On May 2, 2023, by Resolution No. 2023-204, Council accepted the grant funds and directed staff to proceed with developing a comprehensive plan.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Modesto’s Traffic Engineering Division applied for this grant as approved by Council at the September 13, 2022 meeting by Resolution No. 2022-381. The Traffic Engineering Division posted a public call for statements of qualifications and proposals to have a consultant develop a comprehensive action plan. The request was posted publicly December 26, 2023, and proposals were opened February 6, 2024. Using a qualifications-based selection process, Alta Planning + Design Inc. was selected to be recommended for the agreement. The SS4A action plan will identify and prioritize improvement projects so the City may be qualified for consideration of funding by the Safe Street and Roads for All Grant Program.
SS4A funding received as part of this action plan grant will be used to update an existing Local Road Safety Plan into a comprehensive action plan to address Modesto’s ongoing roadway safety issues. This plan will include a leadership commitment from the mayor and a safety task force made up of a diverse group of individuals including citizens, engineers, law enforcement, neighborhood associations, school district officials, and public engagement stakeholders. The plan will also provide a detailed data driven approach to safety analysis by using crash-based data analysis & mapping with a focus on locations where a fatality or serious injury has occurred or where the data indicates one could occur in the future. The plan will also analyze crash data disparities by economic, racial factors, and use safety analysis to identify areas of risk which are underrepresented in the crash data due to underreporting. The City would also use a data driven approach to engagement and collaboration by using community near miss reporting tools to identify risks which are not yet present in the crash data at a data driven and systemic level.
Staff will also incorporate review of current standards and policies, particularly those around neighborhood traffic calming, speed reduction, enforcement technology, and signalization technology to improve transportation safety. The plan intends to use Safety Analytics information to inform more comprehensive project planning in preparation for an implementation grant in the future.
Modesto Municipal Code Section 8-3.203 generally requires all purchases, which meet or exceed $100,000 for material, equipment, or contractual services to follow the formal bid procedures. An Award of Proposal and Agreement for Consulting and Planning for Public Works Department use to Alta Planning + Design, Inc., Oakland, CA, conforms to the Modesto Municipal code because the City complied with the formal bid procedures and Alta Planning + Design Inc. was the highest ranked proposal based on the evaluation criteria.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City was granted $1,000,000 from the SS4A grant program which required a 20% match by the receiving agency. The City’s 20% match is $250,000 for the SS4A funds for a project total of $1,250,000. The match funding requirement will come from available Measure L Funding in the Traffic Management category. The budget for the grant and local match funding will be budgeted in Project 101482.
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Safety and Communities Committee, May 13, 2024
Award Safe Street and Roads for All Agreement
ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES Total
Contract $1,003,933
Contingency (10%) $100,393
Admin City Staff $145,674
TOTAL ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES: $1,250,000
CEQA/NEPA REQUIREMENTS:
This is not an infrastructure project. When projects are developed from the Action Plan, appropriate environmental paperwork will be completed for each project.
RECOMMENDED COMMITTEE ACTION:
Staff Recommendations:
Motion recommending the Award of the SS4A Agreement to Alta Planning + Design Inc., of Oakland CA for a total amount not to exceed $1,104,326 and forwarding to Council for approval.
Approved by:
Bill Sandhu, Public Works Director
Joseph P. Lopez, City Manager
Attachments:
1. Agreement
2. Exhibit A - RFP for Awarding Proposer
3. Exhibit B - Cost Abstract
4. Scoring Abstract
5. City Request for Proposal (RFP) document
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1 AGREEMENT #271024
FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR ACTION PLAN FOR SAFE STREETS AND ROADWAY FOR ALL (SS4A)
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into in the City of Modesto, State of California, this day of , 2024, (“Effective Date”) by and between the CITY OF MODESTO, a municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "City", and Alta Planning + Design, Inc., a California corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Consultant".
This Agreement is made with regard to the following recitals:
A. The City has determined that consultant services are needed to prepare an Action Plan for Safe Streets and Roadway for All (SS4A) for the City Public Works Traffice Engineering.
B. Consultant represents that it is qualified, willing and able to provide the services to prepare said document(s).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of this agreement, and the mutual promises, covenants, and stipulations hereinafter contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES.
Consultant shall undertake and complete the scope of work as set forth and described in the documents attached hereto and referred to as Exhibit "A" or "Project".
2. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement is effective as of the date first written above and will continue in effect until City's acceptance of and payment for all services authorized by City and performed by Consultant, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the termination clause in this Agreement.
City hereby gives Consultant notice to proceed with the preparation of the Project, as of the Effective Date of this agreement. Consultant shall diligently proceed with the completion of the Project within the time period set forth in Exhibit "A".
3. COMPENSATION.
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2 Consultant agrees to accept a sum not to exceed $1,003,933. as full remuneration for performing all services and furnishing all staffing and materials for Modesto in accordance with Exhibit "A" , except that additional services may be compensated as described below.
The Compensation shall be paid pursuant in the manner and at the times set forth below:
City shall pay Consultant on a percent complete basis for all work called for in Exhibit “A” to this Agreement. Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City which include detailed task progress, “Amount Previously Billed”, the “Amount of this Invoice” and the “Amount Billed to Date” for all work completed, and detailed receipts for any reimbursable expenses paid by Consultant and identified in Exhibit “B” or approved by the City in writing.
City shall pay Consultant “Net 30 terms via CITY’s ePay Program.
Additional services may be authorized by the City Manager in an amount up to, but not to exceed 10% of the agreed maximum compensation, or $100,393. In the event that additional services are deemed necessary, the Consultant shall provide a written request to the City Manager indicating the reason for additional work, scope and cost of such work. The City Manager shall provide a written response to the request, either approving or denying the additional expenditure. If additional services are requested and approved, they will be billed at the hourly rates set forth in Exhibit “B” and may not exceed the amount requested and approved in writing by the City Manager. In that event, the new total compensation shall not exceed $1,104,326. If additional services in excess of this amount are deemed necessary by City Staff, an amendment to this Agreement will be required and must be approved prior to commencing the work.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF CONSULTANT.
Throughout the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall possess, or secure all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals legally required to conduct business. Consultant warrants that it has all of the necessary professional capabilities and experience, as well as all tools, instrumentalities, facilities and other resources necessary to provide the City with the services contemplated by this Agreement. Consultant further warrants that it will follow the best current, generally accepted and professional practices to make findings, #5..
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3 render opinions, prepare factual presentations, and provide professional advice and recommendations regarding this project.
5. PERFORMANCE BY KEY EMPLOYEE.
Consultant has represented to City that Jeff Knowles will be the person primarily responsible for the performance of the services referred to in this Agreement. City has entered into this Agreement in reliance on that representation by Consultant. Consultant therefore agrees that percent 60% or more of the time to be devoted to the project that is the subject of this Agreement will be that of the above-named person.
6. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS/TITLE TO DATA.
Ownership of Documents
All reports, drawings, designs, graphics, working papers and other incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall become and remain the property of the City upon payment to Consultant, and may be used by City as it may require without any additional cost to City. In the event of any Consultant documents are subsequently used, reused and/or modified in any respect without Consultant’s involvement and oversight, the Client hereby agrees to release, indemnify, and hold Consultant, its officers, employees, and consultants harmless against any claims or damages arising from the reuse or modification of said documents.
No reports shall be used by the Consultant for purposes other than this contract without the express prior written consent of City.
Title to Data
If, as a part of the agreement, Consultant is required to produce data such as, but not limited to, drawings, plans, specifications, calculations, models, flow diagrams, visual aids and other related materials, the originals of all such data generated under this agreement will be delivered to City upon the completion or termination of services under the contract. It is understood and agreed that the documents and other materials, including but not limited to those described above, prepared pursuant to this Agreement are prepared specifically for the City and are not necessarily suitable for any future or other use. #5..
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4 All materials, documents, data or information obtained from the City data files or any City medium furnished to Consultant in the performance of this Agreement will at all times remain the property of the City. Such data or information may not be used or copied for direct or indirect use by Consultant after termination of this Agreement without written consent of the City.
7. NEWS AND INFORMATION RELEASE.
Consultant agrees that it will not issue any news releases in connection with either the award of this Agreement, or any subsequent amendment of or efforts under this Agreement, without first obtaining review and approval of said news releases from the City Manager.
8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Consultant warrants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would create a “conflict of interest”, as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code § 81000 et seq), for the Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Consultant warrants that, in performance of this Agreement, Consultant shall not employ any person having any such interest. Consultant understands that, if this Agreement is made in violation of Government Code § 1090 et seq., the entire Agreement is void and Consultant will not be entitled to any compensation for services performed. Consultant agrees to file a Statement of Economic Interests with the City Clerk at the start and end of this contract if so required at the option of City.
9. AMENDMENTS.
This Agreement, including the Exhibits attached hereto, may be amended only by a writing signed by both Parties. City will not be responsible to pay any charges Consultant may incur in performing services not identified in Exhibit ‘A’ unless first authorized by the City in writing
10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
All acts of Consultant, its agents, officers, and employees and all others acting on behalf of Consultant relating to the performance of this Agreement, shall be performed as independent contractors and not as agents, officers, or employees of City. Except as City may specify in writing, Consultant has no authority to bind or incur any obligation on behalf of City. Consultant has no authority or responsibility to #5..
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5 exercise any rights or power vested in the City. It is understood by both Consultant and City that this Agreement shall not under any circumstances be construed or considered to create an employer-employee relationship or a joint venture. Consultant, its agents, officers and employees are and, at all times during the terms of this Agreement, shall represent and conduct themselves as independent contractors and not as employees of City.
Consultant shall determine and control the method, details and means of performing the work and services to be provided by Consultant under this Agreement. Consultant shall be responsible to City only for the requirements and results specified in this Agreement, and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, shall not be subjected to City's control with respect to the physical action or activities of the Consultant in fulfillment of this Agreement. Consultant is permitted to provide services to others during the same period service is provided to City under this Agreement. If necessary, Consultant has the responsibility for employing other persons or firms to assist Consultant in fulfilling the terms and obligations under this Agreement.
If in the performance of this Agreement any third persons are employed by Consultant, such persons shall be entirely and exclusively under the direction, supervision, and control of Consultant. All terms of employment including hours, wages, working conditions, discipline, hiring, and discharging or any other term of employment or requirement of law shall be determined by the Consultant.
It is understood and agreed that as an independent contractor and not an employee of City neither the Consultant or Consultant's assigned personnel shall have any entitlement as a City employee, right to act on behalf of the City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent, or to bind the City to any obligation whatsoever. It is further understood and agreed that Consultant must issue W-2 forms or other forms as required by law for income and employment tax purposes for all of Consultant's personnel.
11. ASSIGNMENT.
Neither this Agreement nor any portion thereof shall be subcontracted or assigned, other than noted in Exhibit ‘A’, without the express prior written consent of the City in each and every instance. #5..
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6 12. PATENT/COPYRIGHT MATERIALS.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the contract, Consultant shall be solely responsible for obtaining the right to use any patented or copyrighted materials in the performance of this Agreement. Consultant shall furnish a warranty of such right to use to City at the request of City.
13. NOTICES.
Notice required by this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed given and effective upon delivery provided that such are delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
Notices shall be delivered either by: (a) personal delivery; (b) overnight courier service which obtains confirmation of delivery; or (c) certified pail, return receipt requested, if delivery is confirmed by a return receipt; or (d) by electronic transmission subject to reasonable proof that the notice was both transmitted and received. Each such notice shall be sent to the parties at the address respectively set forth below or to such other address as a party may designate by written notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section:
FOR CONSULTANT: Name: Jeff Knowles, AICP
Address: 304 12th Street, Suite 2A
Oakland, CA 94607 _________
Phone: (510) 788-6878
Email: [email protected]
With copy to Contracts Department
101 SW Main St, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97204
[email protected]
FOR CITY: Name: City of Modesto
Address: P.O. Box 642
Modesto, CA 95353
Attention: Max Navarro
Phone: (209) 571-5116
Facsimile: (209) 571-5575
Email: [email protected]
14. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
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7 insurance to the City as may be required by the Risk Manager of the City. The policies or certificates thereof shall provide that, thirty (30) days prior to cancellation or material change in the policy, notices of same shall be given to the Risk Manager of the City via PINS Advantage Insurance Program, for all of the following stated insurance policies.
In the event the certificates of insurance required hereunder do not provide for notice of cancellation to the certificate holder and/or additional insureds, the Consultant shall provide, and shall require its subcontractors to provide, as an express condition precedent to payment hereunder, an endorsement from their insurers providing that the additional insureds identified herein shall be provided 30 days notice of the cancellation on the policies of insurance required hereunder (10 days notice if the policies are cancelled for nonpayment of premium). In addition, the named insured on all such policies shall provide to the additional insureds identified herein any notices of cancellation of said insurance policies within 5 business days of receipt of such notice. The Consultant shall, as a further express condition precedent to payment for work performed, affirm under penalty of perjury that the required insurance on the project remains in place and said insurance has not been cancelled.
(a) General Liability insurance with a minimum limit of liability per occurrence of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. This insurance shall indicate on the certificate of insurance the following coverages and indicate the policy aggregate limit applying to: premises and operations; broad form contractual; independent consultants and subcontractors; products and completed operations as applicable.
(b) Automobile Liability insurance with a minimum limit of liability per occurrence of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage. This insurance shall cover any automobile for bodily injury and property damage.
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8 (c) Worker's Compensation - in compliance with the statutes of the State of California, plus employer's liability with a minimum limit of liability of $1,000,000. (d) Professional Liability insurance with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 per claim and policy aggregate. If coverage is on a claims made basis it shall be maintained for at least three (3) years following completion of the work.
If at any time any of said policies shall be unsatisfactory to the City, as to form or substance, or if a company issuing such policy shall be unsatisfactory to the City, the Consultant shall promptly obtain a new policy, submit the same to the Risk Manager for approval and submit a certificate thereof as hereinabove provided. Upon failure of the Consultant to furnish, deliver or maintain such insurance and certificates as above provided, this Agreement, at the election of the City, may be forthwith declared suspended or terminated. Failure of the Consultant to obtain and/or maintain any required insurance shall not relieve the Consultant from any liability under this Agreement, nor shall the insurance requirements be construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the obligations of the Consultant concerning indemnification. The City, its agents, officers, employees, and volunteers shall be named as an additional insured on all insurance policies required herein, except Workers' Compensation and Professional Liability. The Workers' Compensation insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its agents, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by Consultant for the City. The Consultant's insurance policy(ies) shall include a provision that the coverage is primary as respects the City; shall include no special limitations to coverage provided to additional insured; and, shall be placed with insurer(s) with acceptable Best's rating of A:VII or with approval of the Risk Manager. The Consultant must deliver certificates evidencing existence of the insurance listed above to the City prior to the time the contract is signed.
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9 waiver by way of a separate endorsement. All endorsements referenced above must include the applicable policy number.
For any claims related to this project, the CONSULTANT’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the Entity, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the Entity, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of the CONSULTANT’S insurance and shall not contribute with it.
15. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.
Termination for Default
In the event either party fails to perform under this AGREEMENT or breaches any condition contained herein, the other party shall notify in writing the breaching party of the non-performance.
Within 10 days after receipt of notification, the breaching party shall correct any non-performance to the reasonable satisfaction of the non-breaching party, or such other time as may be identified in the notice. Failure to correct any non-performance shall allow the non-breaching party to terminate this AGREEMENT for cause.
Termination by City for Convenience
City may cancel this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon written notification to Consultant.
Post-Termination Procedure
Upon receipt of a written notice of termination, the Consultant shall:
a. Cease its work as directed in the notice of termination as of the termination date and see to it that its employees, subconsultants and agents are notified of such termination and act as specified in the notice of termination; b. Terminate all orders and Subcontractors except as necessary to complete any portion of the Work that is not terminated;
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10 in subcontracts and materials in progress to City, in which case the City will have the right at its discretion to settle, or pay any or all claims arising out of the termination of such subconsultants, but in no event shall recovery by any Consultant or subconsultant include lost profits for portions of the Work not completed or undertaken, including materials not delivered; d. Deliver or otherwise make available to the City all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and material as may have been accumulated by the Consultant in performing the Work whether completed or in process;
e. Settle outstanding liabilities and claims, subject to the approval of City; f. Complete performance of such part of the Project as has not been terminated; g. Take such other actions as may be necessary, or as may be directed by the City for the protection and preservation of the Project and/or property related to the Project;
h. If City so requests, and at City's cost, Consultant shall provide sufficient oral or written status reports to make City reasonably aware of the status of Consultant's work on the project.
i. The Consultant understands and agrees that City may, in City's sole discretion, refuse to pay Consultant for that portion of Consultant's services which were performed by Consultant on the project prior to the termination date and which remain unacceptable and/or not useful to City as of the termination date.
City will pay Consultant for work actually completed prior to the receipt of the termination notice or otherwise completed in accordance with the notice of termination. The final payment to the Consultant after termination for convenience shall be limited to amounts due and owing under the Agreement at time of termination, including the following:
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11 a. The cost of settling and paying valid claims arising out of the termination of the Work such as subconsultant agreements or contracts for materials; b. The Agreement price allocable to the portion of the Work properly performed or goods supplied to the work site by the Consultant as of the date of termination, as determined in accordance with the notice of termination, reduced by any sums previously paid to the Consultant.
16. INDEMNITY.
The Consultant shall hold the City, its agents, officers, employees, and volunteers, harmless from and save, defend and indemnify them against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, judgments or damages from every cause, including but not limited to injury to person or property or wrongful death, including reasonable costs and expenses of defense of any judicial or administrative action, arising directly or indirectly out of any negligent or intentional act or omission of Consultant, or its agents, officers, employees, or volunteers relating to or during the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
Consultant's obligation to defend, indemnify, and hold the City, its agents, officers, and employees harmless under the provisions of this paragraph is not limited to or restricted by any requirement in this Agreement for Consultant to procure and maintain a policy of insurance.
In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to be eligible for enrollment in PERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for PERS 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.
17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
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12 Agreement, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this contract provision shall be in the Superior Court of Stanislaus County or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
18. ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
If a party to this AGREEMENT brings any action, including an action for declaratory relief, to enforce or interpret the provision of this AGREEMENT, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled. The court may set such fees in the same action or in a separate action brought for that purpose.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement and its exhibits contain the entire understanding between Consultant and City. All previous proposals, offers and communications relative to this Agreement, whether oral or written, are hereby superseded except to the extent that they have been incorporated into this Agreement.
20. PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.
21. WAIVER.
The waiver by any party to this Agreement of a breach of any provision hereof shall be in writing and shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach hereof unless specifically stated in writing.
22. AUDIT.
The City's duly authorized representative shall have access at all reasonable times to all reports, contract records, contract documents, contract files, and personnel necessary to audit and verify Consultant's charges to City under this Agreement.
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13 Consultant agrees to retain reports, records, documents, and files related to charges under this Agreement for a period of four (4) years following the date of final payment for Consultant services. City's representative shall have the right to reproduce any of the aforesaid documents.
23. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed according to the laws of the State of California.
24. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING.
Headings used in the Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.
25. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
Consultant shall insure compliance with all safety and hourly requirements for employees, in accordance with federal, state, and county safety and health regulations and laws. Consultant shall fully comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations and permits.
26. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE.
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14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Modesto, a municipal corporation, has authorized the execution of this Agreement by its City Manager and attestation by its City Clerk under authority of Resolution No. 2024- , adopted by the Council of the City of Modesto on the day of , 2024, and Alta Planning + Design, Inc has caused this agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date. #5..
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WORK PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO RFP NO. 2324-64
Grant Administration for
Safe Streets and
Roads for All
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF MODESTO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BY ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
FEHR & PEERS
O’DELL ENGINEERING
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ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. Safe Streets and Roads for All 1 Mark G. Murphy, PE
Engineer, City of Modesto
P. O. Box 642
Modesto CA 95353
(209) 577-5431
[email protected]
RE: RFP No. 2324-64 Grant Administration for Safe Streets and Roads for All Dear Mr. Murphy, Mr. Navarro, and Members of the Selection Committee:
Alta Planning + Design, Inc. (Alta) is committed to continuing our relationship with the City of Modesto (City) to further your efforts to make the city’s streets safer for all users by developing a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. We will apply our extensive experience creating action plans that foster strategic partnerships, coordinate and equitably engage the public and key stakeholders, and identify actions—both large and small. The plan will be the foundation for achieving zero traffic deaths and severe injuries in Modesto. We offer uniquely experienced staff to provide the tools, coordination, engagement, documentation, and recommendations to bring about a meaningful Comprehensive Safety Action Plan that will enable the City to compete for future capital grants.
Alta, in partnership with Fehr & Peers (FP) and O’Dell Engineering (OE), provides a team that brings national expertise, deep capacity, specialized skills, and strong local knowledge to deliver this Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Our team includes planners, engineers, designers, engagement specialists, data analysts, graphic designers, consensus builders, grant writers, and a deep bench of additional technical support. We are ready to work seamlessly with the City to produce holistic, measurable results.
The following summarizes why the Alta team is the best candidate to support the City:
• Local Experience: The Alta team is excited to help advance the City’s commitment to Complete Streets and safety through this project.
