Proposal for:
Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades
HSIP Cycle 11 Project - HSIPL-5430(041)
City Project No. C08756
City of Cathedral City | May 3, 2024
Submitted By:
STC Traffic, Inc
Mailing and Business Address:
5973 Avenida Encinas, Suite 218 T
Carlsbad, CA 92008 TRAFFIC
Principal Contact: Jason Stack, President Cathedral City P: (760) 602-4290
Table of Contents
A. Cover Letter...... .....1
B. Statement of Qualifications. ...2
C. Project Understanding and Approach. ....4
D. Scope of Work Program.. .....11
E. Project Schedule... ........... 14
Appendices
1. Resumes of Key Personnel
2. Addendum No. 1
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades A. Cover Letter
May 3, 2024
Attn: Andrew Lee
Assistant Civil Engineer
City of Cathedral City
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City
Cathedral City, CA 92234
RE: Request for Proposals - Professional Engineering Design Services for HSIP Cycle 11 Project HSIPSL-5430(041) Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades STC Traffic, Inc. (STC) is pleased to submit our qualifications to the City of Cathedral City for Professional Engineering Design Services for HSIP Cycle 11 Project HSIPSL-5430(041) Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades.
We love working for the City and collaborating with City staff. Not only does the City have a strong familiarity with our team, but City staff and in-house staff employed by the agency regularly rely on us for important jobs. We completed the City's Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) and prepared the grant application for this project.
We understand the City's needs on this project-through previous studies, our staff have observed traffic operations and conducted safety evaluations and reviews at all 49 of the traffic signals in the project area. Additionally, we have prepared PS&E for traffic signal hardware upgrades, including backplates, on similar HSIP projects throughout Southern California, including for the Cities of Hemet, Jurupa Valley, and Temecula, to name a few.
Our core function is focused on delivering these types of project to the public. We do not stray from this mission. As the contact person for this RFP and authorized representative to execute an agreement with the City, we have read and complied with all terms and conditions of the RFP and acknowledge all addenda. We look forward to working with the City.
Sincerely,
Jason Stack,
Jason Stack, President
5973 Avenida Encinas, Suite 218
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 602-4290, [email protected]
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 1 B. Statement of Qualifications
STC Traffic, Inc. has been providing STC currently provides as-needed traffic engineering professional traffic engineering services to the City of Cathedral City. Our strong local and services to municipal agencies in regional presence gives us the ability to deliver the range Southern California for over 17 years. of services that the City requires on this project.
Our team is recognized for its ability STC is a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE). The to creatively solve problems arising staff represented in our proposal are the staff that are from the most challenging traffic going to be there for the City 100% of the time. Our staff is engineering projects. flexible working the hours necessary to make the deadline. We understand the critical nature of the
We are comprised of professional consulting work we do. Our work is all about trust. engineers in traffic and civil
engineering, traffic operations
engineers, certified planners, certified Guaranteed Availability IMSA signal technicians, ITS and
systems and network engineers, and Our team currently supports the City of Public Works electricians/ inspectors. Cathedral City with on-call traffic engineering services and These are exactly the professionals are regularly on site and/or in the vicinity. We will provide that the City will need to deliver this the same level of service and availability on this project.
HSIP project. We are 100% committed to providing boots-on-the- ground and local resources whenever they are needed for STC is structured as a full-service this contract.
extension of City staff precisely so
that our planners, designers, and ITS
experts can address the City's Seasoned Project Management immediate needs.
The STC Team will be led by Rob Blough, P.E.,
T.E., and supported by in-house technical staff in ST's planning, engineering, and systems and operations
divisions. Rob has 25 years of experience as the City Traffic Engineer for the City of Encinitas and 5 years for the City of Menifee.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 2 -UN BLVD
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Citywide HSIP Traffic Signal Safety Upgrades | Jurupa Valley, CA 2023-Present Project Role Key Staff Client Reference
Prime Myles Baidy, TE Octavio Duran Jr.
Contract Value Brett Hansen, IMSA I Assistant City Engineer NTE $412,000 Ashley Adamos, EIT [email protected], (951) 332-6464 Ext. 242 This comprehensive project includes full This project was specifically identified as one of evaluation of the City's existing traffic signals four high priority CIP projects in the City's and traffic communications network, Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP). assessment of strategies to upgrade the City's
existing traffic signals and communications STC was selected for the project and has been infrastructure, recommendations for providing key areas of technical delivery infrastructure upgrades, and PS&E for the including a traffic signal communication and traffic signal equipment/ construction phase. ITS master plan and design and engineering The project is a significant investment on the plans, specifications, and estimate, among part of the City of Jurupa Valley in traffic signal other services. systems and ITS infrastructure.
The City championed this initiative with a HSIP Project Delivery successful pursuit of HSIP Cycle 10 grant Retroreflective Key Service Areas
funding to improve citywide traffic signal Backplates
system safety through improved traffic signal Traffic Signal Upgrades interconnect and signal timing, coordination,
and operation; and upgraded traffic signal
heads with retroreflective back plates.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 3
JACINTE RAMONA EXPY
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No. Intersection Crossing
FRUITVALE AVE HOEIN ANE
VENLO AVE 1 Cawston Ave and Menfo Ave
BERKELEY AVE
Cawston Ave and Devonshire Ave
GAKLAND AVE CARLTON AVE Cawston Ave and Stetson Ave
4 Cawston Ave and Mustang Way
DEVONSHIRE AVE • LINOLN AVE Mustang Way and Warren Road LATHAN AVE 39) 5
Sanderson Ave and Eaton Ave
_FLORIDA ARE...
