Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment

Location:	Illinois
Posted:	Dec 18, 2025
Due:	Jan 20, 2026
Agency:	City of Decatur
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	H - Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection Services
Solicitation No:	TR2025-03
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Bid Number:	TR2025-03
Bid Title:	Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment
Category:	Transit Bids
Status:	Open

Description:

TR2025-03 Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment which will include to evaluate all existing City Bus Stops across the Duats area, ensuring compliance with ADA Standards, identifying infrastructure improvements to enhance rider safety, accessibility, and service reliability, and ensuring compliance with federal transportation planning regulations.

Publication Date/Time:

12/18/2025 8:00 AM

Closing Date/Time:

1/20/2026 2:00 PM

Submittal Information:

Attn Jessica Taylor, Department of Transportation

Bid Opening Information:

2:00 Transit Conference Room

Pre-bid Meeting:

N/A

Contact Person:

Jessica Taylor 217-542-3547 jtaylor@decaturil.gov or Joselyn Stewart 217-424-2872 jstewart@decaturil.gov

Business Hours:

M-F 8-5

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ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

COMPREHENSIVE BUS STOP ASSESSMENT

The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of Decatur, Illinois, respectfully requests sealed

proposals from interested, qualified consultants’ firms to provide the following professional

services to Decatur Urbanized Area Transportation Study (DUATS):

Introduction

The intent and objectives to prepare the Decatur Urbanized Area Transportation Study

Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment which will

include

 Evaluate all existing City Bus Stops across the Duats area.

 Ensuring compliance with ADA Standards

 Identifying infrastructure improvements to enhance rider safety, accessibility,

and service reliability.

 Ensuring compliance with federal transportation planning regulations.

All proposals must be received by the City prior to 2:00 p.m., CST, January 20th, 2026.

Proposals shall be no greater than 15 pages in PDF format with a maximum size of 8Mb and

must be submitted via email with the subject heading “Comprehensive Bus Stop

Assessment TR2025-03.” Additionally, three (3) bounded hard copies should be submitted.

Late proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances. Any proposal(s) received after

the scheduled time for closing will not be considered. Sole responsibility rests with the

proposing consultant to see that its proposal is received on time. Consultant(s) can hire sub-

contractors with the consent of the MPO.

The DUATS Metropolitan Planning Organization reserves the right to reject any and all

proposals, in part or in whole, and, to make its selection of the most responsive and best

qualified consultant(s) as deemed in the best interest of DUATS; further, the right is reserved

to waive any formalities or informalities contained in said proposal(s).

Background

The City of Decatur, Illinois is the major City with the DUATS which is primarily within

Macon County (see attached map of the study area). There are smaller towns and villages

such as Forsyth, Mount Zion, Harristown, Long Creek, Argenta, Oreana, and Warrensburg

adjacent or nearby. The area is home to Millikin University and Richland Community

College, two hospitals, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Primient (A.E. Staley’s), and

Caterpillar Inc. as the area’s top employers. One of the primary functions of DUATS is to

develop and maintain the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) also known as the Long-

Range Transportation Plan (CBSA). MTP has fiscal constraints, which means transportation

projects are based on revenue from the federal, state, and local governments.

Scope of Work

The work to be performed by the selected consultant(s), hereinafter referred to as the

Consultant(s), shall include but not be limited to the tasks described in this section.

Consultant(s) shall provide qualified personnel to complete all the tasks outlined. Completion

of these tasks will require that the Consultant(s) work with the DUATS MPO staff to gain a

clear understanding of proposed projects and other relevant information.

1. Familiarity of all previous and related transportation plans and studies including

but not be limited to the following:

a. Supply Chain Optimization Study (Prepared by Quetica)-2018

b. DUATS TIP 2025-2028

c. City of Decatur Jasper Great Streets Great Neighborhoods Roadmap - 2023

d. City of Decatur Transit COA, Thriving Communities, SS4A Action Plan (in

development)

e. Bike Decatur-Regional Bicycle Master Plan

f. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Alternative (CEDS)

g. Duats 2050-Longe Range Transportation Plan CBSA

Deliverables: Technical memo on recent planning efforts

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2. Realignment of Routes

Map of Decatur bus routes and stops to be provided by City of Decatur Transportation

Services.

a. Identify what stops need eliminated based on the system realignment due to the

COA (Comprehensive Operational Analysis)

b. Identify what existing stops will stay and need updates (ADA, pads, recommend

for shelters/benches/etc).

c. Identify areas where new bus stops should be put due to the realignment.

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Map of the proposed network with the MOD zones from the COA.

4. Performance-Based Planning

a) Experience conducting bus stop or ADA accessibility assessments.

b) Ability to collect, analyze, and present GIS data.

b) The plan should include identification and assessment of human and natural

environments, including, but not limited to, community assessment, cultural resources,

historic resources, farmlands, wetlands and /or ecosystem and wildlife habitat as

appropriate and a discussion of environmental mitigation activities and potential areas in

which to carry out these activities.

c) Additionally, the plan should address an analysis of equity and environmental justice

including Title VI.

Deliverables: Analysis of the region’s multi-modal transportation system. Identify

project priorities and funding strategies that may be possible through appropriate

state/federal grants and other funding sources.

5. Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment

a) Provide project selection and prioritization that relates to the COA.

b) Recommendations with document preparation and exhibits.

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6. Public Involvement and Engagement

a) Conduct various means of public input solicitation as part of the consideration for this

planning process. The Consultant(s) can provide suggestions on how to best maximize

public participation. The public involvement should comply with DUATS Public

Participation Plan (PPP).

Deliverables: Compile a report of the above results and deliver to MPO staff and include

them as an appendix to the final plan.

7. Develop a Draft of the Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment Update

a) Consultant(s) will compile findings, analysis of data collected, and recommendations

for a draft a plan.

Deliverables: Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment document in PDF to be e-mailed to

jtaylor@decaturil.gov, no more than 10 Mb, a CD version, and five (5) hard copies.

8. Produce Implementation Strategies

a) The Consultant(s) will recommend implementation strategies and their prioritization

for DUATS capital projects and will advise on possible appropriate state/federal grants

and other funding sources.

Deliverables: Identify Implementation project priorities and funding strategies that may

be possible through appropriate state/federal grants.

9. Finalize a Draft Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment

a) The Consultant(s) will present the draft Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment study to

DUATS Technical and Policy Committees before consideration of final approval by the

Policy Committee.

Deliverables: A final Comprehensive Bus Stop Assessment document will be required in

an electronic format (PDF) of not more than 10 mb, a CD version, and five (10) bounded

hard copies.

Late Proposals

Late submittals will not be accepted under any circumstance, and any submittal so

received shall not be considered.

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