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JUNE 21, 2022 Certified
NOV 2021-NOV 2022
TO: Mr. Domingo D. Gonzales
Engineering Services Administrator
City of Barstow, City Clerk's Office
220 E. Mountain View Street, Suite A
Barstow, CA 92311
FROM: Mr. Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I
Project Manager | Principal
KOA Corporation
2141 W Orangewood Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
T: (714) 573-0317 | www.koacorp.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 | A. COVER LETTER
SECTION 2 | B. CONSULTANT OVERVIEW AND GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS 3 Firm Profile
Project Experience
SECTION 3 | C. STAFFING/SUB CONSULTANT
Organizational Chart
Resumes
SECTION 4 | D. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 9
Project Schedule
SECTION 5 | E. REFERENCES 10
SECTION 6 | F. COST PROPOSAL 14
SECTION 7 | APPENDIX 28
Register Form
Suggested Edits to the Draft Agreement
Certificate of Insurance
Acknowledgment Receipt of Addendum(s)
Exhibit 10-Q Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Exhibit 10-01 Consultant Proposal DBE Commitment
PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (LRSP)
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TO Dear Mr. Gonzales: NOV 2021-NOV 2022
Mr. Domingo D.
Gonzales KOA Corporation (KOA) submits this proposal to develop a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) Engineering Services for the City of Barstow. Our team fully understands the need to develop a comprehensive Administrator LRSP to secure future Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding to support local City of Barstow roadway safety improvements.
City Clerk's Office
220 E. Mountain View KOA has become a regional industry leader with LRSPs and the Systemic Safety Analysis Street, Suite A Report Program (SSARP), the predecessor of the LRSP program. Having provided traffic Barstow, CA 92311 engineering services to local agencies in Southern California for more than 34 years, KOA has led more than 30 SSAR/LRSP projects since 2017. This extensive experience with HSIP projects, roadway safety and collision data analyses, and our successful grant FROM writing and management program has allowed KOA to develop a tremendous amount of AUTHORIZED invaluable experience with Caltrans and federally funded projects, including the SSAR/ LRSP program. KOA is prepared to bring our wealth of local knowledge, skills, innovative PRINCIPAL approaches, and state-of-the-practice solutions to address roadway safety issues in Mr. Walter Okitsu, PE, Barstow. We also offer staff with the capability of coordinating with Caltrans' local assistance PTOE, PTP, RSP2I engineer to assist the City in complying with federal and state funding requirements Project Manager | for this LRSP, so that forthcoming grant applications are competitive and meet Caltrans' Principal requirements.
KOA Corporation
2141 W. Orangewood INVALUABLE TEAM EXPERIENCE
Avenue, Orange, We offer our experienced staff who have worked on numerous other safety analysis projects CA 92868
to evaluate the City's local roadway system. KOA will identify major arterial intersections and T (323) 260-4703 segments with high collision risks, develop strategies and projects to reduce crash frequency [email protected]
and potential for collisions, and improve the safety and mobility on priority corridors within the City's street network. We will bring our experience and knowledge from developing other LRSPs and SSARs in Southern California to develop the City's own Local Roadway DEPUTY PROJECT Safety Plan that will serve as a living document for future grant funding opportunities.
MANAGER
Mr. Frank Barrera, RSP1 All key KOA engineers and planners who we have selected to work on this project have T (714) 573-0317 multiple Roadway Safety project experiences. Mr. Frank Barrera, a certified Roadway Safety D (714) 923-6274 Professional, will be the Deputy Project Manager and City contact throughout the life of the [email protected] project. He has conducted numerous traffic safety studies and is currently leading the Colton LRSP, San Bernardino LRSP, and Rancho Cucamonga LRSP projects. I, Walter Okitsu will be our Engineer/Traffic Engineer in charge of the project. I will serve as the Project Manager and RFP FOR CITY Engineering Safety Countermeasure Development Lead. He is the co-founder of KOA, with PROJECT: ENG- more than 41 years of experience, and a California-registered Civil Engineer (#52655) and Traffic Engineer (#1406) with a great deal of experience in traffic analysis and safety projects. 2021-0401
Local Roadway Safety KOA receipt of all documents pertaining to this RFP. KOA concurs with any and all provisions Plan (LRSP)
of the City's Professional Services Agreement Template but due to limitations from the liability insurance policies available in our industry regarding indemnification, KOA respectfully suggests that certain items be adjusted as shown the Appendix. This proposal DATE is valid for 90 days from the proposal due date. As outlined in the proposal that follows, June 21, 2022 we meet and exceed all of the qualification requirements outlined in the City's Request for Proposal (RFP). We are committed to meeting your quality and scheduling expectations and look forward to collaborating with you. Should you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] or (323) 260-4703. We appreciate this opportunity to offer our services to the City of Barstow to assist the City in preparing its Local Roadway Safety Plan.
Sincerely,
KOA Corporation
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FIRM BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Founded in 1987, KOA Corporation (KOA) is a leading provider in civil LOCATION OF OFFICES engineering, traffic engineering, transportation planning, and construction Monterey Park management services for public agencies and private sector clients. We offer Orange our clients technical knowledge, innovative solutions and responsive services. Ontario The hallmark of our success is our dedication to each and every project and our desire to leave a legacy of extraordinary contributions to our communities.
Our staff includes certified transportation planners, registered civil and traffic engineers, project/construction managers, and construction inspectors. With six offices located in Southern California, KOA has provided engineering services YEARS IN BUSINESS for some of the largest public works and transportation planning projects 35 throughout California.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH •ocal Roadway Safety Plans (LRSP The success of our LRSP and SSAR projects stems from our multidisciplinary ystemic Safety Analysis Repor approach and collaboration amongst our uniquely skilled and qualified Program (SSARP) planners and engineers. This effort begins with our transportation planners Civil Engineering and stakeholder outreach team, who coordinate with city staff to Traffic Engineering administer collaborative community engagement, provide virtual outreach Transportation Planning and engagement tools, and conduct boots-on-the-ground approaches, Active Transportation when applicable, to ensure that we hear all voices regarding transportation Highway & Transportation Design safety issues. KOA's experienced in-house GIS team conducts data- Program Management driven, quantitative analyses to identify prominent collision patterns and Construction Management emphasis areas of transportation safety. Our team is also supported by our traffic and civil engineering staff who lead roadway safety audits, select FORM OF THE countermeasures, and develop feasible conceptual designs and cost estimates ORGANIZATION for a variety of safety improvement projects. The team staff also collaborates S Corporation regularly with our Construction Management Division to discuss the feasibility of proposing certain roadway safety improvements, which helps to PROJECT OFFICE identify hidden associated costs of and barriers to roadway features from a constructability perspective. LOCATION
2141 W Orangewood Ave
KOA'S KEY DIFFERENTIATORS Orange, CA 92868
T: (714) 573-0317
• As part of this proposal, we have extracted and analyzed collision data in Barstow for the most relevant 5-year period (2017 through 2021) and have developed some preliminary observations and focus areas for the LRSP. This early effort will help our team formulate productive conversations with the City and its stakeholders at the start of the project and guide our approach to match the community's needs and the City's vision/goals for the Plan.
KOA's in-house GIS analysts are trained in working with SWITRS, TIMS, and Crossroads data. We assign them to analyze complex data queries efficiently and comprehensively; they have the capability to merge multiple datasets to build a complete collision database where there is missing data from a given single source.
• Collaboration with our in-house registered traffic and civil engineers and design staff to develop cost-effective and constructible countermeasures.