Sanderson Ave and Fruitvale Ave
ACACIA AVE HEMET ST SUBBA ST 8 Sandersan Ave and Menio Ave
MERIDIAN ST
9 Sanderson Ave and Devanshire Ave
10 Sanderson Ave and Acacia Ave
BLENA VISTA ST
GILBERT ST 11 Sanderson Ave and Wentworth Ave
12 Sanderson Ave and Johastan Ave/Tanya Ave
Y AVE 13 Paige Plaza Way and Stetson Ave
14 Sandersan Ave and Stetsor Ave
STETSON AVE
15 Sanderson Ave and Paige Plaza Way
LE. THORNTON AVE 16 Sandersan Ave and Thornton Ave
17 Sandersan Ave and Mustang Way
18 Sanderson Ave and Damenigoni Piwy
CHANGERS ST
19 Kirby St and Devonshire Ave
Citywide HSIP Traffic Signal Visibility Upgrades | Hemet, CA 2023-2024 Project Role Key Staff Client Reference
Prime Ivan Gonzalez Jileen Ferris, P.E.
Contract Value Brett Hansen, IMSA I Deputy Public Works Director NTE $50,000 [email protected]. (951) 765-2360
The City of Hemet was recently Tasks consisted of field investigations, awarded an HSIP grant to upgrade preliminary engineering, existing backplates with retroreflective environmental documentation, final backplates at 40 signalized plan preparation, LAPM Construction intersections throughout the City's Funding Allocation Request, and bid major arterials. A citywide systemic and construction support, nearly analysis identified a high incidence identical to the scope of services rate within the influence area of requested by the City of Cathedral City signalized intersections, and the City for this project. sought to reduce collision incidence at
signalized intersections and improve
safety for all motorists by replacing HSIP Project Delivery existing backplates with retroreflective Key Service Areas Retroreflective backplates. STC prepared the plans, Backplates
Grant Processing
specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for
the Highway Safety Improvement
Program funded project.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 4 Citywide HSIP Traffic Signal Upgrades | Temecula, CA 2023-Present Project Role Key Staff Client Reference
Prime Rob Blough, PE, TE Nick Minicilli
Contract Value Brett Hansen, IMSA I Senior Traffic Engineer NTE $317,730 Kevin Stone, IMSA II [email protected], (951) 693-3917 The City championed this initiative with the successful pursuit of HSIP Cycle 11 grant funding to improve citywide traffic signal system safety.
Our team authored the HSIP Cycle 11 grant for this project on behalf of the City and is currently delivering the project. The project expands the footprint of the City's traffic systems and infrastructure improvements to bring these safety and operation benefits to additional roadways and intersections. The HSIP Cycle 11 grant funds a range of improvements including fiber and wireless traffic signal interconnect, state-of-the-art ATC control technology, new traffic signal coordination, safety lighting upgrades, traffic signal and pedestrian head visibility and upgrades, and signal rewiring.
Extensive HSIP Experience
STC has delivered HSIP funded projects since
HSIP Cycle 1 and has direct experience on HSIP
Over the past 10 years, STC has completed
dozens of contracts for HSIP grant-funded funded projects for traffic signal upgrades and improvements.
projects, which required coordination with
DLA for project delivery. Our staff is versed in For all of these projects, STC was intimately the LAPM, and we recognize the City needs involved in the coordination and STC to self-deliver our expertise and drive the administrative efforts with Caltrans, Caltrans agenda for this project. Local Assistance, and the representative local agencies. STC has recent experience producing
We will execute deadlines, required reporting,
HSIP grant applications applying the S2
and coordinate with internal and external
(Improve Signal Hardware) countermeasure
parties. We will keep the City in the loop with
regular communication and be conscious of and has keen insight to the associated construction methods and costs. Additionally,
the City's time and our efficiency. We have
done this time and time again on STC has extensive experience delivering HSIP grant funded projects with state-only and
representative projects, and our track record in
federal funding sources.
Riverside County, along with our intimate
knowledge of the City of Cathedral City's LRSP
and underlying grant application, puts our
team in a strong position to successfully
deliver this project.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 5 C. Project Understanding and Approach
The City of Cathedral City was recently STC models our company structure after a awarded an HSIP Cycle 11 Grant to upgrade municipal Public Works/Engineering Division. existing traffic signal hardware at 49 signalized We are former City Traffic Engineers and intersections throughout the City. extensions of staff in our role as consultants; we operate and maintain TMCs and systems;
we have been foreman for electrical
STC is very familiar with this project, having contractors in traffic signal construction and prepared the City's Local Road Safety Plan maintenance; we have managed the municipal in June 2021 and the HSIP Cycle 11 funding Public Works Electrical Division; and, we have application in September 2022. We worked for traffic signal system suppliers and understand the City's needs. During the manufacturers.
previous studies, our staff observed traffic
operations and conducted safety evaluations
and reviews at all 49 traffic signals in the
project area. We are unique when compared to other consultants in that our staff have extensive experience in projects that involve traffic Local Road Safety Plans were established by signal hardware and equipment, installation methods and Caltrans in 2019 to provide funding to local
agencies for developing a framework for procedures, and maintenance considerations. We only identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing roadway recommend products that provide the best benefit to the City. safety improvements.
Various case studies have proven that signal
In the City's LRSP, STC was able to identify this heads with retroreflective borders are a cost- citywide traffic signal hardware upgrade effective strategy to reduce crashes within the (retroreflective backplates, LED safety lighting, influence of signalized intersections. Signal IISNS) as a worthy project to receive an HSIP heads with retroreflective borders increase grant based on our analysis of crash data using visibility during daytime and nighttime the countermeasure toolbox and documenting conditions as well as during nighttime power a high benefit cost ratio (BCR). outages, and aid drivers' advance perception of the upcoming intersections.