Alta led the City of Modesto’s Non Motorized Transportation Plan and School Safety Program Study. Fehr & Peers and O’Dell Engineering led the City’s Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program. We see the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan as an extension of these plans and an opportunity to refine recommendations and prioritize implementation. • Safety Expertise: At Alta, we know safety. We have completed hundreds of safety-focused projects across the country and are known for our development and implementation of national multimodal safety guidelines and for vulnerable user research for the Federal Highway Administration, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, and the US Department of Transportation. We bring an acute awareness of the needs and current environment of vulnerable users in planning and infrastructure design and have experience building consensus, understanding behavioral change, identifying appropriate countermeasures, and defining ambitious yet realistic goals. • Robust Analytics: Alta is uniquely qualified in the specialty of transportation safety analytics and we have developed numerous systemic safety analyses. In addition to assessing existing data, our team can use predictive modeling for proactive decision-making. We continue to stay current on the rapidly changing field of transportation analytics, and we can translate complex data into an engaging story. We have leveraged this expertise to propose several optional analytics tasks that can enable Modesto to better identify latent safety issues, increase competitiveness for implementation grant funding, and enable the City to track and share progress with stakeholders and residents.
• Implementation Focused: We understand how to get projects funded and our approach to this plan will help you secure Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) demonstration and implementation funding, as well as other federal and state grant opportunities. Our team has assisted jurisdictions in acquiring more than $1 billion in grant funding, including hundreds of millions from federal sources. To date, six of Alta’s Safety Action Plans for communities across the country were awarded Demonstration and Implementation Grants in the 2023 SS4A grant cycle, including $10 million in implementation funds to El Paso and $8 million for Knoxville. Similarly, our teammates FP have helped over a dozen communities comply with SS4A program requirements and secure Implementation Grants including $29 million awarded to Contra Costa Transportation Authority – the largest award in California. We bring this proven track record and deep commitment to practical results and implementation to Modesto’s SS4A project.
Our team is prepared and well qualified to create and implement the City of Modesto’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Please contact me at (302) 745-6096 or [email protected] to discuss our qualifications.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Baldwin
Principal-in-Charge
Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Consultant Experience......................................................................3 Firm Profiles..............................................................................................................................10 Work Experience.....................................................................................................................16 Chapter 2 Project Manager............................................................................. 22 Chapter 3 Other Key Project Staff ................................................................. 25 Chapter 4 Additional Information.................................................................... 31 Proposed Scope of Work...................................................................................................... 31 Project Schedule.................................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 5 Conflict of Interest Statement ..................................................... 40 Chapter 6 Litigation .............................................................................................41 Chapter 7 Consultant Agreement.................................................................. 42 Chapter 8 Federal-Aid Provisions...................................................................43 Alta’s approach to transportation safety planning is based on our mission of creating sustainable and active
communities. Active communities are healthy places
providing options for safe travel regardless of the way people move.
Our team consists of transportation, engineering, and
community engagement professionals who have experience
working directly with Modesto and are excited for the
opportunity to help the City advance its transportation network.
Our team will bring a fresh perspective to this
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan while building on work that has already been done to advance safety and mobility in Modesto and create better travel experiences for all while being responsive to local contexts.
We understand the opportunities and challenges associated with building a foundation to achieve zero traffic deaths and severe injuries, and are able to adapt our process to meet community and stakeholder needs.
THE ALTA TEAM APPROACH
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The Alta team offers a fully-staffed roster of experts with a broad array of skill sets needed to develop the Modesto Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. We have built a comprehensive team to partner with you to achieve your vision.
The Alta team will leverage our understanding of federal funding and the SS4A program so the Modesto Comprehensive Safety Action Plan meets eligibility requirements and identifies competitive projects for implementation grant funding.
Safe Streets and Roads for All Expertise
Alta’s Specialized Expertise
LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT +
GOAL SETTING
PLANNING STRUCTURE
SAFETY ANALYSIS
ENGAGEMENT + COLLABORATION
EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS
POLICY + PROCESS CHANGES
STRATEGY AND PROJECT SELECTIONS
PROGRESS + TRANSPARENCY
Alta’s approach to developing Modesto’s
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
will be informed by our experience
implementing federally funded projects
and our experience working with
Modesto and its key stakeholders.
The Alta Team
Length of time in business: 28 years
Office Addresses: Alta’s team will primarily work out of our Oakland office, while also utilizing our national team of safety experts.
BASE OF OPERATIONS:
Oakland, CA - 35%
304 12th Street, Suite 2A
Oakland, CA 94607
Category: Planning + Safety
Los Angeles, CA - 30%
617 W. 7th Street, Suite 1103
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Category: Planning + Engineering
Seattle, WA - 15%
1402 Third Avenue, #206
Seattle, WA 98101
Category: Civic Data Analytics
Baltimore, MD - 10%
800 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
Category: Planning + Safety
Charlotte, NC - 5%
508 West 5th Street, Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28202
Category: Traffic Engineering
Portland, OR - 5%
101 SW Main Street, Ste. 2000
Portland, OR 97204
Category: Graphic Design
Alta Principals:
Adrian Esteban
Alia Awwad
Ashley Haire
Brett Hondorp
Britt Storck
Beth Flanagan
Brandon Gonzalez
Caitlin Rasmussen
Cathy Cibor
Colin Harris
David Foster
Hannah Day-Kapell
James Powell
Jean Crowther
Jeff Knowles
Jennifer Baldwin
Kate Whitfield
Katie Mangle
Matt Hayes
Mike Repsch
Mike Rose
Natalie Lozano
Robert Kron
Sam Corbett
Steven Frieson
Vincent Hellens
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ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. Safe Streets and Roads for All 4 Alta Safety Expertise
Safety is our mission.
Alta is a sustainable transportation consulting firm dedicated to creating active, healthy communities through planning, landscape architecture, engineering, and education/
encouragement programs. Alta’s work is centered on people, regardless of the way they move, providing our clients with specialized expertise to create effective safety action plans.
Alta is a national leader in safety,
helping clients across the country
develop and implement roadway
safety action plans.
We guide our clients through the planning process, creating momentum for and a culture of prioritizing safer streets and roadways for all. Together, we set up leadership systems to see that partners, stakeholders, and the public are engaged throughout the development of the plan and beyond. We
elevate equity as a primary element of opportunity and
develop comprehensive safe systems recommendations that consider policy, programs, and design, recognizing that it takes an “all in” approach to achieve true systemic safety.
MEETING DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
(DBE) GOALS
Alta is highly experienced with meeting DBE goals, and
regularly teams with certified DBE subconsultants on a variety of complex projects. We make an earnest effort to identify DBE consultants and services for our teaming arrangements, and we have a deep bench of DBE teaming partners that we have a positive working relationship with, and also have had great success working with new DBE collaborators when
needed. A significant volume of our projects require DBE goals and we are highly confident in our ability to meet such goals. While we have not identified a DBE subconsultant to join our team for this project, we are open to working with the City of Modesto to facilitate an arrangement if desired.
Listening and engaging with all roadway users
♦ Equitable Engagement
♦ Consensus-building
♦ Team Roadway Audits
Completing the right kind of data analytics
♦ Systemic + Predictive Analyses
♦ Crash Profiles
♦ High Injury Network
Developing implementable projects ready for
funding
♦ Countermeasure Matching + Design
♦ Demonstration Projects
♦ SS4A Implementation Project Preparation
Initiating Campaigns and Programmatic Activities
♦ Branding + Graphic Design
♦ Data-driven Messaging + Behavior Change Philosophy
♦ Evaluation Metrics
Alta’s “all-in” Safety Approach
INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT
The guiding principle of this process is clear: engagement should be inclusive, equitable, and representative. The Alta team is experienced in incorporating equity into all aspects of SS4A projects, from engagement to prioritization. Engagement will serve as a continuous feedback loop, providing input throughout the Plan. We know we can deliver a truly inclusive Plan for the City of Modesto, given our proven meaningful and award-winning engagement services, as well as our
unmatched team members’ commitment to delivering
equitable Plans.
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Local Experience
As one of Alta’s priority clients, we have delivered a range of projects for the City of Modesto. Our past experience includes the following projects:
• School Safety Program Study | 2020-2023
• Modesto Junior College Bicycle Path ATP Cycle 1 | 2020 • ATP Grant Writing Cycle 4 | 2018
• Non-Motorized Transportation Plan | 2018-2023
• Paradise Road Transportation & Safety Analysis | 2018-2019 • Civil Engineering On-Call Services | 2017-2021
• Claus Road Cycle Track Peer Review and Signal Design | 2016-2018 Nationwide Safety
Expertise
Alta has experience developing safety action and
implementation plans in a wide range of communities
across the country.
• Sacramento Vision Zero Safety Campaign, CA
• Ojai Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Improvements, CA
• Visalia Traffic Safety Action Plan, CA
• Bakersfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Plan, CA
• Nashville Vision Zero Action Plan, TN
• Palo Alto Traffic Safety & Bicycle Boulevard Projects, CA • El Paso Vision Zero Action Plan, TX
• Memphis Pedestrian Safety Plan, TN
• LADOT Vision Zero Education Campaign, Los Angeles, CA • Met Council Regional Safety Action Plan, Minneapolis, MN • Madison MPO Safety Action Plan, WI
• Roanoke Traffic Safety Campaign, VA
• MnDOT Pedestrian Safety Improvements, Statewide, MN
Madison MPO Safety Action
Plan, WI
LADOT Vision Zero
Education Campaign
Sacramento Vision Zero Safety
Campaign
Nashville Vision Zero
Action Plan
MADISON MPO HIN (2017 - 2020)
BIKE PED FATALITY AND INJURY COLLISIONS AT
ANALYZED LOCATIONS IN RELATION TO HIN
MADISON MPO
SAFETY ACTION PLAN
SAFETY ASSESSMENT
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Jeff brings 15 years of experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of planners, landscape architects, and engineers, to assist over 100 local governments and regional agencies in the planning, fundraising, design, and construction of trails, bikeways, and pedestrian safety countermeasures. Jeff
has managed award-winning plans and helped secure over
$106 million in grant funding for his clients. As a father of an elementary school child who is learning how to bicycle, Jeff is passionate about creating Safe Routes to School and comprehensive street safety in all the communities he serves.
Jennifer offers 18 years of experience delivering products and services that focus on quality, innovation, and client communication. Having managed bicycle and pedestrian
programs at both the state and local level, she brings a unique perspective to comprehensive master planning, public outreach, and project implementation. Her expertise includes downtown mobility, active transportation planning, corridor analysis, and inclusive public engagement.
Firm Principal Spotlight
Subconsultant
Fehr & Peers is a multimodal transportation planning and engineering firm headquartered in Walnut Creek, serving the Central Valley through their office located in Stockton. Fehr & Peers is passionate about transforming transportation consulting through innovation and creativity. They use the latest research and innovative technology to engage and improve communities through knowledge to develop implementable plans and policies that address the needs of all transportation system users. Fehr & Peers staff are national experts in bicycle and pedestrian planning, safety, and engineering.
From Comprehensive Safety Action Plans and Vision Zero safety implementation to complete streets planning and innovative bicycle design, Fehr & Peers planners and engineers strive to enhance circulation, increase safety, and provide better active transportation solutions for our clients. They know how solid planning and innovative transportation solutions can benefit where people live and work, and have a deep bench of internal expertise.
Fehr & Peers staff are nationally recognized experts who focus on their employees, clients, and communities.
PRIORITIZING EQUITABLE SAFE SYSTEMS
Fehr & Peers is an industry leader in planning for multi-modal safety, and they partner with public agencies and communities to understand and shape mobility. Safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all is their core driving philosophy in developing transportation safety plans and programs. Their staff hold leadership positions on national safety committees, including the ITE Safety Council, the ITE Complete Streets Council, the ITE Vision Zero Task Force, and several other safety, bicycle, and pedestrian TRB committees. Over the past decade, they have worked with over 100 jurisdictions in California alone on multi-modal safety planning.
When Fehr & Peers creates safety plans and strategies in partnership with clients, they identify data-driven improvements that are both responsive and initiative-taking in equitably addressing safety across a community. They embrace the role of shared responsibility in a safe system, and look for enhancements to roadway design, user behavior, crash response, and community care. Their designers and planners work at the national and international forefront of constantly evolving safety technology, policies, and design guidelines to push the safety practice forward.
Several of their safety staff members are certified Road Safety Professionals (RSPs), bringing resolute and specialized safety expertise to our projects.
Fehr & Peers also understands that developing a safety plan is the first step in creating safer communities, and they work with clients to prepare competitive grant proposals for funding safety projects including preparing applications for the new Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. After implementation, their team partners with clients on evaluation and safety accountability efforts, developing a nuanced understanding of what makes the biggest difference for local safety needs.
Jeff Knowles, AICP
Project Manager, Principal
Jennifer Baldwin
Principal-in-Charge
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Length of time in business: 39 Years
Office Addresses from which services will be supported, percentage of work, and/or category of work to be
performed in each office:
Walnut Creek, CA - 90%
100 Pringle Avenue, STE 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94590
Category: Project Management & Data Analysis
Stockton, CA - 10%
343 E. Main Street, STE 608
Stockton, CA 95202
Category: Local Expertise & Community Engagement
Fehr & Peers Principals (full list): Fehr & Peers has over 60 Principals, each dedicated to their specializations and the services they can provide to communities of every size and background.
Aaron Gooze
Adrian Engel
Anjum Bawa
Ann Bowers
Anna Luo
Ariel Davis
Bill Burton
Billy Hattaway
Bob Grandy
Bonnie Nelson
Carrie Modi
Charlie Alexander
Chelsea Richer
Chris Breiland
Chris Mitchell
Christine Shields
Claude Strayer
Dan Grayuski
Dana Weissman
Dave Robinson
Don Cairns
Eric Womeldorff
Erin Ferguson
Franziska Church
Fred Choa
Geoff Rubendall
Ian Barnes
Jason Miller
Jason Pack
Jeremy Klop
Jerry Walters
John Gard
John Muggridge
Jon Nepstad
Josh Peterman
Julie Morgan
Kathrin Tellez
Katy Cole
Kendra Breiland
Kristin Calia
Kwasi Donkor
Lysa Wollard
Maria Vyas
Matt Benjamin
Matt Goyne
Matt Haynes
Matthew Ridgway
Meghan Mitman
Fehr & Peers (continued)
Local Experience
While Fehr & Peers staff are national experts in multimodal safety, they are also regular collaborators with the City of Modesto. Firm staff have established relationships with key agency and community stakeholders who will be instrumental in the successful development and implementation of the City of Modesto’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Some of their key local projects include:
• Modesto Systemic Safety Analysis Report & Local Road Safety Plan
• Merced County Association of Governments Local Roadway Safety Plan & Active Transportation Plan
• Highway 59 Widening & Highway 59 Black Rascal Bridge
Project
• Caltrans Safe System Implementation Technical Assistance In collaboration with Alta, Fehr & Peers will bring in-depth local experience and national best practices in the Safe System Approach, multimodal safety planning, and design.
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County
Daly City
Sunnyvale
Berkeley
Vallejo
Contra Costa County
Pittsburg
San Francisco Oakland
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Culver City
Solano County
Montclair
Modesto
Sunnyvale
Moreno Valley
Lancaster
Marin County
Orange County
Alameda County Newark
Santa Ana
Merced County
Mountain View
Fresno
Ceres
UC Merced
Arroyo Grande
Santa Maria
Bakersfield
Delano
Monterey
Los Angeles
Ventura Santa Barabara Burbank
Cudahy
Lynwood
Downey
Compton
Hermosa Beach Lomita
Beverly Hills Westwood Village
S. Pasadena Monterey Park Montebello
Chula Vista
El Cajon
Encinitas
San Marcos
Moreno Valley
Irvine
Orange County
El Monte
La Puente
Pomona
Riverside
San Bernardino
Rancho Cucamonga
Brawley
Calexico
Palo Alto
Redwood City San Carlos
Mill Valley
Hercules
San LeandroSan Ramon
Pleasant Hill
Walnut Creek
Hayward
CalistogaCalistoga El Dorado County
Redding
Richmond
El Cerrito
Culver City
Laguna Beach
San Clemente
Westminster
King City
Los Gatos
Saratoga
Tuolumne County
Mariposa
San Bernardino County
Woodland
San Jacinto
Vista
Lake Elsinore Canyon Lake
Fremont
Oakland
El Cerrito
Oxnard
San Jacinto
San Pablo
San Jose
Chico
Calaveras
County
San Joaquin
Valley
Baldwin Park
Fairfield
Concord
Emeryville
Oceanside
Other Safety Projects
Vision Zero
Systemic Safety Analysis Report
Safe Routes to School
Pedestrian Safety Assessment
Comprehensive Safety Action Plans
Local Road Safety Plan
HSIP Grant Applications
Complete Streets Safety Assessment
KEY
OUR MULTIMODAL SAFETY EXPERIENCE
in California runs deep. We have worked
with hundreds of cities and counties, as well
as the State of California, to help solve some
of the most pressing roadway safety issues
facing our communities. Our experience
includes robust data collection and
analysis, project identification and design,
policy development, and funding support.
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Firm Principal Spotlight
Meghan Mitman will serve as the Principal in Charge for Fehr & Peers staff. Meghan is Fehr & Peers’ Regional
Principal-in-Charge and resides in the Walnut Creek office.
She is an expert in multimodal safety policy, planning, and design, and she focuses her practice on implementing
the Safe System approach in support of Vision Zero
through data-driven, community-oriented, and equity-first strategies.
Meghan is the immediate past chair of the ITE Safety
Council, the founding chair of the ITE Complete Streets Council, and a member of the TRB Pedestrians Committee.
She was invited to participate as a member of the Safe
System Consortium, a group of international experts
convened by Johns Hopkins University School of Public
Health and ITE which developed guidance for the US
Congress and Biden Administration on the national pivot to the Safe System approach. In January 2023 she launched
ITE’s Implementing the Safe System certificate-based
learning course as the lead instructor. She has a master’s in both transportation engineering and city and regional planning from the University of California at Berkeley, and a bachelor’s in operations research and financial
engineering from Princeton University. She is a certified planner (022715) and a level 2 Infrastructure Road Safety Professional (610).
ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. Safe Streets and Roads for All 8 Meghan Mitman
Principal
Subconsultant
O’Dell Engineering was founded in 1994 by Randall O’Dell and currently offers civil engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and land planning. The firm currently employs over 85 professionals with offices in Modesto, Fresno, Merced, and Pleasanton. Current staffing includes 10 civil engineers, 8 land surveyors, 10 landscape architects, and 5 field survey crews. The firm also has 6 LEED professionals on staff, as well as 5 certified QSP/QSDs. O’Dell Engineering is a California Certified Small Business.
O’Dell regularly supports planning and transportation safety projects. They understand that pedestrian safety is key to happy and healthy communities and believe in designing infrastructure that is user-friendly and makes the greatest impact possible. Their experience supporting traffic calming, safe routes to schools, sidewalk improvement, and complete streets projects in Ceres, Patterson, Turlock, Stockton, Chowchilla, Riverbank, Modesto, and Merced is a testament to their commitment to improving pedestrian circulation and safety in the Central Valley.
O’Dell Engineering has extensive experience with municipal projects with a proven track record of success and satisfied public clients. Over the course of many years, they have fostered a very important relationship with the City of Modesto, having completed nearly 80 projects. As a local firm, they take great pride in benefiting the community with the realization of these important projects. O’Dell Engineering has completed countless projects of all scales and sizes in the city and the greater metropolitan area. Services have included land surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, SWPPP, joint trench utility coordination, site acquisition, and public outreach.
Projects have included utility design, construction services, lift stations, sanitary sewer systems, Utility Master Plans, transportation design, parks and playgrounds, ADA upgrades, bike paths, safe routes to schools, interchange landscapes, and graphic design. Surveying services have included boundary resolutions, topographic surveys and maps, legal descriptions and plats, construction staking, coordination with other design disciplines, and coordination with various utilities and public agencies. O’Dell is innately familiar with the geographical area, the goals of the City of Modesto, and the nature of the services needed.
Fehr & Peers Principals (continued):
Michael Kennedy Ron Milam
Miguel Nuñez Sarah Brandenberg
Mike Wallace Sohrab Rashid
Nate Conable Steve Brown
Nicole Waldheim Steve Davis
Preston Stinger Tom Gaul
Rob Rees Will Brooks
Robert Eckols
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Local Experience
Located in Modesto, the City is one of O’Dell’s primary clients, with nearly 80 projects completed together. O’Dell is committed to benefitting their local community, as well as to improving pedestrian safety within the Central Valley. Their contracts with the City of Modesto within the last five years include the following:
FIRM PRINCIPAL SPOTLIGHT
Dylan Crawford has over 25 years of professional surveying experience including large scale public infrastructure projects, right-of-way engineering, land development, and public
agency consulting. He stays current with advances in survey technology, legislation affecting land development, the subdivision map act, and land title issues. Dylan is Registered Land Surveyor in the State of California and a member of the California Land Surveyors Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies.