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SECTION 2 | B. CONSULTANT OVERVIEW AND GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS • KOA's well-established stakeholder engagement program (which is a key component of the LRSP program compared with previous SSAR programs) includes our virtual and/or in-person outreach with law enforcement, safety officials, school districts, transit service providers, and local community and advocacy groups. • Grant writing and management expertise, evidenced by KOA's success in recently winning over $58 million in grants for local transportation infrastructure projects in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.
UNDERSTANDING AND ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE CITY'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The success of this project will hinge upon applying Caltrans' LRSP requirements and our LRSP program experience to the unique conditions and setting within the City of Barstow. Attention to the local context matters. One of KOA's greatest discriminating factors is our desire to understand the project issues at the proposal level, so that we can provide the most appropriate personnel and level of effort to focus on what areas really matter to the City once the project starts. For this specific proposal, our early effort has included:
1. A preliminary analysis of the City's currently available SWITRS collision data (2017 through 2021) to identify critical "hot spots" across the city-wide network; that is, intersections, roadways, and data trends that point to critical areas of focus where the City has experienced a higher-than-expected level of injurious and fatal traffic collisions in the last five years
2. KOA's well-established stakeholder engagement program, which is a key component of the LRSP program compared with Caltrans' previous SSAR program
3. A discussion on our approach to implement the City's LRSP as a "living document", so that it can evolve with local plans, projects, goals, programs and policies, while simultaneously offering the most competitive projects that can obtain grant financing outside of local funds
In addition, KOA has assisted many other municipalities in successfully securing federal and state funding for their safety projects, including the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), so we know how to develop, evaluate, score, and rank grant application packages so they get funded. Based on the 2021 ATP Project List and Final Scores published by the CTC (California Transportation Commission), KOA has helped numerous agencies win a huge amount of project grants at the state level. Below is the list of winning grants with KOA's grant application services for Cycle 5:
• LADOT - $24M grant including its first ever Quick Build • Cathedral City - $5.5M (recommended for MPO level)
• City of Ontario - $4.9M citywide traffic safety improvements and ATP infrastructure • City of Bell Gardens - $7M based on the KOA-led Complete Streets Plan • City of Long Beach - $17M for downtown safety improvements projects with design concepts and cost estimates prepared by KOA
APPROACH AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE PROJECT
Our Deputy Project Manager, Mr. Frank Barrera, RSP1, will closely manage the three aspects of the project: schedule, budget, and scope. He will proactively communicate with the City's Project Manager through phone calls and emails to provide project progress updates. He will ensure all work elements underway are consistent with what the City is expecting in terms of work products, technical reports, and collateral materials.
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Safety Counter-
measures
Investigation Collision Data/ GIS Analysis • BOR Analysis Evaluation & Implementation Safety Project Development & Prioritization for Funding Field
Client Agency
City of Azusa * *
City of Calabasas *
City of Colton
City of Commerce * *
City of Diamond Bar * *
City of Encinitas
City of Fontana *
City of Highland
City of Huntington Beach
City of Manhattan Beach
City of Pasadena
City of Pomona
City of Poway
City of Rancho Cucamonga
City of Rancho Mirage
City of Redlands *
City of San Bernardino
City of Santee *
City of Thousand Oaks * * *
City of Twentynine Palms * *
City of Upland * * *
City of Victorville * * * * *
City of Wildomar * * *
(converted from SSAR)
Kern Council of * *
Governments (3 cities)
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CURTIS CLIENT
SHERR LAKES City of Fontana
210 8353 Sierra Ave
HICHLAND
WAI.NOT Rialto Fontana, CA 92335
icho Cucamonga VICIORIA
GITRUS OLEANDER CYPRESS SIERRA
FAHCBASELINE SERVICES
LIVE OAK Field Investigation
Collision Data/ GIS Analysis
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HILTON BCR Analysis
Evaluation & Implementation
Conceptual Plans
Outreach
Safety Countermeasures
Unincorporated Engineering
RANDALL
San Bernardino County Safety Countermeasures Other
SAN BERNARDINC Safety Project Development &
FONTANA MARYGOLD Prioritization for Funding
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DATES
12/2020 - In Progress
CITY OF FONTANA LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN (LRSP)
FONTANA, CA COST
$72,828
KOA is preparing an LRSP that systemically identifies and analyzes safety problems with recommendations for solutions. KOA is conducting an in-depth STAFF analysis of SWITRS data to identify prominent collision patterns for typical Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, intersections and roadway segments. Field investigations were conducted RSPZI, Principal Frank Barrera, RSP1, Project
for dier our master acting elation mong men merge, Manager medical services, and emerging technologies. KOA will develop priority safety Zachary Popp, Senior Associate Planner
projects for pursuing HSIP grant opportunities.
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SECTION 2 | B. CONSULTANT OVERVIEW AND GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS Highland Collision Heat Map (2015-2019)
CLIENT
Collision Point City of Highland
Collision Density low high 27215 Base Line
Highland, CA 92346
Highland Ave
71- SERVICES
TE Field Investigation
Pacific St
Ave Collision Data/ GIS Analysis
Stratic BCR Analysis
del Rosa Evaluation & Implementation
-TOr: Conceptual Plans
Outreach
Cyp: 291 Safety Countermeasures
El6th St • 1-210 740. gli Engineering
8 Meines $ Safety Countermeasures Other
E 3rd'St
Sterling Ave Safety Project Development &
Prioritization for Funding
DATES
10/2020 - In Progress
CITY OF HIGHLAND LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN
COST
(LRSP)
$74,934
HIGHLAND, CA
KOA is developing an LRSP, which involves collecting collision data from the STAFF SWITRS database and analyzing the collision types, patterns, and locations Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, with high-collision frequency. KOA has held stakeholder meetings to gather RSPI, Engineering Safety public input and recommend countermeasures to improve traffic safety. KOA is Countermeasures Task Lead preparing a list of safety projects and an implementation plan that includes the Frank Barrera, RSP1, Project 4 "Es". Proiects with competitive benefit-to-cost ratio will be identified for the next HSIP grant application. The LRSP will be prepared following the Caltrans' Manager Local Roadway Safety Plan manual. Zachary Popp, Goals,
Objectives, Evaluation &
Implementation Task Lead
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City of Wildomar
23873 Clinton Keith Rd,
Suite 201
Wildomar, CA 92595
SERVICES
Field Investigation
Collision Data/ GIS Analysis
BCR Analysis
Satety Countermeasures Other
Safety Project Development &
Prioritization for Funding
DATES
02/2020-01/2021
COST
$74,562
CITY OF WILDOMAR SYSTEMATIC SAFETY ANALYSIS STAFF
Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP,
REPORT (SSAR) RSP2I, Safety Countermeasures
WILDOMAR, CA Task Lead
KOA prepared a SSAR, which was updated to be an LRSP. KOA analyzed Frank Barrera, RSP1, Project the Crossroads collision data to identify major collision types, patterns and Manager high-collision frequency and rate intersections and roadway segments. KOA Zachary Popp, Safety prioritized all intersections and roadway segments. We prepared collision Countermeasures Support diagrams for high-risk spots. We conducted a roadway safety audit to Gregory Garces, Safety identify transportation safety issues. KOA recommended safety enhancement Countermeasures & countermeasures and developed a list of safety projects with estimated project Conceptual Design Cost costs and competitive benefit-to-cost ratios. These were used for HSIP Cycle Estimation Task Lead 10 applications. Two of three projects were accepted for the HSIP Cycle 10 funding.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
The organizational chart below identifies KOA's project manager for the work, each key person who would be assigned to carry out the work; the role each person will play in performing the work; and a description of the experience and qualifications of such manager and key persons.
