Item No.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: MATTHEW BAUMGARDNER, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/
CITY ENGINEER
DATE: OCTOBER 8, 2024
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RAK
DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED DBA KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP
FOR THE ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, STATE PROJECT NO. CCL- 5334-072, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) NO. 24-03
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council will consider approving a professional services agreement with RAK Development, Incorporated dba Kreuzer Consulting Group for the design of the Alley Beautification Project to improve 38 existing alleys in need of rehabilitation. The design is anticipated to be complete by February 2025 and the project will be in construction between March and June 2025.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council:
1.Approve a professional services agreement with RAK Development, Incorporated dba Kreuzer Consulting Group for the design of the Alley Beautification Project, State Project No. CCL-5334-072, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 24-03, for an eight-month term beginning on October 8, 2024 for a total contract amount of $205,880; and
2.Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement; and
3.Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any non-substantive extensions and change orders to the agreement.
BACKGROUND
In May 2023, the City applied for and was awarded $2,517,000 under Cycle 2 of the Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) from the California Department of Transportation for the City of Downey Alley Beautification Project (Project). On January 23, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-8226 authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements with the California Department of Transportation for the City of Downey CCLGP Alley Beautification Project. The City has until June 30, 2026 to expend awarded grant funds.
APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RAK DEVELOPMENT,
INCORPORATED DBA KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP FOR THE ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, STATE PROJECT NO. CCL-5334-072, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) NO. 24-03 OCTOBER 8, 2024
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This project intends to provide critical alley infrastructure improvements throughout several sections of the City's alley roadway network. Furthermore, the improvements are expected to foster a more safe and active community for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users that can utilize the improved alley network.
The City of Downey surveyed the current pavement condition of all the existing alleys in the City. The existing asphalt pavement on the 38 alley segments, as shown on the Location Map on Attachment A, have Pavement Condition Indexes (PCI) ranging from 15 to 70. The City is currently updating its tri-annual Pavement Management Plan (PMP) which will survey all roadways and alleys citywide and prepare a priority list of roadway and alley infrastructure improvements for the next 5 years.
ANALYSIS
In an effort to improve the existing condition of pavement in the alleys, the Alley Rehabilitation Program budget is included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 capital improvement program (CIP) budget. For this FY, funding in the amount of $2,517,000 comes from the CCLGP as shown on the project location map (Attachment A).
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design of alley beautification project was posted on PlanetBids and the scope of services includes the following:
•Project management
•Treatment Recommendation
•Preliminary Design
•Design Plans, Technical Specifications, and Engineer’s Estimate Submittal •Bid Document Submittal
On July 11, 2024, Public Works staff received proposals from four firms, namely: TKE Engineering, Kreuzer Consulting Group (KCG), NCE, and Wildan Engineering.
A panel consisting of three Public Works representatives reviewed and evaluated the proposals based on the following criteria:
•Project understanding and approach
•Experience with similar projects
•Qualifications of project team members
•Technical ability and design creativity
•Overall quality and completeness of proposal
•Proposed Schedule
•Cost-effectiveness
The results of the evaluations were as follows:
APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RAK DEVELOPMENT,
INCORPORATED DBA KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP FOR THE ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, STATE PROJECT NO. CCL-5334-072, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) NO. 24-03 OCTOBER 8, 2024
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Consultant Fee
Kreuzer Consulting Group (KCG) $205,880
NCE $403,115
Wildan Engineering $205,960
TKE Engineering, Inc. $310,484
KCG was ranked the highest. KCG submitted the most comprehensive scope of services, demonstrated a good understanding of the project goals and objectives, proposed an effective scope of work and design approach, and submitted the most cost-effective proposal. KCG has assembled the most qualified project team with demonstrated extensive experience with similar alley projects. KCG has completed similar projects for the Cities of Downey, Tustin, Manhattan Beach, Arcadia, Anaheim, and Alhambra, including the design of the alleys north of Foster Road. In addition, staff has confirmed that KCG possesses the necessary licenses and has met all other requirements for these projects. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve a professional services agreement with KCG in the amount of $205,880 for the Project.
KCG will evaluate the existing pavement condition and data within the project scope, and propose to the City the most cost-effective method to improve the existing alley pavement conditions that meets the funding constraints and poses the least impact to adjacent residents and businesses. KCG is also encouraged to recommend additional design alternatives for the City's consideration based on the aforementioned criteria.
The approval and execution of the attached professional services agreement (Attachment B) will allow KCG to commence with the aforementioned design services. Upon approval and execution of said agreement, the City will issue KCG a Notice to Proceed for the project.
The overall estimated duration of design is about 18 weeks with completion of plans and specifications in February 2025
The anticipated project timeline is as follows:
• Complete design by: February 2025
• Begin construction by: March 2025
• Complete construction by: June 2025
Concurrently with the construction of the project, staff will utilize the latest PMP to plan the next phase of alley improvements throughout the City.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Quality of Life, Infrastructure & Parks
APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RAK DEVELOPMENT,
INCORPORATED DBA KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP FOR THE ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, STATE PROJECT NO. CCL-5334-072, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) NO. 24-03 OCTOBER 8, 2024
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FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended actions will result in an expenditure of $205,880 as budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 CIP Budget under CIP No. 24-03: Alley Beautification Project from the Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP), Account No. 26-1-6904.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – Project Location Map
Attachment B – Professional Services Agreement with KCG
ATTACHMENT A
CITY OF DOWNEY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH RAK DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED, DBA KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
1. PARTIES AND DATE.
This Agreement is made and entered into this 8th day of October, 2024 by and between the City of Downey, a California municipal corporation and charter city with its principal place of business at 1 1111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey California 90241 ("City") and RAK Development Inc., dba Kreuzer Consulting Group, a California Corporation with its principal place of business at 18872 Macarthur Blvd, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92612 ("Consultant''). City and Consultant are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
2. RECITALS.
2.1 Consultant.
Consultant desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of certain professional engineering services for the Alley Beautification Project, State Project No. CCL- 5334-072, CIP No. 24-03 as required by City on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Consultant represents that it has demonstrated competence and experience in similar services to public clients, is licensed in the State of California, and is familiar with the plans of City.
2.2 Project.
City desires to engage Consultant to render such services for the Alley Beautification Project, State Project No. CCL-5334-072, CIP No. 24-03 (“Project”) as set forth in this Agreement.
3. TERMS.
3.1 Scope of Services and Term.
3.1.1 General Scope of Services. Consultant promises and agrees to furnish to City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional engineering services necessary for the Project ("Services'’). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
3.1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from October 8, 2024 to June 30, 2025 unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Consultant shall complete the
Services within the term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The term of this Agreement may be extended by written amendment to this Agreement signed by the City Manager and the Consultant.
3.2 Responsibilities of Consultant.
3.2.1 Control and Payment of Subordinates; Independent Contractor. The Services shall be performed by Consultant or under its supervision. Consultant will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Services subject to the requirements of this Agreement. City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. Consultant retains the right to perform similar or different services for others during the term of this Agreement. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant shall also not be employees of City and shall at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance of Services under this Agreement and as required by law. Consultant shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance.
In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or the California Public Employees Retirement System (CaIPERS) to be eligible for enrollment in CaIPERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CITY for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for CaIPERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.
3.2.2 Schedule of Services. Consultant shall perform the Services expeditiously, within the term of this Agreement, and in accordance with the Schedule of Services set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Consultant represents that it has the professional and technical personnel required to perform the Services in conformance with such conditions. In order to facilitate Consultant's conformance with the Schedule, City shall respond to Consultant's submittals in a timely manner. Upon request of City, Consultant shall provide a more detailed schedule of anticipated performance to meet the Schedule of Services. The parties acknowledge that the Schedule of Services may be amended by mutual agreement due to changes in circumstances, including changes in the performance schedules of other third parties performing work for the City on the Project, which affect the timing of Consultant’s performance of the Services.
3.2.3 Conformance to Applicable Requirements. All work prepared by Consultant shall be subject to the approval of City.
2 3.2.4 Substitution of Key Personnel. Consultant has represented to City that certain key personnel will perform and coordinate the Services under this Agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, Consultant may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon written approval of City. In the event that City and Consultant cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, City shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for cause. As discussed below, any personnel who fail or refuse to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, or who are determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Consultant at the request of the City.
3.2.5 City’s Representative. The City hereby designates Matthew Baumgardner, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“City’s Representative”). City’s Representative shall have the power to act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Contract. Consultant shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than the City’s Representative or his or her designee.
