1143912 - Manual and Video Turning Counts, Spot Speed Dist. Studies & Random Mech. Counts

Manual and Video Turning Counts, Spot Speed Distribution Studies and Random Mechanical Counts
This solicitation is reserved for only application submitted/certified local small businesses timely registered with the County’s LSBRP. This solicitation thus comes under County Code, sections 11B-17A; 11B-65; 11B-70 and Executive Regulation 21-05AM.  These documents can be accessed through the LSBRP web site at (www.montgomerycountymd.gov/LSBRP). 
The purpose of this contract is to supplement traffic data collection performed by County staff. The counts are intended to provide timely traffic volume and speed data for use in studies and evaluations of potential development and project proposals. 
It is the County's intent to enter into a contract with a qualified and competent professional traffic engineering firm for the collection of traffic speed and volume data by performing and tabulating: manual turning movement counts, video turning movement counts, spot speed distribution studies and random mechanical counts at locations designated by the County. The County intends to contract with the selected offeror for this work to be done on a "requirements" (as needed) basis, an all-inclusive fixed unit price (in terms of dollars per person-hour of counting, dollars per day, or dollars per count, as specified for each type of count.
Manual Turning Movement Counts

Whenever assigned by the County to do so, the Contractor will provide personnel, equipment, and vehicles to perform manual turning movement counts at intersections and other locations as designated by the County. A manual turning movement count is define! as the mechanical or electronic collection and tabulation of manually-input vehicle turning movement volume data gathered from direct field observations.
The tabulated turning movement count data will be provided to the County on a digital storage device containing EXCEL, PDF, and PPD File Format and on an original (hard c /) plus one photocopy of each specified form.