Request for Proposals: Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration?Study
| Agency: | NC Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization |
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| State: | North Carolina |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Posted Date: | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Jan 9, 2026 |
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Description
Request for Proposals:
Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), in partnership with the City of Raleigh, NCDOT, and eastern Wake County jurisdictions (the towns of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest, and Rolesville), is soliciting proposals for the Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study . This study builds upon CAMPO’s previous Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traffic Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) initiatives. The purpose is to evaluate feasibility, provide technical guidance, and outline implementation steps for integrating traffic signal systems across jurisdictional boundaries while aligning with Raleigh’s Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) standards.
Expected outcomes include:
- Development of a tailored integration guidebook for Raleigh and eastern municipalities, leveraging national best practices and lessons from the Western Wake Study.
- Comprehensive infrastructure evaluation and mapping of existing/planned signal systems, ownership, maintenance responsibilities, and traffic management center needs.
- Review of funding opportunities, including ITS TIP projects, and identification of local, state, federal, and partnership-based sources.
- Peer reviews of national signal system integrations to identify best practices relevant to eastern Wake County.
- Draft agreements and template language for data-sharing, maintenance, access, and liability frameworks.
- Regular coordination with a Technical Steering Committee (CAMPO, NCDOT, Raleigh, Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Rolesville).
- Targeted stakeholder outreach to build consensus and promote participation.
The consultant is expected to provide recommendations and final deliverables to the client and deliver final project presentations to local governing boards no later than anticipated completion date of June 30, 2027. Completed Proposals are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026, with a Notice to Proceed anticipated to be issued in late February 2026.
Go to full RFP| TASK | TIME | DATE |
| Advertise the RFP | December 9, 2025 | |
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RFP Question Submittal Deadline
Questions should be submitted via email to:
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12 PM EST | December 18, 2025 |
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CAMPO Responses to Questions
Questions & Responses |
5 PM EST | December 19, 2025 |
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Submittal Deadline for Proposals
Deliver Proposals, per instructions in the full RFP. |
3 PM EST | January 9, 2026 |
| Tentative Candidate Selection | Late January, 2026 | |
| Contract Negotiations |
Late January, 2026 to
Late February, 2026 |
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| Anticipated Notice to Proceed | Late February, 2026 |
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Request
for
Proposals
Eastern Wake Traffic Signal
System Integration Study
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
December 5, 2025
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Request for Proposals
Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study
INTRODUCTION
The North Carolina Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), in
coordination with our partners Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization
(TWTPO), Central Pines Regional Council (CPRC), and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT), has taken a leadership role in the development and
implementation of three recent Transportation Systems Management and Operation
(TSM&O) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) studies that frame how the triangle
region implements multijurisdictional TSM&O and ITS initiatives. Those three studies are
the Triangle Region ITS Strategic Deployment Plan, its subsequent ITS Deployment
Roadmap, and the Western Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study (to be referred to
as the “Western Wake Study”).
Building upon the success of these studies, CAMPO, in coordination with the City of
Raleigh, NCDOT and multiple eastern Wake County jurisdictions, is seeking assistance in
developing the Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study (to be referred to as
the “Eastern Wake Study”) to continue regionalizing Wake County’s ITS systems, including
but not limited to, the integration of traffic signal system operations. CAMPO is inviting
submittals from professional consultants who are experienced in planning and
implementing regional ITS systems. Recommendations including guidance and
implementation step details from this study should be fit for use in other areas across
North Carolina where regional ITS signal system integration efforts would be applicable.
This document presents a desired set of work tasks to prepare a work product that will
ultimately allow the region, building upon previous studies, to enhance its implementation
strategy for integrating traffic signal systems and other TSM&O/ITS solutions across
jurisdictional boundaries.
This study is anticipated to be completed within an approximate timeframe of 17 months
during two (2) fiscal years with a Notice to Proceed issued in late February 2026, and
completion by late June 2027.
Outcomes of the study will include:
• Discovery of what municipalities adjacent to the City of Raleigh (i.e. the Towns of
Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville) are most prepared and primed
for signal system integration with the City of Raleigh and/or each other.
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• Detailed guidance outlining implementation steps of the integration of traffic signal
systems specifically tailored to the City of Raleigh and one or more of the
aforementioned jurisdictions.
• Review of funding opportunities to guide implementation
• Peer reviews of recent signal system integrations from other areas around the nation
– as it relates to any developments not already detailed in the Western Wake Study
• Infrastructure evaluation of all signal systems within stakeholder jurisdictions with
close coordination with NCDOT.
• Detailed guidance on any additional implementation steps or studies needed for
future integration of Town of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville traffic
signal systems into one eastern Wake system.
• Any necessary agreement language or templates needed to share system data,
assign maintenance responsibilities and access, and assign legal liabilities.
The Eastern Wake Study will be funded by CAMPO. The consultant(s) will be expected to
coordinate with and oversee project committees, including staff from the CAMPO, NCDOT,
the City of Raleigh, and the Towns of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and Rolesville.
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LEAD AND SPONSORING AGENCIES
The MPO is required to complete the transportation planning process in a continuing,
cooperative, and comprehensive manner for the region. The current Capital Area MPO
planning area boundary encompasses 1,579.51 square miles and an estimated 2020
population of 1,272,232. The Capital Area MPO is tasked with providing a regional,
comprehensive, and cooperative planning process that serves as the basis for the
expenditure of all federal transportation funds in the area. Under Section 134 of the Federal
Highway Act of 1973, MPOs are required to prepare long-range transportation plans for the
planning area with a minimum of a 20-year planning horizon and other regionally significant
studies and plans. The Town of Cary, North Carolina, serves as the Lead Planning Agency
for the Capital Area MPO. Funding for this plan will be contributed by CAMPO.
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PROPOSAL AND PROJECT TIMELINE
ACTION
Advertise for Proposals
Deadline for Questions
DATE
Friday, December 5, 2025
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Questions must be submitted in writing (no phone calls) no later than 12:00 p.m. on
Thursday, December 18, 2025, to Evan.Koff@campo-nc.us & Alex.Rickard@campo-nc.us.
Questions and responses will be posted on www.campo-nc.us no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, December 19, 2025.
Proposals Due
Friday, January 9, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Deliver in PDF format by email by 3:00 p.m. EDT to Evan Koff: Evan.Koff@campo-nc.us &
Alex Rickard: Alex.Rickard@campo-nc.us
Proposal Opening
Friday, January 9, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
Candidate Interviews, if necessary
January 21–22, 2026
Preferred Candidate Selection
Late January 2026
Contract Negotiation and Approval
Executive Board Contract Approval, if necessary
Anticipated Notice to Proceed
Project Completion
Late January 2026 to
Early February 2026
February 2026
Executive Board meeting
Late February 2026
June 30, 2027
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