3.2.6 Consultant’s Representative. Consultant hereby designates Rick Kreuzer, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Consultant’s Representative”). Consultant’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Consultant for all purposes under this Agreement. The Consultant’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.
3.2.7 Coordination of Services. Consultant agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City's staff, consultants and other staff at all reasonable times.
3.2.8 Standard of Care; Performance of Employees. Consultant shall perform all Services under this Agreement in a skillful and competent manner, consistent with the standards generally recognized as being employed by professionals in the same discipline in the State of California. Consultant represents and maintains that it is skilled in the professional calling necessary to perform the Services. Consultant warrants that all employees and subcontractors shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the Services assigned to them. Finally, Consultant represents that it, its employees and subcontractors have all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the Services, including a City Business License, and that such licenses and approvals shall be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement. As provided for in the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall perform, at its own cost and expense and without reimbursement from the City, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which are caused by the Consultant’s failure to comply with the 3 standard of care provided for herein. Any employee of the Consultant or its sub-consultants who is determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project, a threat to the safety of persons or property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner consistent with the standard of care set forth herein, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Consultant and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services or to work on the Project
3.2.9 Laws and Regulations. Consultant shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in force at the time the Services are performed by Consultant and in any manner affecting the performance of the Project or the Services, including all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements, and shall give all notices required by law. Consultant shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If the Consultant performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations and without giving written notice to the City, Consultant shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the applicable indemnification provisions of this Agreement, from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws, rules or regulations. Consultant’s violation of such laws, rules and regulations shall also constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
3.2.10 Insurance
3.2.10.1 Time for Compliance. Consultant shall not commence the Services or the Project under this Agreement until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that it has secured all insurance required under this section. In addition, Consultant shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that the subcontractor has secured all insurance required under this section. The City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience with insurer, coverage or other special circumstances .
3.2.10.2 Minimum Requirements. Consultant shall, at its expense, procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Agreement, the Services or the Project by the Consultant, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. Consultant shall also require all of its subcontractors to procure and maintain the same insurance for the duration of the Agreement. Such insurance shall meet at least the following minimum levels of coverage:
(A) Minimum Scope of Insurance. (1) Commercial General
Liability (CGL)-. Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal and advertising injury; (2) Automobile Liability-. Insurance Services Office Form 4 Number CA 0001 covering Code 1 (any auto) or if Consultant owns no autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non-owned); and (3) Workers’ CompensatIon : Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California with Statutory Limits; and (4) Employer’s Liability Insurance.
(B) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Consultant shall maintain limits no less than: (1) Commercial General Liability (CG L) : No less than $2,000,000 per occurrence for products and completed operations, bodily injury, property damage and personal and advertising injury. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2) Automobile Liability: No less than $2,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Workers’ Compensation: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California with Statutory Limits; (4) Employer’s Liability: Employer’s Liability limits of no less than $2,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease. Employer’s Liability coverage may be waived by the City if City receives written verification that Consultant has no employees.
If the Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimum shown in this subdivision 3.2.10.2, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City
3.2.10.3 Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions). Consultant shall procure and maintain, and require its sub-consultants to procure and maintain, for a period of five (5) years following completion of the Services or the Project, errors and omissions liability insurance appropriate to its profession. Such insurance shall be in an amount not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, and shall be endorsed to include contractual liability. If the Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimum shown in this subdivision 3.2.10.3, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
3.2.10.4 Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain the following provisions, or Consultant shall provide endorsements on forms approved by the City to add the following provisions to the insurance policies:
(A) Additional Insured Status. The Commercial General
Liability policy shall be endorsed to state that: (1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to liability arising from the work, Services, Project or operations performed by or on behalf of the Consultant, including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work, Services. Project or operations; and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, or if excess, shall stand in an unbroken chain of coverage excess of the Consultant’s scheduled 5 underlying coverage. Commercial General Liability insurance coverage may be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Consultant’s insurance (at lease as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33 or CG 20 38: and CG 20 37 forms if later revisions are used).
(B) Waiver of Subroqation. Consultant hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of said Consultant may acquire against the City by virtue of the payment of any loss under said insurance policies set forth herein. Consultant agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. (C) All Coveraqes. Each insurance policy required by this Agreement shall be endorsed to state that: (A) coverage shall not be suspended, voided, reduced or canceled except with written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested to the City; and (B) any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies, including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers.
3.2.10.5 Primary Coveraqe. For any claims related to this Agreement, the Consultant’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance and primary coverage at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13 with respect to the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way.
3.2.10.6 Separation of Insureds; No Special Limitations. All insurance required by this Section shall contain standard separation of insureds provisions.
In addition, such insurance shall not contain any special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its directors officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers.
3.2.10.7 Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. City may require Consultant to provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses and costs within the retention. The policy language shall provide or be endorsed to provide that the self-insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City.
3.2.10.8 Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A:VII, authorized to do business in California, and satisfactory to the City.
3.2.10.9 Verification of Coverage. Consultant shall furnish City with original certificates of insurance, including all required amendatory endorsements (or copies 6 of the applicable policy language effective coverage required by this provision) and a copy of the Declarations and Endorsement Page of the Commercial General Liability policy listing all policy endorsements to the City before the commencement of work under this Agreement.
However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the commencement of work under this Agreement shall not waive the Consultant’s obligation to provide them to the City. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements, at any time.
3.2.10.10 Claims-Made Policies. If any of the policies provide coverage on a claims-made basis:
(A) The retroactive date must be shown and must be before the date of this Agreement or the date work commences under this Agreement, whichever is earliest; (B) Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Services provided under this Agreement ;
(C) if coverage is canceled, non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the effective date of this Agreement or the date work commences under this Agreement, whichever is earliest, the Consultant must purchase extended reporting coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of the Services under this Agreement.
3.2.11 Safety. Consultant shall execute and maintain its work so as to avoid injury or damage to any person or property. In carrying out its Services, the Consultant shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and shall exercise all necessary precautions for the safety of employees appropriate to the nature of the work and the conditions under which the work is to be performed. Safety precautions as applicable shall include, but shall not be limited to: (A) adequate life protection and life-saving equipment and procedures; (B) instructions in accident prevention for all employees and subcontractors, such as safe walkways, scaffolds, fall protection ladders, bridges, gang planks, confined space procedures, trenching and shoring, equipment and other safety devices, equipment and wearing apparel as are necessary or lawfully required to prevent accidents or injuries; and (C) adequate facilities for the proper inspection and maintenance of all safety measures.
3.3 Fees and Payments.
3.3.1 Compensation. Consultant shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The total compensation shall not exceed Two Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Dollars ($205,880.00) without written approval of the City. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and if authorized, said Extra Work will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.
7 3.3.2 Payment of Compensation. Consultant shall submit to City a monthly itemized statement which indicates work completed and hours of Services rendered by Consultant. The statement shall describe the amount of Services and supplies provided since the initial commencement date, or since the start of the subsequent billing periods, as appropriate, through the date of the statement. City shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving such statement, review the statement and pay all approved charges thereon.
3.3.3 Reimbursement for Expenses. Consultant shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless authorized in writing by City.
3.3.4 Extra Work. At any time during the term of this Agreement, City may request that Consultant perform Extra Work. As used herein, "Extra Work'’ means any work which is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which the parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement. Consultant shall not perform, nor be compensated for, Extra Work without written authorization from the City Manager.
3.4 Accounting Records.
3.4.1 Maintenance and Inspection. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all costs and expenses incurred under this Agreement. All such records shall be clearly identifiable. Consultant shall allow a representative of City during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement.
3.5 General Provisions.
3.5.1 Termination of Agreement.
3.5.1.1 Grounds for Termination. City may, by written notice to Consultant, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement at any time either for cause or for the City's convenience and without cause by giving written notice to Consultant of such termination, and specifying the effective date thereof, at least seven (7) days before the effective date of such termination. Consultant may only terminate this Agreement for cause upon giving the City not less than seven (7) calendar days’ written notice.
Upon termination, Consultant shall be compensated only for those services which have been adequately rendered to City, and Consultant shall be entitled to no further compensation. The City shall within fifteen (15) calendar days following termination pay the Consultant for all services adequately rendered and all reimbursable costs incurred by Consultant up to the date of termination, in accordance with the payment provisions of this Agreement.