Dylan Crawford, PLS
President
Length of time in business: 30 Years
Office Addresses from which services will be supported, percentage of work, and/or category of work to be
performed in each office:
Modesto, CA - 100%
1165 Scenic Drive, Suite A
Modesto, CA 95350
Category: Design/Engineering
O’Dell Principals (full list):
Chad Kennedy
John Zhang
Dylan Crawford
Chad Kennedy has over 20 years of experience in the
landscape architecture industry. He is a licensed landscape architect (PLA No. 5426 in the State of California), ISA certified arborist, NRPA Certified Playground Safety Inspector, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Executive
Committee serving as the San Joaquin Area Representative.
Chad has designed and overseen countless community
improvement and planning projects in Northern California including parks, playgrounds, trails, recreation facilities, residential developments, transportation systems, and
commercial landscapes. His work is focused on positively impacting the community through innovative, sustainable, and inclusive design principles.
Chad Kennedy, PLA
Principal
O’Dell Engineering (continued)
• Beyer Park Inclusive
Playground
• César Chavez Park
• Codoni Liftstation WPCP
• Crows Landing Pavement
Rehabilitation
• Enslen Playground Audit
• Highway Village Water
System
• Jennings Plant Entrance
Improvements
• Litt Road Improvements
• Litt Road Parcel Map
• Mary Grogan Park Phase 2
• Modular Building
Relocation
• North County Corridor VIA
• Paradise Road Pavement
Rehabilitation
• Pike Place Playground
• Potable Water Well Sites
Survey
• Ralston Tower Park Senior
Playground
• River Trunk Realignment
Plan
• Scenic Drive Pavement
Rehabilitation
• Sonoma Sewer Phases 3
& 4
• SR 132 West Freeway/
Expressway Phase 1
• Sub-Basin Wells
• Sutter Trunk Rehabilitation
• Sylvan Park Restroom
• Tesla Station Stormwater
Review
• Tivoli Well Landscape
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of Modesto
CONTACT
Sandeep Sandhu
Associate Engineer
P.O. Box 642
Modesto, CA 95353
(209) 577-5294
[email protected]
TYPE
Study
SIZE
City
COST
$247,499
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Safety study
3 Work with City of Modesto
3 Comprehensive safety analysis
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: The City of Modesto’s School Safety Program defines project needs and identify an implementation strategy to improve walking and biking safety near schools. This project builds on the City’s ongoing Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, also led by Alta, with a specific focus on infrastructure needs near schools in and around Modesto. Key project tasks include a comprehensive safety analysis that identifies characteristics of crashes occurring most frequently near schools; stakeholder interviews with school district staff; and outreach to school communities to better understand current barriers for walking and biking to school. The Safety Program identifies a prioritized project list that the City can use to program local Measure L funding and guide future investments in the active transportation system.
Modesto School Safety Program Study
MODESTO, CA | 2020-2023
Listing of Completed Similar Projects
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of Modesto
CONTACT
Michael Sacuskie
Associate Engineer/Bicycle Program
Coordinator
P.O. Box 642
Modesto, CA 95353
(209) 577-5280
[email protected]
TYPE
Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning
SIZE
City
COST
$200,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
Traffic Data Service
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Work with City of Modesto
3 Transportation Plan
3 Public Outreach
3 Level of Traffic Stress Analysis
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Alta worked with the City of Modesto on an update to the City’s Non-Motorized Transportation Plan to identify ways to provide more convenient alternatives to driving for families, commuters, transit riders, and recreation. In addition to significant public outreach and involvement, the plan update includes the development of design guidelines and bicycle level of traffic stress analysis. The plan offers a prioritized set of recommendations on walking and bicycling facilities, programs, and policies that reflects Modesto's unique needs and opportunities.
Modesto Non-Motorized Transportation Plan
MODESTO, CA | 2019-2023
WORK EXPERIENCE
Non-Motorized
Transportation Plan
2023 UPDATE | DRAFT AUGUST 2023
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Modesto Virginia Corridor
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W Briggsmore Ave
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College
Hospital
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Museum
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Trail Facilities
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson
County (Metro)
CONTACT
Anna Dearman, AICP
Walking & Biking Manager, Nashville Department
of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure
(NDOT)
750 S 5th Street,
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 862-8735
[email protected]
TYPE
Vision Zero Action Plan
SIZE
County
COST
$472,259
SUBCONSULTANTS
Community Initiatives, Tanisha Hall, Culture Shift
Team
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Public, DOT, and stakeholder engagement
3 Civic analytics
3 Crash data and safety analyses
3 High Injury Network (HIN) identification
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Alta helped Nashville and Davidson County develop the County’s first comprehensive Vision Zero Action Plan as well as a separate, fiscally constrained and detailed Implementation Plan. This data-driven and community focused plan will help guide the Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) in their investment in traffic safety improvements over the next five years. Alta used the latest available data and digital mapping techniques to provide a comprehensive process for identifying and prioritizing safety improvements. Alta also facilitated a robust stakeholder and public engagement process comprised of task force meetings, focus group meetings, online user surveys, intercept surveys, public focus groups, and stakeholder listening sessions.
This information was combined with a systemic safety analysis to understand and develop a High-Injury Network (HIN) for the county. HINs help prioritize future improvements by identifying segments in road networks where pedestrian and bicycle collisions have occurred.
To assist with understanding the data and prioritizing investments, Alta developed an online data dashboard that helps visualize the crash patterns and areas in Nashville that are particularly unsafe for people walking, biking and driving. This dashboard helps build the case for change in Metro Nashville, identifies evaluation metrics for full transparency, and showcases potential locations for future countermeasures.
Nashville-Davidson County Vision Zero
Action Plan + Implementation Plan
NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN | 2021-2022
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE)
CONTACT
Theresa Vallez-Kelly
Safe Routes to School Coordinator
101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065-1064
(650) 802-5429
[email protected]
TYPE
Strategy & Evaluation
SIZE
County
COST
$86,450
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Youth-Based High Injury Network (y-HIN)
evaluation
3 Five-year evaluation report
3 SRTS Strategy
3 Prioritized infrastructure recommendations
3 Engagement
3 Safety, equity, sustainability and mode split
considerations
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Alta helped the San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) and the Cities/Counties of San Mateo County (C/CAG) evaluate their existing Safe Routes to School program, plan strategically for the next five years, and develop an analysis to support member cities in prioritizing infrastructure improvements and programming to address recorded collisions.
Alta developed the following through this project:
• The 2015-16 to 2019-20 Five-Year Evaluation Report identified accomplishments and challenges surrounding project goals of engagement and reach, equity, safety, and mode split.
• The Youth-Based High-Injury Network (y-HIN) helps prioritize future improvements by identifying segments in road networks where youth-involved pedestrian and bicycle collisions have occurred.
• Detailed collision profile infographics by jurisdiction that outline the y-HIN, collision trends, school and community equity analysis, and reported collision causes that relate to severe, youth, and active collisions for each city in the County.
• The San Mateo County 2022-23 to 2026-27 SRTS Strategy paves the way for deepening intra-agency partnerships and increasing the number of families safely using active transportation for the school commute.
San Mateo County SRTS Evaluation, HighInjury Network, and SRTS Strategy SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA | 2021-2022
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The process involved a robust and complex systemic safety analysis, which helped Alta determine vehicular and pedestrian High Injury Networks (HINs), ten unique crash profiles, predictive modeling, and crash cost implications. The systemic safety analysis was used to guide specific policy updates, organized by the Safe Systems Approach criteria, and prioritize locations for infrastructure improvements.
Alta prepared conceptual designs to guide countermeasure application at the top ten priority locations and performed a corridor deep dive to help systemically match policy and design objectives to an existing city corridor context. The project also included an extensive community outreach process and development of unique graphics and materials, in both English and Spanish, that conveyed technical information in public-friendly and understandable ways.
Fehr & Peers conducted the data discovery and data collection, performed crash data analysis and developed the High-Injury Network (HIN), prepared collision profiles with crash reduction costs, prioritized locations for immediate attention, and prepared a predictive pedestrian safety model to identify risky locations based on crash history, land use, and roadway characteristics.
El Paso Vision Zero Plan
EL PASO, TX | 2022-2023
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of El Paso
CONTACT
Joaquin Rodriguez
Transportation Planning Administrator
300 N. Campbell
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 212-0000
[email protected]
TYPE
Vision Zero Action Plan
SIZE
City
COST
$682,619
SUBCONSULTANTS
Fehr & Peers
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Safety planning
3 Safety countermeasures
3 Grant assistance
3 High Injury Network (HIN) development
3 Robust analytics and predictive modeling
3 Bilingual engagement
3 Interactive web tools
MAP 5
Motor Vehicle and
Bicycle/Pedestrian
HIN Overlap
78 miles of HIN are
on both the vehicle/motorcycle
HIN and the bicycle/pedestrian
HIN. These areas are unsafe
for all modes of travel.
Take a closer look at this data
at elpasotexas.gov/visionzero
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of Bakersfield
REFERENCE
Ed Murphy
Civil Engineer III
Public Works Department
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 326-3958
[email protected]
TYPE
Safety Plan
SIZE
Metropolitan area/City
COST
$189,578
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Safety Plan
3 Equitable transportation network
3 Safety analyses
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: The Bakersfield Metropolitan area has the highest fatality rate for bicyclists and pedestrians in California, and it has the 12th highest fatality rate in the country. Alta led development of this plan, and took a holistic and measured approach to this safety-focused work to consider all modes of transportation in order to develop a more equitable and safe transportation network. Alta has pioneered systemic safety analyses for walking and biking to identify areas of concern before crashes occur, as well as areas with latent demand where walking would increase with safety improvements. Alta coupled the technical analysis with practical field observations to provide accurate results and sound safety recommendations.
As part of this project, Alta developed a number of low-cost rapid response treatments to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at a number of locations. Alta also developed 30% design plans, cost estimates, and cut sheets for a number of high-risk locations throughout Bakersfield.
Bakersfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Plan
BAKERSFIELD, CA | 2018-2020
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of Modesto
CONTACT
Sandeep Sandhu
Associate Engineer
1010 10th Street
Modesto, CA 95353
(209) 342-4712
[email protected]
TYPE
Transportation Planning: Safety Studies
SIZE
Citywide study
COST
$183,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
O’Dell Engineering
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Systemic Safety Analysis Report
Program
3 Collision History & Hotspots
3 Countermeasure Toolbox
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Fehr & Peers worked with the City of Modesto to develop a citywide systemic safety study that is funded by the Caltrans Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP). The purpose of the study is to develop a plan to address the city’s most prevalent severe injury and fatal collision trends for all modes of travel. As part of the study, Fehr & Peers evaluated a fiveyear collision history, identified locations with collision hot spots, and developed systemic collision profiles. The systemic collision profiles were developed through a data-driven approach of connecting collision and infrastructure characteristics, which relies on building a robust GIS dataset of key citywide transportation infrastructure attributes. Fehr & Peers also developed a countermeasure toolbox of engineering interventions to address the collision trends at identified hot spot locations and to address the systemic collision profiles. A prioritized list of safety improvement projects was developed to position the City for success in funding and implementation. Through this process, the project team met with key stakeholders and City Council, as well as hosted public outreach events, to better understand key safety concerns in the city.
O’Dell Engineering participated in progress meetings, provided peer review of planning-level project cost estimates, and prepared two HSIP applications, including refined cost estimates.
Modesto Systemic Safety Analysis Report &
Local Road Safety Plan
MODESTO, CA | 2018-2022
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Napa Valley Transportation Authority
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Diana Meehan, Principal Program Planner
625 Burnell Street
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 259-8327
[email protected]
TYPE
Pedestrian & Bicycle Studies
Multimodal Operation & Simulations
SIZE
Regional plan
COST
$219,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 High Injury Network
3 Safe System Principles
3 Community Engagement
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Fehr & Peers is developing a regional Vision Zero Plan for Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA). The plan will include unincorporated and incorporated areas of Napa Valley. It will set a regional Vision Zero goal with a regional high injury network informed by Safe System principles. Key findings from recently completed local road safety plans from the County, City of Napa Valley, and City of American Canyon will be incorporated with targeted expansion to connect to Safe System elements and principles. The plan will include specific local findings for City of Calistoga, City of St. Helena, and Town of Yountville who previously did not have a local road safety plan. The plan’s development includes agency stakeholder and community engagement focusing on ensuring inclusion of equity priority communities and voices.
Napa Valley Regional & Local Vision Zero
Plan
NAPA, CA | 2022-ONGOING
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Merced County Association of Governments
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Meg Prince
Senior Planner
369 West 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 769-7679
[email protected]
TYPE
Safety Studies
SIZE
Contact Info
COST
$224,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Active Transportation Plan
3 Local Roadway Safety Plan
3 Safety Data Collection & Analysis
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Fehr & Peers is assisting the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) with the development of a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) for the six incorporated cities under its jurisdiction (Merced, Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, and Los Banos) while the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) focuses on improvements for Merced, County of Merced, Atwater, Dos Paos, Livingston, and Los Banos.
The LRSP explores the cities’ collision histories, create high-injury networks and collision profiles of emphasis, and generate priority project concepts, and benchmark existing policies and standards against best practices to identify nonengineering steps that MCAG and city governments can take to institutionalize safety in their day-to-day operations. The LRSP will be fully in line with the best practices of the Safe System Approach and fulfill requirements for a CSAP under the SS4A program.
The ATP aims to provide forward-thinking guidance to jurisdictions and communities as they plan for walking, bicycling, and active travel throughout the region. Rooted in intensive bilingual community outreach and a comprehensive review of existing conditions and policies, the plan will result in a prioritized set of projects and recommended best practices. The ultimate plan is intended to respond to community needs, create opportunities for inter-agency coordination on implementation, encourage mode shift, and improve safety and connectivity for people walking and biking throughout Merced County.
MCAG Local Roadway Safety Plan & Active
Transportation Plan
MERCED COUNTY, CA | 2023-ONGOING
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Caltrans Office of Special Projects
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Ann Mahaney
Senior Transportation Planner
1801 30th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 53-4097
[email protected]
TYPE
Education & Training Guidelines
Climate & Sustainability
SIZE
Highway
COST
$466,000
PRIME CONSULTANT
ICF Jones & Stokes
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Work with Caltrans
3 Equity & Safety
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: Fehr & Peers (as a subcontractor to ICF) created a Guide to Smart Mobility Applications. This guide was written for planners, engineers, and other transportation professionals who develop and maintain the state highway system and/or connected facilities. This guide is a starting point for those working to incorporate the Smart Mobility Framework into plans and projects.
The Smart Mobility Framework is the Caltrans approach to include topics such as climate change, vehicle miles traveled reduction, equity, and safety into its work; the district safety plans will change Caltrans work in a similar fashion. Fehr & Peers additionally led extensive safety work as part of this project through a task order in support of the new Division of Safety. They used Safe System principles to support the new pedestrian safety systemic monitoring program, develop a pedestrian safety countermeasures toolbox, and develop and provide training for the shift to a systemic approach. This work was deployed to all Caltrans districts and used by safety investigators to make pedestrian safety improvements across the State highway system. Fehr & Peers then built upon this work to create an action plan for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, a roadmap for Caltrans to continue to make walking and biking safer in California. This initial Safe System work expanded into the Caltrans Safety “pivot” through the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, an effort that they supported following this contract.
Caltrans Safe System Implementation
Technical Assistance
STATEWIDE, CA | 2017-2020
WORK EXPERIENCE
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Stanislaus County
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
Kristin Doud, Associate Planner
1010 Tenth Street, Modesto, CA 95354
209-525-6330
[email protected]
TYPE
Planning
SIZE
Neighborhood
COST
$54,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
N/A
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
None
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Complete Streets
3 Community Safety
3 Master Planning
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: O’Dell Engineering created a plan to reduce energy consumption, conserve water, improve air and water quality, better public and community health, and enhance and create community green areas in the Airport Neighborhood. The Master Plan identifies and prioritizes urban greening projects including landscaping, trails, community green space, and stormwater management for this south Modesto neighborhood. The plan includes four major types of improvement projects: Green Space, Complete Streets, Non-Vehicular Connections, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
The Non-Vehicular Transportation segment of the plan evaluates pedestrian access and bicycle routes in the neighborhood. It provides an outline to which the designers of future building projects can refer in order to determine the best method of improving non-vehicular infrastructure within each project to support connectivity throughout the neighborhood. Overall, all non-vehicular methods should promote connectivity amongst the neighborhood’s parks and schools via safe, universally accessible infrastructure to support a healthy community.
Airport Neighborhood Urban Greening
Master Plan
MODESTO, CA | 2016-NOVEMBER 2017
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OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
City of Modesto
OWNER REPRESENTATIVE
John Rawles
Project Manager
1010 Tenth Street, Suite 3100
Modesto, CA 95353
209-577-520
[email protected]
TYPE
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
Landscape Architecture
SIZE
Freeway/City
COST
$286,000
SUBCONSULTANTS
Kleinfelder
Mozaffari Engineering
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Cost Estimation
SPECIALTY AREAS ADDRESSED
3 Work with City of Modesto
3 Transportation Improvements
Key Issues/Challenges and Resolutions: O’Dell Engineering provided civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture services for the SR-132 West Freeway/Expressway in Modesto, CA. O’Dell Engineering developed a conceptual highway planting plan to establish the areas to receive highway planting treatments and to present a variety of hardscape and planting options to treat the selected areas. The plan adhered to the SR-99 Corridor Enhancement Plan.
Landscaping and irrigation plans and details were prepared to the City of Modesto and Caltrans requirements. O’Dell provided planting plans, irrigation removal plans for SR-99, irrigation plans, landscaping detail sheets, and landscaping quantity sheets, along with specifications and special provisions for the planting and irrigation items. Deliverables included a conceptual landscape plan, 65% planting and irrigation plans, 65% preliminary construction cost estimate, conformed contract provisions, and 100% roadway (planting and irrigation plans) PS&E. In addition, O’Dell provided design services for a 54” sewer main, provided traffic control during the geotechnical investigation, and will provide construction support State Route 132 West Freeway
MODESTO, CA | 2018-NOVEMBER 2023
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Jeff is a dedicated, passionate, responsive,
and flexible Project Manager. Fremont
worked with Alta and Jeff as a Project
Manager to conduct safety assessments
at every school citywide over a two-year
period. Jeff kept this complex effort on
track and Alta’s award-winning work on
the project has directly led to tangible and
impactful infrastructure improvements that
have improved safety for school children.
Matthew Bomberg
FORMER SENIOR TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEER, CITY OF FREMONT
Project Manager
Project Manager Jeff Knowles, AICP brings 15 years of
experience managing projects that help communities design and implement innovative multimodal transportation solutions. He excels at handling project details, leading teams, and developing award-winning public engagement strategies. Jeff will be the main point-of-contact and will collaborate closely with the City of Modesto's Project Manager to meet the project’s needs in a timely and efficient manner.
Jeff’s well-rounded understanding of transportation planning and design principles brings a multi-disciplinary approach to his project work. Jeff recently managed the Safe Routes to School Plan for the City of Fremont to supplement the Alameda County Safe Routes program by coordinating 40 school
assessments in a two-year period. Jeff managed work order memos and grant applications that helped the City move swiftly into implementation using low-cost materials. Fremont was recognized by the National Center for Safe Routes to School with the Vision Zero for Youth USA Leadership Award (only the third award given nationally).
Jeff has managed comprehensive safety analyses for dozens of jurisdictions as part of citywide planning efforts. He has helped communities plan, design, and fund proven safety countermeasures such as traffic calming, protected intersections, enhanced bikeways, and crossing treatments.
History of Repeat Clients
Jeff has worked with many repeat clients and has formed strong relationships with city personnel. He has in-depth knowledge of the unique needs of communities in Central California. Some of these repeat clients include:
• City of Modesto | 2018-present
• City of Oakland | 2016-present
• City of Sunnyvale | 2016-2023
• City of Santa Clara | 2016-present
• City of Sacramento | 2016-present
• City of Coalinga 2016-2019
• Alameda County | 2016-present
• City of Berkeley | 2016-present
• City of Concord | 2016-2021
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YEARS AT ALTA
8 years
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
15 years
EDUCATION
Master of City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania, 2009
BA, History, Rhodes College, 2006
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ALL
PROACTIVE TYPES OF
COLLISION REDUCTION
Grant funding
Master planning
Feasibility studies
Traffic calming
Safe Routes to School
REGISTRATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners (#026414)
AVAILABILITY FOR THE
MODESTO PLAN
Jeff Knowles, AICP
Project Manager
Project Responsibility: As Project Manager, Jeff will have day-to-day responsibility for communications, task assignments, project budgeting, and coordination.
Jeff brings 15 years of experience working with multi-disciplinary teams of planners, landscape architects, and engineers, having assisted over 100 local governments and regional agencies in the planning, fundraising, design, and construction of transportation infrastructure. Jeff works with communities across the country to develop transportation master plans, trail and separated bikeway feasibility studies, traffic calming designs, Safe Routes to School plans, tactical urbanism demonstrations, competitive grant proposals, and much more.
Relevant Experience
City of Modesto, Modesto Paradise Road Transportation & Safety Analysis, Modesto, CA - Planner | 2018-May 2019 | Firm: Alta
Alta conducted a traffic operations analysis for Paradise Road in the City of Modesto, CA. The extents of the project included a Level of Service (LOS) analysis and queueing analysis for four signalized intersections and one stop-controlled intersection, comparing the impact of a proposed road diet and signal modifications. The modifications included reduction of travel lanes, inclusion of pedestrian ‘scramble’ phases, and modifying turning bays. The modifications were modelled from a proposed concept design of Class IV (protected) bikeways. Jeff provided project guidance and review for the traffic analysis for four signalized intersections in Modesto.