SUB CONSULTANT
KOA does not anticipate requiring the services of sub-consultants for this effort. , THE CITY OF
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* Key Personnel
41 Years of Experience CALIFORNIAS
Project Role •CROSSROADS OF OPPORTUNITY
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Jimmy Lin, PE
49 Years of Experience
Advisement
DEPUTY
PROJECT MANAGER QA/QC MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
Frank Barrera, RSP1* Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, Shirjeel Muhammad, PE* 17 Years of Experience PTP, RSP2I* 23 Years of Experience Project Management 41 Years of Experience Quality Control Review Assistance Project Oversight
DATA COLLECTION SAFETY EVALUATION & LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN
AND ANALYSIS COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
Jonathan Raspa, AICP* Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, Zachary Popp, RSP1* 9 Years of Experience PTP, RSP2!* 6 Years of Experience Task Lead 41 Years of Experience Task Lead
Task Lead
Support Support
Tom Chalmers Support Frank Barrera, RSP1*
Marisol Gonzalez Zachary Popp, RSP1* Jonathan Raspa, AICP* Frank Barrera, RSP1*
Greg Garces
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WALTER OKITSU, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I
PROJECT MANAGER | ENGINEERING SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES
TASK LEADER | PRINCIPAL
Walter Okitsu has more than 39 years of traffic engineering and transportation planning experience. Walter is KOA's leading safety engineering countermeasures expert and has worked on over ten LRSP/SSAR projects across Southern California. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of highway, transit way, and bikeway projects. This includes designs for traffic EDUCATION signals, street lighting, signing and striping, and worksite traffic control plans. MS, Transportation Engineering, He has field and managerial experience on traffic impact, feasibility analysis, UC Berkeley BS, Civil Engineering, Cal State
and circulation projects. Walter was the recipient of the Institute of Traffic Engineers 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding professional Los Angeles BS, Math-Computer Science,
achievements in the industry. UC Los Angeles
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
• City of Azusa LRSP • City of Pico Rivera SSAR Professional Engineer (PE), • City of Diamond Bar LRSP • City of El Monte SSAR Civil, CA #52655 | Traffic, CA #1406 • City of Commerce LRSP • City of Wildomar SSAR/LRSP Professional Traffic Operations • City of Highland LRSP • City of Thousand Oaks LRSP Engineer (PTOE) • City of Manhattan Beach LRSP • City of South Pasadena Citywide Professional Transportation • City of Twentynine Palms LRSP Signage Inventory & SSAR Planner (PTP) • City of Fontana SSAR Road Safety Professional, Level 2 (Infrastructure) (RSP2I)
FRANK BARRERA, RSP1
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER | SENIOR PLANNER
Frank Barrera is a Senior Planner with more than 15 years of working experience in the transportation planning/engineering field preparing, assisting, and managing various studies for public and private developments throughout Southern California. He specializes in transportation planning and traffic engineering including traffic, parking, and circulation studies, mobility plans, traffic calming, Active Transportation, and feasibility studies. Frank has successfully managed and worked on multiple SSAR and LRSP projects. EDUCATION He is one of KOA's internal leads for SSAR, LRSP, ATP, SRTS, and other safety MSCE, Transportation Engineering, improvement projects. California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
BS, Urban & Regional Planning,
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
alifornia State Polytechn
City of Fontana LRSP • City of South Pasadena City- niversity, Pomor • City of Fontana SSAR wide Signage Inventory SSAR
• City of Highland LRSP • City of Twentynine Palms LRSP REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS City of Colton LRSP • City of Manhattan Beach LRSP Road Safety Professional, Level 1 • City of San Bernardino LRSP • City of Santee LRSP
• City of San Bernardino Signal & • City of Hesperia Corridor PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Signage Inventory SSAR Enhancement Study for I Avenue Institute of Transportation • City of Wildomar SSAR/LRSP Engineers, Member
• City of Victorville LRSP
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JIMMY LIN, PE
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE | INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jimmy Lin has more than 45 years of experience in transportation engineering and planning at the national and international levels. He has served as Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager on challenging and large- scale planning and design projects including traffic engineering, regional transportation planning, railroad engineering, ITS planning and design, and highway and freeway design projects with more than $500 million in construction. Jimmy has managed more than 15 highway interchange design EDUCATION projects in his career. MS, Traffic Engineering and
Transportation Planning, Kansas
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE State University, Manhattan
BS, Civil Engineering, Taipei Institute
• City of Diamond Bar LRSP •Cty of Redondo Beach Traffic of Technology, Taiwan • City of Calabasas LRSP Engineering Improvements
• City of Huntington Beach LRSP • Big Bear Rathbun Corridor REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS • City of Victorville LRSP Sustainability Plan Professional Engineer (PE), • City of Pico Rivera Systemic •Avenue 50 Complete Street Civil, CA #69797 Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) Improvement
• City of Compton Wilmington •ATP Pedestrian and Bicycle Avenue Safe Street Pedestrian/ Mobility Project on Big Bear Bicycle Improvement Project Boulevard
SHIRJEEL MUHAMMAD, PE
QA/QC MANAGER | SENIOR ENGINEER
Shirjeel Muhammad has more than 20 years of traffic engineering, traffic safety, transportation planning, and infrastructure project management experience with supervisory responsibilities, both in the private and public sectors. His portfolio involves traffic impact studies, travel demand modeling, traffic operations, corridor studies, simulations, parking demand, internal/
EDUCATION
MSCE, Transportation Engineering,
from the preliminary engineering stage to the notice of completion. This California State University, includes ITS projects, which include the establishment of a citywide GIS BS, Engineering, NED University system, a city traffic management center (TMC), and developing a statewide of Engineering and Technology ITS infrastructure procurement strategy. He oversaw the design and operations Karachi, Pakistan of traffic signal systems and ITS as a senior traffic engineer for Ashghal (public works authority) in the State of Qatar. More recently, he was in the City of REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS Costa Mesa's Transportation Services Division. Professional Engineer (PE), Traffic, CA #2274
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Rancho Cucamonga LRSP • City of Santee LRSP
• Kern COG LRSP • City of Rancho Mirage LRSP
• City of Manhattan Beach LRSP • City of Encinitas LRSP PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (RSP) 10
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JONATHAN RASPA, AICP
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TASK LEADER | SENIOR
ASSOCIATE PLANNER
Jonathan Raspa has seven years of experience on transportation planning projects across California for public and private entities. As a transportation planner for the Port of Long Beach, he was key in developing their grant strategy, leading their active transportation planning efforts, and modernizing their transportation data management. Jonathan formerly served as a transportation planner at Fehr & Peers and LADOT, contributing EDUCATION to numerous active transportation plans; corridor plans; micro-mobility and MURP, Urban & Regional Planning, curb management studies; and in-depth spatial and statistical analyses. California Polytechnic University, With a background in data analysis, visual communication, and outreach, he Pomona melds data-informed and context-sensitive planning to make communities BA, Fine Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz
healthier, safer, and more resilient. He uses his extensive visual communication experience to bring complex project scenarios and planning concepts into REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS clear, meaningful dialogue with the stakeholders. American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), #32860
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Pomona LRSP • City of Highland LRSP
• City of Pasadena LRSP • City of Huntington Beach LRSP • City of Rancho Cucamonga LRSP • City of San Bernardino LRSP • City of Fontana LRSP • City of Rancho Mirage LRSP
ZACHARY POPP, RSP1
VISION, GOALS & IMPLEMENTATION | SENIOR ASSOCIATE PLANNER Zachary Popp is a graduate of the UCLA Master of Urban and Regional Planning program with a concentration in Transportation Policy and Planning.
