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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 1, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~ " -F SUBJECT: RFP Award: Graphic Design, Cartography and Production of a Map of Bicycle Routes in Orange County DEPARTMENT: Purchasing, Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (Under Separate Cover) Pam Jones, 245-2652 1. Map of Bicycle Routes Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 2. Sample Bicycle Map -Randolph County PURPOSE: To consider awarding Request for Proposals (RFP) for graphic design and cartography to develop a map of designated bicycle routes in Orange County to R+M, Inc. of Cary, North Carolina (Graphic Design) and Simpson Maps of Concord, North Carolina (Cartography). BACKGROUND: The BOCC, in October 2007, endorsed a resolution authorizing the Manager to sign an agreement with NCDOT for reimbursement of costs of developing an Orange County Bicycle Map subject to final review and approval by the County Attorney and others to ensure that the County's policies and procedures adhere to federal requirements of the agreement. The Orange County bicycle route mapping and signing project has been programmed in the TIP since the 1997-2003 TIP, which scheduled the project for FFY 1998. Staff shortages in the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) delayed progress of this effort for several years. However, the 2008 map uses current mapping and information. The bicycle map and signing project is a transportation enhancement project and its purpose is to develop auser-friendly map that highlights the 150 to 200 mile system of designated bicycle routes in Orange County and the bicyclist-oriented information that supports travel along these routes. Attachment 2, the bicycle map for Randolph County (not to scale), is an example of how the finished product may look. This bicycle routing system is and is not connected with the Orange County Bicycle Transportation Plan or the Long Range Transportation Plan, although a few of the routes are included in those plans, such as the North Carolina Mountains to Sea Bicycle Trail. An Orange County Bicycle Map Committee made up of interested Orange County residents and planning staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Mebane, met with staff from the NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation in a series of meetings in 2002 to develop a system of proposed bicycle routes that would not be too difficult or unsafe for the average bicyclist to serve Orange County communities and provide connections to bicycle routes in adjacent counties. NCDOT staff reviewed and bicycled all proposed routes before developing an updated map,