an NYCR Transportation Amendment Development Committee. The goal of this committee and of this amendment is to add a more current and in-depth analysis of the Transportation element of the Comp Plan using various traffic studies, proposed development data, growth trends, and other data. Focusing on the area’s main corridor area, Route 15, the Amendment should make the regional Comp Plan more consistent with the YAMPO and York County Transportation Plan. By using this data, collected data and other information to create a Synchro Model, this analysis will lead from the Comp Plan’s more general ideas to more specific recommendations with prioritized, particular, financially feasible projects.

In order to accomplish this amendment, the NYCR Transportation Amendment Development Committee has already received funds from FHWA to use in combination with local match dollars for this effort. The intent is to also apply for funding through Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development.

Key elements to be included in the Comp Plan Amendment are data collection, projections and analysis, issue identification, public and community participation and short, mid and long range recommendations for implementation. Interested firms should have a proven track record of developing recommendations that are attainable and fundable. Other qualifications that interested firms should have are: specialized experience and technical competence with regard to the interrelationship between land use and transportation, past record of performance with respect to work quality, ability to meet schedules and costs, and experience with funding sources appropriate to the recommended actions. Samples of similar projects and contacts for such projects should be provided.

Following a review of the summaries, the NYCR Comp Plan Transportation Amendment Development Committee will prepare a shortlist of prospective consultants to be invited to submit proposals in response to an RFP. Responding consultants may be requested to participate in interviews conducted by the Development Committee.

The assignment of the above services will be made to one of the firms responding to this notice, but the Development Committee reserves the right to reject all Qualifications Summaries submitted, to cancel the solicitations requested under this notice, and/or to re-advertise solicitation for these services if they deem it in the best interest of the participating entities.