He has worked in multi-modal transportation planning and policy preparation for several government agencies and officials, including the Mayor's Office in the City of Chicago and City of Santa Monica Big Blue Bus. While at KOA, Zachary has gained extensive experience developing, evaluating, and implementing non-engineering safety countermeasures for LRSP/SSAR EDUCATION MURP, Urban and Regional
Prat es as ed Funding or he active transpore are rama cations. Planning, UC Los Angele Sustainable Grant program, and has assisted cities better understand key 3A, Government, Harvar University, Cambridge
permitting and funding deadlines in project schedules.
REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Road Safety Professional, Level 1
• City of Diamond Bar LRSP • City of Fontana SSAR
• City of Manhattan Beach LRSP • City of Pico Rivera SSAR • City of Rancho Mirage LRSP • City of El Monte SSAR
• City of Twentynine Palms LRSP • City of San Bernardino Citywide • City of Highland LRSP Signal & Signage Inventory,
• City of Wildomar SSAR/LRSP SSAR
• City of Fontana LRSP • City of South Pasadena SSARP
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GREGORY GARCES
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER | SENIOR DESIGNER
Greg Garces has more than 15 years of working experience in the traffic engineering and transportation planning field. He specializes in conducting traffic engineering and safety studies, transportation impact analyses; large- scale inventories and master planning traffic/transportation programs; providing traffic engineering plancheck and quality control services; and designing construction-ready PS&E packages for a variety of highway improvement and locally-funded CIP transportation projects. His specific work EDUCATION experience includes serving as lead analyst, project engineer, and designer Coursework, Civil Engineering, for on-call city traffic engineering contracts; traffic and parking studies; "quick California State Polytechnic build" neighborhood traffic calming safety projects; regular and specialized University, Pomona applications of the Highway Capacity Manual and California MUTCD; and other active transportation-focused pedestrian and bicycle programs. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Civil Engineers,
Member
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Institute of Transportation
• City of Huntington Beach LRSP • City of Wildomar SSAR Engineers, Member • City of Victorville LRSP • City of Laguna Beach Coast • City of Colton LRSP Highway Intersection
• City of San Bernardino LRSP Improvement Traffic Calming • City of Rancho Mirage LRSP PS&E
• City of Calabasas LRSP
THOMAS CHALMERS
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT | ASSOCIATE
PLANNER/GIS SPECIALIST
Thomas Chalmers has seven years of experience in geographical sciences and geographic information science (GIS). He understands the complexity of each phase of a transportation study, from field data collection, to analysis/quality control, and finally preparing a wide range of final deliverables. Thomas has a
EDUCATION
MS, Geographic Informatior
Thomas utilizes his GIS experience to streamline processes, manage large Science, California State University datasets, and create appealing and easy to understand visuals. He also uses this background to assist in the development of internal applications
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Victorville LRSP
• City of Colton LRSP
• City of San Bernardino LRSP
City of Huntington Beach RSP
SCAG Costa Mesa Pedestrian
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PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
BARSTOW'S LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN
The City of Barstow is joining the growing movement of local agencies across California improving local road safety conditions by developing a Caltrans-funded, Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) for their city. The LRSP is Caltrans' latest approved "safety plan", funded by the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, that guides municipalities to identify, analyze and develop solutions for safety issues occurring on their local streets and intersections. The LRSP shares a similar framework to, and aspects of, Caltrans' Statewide Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) and the Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program, which focus on the four "Es" of transportation safety: engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical services. The main difference with the LRSP is that it focuses solely on locally-owned and/or maintained roadways. These roadways require considerations beyond engineering solutions, such as local stakeholder collaboration, and the incorporation of non-engineering/enforcement/education strategies in the Plan.
This LRSP will enable the City of Barstow to identify and document the unique factors that are contributing to traffic safety and collision problems on city streets and intersections. The result of the RSP process is a comprehensive, stakeholder-supported, data-driven safety plan, along with a list of prioritized capital improvements and actions to help the City plan, fund and implement safety projects. The RSP ultimately offers a systematic and proactive means of addressing local roadway safety issues. It also provides the City an opportunity to listen to stakeholders and demonstrate its responsiveness to recurring collision patterns and trends.
The City of Barstow is seeking a professional traffic engineering firm to lead this project and to develop and prepare an LRSP that will help reduce fatalities and serious injuries on public roads, while also reflecting the changing needs, priorities, local protocols, and goals of the community at-large. KOA will collaborate with the City and key stakeholders to develop an LRSP that provides a full-range strategy that addresses the identified traffic collisions and safety issues. The overall process will include:
• Obtaining public feedback and input, particularly from the City's emergency safety services • Identifying "priority areas" to establish Plan goals and strategies • Developing innovative, effective, systemic and spot-location safety countermeasures based on industry standard practice and the "4 Es" of highway safety
• Building an implementation plan that prioritizes infrastructure projects to achieve maximum benefit-to-cost • Delivering the Plan as a "living document" that can be continually leveraged into competitive grant application opportunities for future funding of safety projects
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California's Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) ranks Barstow against 103 other similar-sized cities in the State. As shown in Figure 1 below, compared to these peer cities (based on OTS' latest statistics update in 2019), Barstow overall has an average ranking. OTS' composite ranking for the City is 45 out of 103, meaning that traffic safety in Barstow ranks better than only 44 other comparable cities of the 103 cities (number 1 being the highest or worst and number 103 being the lowest or best). The City ranks only better than one of its peer cities in crashes involving pedestrians 15 years of age and under, only better than two of its peer cities in crashes involving pedestrians of all ages, and only better than six of its peer cities in crashes involving bicyclists 15 years of age and under in 2019. Barstow is ranked better than 44 other peer cities for total fatal and injury crashes. The City ranks 22nd in hit and run crashes and 28th in nighttime (9:00pm -2:59pm) crashes. This shows that there are areas of improvement to explore, to enhance traffic safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and all users during the nighttime hours.
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AGENCY YEAR COUNTY
Barstow 2019 San Bernardino
TYPE OF CRASH VICTIMS KILLED & INJURED OTS RANKING
Total Fatal and Injury 77 45/103
Alcohol Involved 17 18/103
Had Been Drinking Driver < 21 97/103
Had Been Drinking Driver 21 - 34 1 52/103
Motorcycles 2 65/103
Pedestrians 20
3/103
Pedestrians < 15 5 2/103
Pedestrians 65+ 1 46/103
Bicyclists 3 72/103
Bicyclists < 15 2 7/103
Composite 46 45/103
TYPE OF CRASH FATAL & INJURY CRASHES OTS RANKING
Speed Related 9 58/103
Nighttime (9:00pm - 3:00am) 11 28/103
Hit and Run 8 22/103
Figure 1 - California OTS Rankings for Barstow (Latest, 2019) In order to gain a baseline understanding of historical traffic safety issues in the City of Barstow, we obtained from California's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) collision database and have summarized the data we evaluated in the tables below. There were approximately 1,123 collisions with a five-year period from 2017 through 2021, with more than 117 of these collisions reported as injury-related and 18 as fatal.
Our initial observations of the collision data are as follows:
• A relatively high incidence of fatal and severe collisions: 18 fatal collisions and 45 severe injury collisions account for nearly 5.6% of all injury-related collisions in the City.
Approximately 96 pedestrian- and bicycle-related collisions, of which 33% resulted in a severe injury or fatality. • The five most common collision types in Barstow are broadside (25%), hit object (19%), rear-end (19%), sideswipe (14%), and head-on (10%).
