PIERRE, S.D., April 26 -- South Dakota Office of Procurement Management has published an Invitation for Bid (26RFP19801) on April 23 for Feasibility Studies (Consulting) (918-46).

Description: To be eligible for federal assistance for local rail projects, each state must develop, maintain, and administer a federally approved state rail plan, as guided by 49 USC Chapter 227 and 49 CFR Part 266. In addition to meeting the federal state rail plan requirements, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) seeks to support sound investment and management decisions for the state-owned Napa-Platte Railway (NPRW). The State of South Dakota has owned the NPRW since the early 1980's and since its time of ownership the NPRW has experienced a...