Request For Proposals Rail Station Area Plan

Agency:	City of Craig
State:	Colorado
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541330 - Engineering Services
Posted Date:	May 6, 2026
Due Date:	Jun 16, 2026
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

CITY OF CRAIG

RAIL STATION AREA PLAN

City of Craig

300 West 4th Street

Craig, CO 81625

www.ci.craig.co.us

Issue Date: May 6, 2026

Closing Date: June 16, 2026

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSERS

Proposals for the “City of Craig Rail Station Area Plan” project will be received by the City of

Craig (Owner) via Bidnet Direct at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/cityofcraig or mailed,

emailed, or hand delivered to City Hall at 300 West Fourth Street, Craig, Colorado 81625, until

2:00 P.M. prevailing time on June 16, 2026. Late proposals will not be considered and will be

returned to the proposer unopened.

Questions regarding the scope of work must be submitted in writing to the City Clerk at

kcarmody@cityofcraig.org, no later than 5:30 P.M. on May 29, 2026. Responses to all

questions shall be issued in the form of an Addendum to be issued by the City of Craig by no

later than 11:30 A.M. on June 5, 2026.

The Owner may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any or all proposals. Any

proposal may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of proposals or

authorized postponement thereof. Any proposal received after the time and date specified shall

not be considered. No proposer may withdraw a proposal within 60 days after the actual date of

the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the

specified period the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the

proposer.

The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the agreement. The

notice to proceed shall be issued within ten (10) days of the execution of the agreement by the

Owner. Should there be reasons why the notice to proceed cannot be issued within such period,

the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the proposer. If the

notice to proceed has not been issued within the ten (10) day period or within the period

mutually agreed upon, the proposer may terminate the agreement without further liability on the

part of either party.

The Owner may make such investigations as they deem necessary to determine the ability of

the proposer to perform work, and the proposer shall furnish to the Owner all such information

and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any

proposals if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such proposer fails to satisfy the

Owner that such proposer is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the agreement and

to complete the work contemplated therein.

All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having

jurisdiction over the project shall apply to the contract throughout.

This project is exempt from Sales Tax requirements. The party to whom the contract is awarded

will be required to complete all necessary forms to document the exemption.

Instructions for Bidders

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I. Objective:

The City of Craig is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to prepare a Rail

Station Area Plan (herein referred to as “the plan”) that will analyze two locations within

the City of Craig city limits for the feasibility and economic impacts associated with

creating a passenger rail depot station for future passenger rail service to the City of

Craig.

II. Background and Purpose:

Passenger rail has become a priority for the State of Colorado to address increasing

traffic congestion and a desire to see alternative transportation options for travel to

connect the Northwest Colorado region to the Denver Metropolitan Area. The Colorado

Department of Transportation (CDOT) has studied inter-city passenger rail using Union

Pacific Railroad’s (UPRR) Moffat and Craig subdivisions through a Service Development

Plan (SDP) process. UPRR's mainline in the region is currently used for transporting

coal to power plants for electric generation. Due to the impending closure of several

coal plants in this region and CDOT securing a recent 25-year Access Agreement lease

with UPRR, provides the opportunity to repurpose the rail lines for passenger trains

between Craig, Steamboat Springs and Denver.

Two rail station locations have been previously identified and studied by CDOT at a high

level as part of the SDP. Those locations are near the Moffat County fairgrounds and at

the southern end of Yampa Avenue (CO 13) near 4th Street (Hwy 40). The fairground

location offers connectivity for rodeos, and to the future event center that is planned by

Moffat County but is less walkable to the downtown core area and other transportation

infrastructure. One of the noted challenges with the Yampa Avenue and 4th Street

location is that there is an existing industry track that is actively being used and may

need to be reconfigured if that location is chosen. The plan should consider these two

locations as well as other locations that have not been studied.

The City of Craig received Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Funds

(MMOF) from CDOT to complete a Rail Station Area Plan study.

III. Scope of Work:

The city is seeking to hire a professional consulting firm that specializes in rail station

planning and conceptual design. The city has a $150,000 budget to complete all work

described herein.

Two identified station locations will be evaluated within city limits keeping in mind

various attributes, such as connectivity to activity centers (e.g., downtown commercial

center), accessibility (e.g., near transit, walking, biking, driving, parking), and

availability of land with economic and residential development potential. The study will

analyze each of the potential sites individually to determine the feasibility to serve as

the City of Craig’s station for passenger rail. Additionally, as Craig serves as the

terminus for the proposed Mountain Rail project, exploration of train maintenance and

layover facilities will also be identified as a part of the station study process.

The Study shall evaluate potential station locations using the following considerations:

1. Land Use Planning: A vision for how the area within a minimum of ½ mile of the rail

station(s) could be used to support appropriately scaled development that ﬁts

within the vision and goals of the City of Craig and how this area will assist the city in

providing workforce housing and local connectivity.

2. Fiscal Preparedness: A feasible ﬁscal strategy for supporting both the station area(s)

and the proposed land uses in the area(s). Strategies could include Tax Increment

Financing (TIF) districts, special taxing districts, or grant opportunities available,

including the establishment of a Neighborhood Center through DOLA, the Colorado

Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), or others.

3. Infrastructure Preparedness: The feasibility of identiﬁed development based on

current and potential infrastructure, and feasibility of future layover and

maintenance facilities to store and repair trains.

4. Railroad Track Useability: Consideration of existing leases and/or use agreements

for other industry track that are actively being utilized and any necessary

modiﬁcations to accommodate passenger trains.

IV. Work Tasks and Deliverables

1. Task 1: Project Management and Coordination

a. Host a kick-off meeting with the City of Craig and the CDOT Division of Transit

and Rail. The lead consulting ﬁrm shall be prepared to attend the meeting in

person and will include visits to potential sites.

b. Provide project team goals and objectives.

c. Establish points of contact and communication methods and chains.

d. Hold regular coordination meetings with the city and CDOT.

e. Develop a project schedule that identiﬁes key milestones, deliverables,

meetings, and activities.

f. Deliverable: Detailed project schedule.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Description	Opening Date/Time	Closing Date/Time
Request For Proposals Rail Station Area Plan	May 06, 2026 8:00 AM	June 16, 2026 2:00 PM

Request For Proposals Rail Station Area Plan

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