5. CONSULTANT’S SERVICES
5.1 Consultant shall perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. City shall have the right to request, in writing, changes in the Scope of Services. Any such changes mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and any corresponding increase or decrease in compensation, shall be incorporated by written amendment to this Agreement. In no event shall the total compensation and costs payable to Consultant under this Agreement exceed the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), unless specifically approved in advance, in writing, by City.
5.2 Consultant shall perform all work to the highest professional standards of Consultant’s profession and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to City.
6. COMPENSATION
6.1 City agrees to compensate Consultant for the services provided under this Agreement, and Consultant agrees to accept in full satisfaction for such services, payment in accordance with the Approved Fee Schedule.
6.2 Consultant shall submit to City an invoice, on a monthly basis or less frequently, for the services performed pursuant to this Agreement. Each invoice shall itemize the services rendered during the billing period and the amount due. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of each invoice, City shall notify Consultant in writing of any disputed amounts included on the invoice. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City shall pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. City shall not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to Consultant.
6.3 Payments for any services requested in writing by City and not included in the Scope of Services shall be made to Consultant by City on a time-and-materials basis using Consultant’s standard fee schedule. Fees for such additional services shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the date Consultant issues an invoice to City for such services.
7. BUSINESS LICENSE
Consultant shall obtain a City of Pico Rivera business license prior to commencing performance under this Agreement.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Consultant shall keep informed of State, Federal and Local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations that in any manner affect those employed by it or in any way affect the performance of its services pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant shall at all times comply with such laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. Without limiting the generality Professional Services Agreement
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of the foregoing, if Consultant is an out-of-state corporation or LLC, it must be qualified and registered to do business in the State of California pursuant to sections 2105 and 17708.02 of the California Corporations Code. The City, its officers and employees shall not be liable at law or in equity occasioned by failure of Consultant to comply with this Section.
9. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services hereunder. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall not perform any work for another person or entity for whom Consultant was not working at the Commencement Date of this Agreement if both: (i) such work would require Consultant to abstain from a decision under this Agreement pursuant to a conflict of interest statute; and (ii) City has not consented in writing prior to Consultant’s performance of such work.
10. PERSONNEL
Consultant represents that it has, or will secure at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. All such services shall be performed by Consultant or under its supervision, and all personnel engaged in the work shall be qualified to perform such services. Consultant reserves the right to determine the assignment of its own employees to the performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement, but City reserves the right, for good cause, to require Consultant to exclude any employee from performing services on City’s premises. Borja Leon, President and Principal, shall be Consultant’s project administrator and shall have direct responsibility for management of Consultant’s performance under this Agreement.
No change shall be made to Consultant’s project administrator without City’s prior written consent.
11. OWNERSHIP OF WRITTEN PRODUCTS
All reports, documents or other written material (“written products”) developed by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement shall be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or dissemination by City. Consultant may take and retain copies of such written products as desired, but no such written products shall be the subject of a copyright application by Consultant. If any state, federal, or local law requires mandatory copyright protection for Consultant’s work product, City shall comply with such laws to the extent feasible.
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12. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
12.1 Consultant is, and shall at all times remain as to City, a wholly independent contractor. Consultant shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on behalf of City or otherwise to act on behalf of City as an agent. Neither City nor any of its officers, employees or agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or any of Consultant’s employees, except as set forth in this Agreement. Consultant shall not at any time represent that it is, or that any of its agents or employees are, in any manner employees of City.
12.2 The Parties further acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall create or be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship, joint-employer relationship, or any other relationship between Consultant or Consultant’s employees except as set forth in this Agreement.
12.3 City shall have no direct or indirect control over Consultant’s employees or sub-consultants with respect to wages, hours, and working conditions. In addition, City shall not deduct from the Compensation paid to Consultant any sums required for Social Security, withholding taxes, FICA, state disability insurance or any other federal, state or local tax or charge which may or may not be in effect or hereinafter enacted or required as a charge or withholding on the compensation paid to Consultant, Consultant’s employees or subconsultants. City shall have no responsibility to provide Consultant, its employees or subconsultants with workers’ compensation insurance or any other insurance.
12.4 The Parties further acknowledges the following: (i) that Consultant shall provide the services outlined in the Scope of Services directly to City; (ii) Consultant maintains a business location at the address listed under Section 20 that is separate and distinct from the City; (iii) Consultant contracts with other businesses to provide the same or similar services and maintains a clientele without restriction from the City; (iv) Consultant advertises and holds itself out to the public as available to provide the same or similar services; (v) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, Consultant provides its own tools, vehicles, and equipment necessary for performing the Scope of Services; (vi) Consultant has proposed and negotiated its own rates; and (vii) consistent with the nature and demands of the project and the City’s business hours, Consultant may set its own hours and location of work.
