April 30, 2026
Mr. Jeffrey J. Hitch, P.E.
City Engineer
City of Murrieta
1 Town Square
Murrieta, California 92562
SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR AS NEEDED SUPPLEMENTAL STAFFING TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA (RICK JOB NUMBER 16750-F)
Dear Jeff:
Pursuant to your request, RICK is pleased to present a Scope of Services and associated Fee to provide professional engineering services for the subject project. This work consists of assisting the Engineering Department by providing staff one day a week at City Hall from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, to prepare staff reports and work orders, attend meetings, attend and present at Traffic Commission, respond to resident concerns/inquiries, perform signal timing tasks, and to provide plan checking services.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide these services. Should you have any questions regarding this proposal, please feel free to contact me at (619) 291 -0707. Thank you for requesting RICK to provide these services.
Sincerely,
RICK
Brian R. Stephenson, P.E., T.E., P.T.O.E.
RCE No. 69471
Associate Principal
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SCOPE OF WORK
Provide Staff at City Hall one day a week from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Typical tasks to be performed include:
1. Staff Reports
Assist the Director of Public Works and City Engineer by preparing staff reports for City Council, Planning Commission, and Traffic Commission meeting s. Items to be prepared for staff reports may include signal warrant analysis, all way stop a nalysis, road closure analysis, traffic calming measures, signal timing analysis, and all backup data needed for the report.
2. Meetings
Attend meetings as necessary for City Council, Plan ning Commission, Traffic Commission, Development Review Committee, School District, Poli ce Department, developer/applicant meetings, and Project Design Meetings.
3. Traffic Commission
Prepare staff reports for Traffic Commission meetings and present the reports on action items and informational items to the Commission at the meetings.
4. Work Orders
Prepare work orders for City of Murrieta maintenanc e staff. Typical work order items include sign installations, curb markings, and pavement markings/striping.
5. Resident Concerns/Inquiries
Respond to resident phone calls/emails requesting t raffic analysis within their neighborhoods.
Typical duties include analyzing locations for all way stops, additional signage, sight distance analysis, parking restrictions, and traffic calming measures.
6. Signal Timing
Prepare signal timing sheets for new signal install ations and troubleshoot problems at existing signal locations. Make any timing adjustments deemed necessary.
7. Plan Checking
Review and comment on any traffic signal plans, sig ning and striping plans, and traffic control plans that are not submitted as part of a separate development plan set, as requested by the City Engineer/Engineering Department.
FEE
Our fee for the work to be performed for the As-Nee ded Traffic Engineering Services would be based on a fixed fee in the amount of one hundred and forty-four thousand nine hundred dollars ($144,900.00).
Any printing, title company fees, blueprinting and miscellaneous expenses are included within this agreement. Not included are any items not specifically referred to above.
Fees and expenses will be billed monthly as the wor k progresses, and the net amount shall be due withi n thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the invoice in the Client's office.