• The top five primary collision factors include unsafe speed (28.2%), improper turning (19.5%), automobile ROW (14.8%), traffic signals and signs (8.3%), and driving or bicycling under the influence (7.0%). • Of the fatal and severe injury collisions, pedestrian violation (31%), unsafe speed (26%), and automobile ROW (13%) were the top three primary collision factors.
Approximately 85% of the total collisions occurred at intersections, while the remaining 15% occurred at mid-block locations.
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Figure 2 shows the locations of the collisions that occurred on local roadways in the City of Barstow from 2017 through 2021, based on collision severity. Figure 3 illustrates the collision density along the city roadways by identifying the locations with higher concentrations of collisions for the Downtown area, where majority of the collisions occurred. These maps indicate that the locations with the most fatal or severe injury collisions may not always be the same as the location with the highest total collisions.
Barstow Collisions - SWITRS 2017-2021
Collision Severity Collision Density
• Fatal (17) Sparse
Severe Injury (37) Dense
Visible Injury (62) ] Cy Boondary
Complaint of Pain (85)
ф • Property Damage Only (825)
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Figure 2 - Collision Locations by Collision Severity, SWITRS 2017-2021 Barstow Collisions - SWITRS 2017-2021
Collision Severity Collision Density
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Severe Ingery Dense
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4. Compiaint of Pain
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Figure 3 - Collision Density (Downtown Barstow Area), SWITRS 2017-2021 Based on the preliminary data analysis, potential emphasis areas to focus on could include, but would not be limited to, pedestrians, bicyclists, broadside collisions, and unsafe speed PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN LRSP) 15
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PROJECT APPROACH
The LRSP creates an opportunity to identify infrastructure deficiencies, prioritize improvements, and obtain future grant funding to address the safety needs for local residents and businesses in the City of Barstow. The purpose of this project is to assist the City in preparing an LRSP to identify and prioritize future safety projects that will be competitive when submitted for funding considerations through various state and federal programs.
LRSP DEVELOPMENT
An LRSP systematically identifies and analyzes safety problems and recommends safety improvements. Preparing an LRSP facilitates collaboration and the development of partnerships with local agencies and other stakeholders. Results of an LRSP are summarized with a prioritized list of improvements and actions. The LRSP offers a proactive approach to addressing safety needs by demonstrating agency responsiveness to safety challenges.
The engineering solutions of an RSP are similar to those of an SSAR; they are based on a systemic analysis of high- risk roadway characteristics, rather than on reacting after the fact with improvements located only at high-crash concentration locations. The procedure KOA plans to use to complete the LRSP is demonstrated in Figure 4. KOA will identify prominent collision patterns and emphasis areas for safety issues based on the collected and analyzed traffic collision data. KOA will conduct an in-depth analysis of the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) data for the past five years and identify prominent collision patterns. KOA will also identify typical intersections and roadway segments reflecting prominent collision patterns. We will conduct a field investigation to check for safety issues. For each safety emphasis area, our team will develop engineering countermeasures listed in Caltrans' Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM) accordingly and identify strategies for non-engineering Es, including education, enforcement, emergency response services, and emerging technologies. KOA will coordinate with City staff to develop a list of prioritized safety projects and recommend competitive projects for future Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) cycles and other grant funding opportunities.
The LRSP (a living document) will be developed to align with the California Highway Safety Plan and the Federal Highway Safety Plan, reflect the priorities and concerns of Barstow stakeholders and residents, and include analytics, potential countermeasures, and the most recent data available.
THE LRSP
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Figure 4 - The LRSP Development Process Diagram
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ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
The engineering solutions of an LRSP are based on a systemic analysis of high-risk roadway characteristics, rather than on reacting after the fact with improvements located only at high-crash concentration locations. KOA will start with proposing countermeasures for locations with high collision frequency in the past, then identify locations that share similar risky roadway characteristics that haven't experienced a high collision history.
The cost estimation of the proposed countermeasures will be prepared for the selected projects. KOA will prioritize each project based on collision data analyses and other considerations. Based on the prioritization analysis results, KOA will provide conceptual engineering plans for the top-ranking projects that will allow the City to pursue grant funding for future design and implementation.
NON-ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
The LRSP will look into non-engineering measures - education, enforcement, emergency response services, and emerging technologies. KOA will utilize the California OTS' ranking, along with SWITRS data, to identify education and enforcement target groups.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL
We expect that the majority of the project management will be accomplished through monthly meetings with the City, emails, and other correspondence. KOA will be responsible for coordinating with our task leaders and support staff while providing assurance that all tasks are being completed on time and as expected. KOA personnel assigned to this project will be located in our Orange and Monterey Park offices. Quality control will be consistently and thoroughly applied throughout the project development. We will do this by placing a priority on deliverables, which will be organized, thorough, and streamlined to maximize efficiency. The QA/QC manager, who will administer the quality control and quality assurance, will conduct the appropriate level of oversight and will demonstrate a concerted commitment to providing a high-quality product. The method will also be applied to invoice processing and related project documentation forms required by the City and/or Caltrans.
OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
KOA's process for developing LRSPs follows federal and state guidelines, which allows for flexibility. We will work with Barstow's Public Works and Engineering team to ensure that the LRSP is developed as a "living document" that will be continually reviewed and updated to reflect changing local needs and priorities. Since the proposed recommendations will ultimately be utilized to apply for the subsequent HSIP Cycles, it is highly probable that one or more of the suggested projects, especially if low-cost and/or "high priority", is funded and built before the next call for projects.
Therefore, the City will need to be able to collaborate between departments to identify how and when each approved improvement project will be constructed. KOA will therefore work with the City of Barstow to develop the LRSP with mechanisms to allow for continual modifications and updates as necessary, to evaluate the success of the plan over time, plan project implementations, and determine when such updates are needed. To this end, we will ensure that:
1. The goals set forth in the LRSP are evaluated periodically to measure its success
2. Proper revisions are considered and planned at regular intervals, even beyond the next HSIP Cycle (e.g. annually, every 2 years, etc.)
3. We consider a possible committee or ad-hoc group (composed of City staff) be formed to meet periodically to:
a. Oversee the implementation of the LRSP
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An important consideration in developing the LRSP is that of liability. While our goals are to align with the City's vision to reduce - if not eliminate - traffic collisions at the identified "hot spots" and similar locations on city roadways, it is imperative that we are full liability-conscious when it comes to putting in formal writing how the City wishes to implement the plan over time. Many firms will propose LRSP plans that "prioritize" or "rank" projects, with guarantees to roll out certain improvements in a specific order. However, we are cognizant to the fact that over time, priorities can change, funding availability fluctuates, and political agendas shift in different directions. If a transportation improvement project aimed at mitigating a "high risk" location, ranked above a location identified as a "lesser risk", is not implemented in the order shown in the LRSP (a public document), it exposes the City to certain potential liabilities.
Therefore, we will develop our LRSP for Barstow with more general time frames and priorities, and focus more on demonstrating that the proposed measures are directed at improving safety. After the first draft of the LRSP, we propose to meet with City staff and the City Attorney to review the exact language in the LRSP, to protect the City from liability risk down the line.
The LRSP will include all of the required content listed in the RFP. KOA is prepared to assist the City of Barstow in developing the LRSP to the full extent expected by the City. The LRSP will serve as a living document and identify projects for future HSIP and other grant funding opportunities.
