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COMPTON CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
10/15/2024
5:30 PM
OPENING
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
1. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THE COMPTON INITIATIVE & BRIGHT LIGHTS OF COMPTON (10 MINUTES) Councilperson Lillie Darden
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA MATTERS
REGULAR AGENDA
NEW BUSINESS
2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEGAL SERVICES RETAINER AGREEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2025 AND 2025-2026 WITH THE OPTION OF TWO (2) ONE (1) YEAR RENEWAL EXTENSIONS -2- City Council Agenda
10/15/2024 5:30 PM
3. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER WITH BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PEARL AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CIP# 25-01 ($99,935).
4. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER FOR BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION
SERVICES FOR THE ROAD REPAIR SERVICES PROJECT CITYWIDE
($257,977).
5. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER FOR NV5, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES
FOR THE WILMINGTON AVENUE SAFE STREETS PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CIP# 18-02 ($462,458).
COUNCIL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: 10/22/2024 5:30 PM
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October 15, 2024
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEGAL
SERVICES RETAINER AGREEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2025 AND 2025-2026 WITH THE OPTION OF TWO (2) ONE 1) YEAR
RENEWAL EXTENSIONS
SUMMARY
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into legal services retainer agreements for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 with the option of two (2) one (1) year renewal extensions on an as needed basis to assist the City Attorney's Office.
BACKGROUND
The Compton City Charter, Section 702, authorizes the City Council to contract with outside attorneys to assist the City Attorney with professional legal services including ongoing legal advice and in the handling of various complex legal matters of the City.
Historically, the City of Compton has retained the services of various outside law firms to assist the Office of the City Attorney with specific complex matters and in specialized areas of the law.
STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
The City has identified the need to secure expert transactional, advisory and litigation support services to assist the City and the Office of the City Attorney on an as-needed basis with specialized projects such as City Attorney's Office conflict of interest matters, municipal labor and employment practices, labor negotiations, investigations, administrative and municipal hearings, litigation, housing development transactions and municipal advice letters. The attached resolution, if adopted, would authorize the as- needed services of the following law firms: Richards, Watson & Gershon; Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Sanders Roberts LLP; The Westmoreland Law Firm, P.C.; Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, LLP; Enso Law, LLP; Olivarez Madruga Law Organization LLP; Albright, Yee & Schmit, APC; Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo, P.C; Alvarez-Glassman & Colvin Attorneys at Law; and Aleshire & Wynder LLP.
Staff acknowledges that the aforementioned law firms have the special skills and experience necessary to do and perform the services in accordance with the best standards of professional practice.
2.2.2.2.2.2. Staff Report – Legal Services Retainer Agreements October 15, 2024
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds to pay outside legal services are available in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget of the City Manager’s Office and will be used on an “as-needed” basis. An allocation will be made in the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget for these services. Services for each firm shall not exceed $440.00 an hour.
Expenditures for these services for all law firms listed herein shall be paid from the budgeted fund account numbers 1001-510-000-4261, 5100-510-000-4261,1205-510- 000-4261 and 1201-510-000-4261.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution.
WILLIE A. HOPKINS
CITY MANAGER
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEGAL SERVICES RETAINER AGREEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2025 AND 2025-2026 WITH THE OPTION OF TWO (2) ONE (1) YEAR RENEWAL EXTENSIONS WHEREAS, Section 702 of the Compton City Charter authorizes the City Council to contract with outside attorneys to assist the City Attorney with professional legal services including ongoing legal advice and in the handling of various complex legal matters of the City; and
WHEREAS, historically, the City of Compton has retained the services of various law firms to assist the Office of the City Attorney with specific cases and in specialized areas of the law; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified the need to secure expert transactional, advisory and litigation support services to assist the City and the Office of the City Attorney on an as- needed basis with specialized projects such as City Attorney's Office conflict of interest matters, municipal labor and employment practices, labor negotiations, administrative and municipal hearings, litigation, housing development transactions and municipal advice letters; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Attorney acknowledges that the following law firms possess the special skills and experience necessary to do and perform the services in accordance with the best standards of professional practice: Richards, Watson & Gershon; Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Sanders Roberts LLP; The Westmoreland Law Firm, P.C.; Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, LLP; Enso Law, LLP; Olivarez Madruga Law Organization LLP; Albright, Yee & Schmit, APC; Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo, P.C.; Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin Attorneys at Law; and Aleshire & Wynder LLP.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to enter into legal retainer agreements, upon the advice of the City Attorney, with the following law firms for Fiscal Year Budgets 2024- 2025 and 2025-2026 with the option of two (2) one (1) year renewal extensions on a as needed basis to assist the City Attorney's Office: Richards, Watson & Gershon; Liebert Cassidy Whitmore; Sanders Roberts LLP; The Westmoreland Law Firm, P.C.; Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, LLP; Enso Law, LLP; Olivarez Madruga Law Organization LLP; Albright, Yee & Schmit, APC; Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd & Romo, P.C,; Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin Attorneys at Law; and Aleshire & Wynder LLP.
Section 2. That legal services performed pursuant to the above referenced legal retainer agreements shall be paid from account numbers: 1001-510-000-4261 (City Manager's Office - Legal Services); 5100-510- 000-4261 (Solid Waste); 1205-510-000- 4261 (Housing Successor); 1201-510-000-4261 (Successor Agency/CRA); in amounts not to exceed that which is allocated in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Fiscal Years budgets of the City Manager’s Office.
Section 3. That the hourly rates shall not exceed $440.00 an hour.
Section 4. That a duly certified copy of this Resolution shall be delivered to the Offices of City Manager, City Attorney, City Controller and City Clerk.
Section 5. That the Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of this Resolution.
Resolution No. _______________
ADOPTED this __________ day of ________________, 2024
_______________________________
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
ATTEST:
___________________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF COMPTON )
I, Vernell McDaniel, City Clerk of the City of Compton hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Compton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held this _________ day of ________________, 2024.
That said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS-
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS-
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS-
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS-
___________________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
Sunny K. Soltani | ssoltani @awattorneys.com
p (949) 223 -1170 | d (949) 250 -5407 | awattorneys.com 1 Park Plaza, Suite 1000 | Irvine, CA 92614
September 13, 2024
VIA E-MAIL
Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
205 S. Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, CA 90220
E-Mail: [email protected]
Re: Engagement of Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
Dear Mr. Hopkins:
This letter agreement (“Agreement”) is written to set out and confirm the retention of Aleshire & Wynder, LLP (“Firm”) to provide legal representation to the City of Compton and its related entities (“Client” or “you”) in connection with certain legal services requested by Client as specified herein.
This letter is written to set out and confirm the retention of the Firm to provide legal representation to the Client in matters requested by the City on a case by case basis . In this regard, please know that California Business and Professions Code § 6148 requires a written fee contract between attorneys and their clients to set forth the scope of the legal services which the attorneys have been retained to perform, and the fees which the attorneys will charge to perform those services.
1. Scope of Services
The Firm will provide legal assistance to Client related to any legal matters in conjunction with the Firm’s representation of the Client in any matters requested by the Client.
2. Attorneys Providing Services
While any or all of the Firm’ s attorneys, paralegals and staff are available to assist in Client’s representation, the attorney s assigned to the Client’s representation as resp onsible attorneys shall be Sunny K. Soltani and whomever she designates as appropriate. The services of other attorneys and paralegals in the Firm also may be used as is necessary and appropriate as the undersigned determines to provide the Client with the most effective legal service.
Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
September 13, 2024
3. Compensation, Costs, and Expenses
The rates for services provided to Client shall be as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof. These rates may be reviewed and adjusted by an addendum or amendment to this Agreement, approved by the Firm and the Client.
The Firm also might incur various costs and expenses in performing legal services under this Agreement. Client agrees to pay for those costs and expenses in addition to the hourly fees .
Expenses will be reimbursed at the cost thereof in accordance with the billing and reimbursement practices set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.
The Firm’s fees are charged on an hourly basis and are billed monthly with paymen t due thirty (30) days after the date of the bill . Client agrees to pay for all hourly services when billed on a monthly basis. The Firm shall be entitled to include interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month on the outstanding balances when an amo unt is outstanding for more than thirty (30) days after the billing date.
4. Retainer
The Firm has not requested a retainer in connection with the representation of Client.
5. Termination
Both the Firm and the Client shall have the right to terminate this engagement at any time, subject to reasonable notice . Notwithstanding the Client’s discharge or the Firm’s withdrawal, the Client will remain obligated to pay the Firm the fees for all legal services provided under this Agreement and to reimburse the Firm for all costs incurred prior to such approved and effectuated discharge, withdrawal or termination.
6. Disputes
If legal proceedings are instituted to collect fees and costs owing to the Firm, the prevailing party shall be entitled to the allowance of reason able attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in the action or proceeding. The Firm is entitled to represent itself on all legal matters and the actual time incurred by members of our Firm at our standard hourly rates . The rates are deemed reasonable for collection or other purposes.
7. Insurance
In accordance with California Business and Professions Code, the Firm hereby informs Client that it maintains errors and omissions insurance coverage in an amount applicable to the services to be rendered.
Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
September 13, 2024
8. Conflicts
The Firm is not aware of any conflict of interest in this representation. Client agrees to inform the Firm of any conflicts which may arise after execution of this Agreement which Client believes would affect the representation of Client.
The Firm may have current or future clients which may have interests adverse to Client or Client’s related entities, and the Firm reserves the right to represent such clients in matters not connected to the representation described herein. If a potential conflict of interest arises in the Firm’s representation of two clients, if such conflict is only speculative or minor, the Firm may seek waivers from each client with regard to such representation. However, if real conflicts exist, the Firm would withdraw from representing either client in the matter, and assist them in obtaining outside special counsel.
9. Integration
By signing below, Client acknowledges that no oral representations, statements, or inducements, apart from this written agreement, have been made. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid by a court, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.
10. Execution and Authority
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by electronic signature . In executing this Agreement, you warrant that (i) Client is a duly organized and existing entity, (ii) you are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of the Client, (iii) by so executing this Agreement, the Client is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) the entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which the Client is bound. This Agreement supersedes any other agreement between the Firm and the Client.
Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
September 13, 2024
Please carefully review the terms of this Agreement and, if you find them acceptable, execute and return an executed copy. We appreciate your confidence in selecting Aleshire & Wynder, LLP as legal counsel and we look forward to working with you.
Very truly yours,
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
Sunny K. Soltani
Managing Partner
SKS:ab
cc: Eric Perrodin, City Attorney ([email protected])
I HAVE REVIEWED THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AGREE TO THEM. I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF AND BIND CLIENT.
Dated: _________, 2024 By: _____________________________________ Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
Willie A. Hopkins Jr., City Manager
September 13, 2024
EXHIBIT “A”
Legal Fees and Billing and Reimbursement of Costs
The Firm’s current hourly billing rates are as follows:
Hourly Rates
Partners $375
Associates $325
Paralegals/Law Clerks $180
Hourly rate services are billed based upon the attorney performing the work. The Firm bills in time increments of one-tenth (0.1) of an hour, which is about six (6) minutes. Travel time is billed at the hourly billing rates above. These hou rly rates are subject to periodic revision with reasonable notice to you; however, the current rates will remain in effect through December 31, 2024. Our rate structure in general may be increased from time to time, and is usually adjusted as of the beginning of each calendar year (i.e., January 1), with written documentation confirming the increase to the Client.
The Firm may also incur various costs and expenses in performing legal services under this Agreement. Client agrees to pay for those costs and expenses, in addition to hourly fees. The costs and expenses commonly include fees fixed by law or assessed by public agencies, including messenger and other delivery fees, postage, parking, and other local travel expenses, photocopying and other reproduction costs, word processing charges, fax charges, charges for computer research, and other similar items. Client also agrees to pay all reasonable necessary transportation and travel expenses.
The monthly billing statements for fees and costs shall indicate the basis of the fees, including a detailed and auditable breakdown of the hours worked, the billable rates charged, and description of the work performed.
October 15, 2024
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A
PURCHASE ORDER WITH BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS
LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE DESIGN
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PEARL AVENUE STREET
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CIP# 25-01 ($99,935).
SUMMARY
Adoption of this Resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to provide design engineering services for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01 in the amount of $99,935.
BACKGROUND
Over the past several years, the City of Compton has been carrying out major sewer rehabilitation projects in the City in an effort to upgrade the capacity of its aging infrastructure. Pearl Avenue sewer line was among the list of aging sewer pipes slated for rehabilitation.
In May 2023, the Pearl Avenue sewer line had experienced prolonged structural damage and capacity deficiencies. A CCTV conducted on the site revealed that portions of the sewer line underneath the streets of Pearl Avenue were facing imminent danger of collapsing forming a potential sink hole and/or sewer overflow beneath the street which contained missing pipes.
As a result, on October 17, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. 25,917, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with a sewer contractor to carry out the sewer improvements on Pearl Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the northern end of the cul-de-sac. The scope of work included replacing sewer mains and connecting laterals, removing and replacing street pavement and striping, replacing a crosswalk signal at the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Pearl Avenue as well replacing loop detectors. Construction began on November 7, 2023 and was officially completed and accepted by the City Council on May 21, 2024.
3.3.3.3.3. Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers– Staff Report Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01
October 15, 2024
STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
To continue our efforts on Pearl Street, staff is seeking to perform street rehabilitation work as part of the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project. This project will include saw-cutting, curb ramps replacement for ADA compliance, sidewalk improvements along with curb & gutter replacement as recommended, drainage improvements, landscape improvements, bike lane markings as recommended, pavement preparation, manhole adjustments, signage, striping, and any other improvements deemed necessary as determined by the design team.
On July 17 2024, staff solicited and received proposals from qualified design engineering firms to provide the necessary engineering design services that will include field review, recommendations of the needed improvements, and preparation of the engineering design bid documents needed for the construction of Pearl Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the northern end of the Cul-De-Sac.
On August 12, 2024, staff received three (3) proposals and ranked them as follows:
Rank Firm Location Amount
1 Infrastructure Engineers Brea, CA $99,935
2 NV5, Inc. Irvine, CA $88,500
3 Willdan Industry, CA $88,681
A panel of Public Works staff reviewed the submitted proposals. Each consultant was rated based upon their qualifications, experience, a demonstrable understanding of the scope of services, and the proposed schedule for project implementation. Importantly, the selected consultant would be required to review, evaluate, and analyze the existing street conditions condition, soil analysis, street drainage issues, sidewalk, curb/gutter, ADA access curb-ramps, bike lane markings, and landscape improvements as needed.
Each consultant was rated based upon their qualifications, experience, a demonstrable understanding of the scope of services, and the proposed schedule for project implementation.
After careful consideration, the evaluation process resulted in the selection of Bowman Infrastructures Engineers to prepare the construction plans, design specifications for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project in the amount of $99,935. A major factor leading to selection of Bowman Infrastucture Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers is the consultant’s commitment to provide bidding assistance through analysis of prospective contractors to ensure the City obtains the lowest apparent Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers–Staff Report Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01
October 15, 2024
bidder for the contruction project as well as construction administration services.
Bowman Infrastructure Engineers staff has served the region well for the past 30 years, have built strong and collaborative relationships with local municipalities, and bring specialized and innovative roadway preservation and reconstruction engineering expertise. Recently, the team completed a similar project in the City of Lynwood which won the “APWA Project of the Year” award.
Therefore, in order to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to provide design engineering services for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01 in the amount of $99,935, City Council’s authorization is necessary.
FISCAL IMPACT
This project is being funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
According to Community Development Block Grant regulations, infrastructure improvements such as streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutter, and streetscape enhancements are considered eligible activities. Specifically, design services as part of an overall street improvement project fall under the eligible category of “public facilities and improvements,” as per 24 CFR 570.201(c).
Funds in the amount of $99,935 are available in the City’s 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 2800-54-M168-4300.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached resolution.
JOHN D. STRICKLAND, JR.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED AS TO FORWARDING:
WILLIE A. HOPKINS, JR.
CITY MANAGER
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER
WITH BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE DESIGN ENGINEERING
SERVICES FOR THE PEARL AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, CIP# 25-01 ($99,935).
WHEREAS, adoption of this resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to provide design engineering services for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01 in the amount of $99,935; and
WHEREAS,over the past several years, the City of Compton has been carrying out major sewer rehabilitation projects in the City in an effort to upgrade the capacity of its aging infrastructure and Pearl Avenue sewer line was among the list of aging sewer pipes slated for rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS,in May 2023, the Pearl Avenue sewer line had experienced prolonged structural damage and capacity deficiencies and a CCTV conducted on the site revealed that portions of the sewer line underneath the streets of Pearl Avenue were facing imminent danger of collapsing forming a potential sink hole and/or sewer overflow beneath the street which contained missing pipes; and
WHEREAS,on October 17, 2023, pursuant to Resolution No. 25,917, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with a sewer contractor to carry out the sewer improvements on Pearl Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the northern end of the cul-de-sac; and
WHEREAS,the scope of work included replacing sewer mains and connecting laterals, removing and replacing street pavement and striping, replacing a crosswalk signal at the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Pearl Avenue as well replacing loop detectors; and
WHEREAS,construction began on November 7, 2023 and was officially completed and accepted by the City Council on May 21, 2024; and
WHEREAS, to continue our efforts on Pearl Street, staff is seeking to perform street rehabilitation work as part of the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project and this project will include saw-cutting, curb ramps replacement for ADA compliance, sidewalk improvements along with curb & gutter replacement as recommended, drainage improvements, landscape improvements, bike lane markings as recommended, pavement preparation, manhole adjustments, signage, striping, and any other improvements deemed necessary as determined by the design team.
WHEREAS,on July 17 2024, staff solicited and received proposals from qualified design engineering firms to provide the necessary engineering design services that will include field review, recommendations of the needed improvements, and preparation of the engineering design bid documents needed for the construction of Pearl Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the northern end of the Cul-De-Sac; and WHEREAS,on August 12, 2024, staff received three (3) proposals and a panel of Public Works staff reviewed the submitted proposals and ranked them as follows Rank Firm Location Amount
1 Infrastructure Engineers Brea, CA $99,935
2 NV5, Inc. Irvine, CA $88,500
3 Willdan Industry, CA $88,681; and
Resolution No. _______
WHEREAS,each consultant was rated based upon their qualifications, experience, a demonstrable understanding of the scope of services, and the proposed schedule for project implementation; and
WHEREAS,the selected consultant would be required to review, evaluate, and analyze the existing street conditions condition, soil analysis, street drainage issues, sidewalk, curb/gutter, ADA access curb-ramps, bike lane markings, and landscape improvements as needed; and
WHEREAS,after careful consideration, the evaluation process resulted in the selection of Bowman Infrastructures Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to prepare the construction plans, design specifications for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project in the amount of $99,935; and
WHEREAS,a major factor leading to selection of Bowman Infrastructure Engineers is the consultant’s commitment to provide bidding assistance through analysis of prospective contractors to ensure the City obtains the lowest apparent bidder for the construction project as well as construction administration services; and WHEREAS,Bowman Infrastructure Engineers staff has served the region well for the past 30 years, have built strong and collaborative relationships with local municipalities, and bring specialized and innovative roadway preservation and reconstruction engineering expertise; and
WHEREAS,recently, the team completed a similar project in the City of Lynwood which won the “APWA Project of the Year” award; and
WHEREAS,this project is being funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. According to Community Development Block Grant regulations, infrastructure improvements such as streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutter, and streetscape enhancements are considered eligible activities; and
WHEREAS,specifically, design services as part of an overall street improvement project fall under the eligible category of “public facilities and improvements,” as per 24 CFR 570.201(c).
WHEREAS,funds in the amount of $99,935 are available in the City’s 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 2800-54-M168-4300; and WHEREAS,in order to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to provide design engineering services for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01 in the amount of $99,935, City Council’s authorization is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.That the City Manager, upon the advice and approval of the City Attorney is hereby authorized to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers to provide design engineering services for the Pearl Avenue Street Improvement Project, CIP# 25-01 in the amount of $99,935.
SECTION 2.That funds in the amount of $99,935 are available in the City’s 2024- 2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 2800-54-M168-4300.
Resolution No. _______
SECTION 3.That a purchase order in the amount of $99,935 shall be established for Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for services to be rendered.
SECTION 4.That copies of this Resolution shall be filed in the offices of the City Manager, City Controller, City Clerk, City Attorney and the Public Works Engineering Department.
SECTION 5.That the Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED this ___ day of _______________, 2024.
________________________________
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
ATTEST:
____________________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF COMPTON: ss
I, Vernell McDaniel, City Clerk of the City of Compton, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Compton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, at a regular meeting thereof held on the _____ day of ___________________, 2024.
That said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
____________________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF COMPTON
AND BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERS
This AGREEMENT is entered by and between the CITY OF COMPTON, a municipal corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as “CITY”) located at 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, and Bowman Infrastructure Engineers (hereinafter referred to as “CONSULTANT”), located at 3060 Saturn Street CA 92821 (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, over the past several years, the City of Compton has been carrying out major infrastructure improvement/rehabilitation of the City’s street and sewer lines in an effort to alleviate deficiencies in the carrying capacity of the City’s aging infrastructure systems; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Council authorization, on October 17, 2023, the Public Works Department, carried out an emergency replacement of the aging sewer pipe at Pearl and Chester Avenues. The implementation of the sewer replacement project has necessitated a concurrent rehabilitation of the surface street along the pathway of the recently rehabilitated North Pearl Avenue sewer line. The objective is to ensure that the proposed street improvement will structurally conform to the specifications of the newly rehabilitated Pearl Avenue sewer line underneath the surface road; and
WHEREAS, the Pearl Avenue Road Improvement Project would require the selection of engineering consulting firm to conduct a review and analysis of the existing design and the bid specifications package. The objective is to ensure that the Pearl Avenue Rehabilitation project is consistent with the existing underground utilities along the pathway of the Pearl Avenue sewer line and also conforms to prevailing industry standards; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. ____ adopted on the _____ 2024, the Compton City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with CONSULTANT, to perform the required scope of service herein under the CITY’S Sewer Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, CONSULTANT warrants that it is specifically trained, experienced, competent, and has the resources to provide such services which will be required by this project; and
WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is willing to render such professional services subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, CONSULTANT and CITY, for the consideration, terms and conditions herein described, mutually agree as follows:
2 AGREEMENT:
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY CONSULTANT
It is the mutual understanding of the parties that the CONSULTANT shall perform engineering and related services to prepare conduct constructability review of the existing design and bid specification package for the North Pearl Avenue Road Improvement Project pursuant to the CONSULTANT’S proposal per the Fee Proposal schedule transmitted to City, dated August 12, 2024. The proposal, including deliverables and fee schedule, are incorporated as part of this Agreement.
Generally, and as further described in the CONSULTANT’S proposal, the scope of work includes the following tasks:
Soil analysis (if recommended/needed)
Street drainage issues
Sidewalk and curb/gutter
ADA Access curb-ramps
Recommended pavement remediation methodology (i.e., slurry seal, grind/overlay, full-depth
reconstruction, or a combination thereof)
Restoration of Survey markings, centerline ties, and bench mark/monuments Utility valves, vaults, and manhole covers
Any/all traffic control markings & Striping/signage that would be affected and need to be replaced
Any traffic calming measures that need to be installed or replaced such as speed humps.
Any other street related items pertinent to its operation, and deemed necessary as determined by the
consultant and approved by the City Engineer.
At the completion of the project, CONSULTANT shall provide the CITY ten (10) hard copy sets of reports, and manuals developed as part of the operation and maintenance plan.
All work produced shall be provided by CONSULTANT in an electronic format acceptable to the CITY.
It is understood and agreed that CONSULTANT has the professional skills, experience and knowledge necessary to perform the services agreed to be performed under this Agreement and that CITY relies upon the qualifications of CONSULTANT to perform the scope of work in a skillful and professional manner.
CONSULTANT agrees to perform all said work within the Agreement budget and furnish all the necessary materials to complete said services in a manner consistent with that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing under similar circumstances and to the reasonable satisfaction of the CITY. 3 CONSULTANT services hereunder shall be performed in good, workmanlike and professional manner. CONSULTANT shall be responsible for correcting and completing all errors and omissions related to the services provided by CONSULTANT for this Agreement at no additional cost to the CITY, conditioned however, upon the CITY promptly advising CONSULTANT in writing, within one (1) year following completion of CONSULTANT services under this Agreement, of any errors and omissions. “Errors” and “Omissions” for purposes of this paragraph are defined to mean a failure by CONSULTANT to meet the standards of its profession as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Acceptance by CITY of the work performed under this Agreement does not operate as a release of CONSULTANT from such professional responsibility for the services performed.
2. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL
CONSULTANT has, or will secure, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall make available other qualified personnel of the firm as may be required to complete services. The CITY has the right to approve or disapprove any proposed changes in CONSULTANT’S staff providing service to the CITY. The CITY and CONSULTANT agree such personnel are employees only of CONSULTANT and shall not be considered to be employees of the CITY in any way whatsoever.
Project Manager of CONSULTANT, shall be primarily responsible for representing CONSULTANT in performance of this Agreement.
3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION
_____ will serve as the Project Manager, overseeing the development and execution of the project, tracking the budget and schedule, and serving as the main point of contact for the CITY's project manager. CONSULTANT proposes to conduct a Scoping Kickoff Workshop with the CITY to confirm the project objectives and future needs, review the status of existing/historical data and validate the project’s approach for success. The intention of the meeting is for the CITY and CONSULTANT team to unify on the CITY's project goals and objectives, understand the extent of available data, and align the level of effort to achieve the project’s overall goal most efficiently and effectively.
4. DURATION OF CONTRACT
CONSULTANT agrees to commence the services provided for herein upon written Notification to Proceed from the CITY and in a diligent and professional manner, until the project is complete or within 12 months from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.
5. COMPENSATION
The method of payment for this Contract will be based on time and materials, not to exceed (NTE) amount. The total NTE price paid the CONSULTANT will include compensation for all work, including travel and equipment. No additional compensation will be paid to the CONSULTANT, unless there is a change in the scope of the work or the scope of the project. 4 In the instance of a change in the scope of work or scope of the project, adjustment to the total lump sum compensation will be negotiated between the CONSULTANT and the CITY.
Adjustment in the total lump sum compensation will not be effective until authorized and approved by the CITY.
Payments will be made monthly in arrears based on the hours of work completed by the CONSULTANT. If CONSULTANT fails to submit an acceptable invoice by the 10 th of the month following a month when services were rendered, the CITY shall have the right to delay payment. CONSULTANT shall furnish to the CITY an invoice(s) for work performed, itemizing cost of tasks and hours of work completed. CITY agrees to pay CONSULTANT within 30 days of receipt of invoice(s).
The CONSULTANT is required to comply with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances applicable to the work. This includes compliance with prevailing wage rates and their payment in accordance with California Labor Code, Section 1775.
For services performed CITY agrees to pay and CONSULTANT agrees to accept in full payment for this work, the maximum not-to-exceed sum of up to One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Sixty Three Dollars ($$123,063).
In the event of termination, the CONSULTANT shall be entitled to compensation for the reasonable value of services performed to the effective date of termination; provided, however, that the CITY may condition payment of such compensation upon CONSULTANT delivery to the CITY of any and all CITY property, documents, reports, records, materials and work product associated with the performance of this Agreement.
6. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
All electronic and hardcopy Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) drawings, reports, documents, or other material prepared, developed or discovered by CONSULTANT during the course of providing services pursuant to this Agreement shall be solely the property of the CITY and may be used, reused or otherwise disposed of by the CITY without the permission of the CONSULTANT. Upon completion, expiration or termination of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall turn over to the CITY all drawings, reports, documents, or other materials prepared, developed or discovered by CONSULTANT during the course of providing services pursuant to this Agreement.
CITY acknowledges that any and all information produced by under this Agreement, including plans, specifications, data, reports, construction documents or electronic files (“documents”), are instruments of professional service. Nevertheless, such documents shall become the property of the CITY upon completion of work and payment of monies due to the CONSULTANT. In the event the CITY consents to, allows, authorizes or approves of changes the CITY recognizes that such changes and the results thereof are not the responsibility of the CONSULTANT. CITY agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold harmless the CONSULTANT, its officers, directors, employees and sub consultants (collectively “Consultant”) against any claims, damages, liability of costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and defense costs, arising from or connected with the unauthorized modification of the documents by the CITY or any person or entity that obtains the documents from or through 5 the CITY. This provision shall also apply to documents delivered to CITY after termination if applicable.
7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
CONSULTANT, its officers, employees, sub consultants, subcontractors, agents and volunteers (collectively hereinafter the “Consultant”), is a wholly independent Consultant and not an officer, employee, subcontractor or agent of the CITY. Neither the CITY nor any of its officers, employees, agents or volunteers shall have any control over the conduct of the CONSULTANT, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. CONSULTANT expressly warrants that while engaged in carrying out and complying with any terms and conditions of this Agreement that CONSULTANT shall not at any time or in any manner, represent that CONSULTANT is in any manner officers, employees, agents or volunteers of the CITY. shall obtain no rights to retirement, health care or any other benefit that accrue to CITY officials, officers, or employees expressly waives any claim to such rights.
8. SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION
CITY and the CONSULTANT each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other hereto and to partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives of such other party in respect to all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in this Agreement.
The expertise and experience of CONSULTANT are material considerations for this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement or the performance of any of CONSULTANT’S obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the CITY. Any attempted assignment or transfer of any of CONSULTANT’S rights, duties or obligations arising under this Agreement shall be null and void.
9. NONDISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
During the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, sex, creed, Color, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, handicap or belief in accordance with requirements of CITY, State or Federal laws and regulations will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, sex, creed, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, handicap or belief in accordance with requirements of CITY, State or Federal laws and regulations. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoffs or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The CONSULTANT agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees, notices setting forth the provisions of this non- discrimination clause.
6 In the event of CONSULTANT’S non-compliance with the non-discrimination clause of this Agreement, this Agreement may be immediately canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part.
10. SUBCONTRACTING
CONSULTANT’S services are unique and personal. Except as may be specified in CONSULTANT’S Proposal and agreed to by the CITY, CONSULTANT will not subcontract any portion of the services without prior written approval of City Manager or his/her designee. If CONSULTANT subcontracts any of the services, CONSULTANT will be fully responsible to CITY for the acts, errors and omissions of CONSULTANT’S subcontractor and of the persons either directly or indirectly employed by the subcontractor, as CONSULTANT is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by CONSULTANT. Nothing contained in this Agreement will create any contractual relationship between any subcontractor of CONSULTANT and CITY. CONSULTANT will be responsible for payment of subcontractors.
CONSULTANT will bind every subcontractor and every subcontractor of a subcontractor by the terms of this Agreement applicable to CONSULTANT’S work unless specifically noted to the contrary in the subcontract and approved in writing by CITY.
11. OTHER CONSULTANTSThe City reserves the right to employ other consultants in connection with the services.
12. INDEMNIFICATION
CONSULTANT shall indemnify and save harmless the CITY, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers (collectively hereinafter the “CITY”), against any and all damages to property or injuries to or death of any person or persons, including property and employees or agents of the CITY and shall defend, indemnify and save the CITY from any and all liability and expense including reasonable defense costs and legal fees, and claims, demands, suits, actions or proceedings of any kind or nature, including Workers’ Compensation claims, of or by anyone whomsoever in any way resulting from or arising out of the negligent or intentional acts or omissions for CONSULTANT, its officers, employees, sub consultants, subcontractors or agents in the performance of the duties undertaken by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement.
This indemnification and hold harmless obligation does not extend to claims arising out of the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any professional liability claim or lawsuit, this indemnity does not include providing the primary defense of CITY, provided, however, CONSULTANT shall be responsible for CITY’S defense costs to the extent such costs are incurred as a result of CONSULTANT’S negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.
7 13. INSURANCE
A.Without limiting the CONSULTANT’S indemnification of the CITY, CONSULTANT shall obtain and maintain, at its cost and expense, for the duration of the Agreement and any and all amendments, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise out of or in connection with performance of the services by CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT’S agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.
The insurance will be obtained from an insurance carrier admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California. Such evidence shall specifically identify this Agreement and shall contain express conditions that the CITY is to be given written notice at least thirty (30) days in advance of any termination or implementation of a reduction of limits or material change of insurance coverage as specified herein. Failure on the part of the Consultant to procure or maintain insurance shall constitute a material breach upon which the CITY may immediately terminate this Agreement. All insurance required hereunder shall be primary with respect to any insurance maintained by the CITY Coverages and Limits. CONSULTANT will maintain the types of coverages and minimum limits indicated below, unless the Risk Manager or City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney approves a lower amount. These minimum amounts of coverage will not constitute any limitations or cap on CONSULTANT’S indemnification obligations under this Agreement. CITY, its officers2, agents, volunteers and employees make no representation that the limits of the insurance specified to be carried by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement are adequate to protect CONSULTANT. The coverage will contain no special limitations on the scope of its protection to the below-designated insured’s except for Workers Compensation and errors and omissions insurance. CONSULTANT will obtain occurrence coverage, excluding Professional Liability, which will be written as claims-made coverage. If CONSULTANT believes that any required insurance coverage is inadequate, CONSULTANT will obtain such additional insurance coverage, as CONSULTANT deems adequate, at CONSULTANT’S sole expense.
13.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance. $1,000,000 combined single-limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the submitted policies contain aggregate limits, general aggregate limits will apply separately to the work under this Agreement or the general aggregate will be twice the required per occurrence limit.
13.2 Automobile Liability. $1,000,000 combined single-limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
13.3 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability. Workers' Compensation limits as required by the California Labor Code and Employer's Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance will not be required if CONSULTANT has no employees and provides, to CITY’ S satisfaction, a declaration stating this.
13.4 Professional Liability. Errors and omissions liability appropriate to CONSULTANT’S profession with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per claim. The coverage shall also provide an extended two (2) year reporting period commencing upon termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
8 Endorsements. For Commercial General Liability Insurance and Automobile Liability Insurance, CONSULTANT will ensure that the policies are endorsed to name the City of Compton and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as “additional insureds” with respect to liability arising out of the activities of the CONSULTANT. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to the CITY. Prior to CITY’S execution of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall furnish certificates of insurance and endorsements to CITY.
Waiver of Subrogation. The policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation for the benefit of CITY.
14. PERMITS AND LICENSES
CONSULTANT, at its own expense, during the term of this Agreement, shall obtain and maintain all appropriate business and professional permits, licenses and certificates that may be required in connection with the performance of services by the CONSULTANT. Upon execution of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT shall show evidence of a business license permit in conformance with Section 9-1.2 of the Compton Municipal Code.
15. MAINTENANCE AND RECORDS
CONSULTANT will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to costs incurred under this Agreement. All records will be clearly identifiable. CONSULTANT will allow a representative of CITY during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement.
CONSULTANT will allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years, or longer if required by law, from the date of final payment under this Agreement.
16. WARRANTIES
CONSULTANT represents and warrants (i) that CONSULTANT has no obligations, legal or otherwise, inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or with CONSULTANT’S undertaking this relationship with CITY, (ii) that the performance of the services called for by this Agreement do not and will not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation or any proprietary or other right of any third party, (iii) that CONSULTANT will not use in the performance of his responsibilities under this Agreement any confidential information or trade secrets of any other person or entity and (iv) that CONSULTANT has not knowingly entered into or will enter into any agreement (whether oral or written) in conflict with this Agreement.
17. GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
CONSULTANT will keep fully informed of federal, state and local laws and ordinances and regulations which in any manner affect those employed by CONSULTANT, or in any way affect the performance of the services by CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT will at all times observe and comply with these laws, ordinances, and regulations and will be responsible for the compliance of the services with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. In the event 9 the CONSULTANT encounters any conflict between such laws and ordinances, CONSULTANT shall notify the CITY in writing and the parties agree to work cooperatively to resolve the conflict.
18. TERMINATION
In the event of the CONSULTANT’S failure to prosecute, deliver, or perform the services, after giving written notice of default and two (2) days to correct the same, then, in addition to any other remedies, CITY may terminate this Agreement for nonperformance by notifying CONSULTANT in writing. CONSULTANT has five (5) business days to deliver any documents owned by CITY and all work in progress to CITY address contained in this Agreement. CITY will make a determination of fact based upon the work product delivered to CITY and of the percentage of work that CONSULTANT has performed which is usable and of worth to CITY in having the Agreement completed. Based upon that finding CITY will determine the final payment of the Agreement. In the event CITY elects to terminate, CITY will have the right to immediate possession of all Work Product and work in progress prepared by CONSULTANT, whether located at CONSULTANT’S place of business, or at the offices of a sub consultant.
The CITY ‘S obligation is payable only from funds appropriated for the purpose of this Agreement. All funds for payments after the end of the current fiscal year are subject to the CITY’S legislative appropriation for this purpose. In the event this Agreement extends into succeeding fiscal year periods and the City Council does not allocate sufficient funds for the next succeeding fiscal year payments, this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon written notice from the CITY.
Either Party, upon tendering fifteen (15) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may terminate this Agreement for convenience. In this event and upon request of CITY, CONSULTANT will assemble the Work Product without charge and put it in order for proper filing and closing and deliver it to CITY. CONSULTANT will be paid for work performed to the termination date; however, the total shall not exceed the lump sum fee payable under this Agreement. CITY will make the final determination as to the portions of tasks completed and the compensation to be made.
19. COVENANTS AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES
CONSULTANT warrants that CONSULTANT has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working for CONSULTANT, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that CONSULTANT has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, CITY will have the right to terminate this Agreement for nonperformance, or, in its discretion, to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of the fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee.
10 20. CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS
By signing this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees that any Agreement claim submitted to CITY must be asserted as part of the Agreement process as set forth in this Agreement and not in anticipation of litigation or in conjunction with litigation. CONSULTANT acknowledges that if a false claim is submitted to CITY by CONSULTANT, it may be considered fraud and CONSULTANT may be subject to criminal prosecution. CONSULTANT acknowledges that California Government Code sections 12650 et seq. , the False Claims Act, applies to this Agreement and, provides for civil penalties where a person knowingly submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include false claims made with deliberate ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of information. If CITY seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled to recover its litigation costs, including attorney's fees. CONSULTANT acknowledges that the filing of a false claim may subject CONSULTANT to an administrative debarment proceeding as the result of which CONSULTANT may be prevented to act as a CONSULTANT on any public work or improvement for a period of up to five (5) years. CONSULTANT acknowledges debarment by another jurisdiction is grounds for CITY to terminate this Agreement.
21. CERTIFICATIONS
The CONSULTANT, under penalty of perjury, certifies that, except as noted below, he/she or any other person associated therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer, manager is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any Federal, State or local agency; has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any Federal, State or local agency within the past 3 years; does not have a proposed debarment pending; and has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against he/she/it by a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property within the past 3 years; and are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in the preceding paragraph; and have not had one or more public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default within the past 3 years.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction. The above certifications are part of this contract.
Signing this agreement on the signature portion thereof shall also constitute signature of the above Certifications.
______________________________________ ___________________ Program Manager (Date) 11 22. JURISDICTION, VENUE and GOVERNING LAW
Any action at law or in equity brought by either of the Parties for the purpose of enforcing a right or rights provided for by this Agreement will be tried in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and the Parties waive all provisions of law providing for a change of venue in these proceedings to any other county. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California.
23. TESTIMONY
CONSULTANT will testify at CITY’S request if litigation is brought against CITY in connection with CONSULTANT’S services under this agreement. Unless the action is brought by CONSULTANT, or is based upon CONSULTANT’S actual or alleged negligence or other wrongdoing, CITY, upon prior written agreement with CONSULTANT, will compensate CONSULTANT for time spent in preparation for testimony, testimony, and travel at CONSULTANT’S standard hourly rates at the time of actual testimony.
24. WAIVERS
The waiver by either Party of any breach or violation of any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement or of any applicable law will not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, covenant, condition or law or of any subsequent breach or violation of same or of any other term, covenant, condition or law. The acceptance by either Party of any fee or other payment which may become due under this Agreement will not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach or violation by the other Party of any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement or any applicable law.
25. AUTHORITY
The individuals executing this Agreement and the instruments referenced in it on behalf of CONSULTANT each represent and warrant that they have the legal power, right and actual authority to bind CONSULTANT to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
26. SEVERABILITY
If any term, provision, condition or covenant of this Agreement or its application to any party or circumstances shall be held, to any extent, invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of the term, provision, condition or covenant to persons or circumstances other than those as to whom or which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected, and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 12 27. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be modified or amended only be written document executed by both CONSULTANT and CITY’S City Manager and approved as to form by the City Attorney. Such document shall expressly state that it is intended by the parties to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
28. CONFIDENTIALITY
All documents, reports, information, data, and exhibits prepared or assembled by CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of the services pursuant to the Agreement are confidential until released by the CITY to the public, and the CONSULTANT will not make any of these documents or information available to any individual or organization not employed by the CONSULTANT or the CITY without the written consent of the CITY before any such release.
29. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with any other written document referred to or contemplated by it embody the entire Agreement and understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter of it. The City Manager is authorized, in consultation with the City Attorney, to agree to non-material amendments to this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any of its provisions may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except in a writing signed by both parties.
30. NOTICES
Any notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be effective when delivered in person; and effective one (1) business day after delivery by facsimile transmission; and effective five (5) days after mailing by U.S. Mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as follows:
To : Sid Mousavi, PE
Bowman Infrastructures Engineers
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, CA 92821
To City: City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California 90220
Attn: Director, Public Works Department
(310) 605-5505
(310) 605-6326 – fax
Copy to: City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California 90220
Attn: City Manager
(310) 605-5585
13 31. MISCELLANEOUS
No provision of this Agreement is to be interpreted for or against either party because that party or that party’s legal representative drafted such provision.
Should either party hereto, or any representative, successor or assign of either party hereto, resort to litigation to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to recover its or their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in such litigation from the party or parties against whom enforcement is sought.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CONSULTANT has executed this Agreement, and the CITY, by its City Manager, who is authorized to do so, has executed this Agreement.
BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD, DBA INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS
CONSULTANT
By: Dated:
Farzad Dorrani, MS
CITY OF COMPTON
Approved by:
By: _________________________________ Dated: _______________ Willie A. Hopkins, Jr., City Manager
Approved as to form:
By:_________________________________ Dated: ______________ Eric J. Perrodin, City Attorney
ATTEST:
By: __________________________________ Dated: _______________ Vernell McDaniel, City Clerk
infrastructure-engineers.com | bowman.com
City of Compton, CA
Professional Engineering Design Services for
North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements
Technical Proposal
Submitted to:
Amal Sedrak, PE, PMP , City Engineer
City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, CA 90220
August 12, 2024
Submitted by:
Sid Mousavi, MSCE, PE, Senior Principal
Bowman
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, CA 92821
714.940.0700 | [email protected]
infrastructure-engineers.com | bowman.com
August 12, 2024
Amal Sedrak, PE, PMP
City Engineer, RCE 78651
City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avanue
Compton, CA 90220
RE: Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements Dear Selection Committee:
Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman company (IE Bowman), is pleased to submit this Technical Proposal in response to the referenced project above. As of June 13, 2023, Infrastructure Engineers has officially joined Bowman. This change provides a strong foundation and additional resources for us to merge our comprehensive skillsets while offering the same level of commitment to our clients and employees. While the Bowman name may be new to you and others at the City of Compton, our team includes the same qualified professionals from IE and offers the same local presence with three offices in the southern California area. Our southern California staff have served the region well for the past 30 years, have built strong and collaborative relationships with local municipalities, and bring specialized and innovative roadway preservation and reconstruction engineering expertise.
Our firm is currently managing multiple similar contracts such as the Arterial Street Improvement and Slurry Seal Improvement Zone 5 projects for the City of Bell Gardens and the South Verdugo Road Pavement Rehabilitation project for the City of Glendale. Most importantly, our team has completed similar projects such as the Montebello Boulevard Widening Project for the City of Montebello and Long Beach Boulevard Improvements Project for the City of Lynwood which have both won “APWA Project of the Year” awards.
Our working relationships with municipal staff, proven expertise in the roadway and pavement design, traffic analysis and design of multimodal transportation improvement projects, and our experience developing workable solutions in a practical and responsive manner within budget and schedule, provide the City of Compton with an experienced partner to assist with the design needs within this contract.
Our proposed Project Manager Christopher Ley, PE has over 29 years design and engineering experience. His expertise. His expertise includes CAD Civil 3D and civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for public and private projects.
Thank you for considering our team to serve as your pavement improvement consultant. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Chris via phone at 714.982.5042 or via email at cley@ bowman.com. As motivated transportation experts with aspirations to improve the City of Compton’s roadways, we are extremely enthusiastic about this opportunity and look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Farzad Dorrani, MS
Principal - Southern California Operations
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250, Brea, California 92821
714.940.0100
Table of Contents
1 General Experience
2 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
3 Team Qualifications & Experience
4 Project Approach
5 Project Schedule
01 General Experience
1 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 General Experience
The respondent is to provide specific examples of projects that are representative of the type of project (s) that the respondent has designed in the past five years.
Client Project
City of Adelanto Emergency Intersection Repair at Mojave Dr and Bellflower St City of Adelanto Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project Between Adelanto Rd. and Poinciana Rd.
City of Adelanto Bellflower St. Rehabilitation Project Between Chamberlaine Way and Air Expressway City of Baldwin Park Citywide Speed Zone Survey and Speed Limit Study City of Baldwin Park Paving Residential and Major St. Rehabilitation FY2021 City of Baldwin Park Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle III City of Baldwin Park Gap Closure Improvement
City of Baldwin Park San Gabriel River Greenway
City of Baldwin Park Downtown Beautification Project
City of Baldwin Park Landscape Design of San Gabriel River Greenway City of Baldwin Park Big Dalton Wash Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Phase II City of Baldwin Park SB1 Street Improvement and Rehabilitation of Puente Ave and Garvey Ave City of Baldwin Park Maine Ave Phase 1B
City of Baldwin Park Safe Routes to School Railroad at Macdevitt St City of Baldwin Park Safe Routes to School Pleasant View City of Baldwin Park Calino Avenue Street Improvement
City of Bell Gardens Systematic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) City of Bell Gardens ATP Cycle V - Citywide Complete Streets Improvements City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Imp. Zone 5
City of Bell Gardens Citywide Bike Lane Sharrow Re-Striping-Design Phase City of Bell Gardens Florence Ave. from Garfield Ave. to Granger Ave. Pavement Repair - Design Phase City of Bell Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 2022-2023) City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Imp. Zone 4
City of Bell Gardens Arterial St. Imp. (FY 21-22)-Design Phase Proposition C & Metro Transfer Grant City of Bell Gardens Various Residential St. Imp. (FY 21-22) - Design Phase Measure M & Measure Fund City of Bell Gardens ATP Cycle 5 - Traffic Studies
City of Bell Gardens HSIP Cycle 8 - Various Street Improvements City of Bell Gardens Citywide Striping Markings
City of Bell Gardens Various Alleys Improvement Project City of Bell Gardens Various Residential Street Improvement (FY 20-21) City of Bell Gardens Arterial Street Improvement (FY 20-21) City of Bell Gardens Garfield Avenue Improvement Project City of Bell Gardens Pavement Management Systems Report City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Improvement Zones 1B and 2 City of Bell Gardens Gage Avenue Rehabilitation Project City of Bell Gardens SB1 Street Rehabilitation Project Phase 2 City of Bell Gardens Citywide Landscape Maintenance Project City of Brea Laurel School Alley Project
City of El Monte Schmidt Road Street Improvement
2 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client Project
City of Glendale S. Verdugo Rd. Pavement Rehabilitation City of Hawaiian Gardens Carson Street Beautification Phase II City of Hawaiian Gardens Pioneer Park Renovations
City of Hawaiian Gardens Norwalk Blvd Rehabilitation
City of Hawaiian Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 20-21) City of Hawaiian Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 19-20) City of Hawaiian Gardens HSIP Cycle 8
City of Hawaiian Gardens CDBG Street Improvement Project City of Hawaiian Gardens Joliet Ave Fence Replacement Project City of Hawaiian Gardens Rehabilitation Project FY 2021-22 City of Hawaiian Gardens HSIP Cycle 11
City of Hawaiian Gardens Slurry Seal Project
City of Hawaiian Gardens St. Rehabilitation Project (FY 2021-2022) - Topo. Survey City of Huntington Park Litter Abatement and Beautification Project City of Huntington Park Water Quality St Salt Lake Ave
City of Huntington Park Greenway Linear Park Project
City of Huntington Park Slauson Ave Congestion Relief Improvement Project City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle 2
City of Huntington Park Various Street Improvement Project City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle II - Uncontrolled Crosswalk & Pedestrian Safety City of Huntington Park Project Study Report Equivalent ATP Cycle III City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle III Project
City of Huntington Park SB1 Street Enhancement Project FY 20-21 City of Huntington Park SB1 CDBG Street Reconstruction Project FY 21-22 City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle V Safe Routes and Childhood Obesity Project City of Lynwood Gateway Cities Council of Governments Project Funding Application Preparation Services City of Lynwood HSIP Cycle 9 - Traffic Signal Improvement at Imperial Hwy and Atlantic Ave.
City of Lynwood HSIP Cycle 9 - Traffic Signal Improvement at Atlantic Ave. and Carlin Ave.
City of Lynwood ATP Cycle 2
City of Lynwood Brewster Ave. Street Improvement
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 4
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 3
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 2
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 1
City of Lynwood Gertrude Dr Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Fertile Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Stoneacre Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Palm Ave Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Bullis Rd Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Capistrano Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Lilita St and Eve Ave Strom Drain Improvement Project City of Lynwood Peach St Improvement Project
General Experience
3 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client Project
City of Lynwood Virgina Ave Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood CIP Priority 2 Streets improvements Project - Phase II City of Lynwood Agnes Ave. Street Improvement
City of Lynwood Atlantic Ave. Street Improvement
City of Montebello Taylor Ranch Greenspace
City of Montebello Montebello Blvd Bike Lane and Sidewalk Improvement Project City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (West City Limit To Findlay Ave.) City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (Findlay Ave. to Garfield Ave.) City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (Via Val Verde to Wilcox Ave.) City of Montebello Whittier Blvd. (120’ West Garfield Ave. to Montebello Blvd.) City of Montebello Whittier Blvd. (Montebello Blvd. to Van Norman) City of Montebello Wilcox Ave. (Beverly Blvd. to Whittier Blvd.) City of Montebello Union St. (Greenwood Ave. to Gage Rd.) City of Montebello Mines Ave. (Vail Ave. to Greenwood Ave.) City of Montebello Date Street (Maple Ave. to Greenwood Ave.) City of Montebello Maple Ave. (Washington Blvd. to Date St.) City of Montebello Vail Ave. (Olympic Blvd. to Colgrove Ave.) City of Montebello Vail Ave. (Colgrove Ave. to UPRR)
City of Montebello Montebello Blvd. (Los Angeles Ave. to Lincoln Ave.) City of Montebello Gage Rd. (Union St. to Telegraph Rd.) City of Montebello Ferguson Dr. (Pickering Way to Vail Ave.) City of Montebello HSIP Cycle 7 Project - Various Intersections Improvement City of Montebello Maple Ave. Street Improvement
City of Montebello Various Street Improvements FY 19-20 City of Montebello Various Street Rehabilitation FY 19-20 City of San Bernardino Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Gap Closure General Experience
ATP CYCLE III - CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
Our team provided final plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the city to advertise the project for construction after the completion of the preliminary design phase. We provided project management and administration including preparation of design documents, developing the project schedule, processing, and obtaining California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocation and construction authorization. Our team also provided a project report and environmental analysis that summarized the alternative analysis and engineering studies as well as conducting an environmental review and coordinate with the city and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). We then provided bid support during the bidding and award period to city staff by responding to requests for information (RFIs), preparation addendum and other technical assistance.
02 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
4 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
The respondent shall specifically identify experience with pavement management studies. Consultant shall include agency contact information, street classification, miles evaluated, final costs, and duration of projects. Consultant shall describe process used to collect and evaluate data for each project identified.
Project Agency Contact Street
Classification
Miles
Evaluated Final Costs Duration of
Project
Bell Gardens 2017
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.1 9.7
23.6 7.2
$4,781,030
$1,940,206
2017-18 to
2021-22
Bell Gardens 2020
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.0 9.7
23.4 7.3
$9,480,294 2020-21 to
2024-25
Bell Gardens 2024
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.0 9.7
23.3 7.2
$11,075,512 2024-25 to
2028-29
Baldwin Park 2017
PMS Update
Sam Gutierrez
Director of Public Works
626.960.4011 ext. 460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
21.7 27.9
60.9 3.5
$6,688,723
$2,182,059
$0
207-18 to
2021-22
Lynwood Pavement
Management
Program
Julian Lee
Director of Public Works
310.603.0220
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
PCC
12.11 36.36
34.59 10.03
$5,995,914
$3,127,015
$249,975
$249,135
2010-11 to
2014-15
Montebello 2013
PMS Update
Cesar Roldan
Director of Public Works
323.887.1460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
21.6 47.8
53.2 $4,240,279
$5,744,458
2014-15 to
2018-19
Montebello 2021
PMS Update
Cesar Roldan
Director of Public Works
323.887.1460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
38.3 50.7
53.8 $47,255,596 2021-22 to
2025-26
5 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Bell Gardens 2017 PMS Update
We performed a detailed windshield survey on all Bell Gardens’ streets to collect distress information, road dimensions, true section area and other key condition data such as drainage and ride assessments. Infrastructure Engineers utilized its Windows based Pavement Management System, which was done with the use of APWA’s MicroPaver. Infrastructure Engineers has provided a listing of pavement maintenance that has been performed by the Public Works Department which is shown in Section III. All pavement data were entered into Micro Paver, version 7.0.6. This was the foundation for all survey data collected in the field. After this data had been entered, the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) was calculated for each segment, and for the overall street network.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. We recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance.
Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
Bell Gardens 2020 PMS Update
The calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed.
A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a “good” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. Infrastructure Engineers has recommended a minimal “Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The purpose of the budget is to improve the PCI conditions of the city with the optimal usage of the resources provided.
Therefore, a strategy must be created to use the resources at the appropriate time. Additionally, this scenario utilizes maintenance and repair work types that will improve it to a PCI of 100. All work program budgets generated are presented in terms of current 2020 dollars. All repair activities were based on distresses observed at the time of the field survey.
Bell Gardens 2024 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a “good” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog.
Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman company, has recommended a minimal “Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major Experience with Pavement Management Studies
6 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI level as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind: generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain and raise the average PCI over a five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget is summarized below. The purpose of the budget is to improve the PCI conditions of the city with the optimal usage of the resources provided. We present a scenario that incorporates various maintenance and repair work types aimed at maintaining a Citywide Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 70, except for the fiscal year 2028-29.
Baldwin Park 2017 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system. Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind: generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain / raise the average PCI over a five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget.
All work program budgets generated were presented in terms of current 2017 dollars. The city’s budget is broken down within the MicroPaver software to maximize maintenance dollars for the appropriate activities (Stop-Gap, Preventative, Global, Major M&R). All repair activities were based on distresses observed at the time of the field survey. The first budget analyzes how to maintain a PCI 75 for a city throughout each type of street. This takes into account preventative and stop-gap measures as well as repairing any pavement that reaches a critical PCI value. The primary focus of this budget is to repair any streets once it reaches a critical value and needs repair regardless of cost.
Lynwood Pavement Management Program
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog.
Experience with Pavement Management Studies
7 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance.
Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
Our team provided potential budgets in two scenarios. The first scenario would raise and maintain the average-weighted network PCI for AC and PCC streets to a PCI of approximately 70. The second scenario will raise and maintain the average-weighted network PCI for AC and PCC pavement sections to a PCI of approximately 85. We projected a five-year work program by maintenance activity for each year for this scenario for arterial and collector streets, for residential streets, for the alleys and for the PCC pavement sections.
Montebello 2013 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind:
generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain / raise the average PCI over a five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget is summarized below.
Montebello 2021 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the pavement management system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to improve the conditions to a “fair” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. Infrastructure Engineers has recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction. We prepared a program to increase the overall PCI to 65 in the next five years in order to have an overall “fair” pavement network. Also, we assumed a budget which aligns to what is the estimated amount of funds that will be available for pavement repairs and maintenance.
Experience with Pavement Management Studies
03 Team Qualifications & Experience
8 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Team Qualifications & Experience
The respondent shall identify the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager that will be responsible for this project. The respondent is to provide the qualifications of the Lead Engineer and specific examples of projects that the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager has managed and been responsible for. The respondent may include projects other than pavement projects that the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager has managed and been responsible for but streets reconstruction and new construction projects are preferred. In addition, staff assigned to the proposed design team of the Pearl Avenue Road shall be listed and their resumes be provided along with their relevant experience for the project. The Principal Engineer/ Project Manager should be a registered engineer with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
Christopher Ley, PE is a Senior Project Manager with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers in Brea, California. He has over 29 years of design engineering and project management experience.
He manages various several engineers to produce finished plans and specifications for different types of municipal projects. These range from pavement and rehabilitation to park and drainage design. His expertise includes CAD, graphic design and civil engineering design. In the past, he has managed and produced civil plans, specifications, and estimates for commercial, educational, and residential development. Sample projects include:
• ATP Cycle 5 - Safe Routes And Childhood Obesity Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
• Carson St. Beautification (Phase II) - Norwalk Blvd. to Bloomfield Ave | City of Hawaiian Gardens, CA
• Emergency Intersection Repair at Mojave Dr. and Bellflower St. | City of Adelanto, CA • Slauson Ave. Congestion Relief Improvement Project | City of Huntington Park, CA Christopher is an alumnus of Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering, and is a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California.
9 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Organizational Chart
Any changes to the design team shall be submitted to the City for review and approval.
