Downtown Transit Center Design

The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of New Orleans is seeking a qualified design‑consultant team to provide full‑service design and engineering services for a new Downtown Transit Center and its adjacent corridor. The work encompasses schematic (30 % design) through construction‑document (100 % design) phases, including community outreach, traffic and energy modeling, safety analysis, cost estimating, construction‑administration, and coordination with a Construction Manager‑at‑Risk (CMAR) and an independent commissioning agent. The contract is a three‑year award with two optional one‑year extensions and is funded primarily by a federal RAISE grant (≈ $25 M) plus a 20 % local match. • Scope covers architectural, civil, structural, MEP, traffic, energy, and sustainability design for the transit hub and corridor. • Requires extensive stakeholder engagement, compliance with NEPA, Buy‑America, DBE, and other federal regulations, and preparation of detailed cost estimates at each design milestone. • Deliverables include three concept designs, 30 % schematic set, 60 % design‑development, 90 % permit set, 100 % construction documents, construction‑admin services, and commissioning verification.