The City encourages innovative and thoughtful responses that demonstrate an understanding of the tasks outlined as well as other potential creative and forward-thinking ideas and tasks that may be beneficial to incorporate into the project. The City foresees the need for a range of deliverables but with an emphasis on highly visual materials that can be easily understood and accessed by a wide range of audiences. The City expects a high level of innovative public engagement throughout the entire project. For each task below, a preliminary plan for outreach be jointly detailed prior to drafting of the public engagement plan. The City's expectations for the new Integrated Multimodal Transportation Master Plan can be summarized as follows: o Goal-based - The plan will be organized around the transportation goals and needs developed in partnership with the City of Yuma's stakeholders, staff, and policymakers. It shall include public participation with public meetings and the use of web-based media to gather input, disseminate information, and incorporate key concepts into the plan. o Action-oriented - An implementation component will be included to ensure that the plan is viable and feasible to incorporate into the City's overall transportation goals and strategies. Proposed projects will include cost estimates for construction as well as right-of-way acquisition. The plan must include policies for ongoing decision-making as well as specific, achievable actions and strategies for both immediate and long-term solutions. o User-friendly - The plan's format will be visually engaging and include understandable language to encourage the use by a broad audience (City Council, City leaders and staff, residents, businesses, and developers). The plan will utilize a combination of maps, illustrations, infographics, tables, and succinct writing to convey its message and actionable items. The plan should provide a document that is usable and succinct. Adoption of plan - The City anticipates the information gathering and plan development to take 15 months, with the plan to be completed and adopted by May 8, 2025. All Consultants awarded contracts with the City that come on City property to conduct business or perform services shall be required to obtain a City of Yuma Business License The budget for this plan is $300,000 Question Deadline 10/17/2023 at 11:00 AM MT Online Portal