13. CONFIDENTIALITY
All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by Consultant without prior written consent by City. City shall grant such consent if disclosure is legally required. Upon request, all City data and any copies thereof shall be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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14. NON-LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
No official or employee of the City shall be personally liable to Consultant in the event of any default or breach by City, or for any amount which may become due to Consultant.
15. INDEMNIFICATION
15.1 The Parties agree that City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers should, to the extent permitted by law, be fully protected from any loss, injury, damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the fullest protection possible under the law to City. Consultant acknowledges that City would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of Consultant’s commitment to indemnify and protect City as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant's services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
15.2 To the full extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, causes of action, losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from or arising out of any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant or any of its officers, employees, servants, agents, or subconsultants in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice and expert witness fees and consultant fees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant's Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
15.3 City shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due Consultant under this Agreement any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant’s failure to pay City promptly any indemnification arising under this Section 15 or related to Consultant’s failure to either: (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws.
15.4 The obligations of Consultant under this Section 15 will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. Consultant expressly waives Professional Services Agreement
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its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
15.5 Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth here in this Section 15 from each and every subconsultant or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. In the event Consultant fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Consultant agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, causes of action, losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from or arising out of any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant’s subconsultants or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice and expert witness fees and consultant fees.
15.6 City does not, and shall not, waive any rights that it may possess against Consultant because of the acceptance by City, or the deposit with City, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost or expense.
15.7 PERS ELIGIBILITY INDEMNITY. In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subconsultant of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or 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 the 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 subconsultants, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.
Notwithstanding any other agency, state or federal policy, rule, regulation, law or ordinance to the contrary, Consultant and any of its employees, agents, and subconsultants providing service under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in PERS as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contribution and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.
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16. INSURANCE
16.1 During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall carry, maintain, and keep in full force and effect insurance against claims for death or injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with Consultant’s performance of this Agreement. Such insurance shall be of the types and in the amounts as set forth below:
16.1.1 Comprehensive general liability, and Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance covering all operations by or on behalf of Consultant providing insurance for bodily injury liability and property damage liability for the following and including coverage for:
16.1.1.1 Premises, operations, and mobile equipment
16.1.1.2 Products and completed operations
16.1.1.3 Broad form property damage (including completed operations)
16.1.1.4 Explosion, collapse, and underground hazards
16.1.1.5 Personal Injury
16.1.1.6 Contractual liability
in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence combined single limit; Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for products/completed operation; Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate (General aggregate must apply separately to Consultant’s work under this Agreement.); and Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) umbrella or excess liability.
16.1.2 Automobile Liability Insurance for owned, hired and non-owned vehicles utilized by Consultant, its employees or subconsultants, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
16.1.3 Worker’s Compensation Insurance as required by the laws of the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer's Liability Insurance with limit of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury or disease.
16.1.4 Professional Liability Insurance against errors and omissions in the performance of the work under this Agreement with coverage limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence of claim/ Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate.
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16.2 Consultant shall require each of its subconsultants, if any, to maintain insurance coverage that meets all of the requirements of this Agreement.
16.3 The policy or policies required by this Agreement shall be issued by an insurer admitted in the State of California and with a rating of at least A:VII in the latest edition of Best’s Insurance Guide.
16.4 Consultant agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid insurance in full force and effect City may either: (i) immediately terminate this Agreement; or (ii) take out the necessary insurance and pay, at Consultant’s expense, the premium thereon.
16.5 At all times during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain on file with City’s Risk Manager a certificate or certificates of insurance showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts and, for the general liability and automobile liability policies, naming the City as an additional insured. Consultant shall, prior to commencement of work under this Agreement, file with City’s Risk Manager such certificate(s).
16.6 Consultant shall provide proof that policies of insurance required herein expiring during the term of this Agreement have been renewed or replaced with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Consultant shall provide such proof to City at least two weeks prior to the expiration of the coverages.
16.7 The general liability and automobile policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain an endorsement naming City, its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds. All of the policies required under this Agreement shall contain an endorsement providing that the policies cannot be canceled or reduced except on thirty days’ prior written notice to City. Consultant agrees to require its insurer to modify the certificates of insurance to delete any exculpatory wording stating that failure of the insurer to mail written notice of cancellation imposes no obligation, and to delete the word “endeavor” with regard to any notice provisions.
16.8 The general liability and automobile policies of insurance provided by Consultant shall be primary to any coverage available to City. Any insurance or selfinsurance maintained by City, its officers, employees, agents or volunteers, shall be in excess of Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
16.9 All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not prohibit Consultant, and Consultant’s employees, agents or subconsultants, from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives all rights of subrogation against the City.
16.10 Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of City, Consultant shall either reduce or eliminate the deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to City, or Consultant shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and expenses.