8 The following reasons shall constitute "cause" for which either party may terminate this Agreement as provided herein:
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Substantial failure by the other party to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and through no fault of the terminating party; Assignment of this Agreement or transfer of the Project by either party to any other entity without the prior written consent of the other party; Suspension of the Project or the Consultant's Services by the City for more than ninety (90) calendar days, consecutive or in the aggregate, without good cause; Material changes in the conditions under which this Agreement was entered into, the Scope of Services or the nature of the Project, and the failure of the parties to reach agreement on the compensation and schedule adjustments necessitated by such changes.
3.5.1.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data and other information of any kind prepared by Consultant in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Consultant shall be required to provide such Documents and Data and other information within fifteen (15) days of the City's request.
3.5.1.3 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.
3.5.2 Delivery of Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be given to the respective parties at the following address, or at such other address as the respective parties may provide in writing for this purpose:
Consultant:
RAK Development Inc., dba Kreuzer Consulting Group
18872 Macarthur Blvd , Suite 210
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (714) 656-0160
Attn: Rick Kreuzer, P.E., President
City:
City of Downey
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, California 90241
Phone: (562) 904-7102
Fax: (562) 904-7296
Attn: Matthew Baumgardner, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer
With a courtesy copy to:
City of Downey
City Attorney’s Office
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, California 90241
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, forty- eight (48) hours after deposit in the U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.
3.5.3 Ownership of Materials and Confidentiality.
3.5.3.1 Documents & Data; Licensing of Intellectual Property. This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant under this Agreement (“Documents & Data”). Consultant shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted a non-exclusive and perpetual license for any Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has the legal right to license any and all Documents & Data. Consultant makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents & Data which were prepared by design professionals other than Consultant or provided to Consultant by the City. City shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City’s sole risk.
3.5.3.2 Confidentiality. All ideas, memoranda, specifications, plans, procedures, drawings, descriptions, computer program data, input record data, written information, and other Documents and Data either created by or provided to Consultant in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be held confidential by Consultant.
Such materials shall not, without the prior written consent of City, be used by Consultant for any purposes other than the performance of the Services. Nor shall such materials be disclosed to any person or entity not connected with the performance of the Services or the Project. Nothing furnished to Consultant which is otherwise known to Consultant or is generally known, or has become known, to the related industry shall be deemed confidential.
Consultant shall not use City's name or insignia, photographs of the Project, or any publicity 10 pertaining to the Services or the Project in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of City.
3.5.4 Cooperation; Further Acts. The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another, and shall take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to attain the purposes of this Agreement.
3.5.5 Attorney's Fees. In the event of any litigation, whether in a court of law, administrative hearing, arbitration, or otherwise, arising from or related to this Agreement of the services provided under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred, including staff time, court costs, attorneys' fees and all other related expenses in such litigation.
3.5.6 Indemnification
3.5.6.1 General Indemnification. Except as provided in subdivision
3.5.6.2 below which is applicable to “design professionals” only, Consultant shall defend (with counsel acceptable to City), indemnify and hold the City, its officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, in any manner arising out of or incident to any alleged negligent acts, errors, omissions or willful misconduct of Consultant, its officials, officers, employees, agents, consultants and contractors arising out of or in connection with the performance of the Services, the Project or this Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all consequential damages and attorneys’ fees and other related costs and expenses. The Consultant’s duty to indemnify shall extend to any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury, in law or equity that Consultant and/or its personnel are employees of the City, have been misclassified as an independent contractors, or failed to pay any or all necessary state or federal withholdings and/or taxes. Consultant shall defend, at Consultant's own cost, expense and risk, any and all such aforesaid suits, actions or other legal proceedings of every kind that may be brought or instituted against City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers. Consultant shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award or decree that may be rendered against City or its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers, in any such suit, action or other legal proceeding. Consultant shall reimburse City and its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and/or volunteers, for any and all legal expenses and costs incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein provided. Consultant's obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its directors, officials officers, employees, and agents or volunteers. Consultant shall not be obligated to defend, indemnify or hold the City harmless in any manner whatsoever for any claims or liability arising solely out of the City's own negligent acts, errors or omissions or willful misconduct.
3.5.6.2 Design Professionals. The provisions of this subdivision
3.5.6.2 shall apply only in the event that Consultant is a "design professional" within the 11 meaning of California Civil Code section 2782.8(c). If Consultant is a "design professional" within the meaning of Section 2782.8(c), then, notwithstanding subdivision 3.5.6.1 above, to the fullest extent permitted by law (including, without limitation, Civil Code sections 2782 and 2782.6), Consultant shall defend (with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to City), indemnify and hold harmless City and City’s officers, officials, employees, volunteers and agents from and against any Claim that arises out of, pertains to, or relates to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of Consultant, any subconsultant, subcontractor or any other person directly or indirectly employed by them, or any person that any of them control, arising out of Consultant's performance of any task or service for or on behalf of City under this Agreement. The Consultant’s duty to indemnify shall extend to any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury, in law or equity that Consultant and/or its personnel are employees of the City, have been misclassified as an independent contractors, or failed to pay any or all necessary state or federal withholdings and/or taxes. Such obligations to defend, hold harmless and indemnify City or any City officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall not apply to the extent that such Claims are caused in part by the sole active negligence or willful misconduct of City or such City officers, officials, employees, volunteers and agents. Consultanfs cost to defend City and/or City’s officers, officials, employees or volunteers against any such Claim shall not exceed Consultant’s proportionate percentage of fault with respect to that Claim; however, pursuant to Civil Code section 2782.8(a), in the event that one or more defendants is unable to pay its share of defense costs due to bankruptcy or dissolution of the business, Consultant shall meet and confer with City (and, if applicable, other parties) regarding any unpaid defense costs. To the extent Consultant has a duty to indemnify City or any City officers, officials, employees, volunteers and/or agents under this subdivision 3.5.6.2, Consultant shall be responsible for all incidental and consequential damages resulting directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Consultant's negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.
3.5.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings or agreements.
3.5.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Venue shall be the courts in Los Angeles County.
3.5.9 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
3.5.10 City's Right to Employ Other Consultants. City reserves right to employ other consultants in connection with this Project.
3.5.11 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties.
12 3.5.12 Assignment or Transfer. Neither party shall assign, hypothecate, or transfer, either directly or by operation of law, this Agreement or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the other party. Any attempt to do so shall be null and void, and any assignees, hypothecates or transferees shall acquire no right or interest by reason of such attempted assignment, hypothecation or transfer.
3.5.13 Construction; References; Captions. Since the Parties or their agents have participated fully in the preparation of this Agreement, the language of this Agreement shall be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any Party. Any term referencing time, days or period for performance shall be deemed calendar days and not work days. All references to Consultant include all personnel, employees, agents, and subcontractors of Consultant, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.
All references to City include its elected officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. The captions of the various articles and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.
3.5.14 Amendment; Modification. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties.
3.5.15 Waiver. No waiver of any default shall constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant or condition. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party shall give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.
3.5.16 No Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no intended third party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties.
3.5.17 Invalidity; Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
3.5.18 Prohibited Interests. Consultant maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Consultant warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with City, shall have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom. 13 3.5.19 Equal Opportunity Employment. Consultant represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subcontractor, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination. Consultant shall also comply with all relevant provisions of any City Minority Business Enterprise program, Affirmative Action Plan or other related programs or guidelines currently in effect or hereinafter enacted.
3.5.20 Labor Certification. By its signature hereunder, Consultant certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to undertake self- insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Services.
3.5.21 Authority to Enter Agreement. Consultant has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and perform the Agreement. Each Party warrants that the individuals who have signed this Agreement have the legal power, right, and authority to make this Agreement and bind each respective Party.
3.5.22 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.5.23 Effect of Conflict
In the event of any conflict, inconsistency, or incongruity between any provision of this Agreement, any of its exhibits, attachments, purchase order, or notice to proceed, the provisions of this Agreement will govern and control.
3.6 Subcontracting.
3.6.1 Prior Approval Required. Consultant shall not subcontract any portion of the work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without prior written approval of City. Consultant shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all of the requirements set forth in this Agreement. Consultant shall ensure that City is an additional insured as required in Section 3.2.10.4. Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement. 14 CITY OF DOWNEY,RAK Development Inc., dba Kreuzer
Consulting Group
a California municipal corporation
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a California municipal corporation
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Mayor
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President
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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15 EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES AND COMPENSATION
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July 1 1, 2024
KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP
Mr. Edwin Norris
Deputy Director of Public Works
Department of Public Works
City of Downey
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241
Re: Proposal for Professional Engineering Services for Alley Beautification Project State Project CCL-5334-072, City Project No. 24-03.
