Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service is receiving proposals until August 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. local time, for professional services for the Signals - Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan RFP. Proposals are being received electronically by the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services via Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login.

This project consists of a qualified consultant team that will work with the City of Columbus and area stakeholders to develop a Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan for major events within the Arena District Area. The study will consider existing conditions for all modes of travel, parking inventory and safety needs to create operational and communication strategies for ingress/egress during major events near the Arena District. The Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan will serve as a single resource to the City and Stakeholders for event management in the Arena District Area that will include guidelines based on total attendance size, including guidance for when multiple venues are activated at the same time.

All questions concerning the RFP are to be sent to capitalprojects@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP; phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login as an addendum.

A pre-proposal meeting will not be held.

Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login.

The selected Consultant shall attend a scope meeting anticipated to be held on/about two weeks after proposals are due. The projected scope date will be specified in the RFP. If the Project Manager is not available, the Consultant may designate an alternate to attend in their place.

1.2 Classification: All proposal documents (Request for Proposal, reference documents, addenda, etc.) will be available for review and download on Bonfire at https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/login after the RFP is advertised. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the RFP for a proposal to be considered for contract award.

1.3 Bonfire: If you do not have an account with Bonfire and you would like to review project information or submit a proposal, you will need to register for an account. Go to https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities in order to sign up.

The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP:
• Location of Lead Offeror (Maximum 10 points)
• Project Manager (Maximum 20 points)
• Project Team (Maximum 20 points)
• Past Performance (Maximum 20 points)
• Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 30 points)

1.4 Vendor Registration:

Vendors must register on the Vendor Services portal before doing business with the City of Columbus and becoming Minority or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) certified. To get registered, please visit the following link:
https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources.

After vendor registration, you will receive an email inviting you to complete the required Contract Compliance (EBO) Questionnaire. Vendors must be contract compliant in order to do business with the City of Columbus. To get compliant, please visit the following link:
https://new.columbus.gov/Business-Development/Bids-Solicitations/Vendor-Resources.

To complete our online certification application, track the status of your application and receive a copy of your certification approval letter, visit: https://columbus.diversitycompliance.com/.

For more certification information or questions, contact us at: DiversityCertifications@columbus.gov.

For additional inquiries, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at: odi@columbus.gov.

A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this solicitation for request for proposals. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email at capitalprojects@columbus.gov within thirty days following the contract award.