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16.11 Procurement of insurance by Consultant shall not be construed as a limitation of Consultant’s liability or as full performance of Consultant’s duties to indemnify, hold harmless and defend under Section 15 of this Agreement.
16.12 If Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
17. MUTUAL COOPERATION
17.1 City shall provide Consultant with all pertinent data, documents and other requested information as is reasonably available to City for the proper performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement.
17.2 In the event any claim or action is brought against City relating to Consultant’s performance in connection with this Agreement, Consultant shall render any reasonable assistance that City may require.
18. RECORDS AND INSPECTIONS
Consultant shall maintain full and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. City shall have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. City shall further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.
19. PERMITS AND APPROVALS
Consultant shall obtain, at its sole cost and expense, all permits and regulatory approvals necessary in the performance of this Agreement. This includes, but shall not be limited to, encroachment permits and building and safety permits and inspections.
20.NOTICES
Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by this Agreement shall be deemed received on: (i) the day of delivery if delivered by hand, facsimile, email, or overnight courier service during Consultant’s and City’s regular business hours; or (ii) on the third business day following deposit in the United States mail if delivered by mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses listed below (or to such other addresses as the Parties may, from time to time, designate in writing).
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If to City: If to Consultant:
Steve Carmona, City Manager
City of Pico Rivera
PO Box 1016
6615 Passons Blvd.
Pico Rivera, California 90660-1016
Borja Leon, President and Principal
D’Leon Consulting Engineers
3605 Long Beach Blvd. #235
Long Beach, CA 90807
With a courtesy copy to:
Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney
13181 Crossroads Parkway North
Suite 400 - West Tower
City of Industry, CA 91746
21. SURVIVING COVENANTS
The Parties agree that the covenants contained in Sections 13, 15 and Paragraph
17.2 of Section 17, of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
22. TERMINATION
22.1 City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason on five (5) calendar days’ written notice to Consultant. Consultant shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason on sixty (60) calendar days’ written notice to City. The effective date of termination shall be upon the date specified in the notice of termination.
Consultant agrees that in the event of such termination, City’s obligation to pay Consultant shall be limited to payment only for those services satisfactorily rendered, as solely determined by the City, prior to the effective date of termination. Consultant agrees to cease all work under this Agreement on or before the effective date of any notice of termination. All City data, documents, objects, materials or other tangible things shall be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
22.2 If City terminates this Agreement due to no fault or failure of performance by Consultant, then Consultant shall be paid based on the work satisfactorily performed, as solely determined by the City, at the time of termination. In no event shall Consultant be entitled to receive more than the amount that would be paid to Consultant for the full performance of the services required by this Agreement.
23. ASSIGNMENT
Consultant shall not delegate, transfer, subcontract or assign its duties or rights hereunder, either in whole or in part, without City’s prior written consent, and any attempt Professional Services Agreement
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to do so shall be void and of no effect. City shall not be obligated or liable under this Agreement to any Party other than Consultant.
24. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
24.1 In the performance of this Agreement, Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee, subconsultant, or employment applicant because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition or sexual orientation. Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that subconsultants, employees, and employment applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition or sexual orientation.
24.2 Consultant will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of Consultant state either that it is an equal opportunity employer or that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap, medical condition or sexual orientation.
24.3 Consultant will cause the foregoing provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts for any work covered by this Agreement except contracts or subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials.
25. WARRANTIES
25.1 Each Party has received independent legal advice from its attorneys with respect to the advisability of entering into and executing this Agreement, or been provided with an opportunity to receive independent legal advice and has freely and voluntarily waived and relinquished the right to do so. Each Party who has not obtained independent counsel acknowledges that the failure to have independent legal counsel will not excuse such Party’s failure to perform under this Agreement.
25.2 In executing this Agreement, each Party has carefully read this Agreement, knows the contents thereof, and has relied solely on the statements expressly set forth herein and has placed no reliance whatsoever on any statement, representation, or promise of any other party, or any other person or entity, not expressly set forth herein, nor upon the failure of any other party or any other person or entity to make any statement, representation or disclosure of any matter whatsoever.
25.3 It is agreed that each Party has the full right and authority to enter into this Agreement, and that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of either Party has the full right and authority to fully commit and bind such Party to the provisions of this Agreement.
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26. CAPTIONS
26.1 The captions appearing at the commencement of the sections hereof, and in any paragraph thereof, are descriptive only and for convenience in reference to this Agreement. Should there be any conflict between such heading, and the section or paragraph thereof at the head of which it appears, the section or paragraph thereof, as the case may be, and not such heading, shall control and govern in the construction of this Agreement.
26.2 Masculine or feminine pronouns shall be substituted for the neuter form and vice versa, and the plural shall be substituted for the singular form and vice versa, in any place or places herein in which the context requires such substitution(s).