In September 2022, STC further assisted the
City by preparing the HSIP Cycle 11 citywide STC has prepared several PS&E traffic signal traffic signal hardware upgrades project
hardware upgrades, including backplates, on
application and the City was successfully
similar HSIP projects throughout Southern
awarded the grant for this project.
California (See Section B).
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 6 STC typically recommends replacement of STC has prepared several PS&E traffic signal older faded or non-standard backplates with hardware upgrades, including backplates, on new yellow retroreflective backplates. Other similar HSIP projects throughout Southern methods that will be considered include California. During field reviews, STC will retroreflective tape on existing backplates, document the brand, quantity, and type of special manufactured yellow retroreflective signal head. Shown below is a sample table metal strips riveted to the existing backplates, from a field review documenting signal head or replacement of the non-standard signal type for each quadrant of the intersection. head.
STC will also prepare PS&E to replace the traffic
These options are typically reserved for signal safety lighting with LED safety lighting locations with an older signal head where the and replace the existing street name signs with size and shape of the signal head is not new IISNS that are mounted on a straight arm compatible. STC also recommends using bar. It is our understanding that the City has louvered backplates for all new replacements been using the ISNS standard from the City of due to the extreme wind conditions in this Rancho Mirage Standard Detail 601B and LED area. luminaires by Leotek LED E-Cobra EC3-10M2-
MV-NW-3-GY-700-WL (9350 Lumens).
Feature Project
Citywide HSIP Traffic Signal Visibility Upgrades | Hemet, CA During field reviews, STC will document the brand, quantity, and type of signal head. Shown below is a sample table from a field review in the City of Hemet documenting signal head type for each quadrant of the intersection.
Intersectien Crossing
Caston Ave and Menlo Ave 5
Cawston Ave and Devonshire Ave
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Cawston Ave and Stetson Ave cocoa 000oc
600c 0000 00c000
Cawston Ave and Mustang Way o0gaa
Mustang Way and Warren Road
Sanderson Ave and Eaton Ave
Sanderson Ave and Fruitvale Ave
Sanderson Ave and Menlo Ave
Sanderson Ave and Devonshire Ave
10 Sanderson Ave and Acacia Ave
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11 Sanderson Ave and Wentworth Ave
12 Sanderson Ave and Johnston Ave/Tanya A 00o
13 Paige Plaza Way and Stetson Ave -- - 30 -0-o0 NUNO
• 0 0 < -ANN
14 Sanderson Ave and Stetson Ave 0 oo 0o c
15 Sanderson Ave and Paige Plaza Way
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 7 A sample of how the IISNS could look is shown STC is very familiar with these standards as in the photo below of Bob Hope in the City of they are used by the County of Riverside. The Rancho Mirage. plans for these hardware devices will be in tabular form and identify the existing and
STC will work with the City to develop its own proposed hardware with locations, types, and ISNS standard with its own City logo if desired. quantities.
The IISNS that are mounted on the straight arm
should be more durable in the high wind
desert conditions and provide better visibility
of the intersection.
New yellow retroreflective backplates will
replace faded backplates and help drivers
better see the signal heads.
Missing street name sign in Cathedral City
compared with internally illuminated street name
sign on straight mast arm in Rancho Mirage.
Blue internally illuminated street name
sign in Cathedral City with low visibility
and high weathering. Older high pressure
sodium safety lighting will also be
changed out.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 8 Project Management and Org Chart
STC's Organizational Chart for the Project is shown below—resumes for key staff are included in Appendix 1.
Our foremost approach to meeting the City's needs for this project is to provide the highest-quality staff. STC is modeled in the image of the municipal public works traffic division. We are comprised of professional engineers (traffic/civil), professional traffic operations engineers, certified signal technicians (up to IMSA Level III), ITS systems and network engineers, and public works electricians and inspectors—the team proposed for this Project is the same team that has delivered traffic signal hardware upgrades, including backplates, on similar HSIP projects in the Cities of Jurupa Valley and Hemet. This will give the City confidence in our ability to deliver.
Cathedral City
Project Manager
Rob Blough, PE, TE
Support Staff
Myles Baidy, TE Ashley Adamos, EIT
Project Engineer Ill Project Engineer !!!
Design Grant Processing
Brett Hansen, IMSAI Kevin Stone, IMSA I!
Construction Manager Sr. Construction Engineer/Inspector Bidding/Construction Support Field Reviews
Ivan Gonzalez
Project Engineer Il
Grants and Design Support
"Additional support staff available as needed
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 9 Rob Blough, PE, TE
PROJECT MANAGER
Rob has 25 years of experience as the City Traffic Engineer for the City of Encinitas and five years for the City of Menifee. He often functions as the City Traffic Engineer in many of ST's on-call contracts throughout Southern California. During his 30+ year government career as City Traffic Engineer for two unique cities, Rob gained the knowledge of how local governments operate, both in a high- growth developing City like Menifee (No. 1 fastest growth City in California 2017-2022), and in a City with heavy public participation like Encinitas that prioritized maintaining its community character through addressing neighborhood traffic issues.
Rob is a hands-on traffic engineer that understands how to work with the public, elected officials, citizen groups, and other public agencies. He has both the technical knowledge and insight to address complex traffic issues, identify problems, develop solutions and alternatives, and present results both in writing and orally to citizens, traffic commissions, planning commissions, and City Councils.
While City Traffic Engineer with the City of Encinitas, he prepared over 1,000 technical reports and presented these reports in public meetings at over 300 Traffic Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council meetings and workshops. He understands what the City of Cathedral City needs in a traffic engineer and will provide the City with all traffic engineering functions due to his wealth of experience with any issue the City will typically experience. He has extensive experience in traffic signal design, signal timing, traffic operations, and trouble-shooting problems in the field, design of traffic calming, roundabouts, parking issues, streetscape projects, interchange projects, school traffic safety issues, striping plan design and field implementation, traffic control plan review, creating work orders, and working with contractors, public works inspectors, and street maintenance.
