00015550 EvaluationSummaryScores_Redacted 251230.pdf

This is an Evaluation Summary Scores document for a Mini-RFP conducted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the TGM 1C-24 Hood River Historic Columbia Highway Integrated Land Use Area and Transportation Plan project. The procurement seeks a consultant to develop an integrated plan that synchronizes local, state, and federal investments along the Historic Columbia River Highway corridor in Hood River, focusing on Cascade Avenue and Westcliff Drive. The primary objective is to establish policy frameworks for multi-modal, mixed-use redevelopment. Required deliverables include eight major task categories covering project management, public involvement, existing conditions assessment, land use alternatives, preferred land use and implementation strategies, adoption documentation, and final documents. The proposal submission deadline was December 18, 2025, through OregonBuys, with the project anticipated to commence in Winter 2026 and be completed by Spring 2027.

The evaluation panel consisted of four evaluators who scored three qualified proposals based on four criteria: Key Staff Experience (25 points), Project Approach (40 points), Work Samples (25 points), and Clarity of Proposal (10 points). DEA received the highest average score of 86 points and ranked first, Cascadia Partners scored 83 points and ranked second, and First Forty scored 80 points and ranked third. The contract utilizes a fixed-price per deliverable arrangement with monthly progress payments. The project is federally funded through the Transportation and Growth Management Program, a joint initiative of ODOT and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, with financing from Federal Highway Administration grants, local government, and State of Oregon funds. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program requirements have been suspended pending implementation of a new Interim Final Rule, with no specific DBE goal established; however, federal nondiscrimination requirements under 49 CFR Part 26 remain applicable.