27. NON-WAIVER
27.1 The waiver by City or Consultant of any breach of any term, covenant or condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, covenant or condition or of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition herein contained. In no event shall the making by City of any payment to Consultant constitute or be construed as a waiver by City of any breach of covenant, or any default which may then exist on the part of Consultant, and the making of any such payment by City shall in no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to City with regard to such breach or default. No term, covenant or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived by City or Consultant unless in writing.
27.2 Each right, power and remedy provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise. The exercise, the commencement of the exercise, or the forbearance of the exercise by any Party of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by such Party of any of all of such other rights, powers or remedies.
27.3 Consultant shall not be liable for any failure to perform if Consultant presents acceptable evidence, in City’s sole judgment, that such failure was due to causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Consultant.
28. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES
In the event legal action shall be necessary to enforce any term, covenant or condition herein contained, the Party prevailing in such action, whether reduced to judgment or not, shall be entitled to its reasonable court costs, including accountants’ fees and expert witness fees, if any, and attorneys’ fees expended in such action. The venue for any litigation shall be Los Angeles County, California.
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29. SEVERABILITY
If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, then such term or provision shall be amended to, and solely to, the extent necessary to cure such invalidity or unenforceability, and in its amended form shall be enforceable. In such event, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
30. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
31. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be signed in any one or more counterparts all of which taken together shall be but one and the same Agreement. Any signed copy of this Agreement or of any other document or agreement referred to herein, or copy or counterpart thereof, delivered by facsimile or email transmission, shall for all purposes be treated as if it were delivered containing an original manual signature of the Party whose signature appears in the facsimile or email and shall be binding upon such Party in the same manner as though an originally signed copy had been delivered.
32. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
All documents referenced as exhibits in this Agreement are hereby incorporated in this Agreement. In the event of any material discrepancy between the express provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any document incorporated herein by reference, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. This instrument contains the entire Agreement between City and Consultant with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. No other prior oral or written agreements are binding upon the Parties.
Amendments hereto or deviations herefrom shall be effective and binding only if made in writing and executed by City and Consultant.
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TO EFFECTUATE THIS AGREEMENT, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement on the dates set forth below. “CITY” “CONSULTANT”
CITY OF PICO RIVERA D’LEON CONSULTING ENGINEERS
______________________________ ___________________________________ Andrew C. Lara, Mayor Borja Leon, President and Principal Dated: ________________________ Dated: _____________________________ ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________ ___________________________________ Cynthia Ayala, City Clerk Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL
ENGINEERING
SERVICES
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
prepared for
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A. Letter of Offer
SECTION A
Letter of Offer
3605 Long Beach Boulevard #235, Long Beach, CA
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February 14, 2024
Noe Negrete, PE, Director of Public Works
City of Pico Rivera
6615 Passons Blvd.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES Dear Mr. Negrete and Members of the Selection Committee, Enclosed is D’Leon Consulting Engineers’ (DLCE) proposal in response to the City of Pico Rivera’s (City) request for proposal (RFP) for on-call engineering services. The City needs an engineering team with experience delivering engineering and design projects and more with a focus on quality, safety and value and a commitment to supporting the City’s capital improvement plans and protecting the integrity and vibrancy of the Pico Rivera community.
DLCE — a California state-certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Local Business Enterprise (LBE), and Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) — has provided project management,
engineering design, construction management and support services across Southern California for more than 36 years through our staff of qualified, educated, and highly experienced professionals. Our team offers a strong background in municipal and public works transportation projects with expertise in transportation and transit planning and engineering design that focuses on sustainable, human-scale infrastructure.
THE VALUE WE PROVIDE
Local, Community-Oriented Team: DLCE has worked
under on-call task orders for municipalities and agencies across the Los Angeles region since 1987, and our
personnel bring extensive scope-specific experience along with a commitment to continuing to provide the same exceptional level of service to the City under this contract. A Latino-owned firm, DLCE brings not only a detailed understanding of your infrastructure needs and goals — including the City’s five-year capital improvement plan and the Pico Rivera 2035 Community Revitalization Plan — but also a unique level of cultural competence to supporting and delivering the City’s ambitious plans under this contract. We are invested in your success and committed to supporting your community as your neighbors.
Technical Expertise: We hand-picked our team to offer expertise backed by deep local connections and strong working relationships with agencies, stakeholders, and organizations across the region.
Our team includes 12 subconsultants bringing depth and breadth of experience, professional qualifications and expertise to help ensure the complete scope of every task order is delivered successfully and efficiently (see next page for complete list). Several of our subconsultant partners have worked for the City of Pico Rivera — including Arellano Associates, David Hidalgo Architects, and Vicus — helping ensure an unmatched level of insight into the City’s needs, culture, and history.
