Capital Corridor Community Bikeshare

In general, the scope of this project will consist of a planning process that identifies the needs of Community Bikeshare within a defined area taking into consideration the existing conditions. The outcome of the process will be Identification and prioritization of technologies and processes to include; Payment technologies and payment processing platforms; Options for charging bikes including battery swap and in situ chargers at stations; Security technologies including docking, dockless, and tracking options; Options for membership structures and fee schedules; Options for single-use payment methods and fee schedules; Preference should be given to open-source technologies whenever practicable; Identification and evaluation of potential station locations; Service area will include Montpelier, Barre City, and the Hospital Hill area of Berlin; Provide designs for both mobile/seasonal and fixed stations; Mobile/seasonal design should be easily stowable; A public engagement process to ensure local input and support of projects; An assessment of historic, archaeological and environmental impacts to be completed as a desk exercise to catalogue where construction activity would disturb known cultural or environmental resources; Clear, written documentation of project processes. A complete preliminary cost estimate for implementation, including O&M, under all proposed models This solicitation has some or all Local funding, additional requirements may apply.