MBTA issued Request for Letters of Interest to assess sustainable revenue opportunities to fund station capital improvements on the Red Line at TOD locations experiencing rapid growth.

Scope of services may include: policy review, research, and analysis; review of zoning, land use, development, and their impacts on transit; economic and financial review, modeling, and analysis; identification of public finance best practices, challenges, and strategies; station-by-station development and financing recommendations; and final report detailing policy best practices and frameworks, station-area development context, and public finance strategies. DBE requirement is 16%.

See https://bc.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/pdf/X40PS01%20Public%20Announcement.pdf

Worcester needs a consultant for its Housing Production Plan.

For RFP contact Chris Gagliastro at 508-799-1220 or  gagliastroc@worcesterma.gov

Provincetown is hiring a consultant to develop a townwide Coastal Resilience Plan.

For RFP contact Timothy Famulare, Community Development Director, tfamulare@provincetown-ma.gov or 508-487-7020

Brockton issued an RFP for the Montello Neighborhood Plan and Form-Based Code.  The project includes the zoning amendment for the Montello and Village neighborhoods.

For RFP see the City's website: www.brockton.ma.us. Go to the Postings Tab, then click on See All Procurement Postings.

Virtual pre-proposal meeting: 2/13/24 @ 1:30 P.M. via Zoom

Marblehead needs engineering, permitting and design services for portions of its rail trail. There are two RFPs for two rail-trail projects. One project has an estimated construction cost of $1 million and the other, $175,000.

Contact Rebecca Curran for information on the 2 RFPs at rebeccac@marblehead.org or 781-631-0000

Winthrop needs help to comply with the MBTA Communities Law.

Contact Dylan Cook for RFP at 617-846-7116

Bridgewater seeks a consultant for a five-year update to its Community Preservation Plan.

For RFP see procurement@bridgewaterma.org or 508-697-0919

The Boston Planning & Development Agency issued a Request for Proposals for consultant services for the “Boston’s Framework for Greening While Growing."

For RFP see the BPDA Procurement Portal at bostonplans.org/
work-with-us/procurement-portal

The Boston Planning and Development Agency issued an RFP for transportation planning support (data collection, existing conditions analysis, "design services," and implementation support.  Estimated budget: $600,000.

For RFP see the BPDA Procurement Portal at bostonplans.org/
work-with-us/procurement-portal

Weston issued an RFP for consultant to develop a townwide Unified Plan.

For RFP www.weston.org/bids