Directly Relevant Experience: Our locally based team has supported numerous projects and on-call task order assignments ranging in size from $100,000 to $5 million for owner agencies including City of Los Angeles, City of Inglewood, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Department of
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INFORMATION
♦ Firm Name: D’Leon Consulting
Engineers
♦ Firm Address: 3605 Long Beach Blvd
#235, Long Beach, CA 90807
♦ Firm Phone: (562) 989-4500
♦ Firm FEIN: 95-4434935
♦ Primary Contact: Borja Leon,
President and Principal Engineer,
[email protected],
(562) 989-4500
♦ Scope Services: Project
Management, Preliminary
Engineering, Planning, Design,
Preconstruction Support, Grant
Administration
♦ Exceptions: DLCE has no exceptions
to the provisions and conditions of
this RFP
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Transportation (LADOT), Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering (LABOE), Caltrans, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. We add value through our team’s agility and responsiveness coupled with a deep bench of highly qualified technical resources with strong local connections, allowing us to deliver projects of any size or complexity successfully, on time and within budget.
Proven Approach: We have crafted our team to have the qualifications, expertise, flexibility, and availability to support every aspect of engineering to ensure we deliver your complete scope on every task order. Our team includes professionals with local experience and years of expertise to provide tailored services on the scope items identified in the RFP:
♦ Project management
♦ Design
♦ Community outreach
♦ Preliminary engineering
♦ Planning studies
♦ Surveys
♦ Environmental services
♦ Utility coordination
♦ Right-of-way determination
♦ Prior rights research
♦ Grant administration
♦ Preconstruction services
including construction
authorization, bid support, and
construction support
In addition to planning staff for the specific items included in your anticipated scope of work, our team also includes personnel with expertise in related disciplines who will be available to help ensure your ongoing and planned projects align seamlessly with your capital improvement and revitalization plans for the future, both during this contract and extending beyond it. Our team’s multidisciplinary experts bring demonstrated excellence in delivering the same bold, progressive projects the City has in store, from complex bus rapid transit and active transportation projects and river corridor revitalization projects to multimodal planning and design with emphasis on first/last mile connections and innovative applications of micromobility and electric vehicle (EV) transportation options.
Thank you for considering D’Leon Consulting Engineers. This proposal shall remain valid for a period of not less than 90 calendar days from the date of submittal. We acknowledge receipt of Q&A Sets 1 and 2. We are obligated by all addenda to this RFP. I am authorized to bind D’Leon Consulting Engineers to the terms of the RFP, and I attest that all information submitted in our proposal is true and correct. Please contact me at (562) 989-4500 or [email protected] if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Borja Leon, PE
President and Principal
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ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach
SUBCONSULTANT FIRM INFORMATION
Arellano Associates, LLC
♦ Services: Community Outreach
♦ Address: 5851 Pine Ave., Suite
A, Chino Hills, CA 91709
♦ Contact: Genoveva Arellano,
(909) 627-2974, GArellano@
arellanoassociates.com
Black and Veatch
Corporation
♦ Services: Preliminary
Engineering, Planning Studies,
and Design – Hydraulic
Analysis, Water Treatments,
Distribution Systems, Sewer
Systems, Flood Control, Storm
Drain Facilities, Drainage
♦ Address: 550 S Hope Street,
Suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA
90071
♦ Contact: Juan Diaz-Carreras,
(213) 431-3220, diazcarrerasj@
bv.com
Conaway Geomatics, Inc.
♦ Services: Surveying,
Staking, Field Reviews, Legal
Description Preparation
♦ Address: 101 S Kraemer Blvd
Suite 250, Placentia, CA 92870
♦ Contact: Shannon Conaway,
(714) 486-0258 x101,
[email protected]
David Hidalgo
Architects, Inc.
♦ Services: Architectural
Services
♦ Address: 316 South First
Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006
♦ Contact: David J. Hidalgo,
(626) 446-4148, dhidalgo@
dharc.com
Environmental Science
Associates, a California
Corporation
♦ Services: Environmental
Studies and Documentation,
Environmental Planning, NEPA/
CEQA
♦ Address: 626 Wilshire
Boulevard, Suite 1100, Los
Angeles, CA 90017
♦ Contact: Tamseel Mir,
(213) 542-6044,
[email protected]
Fehr & Peers
♦ Services: Preliminary
Engineering, Planning Studies,
Design – Active Transportation,
Complete Streets, First/Last
Mile
♦ Address: 100 Oceangate, Suite
1425, Long Beach, CA 90802
♦ Contact: Miguel Nunez,
(562) 549-3020, m.nunez@
fehrandpeers.com
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
♦ Services: Design – Rail/
Transit, Landscape/Streets
Architecture, Construction
Phase Authorization, Bid
Support Services, Electrical
♦ Address: 20 Pacifica, Suite
430, Irvine, CA 92618
♦ Contact: Mike Chesney,
(949) 885-9207, mchesney@
gfnet.com
Monument ROW
♦ Services: Right-of-Way Phase
and Determination, Prior Rights
Expertise
♦ Address: 200 Spectrum
Center, Suite 300, Irvine, CA
92618
♦ Contact: Amber Costello,
(562) 260-0507, acostello@
monumentrow.com
V&A Inc.