City of Fremont, Fremont School Traffic Safety Assessments, Fremont, CA - Project Manager | 2016-January 2019 Firm: Alta
Jeff was the Project Manager for improving city-wide traffic operations and safety during school peak hour arrival and departure times, encouraging more bicycling, walking and transit trips to school, and identifying capital improvement infrastructure projects for future grant project opportunities.
City of Santa Clara, Santa Clara Pedestrian Plan and Pedestrian Priority Zones - Project Manager | 2018-March 2020 | Firm: Alta
Safety was the top goal of this transportation master plan. Jeff led the Alta team in developing a city-wide analytic and design toolbox for pedestrian environments that are accessible and reduce the risk of pedestrian-involved collisions. A central strategy for the Pedestrian Master Plan was the designation of nine Priority Pedestrian Zones across the city. These zones will help the City focus on areas with the highest potential for increasing walkability. The areas were developed by culminating focus areas for each of the four components of walkability -safety, comfort, destination accessibility, and walkable land use.
City of Oakland, Oakland Ney Avenue Neighborhood Traffic Calming Plan, Oakland, CA - Project Manager | 2020-December 2021 | Firm: Alta
Jeff was the Project Manager for a study that resulted in resident-supported traffic calming measures, including speed management and volume management, that the City of Oakland can build to create a safer neighborhood on and near Ney Avenue. Alta delivered concept designs, cost estimates, and a final report.
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Owner | Project Location Description Role | Services
Performed
Est.
Completion
Date
Commitment Owner
Representative
City of Sacramento
| Active
Transportation
Audits
Sacramento, CA Alta is working with
the City of Sacramento
to develop Active
Transportation Audits for
three Community Plan
areas.
Principal-inCharge | Overall
project guidance
and direction
Dec 2024 5% Leslie Mancebo,
City of Sacramento,
915 I Street 2nd
Floor, Room 2000,
Sacramento, CA
95814
(916) 808-6725
Good City
Company | Harbor
Industrial Area
Action Plan
Belmont, CA The HIA Specific Plan
will set the vision for
upcoming private sector
investment and public
sector improvements.
Principal-inCharge | Overall
project guidance
and direction
March 2025 5% Chris Dacumos,
Good City
Company, 601
Allerton Street
Suite 110, Redwood
City, CA 94063
(650) 333-0248
CA State Coastal
Conservancy |
Great Redwood
Trail Master Plan
CA Alta is preparing
a master plan and
conducting community
engagement for the
Great Redwood Trail in
Mendocino, Trinity, and
Humboldt Counties.
Project Manager
| day-to-day
task assignments, project
budgeting, and
coordination.
June 2024 15% Louisa Morris,
CA State Coastal
Conservancy, 1330
Broadway Suite
1300, Oakland, CA
94612
(510) 286-1015
City of Santa Clara
| Monroe Street
Bikeways
Santa Clara, CA Alta is conducting a
corridor study of Monroe
Street in Santa Clara for
bikeway feasibility.
Project Manager
| day-to-day
task assignments, project
budgeting, and
coordination.
December
2026
10% Ralph Garcia, City
of Santa Clara,
1500 Warburton
Ave, Santa Clara,
CA 95050
408-615-3023
Projects Currently in Progress
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Key Staff Organizational Chart
Alta Planning + Design will lead the consultant team for the Grant Administration for Safe Streets and Roads for All project. Jennifer Baldwin, Alta’s Principal-in-Charge, will provide safety plan guidance and quality control, and Jeff Knowles, AICP, Alta Project Manager, will provide safety expertise, coordinate the team, and serve as the City’s main point of contact throughout the project.
Alta also has an extensive team of planners and traffic engineers for project support.
David Wasserman, AICP, will lead Civic Analytics for the project - David is Alta’s national expert in data analytics and visualizations.
Jeremy Chapman, PE, RSP1 will serve as a Project Advisor, providing overall expertise in road safety evaluation. Fehr & Peers Principal Meghan Mittman, AICP, RSP2 will be responsible for overall leadership and project direction for the Fehr & Peers team.
Key staff roles are outlined in the organizational chart below and personnel resumes can be found on the following pages.
CITY OF MODESTO PROJECT
MANAGER
ALTA PROJECT MANAGER
Jeff Knowles, AICP
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Jennifer Baldwin
CIVIC ANALYTICS LEAD
David Wasserman, AICP
ADVISOR
Jeremy Chapman, PE, RSP1
KEY
Alta
Fehr & Peers
O'Dell Engineering
FEHR & PEERS PRINCIPAL
Meghan Mittman, AICP, RSP2
SUPPORT STAFF
“Alta has gone above and beyond in their
analysis and presentation of our updated
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Their team was extremely professional
and creative in helping to build a new
vision of what bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure can look like in Baltimore
County.”
- Mitchell Phillips, Planner, County of Baltimore
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9 years
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
19 years
EDUCATION
BS, Outdoor Recreation Planning and
Environmental Policy and Planning,
Virginia Tech, 2005
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ALL
PROACTIVE TYPES OF
COLLISION REDUCTION
Bicycle and pedestrian planning
Safety plans
Downtown mobility
Trail planning and feasibility
Inclusive public engagement
Meeting facilitation
AVAILABILITY FOR THE
MODESTO PLAN
Jennifer Baldwin
Principal-in-Charge
Project Responsibility: As Principal-in-Charge, Jennifer will be responsible for overall leadership and project direction.
Jennifer has extensive experience delivering products and services that focus on quality, innovation, and client communication. She co-leads Alta’s safety practice and has managed projects across the county at multiple scales of government including small towns, urban cities, county-wide, regional, and statewide. Her expertise includes managing a data-driven process, prioritizing inclusive engagement, developing funding strategies, and drafting an action plan that creates a blueprint for implementation.
Relevant Experience
Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Knoxville Regional Safety Plan, Knoxville, TN - Project Manager | 2022-September 2023 | Firm: Alta As Project Manager, Jennifer led the Regional Roadway Safety Action Plan in partnership with the Knoxville TPO. The plan focused on the Knoxville Region, with one of the elements of the plan being a stand-alone Vision Zero Action Plan for the City of Knoxville that was adopted in the summer of 2023.
This included a mix of urban and rural areas. Alta led regional coordination but also identified specific needs and projects within the City of Knoxville and across multiple jurisdictions in the TPO region.
City of El Paso, El Paso Safety Action Plan, El Paso, TX - Principal-in-Charge | 2022-September 2023 | Firm: Alta
Jennifer served as the Principal-in-Charge for the El Paso Vision Zero Action Plan. Work involved interagency and cross-agency stakeholder coordination, extensive public engagement, evaluation and creation of a High Injury Network, crash profiling, and policy and infrastructure recommendations to change the culture of safety in El Paso for all roadway users.
City of Kirkwood, Kirkwood Vision Zero Action Plan and Complete Streets, Kirkwood, MO - Principal-in-Charge | 2020-March 2022 | Firm: Alta
Jennifer served as Principal-in-Charge for the City of Kirkwood’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The plan includes a systemic safety analysis approach, facilitation of recurring Task Force and Steering Committee meetings, development of a Complete Streets Policy, safety walk audits and demonstration projects, and development of an Action Plan for the City.
KEY STAFF
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YEARS AT ALTA
3 years
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
15 years
EDUCATION
Master of Urban and Regional
Planning, University of Florida,
Gainesville, 2014
BS, Sustainability in the Built
Environment, University of Florida,
Gainesville, 2013
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ALL
PROACTIVE TYPES OF
COLLISION REDUCTION
Data analytics and visualization
Scenario planning & analysis
Benefit cost analysis
Performance measures & planning
metrics
Geospatial analytics
Accessibility analytics
Multimodal planning
Transit planning
Safety analysis
GeoAI & AI in Planning
REGISTRATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners, AICP: (#030695)
AVAILABILITY FOR THE
MODESTO PLAN
David Wasserman, AICP
Civic Analytics Lead
Project Responsibility: As Civic Analytics Lead, David will lead the methodology for developing the High Injury Network as well as the collision risk assessment.
David brings experience and passion to applying scientific computing, spatial analysis, and scenariofocused storytelling toward the development of effective transportation planning solutions aimed at improving communities. David has experience working on multimodal transportation plans, bicycle master plans, systemic safety studies, python tool and web applications, advanced data visualizations, parking studies, direct ridership models, and station area plans. His current areas of focus are enabling data-informed scenario planning, identifying how to align community goals to metrics, and generating accessibility metrics that can identify the possible benefits of projects.
Relevant Experience
City of Modesto, Modesto CA School Safety Program Study, Modesto, CA - Civic Analytics Lead | 2020- December 2023| Firm: Alta
The City of Modesto’s School Safety Program builds on the City’s ongoing Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, also led by Alta, with a specific focus on infrastructure needs near schools in and around Modesto. Key project tasks include a comprehensive safety analysis that identifies characteristics of crashes occurring most frequently near schools; stakeholder interviews with school district staff; and outreach to school communities to better understand current barriers for walking and biking to school. When complete, the Safety Program will identify a prioritized project list that the city can use to program local Measure L funding and guide future investments in the active transportation system. As Civic Analytics Lead, David directed the assessment and identification of network needs.
City of Kirkwood, Vision Zero & Complete Streets - Kirkwood, MO - Civic Analytics Lead | 2020- April 2022 | Firm: Alta
David provided overall analytic strategy for Kirkwood’s Vision Zero Action Plan, which including key aspects of its collision analysis and systemic safety analysis. During the course of this project, he advised on aspects of the high injury network development, including the representation of relationships between local street networks and the collision analysis. He provided technical guidance and review of the collision analysis, collision cost assessments, and the high injury network.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Trail Gap Closure, CA - Civic Analytics Lead | 2022-July 2023 | Firm: Alta
David was the Civic Analytics Lead for the MTC’s efforts to inform the prioritization of gap closure projects for the San Francisco Bay Trail and its connector trails. This project involved a regional prioritization exercise that combined a robust prioritization process looking at equity, demand, access to parks, future alignment, and improvements to connectivity. As part of this project, David developed the design for updates to MTC’s Cost Estimation Tool that would account for Sea Level Rise Costs. This costing tool enables MTC to evaluate how different sea level rise scenarios could impact the cost and feasibility of different Bay Area segments.
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YEARS AT ALTA
1 year
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
23 years
EDUCATION
PhD in Civil Engineering, University of
Wisconsin – Madison 2012
JD (Juris Doctor), University of
Wisconsin – Madison 2008
MS in Civil Engineering, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
BS in Civil Engineering, Marquette
University, 2000
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ALL
PROACTIVE TYPES OF
COLLISION REDUCTION
Vulnerable Road User Safety
Transportation safety
Safety countermeasure development
Human factors/driver behavior
Rural road bicycle safety
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer: NC (#049771);
SC (#37553); VA (#0402061805); GA
(#PE045977); IN (#PE11600708); WI
(#E-4653); OH (#84147)
Professional Traffic Operations
Engineer (#4401)
Road Safety Professional – Level 1
AVAILABILITY FOR THE
MODESTO PLAN
Jeremy Chapman, PTOE, RSP1
Senior Advisor
Project Responsibility: As Senior Advisor, Jeremy will be responsible for vetting identified projects through a traffic engineering lens, as well as making sure that best-practice roadway safety principles are applied throughout all task development activities.
Jeremy leads Alta’s National Safety Practice and is an accomplished licensed Professional Traffic and Transportation Engineer with significant experience in consulting, teaching, research, and engineering ethics. Jeremy is a Fellow in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and immediate past chair of the ITE Ethics Committee. He is active as a committee friend and paper reviewer for several committees of the Transportation Research Board and a member of several research advisory panels for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program and National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
Relevant Experience
Lexington Road and West Salisbury Intersection Safety Study, Asheboro, NC - Project Manager + Lead Safety Engineer | Completed Dec 2022 | Firm: Ramey Kemp Associates As Project Manager and Lead Safety Engineer, Jeremy worked the City of Asheboro to determine the safety issues present at the intersection of Lexington Road, West Salisbury, and Sunset Drive. This unique intersection is shaped like an inverted “Y” with minimal traffic control and confusing turning paths. Jeremy performed a full evaluation, including a 13-hour turning movement count, crash analysis, and field review. The use of these surrogate data did not show any evidence of a safety problem, however when combined with the descriptive concerns, it became evident that both “near miss” and “avoidance” issues were at play. Several countermeasures/improvements were suggested and were ranked by cost/complexity to implement.
City of Greer, Systemwide Intersection Safety Evaluation – Phase 2, Greer, SC - Project Manager | Est. Completion February 2024 | Firm: Alta
Alta is performing intersection safety evaluations on six intersections within the City of Greer, SC.
Jeremy is leading these evaluations and will be identifying potential countermeasures utilizing the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual, and providing a hierarchy based on price and effectiveness for each option for each intersection. Under Jeremy’s direction, Alta is providing a study document detailing the safety analyses for the six identified intersections and the countermeasures developed to improve safety at those intersections.
Jacobs/New Mexico Department of Transportation, Vulnerable User Safety Assessment and Strategic Highway Safety Plan - Lead Safety Engineer | Est. Completion March 2025 | Firm: Alta Alta is performing a Vulnerable Roadway User (VRU) Assessment for the New Mexico Department of Transportation in conformance with IIJA regulations as part of the statewide Highway Safety Improvement Program. Jeremy is serving as Lead Safety Engineer and Advisor, providing safety advising to the project team.
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YEARS AT FEHR & PEERS
17 years
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20 years
EDUCATION
M.S., Civil (Transportation)
Engineering, & Master of City &
Regional Planning, University of
California at Berkeley, 2007
B.S., Operations Research & Financial
Engineering, Princeton University,
2002
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ALL
PROACTIVE TYPES OF
COLLISION REDUCTION
Systemic Safety Analysis
Vision Zero Strategies
Active Transportation
Multimodal Safety
Complete Streets
REGISTRATIONS
American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP) #022715
Road Safety Professional (RSP) 2I
#610
AVAILABILITY FOR THE
MODESTO PLAN
Meghan Mitman, AICP, RSP2
Fehr & Peers Principal
Project Responsibility: As Fehr & Peers Principal, Meghan will be responsible for quality control and direction for Fehr & Peers' project tasks..
Meghan has more than 20 years of experience managing projects, developing and teaching courses, and leading practitioner-focused research and guidebook development for local, state, and federal clients. She specializes in multimodal safety policy, planning, and design, and she focuses her practice on implementing the Safe System approach in support of Vision Zero through data-driven, communityoriented, and equity-first strategies. Meghan was an author of the ITE/Vision Zero Network Core Elements of Vision Zero National Benchmark, the ITE Curbside Management Practitioners’ Guide and follow on FHWA Curbside Inventory Report, the multi-award-winning California Complete Streets Safety Assessments Technical Guidebook, and the recent FHWA reports on Integrating the Safe System Approach with the Highway Safety Improvement Program and the Primer on Safe System Approach for Pedestrians and Bicyclists.
Relevant Experience
San Joaquin County, Bicycle Master Plan, San Joaquin County, CA – Principal-in-Charge | Completion Date: February 2024 | Firm: Fehr & Peers
Fehr & Peers supported Alta in preparing the San Joaquin County Bicycle Master Plan Update. The purpose of the project is to identify the safest and most convenient bicycle facilities for recreational and commuter use in unincorporated areas of the County. These newly identified bicycle facilities shall enhance connectivity between existing and planned facilities located within the County, incorporated cities, and adjacent counties. Meghan served as Principal-in-Charge, providing guidance and direction for plan outreach and engagement tasks.
TCTC, Interregional Bicycle Tourism Study, Tuolumne, CA – Principal-in-Charge | Completion Date: January 2022 | Firm: Fehr & Peers
Fehr & Peers was hired to develop an interregional bicycle tourism plan, with the goal of promoting opportunities for safe multimodal traffic and encouraging bicycle tourism as a tool for economic development in rural communities and small cities. The Bicycle Tourism Plan was developed in close partnership with Caltrans District 10 and the California Bicycle Coalition for five metropolitan planning organizations – the Tuolumne County Transportation Council (TCTC), Calaveras Council of Governments (CCOG), San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG), Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG), and Alpine County Local Transportation Commission (ACLTC). Meghan served as Principal-in-Charge, providing overall project guidance and direction.
MCAG, Local Road Safety Plan & Active Transportation Plan, Merced County, CA – Principal-inCharge | Est. Completion Date: March 2024 | Firm: Fehr & Peers Fehr & Peers is assisting the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) with the development of a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) for the six incorporated cities under its jurisdiction. The project aims to provide forward-thinking guidance to jurisdictions and communities as they plan for walking, bicycling, and active travel throughout the region. Rooted in intensive bilingual community outreach and a comprehensive review of existing conditions and policies, the plan will result in a prioritized set of projects and recommended best practices. Meghan is serving as Principal-in-Charge, providing overall project guidance and direction.
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JENNIFER BALDWIN
Owner | Project Location Description Role | Services Performed Est. Completion Date Commitment Owner Representative County of Delaware | Safety Action Plan
Delaware
County, PA
Alta is working with the County of Delaware, PA to develop a regional safety action plan for the County that identifies a high injury network, prioritizes safety improvements, and develops a robust safety ambassador program for inclusive community engagement.
PIC | Quality control
and technical oversight
Sept 2024 10% Cathy Spahr | 1055 E.
Baltimore Pike, Delaware, PA 19063 | 610-891-5379
Baltimore Metropolitan Council | Bicycle Vision Plan
Baltimore,
MD
Alta is developing a regional bicycle vision plan for the Baltimore metro region that identifies a network of low-stress bicycle improvements, prioritizes projects, and recommends funding strategies.
PIC | Quality control
and technical oversight
Sept 2025 10% Charlene Mingus | 1500
Whetstone Way, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21230 | (410) 732-0500 Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments | Regional Safety Action Plan AL Alta is developing a regional safety action plan for northern Alabama that develops a high injury network, conducts a systemic safety analysis, engages stakeholders and the general public, and identifies a comprehensive set of strategies and actions to improve safety for all roadway users.
PIC Dec 2024 10% Phoenix Robinson | PO Box
1087, Huntsville, AL 35805 | 256-830-0818
DAVID WASSERMAN
City of Sacramento | Active Transportation Audits
Sacramento,
CA
Alta worked on a complex active transportation planning effort for Sacramento that involved threesubarea studies evolving into city-wide evaluations of pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and where key gaps in the network were.
Civic Analytics Lead |
Civic analytics/existing
conditions and gap
analysis
Dec 2024 25% Leslie Mancebo, 915 I Street
2nd Floor, Room 2000, Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 808-6725 Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments | Regional Safety Action Plan AL Alta is developing a regional safety action plan for northern Alabama that develops a high injury network, conducts a systemic safety analysis, engages stakeholders and the general public, and identifies a comprehensive set of strategies and actions to improve safety for all roadway users.
Civic Analytics Lead |
Civic analytics
June 2024 10% Phoenix Robinson, PO Box
1087, Huntsville, AL 35805 | 256-830-0818
Metropolitan Transportation Commission | San Francisco Bay Trail Gap Closure CA This project involved a regional prioritization exercise that combined a robust prioritization process looking at equity, demand, access to parks, future alignment, and improvements to connectivity.
Civic Analytics Lead |
Civic analytics
June 2024 5% Lily Brown | 375 Beale Street,
Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94105415-778-6700
JEREMY CHAPMAN
Town of Cary | Maynard Crossing Feasibility Study
Cary, NC Alta worked on a Feasibility study for an underground trail crossing (Black Creek Greenway tunnel or culvert under Maynard Rd) in Cary, NC.
Safety Advisor | Safety
Review
March 2024 5% Paul Kuhn | PO Box 8005
Cary, NC 27512 | (919) 469-4360
County of Delaware | Safety Action Plan
PA Alta is working with the County of Delaware, PA to develop a regional safety action plan for the County that identifies a high injury network, prioritizes safety improvements, and develops a robust safety ambassador program for inclusive community engagement.
Safety Advisor | Safety
Review
Dec 2024 30% Cathy Spahr | 1055 E.
Baltimore Pike, Delaware, PA 19063 | 610-891-5379
Teton County | Safety Action Plan
Teton
County, WY
Alta is preparing a Safe Streets for All-funded and compliant action plan that also includes the preparation of a mobility network, full network cross-sections, design guidelines, engineering technical specifications, and an implementation/funding plan.
Safety Advisor | Safety
Review
June 2024 15% Brian Schilling | PO Box
3594, Jackson, WY 83991 | 307-732-8406
MEGHAN MITTMAN
City of Palo Alto | SS4A Palo Alto, CA Fehr & Peers is supporting Palo Alto in creating a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, focusing on collision analysis, community outreach, and creating an implementable and actionable Action Plan.
PIC | Overall project
guidance and direction
Feb 2025 15% Sylvia Star-Lack | 250
Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 | (650) 329-2100
Merced County, CA | MCAG, LRSP, & ATP
Merced
County, CA
Fehr & Peers is assisting the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) with the development of a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) for the six incorporated cities under its jurisdiction - Merced, Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, and Los Banos.
