Bi-State Regional Commission

pdf IL QC Enterprise Zone Board Agenda 6-20-24(141 KB)

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 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)

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 — Gena McCullough, Planning Director/Assistant Executive Director, reported that chapters of the Connect 2050: Quad Cities Long Range Transportation Plan are currently available for review on the Bi-State website, including those related to the metropolitan planning area (MPA) profile, passenger transportation, non-motorized transportation, and freight. Pending chapter include system planning considerations, a summary of the transportation system, and roads as well as the supporting appendices. Three addendums will follow the plan adoption, including model documentation, congestion management plan, and the Federal Highway Administration directed performance requirements in a technical addendum.

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.

January 27, 2021 — Jessica Brooks, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, presented on the spring flood outlook at the February 26 Bi-State Regional Commission meeting. Spring rains and the rate of snowmelt will influence the severity of flooding, she explained, which are difficult to forecast months in advance with high degrees of certainty. However, four other factors that can be measured at present suggest long-duration flooding is possible on the Mississippi this spring.