♦ Services: Traffic Engineering –
Traffic Signal Design,
Traffic Signing and Striping,
Street Lighting, Preliminary
Engineering and Planning
Studies/Design, ITS Elements
♦ Address: 1111 S. Grand Ave.,
Ste. 103, Los Angeles, CA
90015
♦ Contact: Jose Valle,
(213) 972-9700, jose.valle@
va-incorp.com
Vicus LLC
♦ Services: Preliminary
Engineering/Planning Studies,
Community Outreach, First/Last
Mile
♦ Address: 1808 Manning
Avenue #303, Los Angeles, CA
90025
♦ Contact: Monica Villalobos,
(562) 477-0987, monica.
[email protected]
WSP USA Inc.
♦ Services: Preliminary
Engineering/Design – Civil/
Bridge, Active Transportation,
Rail/Transit/BRT Facilities,
Roadway Pavement,
Geotechnical, CAD/BIM,
Environmental Planning
♦ Address: 888 S. Figueroa
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
♦ Contact: Ali Mir, (213) 787-
8262, [email protected]
Yunsoo Kim Design, Inc.
♦ Services: Landscape
Architecture, Parks/
Playgrounds
♦ Address: 2629 Foothill Blvd.,
#204, La Crescenta, CA 91214
♦ Contact: Yunsoo Kim,
(213) 220-9699, yunsoo@
yunsookimdesign.com
36 APPENDIX C
NON‐COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
The undersigned declares states and certifies that:
1. This Proposal is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation. This Proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham.
2. I have not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Proposer to put in a false or sham proposal and I have not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any other Proposer or anyone else to put in sham proposal or to refrain from submitting to this RFP.
3. I have not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the proposal price or to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the proposal price or to secure any advantage against the City of Pico Rivera or of anyone interested in the proposed contract.
4. All statements contained in the Proposal and related documents are true.
5. I have not directly or indirectly submitted the proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid, and will not pay any fee to any person, corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, RFP depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham proposal.
6. I have not entered into any arrangement or agreement with any City of Pico Rivera public officer in connection with this proposal.
7. I understand collusive bidding is a violation of State and Federal law and can result in fines, prison sentences, and civil damage awards.
Signature of Authorized Representative
Name of Authorized Representative Title of Authorized Representative Borja Leon President
B. Qualifications of the Firm
SECTION B
Qualifications of
the Firm
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 1
B QUALIFICATIONS OF THE
FIRM
We’re a local team of thinkers and doers with a passion for big change and shaping the future of our communities.
FIRM PROFILE
Throughout its history, DLCE has played an active
role in the development of major transportation
projects throughout Southern California. Our firm’s
experience includes working with municipalities,
transportation agencies and divisions, and thirdparty stakeholders across the region:
♦ Municipalities: City and County of Los Angeles,
City of Inglewood, City of Long Beach
♦ Local Agencies: Caltrans, Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA), CHSRA, Metro,
Metrolink, LAWA, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long
Beach
♦ Utilities: Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power (LADWP), LA County Flood Control District
(LACFCD), LA County Sanitation District (LACSD),
Southern California Edison (SCE), Southern
California Gas (SCG), West Basin Municipal Water
Districts (WBM)
♦ Telecommunication Companies: AT&T, Verizon,
Charter Communications/Spectrum, Crown Castle
Services: DLCE has led and supported engineering,
design, and pre-construction projects in the Los
Angeles region for more than 36 years with project
management, planning, design, permitting, utility
coordination, stakeholder coordination, and CAD/
BIM services. We have worked on projects across LA
featuring complete streets and active transportation
design, bus rapid transit (BRT) and rail/track
design, street and road improvements, crossing
improvements, bike and pedestrian facilities,
grading, stormwater, and drainage elements, utility
improvements, ADA access improvements, parks
and associated facilities, and transit station design
and improvement.
The City’s five-year capital improvement
plan and the Pico Rivera 2035 Community
Revitalization Plan — particularly planning
and designing complete streets initiatives
including the implementation of protected bike
lanes, bus-only lanes, widened sidewalks, and
additional street lighting — align perfectly our
company’s vision of creating safe, efficient, and
welcoming transportation infrastructure for all
people and all
communities.
