Addendum 1.pdf

This addendum is issued by the City of Madison Finance Department Purchasing Services in Wisconsin regarding RFP 15048-0-2026-BG for a comprehensive regional transit plan. The addendum serves as a notice to all bidders that the original proposal due date has been extended to Friday, August 28th, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time. The contract is administered by the City of Madison Department of Transportation and Metro Transit, with Brittany Garcia serving as the primary purchasing contact. The scope of work encompasses project administration, three rounds of public outreach, review of existing conditions and regional plans, development of regional service plans with three alternative service-area scenarios, financial modeling, and implementation recommendations. Deliverables include technical memoranda, evaluation criteria documentation, a final Regional Transit Plan and Implementation Strategy, and public-facing materials. The contract term is one year from the effective date with optional renewal for up to two additional one-year periods by mutual agreement, with work anticipated to complete within 12 months of contract execution.

The evaluation criteria for proposals include project firm experience (20%), project team qualifications (20%), project understanding (15%), proposed approach and methodology (15%), and cost (30%). Pricing is submitted in Excel format with hourly fee schedules, scope item breakdowns, estimated staff hours, and subconsultant details, operating on an actual cost basis with a not-to-exceed limit. The work is funded through Federal Transit Administration Section 5304 Planning Grant funds, which trigger USDOT/FTA terms and conditions, federal procurement regulations, and City of Madison purchasing policies including affirmative action requirements and insurance requirements. Prime consultants must assemble a multidisciplinary team with demonstrated experience developing transit plans, working with transit agencies and municipalities of comparable scale, and managing complex multi-stakeholder planning processes.