City seeks proposals for new Northside bike walk center
03/01/2011
As part of its efforts to increase access to physical activity in communities throughout the city, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to operate a new bike walk center in North Minneapolis. The goal of the project is to improve bicycling and walking infrastructure to enable a culture that supports biking and walking for transportation and recreation in North Minneapolis. Up to $350,000 is available for the development and operation of this center. This is a re-issuance of a previous RFP for a North Minneapolis Bike Walk Center that was released in September 2010; the new RFP contains important modifications.
The new bike walk center will sell bicycles, bicycle-related products, pedestrian goods (reusable shopping bags, compact grocery carts, umbrellas, transit passes and other accessories) and provide bike repair and maintenance services. The bike walk center will also include programming and resources to encourage residents to bike and walk for transportation and recreation.
Potential operators of the bike walk center are invited to submit proposals by March 23. Eligible applicants are for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies; however the grant funding may only be used to fund the creation of a Bike Walk Center that operates as a nonprofit entity. MDHFS will accept collaborative responses to this RFP from a team of organizations. For application and info visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/dhfs/rfp.asp.