WORK PLAN
TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MEETINGS
PROJECT M
Mr. Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I, our proposed Project Manager, will ensure that project costs are effectively controlled with a thorough review of the schedule at the start of the project. He will closely manage the staff hours allocated to each task. He will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the project and will communicate frequently with the City throughout the project. He will be supported by Mr. Frank Barrera, RSP1, our proposed Deputy Project
QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
Without question, any client expects their consultants to prepare and deliver high quality work projects; we know that the City of Barstow will expect no less. We are committed to generating quality work products and strive for producing error- free reports and plans. Mr. Shirjeel Muhammad, PE, is designated as the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager for this contract. Our quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program generally involves having reports and plans go through a minimum two-stage internal review process before allowing deliverables to be submitted to an agency for review and approval. The first stage of internal review involves a peer review by an experienced planner or design engineer, dependent on the type of deliverable to be submitted. The second stage of internal review involves another round of reviews by one or more senior-level planner or registered engineer, again depending on the type of deliverable.
This approach has led to a high level of quality in our reports and engineering plans. We know our firm has established a strong reputation with a number of agencies for producing high-quality work products. The fact that KOA has not encountered any significant legal challenge on our study reports and design plans in the past 34 years is a testimony on the success of our QA/QC process.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Understanding and meeting the required project schedule and budget limitation are key elements for successful project delivery. Therefore, our management plan includes the close tracking of the project schedule by the project manager.
With respect to controlling project costs, having up-to-date project expenditure information is essential. Our accounting system allows for the tracking of overall project and task expenditures. It is accessible from the computer desktops of principals and project managers. Through regular tracking of the project's financial progress, warning flags that tasks are PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN IRSP 18
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at risk of not being completed within budget will be identified quickly. If necessary, we will take remedial actions, based on this continuous tracking of expenditures.
PROJECT SCHEDULE & MONTHLY PROGRESS MEETINGS
KOA will establish a project schedule that will include all tasks addressed in the scope of work and identify submittal milestones and City review periods. We will present the project schedule at the kickoff meeting for review and refinement with City staff.
KOA will schedule and conduct progress meetings to discuss the project progress with the City team and review coming action items. KOA's project manager will prepare and distribute the meeting agenda and meeting minut or each progress meeting. The project schedule will be included in the meeting minutes. Any updates to the proie schedule will be addressed at each progress report delivery.
Monthly progress reports will be included with each monthly invoice and will provide a list of project-specific activities indicating the status of each task. The progress reports will also provide a list of action items to be completed. The KOA team will continuously track and monitor all state and federal grant-reporting requirements and make the appropriate modifications to the Plan as it is developed
Task 1 Deliverables
• Project kickoff meeting (1)
• Refined scope of work and schedule
• Meeting agendas and meeting minutes
• Monthly progress reports and invoices
TASK 2: DOCUMENT REVIEW AND INFORMATION COLLECTION
TASK 2 DOCUT MENT REVIEV AND INFORMAT
KOA will review the existing related documents, such as the latest General Plan, City of Barstow's planning documents, policies, programs, various local, state, and federal documents, data, guidelines, procedures, and standards related to the LRSP development. KOA will identify opportunity areas for developing safety improvements addressing any of the four Es of traffic safety (Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Services), and coordinate with City staff to understand the priorities and funding availability of planned projects, which will help our team to prioritize safety countermeasures/projects.
Task 2 Deliverables
• Understanding of Standards and Guidelines technical memorandum • Project Methodology Structure technical memorandum
TASK 3: DATA COLLECTION
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KOA will gather and geocode the most recent and available five years of Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) and Transportation Injury Mapping Systems (TIMS) collision data. KOA will coordinate with the City's Engineering staff to obtain additional collision data (e.g., Crossroads), if needed and available, for a comprehensive review and analysis. KOA may request citation data from the Barstow Police Department for further review during the countermeasure development. KOA will coordinate with the City's Engineering staff to obtain available documents and data such as traffic volumes, speed surveys, roadway classifications, and other relevant data for consideration when identifying countermeasures for appropriate application at identified locations within the City.
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KOA will conduct a field review to further expand our understanding of the City's roadway network and collect various roadway characteristics of the high collision areas. Field review is essential for correctly interpreting the observed crash patterns. KOA will examine the characteristics that could be responsible for collisions at high-risk roadway segments and intersections. KOA will coordinate with the City to obtain available data necessary to determine priorities and identify appropriate countermeasures. As needed, KOA will collect new traffic count data, if not already available, for the study locations identified through the collision analysis process for further evaluations such as signal warrant analyses.
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Our team will coordinate with City staff to identify stakeholders who can provide input to the project. Anticipated stakeholders for the LRSP project include the City's Engineering staff, Barstow Police, transit operators, local school districts), and local public and safety advocacy groups. We will work with the City to identify the contact person of each party. KOA will organize and conduct three public engagement meeting to obtain input and feedback throughout the development of the LRSP.
The public engagement meetings will be held virtually to provide flexibility to all stakeholders and encourage participation. KOA will organize the meetings and lead discussions among participants. We will document the public engagement meetings by preparing meeting minutes and summarizing the meeting efforts in the LRSP.
Task 3 Deliverables
• ArcGIS shapefiles of mapped collision data obtain from the five-year SWITRS data • Microsoft Excel database of SWITRS collision data
• Three (3) public engagement meetings
TASK 4: COLLISION AND ROADWAY ANALYSIS
KOA will conduct an in-depth analysis of the SWITRS and TIMS data for the most current five years. SWITRS includes collisions of all severity levels, including property damage only collisions. Through the collision data analysis, KOA will identify prominent collision patterns, which will include a combination of collision type, location type (signals vs. mid- block), primary collision factors (PCFs), involved parties, movements preceding the collisions, lighting conditions, and others. KOA will also identify trends related to shifts in crash type and contributing factors.
KOA will rank the intersections and roadway segments within the City by collision frequency and equivalent property damage only (EPDO) scores, which generally reflect an order of magnitude difference between the societal costs of fatal and severe injury crashes versus non-severe injury crashes. This practice helps our team identify prioritized locations for field review. The goal is to identify high crash concentration locations and similar intersections that may not have the same crash history but share similar risk factors.
KOA will develop collision severity and location of collision maps and illustrations to support the collision analysis summary. The GIS-based maps will be incorporated into the LRSP to support the narratives and any summary tables provided
ASK 2:
KOA will identify top transportation safety emphasis areas, through stakeholder engagement, collision data analysis, and field reviews. As shown in Figure 5, transportation safety includes three aspects: risky behaviors, vulnerable users, and infrastructure. KOA will summarize the main safety emphasis areas within the City of Barstow in the collision data analysis section of the LRSP.
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Risky Behavior
Driving Under Influence
Unsafe Speed
Improper Turning
Inattention
Infrastructure Vulnerable Users
High crash locations at: Pedestrians
-Signalized Intersections Bicyclists
-Non-Signalized Intersections Motorcydists
-Roadway Segments Young Divers
Older Drivers
-....
Figure 5 - Emphasis Areas Development for the LRSP
Task 4 Deliverables
• ArcGIS shapefiles of mapped collision data obtain from the five-year SWITRS data • Microsoft Excel database of SWITRS collision data
• Draft systemic safety and trend analysis technical memorandum TASK 5: COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I, has been designated as the Safety Evaluation and Countermeasure Development task lead for this project. He will lead the KOA team in developing both engineering and non-engineering countermeasures strategies to address the identified collision patterns and safety emphasis areas based on collision data analysis and stakeholder input. The countermeasures will be selected and refined based on feedback from the project team, City staff, and key stakeholders.
TASK 5.1: SELECT ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES
Based on the collision analysis and roadway field investigation, KOA will identify top risks and contributing factors to the prominent collision patterns in Barstow. KOA will follow the guidance in Section 4 of the Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM) to identify countermeasures for addressing safety issues. KOA may also use other sources such as Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Proven Countermeasures, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Highway Safety Manual, Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Clearinghouse, and various reports published by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP).
