Short Range Transit Plan Consulting Services

Ben Franklin Transit is seeking a consultant to develop a Board-adopted Short Range Transit Plan covering transit service, operations, financial scenarios, resource planning, public engagement, and implementation for the next one to five years.

Ben Franklin Transit


General
Open (open)
RFP 26-14
Oct 05, 2026 12:00 PM
Sep 04, 2026 01:49 PM
$400,000.00
1 year 2 months base + 1 × 3 years 10 months option
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Contact
rorvis@bft.org
+15093185862
1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA, USA
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Ben Franklin Transit, RFP 26-14, Rob Orvis, Procurement Manager, 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352
Description

Ben Franklin Transit seeks consultant services to develop a Short Range Transit Plan covering the next one to five years. The engagement includes a comprehensive assessment of fixed-route, microtransit, general demand, ADA paratransit, and rideshare services; route-level service recommendations; evaluation of fixed-route and on-demand alternatives; schedule and operator quality-of-life review; transit center, vehicle, fleet, facility, and capital planning; and stakeholder, Board, employer, school district, jurisdictional, and public engagement. The consultant will lead financial assessment and multi-scenario modeling, including revenue, funding-risk, fare, sales-tax, staffing, vehicle, facility, reserve, and capital implications. Deliverables include existing-conditions and regional-growth analyses, service and resource plans, CONNECT/on-demand strategy, ADA and rideshare recommendations, financial outlook and scenario analysis, signage and passenger-information guidance, a draft and final Short Range Transit Plan, a planning framework guide, an update protocol, and editable data, models, GIS files, calculations, and methodology documentation. The contract is structured as a time-and-materials engagement with a not-to-exceed contract value of $400,000, and the project duration is anticipated to be 14 months, with possible extensions up to five years for additional work.

Classification Codes
NAICS541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSCAS91OTHER MODAL TRANSPORTATION - BASIC RESEARCH
Smart Codes
transit planning consultingtransit financial modelingpublic transportation analysis
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 4, 2026-Release Date
Sep 21, 2026-Pre-Proposal Meeting (optional)
Non-mandatory Microsoft Teams meeting; there will not be an in-person meeting. Meeting ID: 241 474 699 141 022; passcode: mS9Jz3YN.
Sep 28, 2026-Question Submission Deadline
Oct 5, 2026-Proposal Submission Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • Workers Compensation
  • Employer's Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Products-Completed Operations Aggregate — $1,000,000.00
  • Personal Injury — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
No
Documents
TitleDate Posted
Short_Range_Transit_Plan.pdfSep 04, 2026 01:49 PM
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