PIC | Overall project
guidance and direction
March 2024 10% Meg Prince | 369 West 18th
Street, Merced, CA 95340 | (209) 723-3153
Institute of Transportation Engineers | Safe System Certificate Course Sonoma
County, CA
ITE is creating a certificate program for attendees to obtain a deeper understanding of the Safe System approach, earn a certificate of achievement, and meet professional development hours requirements. Fehr & Peers provides lead instruction and course coordination.
PIC & PM | Overall
project guidance,
project budgeting, and
coordination
Dec 2024 20% Kellyanne Broom | 1627
Eye Street NW STE 550, Washington, DC 20006 | (202) 785-0060 Projects Currently in Progress
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Proposed Scope of Work
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Federal Program Understanding Alta brings expertise in federal funding requirements and the SS4A program. We know time is of the essence to compete for future funding cycles. Alta will leverage this understanding to oversee Modesto's SS4A grant, develop a Plan that meets eligibility requirements, and identify competitive projects for implementation. The table below highlights our proposed role (corresponding to our scope of work) to help you meet USDOT’s action plan eligibility requirements.
SS4A Action Plan Elements The Alta Team Role
Leadership Commitment +
Goal Setting
• Support Modesto with commitment language included in the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (to be adopted by City Council)
• Recommend data-driven performance indicators to help Modesto determine a target date for achieving zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries
Planning Structure • Identify both technical representatives and community partners to serve on the Safety Task Force • Facilitate engaging, implementation-focused, and inclusive Safety Task Force meetings during the development of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
Safety Analysis • Develop a systemic safety analysis that identifies trends, risk factors, near-miss typologies, and crash profiles by mode
• Identify a High Injury Network (HIN) to identify roadways that carry the highest burden of traffic deaths and severe injuries
• Prioritize HIN implementation by inventorying all programmed work for assessing project competitiveness for federal or state grant opportunities Engagement + Collaboration • Organize a robust community engagement effort so we hear unique safety experiences and challenges from diverse voices in Modesto
• Partner, empower, and collaborate with community leaders and groups • Provide detailed summary reports so that the community can see how their input influenced the development of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
Equity Considerations • Develop an equity analysis to identify residents who may be experiencing transportation vulnerability • Recommend policies, programs, and projects that will target improvements to those who need it most
Policy + Process Changes • Assess Modesto’s existing safety practices • Benchmark existing practices against national best practices • Develop a comprehensive recommendation framework organized around custom themes and USDOT's Safe System Approach
Strategy + Project Selections • Identify specific actions matched with performance measures, timeline details, budget considerations, and stakeholder needs
• Develop countermeasures that are data-driven, reflect community needs, and are focused on infrastructure, behavioral, and operational safety
• Assess project priorities (up to 10% design) to determine implementation strategies (demonstration, federal funding competitiveness, state priority, etc.)
Progress + Transparency • Identify a robust set of performance measures to evaluate implementation • Develop a Year 1 Implementation Workplan
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Stakeholder Engagement Plan
The Alta team will work with Modesto staff to develop a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) oriented specifically around engagement with the community at large and with targeted stakeholders. The SEP will identify engagement goals, desired outcomes, and consultant and City staff responsibilities. Through an equity lens, the plan will also identify historically marginalized areas of Modesto where different and targeted outreach methods may be needed. Documenting robust engagement will help the Our Technical Approach
The anticipated scope of work for Modesto’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (Plan) is described below. We expanded upon the tasks in the RFP to detail our comprehensive approach to this project that leverages our local understanding and national expertise. We look forward to working with you to refine this scope of work to meet your needs, stay within your allocated budget, make sure you meet the SS4A requirements and eligibility for implementation funds, and complete the final Plan draft in time to submit an SS4A implementation grant in early 2025.
TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Alta will use the following communication and reporting approach:
• Project Kickoff Meeting. Alta will facilitate a virtual project kickoff meeting that will include:
» Introductions
» Review of project schedule to identify key tasks,
milestones, critical path items, deliverables, and due dates » Review of data request and exchange
» Discussion of project goals and stakeholder engagement • Ongoing Project Coordination Meetings. Alta will host bi-monthly virtual coordination meetings (up to 22 meetings) to keep the project moving forward on schedule and within budget.
• Project Workplan and Schedule Tracker. Alta will develop a detailed project workplan and schedule to maintain
transparency on project progress, stakeholder coordination, public participation plan, communication processes, and lessons learned.
• Monthly Invoices and Progress Reports. Alta will produce monthly invoices and progress reports that summarize
completed tasks and progress on active tasks.
Task 1 Deliverables
• Kickoff Meeting (agenda and notes)
• Project Coordination Meetings (up to 22)
• Project Workplan and Schedule
• Monthly Invoices and Progress Reports
• We will leverage relationships and the team’s
existing community connections.
• We will create excitement around the project
through consistent and agile media engagement.
• We will communicate in clear and simple language
that is accessible to all and easily translatable.
• We will prioritize transportation equity for
vulnerable populations including those with physical
disabilities, the young or the elderly, or with social
constructs such as race, ethnicity, poverty, or people
who speak different languages.
• We will keep stakeholders informed throughout
the process and create a feedback loop so they can
clearly identify where and how their input was used.
• We will develop a vision for Modesto that is founded
in community input and transparent decision-making.
• We will set the groundwork for implementation by
strengthening connections between Modesto and
stakeholders.
OUR ENGAGEMENT COMMITMENT
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33 Safe Streets and Roads for All ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. design. Based on input from the questionnaire and the approved project name, Alta will prepare up to three (3) logo design concepts. Modesto staff will select one design concept for further development and will supply one set of consolidated edits and clear direction for refinement. This task includes three (3) rounds of review (2 draft, 1 final). After final approval, Alta will prepare a onepage set of brand guidelines (denoting how to use the logo, brand fonts, and brand colors), and will deliver final logo files in a variety of formats suitable for both print and web use.
Website
Alta will use our in-house graphic design and web development team to build a project website where we can host interactive surveys and mapping activities.
Social Media
Alta will also develop a social media campaign and provide the City with social media copy and graphics to keep the public updated on the development of the plan. Alta will purchase social media advertisements to support organic posts through the City’s social media channels.
Supplemental Engagement Activities
Additional community engagement activities will be conducted based on the final approved Stakeholder Engagement Plan detailing engagement events, phasing, and timelines. Engagement activities will remain flexible to meet unexpected changes and conditions throughout the project. We look forward to negotiating the final scope with the City as we develop the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
Examples of equitable community engagement activities include:
• Media relations strategy that introduces SS4A and
demonstrates Modesto’s commitment to improving safety
• Interactive open houses that generate buzz while providing information, background, and education
• Interactive user surveys to be hosted online and printed for “boots-on-the-ground” efforts
• Pop-up events that invite people to share their safety stories, concerns, and ideas; we will go where people are - from busy bus stops, businesses, and places of worship, to community events
• Canvassing high-injury corridors through neighborhood walk audits and conducting pop-up events to engage residents in these areas
• Stakeholder interviews and focus group meetings targeting specific demographics identified during the safety analysis such as transit riders, black community leaders, youth, etc. • Direct mailers to residents and businesses along high-injury corridors and communities of concern
Safety Task Force
A Safety Task Force is an important oversight group and collaborative body to oversee the development of Modesto’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan along with its ultimate implementation and monitoring. The first meeting will include background into why the City’s policies, plans, and guidance documentation need to align with the project. As City staff continues to grow, there is a need for capacity building and a foundation of the Safe System Approach for all staff that will support the implementation and monitoring of the Plan. At this first meeting, we will identify candidates to serve as the crossdepartmental safety champion(s) within City staff, a critical role for the early adoption of the Safe System Approach. The Alta team will facilitate up to five (5) Safety Task Force meetings to oversee the planning process and provide input into critical milestones of the project. The Alta team will develop agendas and meeting materials, facilitate the meetings, and take notes.
We will facilitate up to five (5) Safety Task Force meetings organized by the following topics:
• In-Person Meeting 1: Project Overview + Safety Champion Nominations
• Virtual Meeting 2: Crash Findings + High Injury Network • Virtual Meeting 3: Public Engagement Summary + Draft
Strategies
• In-Person Meeting 4: Project Recommendations + Prioritization • In-Person Meeting 5: Program Recommendations + Draft Action Plan
Community Engagement Activities
Our team of professionals are experts at listening to the public, clearly conveying technical issues, offering distinct choices and options to the public, and explaining trade-offs. We use a variety of innovative techniques, ranging from online surveys, the use of photo-simulation, videotaped interviews, field reviews, GIS mapping, and interactive public workshops—led virtually or in person. We make contact with the community early and build confidence by addressing specific issues with a documented approach.
Alta will complete the following deliverables:
• Project Logo and Branding
• Project Website
• Social Media Campaign
Logo/Branding
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The Alta team will assess the City’s existing programs, policies, and practices to identify opportunities to institutionalize the Safe System Approach into the everyday activities of the City. The benchmarking assessment will be based on the tool recommended in the FHWA’s Primer on the Safe System Approach for Pedestrians and Bicyclists. We will collaborate with Modesto to identify which local plans should be reviewed. The Alta team will lead the effort in identifying both national and regional best practices. The results of this task will be documented in a memorandum for City staff review and feedback. Feedback should be provided as one set of consolidated, non-conflicting markups.
Data Dashboard
Alta will develop an interactive web
map using ArcGIS Online (AGOL) to
facilitate and streamline the review
of all project deliverables. This web map will follow the project through its entire lifecycle and will be used to preliminarily review map-based products before final static production. The web map will provide a user-friendly, intuitive, and collaborative means of sharing work in progress with City staff and project stakeholders while helping garner feedback and buy-in from participating stakeholders.
Collision Analysis and High Injury Networks
As part of the Modesto SSAR and LRSP, collision data was pulled for the years from 2011 through 2015. At that time, broadside vehicular collisions, DUI, and vulnerable users at uncontrolled crosswalks and along large or high-speed corridors were identified as the highest-risk locations. Through this effort, we will be able to understand how trends in collisions may have changed (or not) since that time. We will use TIMS collision records for the years 2016 through 2021. Note that 2022 data can be included, but this • Fact sheets describing Modesto’s safety program and the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan with infographics highlighting local crash data, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and the benefits of safety countermeasures
• Short videos of user stories related to traffic, bicycle, and pedestrian safety-related experiences
• Host community and neighborhood meetings throughout the city, both in-person and through Facebook Live (or website), each prefaced by a robust earned and social media campaign and/or coordination with local neighborhood advocacy groups • Being active at community events such as farmers markets, park events, or festivals to inform and listen
• Meeting-in-a-box information to make it easy for stakeholders or ambassadors to leverage resources
• Demonstration projects that create fun and interactive opportunities and bring potential infrastructure applications to life
Task 2 Deliverables
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan (draft and final)
• Safety Task Force Meetings and materials (up to 5)
• Logo Design and Branding
• Project Website
• Social Media Content
• Additional Engagement Activities (to be determined by Stakeholder Engagement Plan)
TASK 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
During this task, the Alta team will evaluate available existing conditions data sources, identify gaps, and then conduct a wide range of technical analysis and mapping.
VALUE ADDED
Alta developed a safety data dashboard for Nashville's Vision Zero Action Plan so that residents could understand the safety context of their city, track progress, and understand key recommendations from the plan.
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• Eight collision profiles that match countermeasures
• Data dashboard to allow interaction with the safety task force and other key stakeholders
• City-wide HINs (including, but not limited to all modes, vulnerable populations, underserved communities, top
contributing collision factor(s), collision hot spots, etc.) • Methodology for developing HINs
• City-wide geospatial maps with table/data package, identifying a prioritized list of high collision segments
• Collision risk assessment
• Presentation/meeting materials for Task Force and Council • In-person presentations – 2 total (1 Task Force and 1 Council) TASK 4: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Recommendation Framework
The Alta team will collaboratively work with stakeholders and the Safety Task Force to establish a recommendation framework that includes the following:
• Recommendation Themes will be developed based on a review of the crash and risk factor analyses, HIN, crash profiles, public input, benchmarking, national best practices, and USDOT's Safe System principles. For example, a recommendations theme could focus on communication and collaboration strategies, while another could focus on designing safety countermeasures. • Strategies and Action Steps within each theme will be organized by timeline, lead agency, supporting partners, and strategy implementation needs (funding, staff capacity, policy changes, relationship building, etc.).
• Performance Measures will be drafted to allow for annual program evaluation for each identified program goal. Baseline data will be documented for each performance measure, and a specific target will be recommended.
Project Recommendations
In addition to a comprehensive set of strategies, Alta will identify design concepts involving countermeasure applications. Safety countermeasures may include geometric design, systemic safety, behavioral, and intelligent transportation systems. Because Modesto has a varying land-use context, countermeasure
application will consider several typologies and contexts.
Project Prioritization
To help Modesto begin infrastructure improvements along the HIN, Alta will identify both quick build and permanent solutions that can be undertaken in the short-term, mid-term, and long-term to begin data set is still provisional at this time. We will create two highinjury networks, including the highest-risk corridors based on all modes and the second HIN focusing on vulnerable users (bicyclists and pedestrians). We can consider additional HINs such as autoauto, City and non-City-owned roads, and more if requested by the City. We have assumed up to three distinct HINs will be developed, with two rounds of revisions.
To supplement the collision data, we will use data from the Equitable Transportation Community, Healthy Places
Index, CalEnviroScreen 4.0, ACS income data, and Climate & Environmental Justice Screen Tool to see where historically, collisions have occurred in underserved communities.
Lastly, the collision analysis effort will include roadway and land use characteristic data provided to the project team from City staff and Open Street Map, along with a detailed risk analysis.
This risk analysis can include the evaluation of vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian risk factors including data regarding the number of lanes on streets, posted speeds, types of bicycle facilities, built context, presence of lighting or transit stops, median widths, horizontal curvature, distance between crossing opportunities, or intersection characteristics such traffic control types and signal presence/phasing. Sometimes not all of these risk factors may be inventoried, and Alta will tailor its approach based on the data available. Alta expects to derive some data from local Public Works data but recommends an assortment of available datasets for the built context ranging from Replica, OpenStreetMap, Overture, and federal databases. Beyond publicly available datasets, Alta has recommended proprietary data sources.
The Alta team will take the results of the risk analysis and include it as a layer as part of the collision analysis task. This data will be used to identify Collision Profiles as part of Task 3.3. The Collision Landscape analysis will be geocoded in GIS and compiled into a data dashboard.
Collision Profiles
Based on the findings from Collision Analysis and High Injury Networks, the Alta team will create up to eight collision profiles.
These profiles will be broken down by mode. The collision profiles will also consider feedback from City staff and stakeholder engagement and task force meetings.
Countermeasures will be broken up by Safe System elements.
Within the elements, countermeasures will be ranked to help City staff prioritize implementation based on the contextually appropriate target speed first. The countermeasures will include design recommendations that will support the target speed and will separate users in time and space. We will respond to one round of consolidated, non-conflicting comments from City staff and attend one bi-weekly meeting as part of this task.
Task 3 Deliverables
• Documentation of national best practices and the region’s existing safety policies, programs, and practices
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• Project cut sheets that identify SS4A supplemental planning activities and/or implementation projects that can be applied for in future SS4A funding rounds
• A Safety Demonstration Guide that explains, summarizes and simplifies the SS4A supplemental planning activities and implementation grant application process for the City of Modesto
TASK 5: MEASURING PROGRESS
Program Evaluation Metrics
Alta will conduct a scan of national best practices, such as the National Performance Management Measures: Highway Safety Improvement Program Report and peer cities, to develop a technical memo that outlines various ways to measure progress toward a safer Modesto. The memo will include the results of the national best practice and peer review as well as criteria recommendations tailored to Modesto. An evaluation of available data will be conducted to note the metrics that can be tracked immediately and those that may require additional data collection.
Program Evaluation Templates
Based on our experience
implementing safety projects,
programs, and policies, we will
develop an evaluation framework to assess three categories:
safety action plan strategies, annual crash reduction progress, and before/after project implementation. Three templates will be developed for each evaluation category that will be easily used by staff and transparent for critical stakeholders and the public.
The templates will capture data to be collected and the sources, estimate staff capacity, and determine the frequency of analysis.
Once the templates are completed, they will be easily used as a project summary sheet for stakeholder and public review, or for project sponsorship and funding applications.
Task 5 Deliverables
• Technical memo documenting methods to measure progress and strategies for public reporting
• Template for project evaluation templates stay transparent with stakeholders and the community
TASK 6: COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION
PLAN (PLAN)
Draft and Final Plan
The Plan will be developed as a public-facing, “living document” that is easily updated annually. The final report will compile previous deliverables and graphics and will include:
addressing high-crash areas. A project list will be developed, and up to five (5) priority project locations will be selected.
Implementation Strategy
The Alta team will create priority
project cut sheets (up to 10% design)
that provide implementation details for
recommended countermeasure applications, such as:
• Project Feasibility to determine implementation strategy. Alta will assess the short-term projects to identify opportunities for quick build implementation, barriers to implementation, and potential ROW impacts. Projects may move from short-term to long-term if feasibility is challenging.
• Planning-level Cost Estimates to identify funding needs. • Funding Scenarios to identify the level of funding commitment needed to implement the network.
Safety Demonstration Guide
Demonstration projects meet the
urgency of the moment and the
challenge of reduced public budgets
and can help repair neighborhoods impacted by decades of disinvestment. Alta will develop a Safety Demonstration Guide that is tailored to Modesto and outlines the following:
• Applying for SS4A Demonstration Grant Highlights to explain and summarize the SS4A demonstration and supplemental
project requirements
• Assembling the Team to document who needs to be at the table for project/activity implementation
• Set and Communicate Project Goals for safety demonstration projects
• Identify and Prioritize Locations of demonstration projects so that these locations are clear and transparent to key decisionmakers and the public • Create a Demonstration Toolkit that details approved
countermeasures, materials, implementation, and maintenance approaches
• Develop an Engagement and Communication Plan that will outline when and how the public and stakeholders will be engaged in the process
• Identify Evaluation Metrics that will be used to determine if the selected demonstration project or activity is successful Task 4 Deliverables
• A recommendation framework that:
» Organizes near-term and long-term contextual projects and strategies, including recommendations for new or
revised laws, policies, guidelines, and/or standards
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• 10 printed copies of the draft and final plan
• VALUE ADD: Story Map
TASK 7: OPTIONAL TASKS
Together, Alta and Fehr & Peers have led over two dozen SS4Afunded Comprehensive Safety Action Plans and hundreds of other safety-focused plans and projects, many of which have qualified and positioned our clients to successfully compete for competitive implementation grant opportunities. Further, our team is at the forefront of the evolving field of transportation and safety analytics. We have leveraged this experience and our abilities to develop a selection of optional tasks that will increase Modesto’s competitiveness for grant funding and position the city to make transformative safety impacts should the City choose to fund them.
The table below shows the connection between core scope and proposed optional tasks.
Task 7.1 Safety Education Campaign Pilot
A comprehensive and successful Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) project will educate and connect with community members so that all roadway users understand their role in creating safe streets. In concert with the Plan and its objectives and recommendations, Alta will develop and implement a pilot safety campaign to educate the public about safe roadway use.
Alta will work with the City to develop specific messaging and tactics based on key target behaviors and audiences; for example, the campaign may include local and digital media, outreach at community events, and a community-wide pledge focused on reducing driving speeds and/or right hooks. Alta will work with the City and stakeholders to design a campaign that looks and feels like Modesto and will include evaluation components (e.g., a postcampaign survey) to measure the impact of the campaign. • Systemic Crash Analysis that answers the following questions:
» Are injury crashes more likely to occur in certain locations? At certain times of the day?
» Are some demographics and road users over-represented in injury crashes? If so, who and where?
» What crash factors are prominent? Examples include
behaviors such as high speeds, left turns, or the lack of facilities such as sidewalks or bikeways.
• An Equity Lens that overlays findings from the systemic crash analysis with the findings of the Equity Analysis.
• An Engagement Summary that makes it easy for stakeholders and community members to see how their feedback and voice were included in the process.
• A Recommendation Framework that outlines a transparent blueprint for implementation organized by Safe System
principles, strategies, action steps, and performance measures and includes a timeline that outlines clear, measurable short-, mid-, and long-term strategies to achieve zero traffic deaths.
Each action step will include the lead agency, additional partners, and budget needs.
• Year 1 Program Implementation Workplan that is transparent, fiscally constrained to identify the immediate actions Modesto will take to implement the Plan, and easily evaluated
Alta will prepare a presentation and present the draft
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to the Modesto City Council for approval in November 2024. Once the plan is approved, Alta will print up to 10 copies of the final plan and provide all native files.
Story Map
A story map is a stand-alone,
multimedia website integrating
interactive maps, text, photos,
and video to facilitate user exploration of curated content. The story map will be developed throughout the project and used to describe the project background, cover the existing conditions of the built and natural environment, present the future project vision, and detail the path to implementation. Our approach is flexible; the Alta team is familiar with deploying a range of solutions including both ArcGIS Online (AGOL)-based maps to fully customized sites developed by our creative services team. Our overall design will consider the intended use and desired longevity, hosting, functionality, and product complexity.
