Request for Proposals: Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration?Study

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Dec 18, 2025
Due:	Jan 9, 2026
Agency:	NC Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	63 - Alarm, Signal, and Detection Systems
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Request for Proposals:
Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), in partnership with the City of Raleigh, NCDOT, and eastern Wake County jurisdictions (the towns of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest, and Rolesville), is soliciting proposals for the Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study . This study builds upon CAMPO’s previous Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traffic Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) initiatives. The purpose is to evaluate feasibility, provide technical guidance, and outline implementation steps for integrating traffic signal systems across jurisdictional boundaries while aligning with Raleigh’s Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) standards.

Expected outcomes include:

Development of a tailored integration guidebook for Raleigh and eastern municipalities, leveraging national best practices and lessons from the Western Wake Study.
Comprehensive infrastructure evaluation and mapping of existing/planned signal systems, ownership, maintenance responsibilities, and traffic management center needs.
Review of funding opportunities, including ITS TIP projects, and identification of local, state, federal, and partnership-based sources.
Peer reviews of national signal system integrations to identify best practices relevant to eastern Wake County.
Draft agreements and template language for data-sharing, maintenance, access, and liability frameworks.
Regular coordination with a Technical Steering Committee (CAMPO, NCDOT, Raleigh, Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Rolesville).
Targeted stakeholder outreach to build consensus and promote participation.

The consultant is expected to provide recommendations and final deliverables to the client and deliver final project presentations to local governing boards no later than anticipated completion date of June 30, 2027. Completed Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026, with a Notice to Proceed anticipated to be issued in late February 2026.

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TASK	TIME	DATE
Advertise the RFP		December 9, 2025
RFP Question Submittal Deadline Questions should be submitted via email to: Evan Koff & Alex Rickard .	12 PM EST	December 18, 2025
CAMPO Responses to Questions Questions & Responses	5 PM EST	December 19, 2025
Submittal Deadline for Proposals Deliver Proposals, per instructions in the full RFP.	3 PM EST	January 9, 2026
Tentative Candidate Selection		Late?January, 2026
Contract Negotiations		Late January, 2026 to Late February, 2026
Anticipated Notice to Proceed		Late February, 2026

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Request

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Proposals

Eastern Wake Traffic Signal

System Integration Study

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

December 5, 2025

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Request for Proposals

Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study

INTRODUCTION

The North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), in

coordination with our partners Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization

(TWTPO), Central Pines Regional Council (CPRC), and the North Carolina Department of

Transportation (NCDOT), has taken a leadership role in the development and

implementation of three recent Transportation Systems Management and Operation

(TSM&O) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) studies that frame how the triangle

region implements multijurisdictional TSM&O and ITS initiatives. Those three studies are

the Triangle Region ITS Strategic Deployment Plan, its subsequent ITS Deployment

Roadmap, and the Western Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study (to be referred to

as the “Western Wake Study”).

Building upon the success of these studies, CAMPO, in coordination with the City of

Raleigh, NCDOT and multiple eastern Wake County jurisdictions, is seeking assistance in

developing the Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study (to be referred to as

the “Eastern Wake Study”) to continue regionalizing Wake County’s ITS systems, including

but not limited to, the integration of traffic signal system operations. CAMPO is inviting

submittals from professional consultants who are experienced in planning and

implementing regional ITS systems. Recommendations including guidance and

implementation step details from this study should be fit for use in other areas across

North Carolina where regional ITS signal system integration efforts would be applicable.

This document presents a desired set of work tasks to prepare a work product that will

ultimately allow the region, building upon previous studies, to enhance its implementation

strategy for integrating traffic signal systems and other TSM&O/ITS solutions across

jurisdictional boundaries.

This study is anticipated to be completed within an approximate timeframe of 17 months

during two (2) fiscal years with a Notice to Proceed issued in late February 2026, and

completion by late June 2027.

Outcomes of the study will include:

• Discovery of what municipalities adjacent to the City of Raleigh (i.e. the Towns of

Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville) are most prepared and primed

for signal system integration with the City of Raleigh and/or each other.

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• Detailed guidance outlining implementation steps of the integration of traffic signal

systems specifically tailored to the City of Raleigh and one or more of the

aforementioned jurisdictions.

• Review of funding opportunities to guide implementation

• Peer reviews of recent signal system integrations from other areas around the nation

– as it relates to any developments not already detailed in the Western Wake Study

• Infrastructure evaluation of all signal systems within stakeholder jurisdictions with

close coordination with NCDOT.

• Detailed guidance on any additional implementation steps or studies needed for

future integration of Town of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville traffic

signal systems into one eastern Wake system.

• Any necessary agreement language or templates needed to share system data,

assign maintenance responsibilities and access, and assign legal liabilities.

The Eastern Wake Study will be funded by CAMPO. The consultant(s) will be expected to

coordinate with and oversee project committees, including staff from the CAMPO, NCDOT,

the City of Raleigh, and the Towns of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and Rolesville.

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LEAD AND SPONSORING AGENCIES

The MPO is required to complete the transportation planning process in a continuing,

cooperative, and comprehensive manner for the region. The current Capital Area MPO

planning area boundary encompasses 1,579.51 square miles and an estimated 2020

population of 1,272,232. The Capital Area MPO is tasked with providing a regional,

comprehensive, and cooperative planning process that serves as the basis for the

expenditure of all federal transportation funds in the area. Under Section 134 of the Federal

Highway Act of 1973, MPOs are required to prepare long-range transportation plans for the

planning area with a minimum of a 20-year planning horizon and other regionally significant

studies and plans. The Town of Cary, North Carolina, serves as the Lead Planning Agency

for the Capital Area MPO. Funding for this plan will be contributed by CAMPO.

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PROPOSAL AND PROJECT TIMELINE

ACTION

Advertise for Proposals

Deadline for Questions

DATE

Friday, December 5, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Questions must be submitted in writing (no phone calls) no later than 12:00 p.m. on

Thursday, December 18, 2025, to Evan.Koff@campo-nc.us & Alex.Rickard@campo-nc.us.

Questions and responses will be posted on www.campo-nc.us no later than 5:00 p.m. on

Friday, December 19, 2025.

Proposals Due

Friday, January 9, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

Deliver in PDF format by email by 3:00 p.m. EDT to Evan Koff: Evan.Koff@campo-nc.us &

Alex Rickard: Alex.Rickard@campo-nc.us

Proposal Opening

Friday, January 9, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

Candidate Interviews, if necessary

January 21–22, 2026

Preferred Candidate Selection

Late January 2026

Contract Negotiation and Approval

Executive Board Contract Approval, if necessary

Anticipated Notice to Proceed

Project Completion

Late January 2026 to

Early February 2026

February 2026

Executive Board meeting

Late February 2026

June 30, 2027

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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