Ashley Adamos, EIT
GRANT PROCESSING
Ashley has over 10 years of specialized experience developing HSIP grants and LRSPs, including the LRSP for the City of Cathedral City. She is ST's resident "grant guru" and has prepared grant applications for the HSIP, ATP, Safe Routes to School (SRTS), and Smart Growth programs. She has prepared over 50 grant applications for nine different agencies and has achieved $30M+ in grant funding for roadway safety projects. She has extensive experience in all project phases including production of evaluations, studies, grant applications, PS&E, and record drawings for various HSIP projects and will be able to support the City with all areas of project delivery.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 10 D. Scope of Work Program
The detailed Scope of Work presented below STC will maintain project files and data in an summarizes our knowledge of conditions in organized, logical fashion, and will be able to the project area, details of the work scope promptly retrieve and distribute project required and our approach to the design effort information to the City in the event of an audit to ensure quality, accuracy, and ultimate or Public Records Act (PRA) request for compliance with the project objectives. information.
Task 1.0. Project Management/ STC will attend one City Council meeting to Administration present the project for approval if desired by the City.
STC's Project Manager, Rob Blough, PE, TE, will Task 1.0 Deliverables:
coordinate the day-to-day activities for the
duration of the project and serve as the Project Schedule and Updates primary point of contact. Following the Notice • Monthly Progress Reports to Proceed (NTP), Mr. Blough will schedule a . Meeting Agendas and Minutes project kick-off meeting with City staff and the Attend City Council Meeting (x1) project team to discuss the project objectives,
schedule, scope, and City policies and Task 2.0 Field Work/Preliminary Plans/ procedures. Inventory/Standards
STC will develop and maintain a project
Task 2.1 Field Investigations
schedule to achieve Caltrans approval prior to
the construction funding approval deadline. STC will conduct field investigation of all 49 Mr. Blough will also coordinate progress traffic signals to verify existing conditions. STC meetings to discuss design issues, any will evaluate the condition and type of each potential modifications to the scope, action traffic signal head, safety lighting, and street items, and next steps. name signs at all project intersections. STC will keep detailed notes and take photos of all
STC will prepare and email meeting agendas to equipment to keep as a record. If any defective City staff in advance of the meetings and email or deficient signal heads, safety lighting, street meeting minutes within five (5) days after each name signs, or other traffic signal equipment meeting. STC will submit a progress report are witnessed during field investigations the with invoices to the City in an organized City will be notified immediately. format and with sufficient detail and backup
documentation to clearly identify personnel,
hours worked, and tasks completed. STC will
control all project documents and provide
deliverables and final files to the City in
electronic format and hard copy as requested.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades The field documentation will also be utilized Due to the high wind conditions in the City of for PS&E development. Importantly, personnel Cathedral City, STC will also evaluate the need performing this task must have a detailed for using louvered backplates to reduce the understanding of traffic signal hardware and structural load on the signal poles with mast the various manufacturers and equipment arms. In addition to the backplates, STC will models and features to properly evaluate and coordinate with the City to develop a City identify and inventory equipment and standard for wattage and fixture type for LED conditions. safety lighting.
Our staff are former public works electricians STC will also coordinate with the City and and IMSA certified technicians and are develop standards for the lINS. The IISNS can qualified in all aspects of traffic signal systems. be mounted on a straight arm on the vertical signal pole and it will provide improved
visibility of the intersection and is consistent
Task 2.1 Deliverables: with the County of Riverside standards.
On-Site Photos STC has worked closely with contractors who • Inventory perform this exact work during recent HSIP
application preparations to understand the
Task 2.2 Preliminary Engineering effort and cost associated with signal head STC will prepare a preliminary engineering back plate replacement, LED safety lighting, table summarizing signal head backplate, LED and ISNS. This stage of the project will identify safety lighting, and Internally Illuminated any potential shortcomings in the available Street Name Sign (IISNS) improvements, at HSIP grant funding for this project and allow each project intersection along with a detailed for initiation of proactive solutions if desired. engineers cost estimate of replacing these
Task 2.2 Deliverables:
devices.
• Table Summary of Back Plate
Replacements
• Table Summary of Safety Lighting
It has been ST's experience on similar HSIP signal hardware Replacements
replacement projects that there are older traffic signal heads • Table Summary of IISNS Replacements that are not compatible with the new yellow backplates and Recommended Standards for Back Plates, LED Safety Lighting, and IISNS
may require an alternate method of replacement. For these • Engineers Cost Estimate
conditions, ST will develop alternate methods for replacement, Task 3.0 Environmental Documentation
such using yellow reflective tape, riveted metal reflective strips, or replacement of the old signal head to current industry STC will prepare the required environmental standards. documentation in compliance with Caltrans
LAPM. State funded HSIP projects must meet
the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The
implementing agency is the lead agency under
CEQA and is responsible for self-certifying
CEQA compliance.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 12 This project is anticipated to be categorically Plans will be prepared utilizing AutoCAD exempt from CEQA compliance. STC will software. All work identified on the plans will prepare a Notice of Exemption (NOE) form be approved and signed by a professional Civil provided by the State of California Governor's Engineer registered in the State of California.