Task 6 Deliverables
• Draft Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
• Final Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
• Presentation/meeting materials for the City of Modesto Safety Task Force and City Council
Task Name Connection to Optional
Deliverables
Task 2: Stakeholder
Engagement
Safety Education Campaign (Pilot)
Task 3: Existing
Conditions Analysis
Comprehensive Right-of-Way (ROW)
Database and Map
Task 4: Implementation
Strategy
Countermeasure Feasibility Analysis
Task 6: Comprehensive
Safety Action Plan
Asset Management and Grant
Prioritization Database
Policy and Model Ordinance
Development VALUE ADDED
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Alta will prepare a robust right-of-way (ROW) database and map based on the AI-derived data provided by Alta’s partner technology firms. The goal will be to transform the extractions of each through lane, sidewalk, bike lane, median, and other features into a database with clear associations to the city’s centerline network. These attributes can serve as the basis for evaluating the connectivity, completeness, and comfort of multimodal networks or identifying ROW opportunities for potential Complete Streets improvements.
Task 7.3 Countermeasure Feasibility Analysis
The Alta team will leverage a right-of-way database and traffic volume data to evaluate opportunities for right-of-way reallocation to support high-impact countermeasures. An operations analysis will be conducted on selected corridors to detail feasibility and possible impacts on traffic flow alongside the possible benefits consistent with NCHRP Research Report 1036: Roadway CrossSection Reallocation: A Guide. This robust, data-driven process will help identify the most impactful countermeasures and strengthen grant applications seeking to fund them.
Alta worked with the City of Modesto as part of its SRTS Program to leverage Ecopia data to identify sidewalks and crossing spacing near schools.
Task 7.4 Asset Management and Grant Prioritization Database Alta will work with the City of Modesto to digitize key projects and assets that are locked within PDF documents, field data, or an AI-derived asset inventory. These are technical documents that require ublic works or engineering expertise to digitize appropriately and integrate into an asset database that can be used for asset management and implementation. This database will be used to appropriately represent projects for prioritization and future grant applications by the City of Modesto help make best use of the City’s limited staff resources while best aligning these with the City’s goals.
Task 7.5 Policy and Model Ordinance Development
Alta can support Modesto in developing and adopting a Vision Zero, Complete Streets, and/or Slow Streets policy (through a resolution, ordinance, or executive order) to formalize the city’s commitment to these principles and practices and further advance its safety and active transportation goals. Alta recently crafted the first local Slow Streets policy in the state for the City of Glendora in 2023, which was subsequently approved and implemented in early 2024. Alta will develop an ordinance and/or administrative policy to implement Modesto’s preferred policy approach, crafted to reflect the City’s unique goals and context. The draft ordinance will lay the foundation for recommendations developed for the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and support City goals related to non-motorized travel, public health and safety, and other related programs and policies.
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39 Safe Streets and Roads for All ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 1. Project Management/Administration KOM 2. Stakeholder Engagement STF STF STF STF STF 3. Existing Conditions Analysis D 4. Implementation Strategy D 5. Measuring Progress/Reporting D 6. Comprehensive Safety Action Plan CC D 7. Optional Tasks 7.1 Safety Education Campaign Pilot O 7.2 Comprehensive Right-of-Way Database O 7.3 Countermeasure Feasibility Analysis O 7.4 Asset Management and Grant Prioritization Database O 7.5 Policy and Model Ordinance Development O Bi-Weekly Check-In Meetings ●●●●●●●●●●● Legend Task Progress D Final Deliverable(s) Op KOM Kickoff Meeting CC City Council Draft CSAP Presentation O Op STF Safety Task Force Meeting Optional Services Task Progress ● Mo 2024 2025 Task Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb KOM
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Conflict of Interest
Statement
Alta Planning + Design does not have any financial, business, or other relationship with the City of Modesto that may have an impact upon the outcome of the contract.
Alta has no current clients who have a financial interest in the outcome of this contract that will follow. We have no financial interest or relationship with any construction company that might submit a bid on the future projects.
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Litigation
Alta Planning + Design, Inc. has no pending or current litigation.
Alta’s full litigation history is the following:
1. In 2015, Alta Planning + Design, Inc. (“Alta”) was added with several other unrelated defendants in a personal injury suit brought against a municipality. In 2017, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Alta, and Alta was dismissed from the case without any payment or settlement.
2. Alta was a defendant in C.A. File No. 2016-CP-40-06901, in the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, titled Amanda Creel Godfrey, Plaintiff v. City of Columbia, Richland County, Alta Planning + Design, Inc., and AOS Contractors, Inc., Defendants. The case involved tort claims by a homeowner against the City of Columbia, Richland County, Alta, and AOS Contractors, Inc., for property damage, related to alleged deterioration of a bank owned by the City of Columbia and adjacent to property owned by Plaintiff Amanda Creel Godfrey in connection with the conversion of a railway into an exercise trail. Alta’s scope of work for the project did not include any design related to the bank at issue, other than adjustment of grade to prevent failure, and the City and Contractor never implemented the design specified, and the City of Columbia retained a separate geotechnical consulting firm to ensure the structural integrity of the bank. The parties dismissed Alta as a defendant without any payment or settlement.
3. In 2020, Alta was named as a defendant in Case No.
2020CV331372, in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, titled Lisa Germain, as Legal Guardian and Next Friend of Max Gerald Claude Germain, Plaintiff v. Alta Planning + Design, Inc.; The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; Stewart Bros, Inc.; Site Works Industries, Inc.; and the City of Atlanta. The case involved personal injury sustained during a vehicle-bicycle collision on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia on a city-owned street. Alta’s scope of work was limited to preparing conceptual design drawings for the Georgia Tech Campus Master Bicycle Plan, and Alta did not contract with or do any work directly for the City. The parties dismissed Alta as a defendant with prejudice.
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Consultant
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For all legal-related correspondence and information please use the following address:
101 SW Main St
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 230 9862
[email protected]
Section / General Condition
Location Proposed Amendment (Deletions in Red, Insertions in Blue) Rationale and Benefit
1. THE WORK
Second Sentence (b)
“CONTRACTOR shall do and preform the
work contemplated hereby in a good workmanlike consistent with that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of
the same profession currently practicing under
similar circumstances in the same locale manner under the direction of and to the satisfaction of the CITY Representative.
For the contract to be insurable, there must be a clear Standard of Care.
6. BONDS
Whole section
“CONTRACTOR shall furnish CITY, within ten days of the execution of this AGREEMENT and prior to commencement of work, the following separate surety bonds:”
As a professional service
firm, Alta does not maintain
any bonds. Bonds are typically for construction firms
and uncommon to design
projects.
8. INDEMNITY
Frist Sentence
“…including reasonable costs and expenses of
defense of any judicial or administrative action, arising directly or indirectly out of any negligent, reckless or willful misconduct or
intentional act or omission of CONTRACTOR
This change would match
the indemnity clause for
the Contract #101172 dated
April 14, 2020.
26. RECORDS Last sentence
“…for any future or other use. The CONTRACTOR accepts no responsibility for the use of the product beyond the intended purpose of this Agreement.” While the previous sentence
references reuse of the project it does not negate responsibility on the side of the Contractor. Alta can only
warrant use of materials for
the intended purposes and
cannot accept liability for
other unintended uses.
33.MISCELLANEOUS
Last Sentence
“…this AGREEMENT. Neither Party shall
be liable to the other Party for failure or delay
in performance of this Agreement due to acts
of God, acts of governmental authorities, extraordinary weather conditions or other natural catastrophes, or any other cause beyond the
reasonable control or contemplation of either
Party or as otherwise defined by law (“Force
Majeure Event”), provided the delayed Party
shall make reasonable efforts to avoid or mitigate such delay and shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of the cause of the delay
and its extent.”
In the event of something
outside of the either party
hands, they should not be
held liable for delay.
Consultant
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Federal Aid
Provisions
We confirm that we shall comply with requirements as set forth per the Federal Code 2 CFR 200 and all documentation.
Alta has extensive experience supporting our clients seeking or who have obtained federal funding for their projects. Our support has included: grant writing/funding assistance, program management (leading large design teams representing Owner/ funding recipient), plan development, and engineering design from concept to construction for both recreational and federal transportation funding. We understand the administrative and compliance requirements required of projects with this funding.
Federally funded projects typically require coordination with state funding administrators. Designs must be consistent with federal, state, and local design standards.
Examples of Alta’s experience with Federally-Funded Grant Projects Include:
• Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, AL: Regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
• Hall County, GA: SS4A Action Plan
• Kissimmee, FL: SS4A Vision Zero Action Plan
• St. Cloud, FL: SS4A Vision Zero Action Plan
• Teton Co, WY: SS4A Action Plan
• Davis, CA: Fourteenth Street/Villanova Drive Corridor Improvements
• East Palo Alto, CA: Highway 101 Pedestrian and Bicycle Overcrossing Planning & Design
• Coachella Valley, CA: CV Link Master Plan, Design, and Engineering
• High Point, NC: High Point on the Rise Engineering and Planning Services
• Northwest Arkansas, AR: Razorback Greenway
• Kalispell, MT: Parkline Trail and Complete Street TIGER Project • Lee County, FL: Complete Streets Initiative
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COST PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO RFP NO. 2324-64
Grant Administration for
Safe Streets and
Roads for All
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF MODESTO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BY ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
FEHR & PEERS
O’DELL ENGINEERING
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2 cost Proposal in response to RFP No. 2324-64 Safe Streets and Roads for All ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC.
Budget
The proposed fee in the table below is organized by:
• Core Scope Fee: This includes all of the task deliverables outlined in the proposal as well as additional deliverables we recommend for value added. • Optional Scope Fee: These tasks are recommended to expand the scope of work, move towards implementation and support broader community awareness. • Total Fee: Our core scope combined with the optional tasks falls within your SS4A action plan award amount of $1.25M.
The Alta team is flexible in our approach and we look forward to working with you to finalize the scope and budget to meet the your goals and stay compliant with the SS4A program. copa getoectoe ap (yea) oOptoaas s . &
Project Total - Optional Tasks
GE NE R AL NOTE S :
* T his fee propos al is valid for 90 days from the date s ubmitted. * Hours and s taff as s ignments can be adjus ted by the cons ultant as needed to implement th des cribed during the cours e of the project.
* Hourly rates will be adjus ted if work is continued into s ubs equent year(s ).
Principal - PlannerPrincipal - Planner
Civic Analytics Leader
Senior Planning
Associate
National Roadway Safety
Advisor
Planner II
Principal - Engineer
Senior Planning
Associate
Civic Data Analyst III
GIS Manager
Civic Data Analyst IICivic Data Analyst II
Graphic Design Studio
Lead
Principal - Programs
Web Developer III
Project Accountant
Alta's Hours
Alta's Sub Total
Principal-in-Charge
Project Manager
Local Expert & Stakeholder
Engagement
Multi-modal/
Caltrans Lead
Design Lead
Visual Communications
& GIS
Analyst
Project Coordinator
Hours
Sub #1 Sub Total
Principal
Senior Project Manager
Project Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Administrative
Hours
Sub #2 Sub Total
J effrey K nowles
J ennifer B aldwin
David W as s erman
Les B rown
J eremy C hapman
K as s andra F errer
As hley Haire
Mauricio Hernandez
K elly Dunn
K imberly V oros
R ohan Opris ko
Is abel Y oungs
Nancy C hen
C atherine C ibor
Zane DeB us k
K irs ten C laus en
Meghan Mitman
As hlee T akus hi
K ari McNickle
Ian B arnes
Mark Howard
C had K ennedy
Michael B eltran
K ris ten S cheidt
Nick V illalobos
R achel W es t
$357 $174 $202 $274 $198 $180 $142 $124 $280 $243 $175 $97 $102
1.00 Phase
Names
91 20 17 55 14 8 2 2 8 95 312 $67,722.25 32 56 1 1 18 13 121 $25,812.00 2 2 0 4 $1,046.00 437 $94,580
1.01 P roject
Manage
ment &
Adminis t
ra tion
91 20 17 55 14 8 2 2 8 95 312 $67,722.25 32 56 1 1 18 13 121 $25,812.00 2 2 4 $1,046.00 437 $94,580.25
2.00 Phase
Name
74 16 16 45 16 225 0 80 74 60 74 680 $141,510.75 30 60 24 16 50 20 200 $39,962.00 $0.00 880 $181,473
2.01 S ta keholder
E nga gement
P la n
74 16 16 45 16 225 0 80 74 60 74 680 $141,510.75 30 60 24 16 50 20 200 $39,962.00 $0.00 880 $181,472.75
3.00 Phase
Name
24 10 40 16 10 65 4 32 16 50 50 16 16 349 $66,890.00 32 72 10 6 70 175 45 410 $70,646.00 $0.00 759 $137,536
3.01 E xis ting
C onditions
Ana lys is
24 10 40 16 10 65 4 32 16 50 50 16 16 349 $66,890.00 32 72 10 6 70 175 45 410 $70,646.00 $0.00 759 $137,536.00 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 00 0 0 0 0 $0 00 0 0 0 0 $0 00 0 $0 00
4.00 Phase
Name
48 40 24 30 60 60 140 12 12 32 32 24 24 538 $126,350.00 20 90 4 16 50 6 180 40 406 $69,492.00 6 28 44 226 6 310 $38,718.00 1254 $234,560
4.01 Implementa tion
S tra tegy
48 40 24 30 60 60 140 12 12 32 32 24 24 538 $126,350.00 20 90 4 16 50 6 180 40 406 $69,492.00 6 28 44 226 6 310 $38,718.00 1254 $234,560.00
5.00 Phase
Name
18 14 16 10 14 40 8 20 10 10 10 170 $34,130.00 5 10 12 3 30 $5,601.00 $0.00 200 $39,731
5.01 Mea s uring
P rogress &
R eporting
18 14 16 10 14 40 8 20 10 10 10 170 $34,130.00 5 10 12 3 30 $5,601.00 $0.00 200 $39,731.00
6.00 Phase
Name
56 20 48 28 16 96 34 34 68 68 48 48 564 $110,259.00 8 28 2 3 2 8 6 57 $11,230.00 2 2 4 8 1 17 $2,624.00 638 $124,113
6.01 C omprehens i
ve S a fety
Action P la n
56 20 48 28 16 96 34 34 68 68 48 48 564 $110,259.00 8 28 2 3 2 8 6 57 $11,230.00 2 2 4 8 1 17 $2,624.00 638 $124,113.00 Staff Hours 311 120 161 184 130 494 146 82 86 62 170 160 172 68 172 95 2613 127 316 41 42 52 76 443 127 1224 10 32 48 234 7 331 4168 Labor Total $88,094 $29,547 $38,637 $44,333 $31,973 $74,408 $45,750 $21,863 $14,478 $9,918 $25,560 $25,664 $32,471 $16,783 $29,908 $11,069 $546,862.00 $45,339 $54,984 $8,282 $11,508 $10,296 $13,680 $62,906 $15,748 $222,743.00 $2,800 $7,776 $8,400 $22,698 $714 $42,388.00 $811,993.00 Alta Reimbursable Expenses & Travel $27,500.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $28,500 Travel to Modes to $2,500.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $3,500
C ommunity E ngagement Materials $1,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,500 S afety Data Das hboard Application L icens e F ee (1 Y ear) $3,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3,000 P roject W ebs ite L icens e F ee (1 Y ear) $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500 S ocial Media Ad B uys $20,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $20,000
Project Total $88,094 $29,547 $38,637 $44,333 $31,973 $74,408 $45,750 $21,863 $14,478 $9,918 $25,560 $25,664 $32,471 $16,783 $29,908 $11,069 $574,362.00 $223,743.00 $42,388.00 $840,493 Total Task Hours
Total Task Fee
TaskPhase Names
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ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN, INC. cost Proposal in response to RFP No. 2324-64 Safe Streets and Roads for All 3 Principal - Planner Principal - Planner Senior Planning Associate Senior Planning Associate National Roadway Safety Lead Planner II Principal - Engineer Planning Associate II Civic Analytics Leader Civic Data Analyst III GIS Manager Civic Data Analyst II Civic Data Analyst II Graphic Design Studio Lead Principal - Programs Web Developer III Project Accountant Alta's Hours Alta's Sub Total J effrey
K nowles
J ennifer
B aldwin
Mauricio
Hernandez Les B rown
J eremy
C hapman
K as s andra
Ferrer As hley Haire
R yan W
J ohns on
David
W asserman K elly Dunn
K imberly
V oros
R ohan
Opris ko
Is abel
Y oungs Nancy C hen
C atherine
C ibor
Zane
DeB usk K irs ten C laus en
7.0 Phase Name 81 17 100 53 3 210 100 72 74 96 32 238 200 80 150 120 24 1650 $333,446.50 0 $333,447
7.1 S afety E ducation C ampaign P ilot 28 6 100 22 2 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 150 120 24 742 $150,940.00 742 $150,940.00
7.2 C omprehens ive R ight-of-W ay (R OW ) Databas e and Map 10 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 18 36 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 111 $22,005.00 111 $22,005.00
7.3 C ountermeas ure F eas ibility Analys is 10 2 0 6 0 0 100 0 16 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 174 $45,430.00 174 $45,430.00
7.4 As s et Management and G rant P rioritization Databas e 24 5 0 14 0 0 0 0 40 60 32 180 180 0 0 0 0 535 $95,451.75 535 $95,451.75
7.5 P olicy and Model Ordinance Development 9 2 0 5 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 $19,619.75 88 $19,619.75 Staff Hours 81 17 100 53 3 210 100 72 74 96 32 238 200 80 150 120 24 1650 0 Labor Total $20,976 $3,700 $21,200 $11,613 $245 $24,000 $30,500 $15,246 $18,228 $18,354 $6,080 $35,925 $32,240 $15,390 $37,363 $21,175 $2,806 $333,446.50 $333,446.50 Reimbursable Expenses & Travel (Optional Tasks) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $39,500.00 $39,500 S afety E ducation C ampaign T ravel for Optional T as k 7. 1 $2,500.00 $2,500 S afety E ducation C ampaign Materials for Optional T as k 7. 1 $10,000.00 $10,000 E copia High-Definition V ector Line Map (1 year) for Optional T as ks 7. 2 & 7. 3 $27,000.00 $27,000 Project Total - Optional Tasks $3,591 $515 $0 $2,058 $0 $0 $0 $2,646 $2,058 $2,394 $0 $4,725 $5,040 $3,990 $12,863 $3,675 $966 $372,946.50 $372,947 GE NE R AL NOTE S :
* T his fee propos al is valid for 90 days from the date s ubmitted. * Hours and s taff as s ignments can be adjus ted by the cons ultant as needed to implement the tas ks des cribed during the cours e of the project.
* Hourly rates will be adjus ted if work is continued into s ubs equent year(s ).
Total Task Hours
Total Task Fee
TaskPhase Names
Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
Optional Tasks Budget
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RFP No. 2324-64 - Safe Streets For All grant consultant selection.
Project will develop an action plan to reduce fatal and serious traffic collisions within the City of Modesto by analzying traffic data and collision history. Project will identify improvement projects set forth as the most beneficial for the community and aligned with the City of Modesto priorities.
Max
Score
TJKM
Minegar &
Associates
Alta Planning
GHD
Requirements - Primary Selection Criteria - 100 total points possible Experience:
1. Years of experience of consulting and/or their principals for transportation engineering, traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling. If experience is lacking; explanation by consultant as why firm should be selected.
2. Broad character and scope of past projects.
3. Experience with Federal, State, and Locally funded projects.
4. Experience of proposed team members in projects of similar magnitude, design requirements and complexity, within the past five years.
5. Identify each team member’s involvement in the specific project listed and with which firm they were employed when the work was done.
6. History of repeat business with clients within the last five years.
Designate the previous (within the past five years) contracts with the City of Modesto. 50 40 37 42 37
Analysis:
1. Originality, creativity, and soundness of approach to traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling.
2. Demonstrate management and organizational ability as it relates to time management, scheduling, City staff/client relationships, etc., and the ability to meet deadlines.
3. Ability to execute complete, clear, and concise reports and produce a quality work product. 15 11 10 12 12
General:
1. Location of consultant in relation to the City of Modesto.
2. Size of consultant and available staff as appropriate for the required traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling.
3. Consultant reputation as it relates to principles, credibility, and attitude. 35 27 20 28 24
Total Score 100 78 67 82 73
The Score for each is the AVERAGE of all committee member's scoring.
Ranking 2 4 1 3
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CITY OF MODESTO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
GRANT ADMINISTRATION FOR SAFE STREETS
AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A)
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2023
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Public Works Department
City of Modesto
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
GRANT ADMINISTRATION FOR SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A)
Notice is hereby given that the City of Modesto is soliciting proposals from local contractors to select an administrator for our Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant located at 1010 Tenth Street, Suite 4500 Modesto, CA. If you wish to be considered for this work, please submit five (5) hard copies and (1) one PDF electronic copy on USB of your Proposal (RFP) to the City of Modesto, City Clerk’s Office, 1010 Tenth Street, Suite 6600, Modesto, CA 95354, (Mailing Address: P.O. Box 642, Modesto CA 95353) by 4:00 p.m., PST on December 15, 2023, with the outside envelope indicating:
1) NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONSULTANT
2) NAME OF PROJECT FOR WHICH PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED
3) DATE AND TIME PROPOSALS DUE
Questions or comments concerning this RFP should be directed to:
Mark G. Murphy, P.E.
