pdf 2024 RFP BiState Region Aerial Mapping Updated (2.65 MB)

pdf 2024 Bi State Aerial Photos RFP Questions (58 KB)

Bi-State Regional Commission is soliciting proposals for a traffic safety action plan(s) for the geographic areas of the Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois and the micropolitan areas of Kewanee, Illinois and Muscatine, Iowa.  The contract will be held by Bi-State Regional Commission in cooperation with the Quad Cities MPO and cities of Kewanee and Muscatine.  Responses must be submitted by September 22, 2023 as noted in the RFQ and Scope of Services.  For questions, please contact Gena McCullough This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Nithin Kalakuntla This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

pdf QC Kewanee Muscatine Traffic Study RFQ (97 KB)

pdf QC Kewanee Muscatine Traffic Study Scope of Work (548 KB)

Responses to questions will be posted below. Questions must be received by September 15, 2023 no later than 4:30 p.m. Responses will be posted as soon as possible, and the questioner will be notified of the posting. As a result of an inquiry, a copy of firms receiving this RFQ was either e-mailed or sent by postal mail to all firms on the list and to the questioner. This list is in a pdf below.

QC Muscatine Kewanee TSAP RFQ Consultant List

The public is asked for comments on Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan 2023 for Cedar County Solid Waste Commission, Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency, Waste Authority of Jackson County, Muscatine County Solid Waste Management Agency, and Waste Commission of Scott County at the respective agency board meetings in June.  A copy of the document is available for review online at www.bistateonline.org or by appointment at Bi-State Regional Commission, 1504 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or through the following agencies: Cedar County Solid Waste Commission, Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency, Waste Authority of Jackson County, Muscatine County Solid Waste Management Agency or Waste Commission of Scott County.  It is the intent to submit the plan prior to July 1, 2023 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

pdf IA Solid Waste Plan Update 2023 DRAFT WP (504 KB)

document (26 KB) document Muscatine Levee Improvment Public Notification Template (006) (002) (002).doc (26 KB)

pdf Project General Application ED_900_GA.pdf (14 KB)

  document Muscatine Levee Improvement Project.docx (28 KB)

  pdf Musctine Levee Improvement Maps.pdf (2.18 MB)

  pdf Budget Information-SF424C.pdf (14 KB)

  pdf 20200701-Muscatine County Uniform Levee Improvements (003).pdf (2.17 MB)

  pdf 2020 07 01_EnviroNarr_MuscatineIsland (006).pdf (9.52 MB)

Request for Proposal (RFP) Consulting Services to Assist with Vendor RFP Development and Vendor Selection For the Acquisition of Aerial Mapping Products (Spring 2024)

Bi-State Regional Commission (Bi-State), located in Rock Island, Illinois, is seeking proposals from qualified professional firms to provide technical assistance to a consortium of local governments within Rock Island County, Illinois and Muscatine and Scott Counties, Iowa in developing an RFP for vendor selection for regional aerial photography/digital base mapping updates in 2024. Click the link below for the full RFP as well as questions and answers.

pdf Aerial Mapping Vendor Procurement Consultant Request for Proposal (139 KB)

pdf Aerial Mapping Vendor Procurement Consultant Request for Proposal Questions Answers (62 KB)

The current contract for testing services for the Drug and Alcohol Consortium will expire at the end of 2023. Therefore Bi-State is putting out a request for proposals (RFP) from qualified vendors for services in 2024. Prospective vendors will need to create a document detailing their ability to fulfill the needs of the Consortium and provide an estimate of prices for services rendered. The deadline for RFPs is June 30. IF there are questions, please contact David Kovarik via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 309-793-6300 x 1139.  Click the link below to access the full RFP.

pdf 2023 DATC RFP (120 KB)

Response to Questions about 2023 DATC RFP
pdf Responses for DSIMED (120 KB)

On October 27, 2021 the Bi-State Regional Commission celebrated its 55th Anniversary by honoring its partners in the Interstate 74 Bridge Corridor project.  Speakers included members of the Interstate 74 project advisory team:

• Jim Schnoebelen, the District 6 Engineer for the Iowa DOT,
• Masood Ahmad, the District 2 and District 3 Engineer for Illinois DOT, 
• Andy Wilson, the Program Delivery Team Leader for the Iowa Division of the Federal Highway Administration, and
• George Ryan, the I-74 Project Corridor Manager with Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions. 

Kathy Morris, Executive Director of the Waste Commission of Scott County, provided an overview of a USEPA Trash Free Waters Grant application and an initiative through the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI).  The greater Quad Cities area is well poised for a cooperative litter data collection and action effort.  Environmental partners across the area have come together to provide clean-ups over the last 17 years as part of Xstream Cleanup.  This effort equates to 21,404 volunteers, 57,182 hours and 1,107,859 pounds of trash collected.

Bi-State Regional Commission is in the process of completing a 5-year update to the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. A draft of the document is available for review.

pdf Bi-State Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2021 (3.42 MB)

Public input is an important component of plan development. Please follow the survey link below to provide feedback on what you think is most important in developing our community. While the draft is available, additional input and updates will continue to be incorporated into the document until it is approved at the end of April by the Commission.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021CEDS

January 27, 2021 — Denise Bulat, Executive Director, reported the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is fully updated every five years, with the last one completed in 2016. The 2021 CEDS will be a full update.