Team Qualifications & Experience
Project Manager
Christopher Ley, PE
IE Bowman
QA / QC Engineer
Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
IE Bowman
Engineering Associate
Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
IE Bowman
Geotechnical
Parviz Azar, PE
P .A. & Associates
Engineering Assistant
Jaelin Murray, EIT
IE Bowman
Survey
Dennis Janda, PLS
Dennis Janda, Inc.
Principal-in-Charge
Farzad Dorrani, MS
IE Bowman
City of Compton
KEY
Management Support Staff Subconsultants
Key Personnel
Certified Access Specialist
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
IE Bowman
Senior Traffic Engineer
Amir Farahani, PE, TE
IE Bowman
Traffic Calming and Bicycle Lane
Analysis Civil and Landscape Design ADA Compliance
10 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Christopher Ley has over 29 years design engineering and project management experience. His expertise includes CAD and graphic design, civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects.
Experience
Various Projects* | Irvine, CA
Project Engineer for Walden and Associates. Christopher was responsible for civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects. Skilled in developing plans and survey data sets using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and 2016. Production of reports using Microsoft Word and Excel, Bentley WaterCAD and Bluebeam.
Various Projects* | Monterey, CA
Staff Engineer / CAD Manager for WWD / L&S Engineering. Responsible for civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects. Skilled in developing plans and survey data sets using AutoCAD Land Desktop 2006 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011.
Responsible for company’s migration from Land Desktop 2006 to Civil 3D 2011.
Subsequent duties as CAD Manager, responsible for all training in Civil 3D after initial off-site classes, development of comprehensive styles and description key sets, and implementing transitions to Civil 3D standards from Land Desktop. Also developed training aids and curriculum for transition. Responsible for conversion of Civil 3D files for Revit. Administrative assistant duties during slow periods, including accounting, filing and office development. IT duties when necessary, including rebuilding network after incomplete implementation by consultant. WWD became L&S in August 2012.
Various Projects* | Sand City, CA
CAD Manager / Senior Draftsman for Saroyan Masterbuilders. Responsible for residential and commercial design and drafting while ensuring ADA compliance, egress requirements and coordination of plans from various disciplines into a single set. Was responsible for implementation of AutoCAD 2006 system, training of 2 supervisors, development of CAD standards and overseeing transition from hand drafting.
Various Projects* | Marina, CA
Drafting and Engineering Manager for Greenway Design. Residential design and drafting including determination of code compliance for lateral stability and egress.
Extensive experience with Microstation V8 and Triforma production drafting of residential structures, including application of engineering notes.
Various Projects* | Seattle, WA
Senior Draftsman for Lindal Cedar Homes, Inc. Responsible for residential design and drafting, including determination of code compliance for lateral stability and egress.
Christopher Ley, PE
Project Manager
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, Oregon State
University, 1995
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#80620)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
11 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Instrumental in creating structural designs of posts and beams for a variety of vertical and lateral loads. Pioneered development of various charts as aids in design of structural elements. Directly involved in the implementation of Microstation Triforma 3D, and developed methods of aligning non-planar elements that were subsequently used by Microstation in their official training programs.
Various Projects* | Lynwood, WA
Staff Engineer for Baker Engineers, Inc. Duties included structural design including wind and seismic analysis, gravity design, rigid frame foundation design and pin pile foundation design. Production and structural detail drawings and drafting foundation plans.
Christopher Ley, PE
Project Manager
Team Qualifications & Experience
12 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Aidan Mousavi’s professional focus is primarily in the field of city engineering and environmental infrastructure by providing civil engineering assistance to Public Works and Engineering Departments. He also works closely with cities to ensure compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
Aidan has developed strategies for the efficient use of Best Management Practices (BMPs), thus gaining a set of skills that assists municipalities with compliance and helps keep them under budget. Aidan is familiar with municipal protocols and works within these structures to conduct field inspections and develop annual compliance reports. As an MBA graduate, Aidan brings his academic knowledge to work with our Operations Manager to manage all Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and non-CIP projects.
Experience
Slauson Avenue Congestion Relief Improvement Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. Responsible for hydrology and hydraulics analysis to divert and treat runoff from two-mile long corridor along Slauson Avenue. Designed BMPs to treat runoff and make street into a green street. Ran Synchro Simulation for ten signalized intersections for LOS analysis, coordination and timing. Designed plans and specifications for signal system upgrades and street widening.
Traffic Signal Improvement at Olive Street and Phelan Avenue Intersection | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Associate. Aidan prepared a signal warrant study for the intersection of Olive and Phelan per the city’s request. After having passed warrant requirements, Aidan had designed proposed improvements to make the intersection signalized.
The improvements included pavement rehabilitation, upgrading ramps to be ADA compliant, striping crosswalks and camera detection.
ATP Cycle 2, Unprotected Crosswalk Safety Enhancement Improvements | City of Huntington Park, CA
Associate Engineer. The city requested our team to revise and complete the current plans (39 sheets), specifications and estimates which had been prepared by TransTech. The scope included 22 intersection improvements for pedestrian accessibility and safety. The city also requested our team to obtain E76 for construction since it has only obtained Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) certifications from Caltrans. To complete the E76 process, the Right of Way certifications and request for construction was required before completion, this process took between 6-8 weeks after completion of the 100% PS&E documents.
Gertrude Drive Street Improvements | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Developed plans, specifications and estimate (PS&E) package for water improvement along Gertrude Drive. Designing 8-in D.I.P Water Main complete with tees, service lines, water meters, water boxes, wedge gate valves, transition Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Education
M.B.A. General, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2016
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2012
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#91136)
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
/ Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD):
California (#91136)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
13 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 couplings, thrust blocks, reducers etc. Plans included asphalt and concrete repairs along with plan and profile for curb and gutter drainage.
Virginia Avenue Street Improvements | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Developed PS&E package for water improvement along Virginia Avenue. Designing 8-in D.I.P Water Main complete with tees, service lines, water meters, water boxes, wedge gate valves, transition couplings, thrust blocks, reducers etc. Plans included asphalt and concrete repairs along with plan and profile for curb and gutter drainage.
Lilita Street and Eve Avenue Storm Drain Improvement | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Conducted a field investigation to identify cause of flooding issue.
Drafted a hydrology and hydraulics report to identify issues and provided two solutions to alleviate flooding. Developed plans to address flooding through use of drywells and developed alternative plans to direct connect proposed storm tank to existing storm drain main line.
Connector Pipe Screen (CPS) | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Project Manager. Conducted a field investigation of all public and private catch basins citywide. Developed a GIS based log utilizing MS4Front software. Developed plans and applied for permitting through LA county to retrofit catch basins citywide by installing CPS units. Hosted pre-construction meeting with contractor, city staff and LA county.
Asmus Park Catch Basin Evaluation and Feasibility Study | City of Bell Gardens, CA Project Manager. Responsible for alleviating severe flooding issue at Asmus Park by identifying issues through a field investigation and a hydrology and hydraulics analysis to identify volume of water needed to divert and treat. Developed conceptual plans of dry wells at parks to recharge ground water.
NPDES Storm Water Program Inspection | City of Baldwin Park, CA As required under the state’s Regional Water Quality Control Board regulations and city ordinances permitting inspection programs, the City of Baldwin Park enlisted our team to conduct a routine visual inspection for point-source pollution control.
The goal of this inspection was to prevent the discharge of pollutants associated with business activities from entering the city’s storm drain system. Aidan conducted all necessary inspections for the City of Baldwin Park and provided the appropriate reports.
NPDES Annual Report | City of Montebello, CA
Project Manager. As mandated by the Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Los Angeles river watershed, each city within the Los Angeles River watershed is required to submit a compliance report for the Los Angeles River trash TMDL to the Regional Water Quality Control Board. With the collaboration of engineering, code enforcement, building, street maintenance, planning and relevant contracted Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
14 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 services, Aidan developed the annual report for the city, identifying methods used to meet compliance as well as providing calculations for scientific justification.
San Gabriel River Bikeway Environmental Services and Permits | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Supervisor. Responsible for developing and approving SWPPP so all pollutants and their sources, including sources of sediment associated with construction site erosion and all other activities associated with construction activity were controlled. All discharges were identified and either eliminated, controlled or treated. BMPs selected that were effective and resulted in the reduction or elimination of pollutants in stormwater discharges. Post-construction BMPs were identified and installed during construction that were intended to reduce or eliminate pollutants after construction was complete. Developed methods to implement BMP inspection, visual monitoring, Rain Even Action Plan (REAP) and Construction Site Monitoring Program (CSMP).
NPDES Watershed Management Plan and Integrated Monitoring Program Coordination | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Project Manager. The NPDES permit, which is authorized by the Clean Water Act, was issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The purpose of the permit was to ensure the MS4 permits in the county of Los Angeles were not causing or contributing to exceedances of water quality objectives set to protect the beneficial uses in the receiving waters in the Los Angeles region. Aidan worked with a variety of agencies to customize the City of Bell Garden’s storm water programs by using BMPs to achieve compliance. He assisted with training and presentation of the requirements of the MS4 Permit to all maintenance staff and inspectors. Aidan coordinated with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and seven other cities in Los Angeles County and worked on developing the strategy, design, and implementation of a Watershed Management Program and a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. Aidan attended all regular watershed meetings, representing the City of Bell Gardens, as requested by the city. He also provided commercial and industrial permit inspections for all eligible businesses in the City of Bell Gardens; he provided the businesses with educational material and advised them on how to comply with the MS4 permit. Aidan also conducted audits and provided the reports.
NPDES Watershed Management Plan and Integrated Monitoring Program Coordination | City of Montebello, CA
Project Manager. Aidan represented the City of Montebello during all of their negotiations and participation in subregional watershed management programs. He worked with a variety of agencies to customize the city’s storm water programs by using BMPs to achieve compliance. Aidan coordinated with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and 14 other cities in Los Angeles and worked on developing the strategy, design, and implementation of a Watershed Management Program and a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. As the city’s representative, he Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
15 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 attended all watershed meetings and provides the reports to the City Engineer.
Aidan also conducted commercial and industrial inspections for all businesses in the City of Montebello and provided all documentation, as required by the permit. With the collaboration of engineering, code enforcement, building, street maintenance, planning and relevant contracted services, Aidan developed the annual report for the city, identifying methods used to meet compliance as well as providing calculations for scientific justification.
Atlantic Housing Development | City of Lynwood, CA
Design Engineer. Analyzed and compared the existing and proposed drainage patterns of the Atlantic Housing Development site in the City of Lynwood, California.
Conducted hydrology calculations based on the County of Los Angeles Hydrology Manual. Utilized LA County GIS database and HydroCalc to run hydrology simulation as part of an investigation to attenuate the difference between the post-development peak flow and the pre-development peak flow. The main goal was to develop Hydrology Report for multiple properties located on the west side of Atlantic Avenue between Agnes Avenue and Lavinia Avenue. The site was comprised of ten parcels and is approximately 38,350 sq. ft. in area. The purpose of the development was to address the need for affordable low-income housing within the City of Lynwood. The proposed Affordable four-story multi-family housing development project included the development of 70 multi-family units of which 66 will be affordable.
San Gabriel River Bikeway Project – Design Phase | City of Baldwin Park, CA Design Assistant. Responsible for coordinating utilities for a new 2.3-mile bike path along the San Gabriel River and Walnut Creek Wash. The design focused on having low impact to the river and wash, with minimal grading needed. Specific work included aerial and field surveys, detailed field observations, hydrology studies, and signing and striping. The work also incorporated a design to tie into the city’s proposed Bike Hub located at the Walnut Creek Nature Park.
Planning Veterans Village Development | City of Lynwood, CA Design Engineer. Analyzed and compared existing and proposed drainage patterns of the Veterans Village Development site. Conducted hydrology calculations based on the County of Los Angeles Hydrology Manual. Utilized LA County GIS database and HydroCalc to run hydrology simulation as part of an investigation to attenuate the difference between the post-development peak flow and the pre-development peak flow. The overall project purpose was to develop a Hydrology Report for a mixed- use project with a focus on serving Veterans. It included approximately 600 units of housing that will include rental and owner-occupied town-homes and apartments with a mix of market and affordable rates. In addition, there will be a maximum of 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial development. This commercial space will include a club house for social engagement, offices to house county and veteran administrative services, health care services, career service center and an on-site day care. The development is expected to be anywhere from 3 to 6 ft in various locations.
Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
16 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Amir Farahani has more than 32 years of experience in various traffic, transportation and civil engineering disciplines. He has experience with contract administration, design experience and regulatory compliance. He has been in charge of various traffic and transportation studies; design of traffic signals, high-intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) signals and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) for pedestrian crossings. In working with the City of Orange, as an Engineering Tech. II and eventually as a City Traffic Engineer / Traffic and Transportation Manager, he has been involved in all aspects of the projects the city has designed and constructed.
This includes coordinating with local, county, state, and federal agencies and various utilities to ensure successful project completion. Amir understands the level of detail and problem-solving skills required to complete high-profile projects on time and within budget.
Experience
Slauson Avenue Congestion Relief Improvements Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. Conducting traffic signal left turn phasing for five intersections in the project limits and recommending protected permissive left turn phasing with flashing yellow left turn arrow. Designed the subject traffic signals accordingly and prepared PS&E.
ATP Cycle V-Safe Routes and Childhood Obesity Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. In charge of various traffic related works such as design of HAWK beacon system for three pedestrian crossings; design of pedestrian scramble crosswalk striping; traffic signal modifications to create a separate pedestrian scramble cycle; restriping of existing crosswalks with a high-visibility continental design; realignment of existing crosswalks to align with the proposed conversion of Hood Avenue into a one-way street and prepared the project PS&E.
Imperial HWY and Ruth Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements Project | City of Lynwood, CA
The work to be done, in general, consists of, but is not limited to the following:
mobilization, traffic control, remove existing crosswalks, warning lights, and streetlights; removal and construction of concrete sidewalks, curb and gutters, curb ramps; furnish and install traffic signal system, battery backup system, pull boxes, traffic signal loop detectors and connect DLC to pull box, relocate fire hydrant and water valve, providing construction survey, and traffic signing, striping and markings as shown on the plans and noted in these special provisions.
Various Projects* | City of Orange, CA
Amir utilized his many years of experience to manage various traffic and civil engineering projects. He also managed traffic and civil construction projects during his employment with the City of Orange. Amir planned, managed, and Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
University, Los Angeles, 1982
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#C54235)
Professional Traffic Engineer: California
(#T2363)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
17 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 provided oversight of the daily functions, operations and activities of traffic and transportation division of the City of Orange, including Traffic Management Center (TMC), traffic signal timing, operation and maintenance, review of residential and commercial developments; and was responsible for leading the traffic operation and transportation planning team. Amir also managed and participated in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for the division. He also provided recommendations within departmental policy regarding appropriate service and staffing levels.
Oversaw and participated in the development and administration of the operation and capital improvement division annual budget; participated in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitored and approved expenditures; implemented adjustments. Attended and participated as City Traffic Engineer at city council, commissions, committees, and other agency meetings as required. Prepared and presented technical information, analysis, and recommendations. Oversaw the development of consultant requests for proposals for professional and construction services and the advertising and bid processes; evaluated proposals and recommended project award; administered contracts after award. Collaborated with other city departments, police, fire, Caltrans, OCTA and other outside agencies to plan, implement and complete projects and initiatives to improve traffic safety and mobility around the city. Identified outside funding sources for city traffic and transportation programs, directed and prepared funding applications. Responded to traffic and transportation related resident and commuters’ inquiries and requests. Oversaw traffic signal plans preparation and coordination programs, developed and approved traffic engineering standards and policies for the city. Reviewed and analyzed studies, environmental impact reports, proposals, and negotiations with other agencies to secure projects and policies favorable to the city.
Various Projects* | City of Orange, CA
Planned, prioritized, assigned, supervised, reviewed and participated in the work of staff responsible for providing traffic engineering services within the assigned section. Developed and prepared construction plans, specifications, and estimates for various in-house design projects including traffic, streets, sewers and storm drains. Participated in the selection of engineering staff; provided or coordinated staff training; worked with employees to correct deficiencies; implemented discipline procedures. Reviewed and prepared transportation and traffic engineering studies; prepared requests for proposals; reviewed environmental impact reports; reviewed transportation models. Performed project management for the design and construction of capital improvement projects for city departments including public works, community services, economic development and fire. Ensured conformance with state, federal, and local standards and procedures in carrying out projects.
Prepared and applied for project funding from federal, state, and utility grant programs including Highway Bridges Rehabilitation and Replacement (HBRR), Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
18 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Arterial Highway Rehabilitation Program (AHRP), Safe Route to Schools (SR2S / SRTS), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA), Orange County Sanitation District Cooperative Projects, State- Local Transportation Partnership Program (SLTPP), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and City Engineers Flood Control Advisory Committee (CEFCAC).
Interacted and communicated with the public, city management and departments, contractors, consultants and other governmental agencies to resolve issues.
Prepared and processed various documents including council agenda reports, consultant agreements, hydrology and hydraulic studies, requests for proposals, plan check, consultant selection, bid evaluation, insurance certificates, environmental compliance, encroachment permits, right-of-way and reimbursement packages.
Revised and maintained city standard plans and specifications.
Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
19 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Jay Shih is a veteran civil engineer, building official, construction manager, access specialist, structural and engineering designer and plan checker with 41 years of experience. Jay has spent his career working for public agencies and consulting companies providing highly skilled design, building and engineering plan check and construction management of buildings, sewers, storm drains, streets, sidewalk, curb ramps, grading and stormwater management.
Experience
Various Projects | City of Corona, CA
Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Plans Examiner, Inspector and Instructor. Checks ADA improvement plans for the City of Corona including 36 city parks restrooms, handicap parking, and playgrounds. Inspects various existing city facilities for ADA compliance and make recommendations on required improvements. Provides inspection and certification for completed improvements, including final walk- through and punch list creation. Provides design consultation and plan review services, from design through construction documents. Prepares and provides appropriate training materials for engineering staff, including major updates to Federal and California ADA codes. Provides technical expertise and expert witness testimony as needed.
Various Projects | Brea, CA
Principal of Building & Safety. Directs and supervises professional and technical staff; prepares building and engineering proposals in response to RFPs and RFQs; makes hiring and disciplinary decisions; identifies training needs; oversees plan check, permitting, and inspection; negotiates, administers, and monitors contracts and agreements. Provides effective leadership with the building and engineering departments to achieve project requirements, meets deadlines, satisfies customer and client needs, ensures safe operations, and meets profitability targets. Manages all aspect of building and engineering plan check, building and engineering inspection.
Provides building standards code, stormwater, and low impact development training to staff. Checks complex structural, architectural, disabled access, land development, and public improvement plans.
Various Projects | Cities of Artesia and Baldwin Park, CA City Engineer. Directed and administered all activities of the Engineering Department, including planning, designing, and directing construction and maintenance of streets, bridges, pipelines, water and sewer systems. Managed capital improvement projects, reviewed designs completed by consultants. Monitor stormwater discharge from MS4, construction activities, and industrial activities into the city’s storm drain system for compliance with NPDES Permit requirements. Reviewed and approved public improvement and land development plans prepared by private engineers, directed counter technicians to issue encroachment permits and grading permits, calculated grading bonds, coordinated inspection and acceptance of such work.
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Education
M.S. Geotechnical Engineering,
University of Sao Paulo
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Sao
Paulo
UCLA Extension in Construction
Management
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#46841)
DSA Certified Access Specialist
(#CASp-683)
ICC Certified Building Official (CB)
ICC Certified Fire Marshal (FM)
ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
(B8)
ICC Certified Fire Plans Examiner (F3)
ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner
(B3)
ICC Certified Commercial Building
Inspector (B2)
ICC Certified Residential Plans
Examiner (R3)
ICC Certified Residential Building
Inspector (B1)
ICC Certified Building Inspector (B5)
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner &
Developer, QSP / QSD (#22265)
City of Los Angeles Certified Deputy
Grading Inspector
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
20 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Various Projects | Cities of Huntington Park, Montebello and Baldwin Park, CA Building Official. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviews soil, compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinated with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects | Cities of Rosemead and La Puente, CA Building Official and Principal Plan Check Engineer. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviewed soil, compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinates with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects | Cities of Baldwin Park and Huntington Park, CA Senior Plan Check Engineer. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation for the building departments. Checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing. checked boundary, topographic, ALTA surveys, grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans.
Various Projects | City of Costa Mesa, CA
Fire Plans Examiner. Reviewed fire protections plans / systems for code compliance and for life safety and fire issues including construction type, occupancy type, interior finish, height and area limitations. Identified requirements for fire protection systems, including fire sprinkler, fire alarm, fire hydrant, fire department connections, standpipes, and fire pumps, and permits. Reviewed fire protection plans and related documents for compliance with California Fire Code, NFPA 13, 13D and 13R, NFPA 72, policies and jurisdiction requirements for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Verified code compliance to protect against hazards of specified occupancies and uses, such as cannabis extractions which employ flammable gases and liquids. Verified special fire protection features, such as fire-resistive materials and surface treatments, and clearance of combustibles surrounding the buildings are specified. Verified storage, use and handling of flammable and combustible liquids and gases are specified and complies with code requirements. Verified water supplying fire protection systems is sufficient for designed fire flow, with control monitoring equipment as required by code. Verified sprinklers, standpipes, and alternate automatic fire extinguishing systems are specified where required. Verified Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
21 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 that emergency and standby power are provided for systems egress and occupant safety. Conducted site inspections of fire protection systems, fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems to ensure standards of construction and component installations are safe, in accordance with the approved plans, and in compliance with relevant codes and regulations. Interacted and assisted applicants, contractors and the public with concerns and questions regarding plan review and inspection related issues. Assisted designers and contractors by providing information and interpretations of fire codes and regulations, recommended necessary changes to design documents as required to obtain compliance with applicable codes and regulations. Prepared written correction letters and maintaining and updating records and database information.
Worked with fire and building inspectors to resolve field related code issues and coordinate activities with other municipal departments as directed. Provided technical direction and assistance to inspection personnel relating to field problems.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Director of Engineering Department for the City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency in revitalizing blighted communities within the city.
Managed the design and construction of Upper 2nd Street Bridge which connects the old downtown Los Angeles with Grand Ave. Oversaw staff construction managers and inspectors in managing construction contracts. Checked tenant improvement, building rehabilitation, and public works improvement plans prepared by staff engineers and consultants prior to advertising and bidding construction projects.
Provided construction management services for a new 8,645 sq. ft. Community Center. Project includes a kitchen, multipurpose rooms, administration offices, restrooms, game room, concession room, landscaping, irrigation, site walls, site lighting, and paving. The building is utilizing a dual plumbed system, and the site is using reclaimed water for irrigation. The project has required close coordination with SCE, RWQCB, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Civil Engineer for the Department of Public Works. Designed seismic retrofits to strengthen the city’s unreinforced masonry buildings. Managed construction of public improvements including grade separation, bulkheads, trunklines, tilt ups, and wastewater treatment plants. Checked subdivision maps and metes and bounds legal descriptions. Designed retaining walls and concrete bulkheads. Prepared public improvement plans including sidewalks, sewers and storm drains. Performed construction management of public improvements.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Structural Engineering Associate for the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety.
Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviewed soil, Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
22 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinated with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Civil Engineering Associate for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.
Performed geotechnical field reconnaissance, monitored grading operations and soil compaction, prepared soil reports and compaction reports, and managed grading projects, including mass grading operations, installation of three storm water basins, a divergent structure, numerous interior roadway improvements for vehicular and pedestrian access, two concrete trapezoidal rerouting channels into the water basin, storm water collection structure, the installation of 4,000 LF of 20 in reclaimed water pipeline three local city streets connecting the Hollywood reservoir into the three proposed storm water basins.
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
23 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Michael Dela Cruz performs tasks contributing to the completion of various public works projects under the supervision of a professional civil engineer registered in the State of California. These tasks include CAD drafting / design; grading and drainage design, preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E); submittal and plan check coordination with agencies, clients, and subconsultants; preparation of Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans (SUSMP) and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP); quantity takeoff, earthwork calculations and field checks.
Experience
Bellflower Avenue Rehabilitation Project | City of Adelanto, CA Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of preliminary Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for full-depth asphalt pavement rehabilitation, including redesigning curb ramps to meet ADA compliance. Pavement design was based on geotechnical recommendations and city requirements. Coordinated with land surveyor to identify limits of right-of-way and required dedication.
Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project | City of Adelanto, CA Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for full-depth asphalt pavement rehabilitation, including redesigning curb ramps to meet ADA compliance. Pavement design was based on geotechnical recommendations and city requirements. Coordinated with land surveyor to identify limits of right-of-way and required dedication.
San Gabriel River Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Project | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for the landscaping of a 2.3-mile shared-use bike trail currently under construction. Coordinated for plan review and project compliance on behalf of the City of Baldwin Park with various governmental agencies, including United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) and Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW). Contacted vendors to incorporate project elements crucial to the project scope. Coordinated with the Landscape Architectural subconsultant to ensure landscape and irrigation plans comply with requirements of the aforementioned agencies.
Big Dalton Wash Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Project | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for a 2.8-mile shared-use bike trail. Coordinated for plan review and project compliance on behalf of the City of Baldwin Park with various governmental agencies, including United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD), Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
Engineering Associate
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
University, Los Angeles, 2014
Registrations
Engineer in Training (EIT): California
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
24 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 neighboring municipalities. Contacted vendors to incorporate project elements crucial to the project scope.
P .A. Arca Engineering, Inc.* | City of Carson, CA
Junior Civil Engineer. Performed tasks contributing to the completion of various private land development and public works projects under the supervision of a professional civil engineer registered in the State of California. These tasks include:
CAD drafting / design, grading and drainage design, low impact development (LID) design, preparation of SUSMP and WQMP , preparation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) reports, SWPPP inspections, hydrology studies, cost estimate, quantity takeoff, earthwork calculations, construction administration and support, sewer area studies, slope density analysis and field checks.
Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
Engineering Associate
Team Qualifications & Experience
25 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Jaelin Murray has three years of experience in civil engineering which includes roadway and stormwater projects.
Experience
ATP Cycle 5 Citywide Complete Street Improvements Project | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Engineering Assistant. Jaelin was instrumental in drafting base maps from survey and assessor maps. Also responsible for creating existing utility maps and creating plan cut sheets.
South Verdugo Road Pavement Rehabilitation | City of Glendale, CA Engineering Assistant. Played an essential role in conducting field project walks utilizing GIS to identify damaged or hazardous utilities, concrete and pavement. She also checked and identified sidewalks, driveways and ramps for proper width, height and slope. Prepared plan sheets for improvements, designing driveways and ramps.
Various Projects | Brea, CA
Intern. Aided development of plans for beautification and rehabilitation projects.
Jaelin also aided in the development of specifications packages. Coordinated utility notices for traffic and rehabilitation projects. Handled quantities and subsequent cost estimates for various roadway improvements and beautifications. Drafted preliminary design of retaining ring wall design.
Industrial Commercial Facilities Program Project | City of Bell Gardens, CA Engineering Assistant. Responsible for creating inventory and gathering data on each commercial and industrial facility that meets need for a NPDES permit. Tasks also included coordinating appointments for inspection, conducting stormwater pollution prevention inspections of facilities, and record keeping photos, inspection forms, and notes.
Internship* | City of Dana Point, CA
Capital Improvement Project Intern. Drafted project exhibits and utility maps with AutoCAD. She streamlined records of city property inventory, construction budgeting and bid scheduling. Aided in the development of roadway project plans and as-builts.
Accompanied, conducted field walks for topography, drainage, and roadway damage assessment. Navigated records requests for right of way, building plans and utility maps.
Jaelin Murray, EIT
Engineering Assistant
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering with a
specialization in Structural
Engineering, University of California,
Irvine, 2021
Registrations
Engineer in Training (EIT): California
(#178483)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
26 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client: Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman Company Proposal File No: B224155-1 Project: North Pearl Ave. from Rosecrans Ave. to
North End Cul-de-Sac Improvement Project
City of Compton, California
P.A. & Associates, Inc 8
PERSONNEL
PARVIZ A. AZAR, P.E.
Principal Engineer
[email protected]
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Azar has more than 42 years of in geotechnical engineering, consulting services, material testing & inspection, and environmental consulting. Mr. Azar has performed geotechnical report review and investigations and provided geotechnical consulting services during large scale grading projects, street pavement design and rehabilitation, slope stability analysis, tiebacks, seawalls, deep foundations studies, as well as geoenvironmental site evaluations, site remediation and cleanup.
His experience is practically oriented, having served as field and principal engineer for challenging large-scale projects throughout southern California. Mr. Azar's educational background and expertise provide a sound basis for Geotechnical consulting services.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
California, Registered Civil Engineer 37818.
EDUCATION
M.S. Soil Mechanics and Structural Engineering, Utah State University, Logan.
B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan.
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS
Down to Earth Soil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers
ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials
Team Qualifications & Experience
Subconsultant Resumes - P .A. & Associates
27 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024
DENNIS JANDA, PRESIDENT
Project Role: Principal Surveyor and Project Manager
Task to include not limited to:
Project management and review of all projects. Coordination with City Staff.