Office of Planning and Research (OPR). In Plans will be submitted at the 90%, and 100% addition, STC will assist in preparing the State design levels. of California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(CDFW) Environmental Document Filing form. Task 4.1 Deliverables:
It is anticipated that the City will submit both • Electronic Submittal (PDF) of 1-Title forms to Riverside County Clerk for filing. Sheet, 1-General Note and Area Map Sheet, 1-Signal Head Improvement
Task 3.0 Deliverables:
Summary Sheet, 1-LED Safety Lighting
• CEQA NOE Form Improvement Summary Sheet, and 1-
• CDFW Environmental Document Filing Internally Illuminated Street Name Sign Form Summary Sheet
Mylar Submittal of 1-Title Sheet, 1-
Task 4.0. Plans, Specifications, and Estimate General Note and Area Map Sheet, 1- (PS&E) Signal Head Improvement Summary
Sheet, 1-LED Safety Lighting
Task 4.1. Final Plan Preparation Improvement Summary Sheet, and 1- Internally Illuminated Street Name Sign
STC will prepare plans sufficient for a
contractor to bid and complete the Summary Sheet (if desired by the City) replacement of traffic signal backplates, LED Final AutoCAD files safety lighting, and Internally illuminated
Task 4.2 Project Specifications and Bid
Street Name Signs (IISNS) for the 49 project
Documents
intersections.
STC will prepare project specifications utilizing
The plans will include a project area map with
the City's most current boilerplate bid package
each intersection location identified and a
for state funded projects, special provisions,
table summarizing the improvements at each
and the latest edition of the Greenbook for
intersection. We have found that plans
Public Works Construction. The bid package
developed in this approach are easily will be prepared via Microsoft Word and understood by the contractors.
remain in the City's boilerplate font and
The design will be developed in conformance format. Project specifications and bid with the latest City of Cathedral City documents will include the bid item requirements, Green Book and Caltrans descriptions, preparation of bid schedule, Specifications and Standard Plans, AASHTO, applicable special provisions, and references to California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control technical specifications.
Devices (CA-MUTCD), and Riverside County Task 4.2 Deliverables:
Regional Standard Drawings.
• Project Specifications and Bid
Documents at the 90% and 100% Design
Levels
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 13 Task 4.3 Engineer's Estimate of Probable STC will be available to answer questions by Construction Cost City staff and/or the bidders. STC will attend the pre-bid and pre-construction conferences,
The STC Team will provide an itemized
as requested.
engineer's estimate of probable cost at 90%
and 100% levels of design for all proposed Task 5.0 Deliverables:
improvements carried through to the final
design stage of the project. The estimates will • Responses to Bidder's Questions/RFIs be detailed with unit prices and quantities for and Addenda in PDF Format individual line items of work and specified • Attend Pre-Bid and Pre-Construction equipment based on the historical cost index. Meetings
Cost estimate details (items and descriptions)
Task 6.0 Construction Support
will be consistent with bid items and
specification sections.
STC will provide design support during
Task 4.3 Deliverables: construction. This work will include responding to the contractor's RFls, conferring
• Engineers Estimate and Backup
with the City's construction manager or
Calculations at the 90% and 100%
inspector regarding RFls as appropriate, and
Design Levels
reviewing shop drawings and material
submittals. All bidding communication will be
Task 5.0 Bidding Assistance
directed through the City for issuance to the
contractor. STC will prepare design changes
STC will provide support during advertisement
during construction as authorized, attend the
including answering pre-bid questions and
pre-construction meeting, and be available to
interpretations of the plans and specification
answer questions from City staff or the
either by email or phone. STC will provide
contractor.
responses to bidder's Requests for Information
(RFls), and prepare up to two addenda, if Task 6.0 Deliverables:
necessary.
• Responses to Contractor's Submittals,
Shop Drawings and RFls in PDF Format
E. Project Schedule
The Project Schedule has been included on the following page.
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades 14 City of Cathedral City
Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades (City Project No. C08756) Federal Project No. 5430(041)
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Qur 3,2024 Qtr 4, 2024 Qtr 1, 2025
NTP Aug. _Sep. Oct Nov Dec- Feb
0 days Wed 5/22/24 Wed 5/22/24
Task 1.0 Project Management/Administration 178 days Wed 5/22/24 |Fri 1/24/25 Kick-off Meeting 0 days Mon 5/27/24 Mon 5/27/24 • Kick-off Meeting Progress Meeting 1 0 days Tue 7/2/24 Tue 7/2/24 Progress Meeting 1 Progress Meeting 2 0 days Tue 7/16/24 Tue 7/16/24 2 Progress Meeting 2 Progress Meeting 3 0 days Tue 8/13/24 Tue 8/13/24 2 Progress Meeting 3 Progress Meeting 4 (Pre-Bid) 0 days Tue 8/20/24 Tue 8/20/24 • Progress Meeting 4 (Pre-Bid) Task 2.0 Field Work/Preliminary 20 days Mon 6/3/24 Fri 6/28/24 Plans/Inventory/Standards
Task 2.1 Field Investigations 10 days Mon 6/3/24 Fri 6/14/24 10 Task 2.2 Preliminary Engineering 10 days Mon 6/17/24 Fri 6/28/24 11 Task 3.0 Environmental Documentation 5 days Mon 6/24/24 Fri 6/28/24 12 Task 4.0 Plans, Specifications, and Estimates 30 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 8/9/24 (PS&E)
13 Task 4.1 Final Plan Preparation 30 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 8/9/24 14 90% Plan Submittal 10 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 7/12/24
15 90% Plan City Review 10 days Mon 7/15/24 Fri 7/26/24 16 100% Plan Submittal 10 days Mon 7/29/24 Fri 8/9/24
17 Task 4.2 Project Specifications and Bid 30 days Fri 8/9/24 Documents
18 90% Project Specifications and Bid 10 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 7/12/24 Document Submittal
90% Project Specifications and Bid 10 days Mon 7/15/24 Fri 7/26/24 Document City Review
20 100% Project Specifications and Bid 10 days Mon 7/29/24 Fri 8/9/24 Document Submittal
Task 4.3 Engineers Estimate of Probable 30 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 8/9/24 Construction Cost
22 90% Engineers Estimate of Probable 10 days Mon 7/1/24 Fri 7/12/24 Construction Cost Submittal
23 90% Engineers Estimate of Probable 10 days Mon 7/15/24 Fri 7/26/24 Construction City Review
24 100% Engineers Estimate of Probable 10 days Mon 7/29/24 Fri 8/9/24
Construction Cost Submittal
