Portage County CTH R STP-Urban Program Roadway Design

Portage County, Wisconsin is seeking an engineering consultant firm through a Quality Based Selection process to design the reconstruction of County Highway R from STH 54 to CTH R in the Village and Town of Plover. The project is part of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's 2024-2029 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law STP-Urban Program, with project number 6808-03-00/70 and a scheduled State Fiscal Year 2028 construction letting. The selected consultant will be responsible for comprehensive project delivery, including administration, survey, agency and utility coordination, municipal coordination, public involvement, environmental documentation, right-of-way plat preparation, design reports, preliminary and final plans, and final PS&E documentation. All work must conform to WisDOT guidelines and applicable Wisconsin State Statutes, with a specific PS&E date of August 1, 2027. The proposal submission deadline is October 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM, and the contract will be administered by WisDOT Local Program Manager Jason Schaeffer from the Wisconsin Rapids Office. The project requires detailed traffic forecasting and analysis to determine appropriate intersection designs, and right-of-way acquisition will be handled through a separate contract.

There are no specific set-aside designations or enterprise restrictions mentioned in the procurement documents. The project is federally funded, and the selection will follow Quality Based Selection criteria, which means proposal cost cannot be referenced during the selection process. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are explicitly identified, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed, with the project estimate noted as confidential until contract award. The procurement is open to engineering consultant firms capable of meeting the complex design and coordination requirements for this roadway reconstruction project. Proposers should be prepared to demonstrate extensive experience in transportation infrastructure design, municipal coordination, environmental documentation, and adherence to state and federal transportation guidelines. The three-party design engineering services contract will be negotiated and awarded with a schedule for deliverables to be determined during the contract negotiation process. Importantly, there is no cost to proposers associated with this procurement process.