Dear Mr. Norris,
The Kreuzer Consulting Group (KCG) appreciates the opportunity to submit this proposal. We are excited about the opportunity to continue to offer our services to the City of Downey. We have a strong track record of delivering similar residential area street and alley rehabilitation projects for Southern California municipalities including the design of Downey’s 2019/20 and 2020/21 Residential Streets Pavement Rehabilitation Projects and the recently completed Alley Rehabilitation projects north and south of Stewart and Gray Road and north of Foster Road.
Pursuant to the RFP requirements, the enclosed proposal is formatted as follows:
SECTION 1.0 – UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH .................. Page 1 SECTION 2.0 – SCOPE OF SERVICES AND METHODOLOGY .... Page 4 SECTION 3.0 – KEY PERSONNEL............................................... Page 12 SECTION 4.0 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE .................................. Page 17 SECTION 5.0 – FEE PROPOSAL ................................................. Page 23 SECTION 6.0 – SCHEDULE.......................................................... Page 24 APPENDIX – SAMPLE ALLEY PROJECT PLANS AND CROSS SECTIONS We have prepared this proposal in conformance with the RFP dated June 20, 2024. KCG is prepared to execute the City’s Professional Services Agreement and provide all required insurance coverage, if awarded the project. This proposal shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date shown hereon.
We trust this proposal meets your expectations. KCG is willing to meet with City staff to further discuss and/or modify our scope/schedule/fee as required if we are fortunate enough to be selected as the most qualified team for the job. If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rick Kreuzer. PE
President
18872 MacArlhur Blvd - Suite 210 IIvine. CA 92612 714-656-0160
SECTION 1.0 – UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH
The project consists of improving 38 alley segments with the City of Downey. In preparation of this proposal, KCG has completed a thorough field review of all of these alleys. Exhibit A on the following page contains a detailed inventory of existing conditions for each segment along with estimated construction costs. The key aspects of the project are summarized as follows:
•There are 38 alley segments totaling 17,380 lineal feet in length •Existing conditions are generally poor to very poor. Based upon our review, the only segment eligible for rehabilitation in the form of mill and overlay are alley segments 32 and 33 south of the Stewart and Gray Road. The other 36 segments will require removal and reconstruction of the existing pavement due to extensive cracking and rutting. This will likely consist of new 4 inch AC pavement over native ground at 95% relative compaction.
These proposed remedies will be confirmed as part of Task 2 (Treatment Recommendations) at the very beginning of the project.
•29 of the 38 alley segments have existing concrete ribbon gutters which convey runoff to adjacent streets. For the most part these existing gutters are in fair condition and can be protected in place. Hereafter, we will refer to theses alleys as “Type 1 ” alleys. The subject project includes 13,160 lineal feet of Type 1 alleys. There are 9 segments which do not currently have gutters and will require construction of ribbon gutters as part of the project improvements. These locations are the north-south alleys east of Paramount Boulevard (#1 through #7), west of Downey Avenue (#30) and east of Downey (#31). We will refer to these alleys as “Type 2“ alleys. The project includes 4,220 lineal feet of Type 2 alleys. • There are a total of 29 concrete alley approaches that are not ADA complaint and will require reconstruction.
Exhibit A on page 2 provides a detailed summary of these site characteristics along with estimated construction costs. As shown, we have projected a preliminary construction cost of $3.6 M which is in line with the City’s estimated construction cost of $3.4 M contained in the RFP.
KCG has completed numerous similar alley and residential roadway rehabilitation projects including the recently designed alley improvements in Downey north and south of Stewart and Gray Road and North of Foster Road. Based on this experience, we know the overall key to this project will be an attention to detail This will start with a very comprehensive field survey. There are a lot of variable conditions along these alleys which need to be captured including existing utility locations, garage threshold elevations, ribbon gutter locations and elevations, etc. Once the detailed project base file is developed for each alley, KCG will create an existing alley surface using Civil 3D software with contours at 0.5 foot intervals. From this point, a proposed design surface for the alley will be developed which will serve to balance the field constraints and deliver a new alley that will:
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Match existing property access and driveway thresholds on both sides with alley cross slopes between 1% (min) and 5% (maximum).
Identify and address all impacted at and above-grade utilities within the alley footprint.
Meet ADA compliance at the various alley to street connections.
City of Downey
Alley Beautification Project
Project Condition Cost Estimate Summary
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2 With these issues in mind, KCG is proposing to modify the RFP approach/scope a bit to address these key issues, summarized as follows:
1) Survey Sections will be taken at 50’ oc (maximum spacing) and at key points in between in order to develop a very detailed and comprehensive 3D existing surface. This is critical with alleys due to the variable edge conditions (such as driveways, garages, door thresholds that exist on both sides)
2)The RFP calls for plan and profile sheets to be developed at 1 ”=20’ horizontal, 1 ”=4’ vertical scale. We are proposing to prepare these sheets at 1 ”=10’ horizontal, 1 ”=2’ vertical scale These alleys are generally only 15’-20’ wide and a 20 scale plan does not provide a large enough view to display the level of detail required. Moreover, we are proposing to provide plan and profile sheets for the Type 2 alleys only. The Type 1 alleys, which have an existing ribbon gutter, will be shown in plan view only.
3)For the Type 2 alleys we will develop project cross sections at 50’ oc. Due to the variety of edge conditions on each side of the alley, we will develop design cross sections at key locations not covered by the 50’ oc sections, as needed, to insure that proper joins and cross faIls to adjacent properties are maintained.
4)We will be cognizant of the constructability of each alley segment, particularly those which require construction of ribbon gutters. As an example, we will evaluate the alignment of each proposed gutter to facilitate only a partial closure of the alley as opposed to the full closure that will likely be required for a gutter centered in the existing 20 foot wide alley.
We have included in the Appendix to this proposal the plans and cross sections from the recently completed alley project (n/o Foster Road) in the City of Downey. This project implemented the approach outlined above.
In summary, it is important to select a design team which has the experience and understand these design issues.....KCG IS THAT TEAM!
In addition to the key technical issues described above, the following management and coordination aspects will be equally as important in order to deliver a successful project:
+:+Effective Proiect Management- Many firms believe if they stay somewhat on schedule and submit their invoices on time they have been “effective” managers. We at KCG do not subscribe to this. Our core business philosophy is centered around effective management of all of our projects with the goal of making our clients job easier. The cornerstone goal of this philosophy is to “get out and stay out in front of the issues” on each and every project. We feel very strongly that our clients hire us for an assignment it is our obligation to bring it to a successful completion without having our hands held or being reliant on City staff to do our job for us. We achieve this objective is by providing seasoned engineers that are also effective managers, not only because they understand the project process but because they understand the technical background of the design itself. We can anticipate issues faster than those managers who are reliant on younger design engineers to keep them informed.
This disconnect cannot and will not happen at KCG because our Project Managers have hands on day to day involvement in the project design. Our Project Manager for the subject project, Rick Kreuzer, has over 39 years of experience managing and designing public works
projects. Over the last 15 years, he has personally managed and/or designed over 30 roadway improvement projects for Southern California cities including numerous residential area street improvement projects similar in scale to the subject project including the 2019/20 and 2020/21Downey Residential Street Improvement Projects as well as the recent alley improvement projects noted herein.
+:+Proactive Utility Coordination- Utility coordination is an element that, if not properly addressed and managed, can significantly affect a project schedule and budget. This work task is much more than gathering record drawings and plotting then on the plans. The success of this task is proactively managing the relationship with all utility agencies involved.
It certainly requires the establishment of the existing location of utilities as a first step but the real key is identifying the impacts to these facilities early on in the design process and coordinating proactively with the affected agency staff/service planners to mitigate those impacts and facilitate needed relocations.
+:+Tight Specifications - Having worked on many street projects over the years, KCG understands the importance of setting out very strict guidelines and requirements for the contractor, particularly with respect to staging alley closures, traffic control and access requirements during construction. KCG will work closely with City staff to develop these project-specific special provisions.
Quality Assurance - Last but certainly not least is the delivery of a quality product. We believe that quality assurance is rooted in the philosophy by which you conduct your business. It is true that quality can be monitored and controlled to some degree via checklists and independent reviews, but a true “quality” product comes from a firm’s commitment to excel for their clients. Do they care about their product? KCG does. Do they have experienced staff overseeing or doing the work every step of the way? KCG will. Do they want the next job? KCG does. Are they staying out in front of the issues and “leading” the project? KCG will. Quality is a culture within a company ... you either have it or you don’t.