25 Task 5.0 Bidding Assistance
30 days Mon 8/12/24 Fri 9/20/24
Task 6.0 Construction Support 90 days Mon 9/23/24 Fri 1/24/25 May 3, 2024 STC Task City Task
Milestone • Summary
15 Appendix 1
Resumes of Key Personnel
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades
PROJECT MANAGER
Rob Blough PE, TE
Relevant Experience
City of Menifee | City Traffic Engineer | 2018-2023
Responsible for all Traffic Engineering functions of one of the fastest developing cities in Southern California with over 100,000 citizens and consisting of 50 Rob's professional square miles. The City's rapid development has caused congestion issues, which experience includes serving he addressed directly by changing or fine-tuning the existing signal timing at all 20 years as the City Traffic signals, converting all 100 traffic signal controllers from type 170 to 2070-ATC, Engineer for the City of implementing the timing changes in the field, and coordinating with school Encinitas and 5 years for districts to implement special timing and coordination near schools to increase the City of Menifee, where safety. He was also responsible for the design, operation, and signal timing of 25 he managed all aspects of new traffic signals constructed and modified during his tenure. Rob continues to City transportation tasks, support the City under a current on-call contract. including working directly
with maintenance staff in City of Cathedral City | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services | the field to troubleshoot 2023-Present
signal issues and working Project Manager. Responsible for managing task orders issued by the City. The with elected and appointed scope includes speed data analysis, intersection control studies, safety studies, officials, citizens, community plan review, traffic signal design, grant support, and other services. Tasks groups, Caltrans, and completed include development of grant applications for HSIP Cycle 11 and school districts. He currently RCTC TDA Article 3 (SB 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Grant Program. manages on-call tasks for
City of Temecula | Streetlight & Traffic Signal Communications Upgrade cities of Cathedral City, | 2023-Present
Beaumont, Menifee, and
Project Manager. Project improvements including fiber and wireless traffic Jurupa Valley. signal interconnect, state-of-the-art ATC control technology, new traffic signal coordination, safety lighting upgrades, traffic signal and pedestrian head visibility and upgrades, and signal rewiring. Mr. Blough is overseeing all project Years of Experience:
34 elements.
Education City of Beaumont | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services | 2023-Present B.S. Civil Engineering, Project Manager. Leading task orders for on-call contract to support Capital University of California, Improvement Projects, traffic operation and analysis, traffic safety improvements, Irvine and extension of staff services. Rob is currently managing the upgrade of Professional the existing traffic signal at the intersection of Cougar Way and Beaumont Registrations Avenue. Scope of work includes coordination with the city and their traffic Professional Engineer signal maintenance contractor, developing a Basis of Design, and traffic signal (Civil) CA, #60204 progamming.
Professional Engineer
(Traffic) CA, #1829 Additional Regional Experience
• City of Fontana, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services * City of Hemet, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services
• City of Jurupa Valley, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services STC Traffic | Cathedral City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades PROJECT ENGINEER I.
Myles Baidy TE
Relevant Experience
City of Cathedral City | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services| 2022-Present
Project Engineer III. Responsible for on-call task orders issued by the city. The Myles has seven years of scope includes speed data analysis, intersection control studies, safety studies, experience in transportation plan review, traffic signal design, grant support, and other services. He supported planning and intersection the development of grant applications for HSIP Cycle 11 and RCTC TDA Article operation analysis. His 3 (SB 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Grant Program, providing feasibility prior experience in Boston analysis, cost estimates, and exhibits. provides a fresh perspective
on transportation solutions City of Jurupa Valley | HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Coordination and and innovation. His Safety Upgrades | 2023-Present
transportation planning Project Engineer III. Supported HSIP grant development for citywide traffic experience includes detailed signal system safety improvements through improved traffic signal interconnect analysis of transportation and signal timing, coordination, and operation and upgraded traffic signal heads impacts analysis, LOS, with retroreflective back plates. Myles helped develop the traffic communications roadway safety audits, and network report, which mapped out the City's existing traffic communications complete street policies system, supported development of the implementation strategy, and is currently and programs. He also developing PS&E.
has experience in traffic
City of Menifee | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services | 2020-Present signal design, intersection
Project Engineer III. Myles conducts a variety of planning and preliminary modeling, and community
engineering studies to support City initiatives under the on-call services outreach. He supported the
contract. Recent projects he has completed include developing a spreadsheet development of Cathedral
to track Riverside County projects that border the City and provide mitigation City's Local Road Safety
recommendations for projects that impact Menifee roadways, a signal/all- Plan, HSIP Cycle 11 grant
way stop warrant analysis for Menifee Road at Mapes Rd & Menifee Road, and applications, and provides
conducting speed counts to determine speed limit thresholds citywide. on-call traffic engineering
design services. City of Jurupa Valley | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services / 2020-Present
Project Engineer III. Myles provides planning and enigneering support for task Years of Experience: 7 orders issued by the City. Recent work includes preparation of various signing Education and striping plans, including traffic calming on Skyview Road. He supported B.S. Civil Engineering, development of the conceptual plan set that illustrated several alternatives for University of Massachusetts the intersection realignment treatments and the final plan set.