Through our wide
range of projects,
we have worked to
provide safe,
walkable streets for
our communities
and neighborhoods, and we are excited to
support the City in realizing its ambitious goals.
DLCE Leadership
Our team is led by DLCE President and
Principal Engineer Borja Leon, PE, who has
provided management and oversight of a
number of transportation programs and
initiatives related to the expansion of rail and
transit, bus improvement, active
transportation and street improvement
projects across the Los Angeles region. His
background includes working for Caltrans on the
design of numerous bridge, street, and highway
improvement projects, as well as serving as Deputy
Mayor and Policy Director of Transportation for
two Los Angeles mayors: Antonio Villaraigosa from
2005 to 2013 and Eric Garcetti from 2013 to 2018.
As a result of this unique experience, Borja is a
leading expert on working with municipalities on
understanding their transportation infrastructure
needs and priorities, and he brings established
relationships with staff to help expedite projects
so they are completed on time and on budget.
As Policy Director of Transportation for the City of
Los Angeles, Borja led a citywide task force with
Pico Rivera 2035
Community Revitalization Program
DLCE at a Glance
♦ Year Founded: 1987
♦ Form of Organization: Corporation
♦ Office: 3605 Long Beach Boulevard #235, Long
Beach, CA
♦ Number of Employees: 35
B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 2
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach City department executives and engineering leads
and staff for overall third-party coordination. In this role, Borja was successful in streamlining design
approvals from various public works departments
in accordance with the City’s Master Cooperative
Agreement requirements.
Since he joined DLCE in 2018, Borja has focused
on hiring and retaining locally based, highly
qualified personnel — particularly professionals
with hands-on experience working on transportation
and infrastructure projects and programs in and
around Los Angeles — and creating opportunities
for these transportation professionals to support and
improve the infrastructure we use every day.
Borja has worked for years to build
bridges between his local community and
his profession to foster diversity and equity
in engineering and construction. He has served
on the Dean Advisory Board for the College of
Engineering at CalState Long Beach (CSULB)
since 2018, helping lead recruiting efforts to draw
young Angelenos — particularly Latino students
and those in under-served communities in the
region — into the engineering and construction
industry. He has also provided professional
expertise and support to the CSULB’s Beach
Engineering Student Success Team (BESST)
program, an engineering-based learning
community that provides dedicated mentorship,
tutoring, and scholarship opportunities to first-year
students in the College of Engineering.
Borja is also currently working with the City of
Pico Rivera to develop a paid engineering
internship program for El Rancho
Unified School District high school
students. These internships will allow
the local students to collaborate with
CSULB College of Engineering
students and faculty and work directly on projects
in Pico Rivera.
Strength and Stability of the Firm
DLCE professionals are significant
contributors to major infrastructure projects
across Southern California and beyond. Our
teams have longstanding relationships with key local
agencies and are familiar with their structure and
procedures. We are committed to hiring the best
engineering and construction management
professionals Los Angeles has to offer, and we
leverage our decades of
local experience,
knowledge and
relationship-building to
deliver outstanding projects
on time and within budget.
Our team of more than
30 engineering and
construction management professionals provides
reliable, high-quality, safe and cost-efficient
services delivered by professionals with a deep
understanding of and dedication to maintaining and
improving Los Angeles transportation infrastructure.
More than 93% of our personnel are
local to Los Angeles County. We work,
live, and play in LA, and we are committed
to supporting the City in making our broader
community even more livable, walkable, and safe
for everyone, no matter how they get around.
We have assembled a team of highly qualified
engineering, design, and environmental
professionals to support your delivery of an
ambitious program of critical projects by providing
services including:
♦ Engineering services: Project management,
planning and design services, structural services,
architectural services, and design and planning
services for streetscape, landscaping and
irrigation systems, utility, safety lighting, traffic
signal design, water treatment and distribution
systems, sewer systems, flood control and storm
drain facilities, and mechanical (HVAC)/electrical
services
♦ Analysis and studies: Environmental studies,
utility research and coordination, right-of-way
determination, hydraulic analysis, preliminary
engineering studies, permitting support, thirdparty coordination, surveying, mapping, staking, and geotechnical analysis
♦ Preconstruction support: Construction
phase authorization, bid support services, and
construction support services
♦ Administrative support: Grant administration,
public/community outreach, right-of-way
acquisition, prior rights claim expertise, and legal
description preparation
DLCE has assembled a highly qualified team of
professionals with the right education, experience
and credentials to effectively oversee and conduct
The D’Leon Team:
Our organization
chart appears on
page 8 and an
overview of our
subconsultants
begins on page 9.
