Analysis of Wildlife Vehicle Collisions on MI Trunklines

The State of Michigan, Department of Transportation, is seeking a contractor to perform a hot spot analysis to identify specific segments of trunkline as risks for Wildlife Vehicle Collisions. The analysis will focus on a suite of wildlife and will be conducted using wildlife movement, habitat, and landscape data to determine where key crossing locations intersect with trunklines. The selected contractor will be required to identify and model occurrences of Wildlife Vehicle Collisions (WVCs) on MDOT trunkline statewide, identify and model wildlife habitats/corridors that intersect MDOT trunkline statewide, synthesize modeled data into a wildlife crossing hotspot layer and GIS-based web map, conduct field visits to the top 20 hot spot locations identified, identify solutions and develop decision support tools, and participate in public outreach events for top hot spot locations. • The contractor will be required to provide a price schedule for the proposed Contract Activities, including a description and timeline of each task/activity, prices for each of the tasks/activities, and a payment schedule based on deliverables. • The contractor will be required to attend quarterly meetings to discuss development and finalization of quarterly reports and submit written quarterly reports to the Program Manager. • The contractor will be required to provide a sample project plan from a past project that addresses similar scope and deliverables as specified in this RFP.