The City of Lancaster, PA seeks proposals from interested consultants to establish Street Design Guidelines that encourage slower speeds, slower turns, and improved driver sightlines to make our streets and rights-of-way a more inclusive environment where people of all ages and abilities feel safe and welcome. The terms of the introduction and project description are incorporated herein. All proposals shall be effective for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening, unless an award of the Contract is delayed by the required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant, in which case all proposals will remain effective for One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening. Any Proposer awarded a contract under this Request for Proposal shall be required to assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors on the grounds of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids. In addition, some or all of this project is being funded by a Federal grant. Proposers shall be required to comply with provisions in Appendix "A" relating to such Federal funding. Proposals provided by any other means will not be accepted. All proposals must submitted in PDF format. Incomplete proposals and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courrier, faxed and/or e-mailed responses will not be accepted. The City is not required to award any contracts under these proposals, although if it determines to award a contract to one or more Proposers, it need not award to the Proposer or Proposers providing the lowest dollar amount. The City will consider how and to what extent the Proposals meet the City's objectives, the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the Proposers, past performance of the Proposers, compatability of the Proposer's process with other City services, the Proposers ability to handle the work proposed and the specific criteria for making awards set forth in the Proposal materials. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals 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 whatsover. 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. In reviewing the proposals, the City will review the Proposer's experience, necessary facilities and financial resources to furnish the items of this Contract, all as more particularly set forth in the Instructions to Proposers, and the City reserves the right to reject the Proposal of any Proposer not possessing satisfactory qualifications. The City may choose to interview Proposers. All proposals will be handled confidentially by the City during the pre-award process. CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 8/21/2023 4:00 PM The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.