Engineer
P. O. Box 642
Modesto CA 95353
(209) 577-5431
(209) 571-5575 FAX
[email protected]
A selection committee will evaluate the submitted statements. The RFP does not commit the City of Modesto to award a contract, or to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFP). Once the proposals have been evaluated, the City of Modesto will select a consultant to start the Action Plan process.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Modesto received a safe streets and roadway for all (SS4A) federal grant to develop an action plan and have determined the best process for this grant is an RFP process to hire a consultant to administer the project. The City of Modesto is looking for local consultants with experience of this type of transportation engineering action plan.
The City of Modesto intends to select one consultant for completion of this action plan.
The City Modesto ranks number 3 in terms of collisions in California. Within The City of Modesto 50% of residents are underserved.
Our mission at Modesto is to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes across our road network and improving quality of life, equity, accessibility, multimodal access, climate health.
I INTRODUCTION
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan RFP Solicitation the City of Modesto is seeking submittals from a consultant or team of consultants (the Consultant) to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (Action Plan) for the City of Modesto. One of these guiding principles is providing a safe transportation system for all users. The City of Modesto was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. This grant will support the City of Modesto’s efforts to develop the Action Plan for the city. The City of Modesto’s goals with creation and implementation of the Action Plan is to aid the city in meeting the Safety Performance Targets, eliminate roadway deaths on the city’s transportation system, and create healthy, safe, and equitable mobility for transportation system users. The Action Plan will allow for the city to center planning efforts around the people most impacted by traffic collisions. Given the diversity of roadways, land uses, roadway users, and the varying types of collisions that occur, an Action Plan that provides contextual strategies for the urban community is needed to advance Vision Zero concepts. Collaboration will allow for more unified messaging and actionable strategies, implementation, and involvement across the city. The City of Modesto is seeking a consultant or team of consultants (the Consultant) to develop the Action Plan. The Action Plan developed by the Consultant must be informed by an inclusive engagement process, and a regional Task Force, representative of the diversity in the city, will provide project oversight. The Consultant will develop a series of high injury networks to identify where the majority of the fatal and serious injury crashes are occurring, focusing on all modes, vulnerable users, and underserved communities. The Consultant will also develop prioritized strategies that are shaped by a data-informed process, best practices, and public input, providing the city shared future outcomes. In addition, the Action Plan must meet the requirements set forth by DOT that will allow the City of Modesto to apply for grant funding to implement identified projects and strategies, most notable through the SS4A discretionary grant program.
II. Scope of Work
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note that the tasks described below reflect the minimum number of components required for the Action Plan. Each responding firm is encouraged to identify other key elements of work that it expects may be an important part of the project and describe its approach to addressing those elements.
Tasks Task #1 – Project Management / Administration the Consultant must oversee all aspects of the project as required by the DOT. The Consultant must meet regularly with the City of Modesto and Task Force throughout the project period. At the beginning of the project, the Consultant and the City of Modesto will hold an in-person kick-off meeting to discuss the Consultant’s approach to the project, recommendations for the project, and to finalize the project schedule. The Consultant must hold bi-weekly check-in meeting with City of Modesto staff; these can be conducted virtually or as conference calls.
Additionally, the Consultant will be responsible for in-person meetings with the Task Force, and the City of Modesto’s Council; these meetings are described in Task 2, 3, and 6.
Each submittal must include a proposed project schedule. The final project schedule will be approved by the City of Modesto, and the Consultant must adhere to the approved schedule. Please refer to Part B of this Section II for more information regarding the time constraints associated with the project and the requirements for the project schedule that must be submitted. The Consultant must also submit regular invoices and progress reports to the City of Modesto and provide the City of Modesto with the information that it needs to complete its reports to the funding agencies. The Consultant will need to be available to answer any follow-up questions regarding its work or the information provided in its reports. Task 1 Deliverables:
Project schedule, in agreed upon format
Invoices, in approved format
Progress reports, in approved format
Other information, as needed
Task #2 – Stakeholder Engagement It is essential that this project include meaningful engagement and collaboration with informed stakeholders (e.g., local government staff, including planners, engineers, public works, law enforcement personnel, advocacy groups, and other safety stakeholders). A systematic plan for gathering informed stakeholder input at each step of the process is critical. This input will be analyzed and incorporated throughout the development of the Action Plan. Task 2 includes the development, in coordination with City of Modesto staff, of a strategic, detailed engagement plan that will be used to engage and educate the stakeholders and receive their input. A major component of the stakeholder engagement process should include introducing and reinforcing local implementation of zero death safety concepts, including the Safe System approach and best practices in the context of Complete Streets principles to the stakeholders. Additionally, a Task Force will be developed in coordination with City of Modesto staff. This Task Force will be made up of key transportation officials and representatives of each element of the Safe System approach, and will convene at key milestones to review project findings, develop, and refine strategies, vet the draft Action Plan framework, etc. The Consultant must hold a minimum of three, in-person Task Force meetings. The Consultant can propose additional meetings, as well as identify other key milestones that need to be #5..
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addressed by the Task Force. These additional meetings may be conducted in person or virtually and the Consultant’s proposal must clearly indicate if the firm is proposing additional meetings and the format. Another component of the Action Plan is to develop a unified message (i.e., what is Vision Zero and why the City of Modesto needs Vision Zero) and to share that message to the broader community through social media and the City of Modesto’s website. This task includes creating a brand or identity that will be recognizable (i.e., the logo design). In addition, the Consultant will be responsible for developing website and social media content for City of Modesto staff to publish on the City of Modesto's website/social media accounts, and that is easy for City of Modesto staff to reproduce for future messaging purposes. The Consultant must also prepare stakeholder meeting reports, in an agreed upon format. The Consultant must provide the logistics and preparation required for all project meetings. Logistics and preparations include, but are not limited to, securing meeting facilities, preparing, and distributing meeting notifications, and preparing meeting materials (i.e., agendas, presentations, informational hand-outs, etc.). The Consultant’s proposal must include ideas for methods and appropriate tools for conducting the stakeholder engagement process and should outline the process and schedule for the engagement plan. Task 2 Deliverables:
Stakeholder engagement plan
Stakeholder meeting reports
Task Force meetings and materials
Logo design and branding
Website and social media content (i.e., educational graphics) Presentations and materials
Task #3 – Existing Conditions Analysis Vision Zero is a data-driven approach. Gathering, analyzing, utilizing, and sharing formal data on injury crashes is fundamental to the success of Vision Zero. The Consultant will perform an existing conditions analysis (with equity considerations) to help inform the development of the Action Plan implementation strategies. The existing conditions analysis will identify historical trends in fatal and serious injury crashes across the Region, such as contributing factors, crash types, demographic, and roadway characteristics, etc. The existing conditions analysis will include a review of current best practices, transportation laws, policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards, both regionally and nationally. This task will require familiarity with safety and zero death initiatives, including but not limited to:
A. DOT’s Safe System Approach Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) Initiative
B. Toward Zero Deaths (National Strategy on Highway Safety) C. Road to Zero (National Safety Council and Road to Zero Coalition) The Consultant will aggregate data for collisions involving fatalities and serious injuries, for all modes, in the City of Modesto. The Consultant will need to identify the data required to fulfill the scope of services. Data categories that should be collected include:
A. Historical trends that provide a baseline level of collisions B. Collision data
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The data analysis will be included in the Action Plan, and the Consultant will also need to develop graphics and maps to clearly explain the findings to general public. The main component of the Action Plan is the development of High Injury Networks (HINs) (i.e., the mapping of corridors and intersections) that show where the highest concentration of fatal and serious injury collisions is occurring in the Region. The HINs will address locationspecific safety issues for:
1. All modes, for all roads except Interstates and Highways (Include Maze Boulevard State Route 132, within the City of Modesto limits)
2. Vulnerable populations (i.e., people walking or biking, including children and disabled individuals)
3. Underserved communities
4. Top contributing collision factor(s), which is to be determined based on data (e.g., distracted driving, speeding, unbuckled, etc.)
To help inform strategies, the Consultant may work with the City of Modesto to identify additional safety issues to be included in the HIN analysis. The Consultant will work closely with City of Modesto staff to determine the methodology used to develop the HINs. In addition, the HINs will be updated by City of Modesto staff in the future., so the methodology used to recreate them must be provided by the Consultant, including datasets, data cleaning and preparation, data aggregation, high injury network criteria/thresholds, etc. In addition to the regional HINs, the Consultant will develop high collision segments on a city-wide level for the City of Modesto, the Consultant will create a geospatial map identifying a prioritized list of high collision segments for all modes the number will ultimately depend on the data analysis), and provide a table/data package indicating street name, segment limits, length, percent of total collisions, number of each mode involved in collision, contributing factors, collision type, etc. for each high collision segment identified. The intention of the development of the city-wide high collision segments is to enable the City of Modesto to apply for SS4A implementation grants and implement the strategies that support the Action Plan, as well as implement safety improvements through Federal-aid Highway Program funding in general. This city-level analysis will not include Interstates. A collision risk assessment (i.e., systemic safety needs) will be developed as part of the existing conditions analysis. This is more of a proactive approach, identifying specific roadway characteristics of locations where severe collision frequently occur. The assessment can include high-risk road features, specific safety needs of relevant road users, analysis of the built environment, demographics, etc. The Consultant will attend, in person, 1 Council meeting to share information about Vision Zero concepts, the HINs, and the results of the existing conditions analysis.
Task 3 Deliverables:
Documentation of national best practices and the region’s existing safety policies, programs, and practices
Graphics, maps, and data from collision analysis, showing City of Modesto safety trends over time, current trends, and public safety concerns City-wide HINs (including, but not limited to all modes, vulnerable populations, underserved communities, top contributing collision factor(s), collision hot spots, etc.) #5..
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Methodology for developing HINs
City-wide geospatial maps with table/data package, identifying a prioritized list of high collision segments
Collision risk assessment
Presentation/meeting materials for Task Force and Council In-person presentations – 2 total – 1 Task Force and 1 Council Task #4 – Implementation Strategy the Consultant will create a guiding statement through engagement with the Task Force, as well as a goal and timeline for eliminating roadway fatality and serious injury crashes. The Consultant will identify a comprehensive set of contextual projects and strategies (with equity considerations), both near- and long-term timeframes, to reach zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries and address systemic safety issues, including identification of SS4A supplemental planning activities and/or implantation projects that can be applied for in future SS4A funding rounds. The responsible party for each project or strategy should also be identified. The strategies should, at a minimum, focus on the following: the DOT Safe System approach, low-cost treatments over a wide geographic area, equitable investment of safety needs in underserved communities, project bundling opportunities, and educational/outreach strategies, specifically in underserved communities. Through the best practices review in Task 3, the Consultant will also evaluate the implementation of any new or revised policies, guidelines, and/or standards to better advance Vision Zero in the City of Modesto.
Part of the implementation strategy should also include guidelines for the City of Modesto to adopt the Action Plan and apply for SS4A supplemental planning activities or implementation grants. This should be developed as a supplemental document that can be distributed to the City of Modesto. This document should include solutions to barriers, such as, but not limited to local match, for underserved communities applying for SS4A.
Task 4 Deliverables:
Statement, goal, and recommended phasing /timeline for eliminating roadway fatality and serious injury collisions
Near-term and long-term contextual projects and strategies, including recommendations for new or revised laws, policies, guidelines, and/or standards SS4A supplemental planning activities and/or implementation projects that can be applied for in the FY 2025, FY 2026, and FY 2027 SS4A funding round Supplemental document that explains, summarizes, and simplifies the SS4A supplemental planning activities and implementation grant application process for the City of Modesto
Task #5 – Measuring Progress / Reporting the Consultant will develop a technical memo that describes the methods that the City of Modesto can use to measure progress over time after the Action Plan is completed. These methods should include, at a minimum, annual reporting on progress toward reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Additionally, the reporting mechanism must allow the City of Modesto to share the data or information with stakeholders and the general public. The Consultant will #5..
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develop strategies the City of Modesto can use to publicly report on the progress toward reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
Task 5 Deliverables:
Technical memo documenting methods to measure progress and strategies for public reporting
Task #6 – Comprehensive Safety Action Plan The final Action Plan should, at minimum, include all the elements outlined in Tasks 2 through 5, and should comply with the components identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the SS4A Discretionary Grant Opportunity (Page 4, Table 1). The document should be easily accessible and readable with graphics, charts, and visuals. The Consultant will provide 20 printed/bound copies of the draft Action Plan and 30 printed/bound copies of the final Action Plan. The City of Modesto anticipates that these printed materials will be in color and 8.5 x 11” size. The Consultant will present the draft Action Plan to the City of Modesto’s Task Force and City Council. The draft Action Plan must be ready to present to the City of Modesto’s Task force and City Council no later than November 2024. The final Action Plan will be presented to the City of Modesto’s Task Force and City Council for approval no later than February 2025.
Task 6 Deliverables:
Draft Action Plan
Final Action Plan
Presentation/meetings materials for City of Modesto Task Forace and City Council In-person presentations (2 total – 1 City of Modesto Task Forace and 1 City Council
Printed copies of the draft and final plan B. Project Schedule It is anticipated that the work for this project will begin in January 2024 and must be completed no later than February 28, 2025. The draft Action Plan must be ready to present to the City of Modesto’s Task Force and City Council no later than their November 2024 meetings and the final Action Plan will be presented to the City of Modesto’s Task Force and City Council for approval no later than their February 2025 meetings for approval. It is anticipated that the NOFO for the next round (i.e., FY 2025 round) of SS4A funding will open in Spring 2025. The FY 2023 SS4A round opened in Spring 2023 and the deadline was July 10, 2023, thus the FY 2025 deadline can be expected in July 2025. It is imperative that the City of Modesto’s Action Plan be completed and approved by the Council’s Board in February so that the City of Modesto is eligible to apply for this funding. The Consultant will be expected to monitor DOT’s schedule for the 2025 round of funding and work closely with City of Modesto staff to ensure that the City of Modesto’s Action Plan is completed and approved in sufficient time to maintain the local’s eligibility to apply. Each firm responding to this RFP must include in its submittal a recommended project schedule that, at a minimum, shows the estimated completion date for each of the tasks and sub-tasks and dates when the work products will be delivered to the City of Modesto. Submittals that do not contain a project schedule may be deemed non-responsive and rejected
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS:
The objective of this RFP is to obtain an SOQ from interested local consultant firms with demonstrated experience in creating a city-wide master action plan to make the City of Modesto roadways safer for all modes of public travel.
The SOQ should be succinct. The submitted material should focus on technical content that demonstrates proactive traffic safety action plan design experience on a citywide scale, capability, availability and commitment of the consultant and its team.
Elaborate or glossy SOQs are neither expected nor desired.
To simplify comparisons during evaluation, information submitted shall be listed in the order discussed in this RFP.
EACH SOQ SHALL INCLUDE:
Cover Letter:
A cover letter introducing the firm and its commitment to provide services to the City of Modesto, and the design team that highlights key attributes of the required services, the team’s approach toward action plan and the consultant’s commitment to provide services to the City of Modesto shall be included.
Consultant Experience:
The proposed consultant’s proactive traffic safety experience. For the prime consultant, and any sub-consultant, provide the following information:
Names of principals indicating experience, background. Length of time in business.
Office address(es) from which services will be supported, percentage of work, and/or category of work to be performed in each office.
Listing of experience for five completed similar projects, including construction services provided; type, size, and cost of project constructed; completion date; and name, address, and phone number of knowledgeable owner representative.
Key issues and challenges, and how they were resolved. Specialty areas addressed and sub-consultant involvement. Experience and ability to meet projects requiring Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals
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Project Manager:
The consultant’s Project Manager (PM) is defined to be the individual within the prime consultant’s firm who is directly responsible for and engaged in leading the required action plan. The PM must be knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of the design/build of a traffic operations control room.
The SOQ shall include the following information demonstrating the PM’s knowledge, experience, and availability:
Name and title, years of experience with the prime contractor’s firm, and years of experience with other firms.
Specializations fiber optic work.
Representative experience for not more than five recently completed projects, similar in scope. In addition, provide information on all projects that are currently in progress to which the PM is committed:
o Owner, project description (including size), location and completion date. If project is in progress, provided estimated completion date and level of commitment.
o Name, address, and phone number of knowledgeable owner representative.
o Firm with which the individual was employed during project experience.
o Consultant services for which the individual was directly responsible; service/functions directly performed by individual (not just job title).
Other Key Project Staff (limit to 4 individuals):
Consultant and other key personnel shall have action plan for municipality roadway safety experience. Provide for each individual:
Name and title, years of experience with the prime consultant, and years of experience with other contractors.
Specific project responsibility and functions to be performed. Specializations in proactive all types of collision reduction. Representative experience for not more than three recently completed projects similar in scope to the action plan services requested. In addition, provide the following information on all projects that are currently in progress to which the team members are committed:
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completion date and level of commitment.
o Name, address, and phone number of knowledgeable owner representative.
o Firm with which the individual was employed during project experience.
o Consultant for which the individual was directly responsible; service/functions directly performed by individual (not just job title).
Additional Information:
Provide any additional information supporting your firm’s qualifications for safer roadway action plan services required.
Conflict of Interest Statement:
The proposing Consultant shall disclose any financial, business, or other relationship with the City of Modesto that may have an impact upon the outcome of the contract. The Consultant shall also list current clients who may have a financial interest in the outcome of this contract that will follow. The proposing Consultant shall disclose any financial interest or relationship with any construction company that might submit a bid on the future projects.
Litigation
Indicate if the proposing Consultant was involved with any litigation in connection with prior projects. If yes, briefly describe the nature of the litigation and the result.
Consultant Agreement
Indicate if the proposing Consultant has any issues or needed changes to the proposed contract agreement included as Attachment 1, titled “Standard Consultant Agreement.”
A contract will not be awarded to a consultant without an adequate financial management and accounting system as required by 48 CFR Part 16.301-3, 2 CFR Part 200, and 48 CFR Part 31.
Federal-Aid Provisions
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The proposing Consultant’s services are federally funded, which necessitate compliance with additional requirements. Special attention is directed to Exhibit A of the Standard Consultant Agreement – In addition, Consultant shall comply with requirements as set forth per the Federal Code 2 CFR 200 and all documentation.
Consultant shall demonstrate familiarity of providing services for federally funded projects and has clear understanding of requirements/needs to facilitate the project.
Cost Proposal
In order to assure that the City of Modesto is able to acquire a collision reduction action plan services based on the criteria set forth in the Brooks Act and Government Code 4526, the Contractor will be required to submit certified payroll records, as required. Cost proposal shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope from the proposal for the design part of the project. The cost proposal is confidential and will be unsealed after all proposals have been reviewed, and most qualified contractor has been selected.
Selected Consultant shall comply with all requirements of the Federal Code 2 CFR 200 and all documentation.
SELECTION PROCESS:
A. The submittal date is 4:00 p.m. July 28th, 2023.
B. The selected Consultant will be presented to City Council for approval.
D. The City of Modesto will coordinate with the selected consultant when collision action plan services are needed. At that time, the consultant shall submit to the City of Modesto a detailed written proposal including a scope of services for the project work, schedule, and cost estimate to perform the action plan portion of the work.
E. Written authorization from the City of Modesto is required prior to commencement of services by the Consultant for the start of the project.
F. For protest procedures, see Attachment 2.
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CONSULTANT LOCATION: City of Modesto Policy
It is the policy of the City of Modesto that, when not prohibited by the funding source and all other factors being equal, local firms with satisfactory qualifications, sufficient experience, and the capability to provide the necessary professional services shall normally be given priority in being considered for employment by the City of Modesto. The location of any sub-consulting firms proposed by the consultant will also be considered when applying this policy.
Additional Considerations:
The successful consultant will be required to provide proof of insurance. A description of types of coverage and dollar amounts required are included in Attachment 1, “Standard Consultant Agreement.”
The selected consultant will also be required to submit a completed and signed Financial Interest Disclosure Form, Form 700, and will have a current City of Modesto business license.
EVALUATION CRITERIA (TOTAL = 100 POINTS)
COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSE (Pass/Fail):
Responses to this RFP must be complete. Responses that do not include the proposal content requirements identified within this RFP and subsequent addenda and do not address each of the items listed below will be considered incomplete, be rated a Fail in the Evaluation Criteria, and will receive no further consideration. Responses that are rated a Fail and are not considered may be picked up at the delivery location within 14 calendar days of contract award and/or the completion of the competitive process
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT (Pass/Fail):
o Discloses any financial, business, or other relationship with the City of Modesto that may have an impact upon the outcome of the contract or construction projects.
o Lists current clients who may have a financial interest in the outcome of this contract.
EXPERIENCE (50 points):
o Years of experience of consulting and/or his principals for transportation engineering, traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling. If experience is lacking; explanation by contractor as why firm #5..
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should be selected.
o Broad character and scope of past projects.
o Experience with Federal, State, and Locally funded projects. o Experience of proposed team members in projects of similar magnitude, design requirements and complexity, within the past five years. Identify each team member’s involvement in the specific project listed and with which firm they were employed when the work was done.
o History of repeat business with clients within the last five years.