Affiliation:
P.L.S. # 6359, State of California
C.L.S.A. Corporate Member
ACSM Member
Certificates:
Certificate in GPS Survey
Certificate in AutoCAD
Certificate in ESRI Software
Education:
Fort Sill Oklahoma USMC - Advance Survey Training
Palomar College – Survey Program
1981-1984 UCR, G.I.S. Certificate Program
UCR GPS Certificate Program
Experience:
Mr. Janda offers 44 years of experience in the Land Surveying and Mapping profession beginning with his Military surveying in the USMC 11TH Marines. Mr. Janda’s expertise in managing survey and mapping projects in Southwest Riverside County began in 1984 for a large Temecula Engineering firm.
Mr. Janda’s overall experience with project research, map/exhibit production, boundary surveys, route surveys, engineering surveys, topographic/photogrammetric control surveys and construction staking is quite extensive. His experience also includes Public Works projects for agencies and municipalities providing map review and checks for processing in adherence to owner’s standards and specifications and to the Subdivision Map Act along with the production of legal and plats for Dedications, Deeds, etc. He was also the Project Surveyor for many mapping, design/route surveys and construction surveys for Public Work projects throughout California including the City of Menifee since February 2010.
Mr. Janda also has a vast experience in public and private presentations of projects to City Councils, Community Groups, County Board of Supervisors, and Local Agency Formation Committees.
Team Qualifications & Experience
Subconsultant Resumes - Dennis Janda, Inc.
04 Project Approach
28 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Project Approach
Respondent shall identify project approach. Describe options available for data gathering, rating calculations, photo or video features, retrieval of data, report capabilities, mapping abilities, etc. Also, describe options available and recommend actions for maintaining the information (by the city), once turned over and accepted. Describe process of analysis to be used to make recommendations for roadway improvements and projections related to annual allocation needs, impact of not funding needs, etc. Describe impact each alternate item would have on collection process of project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MEETINGS
The IE Bowman team will take a professional approach to ensure efficient, quality project management throughout the course of the project. Project management services will include, but not be limited to a project kick‐off meeting, project development meetings, monthly progress meetings, plan review meetings, preparing meeting agendas and
minutes, updating city staff on project concerns, issues, and accomplishments, coordinating with other agencies and
stakeholders, scheduling and making presentations before the public, city staff, and City Council. As appropriately included in the RFP , it will be essential for our team to meet and confer with city staff periodically during the preliminary design phase to resolve design issues and ensure continuity with city standards and preferences. Our project manager, Christopher Ley , PE, will communicate regularly with the city’s project manager and other stakeholders; his past experience working on municipal projects and with city staffs will be highly valuable in making these efforts successful.
A) EXISTING STREET PLANS AND FIELD CONDITIONS
Existing record data search is the first action item for the team as it provides the needed survey and land ownership data which informs the field survey and field investigations. Our team will request access to city and county records, from utility companies, and other public / private entities and agencies to establish any information on topography, right of way, property boundaries, easements, and other public agency’s right of way. This will establish if any additional permits are necessary early on and which agencies must review the package for approval prior to construction.
Our team, by use of our survey consultant, Dennis Janda, Inc. will perform a detailed topographic survey of the project limits including 100 feet from BCR / ECR on intersecting streets in all directions this will provide a detailed record of all existing surface features. The survey will determine elevations, drainage patterns, Right-of-Way (RW) lines, topographic data, utility identification, tree and planimetric features locations. Services will include right-of-way surveys or mapping, parcel boundaries or identification of easement, and topographic surveying services. We will utilize previous survey work and any recorded maps along the route that indicate additional RW dedication and / or easement. Survey control will be established and tied together in a project network.
Our team will make field ties to a sufficient number of key existing survey monuments along the proposed project corridor to allow this record data to be accurately correlated to the aerial topographic survey. Land surveys will be tied to the City of Compton benchmark, based horizontally on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), and vertically on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). Topographic mapping will follow a 40-scale with 1-ft contours. Our team will prepare a CAD digital base map compilation in accordance with the city’s Citywide CAD Standards. Field visits of the project site will be conducted to document potential physical, environmental, traffic control, and rehabilitation constraints. Results of the document research and site visit will be incorporated in the base map.
29 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 A(1) Provide Video-Recording / Photos of Existing Street Conditions Additionally, we will perform a site investigation to evaluate the existing condition of pavement, curb and gutter, cross gutters, curb ramps, sidewalk, driveway approaches, catch basins drainage inlets including grates and brushes, traffic signals, pedestrian traffic signal systems, pedestrians scale lighting, streetlighting, bus stop pad and locations, landscaping, and other street features. During this investigation, locations of damaged or distressed street features will be inspected, confirmed and summarized in a report with pictures, GIS coordinates and recommendations for possible repairs. All pictures and videos taken during the site investigation will be provided to the city in a link for download. Included in the files will be videos of the site which can be used by our team as part of the before and after video that will be filmed and edited for the city post- construction.
A(2) Prepare Utility Notices
Our utility coordinator will prepare utility notification letters and send notices (with signature from the City Engineer) to all concerned utility agencies and obtain all as-builts, necessary clearances, service points and approvals, including verifying all electrical feed points for traffic signals and streetlights, as necessary.
Our design team will identify and resolve all utility conflicts both overhead and underground. All utilities, including depth, alignment and the disposition thereof will be shown on the roadway plan and in the profiles.
All utilities will be delineated on the plans within the sphere of the project. All needed manhole cover, valve can adjustments and traffic loop placements will be addressed on the plans. Call outs will also be included to indicate the utilities that are not affected by the project to be protected in place. Our staff will initiate the three (3) step notification process early in the design process and will identify and resolve any conflicts in meeting the city’s intended schedule. We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name, and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications.
We will request utility information from the utility owners and confirm locations. The request will be in the utility “A” letter format to affected utility owners which will include a request of their utility as-built information. Two sets of the Design Professional alternatives exhibit will be provided to each utility owner as an attachment to the transmittal “A” letter.
The transmittal letter will clearly identify this project as a City of Compton project. Information received from the utility coordination will be delineated onto a utility base map for the project to become the utility layer used during the PS&E phase.
Utility maps can also be uploaded by our staff to the city’s GIS layer for as-builts. This information will be reconciled against actual surveyed locations of the utilities gathered in the survey.
As standard practice we will perform the following tasks:
• Ask utility companies for location, size, depth, of their facilities within the project limits. This notice is forwarded to concur with commencement of design
• In the event utilities exist within the proposed project site we will transmit notices and preliminary plans to the affected utility agencies to confirm that their facilities have been shown correctly on the plan. If relocations or adjustments are needed, we will determine the magnitude of the relocation, schedules, and further coordination requirements • Prior to project bidding, we will transmit notices and approved project plans to affected utility agencies, as previously identified, requesting immediate relocation
• We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications
Project Approach
30 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 A(3) Map Existing Utilities
This task will include review of the city’s ‘as-builts’ or record drawings of recent construction projects such as traffic signals, sewer repairs, pavement rehabilitation, etc. to incorporate all utilities shown on the existing maps and plans by adding any additional improvements recently made within the city. All utility notification responses shall also be included within the plans. We will also use Los Angeles County’s GIS system to download all as-builts within the limits of the project.
A(4) Review Applicable Citywide Master Plans
We will review all applicable citywide utility master plans and incorporate recommendations as part of the project design after coordination and approval with city staff.
A(5) Prepare Drawings to Match City / PWE Drawing Templates At the kick-off meeting with city staff, our team will request all the latest sheet and x-ref CAD files that are available to ensure that they are adopted for the project. The City of Compton engineering design standards have been obtained from the city staff during previous projects. Utilizing our topographic survey along with all of the as-builts and drawing templates that can be located within the city, county and other agencies, we will prepare the 24 in x 36 in plan sheets to a horizontal scale of 1 in = 20 ft. These sheets shall be used for field investigations and conceptual planning with the city and all stake holders.
B) PERFORM SECTION SAMPLES AND SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
We, by use of our geotechnical subconsultant, P .A. & Associates, will perform a complete geotechnical investigation, pavement evaluations, and soils testing within the North Pearl Avenue project area to evaluate existing conditions and will provide the necessary analyses and reports. P .A. & Associates, has extensive experience with subsurface exploration, laboratory testing of soil, rock, and geosynthetic materials and recommendation for pavement sections. They will perform cores and bores sufficiently throughout the project area to determine the needed pavement rehabilitation. The general scope of work planned for projects includes preliminary field review and reconnaissance, obtaining required city permits for our services, traffic control during field exploration, subsurface explorations, correlative laboratory testing, engineering review and analysis, and documentation of findings and recommendations in a report format. The geotechnical report will contain soil classification, in-place density, seismologic conditions, stability analysis, bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of sub-grade materials, relative compaction, sand equivalency, depth to groundwater (if any), soil stability related to trench excavation, slope stability, corrosivity testing, testing for sulfuric compounds and pavement section thickness.
C) REVIEW STREET SEGMENT AND MAKE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
We will arrange a job walk with city staff to gain a clear understanding of the city’s vision for the project and any insights they may offer. This walk-through presents a valuable opportunity to review our evaluations based on the RFP , proposed recommendations, design elements, and prepare project PS&E in detail.
The team will identify segments of North Pearl Ave that need the following improvements:
• Removing and repairing deteriorated roadway pavement. • Surface grinding existing AC pavement (various thickness) • Placing rubberized asphalt pavement wearing course (ARHM) over the asphalt concrete pavement leveling course • Application of crack sealing material
• Application of emulsion aggregate slurry (Type II Slurry Seal) These improvements are accompanied by:
• Relocating existing utility pull boxes
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31 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 • Adjusting utility frame and covers to finished roadway pavement grade • Coordinating and obtaining necessary permits from third party agencies and stakeholders, if needed, such as County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Caltrans, and other stakeholders involved in the project
Our team will review the project scope of work outlined in the RFP , verify, and identify any additional necessary items during the project site investigation / walk. Our team has already scrutinized the RFP’s project scope, walked the project several times and pinpointed specific improvements and new elements required for the design phase. Some of these items are as follows:
C(1) Proper Street Drainage and Eliminating Localized Ponding and Depressed Areas Based on the topographic survey, site investigation, LA county Storm Drain System inventory, and city records, our team will identify sumps and depressed areas prone to localized ponding. In such areas the road and / or curb and gutter shall be removed and replaced. The new construction will have adequate grades to avoid ponding and properly drain to local catch basins.
C(2) ADA Curb-Ramps
Our design team members have complete knowledge of the ADA requirements and we have been creative in our approach to designing construction details, as related to improvements in the public right-of-way, including curb ramps, to fit the needed improvement within the existing constraints of each location to the best possible extent. In cases when this cannot be achieved, we devise solutions with minimum impact to the surrounding existing improvements, acknowledging project cost controls. Our certified CASp professional, Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp will assist with evaluations of all ADA requirements associated with this project.
The topographic survey will provide slope details on our ramps allowing our design team to ascertain all rehabilitation recommendations required for each ramp. The team will comply with ADA regulations and guidelines. As a minimum, curb ramps, sidewalks and walkways will be comprehensively reviewed to provide full compliance with the latest federal and state ADA guidelines.
C(3) Sidewalk Replacement
During the team’s site investigation, the team will identify and record any sections of sidewalk that are not up to current standards, hazardous, broken and / or damaged. Standards for sidewalk include ADA Standards for Accessible Design, LA County Standard Plans, Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, City of Compton Standards. The team will provide improvement plans for the selective removal and repair of such sections of sidewalk as well as other concrete improvements on North Pearl Ave within city’s right of way.
C(4) Curb and Gutter Flow Lines
During the team’s site investigation, the team will identify and record any sections of concrete curbs and gutters, driveways, cross gutters, catch basin local depressions, bus pads, and alley aprons that are broken, damaged or interfere with the proper flow of water in the gutter. The improvement plans for such concrete improvements on damaged or interfering sections, as well as sidewalk improvements will be provided.
C(5) Landscape Improvements as Needed
Our approach to landscape is to design for long term maintenance through robust landscape construction plans & details along with project inspections. We first address long term maintenance by dealing with soil compaction and lack of organics Project Approach
32 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 within the root profile. Typically, this is often overlooked in landscape construction or addressed minimally with little to no effect. Compacted soils are arguably one of the most significant causes of plant material loss within landscape projects.
A common method to landscape irrigation is generally all point source irrigation either through inline drip or point source emitters that can apply water directly to the root ball. Overhead irrigation is only used when active turf areas are being proposed on a project. Gate valves are located strategically throughout the mainline for the isolating of issues and individual shut valves are placed behind each valve for better system management.
The planting plan first starts with the palette selected which we tend to focus on low water use climate appropriate selections that are readily available within the nursery industry. Plant material is placed for swaths of density without creating a problem long term for maintenance personnel. Plant quality is outlined in our details and specifications and the material is only accepted after being inspected on the job site with the Contractor. The exterior root ball of each woody plant is shaved to remove any defects and a thick layer of mulch is placed in the planting areas to minimize water loss through evapotranspiration.
C(6) Bike Lane Markings as Feasible
Our team will develop a consensus around the goals of the conceptual design and options for final recommendation per the city’s direction. The team will examine the feasibility of various types of bike facilities. Amir Farahani, PE, TE was the city traffic engineer for the City of Orange and managed the planning and implementation of the city’s bicycle master plan. Amir shall examine the current roadway geometry and lane configuration. The team will perform an evaluation of both Class II and Class III Bicycle facilities based on the existing physical roadway conditions including lane width and configuration, safety issues and traffic speeds and volumes that need to be met for each of the two on-street bicycle facility classes. Then provide the final recommendation of the type of bicycle facilities given the results of the study. The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Highway Design Manual (HDM) provide the minimum requirements for bicycle facilities.
The Urban Bikeway Design Guide by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and the Federal Highway Administration’s Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation will provide additional recommendations to aid our team.
Based on the bicycle facilities class the team will compile a striping and signage plan for the bike lanes.
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33 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 We ensure all traffic signing, striping, markings, and curb painting shall conform to the Caltrans Standard Specifications of the State of California (2022 edition), Department of Transportation, and the City of Compton required specifications to perform the following:
• Installing new thermoplastic traffic striping, pavement markings • Coordinating and obtaining necessary permits from third party agencies such as Caltrans, and other stakeholders involved in the project as needed
C(7) Traffic Calming Measures (Sped Bumps) and Traffic Control Markings and Stripings / Signage as Required Our team has specialized expertise in transportation planning and design, and documented success in developing and implementing a variety of traffic calming devices. Our proposed senior traffic engineer, Amir Farahani, PE, TE, shall determine the best traffic calming measures for North Pearl Avenue based on traffic patterns and city / community input. Traffic calming focuses on reducing driver speeds by focusing on driver’s reactionary behavior to road modifications. Types of roadway modifications our team has experience with and may use include signing or markings, physical intersection modifications, roadway narrowing, vertical road elements and physical roadway segment modification. Some examples of such include pedestrian hybrid beacons, roundabouts, curb extension / bulb outs, speed hump, and chicanes respectively. This approach works with driver behavior within certain environments and conditions to obtain results, in accordance with the Vision Zero and FHWA’s Safe Systems Approach. Traffic calming recenters multimodal transportation with the city’s network, allowing communities of low and moderate incomes to safely use the road and sidewalks without the use of personal vehicles. Our team will consider the use of each method with the help of the “Traffic Calming Guide” published by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the “California Safe Speeds Toolkit” by SafeTRC at UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research.
D) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION BID DOCUMENTS Our team will prepare and supply project location maps and additional materials for the Council to be informed and understand our work and plans for the project. Progress reports, along with invoices, will be submitted monthly to the city Project Approach
34 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 and include an updated project schedule, a discussion of issues / decisions, recommendations to address issues, budget status, action items, and progress to completion. Progress on the project will be constantly updated and monitored using Microsoft Project.
After stakeholders’ and city’s approval of concept design for the proposed improvements, our team, along with our subconsultants, will provide professional services to complete all items as outlined, including all deliverables. Based on the approved concept plans, our team will prepare design documents at the 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% / Final completion stages for the city’s review and approval. In coordination with the city, we can forward the plans to other stakeholders for review and to get feedback from each agency. At each submittal, previous comments will be incorporated in the design documents for the city’s review.
All plans will be prepared in CAD and will be approved by state of California registered civil engineers. In addition to signed and sealed drawings, electronic copies of the plans will be delivered to the city for its records. We use Civil3D software in our design department to achieve project schedule goals and a higher quality of work. In preparation of the plans, we will follow Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, Caltrans Standard Plans, and CA-MUTCD, as well as all available city standards, and any other applicable state and federal codes.
D(1) Distribute Utility Notices B & C
Our utility coordinator will continue to prepare utility notification letters and send notices (with signature from the City Engineer) to all concerned utility agencies as per our before mentioned three step process. All utilities that the team is notified on will be delineated on the updated current set of plans within the sphere of the project. We are aware of concerns about resolution of any and all possible conflicts impacting project schedule. We are dedicated to making sure there will be no such delays. In the event utilities exist within the proposed project site, we will transmit notices and preliminary plans to the affected utility agencies to confirm that their facilities have been shown correctly on the plan. If relocations or adjustments are needed, we will determine the magnitude of the relocation, schedules, and further coordination requirements. Prior to project bidding, we will transmit notices and approved project plans to affected utility agencies, as previously identified, requesting immediate relocation. We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name, and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications.
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35 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 D(2) Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
Plans, specifications and construction quantity and cost estimates will be prepared and submitted in the following stages:
1. First submittal to city for review - PS&E 30% complete
2. Second submittal to city for review - PS&E 60% complete
3. Third submittal to city for review - PS&E 90% complete
4. Final submittal to city - PS&E 100% final
5. Completed package of original signed plans and specifications including the electronic files of the project for the city’s use in reproduction and bid advertisement
We share PS&E with other agencies and utility companies for their review and comments, along with any other required data.
Plans will include:
• Plan Cover Sheet
• Construction Notes and Typical Cross-Sections
• Demolition Plans
• Street Improvement Plan and Profile
• Traffic Striping and Signage Plans
• Landscape Plans
• Construction Staging Plan (if needed)
• Traffic Control Plan (if needed)
• Grid Intersection Plans (if needed)
Our design team will also evaluate any off-site improvement needs for each segment and will develop conceptual plans for the city’s and property owners’ approval.
If requested, we will assist city staff in preparing a PowerPoint presentation that includes project background and scope, project technical information, proposed alternatives and recommendations, project schedule, project cost for sharing with stakeholders, city council and the public.
D(3) Engineering Estimates
Our team will prepare construction quantity take-offs and construction cost estimates for the proposed improvements. The unit costs will be based on current cost data and historical cost data associated with the identified bid items. Quantities and construction cost estimates will be provided to the city for each submittal. If necessary, we can separate quantities to meet specific funding source requirements.
D(4) Project Specifications
We will prepare a comprehensive set of technical specifications using the format and boilerplate provided by the City of Compton. Bid items required by the plans or otherwise needed to accomplish project construction will be thoroughly described in the general provisions and included in the contractor’s bid schedule. Technical provisions will contain adequate detail in coordination with the plans and will reference the appropriate standard specifications. Standard forms required by Project Approach
36 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 any funding source will be provided for a complete contract document that meets state and federal regulations. Each item of bid will be described in detail, with a measurement and payment clause included. Construction area signs, contractor- furnished roadside signs, posted fixed signs and / or portable changeable message signs to notify the public in advance of possible traffic disruptions and of available alternate routes or detours will all be included in the bid items.
Street work plans and specifications will be prepared in accordance with the appropriate section of the latest edition of the state standard plans and specifications, Standard
Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), the City of Compton Street Design Manuals and Standard
Plans, and any other standards or design criteria required by the city.
D(5) Traffic Control Plan
We will coordinate with the project team and assist them with various issues prior the start of construction and during construction. Our team will develop a construction area traffic control plan to maintain public safety and traffic circulation through the area. The plan will be ready for approval prior to city’s issuance of an encroachment permit for work within the public right of way. Specific scope of work will include the following:
1. Meet with the city and / or construction manager to determine specific areas of proposed work activities and the staging area requirement, duration of work, hours of daily operation, etc.
2. Conduct a site investigation and record all existing signage, pavement markings and striping, traffic control systems, parking restrictions, width of street, sidewalk and curb ramps along the street segments and adjacent side streets.
3. Review the latest LADOT standard plans and requirements for construction area traffic control along with other relevant State and Federal requirements including California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA-MUTCD).
4. Prepare any comments necessary regarding required regulatory, warning, construction and guidance signs including flaggers, traffic cones and delineators, parking restriction signs, barricades, etc. with LADOT standard construction and general notes and legends.
D(6) Exhibits for Council Reports (Project Location Maps, Exhibits, and Maps) We will prepare and supply project location maps and additional materials for the Council to be informed and understand our work and plans for the project. Progress reports, along with invoices, will be submitted monthly to the city and include an updated project schedule, a discussion of issues / decisions, recommendations to address issues, budget status, action items, and progress to completion. Progress on the project will be constantly updated and monitored using Microsoft Project.
D(7) Presentation for the City Council or Public Outreach Meetings Our project manager, Christopher Ley, PE, will serve as the principal liaison between city staff and the consultant team and attend City Council or Public Outreach meetings as needed in order to effectively communicate and resolve any issues or concerns, and our progress. The team will ensure to prepare an up-to-date plan set and additional recent work in a clear and efficient presentation to show the city as such meetings.
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37 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024
E) BIDDING ASSISTANCE
Our team will assist the city during the bid phase to respond to any related questions that may arise. We will review all questions and prepare responses to each, and to assist with writing an addendum, when necessary. Bidding and construction administration services shall include the following:
• Attend a pre-bid meeting / site walk with the engineer, city staff, and potential bidders to relay information on the project design and requirements
• Answer questions and provide information for bidders as requested by the city and engineer, assist with addenda if necessary
• Attend a pre-bid meeting with the contractors and city staff to communicate project requirements, schedule, contacts, methods for requesting information, etc.
• Respond to contractor’s requests for
information (RFI’s) related to hardscape,
irrigation, and landscape issues, and
interpretation of the landscape plans during
construction
• Review and approve contractor’s submittals
related to hardscape, irrigation, landscape and
site amenity items as necessary
• Attend three job-site visits / meetings during
construction, to check installation of hardscape
and landscape elements for conformance to
the plans and specifications, plus one walk-
through with punch list upon completion of
installation, and one final walk-through at the
end of the contractor’s maintenance period, for
city use in closing out the project
E(1) Respond to Bid Questions (RFI)
Preparation of accurate and complete bid documents is a very important aspect of ensuring successful delivery of any construction project. Our project managers realize that reaching out to a large pool of contractors and obtaining timely responses to contractors’ RFIs are important facets of a comprehensive bidding process. We will provide engineering support services during the bidding phase of the project, upon city’s approval. This includes providing clarification of design documents, responding to contractors’ RFIs, tabulation of RFIs and responses.
E(2) Prepare Addenda as Necessary
If needed, we will prepare an addendum for the city’s issuance. We will view the bids received and make recommendations per city’s request and approval. These tasks will be diligently completed to ensure that projects will properly transition to the construction phase, as outlined in the city’s RFP .
E(3) Review Cost Proposals and Make Recommendations
Upon receiving the bids, we will review all packages for conformance of all requirements including contractor’s license, signed addenda and bonds. A bid analysis will be performed to provide the city with lowest apparent bidder and any recommendations that the city may need throughout the process.
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QA AND QC PROCEDURES
We have the following Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedure (QA and QC) which has been administered to provide services to the clients.
QA / QC is a top priority for us. Producing engineering and compliance documents of the highest caliber is our forte. Our QA / QC practice involves a comprehensive process to ensure delivery of quality products and services to meet stringent criteria.
We appoint an experienced and qualified QA / QC reviewer to provide leadership and guidance in producing complete and comprehensive documents to meet all industry standards as well as the city’s expectations. Our monitoring and inspection documents will result in meeting the city’s expectations and will provide clear understanding to your staff and constituency of all related requirements.
Key elements of our quality control are the assignment of skilled personnel who are experienced in the particular discipline, effective and constant communications, and monitoring of project progress. The quality control process includes the following principles:
• Assignment of skilled professionals begins a comprehensive and interactive orientation of the project goals and the means to achieving these goals
• Daily contact by the Project Manager with each on-going activity to provide support and guidance, to maintain focus and momentum, and to monitor the quality of work
• Maintaining regularly scheduled project
staff meetings for reviewing work status,
reviewing technical elements of the
project, coordinating and interfacing of
activities, reviewing budget parameters,
and discussing upcoming activities and
responsibilities
• Internal (peer review) audits of municipal
services for quality, accuracy, and
completeness
• Strictly and rigorously following our QA /
QC standards and guidelines
• Review by the Project Manager prior
to submittal to assure services meet all
standards and codes, project goals and
objectives, and contract requirements
• QA / QC of design documents are carried
out by our highly experienced and
licensed professional civil engineers
• Constructability reviews during the
design phase are carried out by our
experienced construction managers and
inspectors
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05 Project Schedule
39 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Project Schedule
The consultant shall provide a detailed schedule of the project. The respondent shall demonstrate and provide specific examples of its ability to complete the design of a road reconstruction project of this size and nature within a predetermined schedule provided by the owner, which is 2 months as anticipated. Describe impact each alternate item would have on project schedule.
Task TASK DESCRIPTION
1 Project Administration, Coordination and Meetings project related correspondence, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, schedule, progress reports and invoices
1 Research/Data Collection/Utility Coordination
2 Geotechnical Analysis/Report
3 Surveying/ROW Engineering/Base Plans
4 30% Improvements Engineering Design Plans
5 Probable Construction Cost Estimate
1 60% Improvements Engineering Design Plans
2 Notice of Intent and SWPPP Construction Booklet
3 Construction Bid Items and Opinion of Probable Construction Cost Estimate
4 Technical Specifications
1 Address Comments and Prepare 90% Submittal
1 Address/Incorporate Comments and Prepare Final Submittal 1 Bidding and Preconstruction Assistance as needed
2 Design Support During Construction if needed
3 As-Built Plans
Phase 2 - 60% Design
Phase 3 - 90% Design
Phase 4 - Final 100% Design
Phase 5 - Post Design
Phase 1 - Preliminiary/Design
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3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, CA 92821
8/12/24
October 15, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER
FOR BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE ROAD REPAIR SERVICES
PROJECT CITYWIDE ($257,977).
SUMMARY
Adoption of this Resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($257,977) to Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project citywide.
BACKGROUND
On July 26, 2024, the City of Compton (“City”) performed an update to the Pavement Management Program, which identified approximately 134 miles of “Fair” to “Very Poor” citywide street conditions. These findings indicate that the proper funding of the street network needs to continually be improved upon to sustain or improve the overall Pavement Condition Index. The PCI is a condition rating that ranges from 0 to 100. The PCI average for the City of Compton is 60.8 which is considered “Fair”. As a result, preventative maintenance is significantly overdue and presents safety and liability concerns to the City.
On September 24, 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. 26,124, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a construction services agreement with a contractor to provide construction for the Road Repair Services Project citywide.
The Road Repair Services Project consist of providing road repair services citywide in accordance to the contract specifications and other contract documents. Specifically, the project will consist of pavement repairs such as grind & overlay rehabilitation methods on 16 segments of specified distressed streets.
An essential component of this project is to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced engineering firm to provide construction management and inspection services.
4.4.4.4.4. Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Road Repair Services Project
October 15, 2024, Page 2 of 5
On August 7, 2024, city staff solicited Request For Proposals from qualified engineering firms.
On August 29, 2024, the City received a total of eight (8) proposals that were reviewed and ranked by staff. The top 3 (three) firms were selected based on their responsiveness, qualifications, costs, work experience, professional expertise and any other unique qualifications. The top three proposals are listed below:
Rank Firm Location Amount
1 NV5 Irvine, CA $359,950
2 Mark Thomas Los Angeles, CA $943,959
3 Infrastructure Engineers Brea, CA $257,977
The scope of work for construction management and inspection services described within the RFP for Road Repair Project shall include all of the following, but not limited to:
1.Preconstruction Conference – Outline project specifics. Inform contractor of project administration procedures.
2.Management Information System – Implement system for organizing, tracking, filing, and managing paper/electronic correspondence including letters, information requests, submittals, contracts, reports, O&M manuals, progress payments, change orders and etc.
3.Review Traffic Control Plans – Review contractor’s plans for detours, shutdowns and access for emergency vehicles.
4.Meetings – Conduct meetings to discuss background, scope, objectives, schedule, current, and past issues as necessary.
5.Issues Management – Analyze issues, seek appropriate advice, and give recommendations. Review cost reduction proposals as well as contractor’s methods of construction in order to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and delivery of project within budget and the time specified.
6.Schedule – Monitor contractor’s schedule weekly. Notify parties of actual or potential deviation from schedule. Work with project team to correct noncompliance with schedule.
7.Cost Control – Monitor project funding. Monitor project budgets. Review contract item payments, material quantities, and change order payments.