SECTION 2.0 - SCOPE OF SERVICES AND METHODOLOGY
The following outlines our overall project approach to the project. We will complete individual tasks/subtasks to successfully deliver the project. Each task or subtask below begins with a brief overview or understanding including the general approach KCG will be taking to insure successful completion of that particular task. This narrative will serve to point out key elements and challenges of the work involved with a particular task and how we propose to address those challenges. Our understanding/approach is delineated in the blue shaded boxes under each task Immediately below these boxes is the detailed scope of work which provides clear definition of the work which will be completed under that specific task or subtask Task 1.0 – Project Management
Overview / Approach: The ultimate success of a project depends on basically two main elements. One, technical execution of the design. For the most part, all of the proposing firms for this project can display their credentials in this area or they would probably not be proposing The second, and most important, element for success is effective project management. There is no doubt that all proposing firms will also tout their abilities to effectively “manage” a project.
Unfortunately, many firms believe if they stay somewhat on schedule and submit their invoices on time they have been “effective” managers. We at KCG do not subscribe to this. Our core business philosophy is centered around effective management of all of our proiects with the goal
of making our clients job easier. The cornerstone goal of this philosophy is to “get out and stay out in front of the issues” on each and every project. We feel very strongly that our clients hire us for an assignment it is our obligation to bring it to a successful completion without having our hands held or being reliant on City staff to do our job for us. KCG will not allow this to take place on this or any project. The way we achieve this objective is by providing seasoned engineers that are also effective managers, not only because they understand the project process but because they understand the technical background of the design itself. We can anticipate issues faster than those managers who are reliant on younger design engineers to keep them informed This disconnect cannot and will not happen at KCG because our Project Managers have hands on day to day involvement in the project design. Our Project Manager for the subject project will be Rick Kreuzer. Mr. Kreuzer is the President of KCG and has 40 years of experience managing and designing public works projects. Over the last decade, he has successfully delivered many projects that are very similar to the project at hand, including multiple projects for the City of Downey
Under this task, KCG will perform all management related duties required for successful completion of the project, including the following subtasks:
Subtask 7. f - Meetings : KCG will attend a project kickoff meeting and monthly progress meetings for the duration of the project. KCG will prepare agendas and minutes for all project meetings. We do not put a limit on how many meetings we will attend. If needed, we will be there.
Subtask f .2 – Project Schedule: KCG will prepare a detailed baseline schedule at the beginning commencement of the project and will provide schedule updates on a monthly basis.
Subtask f .3 - Project CoordInatIon.' The KCG Project Manager will proactively manage the project. This will be achieved by establishing and maintaining communication with the City to proactively address key issues and keep the project on schedule.
Subtask 1 .4 – QA/QC Plan-. KCG will prepare and implement a project specific QA/QC plan for the project. This plan will ensure quality deliverables on-time, on-budget by focusing on organizational and communication protocols within the project team and with the City of Downey This plan will also address the implementation of constructability reviews and value engineering at key project milestones
Task 1.0 Deliverables
Meeting Agendas
Meeting Minutes
Baseline Schedule
Monthly Schedule Updates
QA/QC Plan
Task 2.0 – Treatment Recommendation
Overview / Approach : We will apply the knowledge of local conditions resulting from our work on the recently completed alley and residential street projects in Downey. As evidenced on Exhibit A in Section 1.0 of this proposal, we have a good “head start” on this task having already conducted a field review of the alleys. We will be able to hit the ground running on this key early task.
Subtask 2.1 Field Review.' Expanding on the efforts herein, KCG will conduct a field review of all alley segments. Pavement remediation strategies will be identified for each segment. Due consideration will be given to geometric constraints, drainage and ADA compliance Subtask 2.2 – Cost Estimates: Based on the results of subtask 2. 1 , KCG will develop construction cost estimates for each alley segment including any concrete repairs and provisions for ADA upgrades. This will essentially be a refinement of the efforts completed and documented on Exhibit A in Section 1.0 of this proposal.
Task 2.0 Deliverables
Field Notes•
Photolog of Existing Site Conditions•
Maps and Estimates•
Task 3.0 – Preliminary Design
Subtask 3.1 – Data Collection and Review
Overview / Approach : A portion of this task has already been completed in preparation of this proposal. The project has been field reviewed by the KCG Project Manager and a photo log of existing conditions has been developed
This subtask involves collecting project record information for the project. This information will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
•Assessors Parcel Maps '/
As-Built Plans
Utility record plans (see subtask 3.3)
Right of Way Record Maps ./
Centerline intersection ties
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Overview / Approach.' As identified in Section 1.0 of this proposal, KCG is proposing a detailed survey with 50 foot oc (max) cross section spacing. Based on our previous alley project experience in Downey, this will be required to develop an accurate 3D existing surface for the alley segments
The KCG survey crew will utilize a combination of Trimble R8-4 GPS and Trimble S6 Robotic Total Station equipment will be used to collect cross sections within the alley rights-of-way. The topographic survey will collect all site features and utilities. The survey will be tied horizontally to the California State Plan coordinate system NAD83 (2017.50 Epoch). Vertically, the survey will be tied to NAVD 88 (1995 Adjustment) based upon observed Los Angeles County Public Works benchmarks
Subtask 3.3– Utility Research and Coordination
Overview / Approach: Utility coordination is an element that, if not properly addressed and managed, can significantly effect a project schedule and budget. This work task is much more than gathering record drawings and plotting them on the plans. The success of this task is proactively managing the relationship with all utility service providers but the real key is identifying the impacts to all facilities early on in the design process and coordinating proactively with the affected agency staff/service planners to mitigate those impacts and facilitate needed relocations. Overlooking or addressing utility impacts late in the design process usually results in negative schedule impacts during construction. KCG understands the importance of this project element and will insure that all potential utility impacts are identified early on and proactively managed throughout the design process.
Based on our initial review of the project area and our initial research, the following companies may have facilities within the project area.
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SCE Distribution/Telecom
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AT&T
Crimson Pipeline
LT Pipeline
Crown Castle
So Cal Water
Marathon Pipeline
Utility coordination efforts on the project will consist of the following efforts:
• Obtain record information for all utilities in the area. • Upon establishing the proposed improvements, determine where potential utility conflicts exist and where utility relocation is warranted
• Coordinate with affected utility companies regarding conflicts, relocations and improvements.
This coordination effort will require providing updated plans to the utility agencies for the proposed improvements and also meeting with the various utility service planners on the project site, as necessary, to discuss conflict its and/or relocations. Plans will be submitted for comment to each utility agency concurrent with all KCG submittals on the project. All correspondence to utility companies will be copied to the City of Downey Subtask 3.4 – Base Mapping
Overview / Approach: The approach to this task involves the blending of all project data into detailed and accurate base maps for the project. All record information gathered under subtask
3.1 will be added. All existing utility information obtained under subtask 3.3 will be plotted and then cross checked, verified and/or updated with the detailed field survey obtained under subtask 3.2. The final step will be to field verify the accuracy (and update as necessary) by walking the job and insuring that all physical site features and conditions are reflected accurately
Utilizing information obtained under the previous subtasks, KCG will add all existing site features such as property lines, street right of way lines, underground utilities and other surface features Accurate project base mapping will be insured via field verification by the Project Manager.
Subtask 3.5 Field Reviews
OvervIew / Approach : We believe very strongly in completing comprehensive site reviews during the design process. We will conduct field reviews, as necessary, to support our design efforts
The KCG Team will conduct field reviews throughout the project design phase to insure base map accuracy and to validate and confirm our project design.
Task 3.0 Deliverables
Field Survey Data
Utility Notices and
Correspondence Log
Field Notes
Project Base Maps
Task 4.0 – 60% Design
Subtask 4.1 – 60% Plans-. Based on the Preferred Alternatives determined under Task 2.0 and the base data developed under Task 3.0, KCG will prepare 60% plans. We envision the following plan set will be required:
No. of Sheets
Description Scale
Title Sheet
Index to Sheets
Typical Sections and Details
1 Alley PlansTI 1”=10’H
1”=10’H;1" ;2’V2 All Plan and ProfilesTy I
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Type 2 Alley X Sections (@ 50’ OC,1"=10’H; 1”=1’ V
The Title Sheet shall be prepared in conformance with City of Downey format requirements.
Construction details will be developed to address all site improvements that cannot be addressed with Standard Plans.
Type 1 Alley Plans will be prepared in plan view only in double plan format at a scale of 1 ”=10’.
These plans will depict all proposed alley improvements including removals required. Typical sections for each alley will also be depicted on each alley plan sheet. At the alley connections to City streets KCG will include improvements necessary to make these connections ADA compliant.
