B820-26-07 Safe Routes to School Assessment and Planning RFP

Project Description: There will be a virtual, non-mandatory pre-response Q & A held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 14, 2026, held via Microsoft TEAMS using the following log-in information for access:
Meeting ID: 214 399 088 969 686
Passcode: JG2kk3Y4
PUBLIC NOTICE
B820-26-07 Safe Routes to School Assessment and Planning– RFP
THE CITY OF LANCASTER, PA
The City of Lancaster, PA will receive proposals online for Safe Routes to School Assessment and Planning - RFP until September 29, 2026, at 11:00AM at which time they shall be opened electronically and publicly posted on PennBid’s website. The City is issuing this RFP to identify a firm, agency, or individual with proven expertise to conduct a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) assessment, and recommend policy, planning and prioritization for areas surrounding eleven (11) schools located in Lancaster City.
All documents and solicitation details are available online at no cost on PennBid- http://pennbid.bonfirehub.com.
This project is funded by a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration for the Safe Routes to School: Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Planning, Federal Award No. 693JJ32540673. The successful proposer shall be required to assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances and other applicable requirements of federal and state law.
The City will determine who is the lowest responsible proposer upon the basis of the proposals submitted. The lowest responsible proposer need not be the proposer submitting the lowest dollar amount. The City may consider the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the proposer, past performance of the proposer, compatibility of the proposer’s processes with other City services and the proposer’s ability to handle the volume of work proposed. Further, consideration will be given to such matters as contractor integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance, cost to the customer, and financial and technical resources.
The City reserves the right to reject the proposal of any proposer not possessing satisfactory qualifications.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposer and re-advertise if the best interest of the City will thereby be promoted. The City also reserves the right to waive technical defects if in its judgment, the interest of the City shall so require. The City further reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposals received and reject any or all proposals for any reason whatsoever. Included in its right to reject proposals, is the right for the City, in its sole discretion, to reject proposals which are deemed by the City to be incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contain additions, erasures, alterations, omissions or irregularities of any kind.