8.Labor Compliance – Provide labor compliance reports to include reporting on prevailing wage, payroll documentation, compliance status, and certified payrolls.
9.Request For Information (RFIs) & Submittals – Provide a list of RFIs and responses.
Provide a list of submittals and responses.
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Road Repair Services Project
October 15, 2024, Page 3 of 5
10.Change Orders – Review potential change orders for contractual and technical merit.
Prepare independent cost estimate and schedule analysis of work. Negotiate and prepare change orders for execution. Keep the City appraised of impact of cumulative change orders.
11.Dispute Resolution – Make recommendations and implement procedures for reducing the likelihood of disputes and claims. Assist in the resolution of disputes.
12.Quality Control/Inspection/Material Testing – Observe and monitor all aspects of the project. Notify contractor when work is not in compliance. Prepare daily inspection reports. Provide photographic and video documentation of construction process.
Encourage and stress quality in the constructed product. Provide materials testing services.
13.Public Relations – Communicate with local business community regarding temporary construction impacts, such as traffic changes, noise, limited access and construction schedule.
14.Permit/Environmental Compliance – Review and enforce requirements stipulated in permits issued by regulatory and environmental agencies.
15.Progress Payments – Review and approve all contractor’s payment request. Verify contractor pay items. Prepare payment documentation for execution.
16.Monthly Status Reports – Prepare monthly reports highlighting project progress, CCO’s, cost issues, and schedule.
17.Site Safety - Review and monitor contractor’s safety program for compliance with Cal/OSHA. Notify contractor if an unsafe condition is observed. Notify City if contractor refuses to rectify unsafe condition and investigate accidents.
18.Done Services – Provide aerial photos and video of the various project sites.
19.“As-Built” Drawings – Collect, review, and transmit contractor’s data to engineer.
20.Final Walkthrough – Make final inspections and prepare punch list. Verify that required certificates of compliance, O&M manuals and as-builts drawings have been delivered.
21.Project Completion Report – Process final progress payment to contractor. File Notice of Completion. Prepare final report and review project records.
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Road Repair Services Project
October 15, 2024, Page 4 of 5
Selection Process
Pursuant to the Request for Proposals, it was requested that firms respond with their qualifications, scope of service, etc., in one package and their fee in a sealed, separate cover.
The proposal review committee consisting of Public Works staff. The committee reviewed the materials in the Request for Proposal (RFP) submitted by the consultants and ranked the most qualified proposals.
The selection of the most qualified firm for the construction management services was on the basis of demonstrated competence and professional qualifications. Qualification Based Selection (“QBS”) is where selection is based on the most appropriate provider of professional services; fees are not an initial consideration nor a primary consideration for selection; however, staff will evaluate the price to ensure there is a comparability and consistency to the other proposals. The evaluation process used by the selection committee for ranking the proposal was based upon the completeness of the proposal, consultant’s demonstrated understanding of the scope of services, quality of similar work previously performed by the firm, personnel assigned, resources required to perform the required services, and the proposed schedule of work. Fees are not considered until after the selection of the most qualified firms.
The review committee determined the proposal submitted by Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers was deemed the lowest most responsive firm to provide the needed construction management and inspection services for this Project for the following reasons:
Infrastructure Engineers key member has over 37 years of experience in construction civil and traffic engineering design, and project management for various public agencies Infrastructure Engineers has a dedicated and skilled staff of experienced professional engineers, building officials, construction managers, projects managers, inspectors, and support personnel
Infrastructure Engineers provide seasoned staff to conduct a constructability review for the project and identify all issues into a Risk Management Plan Infrastructure Engineers has a successful history of managing large street rehabilitation projects in the City of Bell Gardens, Montebello, Lynwood, and Baldwin Park with minimal change orders and timely project completion
Infrastructure Engineers offers unique videography, surveyor and analytical statistics data that provide the City with customized data that allows staff to be more effective and efficient in managing the construction activities and creates cost savings within the project
Infrastructure has grown to become the premier provider of municipal services to cities throughout Southern California. Their staff includes construction management, inspection, and city staff augmentation. Their staff are focused practitioners and expert technicians in every field they service. Many of their employees are former city employees, so they understand the importance of observing strict oversight of the project schedules, budgets, and maintenance.
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Road Repair Services Project
October 15, 2024, Page 5 of 5
They possess first-hand knowledge of city operations and priorities, which empowers them to be strong advocates for the city they serve.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Therefore, in order to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($257,977) to Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Service Project citywide, City Council’s authorization is necessary.
ALTERNATIVE
The Council may select another vendor to provide construction management and inspection services. Nonetheless, staff recommends the utilization of a professional construction management firm for the oversight of the Road Repair Services Project citywide. Additionally, this project has significant technical specifications and requirements that require specific and uniquely qualified individuals to oversee and manage the project on a daily basis and the City’s existing organizational structure within the Public Works Engineering Department has limited staff capacity to perform these services.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $257,977 are available in the City of Compton’s 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 1004-610-000-4266.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution.
JOHN D. STRICKLAND, JR.,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED FOR FORWARDING:
WILLIE A. HOPKINS, JR.
CITY MANAGER
City of Compton
Road Repair Service Project Phase VIII
List of Potential Streets
No. Street Name Limits
1. 134th Street Central Avenue – Parmelee Avenue
2. 134th Street Salinas Avenue – Bahama Avenue
3. Piru Street Central Avenue – Elva Avenue
4. 136th Street Central Avenue – Elva Avenue
5. Ezmirlian Street Long Beach Boulevard – Bullis Road
6. Bullis Road Orchard Street – City Limit North
7. Locust Avenue Killen Place – McMillan Street
8. Pine Street Bullis Road – McMillan Street
9. McKinley Avenue Claude Street – Caldwell Street
10. Tichenor Street Northwood Avenue – Hillford Avenue
11. Bennett Street Harlan Avenue – Grandee Avenue
12. Harlan Avenue Bennett Street – 166th Street
13. Cypress Street Willow Avenue – Santa Fe Avenue
14. Cypress Street Willowbrook Avenue – Tamarind Avenue
15. Laurel Street Chester Avenue – Burris Avenue
16. Caldwell Street County Line East – End of Cul De Sac RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER
FOR BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA
INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE ROAD REPAIR PROJECT
CITYWIDE ($257,977).
WHEREAS, adoption of this Resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($257,977) to Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project citywide; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2024, the City of Compton (“City”) performed an update to the Pavement Management Program, which identified approximately 134 miles of “Fair” to “Very Poor” citywide street conditions; and
WHEREAS, these findings indicate that the proper funding of the street network needs to continually be improved upon to sustain or improve the overall Pavement Condition Index; and
WHEREAS, the PCI is a condition rating that ranges from 0 to 100 and the PCI average for the City of Compton is 60.8 which is considered “Fair”; and WHEREAS, preventative maintenance is significantly overdue and presents safety and liability concerns to the City; and
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. 26,124, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a construction services agreement with a contractor to provide construction for the Road Repair Services Project citywide; and
WHEREAS, the Road Repair Services Project consist of providing road repair services citywide in accordance to the contract specifications and other contract documents and specifically, the Project will consist of pavement repairs such as grind & overlay rehabilitation methods on 16 segments of specified distressed streets; and WHEREAS, an essential component of this project is to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced engineering firm to provide construction management and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2024, city staff solicited Request For Proposals from qualified engineering firm; and
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2024, the City received a total of eight (8) proposals that were reviewed and ranked by staff; and
WHEREAS, the top 3 (three) firms were selected based on their responsiveness, qualifications, costs, work experience, professional expertise and any other unique qualifications and the top three proposals are listed below:
Rank Firm Location Amount
1 NV5 Irvine, CA $359,950
2 Mark Thomas Los Angeles, CA $943,959
3 Infrastructure Engineers Brea, CA $257,977;
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WHEREAS, the scope of work for construction management and Inspection services described within the RFP for the Road Repair Services Project shall include all of the following, but not limited to:
Preconstruction Conference
Management Information System
Review Traffic Control Plans
Meetings
Issue Management
Schedule
Cost Control
Labor Compliance
Change Orders
Dispute Resolution
Quality Control/Inspection/Material Testing
Public Relations
Permit/Environmental Compliance
Progress Payments
Monthly Status Reports
Site Safety
Drone Services
“As Built” Drawings
Final Walkthrough
Project Completion Report
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Request for Proposals, it was requested that firms respond with their qualifications, scope of service, etc., in one package and their fee in a sealed, separate cover; and
WHEREAS, the proposal review committee consisted of Public Works staff and the committee reviewed the materials in the Request for Proposal (RFP) submitted by the consultants and ranked the most qualified proposals; and WHEREAS, the selection of the most qualified firm for the construction management services was on the basis of demonstrated competence and professional qualifications; and
WHEREAS, Qualification Based Selection (“QBS”) is where selection is based on the most appropriate provider of professional services; fees are not an initial consideration nor a primary consideration for selection; however, staff will evaluate the price to ensure there is a comparability and consistency to the other proposals.; and WHEREAS, the evaluation process used by the selection committee for ranking the proposal was based upon the completeness of the proposal, consultant’s demonstrated understanding of the scope of services, quality of similar work previously performed by the firm, personnel assigned, resources required to perform the required services, and the proposed schedule of work and fees are not considered until after the selection of the most qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, the review committee determined the proposal submitted by Infrastructure Engineers was deemed the lowest most responsive firm to provide the needed construction management and inspection services for this Project for the following reasons:
Infrastructure Engineers key member has over 37 years of experience in construction civil and traffic engineering design, and project management for various public agencies
Infrastructure Engineers has a dedicated and skilled staff of experienced professional engineers, building officials, construction managers, projects managers, inspectors, and support personnel
Infrastructure Engineers provide seasoned staff to conduct a constructability review for the project and identify all issues into a Risk Management Plan Infrastructure Engineers has a successful history of managing large street rehabilitation projects in the City of Bell Gardens, Montebello, Lynwood, and Baldwin Park with minimal change orders and timely project completion Infrastructure Engineers offers unique videography, surveyor and analytical statistics data that provide the City with customized data that allows staff to be more effective and efficient in managing the construction activities and creates cost savings within the project
WHEREAS, Infrastructure has grown to become the premier provider of municipal services to cities throughout Southern California and their staff includes construction management, inspection, and city staff augmentation; and WHEREAS, Infrastructure Engineers staff are focused practitioners and expert technicians in every field they service and many of their employees are former city employees, so they understand the importance of observing strict oversight of the project schedules, budgets, and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, Infrastructure Engineers possess first-hand knowledge of city operations and priorities, which empowers them to be strong advocates for the city they serve; and
WHEREAS,funds in the amount of $257,977 are available in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 1004-610-000-4266; and WHEREAS,in order to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($257,977) to Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project citywide, City Council’s authorization is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.That the proposal submitted by Infrastructure Engineers is hereby accepted.
SECTION 2.That the City Manager, upon the advice and approval of the City Attorney, is hereby authorized to enter into a professional services agreement with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project citywide.
SECTION 3.That funds in the amount of $257,977 are available in the 2024- 2025 Fiscal Year budget in Account No. 1004-610-000-4266.
SECTION 4.That a purchase order in the amount of $257,977 is authorized to be established for Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project citywide.
SECTION 5.That copies of this Resolution shall be filed in the offices of the City Manager, City Controller, City Clerk, City Attorney and the Public Works Engineering Department.
SECTION 6.That the Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of this Resolution.
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ADOPTED this ___ day of _____________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF COMPTON: ss
I, Vernell McDaniel, City Clerk of the City of Compton, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk, at a regular meeting thereof held on the ___ day of _________________, 2024.
That said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS –
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF COMPTON
AND
BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS [Road Repair Service Project]
This AGREEMENT is entered by and between the CITY OF COMPTON, a municipal corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as “CITY”) located at 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, and BOWMAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS LTD. DBA INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS (hereinafter referred to as “CONSULTANT”), located at 3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250, Brea, California 92821.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the City will be implementing the Road Repair Services Project, which consists of improvements to specific streets within various areas throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the City has identified a need for a qualified and experienced engineering consulting firm to provide construction management and construction inspection services for the Road Repair Services Project; and
WHEREAS, Consultant (Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers) warrants that it is specifically trained, experienced, competent, and has the resources to provide construction management and inspection services on the Road Repair Services Project; and WHEREAS, City desires to engage Consultant to provide these services by reason of its qualifications and experience in performing such services; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.______, adopted on the ___, of October 2024, the City Council authorized the City Manager to accept the proposal of the Consultant and enter into a professional services agreement to provide the necessary services; and
WHEREAS, Consultant is willing to render such professional services subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, Consultant and City, for the consideration, terms and conditions herein described, mutually agree as follows:
1. Services to be rendered by Consultant.It is the mutual understanding of the parties that the Consultant shall perform and be responsible for providing professional construction management and construction inspection services relative to the Road Repair Services Project. This includes delivering management, construction management, contract administration, construction engineering and inspection, material quality assurance and post construction services. Services to be rendered shall include, but not be limited to the below-indicated tasks and deliverables:
Task 1: Preconstruction Conference – Deliverables: Outline project specifics. Inform contractor of project administration procedures.
Task 2: Management Information System – Deliverables: Implement system for organizing, tracking, filing, and managing paper/electronic correspondence including letters, information requests, submittals, contracts, reports, O&M manuals, progress payments, and change orders, etc.
Task 3: Review Traffic Control Plans – Deliverables: Review contractor’s plans for detours, shutdowns and access for emergency vehicles.
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Task 4: Meetings – Deliverables: Conduct meetings to discuss background, scope, objectives, schedule, current, and past issues as necessary.
Task 5: Issues Management – Deliverables: Analyze issues, seek appropriate advice, and give recommendations. Review cost reduction proposals as well as contractor’s methods of construction in order to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and delivery of project within budget and the time specified.
Task 6: Schedule – Deliverables: Monitor contractor’s schedule weekly. Notify parties of actual or potential deviation from schedule. Work with project team to correct noncompliance with schedule.
Task 7: Cost Control – Deliverables: Monitor project funding. Monitor project budgets. Review contract item payments, material quantities, and change order payments.
Task 8: Labor Compliance – Deliverables: Provide labor compliance reports to include reporting on prevailing wage, payroll documentation, compliance status, and certified payrolls.
Task 9: Request for Information & Submittals – Coordinate and ensure prompt processing and turnaround time for contractor requests for information and submittals.
Task 10: Change Orders – Deliverables: Review potential change orders for contractual and technical merit. Prepare independent cost estimate and schedule analysis of work. Negotiate and prepare change orders for execution. Keep the City appraised of impact of cumulative change orders.
Task 11: Dispute Resolution – Deliverables: Make recommendations and implement procedures for reducing the likelihood of disputes and claims. Assist in the resolution of disputes.
Task 12: Quality Control/Inspection – Deliverables: Observe and monitor all aspects of the project. Notify contractor when work is not in compliance. Prepare daily inspection reports. Provide photographic and video documentation of construction process. Encourage and stress quality in the constructed product. Provide materials testing services.
Task 13: Public Relations – Deliverables: Communicate with local business community regarding temporary construction impacts, such as traffic changes, noise, limited access and construction schedule.
Task 14: Permit/Environmental Compliance – Deliverables: Review and enforce requirements stipulated in permits issued by regulatory and environmental agencies.
Task 15: Progress Payments – Deliverables: Review and approve all contractor’s payment request. Verify contractor pay items. Prepare payment documentation for execution.
Task 16: Monthly Status Reports – Deliverables: Prepare monthly reports highlighting project progress, CCO’s, cost issues, and schedule.
Task 17: Site Safety - Deliverables: Review and monitor contractor’s safety program for compliance with Cal/OSHA. Notify contractor if an unsafe condition is observed. Notify City if contractor refuses to rectify unsafe condition and investigate accidents.
Task 18: Drone Services – Deliverables: Provide aerial photos and video of the various project sites.
Task 19: “As-Built” Drawings – Deliverables: Collect, review, and transmit contractor’s data to engineer.
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Task 20: Final Walkthrough – Deliverables: Make final inspections and prepare punch list. Verify that required certificates of compliance, O&M manuals and as-build drawings have been delivered.
Task 21: Project Completion Report – Deliverables: Process final progress payment to contractor.
File Notice of Completion. Prepare final report and review project records.
As more fully described in the City’s “Road Repair Services – Request for Proposals for Construction Management and Inspection Services and in Consultant’s “Proposal to Provide Road Repair Services Project dated August 29, 2024, both of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Consultant acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement the City is relying on Consultant's special skills and experience to do and perform the services in accordance with best standards of professional practice. While performing the services, Consultant agrees to perform all the said work and furnish all the necessary materials at its own cost and expense necessary to complete said services in a manner consistent with that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing under similar circumstances and to the reasonable satisfaction of the City.
Consultant services hereunder shall be performed in good, competent and professional manner.
Consultant shall be responsible for correcting and completing all errors and omissions related to the services provided by the Consultant for this Agreement at no additional cost to the City. “Errors” and “Omissions” for purposes of this paragraph are defined to mean a failure by the Consultant to meet the standards of its profession as set forth in the preceding paragraph. The acceptance of the services by City does not release Consultant from these obligations.
Consultant will be responsible for employing or engaging all persons necessary to perform the services. All of Consultant's staff will be qualified by training and experience to perform their assigned tasks. Consultant will give its personal attention to the fulfillment of the provisions of this Agreement by all of its employees and subcontractors, if any, and will keep the services under its control. On demand of City, if any employee or subcontractor of Consultant fails or refuses to carry out the provisions of this Agreement or appears to be incompetent or to act in a disorderly or improper manner, he or she will be discharged immediately from performing services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
Sid Mousavi, Senior Principal of Consultant, shall be primarily responsible for representing Consultant in performance of this Agreement.
2. Duration of Contract.The Consultant shall commence services provided for herein upon written Notification to Proceed from the City and to continue in a diligent and professional manner until the services to be rendered are complete, unless this Agreement is extended or terminated as provided herein.
Consultant will generally adhere to any schedule set forth within Consultant’s Proposal or by the City provided, that City will grant reasonable extensions of time for the performance of the services occasioned by unusually lengthy governmental reviews of Consultant’s work product or other unavoidable delays occasioned by unforeseen circumstances; provided, further, that such unavoidable delay will not include strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, or other labor disturbances conducted by, or on behalf of, Consultant’s officers or employees.
Consultant acknowledges the importance to City of City’s project schedule and agrees to put forth its best professional efforts to perform the services in a manner consistent with that schedule. City understands, however, that Consultant’s performance must be governed by sound practices. Consultant will work such overtime or engage such personnel and equipment as necessary to maintain the schedule, without additional compensation.
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paid the Consultant will include compensation for all work, including travel, materials, supplies, vendor services, expenses and subcontracted work. No additional compensation will be paid to the Consultant, unless there is a change in the scope of the work or the scope of the project. In the instance of a change in the scope of work or scope of the project, adjustment to the total compensation will be negotiated between the Consultant and the City. Adjustment in the total compensation will not be effective until authorized and approved in writing by the City.
Progress payments may be made in arrears based on the percentage of work and deliverables completed by the Consultant. If Consultant fails to submit the required deliverable items according to schedule or as required by the Agreement, except for those amounts that are due and not reasonably in dispute, the City shall have the right to delay payment and/or terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions noted herein.
Consultant shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days, or as promptly as fiscal procedures may permit, upon receipt by the City of itemized invoices for services completed. Invoices shall be submitted no later than 45 calendar days after the performance of work for which the Consultant is billing. Invoices shall detail the work performed on each task as applicable. Invoices shall be delivered or mailed to the Director of Public Works Engineering Department at the following address: City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220.
As full and complete compensation for performance of all the services to be performed by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, City shall pay, and Consultant agrees to accept a not-to-exceed maximum sum of Two Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($257,977).
In the event of termination, the Consultant shall be entitled to compensation for the undisputed reasonable value of services performed to the effective date of termination, including any non-cancellable obligations incurred prior to termination; provided, however, that the City may condition payment of such compensation upon the Consultant’s delivery to the City of any and all City property, documents, reports, records, materials and work product associated with the performance of this Agreement.
4. Ownership of Materials.All product produced by Consultant or its agents, employees, and subcontractors pursuant to this Agreement (the “Work Product”) is the property of City. In the event this Agreement is terminated, all Work Product produced by Consultant or its agents, employees and subcontractors pursuant to this Agreement will be delivered to City pursuant to the termination clause of this Agreement.
The Work Product may be used by City and its agents, employees, representatives, and assigns, in whole or in part, or in modified form, for all purposes City may deem advisable, without further employment of or payment of any compensation to Consultant; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated for any reason prior to completion of the Project and if under such circumstances City uses, or engages the services of and directs another consultant to use the Work Product, City agrees to hold Consultant harmless from any and all liability, costs, and expenses relative to claims arising out of matters and/or events which occur subsequent to the termination of this Agreement as a result of causes other than the fault or negligence of Consultant, or anyone for whose acts it is responsible, in preparation of the Work Product. Consultant will not be responsible for deficiencies solely attributable to modifications of the Work Product performed by others, or that arise from use of the Documents in connection with a project or site other than that shown in the Work Product.
5. Independent Contractor Status.Consultant, its officers, employees, subconsultants, subcontractors, agents and volunteers (collectively hereinafter the “Consultant”), will perform the services in Consultant's own way and pursuant to this Agreement as an independent contractor and in pursuit of Consultant's independent calling, and not as an employee of City. The persons used by Consultant to provide the services under this Agreement will not be considered employees of City for any purposes.
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conduct of the Consultant, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Consultant expressly warrants that while engaged in carrying out and complying with any terms and conditions of this Agreement that Consultant shall not at any time or in any manner, represent that Consultant is in any manner officers, employees, agents or volunteers of the City. Consultant shall obtain no rights to retirement, health care or any other benefit that accrue to City officials, officers, or employees. Consultant expressly waives any claim to such rights.
The payment(s) made to Consultant pursuant to the Agreement will be the full and complete compensation to which Consultant is entitled. City will not make any federal or state tax withholdings on behalf of Consultant or its agents, employees or subcontractors. City will not pay any workers' compensation insurance, retirement contributions or unemployment contributions on behalf of Consultant or its employees or subcontractors. Consultant agrees to indemnify and pay City within thirty (30) days for any tax, retirement contribution, social security, overtime payment, unemployment payment or workers' compensation payment that City may be required to make on behalf of Consultant or any agent, employee, or contractor of Consultant for work done under this Agreement. At the City’s election, City may deduct the amounts paid pursuant to this Section, from any balance owing to Consultant.
6. Successors, Assignment and Delegation.City and the Consultant each binds themselves, their partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other hereto and to partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives of such other party in respect to all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in this Agreement.
The expertise and experience of Consultant are material considerations for this Agreement.
Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement or the performance of any of Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. Any attempted assignment or transfer of any of Consultant’s rights, duties or obligations arising under this Agreement shall be null and void.
7. Nondiscriminatory Employment Practices.During the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, sex, creed, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, handicap or belief in accordance with requirements of City, State or Federal laws and regulations.
Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, sex, creed, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, handicap or belief in accordance with requirements of City, State or Federal laws and regulations. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoffs or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Consultant agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees, applicants and subcontractors for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this non-discrimination clause.
In the event of the Consultant’s non-compliance with the non-discrimination clause of this Agreement, this Agreement may be immediately canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part.
8. Subcontracting.Consultant's services are unique and personal. Except as may be specified in Consultant’s Proposal and agreed to by the City, Consultant will not subcontract any portion of the services without prior written approval of City Manager or his/her designee. If Consultant subcontracts any of the services, Consultant will be fully responsible to City for the acts, errors and omissions of Consultant's subcontractor and of the persons either directly or indirectly employed by the subcontractor, as Consultant is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Consultant. Nothing contained in this Agreement will create any contractual relationship between any subcontractor of Consultant and City. Consultant will be responsible for payment of subcontractors. Consultant will bind every subcontractor and every subcontractor of a subcontractor by the terms of this Agreement applicable to Consultant's work unless specifically noted to the contrary in the subcontract and approved in writing by City.
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9. Other Consultants.The City reserves the right to employ other consultants in connection with the services.
10. Indemnification.Consultant shall indemnify and save harmless the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers (collectively hereinafter the “City”), against any and all damages to property or injuries to or death of any person or persons, including property and employees or agents of the City and shall indemnify and save the City from any and all liability and expense including reimbursement of reasonable defense costs and legal fees, and claims, demands, suits, actions or proceedings of any kind or nature, including Workers’ Compensation claims, of or by anyone whomsoever to the extent resulting from or arising out of the negligent, reckless or willful misconduct for the Consultant, its officers, employees, subconsultants, subcontractors or agents in the performance of the duties undertaken by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.
This indemnification and hold harmless obligation does not extend to claims arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of the City.
11. Insurance.Without limiting the Consultant’s indemnification of the City, Consultant shall obtain and maintain, at its cost and expense, for the duration of the Agreement and any and all amendments, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise out of or in connection with performance of the services by Consultant or Consultant’s agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. The insurance will be obtained from an insurance carrier admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California. Such evidence shall specifically identify this Agreement and shall contain express conditions that the City is to be given written notice at least thirty (30) days in advance of any termination or implementation of a reduction of limits or material change of insurance coverage as specified herein. Failure on the part of the Consultant to procure or maintain insurance shall constitute a material breach upon which the City may immediately terminate this Agreement. All insurance required hereunder shall be primary with respect to any insurance maintained by the City.
Coverages and Limits. Consultant will maintain the types of coverages and minimum limits indicated below, unless the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney approves a lower amount.
These minimum amounts of coverage will not constitute any limitations or cap on Consultant's indemnification obligations under this Agreement. City, its officers, agents, volunteers and employees make no representation that the limits of the insurance specified to be carried by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement are adequate to protect Consultant. The coverage will contain no special limitations on the scope of its protection to the below-designated insureds except for Workers Compensation and errors and omissions insurance. Consultant will obtain occurrence coverage, excluding Professional Liability, which will be written as claims-made coverage.If Consultant believes that any required insurance coverage is inadequate, Consultant will obtain such additional insurance coverage, as Consultant deems adequate, at Consultant's sole expense.
11.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance. $1,000,000 combined single-limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the submitted policies contain aggregate limits, general aggregate limits will apply separately to the work under this Agreement or the general aggregate will be twice the required per occurrence limit.
11.2 Automobile Liability. $1,000,000 combined single-limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
11.3 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability. Workers' Compensation limits as required by the California Labor Code and Employer's Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance will not be required if Consultant has no employees and provides, to City's satisfaction, a declaration stating this.
11.4 Professional Liability. Errors and omissions liability appropriate to Consultant’s profession with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per claim. The coverage shall also provide an extended two (2) year reporting period commencing upon termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
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Endorsements. For Commercial General Liability Insurance and Automobile Liability Insurance, Consultant will ensure that the policies are endorsed to name the City of Compton and its respective elected and appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as “additional insureds” with respect to liability arising out of the activities of the Consultant. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to the City. Prior to City's execution of this Agreement, Consultant will furnish certificates of insurance and endorsements to City.
Waiver of Subrogation. The policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation for the benefit of City.
12. Permits and Licenses.Consultant, at its own expense, during the term of this Agreement, shall obtain and maintain all appropriate business and professional permits, licenses and certificates that may be required in connection with the performance of services by the Consultant. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Consultant shall show evidence of a business license permit in conformance with Section 9-1.2 of the Compton Municipal Code.
13. Maintenance of Records. Consultant will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to costs incurred under this Agreement. All records will be clearly identifiable. Consultant will allow a representative of City during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant will allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years, or longer if required by law, from the date of final payment under this Agreement.
14. Warranties.Consultant represents and warrants (i) that Consultant has no obligations, legal or otherwise, inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or with Consultant’s undertaking this relationship with City, (ii) that the performance of the services called for by this Agreement do not and will not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation or any proprietary or other right of any third party, (iii) that Consultant will not use in the performance of his responsibilities under this Agreement any confidential information or trade secrets of any other person or entity and (iv) that Consultant has not knowingly entered into or will enter into any agreement (whether oral or written) in conflict with this Agreement.
15. General Compliance with Laws. Consultant will keep fully informed of federal, state and local laws and ordinances and regulations, which in any manner affect those, employed by Consultant, or in any way affect the performance of the services by Consultant. Consultant will at all times observe and comply with these laws, ordinances, and regulations and will be responsible for the compliance of the services with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. In the event the Consultant encounters any conflict between such laws and ordinances, Consultant shall notify the City in writing and the parties agree to work cooperatively to resolve the conflict.
16. Termination.In the event of the Consultant's failure to prosecute, deliver, or perform the services, after giving written notice of default and two (2) days to correct the same, then, in addition to any other remedies, City may terminate this Agreement for nonperformance by notifying Consultant in writing.
Consultant has five (5) business days to deliver any documents owned by City and all work in progress to City address contained in this Agreement. City will make a determination of fact based upon the work product delivered to City and of the percentage of work that Consultant has performed which is usable and of worth to City in having the Agreement completed. Based upon that finding City will determine the final payment of the Agreement. In the event City elects to terminate, City will have the right to immediate possession of all Work Product and work in progress prepared by Consultant, whether located at the project site, at Consultant's place of business, or at the offices of a subconsultant.