Amherst
Professional Additional Regional Experience
Registrations • City of Cathedral City, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Professional Engineer • City of Jurupa Valley, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services (Traffic) CA, #3094 • City of Menifee, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • Riverside County Agencies, Local Roadway Safety Plans STC Traffic | Cathedral City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades
PROJECT ENGINEERI
Ashley Adamos EIT
Relevant Experience
City of Cathedral City | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services | 2020-Present
Project Engineer III. Responsible for on-call task orders issued by the city. The Ashley is an engineer with 10 scope includes speed data analysis, intersection control studies, safety studies, years of versatile experience plan review, traffic signal design, grant support, and other services. Ashley led in traffic engineering development of the City's Local Roadway Safety Plan, grant applications for HSIP and transportation Cycle 11, and RCTC TDA Article 3 (SB 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Grant planning. With a strong Program, which required extensive coordination with the City to identify priority understanding of local projects.
standards and federal
funding requirements, she is City of Jurupa Valley | HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Coordination and a proven expert at aligning Safety Upgrades | 2023-Present municipal goals with grant Project Engineer III. The project aims to implement citywide traffic signal system funding opportunities. safety improvements through improved traffic signal interconnect and signal She is ST's resident "grant timing, coordination, and operation and upgraded traffic signal heads with guru" and has prepared retroreflective back plates. Ashley manages grant processing and led efforts grant applications for the for traffic communications network analysis, which includes documenting the HSIP, ATP, Safe Routes to existing system's functionality and deficiencies, assessment of bandwidth needs, School, and Smart Growth implementation and prioritization strategies, and mapping of current, near-term, programs, achieving and future network architecture. She is currently supporting development of upwards of $40M in grant PS&E.
funding for roadway
Various Agencies | HSIP Grant Applications | 2015-Present safety projects. Ashley has
Project Engineer Ill. Ashley has prepared 18 HSIP applications for 8 public been extensively involved
agencies in San Diego and Riverside Counties resulting in over $10.8 million in in Cathedral City's grant
successful awards since HSIP Cycle 7 (2015). She is an expert in creating the most programs.
complete crash database possible by cross-referencing and combining data from the SWITRS and TIMS state databases, local Crossroads crash databases, and Years of Experience: local collision reports by coordinating with police departments and local agency 10 safety officers. She oversees data analysis, production of collision diagrams and crash summaries, application of LRSM countermeasures, benefit-cost ratio Education calculations, and responses to narrative grant application questions. 100% of the B.S. Civil Engineering, Cal
Poly Pomona, 2011
UC Berkeley Institute of Additional Regional Experience Transportation Studies,
2019 • City of Eastvale, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Professional • City of Moreno Valley, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Registrations • City of Temecula, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • Various Riverside County Agencies, Local Roadway Safety Plan & SSAR Engineer-In-Training (EIT),
CA #144928 • City of Eastvale, Limonite Traffic Signal Synchronization STC Traffic | Cathedrai City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Brett Hansen IMSA I
Relevant Experience
City of Hemet HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Visibility Upgrades | 2023-Present
Construction Manager. The City was awarded an HSIP grant to upgrade Brett leads STC's existing backplates with retroreflective backplates at 40 signalized intersections construction engineering throughout the City's major arterials. Brett has overseen field investigations, field and construction inventory, and is providing bid and construction support. management support
services. He is well-versed City of Jurupa Valley | HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Coordination and in standard specifications Safety Upgrades | 2023-Present and plans required by Construction Manager. The project aims to implement citywide traffic signal ) government agencies, system safety improvements through improved traffic signal interconnect and skilled in field analysis, and signal timing, coordination, and operation and upgraded traffic signal heads with has expertise in electrical retroreflective back plates. Brett developed preliminary cost estimates and will and communications lead construction support services.
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systems. He supports HSIP City of San Marcos | HSIP Citywide LED Safety Lighting Conversion | projects by providing 2018-2019
construction support,
Construction Manager. STC provided engineering services for the conversion of developing technical
the City's safety lighting from low-pressure sodium to LED lighting technology. specifications and cost
Because this was a federally funded project, STC performed market-based and estimates for bid packages, field analysis to create a list of qualified product solutions. STC obtained the and onsite integration
Citywide GIS inventory of safety lights and mapped all lights throughout the City support. Brett has supported
with attributes and developed highly detailed technical specifications. Brett led Cathedral City providing construction support services and processing of as-built drawings. construction support for
the Ramon Road signalized City of National City | HSIP Citywide Safety Lighting Enhancements| pedestrian crossing project. 2019-2020
U Construction Manager. STC provided engineering services for proposed lighting improvements after successfully securing HSIP funding for the project.
Years of Experience: The project aims to upgrade safety lighting to LED luminaries at 32 signalized 13 intersections along nine major traffic corridors in National City. Brett oversaw Education field investigations to document and inventory existing safety lighting fixtures.
