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TAC recommends FY2026 UPWP to CCRPC board, approves consultant pre-qualification list
Summary
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Transportation Advisory Committee recommended the FY2026 Unified Planning Work Program to the CCRPC board and approved a slate of pre-qualified consultants for FY26 projects, authorizing staff to assign work by task area rather than issuing separate procurements.
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Transportation Advisory Committee recommended adoption of the FY2026 Unified Planning Work Program and approved a list of pre‑qualified consultants for FY26 projects during its May 6, 2025 virtual meeting.
Marshall Distel, CCRPC transportation planner, summarized the UPWP development process and the mix of new transportation funding by project type that will guide the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025. Jon Rauscher, a TAC member, moved that the committee approve the FY2026 UPWP and recommend it to the CCRPC Board for adoption at its May 21 meeting; Joe Segale seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
The UPWP recommendation sets the region’s programmatic priorities and funding allocations for planning and project development next year; staff said projects identified in the UPWP will feed into federally required program documents. The recommendation to the board is procedural but required for the CCRPC’s budget and project scheduling for state and federal funding cycles.
Bryan Davis, CCRPC senior transportation planner, described the RFQ process used to create a pool of pre‑qualified consultants in five topic areas. The CCRPC received 18 proposals; a committee reviewed submissions and proposed firms to the TAC. Joe Segale moved to approve the consultants identified in the agenda memo as recommended by the selection committee; Bruce Hoar seconded the motion and the committee approved it unanimously.
Staff said the pre-qualification approach allows CCRPC to assign projects to firms by task area—planning, engineering and environmental services—without running a separate procurement for every project. Committee members noted this can give smaller firms opportunities to compete for discrete tasks; staff said the current approach has demonstrated that benefit but remains open to adjustments in future rounds.
The TAC’s unanimous approvals will be forwarded as formal recommendations to the CCRPC Board. The CCRPC staff indicated the FY26 UPWP and consultant roster will guide project work beginning July 1, 2025.