As we complete this step, KOA will focus on finding the ideal balance between collision analyses on a systemic basis and addressing high crash concentration locations. The safety countermeasures will incorporate continual feedback from City staff and key stakeholders and reflect patterns of existing facilities in the study area. The countermeasures will be categorized by facility type:
Roadway segment
• Signalized intersection
Non-signalized intersection
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KOA will develop a safety mitigation toolbox of prioritized countermeasures to address the emphasis areas. The prioritized matrix will be used for the development of safety projects to address selected high crash locations and identify programmatic approaches for the implementation of safety mitigations citywide. The prioritization of countermeasures will consider factors such as the CMF applicability, EDPO values by collision severity, applicability to multiple locations, implementation costs, right-of-way requirements, and other factors.
ON-ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
Improving transportation safety in a city involves more than just "engineering". We will propose programs related to other transportation Es including education, enforcement, emergency response services, and emerging technologies to address transportation safety issues that cannot be resolved by engineering solutions alone. For each identified safety emphasis area, our team will develop and/or build upon strategies for policies, programs, campaigns, and other action items based on the non-engineering Es. We will also provide a matrix to summarize the funding sources for implementing the proposed safety campaigns and programs.
KOA will also note emerging technologies, including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), advanced dilemma zone detection, data collection innovations, and other emerging technologies that can improve safety within the City.
Task 5 Deliverables
• Safety mitigation toolbox
• Draft engineering safety solutions technical memorandum TASK 6: DEVELOP SAFETY PROJECTS AND CONCEPTS
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KOA will develop a list of safety projects and their scopes based on the findings and feedback from all tasks leading up to this point and using the prioritized list of countermeasures. The list will be compiled in an Excel table that includes the following information:
1. Project location and boundary
2. Applied safety countermeasures
3. Description of the proposed improvements
4. Estimated cost
5. Projected collision reduction benefits.
Feedback from the City on the preliminary safety project scopes will ensure that they reflect the City's fiscal constraints.
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KOA will calculate the benefit/cost ratio (BCR) of these safety projects by completing a preliminary cost estimation and identifying collision reduction benefits of the projects. This methodology will reflect the same procedure as used by the HSIP grant to determine funding.
KOA will then create a project priority list for both engineering and non-engineering projects. KOA will prioritize the safety projects based on the following considerations:
• BCR (for engineering solutions only)
• Public acceptance and preference
• City's CIP and funding availability/restriction
• Funding availability for non-engineering programs and campaigns • Potential for grant award
• Other factors recommended by City Staff
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KOA engineers will conduct a planning-level cost estimation for each safety project. Concept designs will be prepared for the selected priority projects that will take into consideration Complete Streets elements based on the countermeasures developed for each priority project.
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KOA will list sources of funding that could potentially fund the projects proposed in the LRSP. KOA has experience working on transportation grants, having prepared over 100, thus understands the various sources of funding available to cities and the projects most likely to be awarded for each. In particular, KOA will assess all projects for HSIP funding and Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding.
KOA engineers and planners have extensive experience with HSIP grant applications and have secured more than $14 million of HSIP Cycle 9 funding for the cities of Anaheim, Victorville, Desert Hot Springs, and Twentynine Palms. HSIP funding is primarily related to high BCR. KOA will help the City identify competitive safety projects from the LRSP with high BCRs, based on the following considerations:
• The minimum project cost and BCR requirements were $100,000 and 3.5, respectively, for HSIP Cycle 10.
Task 6 Deliverables
• Prioritized list of safety projects and methodology
• Detailed summary of prioritized safety projects
• Cost estimates, mapping, and cost/benefit ratio of proposed safety improvements TASK 7: LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN PREPARATION
The methodology, findings, and proposed recommendations from previous tasks will be incorporated into the initial draft plan. KOA will provide the draft plan to City staff for review. Comments on the Draft LRSP will be reviewed with City staff to identify the appropriate revisions needed to the Draft LRSP to develop the Final plan. KOA will submit three (3) bound hard copies and an electronic copy of the final LRSP.
KOA will work with the City to develop the LRSP into a living document, which can be updated as needed to reflect changing local needs and priorities. The final LRSP will be developed to align with the state and Federal Highway Safety lan guidelines. The final LRSP will include the sections identified in the RFP to provide a comprehensive plar Task 7 Deliverables
• Draft LRSP
• Three (3) bound hard copies of the Final Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) • Electronic files of the Final LRSP in Microsoft Word and PDF format • Development toolbox
• GIS data and templates
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Task 1.1: Project Mariagement & Meetings
Task 2 - Document Review and Information Collection
Task 2.1: Document Review and information Collection
Task 3 - Data Collection
Task 3.1: Crash Data Collection
Task 3.2: Field Review
Task 33: Stakeholder & Public Engagement Meetings (3)
Task 4 - Collision and Roadway Analysis
Task 4.1. Collision History Assessment
Task 42: Identify Top Safety Emphasis Areas
Task 5 - Countermeasure Development
Task 5.1 Select Engineering Countermeasures
Task 5.2 Non-engineering Programs
ask 6 - Countermeasure Development.
Task 6.1: Development of Priority Safety Projects
Task 6.2: Calculate Benefit/Cost Ratio and Project Prioritization Task 6.3: Identify Funding
Task 7 - Local Roadway Safety Plan Preparation
Draft LRSP
Final URSP
Project Close Out
Kick-off Meeting Stakeholder Group/Public Meeting KOA's Work Project Close Out • Project Meetings A Milestone Submittal City Review
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CLIENT REFERENCE PROJECT KEY PERSONNEL
CONTACT INFORMATION
CITY OF FONTANA LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN : Frank Barrera, RS, P Jeffrey Kim (LRSP) Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP,
engineering Manager 12/2020 - ONGOING RSP2I
3353 Sierra Ave $72,828 • Zachary Popp, RSP1
Fontana, CA 92335
(909) 350-6724
[email protected]
CITY OF HIGHLAND LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY : Water area, REPP Matt Bennett PLAN (LRSP) Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP,
Assistant Public Works Director RSP21
27215 Base Line $74,934 • Zachary Popp, RSP1
Highland, CA 92346
(909) 864-6861 Ext. 241
[email protected]
CITY OF WILDOMAR SYSTEMATIC SAFETY Frank Barrera, RSP1
: Walter ores, PE, PTOE, PTP,
Warren Repke ANALYSIS REPORT (SSAR)
Capital Projects Manager RSP2I
23873 Clinton Keith Rd, $74,562 • Zachary Popp, RSP
Suite 201 • Gregory Garces
Wildomar, CA 92595
(714) 336-6621
[email protected]
CITY OF COLTON LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY : Frank Barrera, RSP1 Victor Ortiz PLAN (LRSP) Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP,
City Engineer GOING RSP2I
160 South 10th Street $59,009 • Zachary Popp, RSP1
Colton, CA 92324 • Jonathan Raspa, AICP
(909) 370-5065 • Gregory Garces
[email protected] • Thomas Chalmers
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY • Frank Barrera, RSP1 Azzam Jabsheh PLAN (LRSP) • Zachary Popp, RSP1
Traffic Engineer ON • Jonathan Raspa, AICP
300 North "D" Street $177,999 • Gregory Garces
San Bernardino, CA 92418 • Thomas Chalmers
(909) 384-7251
[email protected]
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SECTION 6 | F. COST PROPOSAL
KOA's fee proposal has been included in a separately sealed envelope, as directed in the RFP.