The City’s obligation is payable only from funds appropriated for the purpose of this Agreement.
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the City Council does not allocate sufficient funds for the next succeeding fiscal year payments, this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon written notice from the City.
Either Party, upon tendering fifteen (15) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may terminate this Agreement for convenience. In this event and upon request of City, Consultant will assemble the work product without charge and put it in order for proper filing and closing and deliver it to City.
Consultant will be paid for work performed to the termination date; however, the total will not exceed the lump sum fee payable under this Agreement. City will make the final determination as to the portions of tasks completed and the compensation to be made.
17. Force Majeure.In the event that performance by either party is rendered impossible (permanently or temporarily) due to acts of war, acts of terrorism, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, or other natural occurrences, strikes, work slowdowns, lockouts (other than lockout by Consultant), or other similar acts to those described above or other causes beyond the reasonable control of such party, and without fault or negligence, said event shall excuse performance by such party, or in the case of temporary impossibility, shall excuse performance only for a period commensurate with the period of impossibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon any event that renders performance impossible. In such case, City shall be responsible for payment of compensation for the reasonable value of services rendered to the point at which this Agreement is terminated, but in no event to exceed the total lump sum fee payable under this Agreement.
18. Covenants Against Contingent Fees. Consultant warrants that Consultant has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working for Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that Consultant has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City will have the right to terminate this Agreement for nonperformance, or, in its discretion, to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of the fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee.
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.a Is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any Federal, State or local agency; and .b Has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any Federal, State or local agency within the past 3 years; and .c Does not have a proposed debarment pending; and
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21. Testimony.Consultant will testify at City's request if litigation is brought against City in connection with Consultant's services under this Agreement. Unless the action is brought by Consultant, or is based upon Consultant's actual or alleged negligence or other wrongdoing, City, upon prior written agreement with Consultant will compensate Consultant for time spent in preparation for testimony, testimony, and travel at Consultant's standard hourly rates at the time of actual testimony.
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25. Amendments.This Agreement may be modified or amended only be written document executed by both Consultant and City’s City Manager and approved as to form by the City Attorney. Such document shall expressly state that it is intended by the parties to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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To Consultant: Bowman Infrastructure Engineers dba Infrastructure Engineers
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, California 92821
Attn: Sid Mousavi-Senior Principal
(714) 940-0100
(714) 940-0700
To City: City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California 90220
Attn: Director, Public Works Department
(310) 605-5505
(310) 605-6326 – fax.
Copy to: City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, California 90220
Attn: City Manager
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Should either party hereto, or any representative, successor or assign of either party hereto, resort to litigation to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the party or parties prevailing in such litigation shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to recover its or their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in such litigation from the party or parties against whom enforcement is sought.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CONSULTANT has executed this Agreement, and the CITY, by its City Manager, who is authorized to do so, has executed this Agreement.
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City of Compton, CA
Professional Engineering Design Services for
North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements
Technical Proposal
Submitted to:
Amal Sedrak, PE, PMP , City Engineer
City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, CA 90220
August 12, 2024
Submitted by:
Sid Mousavi, MSCE, PE, Senior Principal
Bowman
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, CA 92821
714.940.0700 | [email protected]
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Amal Sedrak, PE, PMP
City Engineer, RCE 78651
City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avanue
Compton, CA 90220
RE: Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements Dear Selection Committee:
Bowman Infrastructure Engineers Ltd. dba Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman company (IE Bowman), is pleased to submit this Technical Proposal in response to the referenced project above. As of June 13, 2023, Infrastructure Engineers has officially joined Bowman. This change provides a strong foundation and additional resources for us to merge our comprehensive skillsets while offering the same level of commitment to our clients and employees. While the Bowman name may be new to you and others at the City of Compton, our team includes the same qualified professionals from IE and offers the same local presence with three offices in the southern California area. Our southern California staff have served the region well for the past 30 years, have built strong and collaborative relationships with local municipalities, and bring specialized and innovative roadway preservation and reconstruction engineering expertise.
Our firm is currently managing multiple similar contracts such as the Arterial Street Improvement and Slurry Seal Improvement Zone 5 projects for the City of Bell Gardens and the South Verdugo Road Pavement Rehabilitation project for the City of Glendale. Most importantly, our team has completed similar projects such as the Montebello Boulevard Widening Project for the City of Montebello and Long Beach Boulevard Improvements Project for the City of Lynwood which have both won “APWA Project of the Year” awards.
Our working relationships with municipal staff, proven expertise in the roadway and pavement design, traffic analysis and design of multimodal transportation improvement projects, and our experience developing workable solutions in a practical and responsive manner within budget and schedule, provide the City of Compton with an experienced partner to assist with the design needs within this contract.
Our proposed Project Manager Christopher Ley, PE has over 29 years design and engineering experience. His expertise. His expertise includes CAD Civil 3D and civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for public and private projects.
Thank you for considering our team to serve as your pavement improvement consultant. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Chris via phone at 714.982.5042 or via email at cley@ bowman.com. As motivated transportation experts with aspirations to improve the City of Compton’s roadways, we are extremely enthusiastic about this opportunity and look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Farzad Dorrani, MS
Principal - Southern California Operations
3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250, Brea, California 92821
714.940.0100
Table of Contents
1 General Experience
2 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
3 Team Qualifications & Experience
4 Project Approach
5 Project Schedule
01 General Experience
1 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 General Experience
The respondent is to provide specific examples of projects that are representative of the type of project (s) that the respondent has designed in the past five years.
Client Project
City of Adelanto Emergency Intersection Repair at Mojave Dr and Bellflower St City of Adelanto Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project Between Adelanto Rd. and Poinciana Rd.
City of Adelanto Bellflower St. Rehabilitation Project Between Chamberlaine Way and Air Expressway City of Baldwin Park Citywide Speed Zone Survey and Speed Limit Study City of Baldwin Park Paving Residential and Major St. Rehabilitation FY2021 City of Baldwin Park Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle III City of Baldwin Park Gap Closure Improvement
City of Baldwin Park San Gabriel River Greenway
City of Baldwin Park Downtown Beautification Project
City of Baldwin Park Landscape Design of San Gabriel River Greenway City of Baldwin Park Big Dalton Wash Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Phase II City of Baldwin Park SB1 Street Improvement and Rehabilitation of Puente Ave and Garvey Ave City of Baldwin Park Maine Ave Phase 1B
City of Baldwin Park Safe Routes to School Railroad at Macdevitt St City of Baldwin Park Safe Routes to School Pleasant View City of Baldwin Park Calino Avenue Street Improvement
City of Bell Gardens Systematic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) City of Bell Gardens ATP Cycle V - Citywide Complete Streets Improvements City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Imp. Zone 5
City of Bell Gardens Citywide Bike Lane Sharrow Re-Striping-Design Phase City of Bell Gardens Florence Ave. from Garfield Ave. to Granger Ave. Pavement Repair - Design Phase City of Bell Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 2022-2023) City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Imp. Zone 4
City of Bell Gardens Arterial St. Imp. (FY 21-22)-Design Phase Proposition C & Metro Transfer Grant City of Bell Gardens Various Residential St. Imp. (FY 21-22) - Design Phase Measure M & Measure Fund City of Bell Gardens ATP Cycle 5 - Traffic Studies
City of Bell Gardens HSIP Cycle 8 - Various Street Improvements City of Bell Gardens Citywide Striping Markings
City of Bell Gardens Various Alleys Improvement Project City of Bell Gardens Various Residential Street Improvement (FY 20-21) City of Bell Gardens Arterial Street Improvement (FY 20-21) City of Bell Gardens Garfield Avenue Improvement Project City of Bell Gardens Pavement Management Systems Report City of Bell Gardens Slurry Seal Improvement Zones 1B and 2 City of Bell Gardens Gage Avenue Rehabilitation Project City of Bell Gardens SB1 Street Rehabilitation Project Phase 2 City of Bell Gardens Citywide Landscape Maintenance Project City of Brea Laurel School Alley Project
City of El Monte Schmidt Road Street Improvement
2 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client Project
City of Glendale S. Verdugo Rd. Pavement Rehabilitation City of Hawaiian Gardens Carson Street Beautification Phase II City of Hawaiian Gardens Pioneer Park Renovations
City of Hawaiian Gardens Norwalk Blvd Rehabilitation
City of Hawaiian Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 20-21) City of Hawaiian Gardens Various Residential Street Improvements (FY 19-20) City of Hawaiian Gardens HSIP Cycle 8
City of Hawaiian Gardens CDBG Street Improvement Project City of Hawaiian Gardens Joliet Ave Fence Replacement Project City of Hawaiian Gardens Rehabilitation Project FY 2021-22 City of Hawaiian Gardens HSIP Cycle 11
City of Hawaiian Gardens Slurry Seal Project
City of Hawaiian Gardens St. Rehabilitation Project (FY 2021-2022) - Topo. Survey City of Huntington Park Litter Abatement and Beautification Project City of Huntington Park Water Quality St Salt Lake Ave
City of Huntington Park Greenway Linear Park Project
City of Huntington Park Slauson Ave Congestion Relief Improvement Project City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle 2
City of Huntington Park Various Street Improvement Project City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle II - Uncontrolled Crosswalk & Pedestrian Safety City of Huntington Park Project Study Report Equivalent ATP Cycle III City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle III Project
City of Huntington Park SB1 Street Enhancement Project FY 20-21 City of Huntington Park SB1 CDBG Street Reconstruction Project FY 21-22 City of Huntington Park ATP Cycle V Safe Routes and Childhood Obesity Project City of Lynwood Gateway Cities Council of Governments Project Funding Application Preparation Services City of Lynwood HSIP Cycle 9 - Traffic Signal Improvement at Imperial Hwy and Atlantic Ave.
City of Lynwood HSIP Cycle 9 - Traffic Signal Improvement at Atlantic Ave. and Carlin Ave.
City of Lynwood ATP Cycle 2
City of Lynwood Brewster Ave. Street Improvement
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 4
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 3
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 2
City of Lynwood Citywide Slurry Seal Project - Phase 1
City of Lynwood Gertrude Dr Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Fertile Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Stoneacre Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Palm Ave Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Bullis Rd Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Capistrano Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood Lilita St and Eve Ave Strom Drain Improvement Project City of Lynwood Peach St Improvement Project
General Experience
3 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client Project
City of Lynwood Virgina Ave Street Improvement Project
City of Lynwood CIP Priority 2 Streets improvements Project - Phase II City of Lynwood Agnes Ave. Street Improvement
City of Lynwood Atlantic Ave. Street Improvement
City of Montebello Taylor Ranch Greenspace
City of Montebello Montebello Blvd Bike Lane and Sidewalk Improvement Project City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (West City Limit To Findlay Ave.) City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (Findlay Ave. to Garfield Ave.) City of Montebello Beverly Blvd. (Via Val Verde to Wilcox Ave.) City of Montebello Whittier Blvd. (120’ West Garfield Ave. to Montebello Blvd.) City of Montebello Whittier Blvd. (Montebello Blvd. to Van Norman) City of Montebello Wilcox Ave. (Beverly Blvd. to Whittier Blvd.) City of Montebello Union St. (Greenwood Ave. to Gage Rd.) City of Montebello Mines Ave. (Vail Ave. to Greenwood Ave.) City of Montebello Date Street (Maple Ave. to Greenwood Ave.) City of Montebello Maple Ave. (Washington Blvd. to Date St.) City of Montebello Vail Ave. (Olympic Blvd. to Colgrove Ave.) City of Montebello Vail Ave. (Colgrove Ave. to UPRR)
City of Montebello Montebello Blvd. (Los Angeles Ave. to Lincoln Ave.) City of Montebello Gage Rd. (Union St. to Telegraph Rd.) City of Montebello Ferguson Dr. (Pickering Way to Vail Ave.) City of Montebello HSIP Cycle 7 Project - Various Intersections Improvement City of Montebello Maple Ave. Street Improvement
City of Montebello Various Street Improvements FY 19-20 City of Montebello Various Street Rehabilitation FY 19-20 City of San Bernardino Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Gap Closure General Experience
ATP CYCLE III - CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
Our team provided final plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the city to advertise the project for construction after the completion of the preliminary design phase. We provided project management and administration including preparation of design documents, developing the project schedule, processing, and obtaining California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocation and construction authorization. Our team also provided a project report and environmental analysis that summarized the alternative analysis and engineering studies as well as conducting an environmental review and coordinate with the city and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). We then provided bid support during the bidding and award period to city staff by responding to requests for information (RFIs), preparation addendum and other technical assistance.
02 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
4 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Experience with Pavement Management Studies
The respondent shall specifically identify experience with pavement management studies. Consultant shall include agency contact information, street classification, miles evaluated, final costs, and duration of projects. Consultant shall describe process used to collect and evaluate data for each project identified.
Project Agency Contact Street
Classification
Miles
Evaluated Final Costs Duration of
Project
Bell Gardens 2017
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.1 9.7
23.6 7.2
$4,781,030
$1,940,206
2017-18 to
2021-22
Bell Gardens 2020
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.0 9.7
23.4 7.3
$9,480,294 2020-21 to
2024-25
Bell Gardens 2024
PMS Update
Bernardo Iniguez
Director of Public Works
562.806.7770
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
14.0 9.7
23.3 7.2
$11,075,512 2024-25 to
2028-29
Baldwin Park 2017
PMS Update
Sam Gutierrez
Director of Public Works
626.960.4011 ext. 460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
21.7 27.9
60.9 3.5
$6,688,723
$2,182,059
$0
207-18 to
2021-22
Lynwood Pavement
Management
Program
Julian Lee
Director of Public Works
310.603.0220
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
Alleys
PCC
12.11 36.36
34.59 10.03
$5,995,914
$3,127,015
$249,975
$249,135
2010-11 to
2014-15
Montebello 2013
PMS Update
Cesar Roldan
Director of Public Works
323.887.1460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
21.6 47.8
53.2 $4,240,279
$5,744,458
2014-15 to
2018-19
Montebello 2021
PMS Update
Cesar Roldan
Director of Public Works
323.887.1460
[email protected]
Arterial
Collector
Residential
38.3 50.7
53.8 $47,255,596 2021-22 to
2025-26
5 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Bell Gardens 2017 PMS Update
We performed a detailed windshield survey on all Bell Gardens’ streets to collect distress information, road dimensions, true section area and other key condition data such as drainage and ride assessments. Infrastructure Engineers utilized its Windows based Pavement Management System, which was done with the use of APWA’s MicroPaver. Infrastructure Engineers has provided a listing of pavement maintenance that has been performed by the Public Works Department which is shown in Section III. All pavement data were entered into Micro Paver, version 7.0.6. This was the foundation for all survey data collected in the field. After this data had been entered, the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) was calculated for each segment, and for the overall street network.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. We recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance.
Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
Bell Gardens 2020 PMS Update
The calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed.
A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a “good” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. Infrastructure Engineers has recommended a minimal “Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The purpose of the budget is to improve the PCI conditions of the city with the optimal usage of the resources provided.
Therefore, a strategy must be created to use the resources at the appropriate time. Additionally, this scenario utilizes maintenance and repair work types that will improve it to a PCI of 100. All work program budgets generated are presented in terms of current 2020 dollars. All repair activities were based on distresses observed at the time of the field survey.
Bell Gardens 2024 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a “good” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog.
Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman company, has recommended a minimal “Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major Experience with Pavement Management Studies
6 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI level as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind: generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain and raise the average PCI over a five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget is summarized below. The purpose of the budget is to improve the PCI conditions of the city with the optimal usage of the resources provided. We present a scenario that incorporates various maintenance and repair work types aimed at maintaining a Citywide Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 70, except for the fiscal year 2028-29.
Baldwin Park 2017 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system. Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind: generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain / raise the average PCI over a five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget.
All work program budgets generated were presented in terms of current 2017 dollars. The city’s budget is broken down within the MicroPaver software to maximize maintenance dollars for the appropriate activities (Stop-Gap, Preventative, Global, Major M&R). All repair activities were based on distresses observed at the time of the field survey. The first budget analyzes how to maintain a PCI 75 for a city throughout each type of street. This takes into account preventative and stop-gap measures as well as repairing any pavement that reaches a critical PCI value. The primary focus of this budget is to repair any streets once it reaches a critical value and needs repair regardless of cost.
Lynwood Pavement Management Program
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to maintain a good condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog.
Experience with Pavement Management Studies
7 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance.
Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
Our team provided potential budgets in two scenarios. The first scenario would raise and maintain the average-weighted network PCI for AC and PCC streets to a PCI of approximately 70. The second scenario will raise and maintain the average-weighted network PCI for AC and PCC pavement sections to a PCI of approximately 85. We projected a five-year work program by maintenance activity for each year for this scenario for arterial and collector streets, for residential streets, for the alleys and for the PCC pavement sections.
Montebello 2013 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified. It was developed to provide an index of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the PAVER system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. We have recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction.
The budgeting process was approached with the following in mind:
generate a work program for the next five (5) years based upon actual road pavement conditions in order to maintain / raise the average PCI over a five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Based on current and projected pavement maintenance needs, annual work programs have been prepared and the actual budget is summarized below.
Montebello 2021 PMS Update
Calculation of the PCI is based on the results of a visual condition survey in which distress type, severity, and quantity are identified.
PCI was developed to provide a measure of the pavement’s structural integrity and surface operational condition. The PCI is the default condition index for the pavement management system.
Based on the results of the condition survey and input from the city, pavement maintenance / rehabilitation strategies were developed. A standard agreement at the outset was to identify the city’s maintenance work program for the next five years, based upon the objective to improve the conditions to a “fair” condition of the city’s streets and to reduce street maintenance backlog. Infrastructure Engineers has recommended a “Minimal Level of Service” (LOS), which creates a major dividing line in determining pavement maintenance. Based on the city’s weighted average PCI, condition distribution, and maintenance practices, our team has identified a specific PCI as the minimum LOS. This means that any pavement section with a PCI less than that specific number may be recommended for heavy grind and overlay, or reconstruction. We prepared a program to increase the overall PCI to 65 in the next five years in order to have an overall “fair” pavement network. Also, we assumed a budget which aligns to what is the estimated amount of funds that will be available for pavement repairs and maintenance.
Experience with Pavement Management Studies
03 Team Qualifications & Experience
8 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Team Qualifications & Experience
The respondent shall identify the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager that will be responsible for this project. The respondent is to provide the qualifications of the Lead Engineer and specific examples of projects that the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager has managed and been responsible for. The respondent may include projects other than pavement projects that the Principal Engineer/ Project Manager has managed and been responsible for but streets reconstruction and new construction projects are preferred. In addition, staff assigned to the proposed design team of the Pearl Avenue Road shall be listed and their resumes be provided along with their relevant experience for the project. The Principal Engineer/ Project Manager should be a registered engineer with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.
Christopher Ley, PE is a Senior Project Manager with Bowman Infrastructure Engineers in Brea, California. He has over 29 years of design engineering and project management experience.
He manages various several engineers to produce finished plans and specifications for different types of municipal projects. These range from pavement and rehabilitation to park and drainage design. His expertise includes CAD, graphic design and civil engineering design. In the past, he has managed and produced civil plans, specifications, and estimates for commercial, educational, and residential development. Sample projects include:
• ATP Cycle 5 - Safe Routes And Childhood Obesity Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
• Carson St. Beautification (Phase II) - Norwalk Blvd. to Bloomfield Ave | City of Hawaiian Gardens, CA
• Emergency Intersection Repair at Mojave Dr. and Bellflower St. | City of Adelanto, CA • Slauson Ave. Congestion Relief Improvement Project | City of Huntington Park, CA Christopher is an alumnus of Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering, and is a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California.
9 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Organizational Chart
Any changes to the design team shall be submitted to the City for review and approval.
Team Qualifications & Experience
Project Manager
Christopher Ley, PE
IE Bowman
QA / QC Engineer
Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
IE Bowman
Engineering Associate
Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
IE Bowman
Geotechnical
Parviz Azar, PE
P .A. & Associates
Engineering Assistant
Jaelin Murray, EIT
IE Bowman
Survey
Dennis Janda, PLS
Dennis Janda, Inc.
Principal-in-Charge
Farzad Dorrani, MS
IE Bowman
City of Compton
KEY
Management Support Staff Subconsultants
Key Personnel
Certified Access Specialist
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
IE Bowman
Senior Traffic Engineer
Amir Farahani, PE, TE
IE Bowman
Traffic Calming and Bicycle Lane
Analysis Civil and Landscape Design ADA Compliance
10 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Christopher Ley has over 29 years design engineering and project management experience. His expertise includes CAD and graphic design, civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects.
Experience
Various Projects* | Irvine, CA
Project Engineer for Walden and Associates. Christopher was responsible for civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects. Skilled in developing plans and survey data sets using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and 2016. Production of reports using Microsoft Word and Excel, Bentley WaterCAD and Bluebeam.
Various Projects* | Monterey, CA
Staff Engineer / CAD Manager for WWD / L&S Engineering. Responsible for civil engineering design including street layout, hydrology, drainage, sewer design and grading for residential and commercial projects. Skilled in developing plans and survey data sets using AutoCAD Land Desktop 2006 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011.
Responsible for company’s migration from Land Desktop 2006 to Civil 3D 2011.
Subsequent duties as CAD Manager, responsible for all training in Civil 3D after initial off-site classes, development of comprehensive styles and description key sets, and implementing transitions to Civil 3D standards from Land Desktop. Also developed training aids and curriculum for transition. Responsible for conversion of Civil 3D files for Revit. Administrative assistant duties during slow periods, including accounting, filing and office development. IT duties when necessary, including rebuilding network after incomplete implementation by consultant. WWD became L&S in August 2012.
Various Projects* | Sand City, CA
CAD Manager / Senior Draftsman for Saroyan Masterbuilders. Responsible for residential and commercial design and drafting while ensuring ADA compliance, egress requirements and coordination of plans from various disciplines into a single set. Was responsible for implementation of AutoCAD 2006 system, training of 2 supervisors, development of CAD standards and overseeing transition from hand drafting.
Various Projects* | Marina, CA
Drafting and Engineering Manager for Greenway Design. Residential design and drafting including determination of code compliance for lateral stability and egress.
Extensive experience with Microstation V8 and Triforma production drafting of residential structures, including application of engineering notes.
Various Projects* | Seattle, WA
Senior Draftsman for Lindal Cedar Homes, Inc. Responsible for residential design and drafting, including determination of code compliance for lateral stability and egress.
Christopher Ley, PE
Project Manager
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, Oregon State
University, 1995
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#80620)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
11 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Instrumental in creating structural designs of posts and beams for a variety of vertical and lateral loads. Pioneered development of various charts as aids in design of structural elements. Directly involved in the implementation of Microstation Triforma 3D, and developed methods of aligning non-planar elements that were subsequently used by Microstation in their official training programs.
Various Projects* | Lynwood, WA
Staff Engineer for Baker Engineers, Inc. Duties included structural design including wind and seismic analysis, gravity design, rigid frame foundation design and pin pile foundation design. Production and structural detail drawings and drafting foundation plans.
Christopher Ley, PE
Project Manager
Team Qualifications & Experience
12 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Aidan Mousavi’s professional focus is primarily in the field of city engineering and environmental infrastructure by providing civil engineering assistance to Public Works and Engineering Departments. He also works closely with cities to ensure compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
Aidan has developed strategies for the efficient use of Best Management Practices (BMPs), thus gaining a set of skills that assists municipalities with compliance and helps keep them under budget. Aidan is familiar with municipal protocols and works within these structures to conduct field inspections and develop annual compliance reports. As an MBA graduate, Aidan brings his academic knowledge to work with our Operations Manager to manage all Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and non-CIP projects.
Experience
Slauson Avenue Congestion Relief Improvement Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. Responsible for hydrology and hydraulics analysis to divert and treat runoff from two-mile long corridor along Slauson Avenue. Designed BMPs to treat runoff and make street into a green street. Ran Synchro Simulation for ten signalized intersections for LOS analysis, coordination and timing. Designed plans and specifications for signal system upgrades and street widening.
Traffic Signal Improvement at Olive Street and Phelan Avenue Intersection | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Associate. Aidan prepared a signal warrant study for the intersection of Olive and Phelan per the city’s request. After having passed warrant requirements, Aidan had designed proposed improvements to make the intersection signalized.
The improvements included pavement rehabilitation, upgrading ramps to be ADA compliant, striping crosswalks and camera detection.
ATP Cycle 2, Unprotected Crosswalk Safety Enhancement Improvements | City of Huntington Park, CA
Associate Engineer. The city requested our team to revise and complete the current plans (39 sheets), specifications and estimates which had been prepared by TransTech. The scope included 22 intersection improvements for pedestrian accessibility and safety. The city also requested our team to obtain E76 for construction since it has only obtained Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) certifications from Caltrans. To complete the E76 process, the Right of Way certifications and request for construction was required before completion, this process took between 6-8 weeks after completion of the 100% PS&E documents.
Gertrude Drive Street Improvements | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Developed plans, specifications and estimate (PS&E) package for water improvement along Gertrude Drive. Designing 8-in D.I.P Water Main complete with tees, service lines, water meters, water boxes, wedge gate valves, transition Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Education
M.B.A. General, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2016
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2012
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#91136)
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
/ Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD):
California (#91136)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
13 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 couplings, thrust blocks, reducers etc. Plans included asphalt and concrete repairs along with plan and profile for curb and gutter drainage.
Virginia Avenue Street Improvements | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Developed PS&E package for water improvement along Virginia Avenue. Designing 8-in D.I.P Water Main complete with tees, service lines, water meters, water boxes, wedge gate valves, transition couplings, thrust blocks, reducers etc. Plans included asphalt and concrete repairs along with plan and profile for curb and gutter drainage.
Lilita Street and Eve Avenue Storm Drain Improvement | City of Lynwood, CA Project Manager. Conducted a field investigation to identify cause of flooding issue.
Drafted a hydrology and hydraulics report to identify issues and provided two solutions to alleviate flooding. Developed plans to address flooding through use of drywells and developed alternative plans to direct connect proposed storm tank to existing storm drain main line.
Connector Pipe Screen (CPS) | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Project Manager. Conducted a field investigation of all public and private catch basins citywide. Developed a GIS based log utilizing MS4Front software. Developed plans and applied for permitting through LA county to retrofit catch basins citywide by installing CPS units. Hosted pre-construction meeting with contractor, city staff and LA county.
Asmus Park Catch Basin Evaluation and Feasibility Study | City of Bell Gardens, CA Project Manager. Responsible for alleviating severe flooding issue at Asmus Park by identifying issues through a field investigation and a hydrology and hydraulics analysis to identify volume of water needed to divert and treat. Developed conceptual plans of dry wells at parks to recharge ground water.
NPDES Storm Water Program Inspection | City of Baldwin Park, CA As required under the state’s Regional Water Quality Control Board regulations and city ordinances permitting inspection programs, the City of Baldwin Park enlisted our team to conduct a routine visual inspection for point-source pollution control.
The goal of this inspection was to prevent the discharge of pollutants associated with business activities from entering the city’s storm drain system. Aidan conducted all necessary inspections for the City of Baldwin Park and provided the appropriate reports.
NPDES Annual Report | City of Montebello, CA
Project Manager. As mandated by the Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Los Angeles river watershed, each city within the Los Angeles River watershed is required to submit a compliance report for the Los Angeles River trash TMDL to the Regional Water Quality Control Board. With the collaboration of engineering, code enforcement, building, street maintenance, planning and relevant contracted Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
14 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 services, Aidan developed the annual report for the city, identifying methods used to meet compliance as well as providing calculations for scientific justification.
San Gabriel River Bikeway Environmental Services and Permits | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Supervisor. Responsible for developing and approving SWPPP so all pollutants and their sources, including sources of sediment associated with construction site erosion and all other activities associated with construction activity were controlled. All discharges were identified and either eliminated, controlled or treated. BMPs selected that were effective and resulted in the reduction or elimination of pollutants in stormwater discharges. Post-construction BMPs were identified and installed during construction that were intended to reduce or eliminate pollutants after construction was complete. Developed methods to implement BMP inspection, visual monitoring, Rain Even Action Plan (REAP) and Construction Site Monitoring Program (CSMP).
NPDES Watershed Management Plan and Integrated Monitoring Program Coordination | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Project Manager. The NPDES permit, which is authorized by the Clean Water Act, was issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The purpose of the permit was to ensure the MS4 permits in the county of Los Angeles were not causing or contributing to exceedances of water quality objectives set to protect the beneficial uses in the receiving waters in the Los Angeles region. Aidan worked with a variety of agencies to customize the City of Bell Garden’s storm water programs by using BMPs to achieve compliance. He assisted with training and presentation of the requirements of the MS4 Permit to all maintenance staff and inspectors. Aidan coordinated with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and seven other cities in Los Angeles County and worked on developing the strategy, design, and implementation of a Watershed Management Program and a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. Aidan attended all regular watershed meetings, representing the City of Bell Gardens, as requested by the city. He also provided commercial and industrial permit inspections for all eligible businesses in the City of Bell Gardens; he provided the businesses with educational material and advised them on how to comply with the MS4 permit. Aidan also conducted audits and provided the reports.