Type 2 Alley Plans will be developed in plan and profile format at a scale of 1 ”=10’ horizontal and 1”=2’ vertical. These plans will depict all proposed alley improvements including removals required. Typical sections for each alley will also be depicted on each alley plan sheet. At the alley connections to City streets KCG will include improvements necessary to make these connections ADA compliant.
Cross sections will be prepared for the Type 2 alleys at a scale of 1 ”=10’ horizontal and 1 ”=1 ’ vertical. These sections will depict existing and proposed surfaces and crossfalls as well as join locations and elevations on both sides of the alley. The cross sections will not be part of the project bid set but can be made available to bidders for reference, if requested Per the requirements of the RFP, see the Appendix for a set of sample plan and cross sections depicting KCG’s proposed plan content and formatting
Subtask 4.2 – Construction Cost EstImate.' Under this subtask, KCG will complete quantity calculations and prepare a construction cost estimate for the project based on the 60% design plans
Task 4.0 Deliverables
60% Plans (2 sets)
60% Plans (PDF)
Quantity Calculations
Preliminary Cost Estimate
Task 5.0 – 90a/, PS&E
Subtask 5.1 – Utility Notices: KCG will prepare and distribute final utility notices and will coordinate all required utility relocations/adjustments with the various utility company service planners
Subtask 5.2 – 90% Plans: Based upon City comments received on the 60% plans, KCG will revise the project plans to a 90% completion level.
Subtask 5.3 – 90% .Specifications: KCG will prepare technical specifications in conformance with City formatting requirements.
Subtask 5.4 – Construction Cost Estimate: KCG will update the construction cost estimate based upon the 90% plans
Task 5.0 Deliverables
90% Plans (2 sets)
90% Plans (PDF)
Specifications (1 set)
Cost Estimate
Quantity Calculations
Utilitv CorresDondence
Task 6.0 – 100'/, Plans
Subtask 6.1 – 100% Plans: Based upon City comments received on the 90% plans, KCG will revise the plans to a 100% completion level
Subtask 6.2 – 1 00% Specifications: Based upon City comments received on the 90% specifications, KCG will revise the specifications to a 100% completion level.
Subtask 6.3 – Construction Cost Estimate: KCG will update the construction cost estimate based on the 100% plans
Task 6.0 Deliverables
100% Plans (2 sets)
100% Plans (PDF)
Specifications (1 set)
Specifications (Word)
Cost Estimate ( 1 copy)
Cost Estimate (Excel)
Quantity Calculations
CorrespondenceUtil,
Task 7.0 - Final PS&E
Subtask 7.1 – Final Plans: Based upon City comments received on the 100% plans, KCG will finalize the plans.
Subtask 7.2 – Final Specifications: Based upon City comments received on the 100% specifications, KCG will finalize the project specifications.
Subtask 7.3– ConstructIon Cost Estimate.' KCG will complete a final construction cost estimate based on the final plans
Task 7.0 Deliverables
Final Plans on Mylar
Final Plans (AutoCAD)
Specifications (I set)
Specifications (Word)
Cost Estimate (1 copy)
Quantity (1 set)
Cost Estimate (Excel)
Final Utilitv Notices
KCG QA/QC APPROACH
Strong and Effective Management by the
Project Manager
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other agencies.
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effective communicabm.
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technIcal/pnfesidlaJ requIrements Be
responsIble for pn:xiucl quaIIty and tImely
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Progress Status MonItorIng
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external 8gettd83 at specIfied Ifrnas as needed.
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' Prepare monthly progress rBports
• Status surnmary exhibIts on oosf and schedule
• Discussions m past/schedule activities
Status of meetIngs and actIon Items
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• PurTx>se and otlectives of the meetIng
Summary of the discusswls
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and/or schedule and propose solutIons.
• FurnIsh Invoices in a tImejy manner to
CIIent. Monitor subconsuftant lnvaces
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, Cho Hoon will check all CIItIcal dimensions.
• The person resptxlsltie for the drawtngs will review the text. and the water wM review the drawings. InsurIng
8dequ8t8 cross ch8cking
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by other contributors to insure overall projectcaonllnatron. , ApIHy TQM princl lges - DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
• Ccxxiuct Independent Reviews. as warranted
11 SECTION 3.0 – KEY PERSONNEL
Our project team will be structured as follows:
The KCG Project Manager for this project will be Rick Kreuzer. Mr. Kreuzer is the founder and president of KCG. He has over 40 years of professional design experience focused predominately on roadway improvement and public works design projects in Southern California. Over the last 10+ years, Mr. Kreuzer has managed the completion of the following similar projects:
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FY 19-20 Residential Street Improvements, Downey
FY 18-19 Arterial Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Brea FY 17-18 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, West Covina FY 18-19 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Alhambra FY 18-19 Arterial Road Improvements, Arcadia
Sabina Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Anaheim Balboa Peninsula Street & Alley improvements, Newport Beach State College Rehabilitation, Anaheim
Lambert Road Improvements, Brea
Carrier Row Rehabilitation/ ADA Improvements, Los Alamitos Country Road Subdivision Rehabilitation Improvements, Brea Brookhurst Street Improvements, Anaheim
Jeffrey Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Irvine
DuaNe Road Improvements, Arcadia
Ball Road Improvements, Anaheim
Pacific Coast Highway Rehabilitation, Dana Point
Newport Avenue Improvements, Tustin
Del Arno Boulevard Rehabilitation, Long Beach
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Assisting Mr. Kreuzer with the day to day civil design of the project will be David Jarvi, PE. Mr.
Jarvi has been Mr. Kreuzer’s primary Design Engineer for the last 25 years. He is proficient with the use of AutoCAD software and has a thorough understanding of street design and ADA compliance requirements.
Eric Metz is KCG’s survey party chief. He has 24 years of professional surveying experienced. He is also an expert Civi13D software user. This experience allows Mr. Metz to bridge the gap between gathering of field data and understanding the needs of the civil/roadway designer. Using the latest state of the art GPS survey equipment, Mr. Metz is able to provide survey data in a expeditious and cost effective manner.
Table 1 below provides a synopsis of the KCG team’s qualifications and availability.
TABLE 1 - TEAM MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS / AVAILABILITY SYNOPSIS California Experience
Working onYears ofProject License
Type/NoFirmResponsibilitYEducation Similar Projects
V‘PE/4240740BSProject Manager
V/PE/6679225KCGBSProject Engineer
JLS/9198Field Survey AAKCG
Name
Rick Kreuzer
David Jarvi
Eric Metz
David Jarvi , PE Eric Metz , LS
Personal resumes for the key KCG team individuals are contained on the following pages. 13 RICK KREUZER, PE
Mr. Kreuzer, the President and leader of KCG, has over 40 years of experience managing complex transportation and civil projects. His strength is managing multi-disciplined teams on projects which require innovative solutions and hands-on principal involvement. He is the President of the Kreuzer Consulting Group (KCG)
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FY 19-20 Residential Street Improvements, Downey
FY 18-19 Arterial Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Brea FY 17-18 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, West Covina
FY 18-19 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Alhambra FY 18-19 Arterial Road Improvements, Arcadia
Del Arno Boulevard Rehabilitation, Long Beach
Sabina Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Anaheim Balboa Peninsula Street & Alley Improvements, Newport Beach State College Boulevard Rehabilitation, Anaheim
Lambert Road Street Improvements, Brea
Carrier Row Rehabilitation/ ADA Improvements, Los Alamitos Country Road Subdivision Rehabilitation/ ADA Improvements, Brea Brookhurst Street Improvements, Anaheim
Jeffrey Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Irvine
DuaNe Road Street Improvements, Arcadia
Ball Road Street Improvements, Anaheim
Pacific Coast Highway Rehabilitation, Dana Point
Newport Avenue Street Improvements, Tustin
FY 18-19 Residential Streets, Seal Beach
FY 19-20 Residential Streets, Seal Beach
Culver Drive Rehabilitation, Irvine
Western Avenue Street Rehabilitation, Gardena
FY 19-20 Residential Streets, Gardena
Jamboree Road Rehabilitation, Irvine
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Civil Engineering
University of California. Irvine,
1983
Certificate Program in
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American Society of Civil
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Mr. Jarvi has over 24 years of experience in General Civil and Transportation Engineering. He specializes in local roadway planning and design projects with experience in design
engineering with a focus on civil and transportation projects. His extensive knowledge of roadway layout, reconstruction, and rehabilitation are evident by a growing list of local agencies that seek his street improvement involvement (Los Alamitos, Cypress, Anaheim, Stanton, Long Beach, Downey, Costa Mesa, Industry, Yorba Linda, Newport Beach, Orange, Dana Point, Irvine, Mission Viejo, San Clemente, Lake Forest, San Juan Capistrano, and Laguna Niguel). Mr. Jarvi has been responsible for the preparation of street plans, cross sections and details for a wide range of roadways from single intersections to miles of large arterial highways. The following are street/alley improvement projects Mr. Jarvi has been involved in:
Alley Improvements North of Foster Road, Downey
':' Alley Improvements N/S of Stewart and Gray Road, Downey FY 20-21 Residential Street Improvements, Downey
':' FY 19-20 Residential Street Improvements, Downey
':' FY 18-19 Arterial Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Brea FY 17-18 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, West Covina ':' FY 18-19 Residential Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Alhambra ':' FY 18-19 Arterial Road Improvements, Arcadia
':' Del Arno Boulevard Rehabilitation, Long Beach
':' Sabina Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation Improvements, Anaheim ':' Balboa Peninsula Street & Alley Improvements, Newport Beach ':' State College Boulevard Rehabilitation, Anaheim
Lambert Road Street Improvements, Brea
Carrier Row Rehabilitation/ ADA Improvements, Los Alamitos Country Road Subdivision Rehabilitation/ ADA Improvements, Brea ':' Brookhurst Street Improvements, Anaheim
':' Jeffrey Road Rehabilitation Improvements, Irvine
':' DuaNe Road Street Improvements, Arcadia
':' Ball Road Street Improvements, Anaheim
':' Pacific Coast Highway Rehabilitation, Dana Point
':' Newport Avenue Street Improvements, Tustin
':' FY 18-19 Residential Streets, Seal Beach
':' FY 19-20 Residential Streets, Seal Beach
15 KREUZER CONSULTING GROUP
ERIC W METZ, PLS
Mr. Metz has over 23 years of professional experience in land surveying and engineering work for government organizations, public agencies, and the private sector. His experience includes preparation of Records of Surveys, Tract Maps, topographic surveying, boundary surveys, aerial control, GPS control surveys, right-of-way mapping, ALTA surveying, and construction staking. Mr. Metz also has extensive knowledge in AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and Navisworks BIM software.
