Equity in Community Engagement Toolkit and Guidebook
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The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC) is seeking a consultant to develop an Equity in Community Engagement Toolkit and Guidebook for the Appleton (Fox Cities) Transportation Management Area (TMA) and Oshkosh Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The project requires conducting an inventory of current engagement efforts, engaging various demographic groups through surveys and focus groups, identifying key components of an equitable engagement toolkit, and developing draft and final versions of the toolkit and guidebook. The consultant will also provide training to ECWRPC staff and communities on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and develop a sample framework for implementing the toolkit during the Transportation Improvement Program engagement process. Proposals were due by December 20, 2021, at 4:00 PM CST, with the evaluation committee scheduled to meet the week of December 20, 2021. The project is expected to commence around February 1, 2022, with a preferred completion deadline of May 20, 2022, though proposals extending to November 30, 2022, were acceptable. Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale, considering project understanding and work plan (20 points), project schedule and timeline (15 points), firm description (15 points), project team and experience (15 points), desired and value-added capabilities (20 points), and budget and fee information (15 points). The procurement is open to various organizations, with a focus on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation. Proposers must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of $1,000,000, auto liability of $300,000, and workers' compensation coverage. The funding source is federal Highway Planning and Construction funds under CFDA Number 20.205, with the consultant required to comply with 2 CFR 200 and 23 CFR 450 and 420 as a subrecipient of federal funds. While no specific budget cap was predetermined, ECWRPC indicated that the funding level is sufficient to accommodate consultants from various geographical locations, including large research institutions and local organizations. Proposers may include costs for translation and interpretation services, either directly or through subconsultants. The primary consumers of the guidebook will be ECWRPC, with secondary reference use anticipated by local units of government in the Appleton TMA and Oshkosh MPO areas. ECWRPC will retain ownership of all deliverables, and the selected consultant will be responsible for all subcontractor actions and payments.
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Attachments A-C.pdf | 345KB | 11/29/21 | ||
Equity in Community Engagement Questions.pdf | 238KB | 11/29/21 | ||
ECW RFP_CommunityEngagementFinal.pdf | 445KB | 11/29/21 |