NPDES Watershed Management Plan and Integrated Monitoring Program Coordination | City of Montebello, CA
Project Manager. Aidan represented the City of Montebello during all of their negotiations and participation in subregional watershed management programs. He worked with a variety of agencies to customize the city’s storm water programs by using BMPs to achieve compliance. Aidan coordinated with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and 14 other cities in Los Angeles and worked on developing the strategy, design, and implementation of a Watershed Management Program and a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. As the city’s representative, he Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
15 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 attended all watershed meetings and provides the reports to the City Engineer.
Aidan also conducted commercial and industrial inspections for all businesses in the City of Montebello and provided all documentation, as required by the permit. With the collaboration of engineering, code enforcement, building, street maintenance, planning and relevant contracted services, Aidan developed the annual report for the city, identifying methods used to meet compliance as well as providing calculations for scientific justification.
Atlantic Housing Development | City of Lynwood, CA
Design Engineer. Analyzed and compared the existing and proposed drainage patterns of the Atlantic Housing Development site in the City of Lynwood, California.
Conducted hydrology calculations based on the County of Los Angeles Hydrology Manual. Utilized LA County GIS database and HydroCalc to run hydrology simulation as part of an investigation to attenuate the difference between the post-development peak flow and the pre-development peak flow. The main goal was to develop Hydrology Report for multiple properties located on the west side of Atlantic Avenue between Agnes Avenue and Lavinia Avenue. The site was comprised of ten parcels and is approximately 38,350 sq. ft. in area. The purpose of the development was to address the need for affordable low-income housing within the City of Lynwood. The proposed Affordable four-story multi-family housing development project included the development of 70 multi-family units of which 66 will be affordable.
San Gabriel River Bikeway Project – Design Phase | City of Baldwin Park, CA Design Assistant. Responsible for coordinating utilities for a new 2.3-mile bike path along the San Gabriel River and Walnut Creek Wash. The design focused on having low impact to the river and wash, with minimal grading needed. Specific work included aerial and field surveys, detailed field observations, hydrology studies, and signing and striping. The work also incorporated a design to tie into the city’s proposed Bike Hub located at the Walnut Creek Nature Park.
Planning Veterans Village Development | City of Lynwood, CA Design Engineer. Analyzed and compared existing and proposed drainage patterns of the Veterans Village Development site. Conducted hydrology calculations based on the County of Los Angeles Hydrology Manual. Utilized LA County GIS database and HydroCalc to run hydrology simulation as part of an investigation to attenuate the difference between the post-development peak flow and the pre-development peak flow. The overall project purpose was to develop a Hydrology Report for a mixed- use project with a focus on serving Veterans. It included approximately 600 units of housing that will include rental and owner-occupied town-homes and apartments with a mix of market and affordable rates. In addition, there will be a maximum of 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial development. This commercial space will include a club house for social engagement, offices to house county and veteran administrative services, health care services, career service center and an on-site day care. The development is expected to be anywhere from 3 to 6 ft in various locations.
Aidan Mousavi, MBA, PE, QSP / QSD
QA / QC Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
16 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Amir Farahani has more than 32 years of experience in various traffic, transportation and civil engineering disciplines. He has experience with contract administration, design experience and regulatory compliance. He has been in charge of various traffic and transportation studies; design of traffic signals, high-intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) signals and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) for pedestrian crossings. In working with the City of Orange, as an Engineering Tech. II and eventually as a City Traffic Engineer / Traffic and Transportation Manager, he has been involved in all aspects of the projects the city has designed and constructed.
This includes coordinating with local, county, state, and federal agencies and various utilities to ensure successful project completion. Amir understands the level of detail and problem-solving skills required to complete high-profile projects on time and within budget.
Experience
Slauson Avenue Congestion Relief Improvements Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. Conducting traffic signal left turn phasing for five intersections in the project limits and recommending protected permissive left turn phasing with flashing yellow left turn arrow. Designed the subject traffic signals accordingly and prepared PS&E.
ATP Cycle V-Safe Routes and Childhood Obesity Project | City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. In charge of various traffic related works such as design of HAWK beacon system for three pedestrian crossings; design of pedestrian scramble crosswalk striping; traffic signal modifications to create a separate pedestrian scramble cycle; restriping of existing crosswalks with a high-visibility continental design; realignment of existing crosswalks to align with the proposed conversion of Hood Avenue into a one-way street and prepared the project PS&E.
Imperial HWY and Ruth Avenue Traffic Signal Improvements Project | City of Lynwood, CA
The work to be done, in general, consists of, but is not limited to the following:
mobilization, traffic control, remove existing crosswalks, warning lights, and streetlights; removal and construction of concrete sidewalks, curb and gutters, curb ramps; furnish and install traffic signal system, battery backup system, pull boxes, traffic signal loop detectors and connect DLC to pull box, relocate fire hydrant and water valve, providing construction survey, and traffic signing, striping and markings as shown on the plans and noted in these special provisions.
Various Projects* | City of Orange, CA
Amir utilized his many years of experience to manage various traffic and civil engineering projects. He also managed traffic and civil construction projects during his employment with the City of Orange. Amir planned, managed, and Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
University, Los Angeles, 1982
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#C54235)
Professional Traffic Engineer: California
(#T2363)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
17 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 provided oversight of the daily functions, operations and activities of traffic and transportation division of the City of Orange, including Traffic Management Center (TMC), traffic signal timing, operation and maintenance, review of residential and commercial developments; and was responsible for leading the traffic operation and transportation planning team. Amir also managed and participated in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for the division. He also provided recommendations within departmental policy regarding appropriate service and staffing levels.
Oversaw and participated in the development and administration of the operation and capital improvement division annual budget; participated in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitored and approved expenditures; implemented adjustments. Attended and participated as City Traffic Engineer at city council, commissions, committees, and other agency meetings as required. Prepared and presented technical information, analysis, and recommendations. Oversaw the development of consultant requests for proposals for professional and construction services and the advertising and bid processes; evaluated proposals and recommended project award; administered contracts after award. Collaborated with other city departments, police, fire, Caltrans, OCTA and other outside agencies to plan, implement and complete projects and initiatives to improve traffic safety and mobility around the city. Identified outside funding sources for city traffic and transportation programs, directed and prepared funding applications. Responded to traffic and transportation related resident and commuters’ inquiries and requests. Oversaw traffic signal plans preparation and coordination programs, developed and approved traffic engineering standards and policies for the city. Reviewed and analyzed studies, environmental impact reports, proposals, and negotiations with other agencies to secure projects and policies favorable to the city.
Various Projects* | City of Orange, CA
Planned, prioritized, assigned, supervised, reviewed and participated in the work of staff responsible for providing traffic engineering services within the assigned section. Developed and prepared construction plans, specifications, and estimates for various in-house design projects including traffic, streets, sewers and storm drains. Participated in the selection of engineering staff; provided or coordinated staff training; worked with employees to correct deficiencies; implemented discipline procedures. Reviewed and prepared transportation and traffic engineering studies; prepared requests for proposals; reviewed environmental impact reports; reviewed transportation models. Performed project management for the design and construction of capital improvement projects for city departments including public works, community services, economic development and fire. Ensured conformance with state, federal, and local standards and procedures in carrying out projects.
Prepared and applied for project funding from federal, state, and utility grant programs including Highway Bridges Rehabilitation and Replacement (HBRR), Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
18 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Arterial Highway Rehabilitation Program (AHRP), Safe Route to Schools (SR2S / SRTS), Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA), Orange County Sanitation District Cooperative Projects, State- Local Transportation Partnership Program (SLTPP), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and City Engineers Flood Control Advisory Committee (CEFCAC).
Interacted and communicated with the public, city management and departments, contractors, consultants and other governmental agencies to resolve issues.
Prepared and processed various documents including council agenda reports, consultant agreements, hydrology and hydraulic studies, requests for proposals, plan check, consultant selection, bid evaluation, insurance certificates, environmental compliance, encroachment permits, right-of-way and reimbursement packages.
Revised and maintained city standard plans and specifications.
Amir Farahani, PE, TE
Senior Traffic Engineer
Team Qualifications & Experience
19 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Jay Shih is a veteran civil engineer, building official, construction manager, access specialist, structural and engineering designer and plan checker with 41 years of experience. Jay has spent his career working for public agencies and consulting companies providing highly skilled design, building and engineering plan check and construction management of buildings, sewers, storm drains, streets, sidewalk, curb ramps, grading and stormwater management.
Experience
Various Projects | City of Corona, CA
Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Plans Examiner, Inspector and Instructor. Checks ADA improvement plans for the City of Corona including 36 city parks restrooms, handicap parking, and playgrounds. Inspects various existing city facilities for ADA compliance and make recommendations on required improvements. Provides inspection and certification for completed improvements, including final walk- through and punch list creation. Provides design consultation and plan review services, from design through construction documents. Prepares and provides appropriate training materials for engineering staff, including major updates to Federal and California ADA codes. Provides technical expertise and expert witness testimony as needed.
Various Projects | Brea, CA
Principal of Building & Safety. Directs and supervises professional and technical staff; prepares building and engineering proposals in response to RFPs and RFQs; makes hiring and disciplinary decisions; identifies training needs; oversees plan check, permitting, and inspection; negotiates, administers, and monitors contracts and agreements. Provides effective leadership with the building and engineering departments to achieve project requirements, meets deadlines, satisfies customer and client needs, ensures safe operations, and meets profitability targets. Manages all aspect of building and engineering plan check, building and engineering inspection.
Provides building standards code, stormwater, and low impact development training to staff. Checks complex structural, architectural, disabled access, land development, and public improvement plans.
Various Projects | Cities of Artesia and Baldwin Park, CA City Engineer. Directed and administered all activities of the Engineering Department, including planning, designing, and directing construction and maintenance of streets, bridges, pipelines, water and sewer systems. Managed capital improvement projects, reviewed designs completed by consultants. Monitor stormwater discharge from MS4, construction activities, and industrial activities into the city’s storm drain system for compliance with NPDES Permit requirements. Reviewed and approved public improvement and land development plans prepared by private engineers, directed counter technicians to issue encroachment permits and grading permits, calculated grading bonds, coordinated inspection and acceptance of such work.
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Education
M.S. Geotechnical Engineering,
University of Sao Paulo
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Sao
Paulo
UCLA Extension in Construction
Management
Registrations
Professional Civil Engineer: California
(#46841)
DSA Certified Access Specialist
(#CASp-683)
ICC Certified Building Official (CB)
ICC Certified Fire Marshal (FM)
ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
(B8)
ICC Certified Fire Plans Examiner (F3)
ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner
(B3)
ICC Certified Commercial Building
Inspector (B2)
ICC Certified Residential Plans
Examiner (R3)
ICC Certified Residential Building
Inspector (B1)
ICC Certified Building Inspector (B5)
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner &
Developer, QSP / QSD (#22265)
City of Los Angeles Certified Deputy
Grading Inspector
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
20 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Various Projects | Cities of Huntington Park, Montebello and Baldwin Park, CA Building Official. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviews soil, compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinated with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects | Cities of Rosemead and La Puente, CA Building Official and Principal Plan Check Engineer. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviewed soil, compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinates with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects | Cities of Baldwin Park and Huntington Park, CA Senior Plan Check Engineer. Provided counter plan check and building code consultation for the building departments. Checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing. checked boundary, topographic, ALTA surveys, grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans.
Various Projects | City of Costa Mesa, CA
Fire Plans Examiner. Reviewed fire protections plans / systems for code compliance and for life safety and fire issues including construction type, occupancy type, interior finish, height and area limitations. Identified requirements for fire protection systems, including fire sprinkler, fire alarm, fire hydrant, fire department connections, standpipes, and fire pumps, and permits. Reviewed fire protection plans and related documents for compliance with California Fire Code, NFPA 13, 13D and 13R, NFPA 72, policies and jurisdiction requirements for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Verified code compliance to protect against hazards of specified occupancies and uses, such as cannabis extractions which employ flammable gases and liquids. Verified special fire protection features, such as fire-resistive materials and surface treatments, and clearance of combustibles surrounding the buildings are specified. Verified storage, use and handling of flammable and combustible liquids and gases are specified and complies with code requirements. Verified water supplying fire protection systems is sufficient for designed fire flow, with control monitoring equipment as required by code. Verified sprinklers, standpipes, and alternate automatic fire extinguishing systems are specified where required. Verified Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
21 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 that emergency and standby power are provided for systems egress and occupant safety. Conducted site inspections of fire protection systems, fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems to ensure standards of construction and component installations are safe, in accordance with the approved plans, and in compliance with relevant codes and regulations. Interacted and assisted applicants, contractors and the public with concerns and questions regarding plan review and inspection related issues. Assisted designers and contractors by providing information and interpretations of fire codes and regulations, recommended necessary changes to design documents as required to obtain compliance with applicable codes and regulations. Prepared written correction letters and maintaining and updating records and database information.
Worked with fire and building inspectors to resolve field related code issues and coordinate activities with other municipal departments as directed. Provided technical direction and assistance to inspection personnel relating to field problems.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Director of Engineering Department for the City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency in revitalizing blighted communities within the city.
Managed the design and construction of Upper 2nd Street Bridge which connects the old downtown Los Angeles with Grand Ave. Oversaw staff construction managers and inspectors in managing construction contracts. Checked tenant improvement, building rehabilitation, and public works improvement plans prepared by staff engineers and consultants prior to advertising and bidding construction projects.
Provided construction management services for a new 8,645 sq. ft. Community Center. Project includes a kitchen, multipurpose rooms, administration offices, restrooms, game room, concession room, landscaping, irrigation, site walls, site lighting, and paving. The building is utilizing a dual plumbed system, and the site is using reclaimed water for irrigation. The project has required close coordination with SCE, RWQCB, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Civil Engineer for the Department of Public Works. Designed seismic retrofits to strengthen the city’s unreinforced masonry buildings. Managed construction of public improvements including grade separation, bulkheads, trunklines, tilt ups, and wastewater treatment plants. Checked subdivision maps and metes and bounds legal descriptions. Designed retaining walls and concrete bulkheads. Prepared public improvement plans including sidewalks, sewers and storm drains. Performed construction management of public improvements.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Structural Engineering Associate for the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety.
Provided counter plan check and building code consultation; checked residential and commercial plans, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing; checked grading, drainage, low impact development, erosion control and WQMP plans; reviewed soil, Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
22 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 compaction, hydrology analyses and SUSMP reports; provided input to Planning Department in the drafting of Conditional Use Permits; coordinated with City Engineers in the review of tentative and final tract maps, parcel maps for lot split, and lot merger in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
Various Projects* | City of Los Angeles, CA
Civil Engineering Associate for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.
Performed geotechnical field reconnaissance, monitored grading operations and soil compaction, prepared soil reports and compaction reports, and managed grading projects, including mass grading operations, installation of three storm water basins, a divergent structure, numerous interior roadway improvements for vehicular and pedestrian access, two concrete trapezoidal rerouting channels into the water basin, storm water collection structure, the installation of 4,000 LF of 20 in reclaimed water pipeline three local city streets connecting the Hollywood reservoir into the three proposed storm water basins.
Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp
Certified Access Specialist
Team Qualifications & Experience
23 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Michael Dela Cruz performs tasks contributing to the completion of various public works projects under the supervision of a professional civil engineer registered in the State of California. These tasks include CAD drafting / design; grading and drainage design, preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E); submittal and plan check coordination with agencies, clients, and subconsultants; preparation of Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans (SUSMP) and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP); quantity takeoff, earthwork calculations and field checks.
Experience
Bellflower Avenue Rehabilitation Project | City of Adelanto, CA Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of preliminary Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for full-depth asphalt pavement rehabilitation, including redesigning curb ramps to meet ADA compliance. Pavement design was based on geotechnical recommendations and city requirements. Coordinated with land surveyor to identify limits of right-of-way and required dedication.
Bartlett Avenue Rehabilitation Project | City of Adelanto, CA Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for full-depth asphalt pavement rehabilitation, including redesigning curb ramps to meet ADA compliance. Pavement design was based on geotechnical recommendations and city requirements. Coordinated with land surveyor to identify limits of right-of-way and required dedication.
San Gabriel River Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Project | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for the landscaping of a 2.3-mile shared-use bike trail currently under construction. Coordinated for plan review and project compliance on behalf of the City of Baldwin Park with various governmental agencies, including United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) and Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW). Contacted vendors to incorporate project elements crucial to the project scope. Coordinated with the Landscape Architectural subconsultant to ensure landscape and irrigation plans comply with requirements of the aforementioned agencies.
Big Dalton Wash Greenway and Neighborhood Connection Project | City of Baldwin Park, CA
Engineering Assistant. Assisted in the development of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) for a 2.8-mile shared-use bike trail. Coordinated for plan review and project compliance on behalf of the City of Baldwin Park with various governmental agencies, including United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD), Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
Engineering Associate
B.S. Civil Engineering, California State
University, Los Angeles, 2014
Registrations
Engineer in Training (EIT): California
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
24 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 neighboring municipalities. Contacted vendors to incorporate project elements crucial to the project scope.
P .A. Arca Engineering, Inc.* | City of Carson, CA
Junior Civil Engineer. Performed tasks contributing to the completion of various private land development and public works projects under the supervision of a professional civil engineer registered in the State of California. These tasks include:
CAD drafting / design, grading and drainage design, low impact development (LID) design, preparation of SUSMP and WQMP , preparation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) reports, SWPPP inspections, hydrology studies, cost estimate, quantity takeoff, earthwork calculations, construction administration and support, sewer area studies, slope density analysis and field checks.
Michael Dela Cruz, EIT
Engineering Associate
Team Qualifications & Experience
25 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Jaelin Murray has three years of experience in civil engineering which includes roadway and stormwater projects.
Experience
ATP Cycle 5 Citywide Complete Street Improvements Project | City of Bell Gardens, CA
Engineering Assistant. Jaelin was instrumental in drafting base maps from survey and assessor maps. Also responsible for creating existing utility maps and creating plan cut sheets.
South Verdugo Road Pavement Rehabilitation | City of Glendale, CA Engineering Assistant. Played an essential role in conducting field project walks utilizing GIS to identify damaged or hazardous utilities, concrete and pavement. She also checked and identified sidewalks, driveways and ramps for proper width, height and slope. Prepared plan sheets for improvements, designing driveways and ramps.
Various Projects | Brea, CA
Intern. Aided development of plans for beautification and rehabilitation projects.
Jaelin also aided in the development of specifications packages. Coordinated utility notices for traffic and rehabilitation projects. Handled quantities and subsequent cost estimates for various roadway improvements and beautifications. Drafted preliminary design of retaining ring wall design.
Industrial Commercial Facilities Program Project | City of Bell Gardens, CA Engineering Assistant. Responsible for creating inventory and gathering data on each commercial and industrial facility that meets need for a NPDES permit. Tasks also included coordinating appointments for inspection, conducting stormwater pollution prevention inspections of facilities, and record keeping photos, inspection forms, and notes.
Internship* | City of Dana Point, CA
Capital Improvement Project Intern. Drafted project exhibits and utility maps with AutoCAD. She streamlined records of city property inventory, construction budgeting and bid scheduling. Aided in the development of roadway project plans and as-builts.
Accompanied, conducted field walks for topography, drainage, and roadway damage assessment. Navigated records requests for right of way, building plans and utility maps.
Jaelin Murray, EIT
Engineering Assistant
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering with a
specialization in Structural
Engineering, University of California,
Irvine, 2021
Registrations
Engineer in Training (EIT): California
(#178483)
*Experience prior to joining the firm
Team Qualifications & Experience
26 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Client: Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman Company Proposal File No: B224155-1 Project: North Pearl Ave. from Rosecrans Ave. to
North End Cul-de-Sac Improvement Project
City of Compton, California
P.A. & Associates, Inc 8
PERSONNEL
PARVIZ A. AZAR, P.E.
Principal Engineer
[email protected]
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Azar has more than 42 years of in geotechnical engineering, consulting services, material testing & inspection, and environmental consulting. Mr. Azar has performed geotechnical report review and investigations and provided geotechnical consulting services during large scale grading projects, street pavement design and rehabilitation, slope stability analysis, tiebacks, seawalls, deep foundations studies, as well as geoenvironmental site evaluations, site remediation and cleanup.
His experience is practically oriented, having served as field and principal engineer for challenging large-scale projects throughout southern California. Mr. Azar's educational background and expertise provide a sound basis for Geotechnical consulting services.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
California, Registered Civil Engineer 37818.
EDUCATION
M.S. Soil Mechanics and Structural Engineering, Utah State University, Logan.
B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan.
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS
Down to Earth Soil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers
ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials
Team Qualifications & Experience
Subconsultant Resumes - P .A. & Associates
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DENNIS JANDA, PRESIDENT
Project Role: Principal Surveyor and Project Manager
Task to include not limited to:
Project management and review of all projects. Coordination with City Staff.
Affiliation:
P.L.S. # 6359, State of California
C.L.S.A. Corporate Member
ACSM Member
Certificates:
Certificate in GPS Survey
Certificate in AutoCAD
Certificate in ESRI Software
Education:
Fort Sill Oklahoma USMC - Advance Survey Training
Palomar College – Survey Program
1981-1984 UCR, G.I.S. Certificate Program
UCR GPS Certificate Program
Experience:
Mr. Janda offers 44 years of experience in the Land Surveying and Mapping profession beginning with his Military surveying in the USMC 11TH Marines. Mr. Janda’s expertise in managing survey and mapping projects in Southwest Riverside County began in 1984 for a large Temecula Engineering firm.
Mr. Janda’s overall experience with project research, map/exhibit production, boundary surveys, route surveys, engineering surveys, topographic/photogrammetric control surveys and construction staking is quite extensive. His experience also includes Public Works projects for agencies and municipalities providing map review and checks for processing in adherence to owner’s standards and specifications and to the Subdivision Map Act along with the production of legal and plats for Dedications, Deeds, etc. He was also the Project Surveyor for many mapping, design/route surveys and construction surveys for Public Work projects throughout California including the City of Menifee since February 2010.
Mr. Janda also has a vast experience in public and private presentations of projects to City Councils, Community Groups, County Board of Supervisors, and Local Agency Formation Committees.
Team Qualifications & Experience
Subconsultant Resumes - Dennis Janda, Inc.
04 Project Approach
28 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Project Approach
Respondent shall identify project approach. Describe options available for data gathering, rating calculations, photo or video features, retrieval of data, report capabilities, mapping abilities, etc. Also, describe options available and recommend actions for maintaining the information (by the city), once turned over and accepted. Describe process of analysis to be used to make recommendations for roadway improvements and projections related to annual allocation needs, impact of not funding needs, etc. Describe impact each alternate item would have on collection process of project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MEETINGS
The IE Bowman team will take a professional approach to ensure efficient, quality project management throughout the course of the project. Project management services will include, but not be limited to a project kick‐off meeting, project development meetings, monthly progress meetings, plan review meetings, preparing meeting agendas and
minutes, updating city staff on project concerns, issues, and accomplishments, coordinating with other agencies and
stakeholders, scheduling and making presentations before the public, city staff, and City Council. As appropriately included in the RFP , it will be essential for our team to meet and confer with city staff periodically during the preliminary design phase to resolve design issues and ensure continuity with city standards and preferences. Our project manager, Christopher Ley , PE, will communicate regularly with the city’s project manager and other stakeholders; his past experience working on municipal projects and with city staffs will be highly valuable in making these efforts successful.
A) EXISTING STREET PLANS AND FIELD CONDITIONS
Existing record data search is the first action item for the team as it provides the needed survey and land ownership data which informs the field survey and field investigations. Our team will request access to city and county records, from utility companies, and other public / private entities and agencies to establish any information on topography, right of way, property boundaries, easements, and other public agency’s right of way. This will establish if any additional permits are necessary early on and which agencies must review the package for approval prior to construction.
Our team, by use of our survey consultant, Dennis Janda, Inc. will perform a detailed topographic survey of the project limits including 100 feet from BCR / ECR on intersecting streets in all directions this will provide a detailed record of all existing surface features. The survey will determine elevations, drainage patterns, Right-of-Way (RW) lines, topographic data, utility identification, tree and planimetric features locations. Services will include right-of-way surveys or mapping, parcel boundaries or identification of easement, and topographic surveying services. We will utilize previous survey work and any recorded maps along the route that indicate additional RW dedication and / or easement. Survey control will be established and tied together in a project network.
Our team will make field ties to a sufficient number of key existing survey monuments along the proposed project corridor to allow this record data to be accurately correlated to the aerial topographic survey. Land surveys will be tied to the City of Compton benchmark, based horizontally on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), and vertically on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). Topographic mapping will follow a 40-scale with 1-ft contours. Our team will prepare a CAD digital base map compilation in accordance with the city’s Citywide CAD Standards. Field visits of the project site will be conducted to document potential physical, environmental, traffic control, and rehabilitation constraints. Results of the document research and site visit will be incorporated in the base map.
29 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 A(1) Provide Video-Recording / Photos of Existing Street Conditions Additionally, we will perform a site investigation to evaluate the existing condition of pavement, curb and gutter, cross gutters, curb ramps, sidewalk, driveway approaches, catch basins drainage inlets including grates and brushes, traffic signals, pedestrian traffic signal systems, pedestrians scale lighting, streetlighting, bus stop pad and locations, landscaping, and other street features. During this investigation, locations of damaged or distressed street features will be inspected, confirmed and summarized in a report with pictures, GIS coordinates and recommendations for possible repairs. All pictures and videos taken during the site investigation will be provided to the city in a link for download. Included in the files will be videos of the site which can be used by our team as part of the before and after video that will be filmed and edited for the city post- construction.
A(2) Prepare Utility Notices
Our utility coordinator will prepare utility notification letters and send notices (with signature from the City Engineer) to all concerned utility agencies and obtain all as-builts, necessary clearances, service points and approvals, including verifying all electrical feed points for traffic signals and streetlights, as necessary.
Our design team will identify and resolve all utility conflicts both overhead and underground. All utilities, including depth, alignment and the disposition thereof will be shown on the roadway plan and in the profiles.
All utilities will be delineated on the plans within the sphere of the project. All needed manhole cover, valve can adjustments and traffic loop placements will be addressed on the plans. Call outs will also be included to indicate the utilities that are not affected by the project to be protected in place. Our staff will initiate the three (3) step notification process early in the design process and will identify and resolve any conflicts in meeting the city’s intended schedule. We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name, and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications.
We will request utility information from the utility owners and confirm locations. The request will be in the utility “A” letter format to affected utility owners which will include a request of their utility as-built information. Two sets of the Design Professional alternatives exhibit will be provided to each utility owner as an attachment to the transmittal “A” letter.
The transmittal letter will clearly identify this project as a City of Compton project. Information received from the utility coordination will be delineated onto a utility base map for the project to become the utility layer used during the PS&E phase.
Utility maps can also be uploaded by our staff to the city’s GIS layer for as-builts. This information will be reconciled against actual surveyed locations of the utilities gathered in the survey.
As standard practice we will perform the following tasks:
• Ask utility companies for location, size, depth, of their facilities within the project limits. This notice is forwarded to concur with commencement of design
• In the event utilities exist within the proposed project site we will transmit notices and preliminary plans to the affected utility agencies to confirm that their facilities have been shown correctly on the plan. If relocations or adjustments are needed, we will determine the magnitude of the relocation, schedules, and further coordination requirements • Prior to project bidding, we will transmit notices and approved project plans to affected utility agencies, as previously identified, requesting immediate relocation
• We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications
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30 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 A(3) Map Existing Utilities
This task will include review of the city’s ‘as-builts’ or record drawings of recent construction projects such as traffic signals, sewer repairs, pavement rehabilitation, etc. to incorporate all utilities shown on the existing maps and plans by adding any additional improvements recently made within the city. All utility notification responses shall also be included within the plans. We will also use Los Angeles County’s GIS system to download all as-builts within the limits of the project.
A(4) Review Applicable Citywide Master Plans
We will review all applicable citywide utility master plans and incorporate recommendations as part of the project design after coordination and approval with city staff.
A(5) Prepare Drawings to Match City / PWE Drawing Templates At the kick-off meeting with city staff, our team will request all the latest sheet and x-ref CAD files that are available to ensure that they are adopted for the project. The City of Compton engineering design standards have been obtained from the city staff during previous projects. Utilizing our topographic survey along with all of the as-builts and drawing templates that can be located within the city, county and other agencies, we will prepare the 24 in x 36 in plan sheets to a horizontal scale of 1 in = 20 ft. These sheets shall be used for field investigations and conceptual planning with the city and all stake holders.