Project Experience:
•Orangethorpe Ave Widening Phase 1 & 2, City of Buena Park, Buena Park, CA Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, right-of-way survey, property research, legal descriptions and plats for right of way acquisitions and temporary construction easements required by the city. In addition, provided construction staking support for the project
Bus Stop Improvement Projects, City of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita, CA Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, survey control plans, utility research, legal descriptions and ptats for right-of-way acquisitions and temporary construction easements to meet city requirements.
Lakewood Stormwater and Runoff Capture Project, City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CA
Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey and cross sections of the flood control channels. Legal descriptions and plats were prepared for proposed city storm drain easements across county land.
Waste Management [Southern California Sites)
Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, right-of-way survey, property research and construction staking support for eight sites across Southern California
USPS Redevelopment, Pacific Industrial, Long Beach, CA
Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, right-of-way survey, property research and ALTA survey of the United States Postal Service 10 acre sorting facility.
Limekiln Creek Restoration Project, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA
Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, cross-sections of the flood channels and site utility research.
Houghton Park Community Center, City of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, cross-sections and profile survey, preparation of horizontal control plans, and preparation of existing conditions base map
Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Monitoring Station, Gardena, CA Project Surveyor responsible for utility research and topographic survey of the Dominguez Channel from right-of-way to right-of-way for approximately 1,000 feet at the West 13Sth Street bridge
Riverside Drive near Zoo Drive Bridge over Los Angeles River, Bridge No. 53C-1298, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey to support the bridge widening and retrofit. Ongoing construction staking support.
EL Paseo Drive Pedestrian Overcrossing Replacement, City of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita, CA, Project Surveyor responsible for topographic survey, survey control plans and construction staking support Surveying and Mapping at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) NAVFAC SW, San Diego, CA Project Surveyor responsible for topographic cross section survey of all roadways within the MCRD base boundary as well as project aerial control.
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SECTION 4.0 - RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
In conformance with the RFP, the following are recent similar projects completed by KCG:
Downey Alley Improvements North of Foster
Downey, CA
KCG completed the final design of 5 alley
segments totaling approximately 3,700 lineal feet
in length. The alley locations were north and
south of Stewart and Gray Road in the City of
Downey. The final plans included 20 sheets of
plans and 21 sheets of cross sections. The project
included alley pavement improvements as well as
access ramp and sidewalk improvements at all
street connections. The final plans and cross
sections for this project are included in Appendix
to this proposal.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsultants:
Construction Value:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$55,000
None
$930 K
February 2024
Pending
City of Downey
Fabian Aoun, PE
Principal Engineer
(951) 743-5208
[email protected]
Downey Alley Improvements N/S of Stewart and Gray Road
Downey, CA
KCG completed the final design of 5 alley
segments totaling approximately 2,600 lineal feet
in length. The alley locations were north and
south of Stewart and Gray Road in the City of
Downey. The final plans included 16 sheets of
plans and 14 sheets of cross sections. The project
included alley pavement improvements as well as
access ramp and sidewalk improvements at all
street connections.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsulta nts:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$38,000
None
$380 K
$380 K
April 2022
2023
City of Downey
Desi Gutierrez, PE
Principal Engineer (Retired)
(562) 271-3188 (Cell),JJ
17 Downey Residential Street Rehabilitation FY 20-21
Downey, CA
KCG completed the final design for approximately
9 miles of residential and arterial streets in the
City of Downey. This project included the removal
and replacement of distressed curb, gutter,
sidewalk and driveways as well as the
reconstruction of all non-compliant access ramps
and driveways.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsulta nts:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$200,000
None
$2.5 M
$2.5 M
Completed June 2020
2023
City of Downey
Desi Gutierrez, PE
Principal Engineer (Retired)
(562) 271-3188 (Cell)
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Tustin Zone 4 Arterial and Residential Street Rehabilitations Tustin, CA
KCG completed the design of 9 miles of residential
and arterial street rehabilitation improvements in
south Tustin. This project design included a wide
range of street improvement strategies. The
project also included a complete field review of all
streets to identify removal and replacement of
damaged curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveways
as well as assessment of all existing access ramps
for ADA compliance.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsulta nts:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$ 110,000
None
$5.3M
TBD
2022
2023
City of Tustin
Eric Johnson
Principal Engineer
(714)573-3320
[email protected]
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18 Cycle 2 Street Rehabilitation Project
Manhattan Beach, CA
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsultants :
Construction Value:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$ 100,000
Harrington Geotechnical
$2 M
2023
2023
City of Manhattan Beach
Gilbert Ramos
310-802-5362
gra mos @ manhattanbeach.gov
KCG completed street rehabilitation design including concrete sidewalk, rolled curb and access ramp improvements on 27th Street, Agnes Road, Flournoy Road, 25th Street and Marine Avenue as part of the Cycle 2 Street improvements in the City of Manhattan Beach.
Downey Residential Street Rehabilitation FY 18-19
Downey, CA
KCG completed the final design for approximately
9 miles of residential and arterial streets in the
City of Downey. This project included the removal
and replacement of distressed curb, gutter,
sidewalk and driveways as well as the
reconstruction of all non-compliant access ramps
and driveways.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsultants:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$200,000
None
$2.6 M
$2.6 M
Completed
2021
City of Downey
Desi Gutierrez, PE
Principal Engineer (Retired)
(562) 271-3188 (Cell)
19 Sabina Neighborhood Rehabilitation Improvements
Anaheim, CA
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsultants:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$200,000
None
$4 M
$4 M
June 2022
2023
City of Anaheim
Stephen Cruz, PE
Principal Engineer
(714) 765-5271
[email protected]
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KCG was retained to complete residential street rehabilitation improvements for the 1 square mile Sabina Neighborhood in northeast Anaheim. This project included removal and
replacement of curb, gutter and sidewalk, new driveways and alley approaches, street reconstruction and rehabilitation and implementation of full ADA compliant ramps for over 10 centerline miles of residential streets. This project is slated for construction completion in late 2023.
Alhambra Residential Street Rehabilitation FY 18-19
Alhambra, CA
KCG completed the fInal design for approximately
6 miles of residential and arterial streets in the
City of Alhambra. This project included the
removal and replacement of distressed curb,
gutter, sidewalk and driveways as well as the
reconstruction of all non-compliant access ramps
and driveways.
