Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, November 11, 1987, Page 18, Image 18

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M ETR O PO LITAN SERVICE D ISTR IC T (M etro)
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
CONSULTING SERVICES
A p p lic a tio n due 5:00 p .m ., D ec em b e r 4, 1987
M etro and the C ity o f Portland are establishing a
Public-Private Task Force or> Future Transit Finance
in the Portland region and w ish to engage consulting
services to act as Project C oordinator. The C oor­
dinator w ill act as a co n tra ct center, clearinghouse
and inform a tion resource to assist the Task Force
in reaching their recom m endations. For a com plete
Request fo r Proposal, co nta ct:
Karen T h ac ks to n
T ra n s p o rta tio n D e p a rtm e n t
M e tro
2000 S .W . First
P o rtla n d , OR 97201
(503)220-1159
Proposals m ust be received by 5:00 p .m . on Friday,
December 4, 1987. Postm arks are n ot acceptable.
IPUBLIC NOTICE
The H ousing A u th o rity o f Portland has been given
approval by the U .S . D epartm ent o f H ousing &
Urban D evelopm ent to purchase 30 three bedroom
units under their C onventional Housing Program ,
A cquisition w ith o u t R ehabilitation. These homes
should be located w ith in the city lim its o f Portland,
on im proved streets and connected to sewer. Pre­
ference w ill be given to hom es b uilt w ith in the last
ten years or recently rehabilitated w ith energy c o n ­
servation measures. All hom es m ust be free o f lead
base paint.
All purchases w ill be either vacant houses at the tim e
o f the o ffe r or ow ner occupied. Pursuant to Federal
Regulations 24 CFR subpart B, "fh e sale by the
ow ner to the Housing A u th o rity is voluntary, and if
a m utu ally satisfactory agreem ent cannot be reach­
ed, the H ousing A u th o rity w ill n ot acquire the p ro ­
p e r ty ." This pro visio n rem oves any resp on sibility
from the H ousing A u th o rity to the house ow ner fo r
relocation assistance.
Interested p roperty ow ners should co nta ct:
J e a n e tte S an d er t
H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rtla n d o ffic e
by phone: 249-5549
or by m ail to
P .O . Box 13220
P o rtla n d , OR 97213
Proposals w ill be accepted th ro u g h December 1,
1987.
Joan B ro w n
A c tin g E xecu tive D ire cto r
H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rtlan d
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C IT Y OF P O R T L A N D
B U R E A U OF T R A F F IC M A N A G E M E N T
D O W N T O W N P A R K IN G PLA N A N D
C IR C U L A T IO N U P D A T E
PROPOSALS DUE 4:30 P.M.,
DECEMBER 11,1987
NOTICE OF REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS
The C ity o f Portland, Bureau o f T ra ffic M anagem ent,
is seeking the services o f a qualified co nsu ltan t or
consulting team to develop the 1988 D o w n to w n
Parking Plan and C irculation U pdate. The Plan is
intended to rem edy deficiencies in data and to deve­
lop recom m endations fo r strategies to m eet short
range and fu tu re parking and related c ircu latio n
needs o f d o w n to w n P ortland w ith in the fra m e w o rk
o f existing policy.
Required w o rk elem ents include design, p e rfo r­
mance and analysis o f parking utilization and parker
surveys to assess current parking co nd itio ns and
create profiles fo r each parking sector w ith in d o w n ­
to w n and selected fringe areas; project additional
parking dem and by type and sector; recom m end
strategies to m eet the dem and; reveiw d o w n to w n
circulation in regard to enhancem ents related to
parking, pedestrian and bicycle amenities; and eval
uate parking scenarios fo r air quality and circulation
im pacts using the C ity's air quality o ffsets and dow n
to w n circulation m odels.
The plan w ill include proposals th a t m axim ize e ffi­
cient use o f existing parking facilities, and w ill recom ­
m end alternatives to d o w n to w n parking. The study
w ill investigate w hether additional parking facilities
should be b uilt or acquired by the C ity and recom ­
m end o ptim al public fa c ility rate structures.
The estim ated co nsultant budget is $100,000. The
Request fo r Proposal (RFP) w ill be available fo r d is tri­
bution Novem ber 6, 1987 from :
The Bureau of Traffic Management
1120 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 730
Portland, OR 97204
The C ity has established a goal o f 9 percent p a rti­
cipation fo r M in o rity Business Enterprises (MBE) and
9 percent participation fo r W o m e n 's Business Enter­
prises (W BE) on the to ta l dollars spent fo r p rofes­
sional, te chnical, and expert services. Participation
o f M B E /W B E as subcontractors, in jo in t ventures,
or by a to ta l aw ard, w ill be considered to w a rd this
goal. In evaluating proposals, participation by M B E /
W BE is one o f the criteria fo r determ ining awards.
The Bureau o f T ra ffic M anagem ent especially en­
courages proposals fro m qualified m in o rity and
w om pn-ow ned businesses. C ontact:
Francie Royce
Project Manager
(503) 796-5183
for more information.
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