B) PERFORM SECTION SAMPLES AND SOIL INVESTIGATIONS
We, by use of our geotechnical subconsultant, P .A. & Associates, will perform a complete geotechnical investigation, pavement evaluations, and soils testing within the North Pearl Avenue project area to evaluate existing conditions and will provide the necessary analyses and reports. P .A. & Associates, has extensive experience with subsurface exploration, laboratory testing of soil, rock, and geosynthetic materials and recommendation for pavement sections. They will perform cores and bores sufficiently throughout the project area to determine the needed pavement rehabilitation. The general scope of work planned for projects includes preliminary field review and reconnaissance, obtaining required city permits for our services, traffic control during field exploration, subsurface explorations, correlative laboratory testing, engineering review and analysis, and documentation of findings and recommendations in a report format. The geotechnical report will contain soil classification, in-place density, seismologic conditions, stability analysis, bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of sub-grade materials, relative compaction, sand equivalency, depth to groundwater (if any), soil stability related to trench excavation, slope stability, corrosivity testing, testing for sulfuric compounds and pavement section thickness.
C) REVIEW STREET SEGMENT AND MAKE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
We will arrange a job walk with city staff to gain a clear understanding of the city’s vision for the project and any insights they may offer. This walk-through presents a valuable opportunity to review our evaluations based on the RFP , proposed recommendations, design elements, and prepare project PS&E in detail.
The team will identify segments of North Pearl Ave that need the following improvements:
• Removing and repairing deteriorated roadway pavement. • Surface grinding existing AC pavement (various thickness) • Placing rubberized asphalt pavement wearing course (ARHM) over the asphalt concrete pavement leveling course • Application of crack sealing material
• Application of emulsion aggregate slurry (Type II Slurry Seal) These improvements are accompanied by:
• Relocating existing utility pull boxes
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31 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 • Adjusting utility frame and covers to finished roadway pavement grade • Coordinating and obtaining necessary permits from third party agencies and stakeholders, if needed, such as County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Caltrans, and other stakeholders involved in the project
Our team will review the project scope of work outlined in the RFP , verify, and identify any additional necessary items during the project site investigation / walk. Our team has already scrutinized the RFP’s project scope, walked the project several times and pinpointed specific improvements and new elements required for the design phase. Some of these items are as follows:
C(1) Proper Street Drainage and Eliminating Localized Ponding and Depressed Areas Based on the topographic survey, site investigation, LA county Storm Drain System inventory, and city records, our team will identify sumps and depressed areas prone to localized ponding. In such areas the road and / or curb and gutter shall be removed and replaced. The new construction will have adequate grades to avoid ponding and properly drain to local catch basins.
C(2) ADA Curb-Ramps
Our design team members have complete knowledge of the ADA requirements and we have been creative in our approach to designing construction details, as related to improvements in the public right-of-way, including curb ramps, to fit the needed improvement within the existing constraints of each location to the best possible extent. In cases when this cannot be achieved, we devise solutions with minimum impact to the surrounding existing improvements, acknowledging project cost controls. Our certified CASp professional, Jay Shih, PE, CBO, CASp will assist with evaluations of all ADA requirements associated with this project.
The topographic survey will provide slope details on our ramps allowing our design team to ascertain all rehabilitation recommendations required for each ramp. The team will comply with ADA regulations and guidelines. As a minimum, curb ramps, sidewalks and walkways will be comprehensively reviewed to provide full compliance with the latest federal and state ADA guidelines.
C(3) Sidewalk Replacement
During the team’s site investigation, the team will identify and record any sections of sidewalk that are not up to current standards, hazardous, broken and / or damaged. Standards for sidewalk include ADA Standards for Accessible Design, LA County Standard Plans, Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, City of Compton Standards. The team will provide improvement plans for the selective removal and repair of such sections of sidewalk as well as other concrete improvements on North Pearl Ave within city’s right of way.
C(4) Curb and Gutter Flow Lines
During the team’s site investigation, the team will identify and record any sections of concrete curbs and gutters, driveways, cross gutters, catch basin local depressions, bus pads, and alley aprons that are broken, damaged or interfere with the proper flow of water in the gutter. The improvement plans for such concrete improvements on damaged or interfering sections, as well as sidewalk improvements will be provided.
C(5) Landscape Improvements as Needed
Our approach to landscape is to design for long term maintenance through robust landscape construction plans & details along with project inspections. We first address long term maintenance by dealing with soil compaction and lack of organics Project Approach
32 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 within the root profile. Typically, this is often overlooked in landscape construction or addressed minimally with little to no effect. Compacted soils are arguably one of the most significant causes of plant material loss within landscape projects.
A common method to landscape irrigation is generally all point source irrigation either through inline drip or point source emitters that can apply water directly to the root ball. Overhead irrigation is only used when active turf areas are being proposed on a project. Gate valves are located strategically throughout the mainline for the isolating of issues and individual shut valves are placed behind each valve for better system management.
The planting plan first starts with the palette selected which we tend to focus on low water use climate appropriate selections that are readily available within the nursery industry. Plant material is placed for swaths of density without creating a problem long term for maintenance personnel. Plant quality is outlined in our details and specifications and the material is only accepted after being inspected on the job site with the Contractor. The exterior root ball of each woody plant is shaved to remove any defects and a thick layer of mulch is placed in the planting areas to minimize water loss through evapotranspiration.
C(6) Bike Lane Markings as Feasible
Our team will develop a consensus around the goals of the conceptual design and options for final recommendation per the city’s direction. The team will examine the feasibility of various types of bike facilities. Amir Farahani, PE, TE was the city traffic engineer for the City of Orange and managed the planning and implementation of the city’s bicycle master plan. Amir shall examine the current roadway geometry and lane configuration. The team will perform an evaluation of both Class II and Class III Bicycle facilities based on the existing physical roadway conditions including lane width and configuration, safety issues and traffic speeds and volumes that need to be met for each of the two on-street bicycle facility classes. Then provide the final recommendation of the type of bicycle facilities given the results of the study. The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Highway Design Manual (HDM) provide the minimum requirements for bicycle facilities.
The Urban Bikeway Design Guide by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and the Federal Highway Administration’s Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation will provide additional recommendations to aid our team.
Based on the bicycle facilities class the team will compile a striping and signage plan for the bike lanes.
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33 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 We ensure all traffic signing, striping, markings, and curb painting shall conform to the Caltrans Standard Specifications of the State of California (2022 edition), Department of Transportation, and the City of Compton required specifications to perform the following:
• Installing new thermoplastic traffic striping, pavement markings • Coordinating and obtaining necessary permits from third party agencies such as Caltrans, and other stakeholders involved in the project as needed
C(7) Traffic Calming Measures (Sped Bumps) and Traffic Control Markings and Stripings / Signage as Required Our team has specialized expertise in transportation planning and design, and documented success in developing and implementing a variety of traffic calming devices. Our proposed senior traffic engineer, Amir Farahani, PE, TE, shall determine the best traffic calming measures for North Pearl Avenue based on traffic patterns and city / community input. Traffic calming focuses on reducing driver speeds by focusing on driver’s reactionary behavior to road modifications. Types of roadway modifications our team has experience with and may use include signing or markings, physical intersection modifications, roadway narrowing, vertical road elements and physical roadway segment modification. Some examples of such include pedestrian hybrid beacons, roundabouts, curb extension / bulb outs, speed hump, and chicanes respectively. This approach works with driver behavior within certain environments and conditions to obtain results, in accordance with the Vision Zero and FHWA’s Safe Systems Approach. Traffic calming recenters multimodal transportation with the city’s network, allowing communities of low and moderate incomes to safely use the road and sidewalks without the use of personal vehicles. Our team will consider the use of each method with the help of the “Traffic Calming Guide” published by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the “California Safe Speeds Toolkit” by SafeTRC at UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research.
D) CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION BID DOCUMENTS Our team will prepare and supply project location maps and additional materials for the Council to be informed and understand our work and plans for the project. Progress reports, along with invoices, will be submitted monthly to the city Project Approach
34 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 and include an updated project schedule, a discussion of issues / decisions, recommendations to address issues, budget status, action items, and progress to completion. Progress on the project will be constantly updated and monitored using Microsoft Project.
After stakeholders’ and city’s approval of concept design for the proposed improvements, our team, along with our subconsultants, will provide professional services to complete all items as outlined, including all deliverables. Based on the approved concept plans, our team will prepare design documents at the 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% / Final completion stages for the city’s review and approval. In coordination with the city, we can forward the plans to other stakeholders for review and to get feedback from each agency. At each submittal, previous comments will be incorporated in the design documents for the city’s review.
All plans will be prepared in CAD and will be approved by state of California registered civil engineers. In addition to signed and sealed drawings, electronic copies of the plans will be delivered to the city for its records. We use Civil3D software in our design department to achieve project schedule goals and a higher quality of work. In preparation of the plans, we will follow Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, Caltrans Standard Plans, and CA-MUTCD, as well as all available city standards, and any other applicable state and federal codes.
D(1) Distribute Utility Notices B & C
Our utility coordinator will continue to prepare utility notification letters and send notices (with signature from the City Engineer) to all concerned utility agencies as per our before mentioned three step process. All utilities that the team is notified on will be delineated on the updated current set of plans within the sphere of the project. We are aware of concerns about resolution of any and all possible conflicts impacting project schedule. We are dedicated to making sure there will be no such delays. In the event utilities exist within the proposed project site, we will transmit notices and preliminary plans to the affected utility agencies to confirm that their facilities have been shown correctly on the plan. If relocations or adjustments are needed, we will determine the magnitude of the relocation, schedules, and further coordination requirements. Prior to project bidding, we will transmit notices and approved project plans to affected utility agencies, as previously identified, requesting immediate relocation. We will provide the utility company name, construction field representative name, and phone number for inclusion on the plans and in the specifications.
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35 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 D(2) Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
Plans, specifications and construction quantity and cost estimates will be prepared and submitted in the following stages:
1. First submittal to city for review - PS&E 30% complete
2. Second submittal to city for review - PS&E 60% complete
3. Third submittal to city for review - PS&E 90% complete
4. Final submittal to city - PS&E 100% final
5. Completed package of original signed plans and specifications including the electronic files of the project for the city’s use in reproduction and bid advertisement
We share PS&E with other agencies and utility companies for their review and comments, along with any other required data.
Plans will include:
• Plan Cover Sheet
• Construction Notes and Typical Cross-Sections
• Demolition Plans
• Street Improvement Plan and Profile
• Traffic Striping and Signage Plans
• Landscape Plans
• Construction Staging Plan (if needed)
• Traffic Control Plan (if needed)
• Grid Intersection Plans (if needed)
Our design team will also evaluate any off-site improvement needs for each segment and will develop conceptual plans for the city’s and property owners’ approval.
If requested, we will assist city staff in preparing a PowerPoint presentation that includes project background and scope, project technical information, proposed alternatives and recommendations, project schedule, project cost for sharing with stakeholders, city council and the public.
D(3) Engineering Estimates
Our team will prepare construction quantity take-offs and construction cost estimates for the proposed improvements. The unit costs will be based on current cost data and historical cost data associated with the identified bid items. Quantities and construction cost estimates will be provided to the city for each submittal. If necessary, we can separate quantities to meet specific funding source requirements.
D(4) Project Specifications
We will prepare a comprehensive set of technical specifications using the format and boilerplate provided by the City of Compton. Bid items required by the plans or otherwise needed to accomplish project construction will be thoroughly described in the general provisions and included in the contractor’s bid schedule. Technical provisions will contain adequate detail in coordination with the plans and will reference the appropriate standard specifications. Standard forms required by Project Approach
36 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 any funding source will be provided for a complete contract document that meets state and federal regulations. Each item of bid will be described in detail, with a measurement and payment clause included. Construction area signs, contractor- furnished roadside signs, posted fixed signs and / or portable changeable message signs to notify the public in advance of possible traffic disruptions and of available alternate routes or detours will all be included in the bid items.
Street work plans and specifications will be prepared in accordance with the appropriate section of the latest edition of the state standard plans and specifications, Standard
Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), the City of Compton Street Design Manuals and Standard
Plans, and any other standards or design criteria required by the city.
D(5) Traffic Control Plan
We will coordinate with the project team and assist them with various issues prior the start of construction and during construction. Our team will develop a construction area traffic control plan to maintain public safety and traffic circulation through the area. The plan will be ready for approval prior to city’s issuance of an encroachment permit for work within the public right of way. Specific scope of work will include the following:
1. Meet with the city and / or construction manager to determine specific areas of proposed work activities and the staging area requirement, duration of work, hours of daily operation, etc.
2. Conduct a site investigation and record all existing signage, pavement markings and striping, traffic control systems, parking restrictions, width of street, sidewalk and curb ramps along the street segments and adjacent side streets.
3. Review the latest LADOT standard plans and requirements for construction area traffic control along with other relevant State and Federal requirements including California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA-MUTCD).
4. Prepare any comments necessary regarding required regulatory, warning, construction and guidance signs including flaggers, traffic cones and delineators, parking restriction signs, barricades, etc. with LADOT standard construction and general notes and legends.
D(6) Exhibits for Council Reports (Project Location Maps, Exhibits, and Maps) We will prepare and supply project location maps and additional materials for the Council to be informed and understand our work and plans for the project. Progress reports, along with invoices, will be submitted monthly to the city and include an updated project schedule, a discussion of issues / decisions, recommendations to address issues, budget status, action items, and progress to completion. Progress on the project will be constantly updated and monitored using Microsoft Project.
D(7) Presentation for the City Council or Public Outreach Meetings Our project manager, Christopher Ley, PE, will serve as the principal liaison between city staff and the consultant team and attend City Council or Public Outreach meetings as needed in order to effectively communicate and resolve any issues or concerns, and our progress. The team will ensure to prepare an up-to-date plan set and additional recent work in a clear and efficient presentation to show the city as such meetings.
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37 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024
E) BIDDING ASSISTANCE
Our team will assist the city during the bid phase to respond to any related questions that may arise. We will review all questions and prepare responses to each, and to assist with writing an addendum, when necessary. Bidding and construction administration services shall include the following:
• Attend a pre-bid meeting / site walk with the engineer, city staff, and potential bidders to relay information on the project design and requirements
• Answer questions and provide information for bidders as requested by the city and engineer, assist with addenda if necessary
• Attend a pre-bid meeting with the contractors and city staff to communicate project requirements, schedule, contacts, methods for requesting information, etc.
• Respond to contractor’s requests for
information (RFI’s) related to hardscape,
irrigation, and landscape issues, and
interpretation of the landscape plans during
construction
• Review and approve contractor’s submittals
related to hardscape, irrigation, landscape and
site amenity items as necessary
• Attend three job-site visits / meetings during
construction, to check installation of hardscape
and landscape elements for conformance to
the plans and specifications, plus one walk-
through with punch list upon completion of
installation, and one final walk-through at the
end of the contractor’s maintenance period, for
city use in closing out the project
E(1) Respond to Bid Questions (RFI)
Preparation of accurate and complete bid documents is a very important aspect of ensuring successful delivery of any construction project. Our project managers realize that reaching out to a large pool of contractors and obtaining timely responses to contractors’ RFIs are important facets of a comprehensive bidding process. We will provide engineering support services during the bidding phase of the project, upon city’s approval. This includes providing clarification of design documents, responding to contractors’ RFIs, tabulation of RFIs and responses.
E(2) Prepare Addenda as Necessary
If needed, we will prepare an addendum for the city’s issuance. We will view the bids received and make recommendations per city’s request and approval. These tasks will be diligently completed to ensure that projects will properly transition to the construction phase, as outlined in the city’s RFP .
E(3) Review Cost Proposals and Make Recommendations
Upon receiving the bids, we will review all packages for conformance of all requirements including contractor’s license, signed addenda and bonds. A bid analysis will be performed to provide the city with lowest apparent bidder and any recommendations that the city may need throughout the process.
Project Approach
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QA AND QC PROCEDURES
We have the following Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedure (QA and QC) which has been administered to provide services to the clients.
QA / QC is a top priority for us. Producing engineering and compliance documents of the highest caliber is our forte. Our QA / QC practice involves a comprehensive process to ensure delivery of quality products and services to meet stringent criteria.
We appoint an experienced and qualified QA / QC reviewer to provide leadership and guidance in producing complete and comprehensive documents to meet all industry standards as well as the city’s expectations. Our monitoring and inspection documents will result in meeting the city’s expectations and will provide clear understanding to your staff and constituency of all related requirements.
Key elements of our quality control are the assignment of skilled personnel who are experienced in the particular discipline, effective and constant communications, and monitoring of project progress. The quality control process includes the following principles:
• Assignment of skilled professionals begins a comprehensive and interactive orientation of the project goals and the means to achieving these goals
• Daily contact by the Project Manager with each on-going activity to provide support and guidance, to maintain focus and momentum, and to monitor the quality of work
• Maintaining regularly scheduled project
staff meetings for reviewing work status,
reviewing technical elements of the
project, coordinating and interfacing of
activities, reviewing budget parameters,
and discussing upcoming activities and
responsibilities
• Internal (peer review) audits of municipal
services for quality, accuracy, and
completeness
• Strictly and rigorously following our QA /
QC standards and guidelines
• Review by the Project Manager prior
to submittal to assure services meet all
standards and codes, project goals and
objectives, and contract requirements
• QA / QC of design documents are carried
out by our highly experienced and
licensed professional civil engineers
• Constructability reviews during the
design phase are carried out by our
experienced construction managers and
inspectors
Project Approach
05 Project Schedule
39 IE Bowman | Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements | August 12, 2024 Project Schedule
The consultant shall provide a detailed schedule of the project. The respondent shall demonstrate and provide specific examples of its ability to complete the design of a road reconstruction project of this size and nature within a predetermined schedule provided by the owner, which is 2 months as anticipated. Describe impact each alternate item would have on project schedule.
Task TASK DESCRIPTION
1 Project Administration, Coordination and Meetings project related correspondence, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, schedule, progress reports and invoices
1 Research/Data Collection/Utility Coordination
2 Geotechnical Analysis/Report
3 Surveying/ROW Engineering/Base Plans
4 30% Improvements Engineering Design Plans
5 Probable Construction Cost Estimate
1 60% Improvements Engineering Design Plans
2 Notice of Intent and SWPPP Construction Booklet
3 Construction Bid Items and Opinion of Probable Construction Cost Estimate
4 Technical Specifications
1 Address Comments and Prepare 90% Submittal
1 Address/Incorporate Comments and Prepare Final Submittal 1 Bidding and Preconstruction Assistance as needed
2 Design Support During Construction if needed
3 As-Built Plans
Phase 2 - 60% Design
Phase 3 - 90% Design
Phase 4 - Final 100% Design
Phase 5 - Post Design
Phase 1 - Preliminiary/Design
City of Compton
Professional Engineering Design Services for North Pearl Avenue Road Improvements Prepared by Bowman
Project Schedule
Phase 0 - Project Initiation and Management
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3060 Saturn Street, Suite 250
Brea, CA 92821
8/12/24
October 15, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A PURCHASE ORDER
FOR NV5, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION
SERVICES FOR THE WILMINGTON AVENUE SAFE STREETS
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CIP# 18-02 ($462,458).
SUMMARY
Adoption of this Resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Four Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Eight Dollars ($462,458) to NV5, Inc. for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02.
BACKGROUND
On July 26, 2024, the City of Compton (“City”) performed an update to the Pavement Management Program, which identified approximately 134 miles of “Fair” to “Very Poor” citywide street conditions. These findings indicate that the proper funding of the street network needs to continually be improved upon to sustain or improve the overall Pavement Condition Index. The PCI is a condition rating that ranges from 0 to 100. The PCI average for the City of Compton is 60.8 which is considered “Fair”. As a result, preventative maintenance is significantly overdue and presents safety and liability concerns to the City.
On October 1, 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. 26,129, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract services agreement with a contractor to provide construction services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02.
The Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02 consist of pavement rehabilitation, ADA compliant curb ramps, median improvements, sidewalk improvements, driveway improvements, signing & striping, traffic signal and other minor associated work on Wilmington Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the City Limit South.
An essential component of this project is to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced engineering firm to provide construction management and inspection services.
5.5.5.5. Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with NV5, Inc.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project (CIP #18-02) October 15, 2024, Page 2 of 6
On August 7, 2024, staff solicited Request For Proposals from qualified engineering firms. On September 4, 2024, the City received a total of six (6) proposals that were reviewed and ranked by staff. The top 3 (three) firms were selected based on their responsiveness, qualifications, costs, work experience, professional expertise and any other unique qualifications. The top three proposals are as follows:
Rank Firm Location Amount
1 NV5, Inc. Irvine, CA $ 462,458
2 Trans Tech Chino, CA $ 921,400
3 Mark Thomas Los Angeles, CA $2,402,999
The scope of work for construction management and inspection services described within the RFP for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project shall include all of the following, but not limited to:
1.Preconstruction Conference – Outline project specifics. Inform contractor of project administration procedures.
2.Management Information System – Implement system for organizing, tracking, filing, and managing paper/electronic correspondence including letters, information requests, submittals, contracts, reports, O&M manuals, progress payments, change orders and etc.
3.Review Traffic Control Plans – Review contractor’s plans for detours, shutdowns and access for emergency vehicles.
4.Meetings – Conduct meetings to discuss background, scope, objectives, schedule, current, and past issues as necessary.
5.Issues Management – Analyze issues, seek appropriate advice, and give recommendations. Review cost reduction proposals as well as contractor’s methods of construction in order to ensure compliance with plans and specifications and delivery of project within budget and the time specified.
6.Schedule – Monitor contractor’s schedule weekly. Notify parties of actual or potential deviation from schedule. Work with project team to correct noncompliance with schedule.
7.Cost Control – Monitor project funding. Monitor project budgets. Review contract item payments, material quantities, and change order payments.
8.Labor Compliance – Provide labor compliance reports to include reporting on prevailing wage, payroll documentation, compliance status, and certified payrolls.
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with NV5, Inc.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project (CIP #18-02) October 15, 2024, Page 3 of 6
9.Request For Information (RFIs) & Submittals – Provide a list of RFIs and responses.
Provide a list of submittals and responses.
10.Change Orders – Review potential change orders for contractual and technical merit.
Prepare independent cost estimate and schedule analysis of work. Negotiate and prepare change orders for execution. Keep the City appraised of impact of cumulative change orders.
11.Dispute Resolution – Make recommendations and implement procedures for reducing the likelihood of disputes and claims. Assist in the resolution of disputes.
12.Quality Control/Inspection/Material Testing – Observe and monitor all aspects of the project. Notify contractor when work is not in compliance. Prepare daily inspection reports. Provide photographic and video documentation of construction process.
Encourage and stress quality in the constructed product. Provide materials testing services.
13.Public Relations – Communicate with local business community regarding temporary construction impacts, such as traffic changes, noise, limited access and construction schedule.
14.Permit/Environmental Compliance – Review and enforce requirements stipulated in permits issued by regulatory and environmental agencies.
15.Progress Payments – Review and approve all contractor’s payment request. Verify contractor pay items. Prepare payment documentation for execution.
16.Monthly Status Reports – Prepare monthly reports highlighting project progress, CCO’s, cost issues, and schedule.
17.Site Safety - Review and monitor contractor’s safety program for compliance with Cal/OSHA. Notify contractor if an unsafe condition is observed. Notify City if contractor refuses to rectify unsafe condition and investigate accidents.
18.Done Services – Provide aerial photos and video of the various project sites.
19.“As-Built” Drawings – Collect, review, and transmit contractor’s data to engineer.
20.Final Walkthrough – Make final inspections and prepare punch list. Verify that required certificates of compliance, O&M manuals and as-build drawings have been delivered.
21.Project Completion Report – Process final progress payment to contractor. File Notice of Completion. Prepare final report and review project records.
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with NV5, Inc.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project (CIP #18-02) October 15, 2024, Page 4 of 6
Selection Process
Pursuant to the Request for Proposals, it was requested that firms respond with their qualifications, scope of service, etc., in one package and their fee in a sealed, separate cover.
The proposal review committee consisting of Public Works staff reviewed the materials in the Request for Proposal (RFP) submitted by the consultants and ranked the most qualified proposals.
The selection of the most qualified firm for the construction management services was on the basis of demonstrated competence and professional qualifications. Qualification Based Selection (“QBS”) is where selection is based on the most appropriate provider of professional services; fees are not an initial consideration nor a primary consideration for selection; however, staff will evaluate the price to ensure there is a comparability and consistency to the other proposals. The evaluation process used by the selection committee for ranking the proposal was based upon the completeness of the proposal, consultant’s demonstrated understanding of the scope of services, quality of similar work previously performed by the firm, personnel assigned, resources required to perform the required services, and the proposed schedule of work. Fees are not considered until after the selection of the most qualified firms.
The review committee determined the proposal submitted by NV5, Inc. was deemed the lowest responsive firm to provide the needed construction management and inspection services for this Project for the following reasons:
NV5, Inc. key member has over 25 years of experience managing and delivering public works projects, including citywide street improvements
NV5, Inc. specializes in the engineering design, construction management and inspection of capital improvement projects, including: streets, traffic systems, water and wastewater systems, drainage and flood control, parks and recreational facilities, vertical construction, and landscaping and grading
NV5, Inc. has a proven track record of successfully providing construction management and inspection services to municipalities throughout Southern California, most have been repeat clients
NV5, Inc. team has provided similar services to dozens of agencies, including the cities of La Habra Heights, Placentia, Bellflower, and Glendale NV5, Inc. extensive experience and a strong existing relationship with the City of Compton affords them the ability to continue providing construction management and inspection services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycles Improvement Project
NV5, Inc. has a working knowledge of city staff, processes and environment, enabling them to provide outstanding cost and time efficient services Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with NV5, Inc.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project (CIP #18-02) October 15, 2024, Page 5 of 6
NV5, Inc. has been providing engineering and consulting services to public and private sectors for more than 70 years with more than 100 offices nationwide and abroad. NV5, Inc. has access to over 4,000 employees in a variety of fields who help clients plan, design, build, test, certify and operate projects that enhance communities worldwide. NV5, Inc. team includes licensed civil engineers, licensed contractors, construction managers, certified inspectors and experienced public works professional.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Therefore, in order to authorizes the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Four Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Eight Dollars ($462,458) to NV5, Inc. for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycles Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02, City Council’s authorization is necessary.
ALTERNATIVE
The Council may select another vendor to provide construction management services and inspection services. Nonetheless, staff recommends the utilization of a professional construction management firm for the oversight of the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycles Improvement Project. Additionally, the project has significant technical specifications and requirements that require specific and uniquely qualified individuals to oversee and manage the project on a daily basis and the City’s existing organizational structure within the Public Works Engineering Department has limited staff capacity to perform these services.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $462,458 are available in the Public Works 2024-2025 Fiscal Year budget as follows:
Fund Account No. Description Amount
SB1 2200-710-000-4300 Capital Outlay $ 262,458.00
MTA Bond 3031-710-000-4300 Capital Outlay $ 200.000.00
TOTAL $ 462,458.00
Staff Report – Resolution Authorizing Agreement with NV5, Inc.
Construction Management/Inspection Services
Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project (CIP #18-02) October 15, 2024, Page 6 of 6
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution.
JOHN D. STRICKLAND, JR.,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED FOR FORWARDING:
WILLIE A. HOPKINS, JR.
CITY MANAGER
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AND ESTABLISH A
PURCHASE ORDER FOR NV5 INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE WILMINGTON
AVENUE SAFE STREETS PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, CIP# 18-02 ($462,458).
WHEREAS, adoption of this resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with and establish a purchase order in the amount of Four Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Eight Dollars ($462,458) to NV5, Inc. for the provision of construction management and inspection services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02.
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2024, the City of Compton (“City”) performed an update to the Pavement Management Program, which identified approximately 134 miles of “Fair” to “Very Poor” citywide street conditions; and
WHEREAS, these findings indicate that the proper funding of the street network needs to continually be improved upon to sustain or improve the overall Pavement Condition Index; and
WHEREAS, the PCI is a condition rating that ranges from 0 to 100 and the PCI average for the City of Compton is 60.8 which is considered “Fair”; and WHEREAS, as a result, preventative maintenance is significantly overdue and presents safety and liability concerns to the City; and WHEREAS, on October 1, 2024, pursuant to Resolution No. 26,129, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract services agreement with a contractor to provide construction services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02; and WHEREAS,the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvement Project, CIP# 18-02 consist of pavement rehabilitation, ADA compliant curb ramps, median improvements, sidewalk improvements, driveway improvements, signing & striping, traffic signal and other minor associated work on Wilmington Avenue from Rosecrans Avenue to the City Limit South; and
WHEREAS,an essential component of this project is to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced engineering firm to provide construction management and inspection services; and
WHEREAS,on August 7, 2024, staff solicited Request For Proposals from qualified engineering firms; and
WHEREAS,on September 4, 2024, the City received a total of six (6) proposals that were reviewed and ranked by staff; and
WHEREAS,the top 3 (three) firms were selected based on their responsiveness, qualifications, costs, work experience, professional expertise and any other unique qualifications; and
WHEREAS,the top three proposals are as follows:
Rank Firm Location Amount
1 NV5, Inc. Irvine, CA $ 462,458
2 Trans Tech Chino, CA $ 921,400
3 Mark Thomas Los Angeles, CA $2,402,999
Resolution No. _______