The City Council is being asked to approve a contract with Sanderson Stewart to develop an Inner Belt Loop (IBL) Corridor Study to evaluate the land use and transportation needs along the proposed alignment of the Inner Belt Loop. 

Through a competitive RFP and selection process conducted in February 2019, three proposals were returned, one from Sanderson Stewart (Billings) for $100,000; Design Workshop (Aspen, CO) (firm did not submit a price quote), and Burton Planning Services (Westerville, OH) for $99,000.  Based on the Scope of Work advertised in the RFP (attached in the Contract as Exhibit A), Sanderson Stewart was recommended by the selection committee to complete the IBL Corridor Study. The study would address future access options based on future land use and development along the roadway, potential intersections, storm water management, bicycle and pedestrian access and transportation safety along the corridor.  The full scope of work proposed by the Consultant is outlined in Exhibit A of the contract.  The contract requires the Scope of Work and Document package to be completed in draft form within 10-months of contract signing with a not to exceed amount of $100,000. 

This project is identified in the adopted 2019 Billings Urban Area Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), which City Council recommended for approval in August of 2018. The Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) ultimately approved the document in September of 2018. The UPWP is developed each year and identifies tasks to be completed through the use of Federal Planning dollars allocated to the Metropolitan Planning Organization.