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - REGISTER FORM
City of Barstow • ENG-2021-0401- April 6, 2021
LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (LRSP)
Register Form
To be Officially Register as a Proposer for this specific project and to be assured of receiving all addendums Bad for west for laf: onion Fas responses thil is musialse submise i sumai ted te stated email It is the Proposer's responsibility to verify that their firm is officially registered.
Company Name: KOA Corporation
Mailing Address 2141 W. Orangewood Avenue Orange, CA 92868 Primary Contact Name: Frank Barrera, RSP1
Primary Contact email address: [email protected]
Primary Contact phone number: (714) 573-0317
Secondary Contact Name: Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I Secondary Contact email address: [email protected]
Secondary Contact phone Number (323) 260-4703
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - SUGGESTED EDITS TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT KOA concurs with any and all provisions of the "Professional Service Agreement Template" but due to limitations from the liability insurance policies available in our industry regarding defense, KOA respectfully suggests that the following items be adjusted, as shown below. We have included certain suggested edits in red to the draft agreement below.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
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10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property to the extent arising out of, pertaining to or relating to the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of Consultant or any of its officers, employees, servants, agents, or subcontractors in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by counsel of City's choice.
10.5 Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth here in this Section 10 from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. In the event Consultant fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property to the extent arising out of, pertaining to or relating to the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of Consultant's subcontractors or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by counsel of City's choice.
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE
CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DATE (MMDDNYTI
LicenSEN 045 INSURER A: Travelers Property Casually Company of America 25674 INSURER B: Sentinel Insurance Company 11000
10 operate Center Dive 4201 INSURER C: Travelers Casually and Surety Co of America 31194 Monterey Park, CA 91754 INSURER D:
(323) 260-4703 INSURER E:
INSURER F:
COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 795104024 REVISION NUMBER:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD
INDICATED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS
ADOLESTER
LTR TYPE OF INSURANCE INSO WVD. POLICY NUMBER LIMITS
COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY 84SBWBH9362 3/13/2022 3/13/2023 EACH OCCURRENCE DAMAGE TORENTEL - 52,000,000
I CLAIMS MADE X OCCUR PREMISES (Ea occurrence) $ 1,000,000 Contractual Liab MED EXP (Any one person) $ 10,000
XCU Inctuded PERSONAL & ADV INJURY $2,000.000
GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: GENERAL AGGREGATE $4,000,000 POLICY X PECT LOC PRODUCTS -COMPIOP AGG $4,000,000
OTHER:
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY y 84SBWBH9362 3/13/2022 3/13/2023 $2,000,000 ANY AUTO BODILY INJURY (Per person)
OWNED SCHEDULED
UTOS ONLY NON-OWNED
AUTOS ONLY AUTOS ONLY
¡ UMBRELLA LIAB X OCCUR 84SBWBH9362 3/13/2022 3/13/2023 EACH OCCURRENCE $8,000.000 EXCESS LAB CLAIMS-MADE AGGREGATE $ 8,000.000
DED ! I RETENTIONS
jWORKERS COMPENSATION UB2L459350 9/19/2021 2022 STATE
ANYPROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE EL EACH ACCIDENT $1,000,000 REXCLUDED? NIA
E.L DISEASE • EA EMPLOYEE $ 1,000,000
lescribe und
ESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS belo E.L. DISEASE • POLICY LIMIT İ $ 1,000,000 ¡Professional Linbility 107587482 3/13/2022 3/13/2023 Per Claim 000.00 ¡ Aggregate Limit 4,000,00
Polio Liabily routes
AS EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE(S)"
CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION 30 Day Notice of Cancellation
SHE EXPIATON DATE THEREOF, NOCE WILL BE DEERED RE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS.
"For Proposal Purposes* AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Mon'sho
© 1988-2015 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
ACORD 25(2016/03) The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLANKIRSP) 29
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT OF ADDENDUM(S) LOCAL ROADWAY SAFETY PLAN (205P,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT OF ADDENDUM(S)
ENG-2021-0401
Company/Organization: KOA Corporation
Address: 2141 W Orangewood Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
I hereby acknowledge by signing this form, that our firm has receipt of all Addenda issued.
Nets June 21, 2022
Signed Date
Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I Project Manager | Principal Printed of Typed Name Title
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - EXHIBIT 10-Q DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES Local Assistance Procedures Manual
EXHBIT 10-Q
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
EXHIBIT 10-Q DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
COMPLETE THIS FORM TO DISCLOSE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1352
1. Type of Federal Action: 2. Status of Federal Action: 3. Report Type:
a. contract
- a. bid/offer/application a. initial
b. grant b. initial award
b. material change
c. cooperative agreement c. post-award
d. loan
e. loan guarantee For Mar ange Only:
- arter_
f. loan insurance
-port
4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity
5. I Repring my area of rinearde, Enter Name and If Prime:
Prime Subawardee
Tier _, if known
Congressional District, if known trict, if known
6. Federal Department/Agency:
Number, if'applicable
8. Federal Action Number, if known:
10. Name and Address of Lobby Entity
Individuals Performing Services
(If individual, last name, first name. MI (including address if different from No. 10) Sheel(s) if necessary)
12. Amount of Payment (heck all that 14.
Type of Payment (check all that apply)
planned a. retainer
b. one-time fee
13. Form of Permen chech all that apply):
c. commission
d. contingent fee
e deferred
Value C. other, specify
15. Brief Dest
ption of Services Performed or to be performed and Date(s) of Service, including officer(s), chaployee(s), or member(s) contacted, for Payment Indicated in İtem 12:
(attach Continuation Sheets) if necessary)
16. Continuation Sheets) attached: Yes No
Signature:
Print Name: Walter Okitsu, PE, PTOE, PTP, RSP2I
Tidle: Project Manager
510.00 for each such ail han S10,.00 and not more than
Telephone No.: (323) 260-4703 Date: 6/21/22
Authorized for Local Reproduction
Federal Use Only: Standard Form - LLL
Standard Form L.L.L. Res: 04-28-06
Distrihution: Orig- Local Agency Project Files
LPP 13-01 Page 1
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SECTION 7 | APPENDIX - EXHIBIT 10-01
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 10-01
Consultant Proposal DBE Commitment
EXHIBIT 10-01 CONSULTANT PROPOSAL DBE COMMITMENT
1. Local Agency: City of Barstow 2. Contract DBE Goal: 0%
3. Project Description: City Projec: ENG-2021-0401 Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
4. Project Location: Barstow, CA
5. Consultant's Name: KOA Corporation 6. Prime Certified DBE: L
8. DBE
7. Description of Supervice, or Materialis Certificatior 9. DBE Contact Information 10. DBE % Number
N/A
Local Agency to Complete this Section
17. Local Agency Contract Number:
11. TOTAL CLAIMED DBE PARTICIPATION 0.00%
18. Federal-Aid Project Number.
19. Proposed Contract Execution Date:
20. Consultant's Ranking after Evaluation:
ocal Agency certifies that all DBE certifications are valid and information o is form is complete and accurat required.
06/21/2022
12. Preparer's Signature 13. Date
Walter Okitsu, PE. PTOE.PTP, RSP21 (323) 260-4703
14. Preparer's Name 15. Phone
Project Manager | Principal
16. Preparer's Title
DISTRIBUTION: Original - Included with consultant's proposal to local agency.
AD Notice: For in vira cors an or a grimen, 720 rei. Ms 5, Sacramemo. C. 8 bamalin cal 916) 654-6410 or TOO (915) 854.
LPP 18-01
January 2019
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