Prime Consultant:
Project Manager:
Firm Role:
Contract Value:
Subconsulta nts:
Construction Value:
Final Construction Cost:
Design Completed:
Construction Completed:
Contracting Agency:
References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$80,000
None
$2.1 M
$2.1 M
2019
2020
City of Alhambra
Robert Bias
Engineering Associate
(626)570-5062
rbias@cityofalhamb ra.org
20 Tustin Zone 5 Arterial and Residential Street Rehabilitations Tustin, CA
KCG completed the design of 12.5 miles of residential and arterial street rehabilitation improvements in north Tustin. This project design included a wide range of street improvement strategies. The project also included a complete field review of all streets to identify removal and replacement of damaged curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveways as well as assessment of all existing access ramps for ADA compliance. #
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References:
Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
120,000
Metz Surveying
$6 M
TBD
2023
Pending
City ofTustin
Eric Johnson
Principal Engineer
(714)573-3320
[email protected]
Arterial Roadway Street Improvements
Arcadia, CA
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Kreuzer Consulting Group
Rick Kreuzer, PE
Project Management & Design
$150,000
None
$2.3M
$2,3 M
2020
2022
City of Arcadia
Kevin Merrill
Principal Civil Engineer
(626) 574-5481
[email protected]
KCG completed design of street rehabilitation/reconstruction and ADA compliance (ramps, driveways and sidewalk) for the following street segments:
• Huntington Drive from Santa Clara Street to Fifth Street • Santa Clara Street from Huntington Drive to Santa Anita Street • Santa Anita Street from Huntington Drive to Santa Clara Street • Duarte Road from First Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue
21 In addition to the featured projects above, KCG has completed street improvement rehabilitation projects totaling approximately $30 M in construction value over the last 5 years, some of which are summarized as follows
Pro laRd Agencym
Arcadia
Arcadia
mmme IM
Duarte Road
State College Boulevard
Pioneer Street
Lambert Road
Lincoln Avenue
Del Amo Boulevard
Pacific Coast Hiqhwal
Main Street
FY 1 5-16 Rbiidenhil Streets
Main Street ImDrovements
Ball Road
Williams Street
Kraemer Bouhe aid
Valencia Street
Del Arno Boulevard
Avenida Presidente
R8mlmM
$1.1 M
$1.0 M
$900 K
$1.2 M
$1.3 M
$1.5 M
$1.7 M
$2.0 M
$2.6 M
$3.0 M
$1.5 M
$600 K
$1.4 M
$1.3 M
$2.1 M
$1.6 M
construction C£flt3t
Brea
Norwalk
Brea
Anaheim
Long Beach
Dana Point
Tustin
San Juan Capistrano
Tusttn
Anaheim
Tustin
Brea
Brea
Long Beach
San Clemente
In conformance with the RFP, the following are three public agency references who can attest to KCG’s quality of work on similar projects
Tim Callahan
City of Irvine
Senior Civil Engineer
949-482-8431
[email protected]
Rudy Emami
Director of Public Works
City of Anaheim
714-765-5066
Kevin Merrill, PE
City of Arcadia
City Engineer
626-574-5481
[email protected]
KCG Testimonials
“The KCG Team has used a very proactive,
collaborative approach to develop an exciting
Downtown revitalization design which has been well
received by the City management and Council. Their
Teams creativity, balanced with an attention to
construction details, has been instrumental in building community-wide consensus for the project which will
serve to reestablish our downtown and revitalize our
community."
'The quality of their plans and project deliverables
is always excellent. Most importantly, the City
appreciates the value Mr. Kreuzer and his team
provide us, which is a direct result of the proactive
and day to day hands on management approach
Mr. Kreuzer brings to all of our projects, large and
small. We would highly recommend KCG for your
engineering needs.”
Chino Consunji, PE Natalie Meeks, PE, Former Director of Public Works, City of Anaheim and National APWA
Top 10 Leader of the Year, 2015Former Director of Public Works/ City Engineer City of Downey
22 Exhibit C on the following page depicts our project schedule using the anticipated NTP date of August 19, 2024 stated in the RFP. The following summarizes the major project milestones for the project
,.. August 19, 2024
... August 23, 2024
October 4, 2024
, November 8, 2024
December 6, 2024
PS&E Approved ............................................... December 20, 2024 KCG’s current workload is moderate. We will deliver the subject project on-time, on-budget as put forth in this proposal.
Notice to Proceed ................
Alley Treatment Approved .. .
Submit 60% Design
Submit 90% PS&E ......
Submit 100% PS&E ...
24 CITY OF DOWNEY
ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECr,ciP NO. 24-03
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EXHIBIT B
PROJECT SCHEDULE
1 2
NotIce to Proceed
KICkOff MeetIng
0 days Tue 10/8/24 Tue 10/8/24
Tue 1 0/8/24 Tue 10/8/24 1
Tue 10/8/24 Mon 10/14/24 1
Tue 10/8/24 Mon 2/10/25 1
Tue 10/8/24 Mon lo/14/24 1
0 days Mon 10/14/24 Mon la/14/24 5
Tue 10/8/24 Mon 10/28/24 1
Mon 11/4/24 1
Dctober
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IdubhKeu + lo/8/24
NovemberibM Uanuary
E
UtIIIty COordInatIon (OngoIng)
Street SelectIon
Preferred AlternatIve Selectet
FIeld Survey
Base MappIng
FIeld RevIews
Prepare 60% DesIgn
Agency RevIew
13 SUbmIt 90% PS&E
A Agency RevIew
3 wks
4 wks Tue 10/8/24
4 wks 0/8/24 Mon 11/4/24
6 wks Tue la/1 5/24 Mon 11/25/24 6
0 days Mon 11/25/24 Mon 11/25/24 10
Tue 11/26/24 Mon 12/9/24 11
Tue 12/10/24 Mon 12/30/24 12
0 days Mon 12/30/24 Mon 12/30/24 131
SUbmIt 60% DesIgn
2 wks
3 wks
2wks Tue 12/31/24 Mon 1/13/2514
2 wks Tue 1/14/25
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1 wk Tue 1/28/25
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0 days Mon 2/10/25
)rnib A tuB" + 11/25/24
Prepare 90% PS&E
sam #\ n&t + 12/30Z24
Prepare 100% PS&E
SubmIt 100% PS&E
Agency RevIew
FInaIIze PS&E
Mon 1/27/25 15
,&na 1 JX Ps&E + 1/27/25
Mon 2/3/25 17
Mon 2/10/25 19 rs&t +++un + 2/10/25
VPnI'bIgUne J
REVISED FEE SCHEDULE
RFP NO. 24-004 - ALLEY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
9/1 0/2024
i i 0
hr,
$220
hr.
$1 40
hr.
$110
hr,
$235
1.0 Project Management
1.1 - Meetings
1.2 - Project Schedule
16 2
16 2
4 1
4 12
16 8
8 4
2 2
12 48
12 $4,640
$440
$4,640
$440
WI
1.3 - Project Coordination
2.0 3.0
1.4 - QA/QC Plan
Treatment Recommendations
Preliminary Design
3.1 - Data Collection and Review $1 ,380
$24,000
$2,560
$18,160
$5,200
3.2 - Field Surve1
8 80
3.3 - Util
3.4 - Base Ma
Research and Coordination
100
3.5 - Field Reviews
bllll
4.0 60% Design
4.1 - 60% Plans
1 1)
-Index to Sheets (1
4 6
16 108
85 28
8 4
24 $780
$1 ,060
$3,120
$50,760
$41 ,820
$14,700
$2,880
-Construction Details (1
-Type 1 Alle:Plans (27
4 54
51 14
2 1
12 8
216
170
70 12
-Type 2 Alley PlarI 1 7)
-Cross Sections (14:
4.2 - Construction Cost Estimate
90% PS & E5.0
5.1 - Utility Notices
5.2 - 90% Plans
$780
$10,400
$1 ,760
$940
5.3 - 90'7, Specifications
40 4
20 2
12 5.4 - Construction Cost Estimate
6.0 100% PS & E
6.1 - 100'7, Plans
2 16 $6,200
$880
$580
6.2 - 100% Specifications
6.3 - Construction Cost Estimate
Final PS & E
8 4
1 6
2 1
7.0 7.1 - Final Plans
7.2 - Final Specifications
12 1
$4,320
$440
$360
W1
7.3 - Construction Cost Estimate
Reimbursables $1 ,200
TOTAL HOURSI 245
TOTAL FEEI $53,900
41 1
$57,540
634
$69,740
100
$23,500 $1,200 1 $205,880