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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORATION BOARD (OUTBoard) <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:November 18, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7d <br />SUBJECT: Request for Qualifications & Proposals for Conceptual Design of Train Station, <br />Hillsborough, NC <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)N <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1.RFQ & Proposals for Conceptual <br />Design – Train Station, <br />Hillsborough, NC and selected <br />excerpts from Hillsborough Rail <br />Station Small Area Plan 2010 <br /> Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use <br />Planner, 919-245-2567 <br />PURPOSE:Receive an update on a recently released Request for Qualification & Proposals for <br />Conceptual Design for the Hillsborough Train Station <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Planning for the Hillsborough Train Station has been ongoing since 2008. A Hillsborough Rail <br />Station Small Area Plan was prepared in 2010, and later the project was adopted as part of the <br />Orange County Bus and Rail Investment Plan (OCBRIP). The project will be submitted as a <br />new transit/rail project by GOTriangle (previously named Triangle Transit) for consideration of <br />inclusion in the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) <br />regional project priority list and Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) as <br />well as the 2016-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). <br />The Town of Hillsborough is currently seeking Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) from design <br />firms or teams to develop a concept plan for the train station. The RFQ was released on <br />October 19th, and proposals are due on November 18th. This work is needed to initiate the <br />environmental review needed. The station is proposed to be located adjacent to and within the <br />North Carolina Railroad Corridor in Hillsborough on a 20-acre site owned by the Town of <br />Hillsborough. The concept plan must include the building footprint (located outside the NCRR <br />corridor), 100 parking spaces, and site access. Elements within the NCRR corridor include the <br />boarding platform location and concept plan. The selected firm will coordinate with the NCDOT <br />Rail Division and its consultant which is responsible for completing a NEPA document for the <br />Hillsborough Train Station. <br />The RFQ with selected excerpts for the Hillsborough Rail Station Small Area Plan 2010 has <br />been provided for informational purposes (Attachment 1). The complete announcement and a <br />complete copy of the Small Area Plan is available in the bid section of the Town of <br />Hillsborough’s website (www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us ). <br />,WHPG <br />55