B.S. Civil Engineering
(mathematics minor), Additional Regional Experience
California State University,
Chico • City of Jurupa Valley, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • City of Temecula, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Certifications
• City of Menifee, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services IMSA Level 1 - Traffic Signal • City of Lake Elsinore, On-Call Traffic Signal Operations Field Technician
• RCTD, 1-215/Scott Road Interchange Project
Corning Fiber Installation
Certified
STC Traffic Cathedral City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades SR. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER/INSPECTOR
Kevin Stone IMSAII
Relevant Experience
City of Jurupa Valley | HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Coordination and Safety Upgrades | 2023-Present
Sr. Construction Engineer/Inspector. The project aims to implement citywide Kevin is a construction traffic signal system safety improvements through improved traffic signal engineer/inspector with interconnect and signal timing, coordination, and operation and upgraded traffic over 30 years of experience signal heads with retroreflective back plates. Kevin performed extensive field in constructing, installing, review and reviewed existing as-builts. troubleshooting, repairing,
and maintaining traffic City of Temecula | Streetlight & Traffic Signal Communications Upgrade signal systems and 2023-Present
electrical systems. Prior to Sr. Construction Engineer/Inspector. Project improvements including fiber and joining STC, Kevin served wireless traffic signal interconnect, state-of-the-art ATC control technology, new as the general foreman of traffic signal coordination, safety lighting upgrades, traffic signal and pedestrian maintenance for over 350 head visibility and upgrades, and signal rewiring. Kevin performed extensive field traffic signals and four review to verify existing conditions and equioment and revise as-builts. traffic signal technicians City of San Bernardino | HSIP Signal Hardware Upgrades at 224 in the Cities of Santee, El
Signalized Intersections | 2022-2024
Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon
Sr. Construction Engineer/Inspector. Project will replace or install new Grove, Imperial Valley, and
equipment to the City's existing traffic signal system. Hardware upgrades include Camp Pendleton; served as
traffic signal heads, pedestrian signal heads, and pedestrian pushbuttons. Kevin an electrical foreman for 20
was responsible for verifying contractor installed facilities and keeping a daily years; and served as lead record of contractor activities. traffic signal technician for
the City of Oceanside with Riverside County | On-Call Traffic Signal Services | 2000-2015 responsibility for on-call Signal Contractor. Prior to joining STC, Kevin serviced traffic signals throughout service 24/7 for over 160 Riverside County, including Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Perris, and Moreno Valley. The traffic signals. work he performed includes: Modifications of existing signals, communications, and inventory; supervising the removal of old equipment and the installation of new equipment; conducting interconnect runs; coordination with municipalities, Years of Experience: contractors, and utilities; final inspections and punch list review. 30 Certifications Additional Regional Experience
IMSA Level 2 - Traffic Signal • City of Fontana, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services Field Technician
• City of Menifee, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services IMSA Work Zone Safety • RCTD, Scott Road Interchange at I-215 • RCTD, Jurupa Road Grade Separation
• City of Eastvale, Limonite Avenue Corridor Synchronization Project STC Traffic | Cathedral City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades
PROJECT ENGINEER I
Ivan Gonzalez
Relevant Experience
City of Cathedral City | On-Call Traffic Engineering Services | 2020-Present
Project Engineer Il. Ivan has provided extensive support for the City's grant ivan is a Project Engineer programs, including the Local Roadway Safety Plan, grant applications for HSIP with seven years of Cycle 11, and RCTC TDA Article 3 (SB 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Grant experience in traffic Program. The City was recently awarded a HSIP Grant to construct a HAWK signal engineering design and to address pedestrian and bicyclist safety issues. Ivan supported the HSIP scope traffic signal operations. change to a standard pedestrian signal operations with 3-section signal heads at He served as a traffic an alternative location. He was responsible for coordination with Caltrans, CEQA engineering intern with STC Notice of Examption, HSIP Analyzer and BCR recalculation, and collision diagram for three years while earning revisions for grant resubmittal. He continues to support follow-on phases of the his degree. He is an expert in
traffic counts and corridor
travel time data collection City of Hemet | Citywide Traffic Signal Visibility Upgrades | ) and analysis, document 2023-Present
control, and graphics Project Engineer II. The City was awarded an HSIP grant to upgrade existing production. backplates with retroreflective backplates at 40 signalized intersections throughout the City's major arterials. Ivan managed Caltrans forms processing.
Years of Experience: 7 City of Jurupa Valley | HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Coordination and Safety Upgrades | 2023-Present
Education Project Engineer II. Project improvements including fiber and wireless traffic B.S. Civil Engineering, San signal interconnect, state-of-the-art ATC control technology, new traffic signal Diego State University, coordination, safety lighting upgrades, traffic signal and pedestrian head 2018
visibility and upgrades, and signal rewiring. Ivan has been highly involved in Affiliations every stage of the project from field reviews, traffic signal equipment analysis Institute of Transportation and documentation, and PS&E development.
Engineers (ITE), Member
City of Lake Elsinore | HSIP Cycle 8 Traffic Signals Improvement Project | 2019-2020
Project Engineer Il. Ivan processed Caltrans forms in support of the project, consisting of installation of Iteris vantage vector hybrid units and APS push buttons. His work included completing PES forms and RFA forms for construction.
When the location changed, he performed extensive field investigations.
Additional Regional Experience
• City of Menifee, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • City of Temecula, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • City of Lake Elsinore, On-Call Traffic Engineering Services • City of Temecula, HSIP Fiber Optic Communications System Upgrade • City of Temecula, Grants Administration Support
STC Traffic | Cathedral City Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades Appendix 2
Addendum No. 1
STC Traffic, Inc. | City of Cathedral City - HSIP Cycle 11 Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware Upgrades Cathedral City
DATE: April 26, 2024
TO: All Prospective Companies
RE: BID NO: B24-46E (C08756)- Response to Questions
ADDENDUM NUMBER 1
The following shall be considered as incorporated into the Request for Proposals for the above referenced project.
Portions of the RFP Documents not specifically mentioned in this Addendum remain in force.
Prospective Companies are directed to make the following changes:
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
Refer to Response to Questions (Addendum #1. Attachment 1).
The Consultant is hereby notified; Addendum No.1 must be acknowledged in the Work Proposal of the submitted Proposal Puckage. Failure to do so may result in the City designating said proposal as "Non- Responsive."
APPROVED:
Armando J. Garcia Baldizzone, P. E.
City Engineer
Attachments:
1. Response to Questions
2. HSIP Cycle 11 Grant Application
END OF ADDENDUM NUMBER 1
Jason Stack.
Jason Stack, President 5/1/2024
STC Traffic, Inc.