The City intends to award continuing contracts to one (1) or more firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to perform the required services. . In addition to identifying the best firms for the work, if multiple contracts are awarded, the City desires to create an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms, provided such distribution does not violate the principle of selecting the most highly qualified firm for a given task. Firm(s) selected by the City will provide Transportation Planning Consulting Services to the City on an as-needed basis, which will be assigned using task orders issued by the City under the continuing contract. The contract shall automatically be renewed annually unless terminated by the City in writing, for a maximum of five (5) years from the date of execution, and one (1) additional year upon City option unless otherwise terminated by either party, in writing, given 30 days notice.The scope of work will be performed through task orders issued under the continuing contract. The City, at its sole discretion, may assign short-term or long-term tasks to each firm based on need, to ensure the best continuous service for the City of Ocoee. Interested firms must be experienced in providing Transportation Planning Consulting Services for projects of a scope and nature comparable to those described under "Submittals" below.Identify how the firm's Transportation Planning expertise would be utilized to perform tasks identified in the following Scope of Services under a continuing contract.