Designate the previous (within the past five years) contracts with the City of Modesto.
ANALYSIS (15 points):
o Originality, creativity, and soundness of approach to traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling.
o Demonstrate management and organizational ability as it relates to time management, scheduling, City staff/client relationships, etc., and the ability to meet deadlines.
o Ability to execute complete, clear, and concise reports and produce a quality work product.
GENERAL (35 points):
o Location of consultant in relation to the City of Modesto. o Size of consultant and available staff as appropriate for the required traffic collision reduction action plan creation and modeling.
o General comprehension of the potential assignment and responsiveness to the operations control room remodels or construction requirements. o Consultant reputation as it relates to principles, credibility, and attitude. o Ability to meet and understand Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements and goals.
SCHEDULE:
The anticipated milestones:
MILESTONES DATE
Issue Request for Qualifications (RFP) February 4
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, 2021
RFP’s Due July 28th, 2023
Notification of Selection August 11
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, 2023
ATTACHMENTS:
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Attachment 1 – Sample Standard Agreement*
* Includes Exhibit A – Federal Award Requirements as Part of 2 CFR 200 Attachment 2 – Protest Procedures
Attachment 3 – City of Modesto’s Agreement with FHWA
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SAMPLE AGREEMENT
This agreement, hereinafter called AGREEMENT, made and entered into in the City of Modesto, State of California, this ____ day of _________, 2023, by and between the City of Modesto, a municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter called CITY, and _________________, a ______ _______, hereinafter called CONTRACTOR.
W I T N E S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Modesto City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023- authorizing the
1. Award of Proposal and agreement for the implementation of a Grant Administration for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) to CONTRACTOR, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and made a part hereof, and
WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR provided a responsive and responsible submittal that best meets the CITY needs, attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and made a part hereof, and
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WHEREAS, the CITY and CONTRACTOR shall enter into an agreement for the Grant Administration for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) as described in RFP 2223-, attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. THE WORK:
a) CONTRACTOR shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, fuel, tools, licenses, bonds and
insurance necessary to perform and complete the required work as specified in Exhibit “C”, and in strict accordance with the conditions of the complete AGREEMENT. b) CONTRACTOR shall do and perform the work contemplated hereby in a good
workmanlike manner under the direction of and to the satisfaction of the CITY Representative.
c) CONTRACTOR shall maintain proper insurance with the CITY for the duration of the AGREEMENT.
d) CONTRACTOR shall maintain a CITY business license for the duration of the AGREEMENT.
e) CONTRACTOR shall furnish said services at the following AGREEMENT rates for an estimated annual amount of $_________________. The total amount paid by CITY to CONTRACTOR over the full term of the AGREEMENT shall not exceed $____________. Unless the services provided are for a lump sum or flat fee, fees for work performed by CONTRACTOR on an hourly basis shall not exceed the amounts shown on Bid attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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AGREEMENT PRICING
2. PREVAILING WAGES:
. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1771, CONTRACTOR shall pay all workers, and shall ensure its subcontractors pay all of their workers, engaged in performing the services described in Exhibit “C” not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the services described in Exhibit “C” are to be performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for holiday and overtime work as provided in the California Labor Code. In accordance with California Labor Code Section 1773.2, the City has obtained the general prevailing wages in the locality in which the services described in Exhibit A are to #5..
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be performed for each craft or type of work needed to be as published by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, a copy of which is on file in the CITY’s Purchasing Department and shall be made available on request. Contractor must comply with all applicable laws and regulations that apply to wages earned in performance of the services described in Exhibit “C”, including those set forth in Labor Code section 1770 et. seq. and in the IFB.
DIR Project ID#: _________________
3. CITY REPRESENTATIVE:
CITY Representative is:
________________________ ____________________________
The CITY Representative is not authorized to commit the CITY to changes in specifications, requirements, or scope of work, changes in price(s), period of performance or delivery date(s) or method of shipment. Changes of a contractual or business nature shall be effective only by written change to the AGREEMENT, issued by the City of Modesto, Purchasing Division.
4. TERM OF AGREEMENT:
5. LIABILITY INSURANCE:
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prior to cancellation or material change in the policy, notices of same shall be given to the Risk Manager of the CITY by registered mail, return receipt requested, for all of the following stated insurance policies.
a. General Liability - insurance with a minimum limit of liability per occurrence of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage. The insurance shall indicate on the certificate of insurance the following coverage and indicate the policy aggregate limit applying to: premises and operations; broad form contractual; independent contractors and subcontractors; products and completed operations; and/or professional liability.
b. Automobile Liability – insurance with a minimum limit of liability per occurrence of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage and transportation related pollution liability. This insurance shall cover any automobile for bodily injury and property damage.
c. Workers' Compensation - in compliance with the statutes of the State of California, plus employer's liability with a minimum limit of liability of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
If at any time any of said policies shall be unsatisfactory to the CITY, as to form or substance or if a company issuing such policy shall be unsatisfactory to the CITY, the CONTRACTOR shall promptly obtain a new policy, submit the same to the CITY’s Risk Manager for approval and submit a certificate thereof as hereinabove provided. Upon failure of the CONTRACTOR to furnish, deliver or maintain such insurance and certificates as above provided, this AGREEMENT, at the election of the CITY, may be forthwith declared suspended, or terminated. Failure of the CONTRACTOR to obtain and/or maintain Commented [KP1]:
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any required insurance shall not relieve the CONTRACTOR from any liability under this Agreement, nor shall the insurance requirements be construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the obligations of the CONTRACTOR concerning indemnification. The CITY, its agents, officers, employees, and volunteers shall be named as an additional insured on all insurance policies required herein, except Workers' Compensation.
The Workers' Compensation insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the CITY, its agents, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by CONTRACTOR for the CITY.
The CONTRACTOR’s insurance policy(ices) shall include a provision that the coverage is primary as respects the CITY; shall include no special limitations to coverage provided to additional insured; and, shall be placed with insurer(s) with acceptable Best's rating of A:VII or with approval of the CITY’s Risk Manager.
For any claims related to this AGREEMENT, the CONTRACTOR’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects CITY, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by CITY, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of the CONTRACTOR’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
6. BONDS.
CONTRACTOR shall furnish CITY, within ten days of the execution of this AGREEMENT and prior to commencement of work, the following separate surety bonds:
a. Faithful Performance Bond. Said bond shall be in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total AGREEMENT price, shall be for the faithful Commented [KP2]: Not sure this applies
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performance of the AGREEMENT, shall be on a form approved by CITY, and shall be secured from a surety or sureties satisfactory to CITY. b. Payment Bond. CONTRACTOR shall furnish a separate surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total AGREEMENT price as security for the payment of all persons name in California Civil Code Section 9100 for furnishing materials, provisions, or other supplies, or items, used in, upon, for, or about the performance of the work contracted to be done; or for performing any work or labor thereon of any kind, and for the payment of amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to such work or labor in connection with this AGREEMENT and for the payment of a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court in case suit is brought upon the bond in accordance with the requirements of Civil Code section 9554.
The Payment bond shall be on a form approved by CITY, and shall be secured from a surety or sureties satisfactory to CITY.
7. PAYMENT:
CONTRACTOR shall invoice CITY not less than once per month based on the cost for services performed and reimbursable costs incurred prior to the invoice date.
All invoices shall be paid in full the following payment terms within thirty days after completion and acceptance of the Services by the CITY, and receipt of a properly prepared invoice, CITY will pay CONTRACTOR [TO BE DETERMINED BY IFB RESPONSE IN FINAL AGREEMENT, EITHER “Net 30 terms via CITY’s ePay Program” or “Net 45 Days via manual check”.]. The CITY is exempt from payment of Federal Excise Tax, and all invoices shall be exclusive of such excise tax.
Invoice to: City of Modesto
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Attn: Accounts Payable
P.O. Box 642
Modesto, CA 95353
Email to: [email protected]
At a minimum, invoices shall state the following:
This AGREEMENT number
CITY department/division name and address
Billing period
Service hours worked day and week
Unit price, extended price, sales tax and total
8. INDEMNITY: The CONTRACTOR shall hold the CITY, its agents, officials, officers, employees, and volunteers, harmless from and save, defend and indemnify them against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, judgments or damages from every cause, including but not limited to injury to person or property or wrongful death, including reasonable costs and expenses of defense of any judicial or administrative action, arising directly or indirectly out of any negligent or intentional act or omission of CONTRACTOR, or its agents, officials, officers, employees, or volunteers relating to or during the performance of its obligations under this AGREEMENT. CONTRACTOR’s obligation to defend, indemnify, and hold the CITY, its agents, officials, officers, and employees harmless under the provisions of this paragraph is not limited to or restricted by any requirement in this AGREEMENT for CONTRACTOR to procure and maintain a policy of insurance.
9. VENUE & GOVERNING LAW:
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Venue for any dispute or claim arising or related to this AGREEMENT its performance, breach, or interpretation (including issues about its validity or enforceability), shall be exclusively in the Superior Court of Stanislaus County or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California This AGREEMENT shall be deemed made in, governed by, performed in, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws provisions or principles.
10. ATTORNEYS’ FEES. If a party to this AGREEMENT brings any action, including an action for declaratory relief, to enforce or interpret the provision of this AGREEMENT, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled. The court may set such fees in the same action or in a separate action brought for that purpose.
11. COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF THE WORK:
The work contemplated herein shall be commenced as immediately after receipt of the Notice to Proceed for this AGREEMENT. The Notice to Proceed shall not be issued until the agreement administrator receives and has on file:
Proofs of insurance (approved by CITY Risk Manager); and Executed Agreement;
a. Resolution No.2023-_______;
b. CONTRACTOR Proposal submittal;
c. RFP No. 2023-15;
d. Bonds;
e. Contractor’s City of Modesto business license
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12. TERMINATION OF SERVICES:
Termination for Default: In the event either party fails to perform under this AGREEMENT or breaches any condition contained herein, the other party shall notify in writing the breaching party of the non-performance. Within 10 days after receipt of notification, the breaching party shall correct any non-performance to the reasonable satisfaction of the non-breaching party, or such other time as may be identified in the notice. Failure to correct any non-performance shall allow the non-breaching party to terminate this AGREEMENT for cause.
Termination by City for Convenience: The City may also terminate this AGREEMENT the Contractor's performance under the Agreement, either in whole or in part, at its own discretion and without cause.
Post-Termination Procedure
Upon receipt of a written notice of termination pursuant to either of the foregoing
paragraphs, the CONTRACTOR shall:
a. Cease its work as directed in the notice of termination as of the termination date and see to it that its employees,
subcontractors and agents are notified of such termination and act as specified in the notice of termination;
b. Terminate all orders and subcontracts except as necessary to complete any portion of the SERVICES that are not
terminated;
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c. If directed in writing by the CITY to do so, assign all right, title and interest in subcontracts and materials in progress to CITY, in which case the CITY will have the right at its discretion to settle, or pay any or all claims arising out of the termination of such, but in no event shall
recovery by any CONTRACTOR or subcontractor include
lost profits for portions of the SERVICES not completed or undertaken, including materials not delivered;
d. Deliver or otherwise make available to the CITY all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and material as may have been
accumulated by the CONTRACTOR in performing the
SERVICES whether completed or in process;
e. Settle outstanding liabilities and claims, subject to the approval of CITY;
f. Complete performance of such part of the SERVICES as has not been terminated;
g. Take such other actions as may be necessary, or as may be directed by the CITY for the protection and preservation of the SERVICES and/or property related to the SERVICES;
h. If CITY so requests, and at CITY's cost, CONTRACTOR
shall provide sufficient oral or written status reports to make CITY reasonably aware of the status of CONTRACTOR’s
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work on the SERVICES.
i. CONTRACTOR understands and agrees that CITY may, in
CITY’s sole discretion, refuse to pay CONTRACTOR for
that portion of CONTRACTOR's SERVICES which were
performed by CONTRACTOR on the project prior to the
termination date and which remain unacceptable and/or not useful to CONTRACTOR as of the termination date.
CITY will pay CONTRACTOR for SERVICES actually completed prior to the receipt of the termination notice or otherwise completed in accordance with the notice of termination. The final payment to the CONTRACTOR after termination for convenience shall be limited to amounts due and owing under the AGREEMENT at time of termination, including the following:
a. The cost of settling and paying valid claims arising out of the termination of the SERVICES such as subcontractor
agreements or contracts for materials;
b. The AGREEMENT price allocable to the portion of the
SERVICES properly performed or goods supplied to the
work site by the CONTRACTOR as of the date of
termination, as determined in accordance with the notice of termination, reduced by any sums previously paid to the CONTRACTOR for such SERVICES.
13. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS:
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CONTRACTOR hereby agrees that CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors, if any, in the performance of the SERVICES described herein, will comply with all federal, state, county and municipal laws, rules and regulations which may be applicable to the work herein contracted for, whether now in existence or hereafter adopted.
14. FAILURE TO PERFORM SATISFACTORY WORK: It is agreed and understood that if the CONTRACTOR fails to perform the SERVICES as specified herein, CITY's representative may:
a. Consent to accept such unsatisfactory service with an appropriate adjustment in contract price, based on
established cost factors,
b. Have such required work done by CITY forces or otherwise, and charge the cost thereof to the CONTRACTOR, or
c. Recommend termination of AGREEMENT between said the
CONTRACTOR and the City of Modesto.
Those discrepancies and deficiencies in the SERVICES that remains uncorrected after the date set for correction may be the necessary justification for a billing adjustment in the month following the occurrence. Unless otherwise negotiated, billing adjustments for this incomplete or uncorrected work shall be permanent retention of 100% of the estimated monthly cost for the SERVICES not corrected or completed.
15. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS: The CONTRACTOR offers and agrees, and will require all subcontractors and suppliers to agree, to assign to the CITY all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it and they may have under Section 4 of the Clayton #5..
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Act (15 United States code, Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Business and Professions Code, Section 16700 et seq.), arising from the acquisition of goods, services, or materials pursuant to this AGREEMENT or any allowed subcontract. The assignment made by CONTRACTOR and all assignments made by subcontractors and suppliers shall be made and become effective at the time the CITY makes final payment to The CONTRACTOR, without further acknowledgment by the parties (Government Code, Sections 4550-4554).
16. CITY PROCESS/PROCEDURE APPROVALS: CITY approval of any process or procedure shall not relieve CONTRACTOR of its responsibility to furnish the required SERVICES meeting all specifications contained herein.
17. DIR REGISTRATION: Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.1, CONTRACTOR may not engage in the performance of the Services set forth in Exhibit “C”, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 thereof. As required in Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, that during term of this AGREEMENT, CONTRACTOR shall be registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 thereof.
18. CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES: If CONTRACTOR damages any property belonging to the CITY or a third party, the CONTRACTOR will be required to make repairs immediately, at CONTRACTOR’s sole cost and expense, to the satisfaction of the CITY. In the event that CONTRACTOR fails to perform the necessary repairs, the CITY may either retain from the money due to CONTRACTOR an amount #5..
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sufficient to repair the damage or perform the repairs and send an invoice to the CONTRACTOR for such costs, which shall be paid within thirty (30) days.
19. NOTICES:
Any notice, payment or instrument required or permitted by this AGREEMENT to be given or delivered to either party shall be deemed to have been received when personally delivered, or one calendar
week following deposit of the same in any United States Post Office, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid addressed as follows:
CONTRACTOR: __________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
CITY: City of Modesto
Purchasing Division
P.O. Box 642
Modesto, CA 95353
Each party may change its address for delivery of notice by delivering written notice of such change of address to the other party.
20. SIGNATORY(IES) FOR CONTRACTOR:
Each signatory for CONTRACTOR below warrants and represents that it is legally competent to, and have full authority to, execute the AGREEMENT.
21. QUANTITIES: No minimum or maximum is guaranteed or implied.
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23. OTHER GOVERNMENT/PUBLICLY FUNDED AGENCIES: If mutually agreeable to all parties, the issuance of any resultant contract/purchase order referencing these specifications and modified by mutual agreement between all parties may be extended to other government or publicly funded agencies. It shall be understood that all terms and conditions as specified herein shall apply. Contractor shall follow all requirements and paperwork as required by Federal Section 2 CFR 200 for this agreement.
24. NON-DISCRIMINATION:
a. During the performance of this AGREEMENT, CONTRACTOR and any allowed subcontractors shall not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, medical condition (cancer related), physical handicap (including AIDS), sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by Federal or California law.
Equal employment opportunity extends, but is not limited to recruitment, compensation, benefits, layoff, termination, and all other conditions of employment. The CONTRACTOR and any allowed subcontractors shall ensure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. The CONTRACTOR and any allowed subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code, Section 12900 et seq.) and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (California Administrative Code, Title 2, and Section 7285.0 et seq.). The applicable regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing Government Code, Section 12900, set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Administrative Code are incorporated into this contract by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth in full. #5..
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b. The CONTRACTOR and any allowed subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement.
c. The CONTRACTOR shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in any allowed subcontracts to perform SERVICES. d. The Contractor shall permit access by representatives of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the CITY upon reasonable notice at any time during the normal business hours, but in no case less than 24 hours notice, to such of its books, records, accounts, other sources of information and its facilities as said Department or CITY shall require to ascertain compliance with this AGREEMENT. e. By executing this AGREEMENT, CONTRACTOR certifies that it shall follow and be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the applicable administrative requirements promulgated in response thereto, and any other applicable Federal laws and regulations relating to handicap discrimination and participation, and will continue to do so for at least the duration of the AGREEMENT and any extensions thereof.25. CONTRACTOR LICENSES & PERMITS:
CONTRACTOR warrants and represents that it possesses and shall maintain all licenses, and shall secure and maintain all necessary permits, necessary to perform the SERVICES.
26. RECORDS. All final versions of reports, data, maps, models, charts, studies, surveys, photographs, memoranda, plans, studies, specifications, records, files, or any other documents or materials, in electronic or any other form, that CONTRACTOR prepares or obtains pursuant to this Agreement and that relate to the matters covered #5..
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hereunder shall be the property of the CITY. CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to deliver those documents to the CITY upon termination of the AGREEMENT, and the CITY may use, reuse or otherwise dispose of the documents without CONTRACTOR’s permission.
It is understood and agreed that the documents and other materials, including but not limited to those described above, prepared pursuant to this AGREEMENT are prepared specifically for the City and are not necessarily suitable for any future or other use.
27. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. Except as set forth herein, CONTRACTOR shall, at its sole cost and expense, provide all facilities and equipment that may be necessary to perform the services required by this AGREEMENT. CITY shall make available to CONTRACTOR only the facilities and equipment listed in EXHIBIT “B” and “C”, and only under the terms and conditions set forth herein.
28. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; NOT AGENT. At all times during the term of this AGREEMENT, CONTRACTOR shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of CITY. CITY shall have the right to control CONTRACTOR only insofar as the results of CONTRACTOR’s services rendered pursuant to this AGREEMENT.
Except as City may specify in writing, CONTRACTOR shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of CITY in any capacity whatsoever as an agent.
CONTRACTOR shall have no authority, express or implied, pursuant to this AGREEMENT to bind City to any obligation whatsoever.
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Workplace Act whereby each person or organization awarded a contract/purchase order or grant for the procurement of any property or service from any state agency (city) shall certify to the contracting or granting agency that it will provide a drug free workplace.
30. ASSIGNMENT:
Neither this AGREEMENT nor any SERVICES hereunder shall be subcontracted or assigned by CONTRACTOR without the prior written consent of the CITY in each and every instance.
31. WAIVER:
The waiver by any party to this AGREEMENT of a breach of any provision hereof shall be in writing and shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach hereof unless specifically stated in writing.
32. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING:
Headings used in the Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be considered in construing this AGREEMENT.
33. MISCELLANEOUS:
Time is of the essence in CONTRACTOR’s performance under each provision of this AGREEMENT.
34. ENTIRE AGREEMENT:
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performance hereunder. The terms and conditions of the IFB, attached hereto as Exhibit C, are incorporated herein. In the event of a conflict between the IFB and this AGREEMENT, this AGREEMENT shall control. All previous bids, offers and communications relative to this Agreement, whether oral or written, are hereby superseded except to the extent that they have been incorporated into this Agreement. No future waiver or exception to any of the terms, conditions, and provisions of this AGREEMENT shall be considered valid unless specifically agreed to in writing by the parties.
35. PARTIAL INVALIDITY:
If any provision in this AGREEMENT is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY OF MODESTO, a municipal corporation, has authorized the execution of this Agreement in duplicate by its City Manager and attested by its City Clerk under authority of Resolution No. 2023-_______, adopted by the Council of the City of Modesto on the _____________ day of _____________________, 2023 and _____________________has caused this Agreement to be duly executed.
CITY OF MODESTO, CONTRACTOR
A municipal corporation
By: __________________________ By:
_________________________________
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JOSEPH P. LOPEZ, (Signature)
City Manager
By:
_________________________________
(Name & Title)
ATTEST: Date:
_______________________________
By: __________________________
DIANE NAYARES-PEREZ, CMC,
City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: ____________________________
JOSE M. SANCHEZ,
City Attorney
By: ____________________________
JOE F. RODRIQUEZ,
Risk Manager
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