B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 3
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach the work under this on-call contract. Our team
is experienced in developing, innovating, and
delivering high-quality designs for the types of
projects and task orders the City anticipates under
this contract, such as:
♦ Roadway pavement rehabilitation and
restoration projects
♦ Bridge projects interfacing with upcoming light
rail, commuter rail, high-speed rail, and other
regional transit programs and initiatives
♦ Rail/transit facilities including BRT and interfaces
with light rail transit, high-speed rail and
regional rail program planning
♦ Active transportation and complete streets
facilities including sidewalks, ADA ramps,
curbs, and gutters; landscape architecture and
streetscape; and architectural improvements
that celebrate the City’s culture and
communities
♦ Parks, playgrounds, trails, and parklets including
associated facilities
Record of Meeting Schedules on Similar
Projects
DLCE takes punctuality and communication
seriously, boasting a strong track record of
meeting scheduled milestones on previous
projects, including concurrent task orders and
projects at multiple locations. In the last 20 years,
we have successfully adhered to all project timelines
across a broad range of projects including complex
bridge design to intricate corridor redevelopment
plans involving extensive third-party and utility
coordination efforts. Our consistency is built on a
foundation of meticulous planning, proactive
communication, and agility. We use collaborative
online platforms to ensure all stakeholders have
real-time access to schedules and updates, and our
experienced project managers hold regular progress
reviews to anticipate and address potential
roadblocks. This commitment to timely
communication fosters trust and collaboration,
minimizing delays and enabling clients to confidently
rely on DLCE to deliver projects on schedule and
within budget.
Staffing Capability and Availability and
Current Workload
We are currently involved in more than $16
million of projects, supporting several
municipalities and other public agencies with
engineering, design, and construction management
services. As experienced consultants, we
understand how to build agile teams with the right
balance of dedicated full-time and specialty parttime staff to address planned and urgent project needs as they arise.
Borja and senior DLCE staff maintain strong
working relationships with our engineering and
construction colleagues across the region in both
our professional and academic networks, which
allows us to attract excellent engineers with a
strong understanding of regional transportation
and infrastructure needs, as well as personal
investment in the success of our clients’ projects.
We are also supported by our robust bench of highly
qualified subconsultants with local staff available
to successfully deliver a wide range of tasks on an
evolving schedule.
We are ready to begin working on task orders
under this on-call contract immediately upon
contract award.
Financial Condition
DLCE is in stable financial condition and has no
issues that would impede our delivery of services.
DLCE has not sought bankruptcy protection in the
last 10 years. In the 36 years the firm has been in
business, we have no liens and have consistently
maintained a sustainable business, enabling
us to focus on client satisfaction and providing
quality services. DLCE is proud to contribute to the
municipal and transportation programs that are
shaping the way Los Angeles residents live and
interact within their community.
Success with Scheduling: DLCE’s Ryan
Browne worked to overcome the domino effects
of schedule creep from prior phases of LAX
Utilities and LAMP Enabling Project (LULEP). He
communicated with stakeholders to identify and leverage scheduling flexibility, including re-negotiating rental contracts to better stagger the work.
B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 4
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach Figure 1. Teaming Experience with Subconsultants
Project Description Roles
Arellano Associates
City of Los Angeles,
Valley Boulevard Street
Improvements, Los
Angeles, CA
This project includes
improvements along Valley
Boulevard in El Sereno to create
a multimodal corridor while also
providing new opportunities for
green space and access to wraparound health services at County Hospital.
♦ DLCE: Program/Construction
Management, Civil Engineering,
Design Oversight, Engineering
Design, Third-Party Coordination
♦ Arellano Associates: Public
Outreach
Conaway
Geomatics
LAWA Multiple Award
Task Order Contract
(MATOC) for Program
Services, Los Angeles
County, CA
This contract includes services for
$15 billion in capital improvements
at LAX and Van Nuys airports,
including airside, landside, and
terminal work. LAX must remain
operational for the Olympics,
World Cup, and other major
Los Angeles events throughout
construction.
♦ DLCE: Program/Construction
Management, Civil Engineering,
Design Oversight, Engineering
Design, Third-Party Coordination
♦ Conaway: Land Surveying
Gannett Fleming
City of Inglewood,
Inglewood Transit
Connector, Inglewood,
CA
The Inglewood Transit Connector
is a 1.6-mileautomated people
mover (APM) mass transit line
to close the last-mile gap and
connect passengers between the
Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line and
Downtown Inglewood.
♦ DLCE: Project Management,
Construction Management
♦ Gannett Fleming: Infrastructure
Engineering, Design
Los Angeles County
Public Works,
Architectural
Professional Services
On-Call, Los Angeles, CA
This contract involves the
architectural design and
management of municipal facilities
projects such as recreational
centers, cultural facilities,
childcare-senior multi-purpose
centers, tenant improvements,
permanent supportive housing,
temporary interim housing, and
neighborhood constituent service
centers.
♦ DLCE and Gannett Fleming:
Design Management, Planning,
Third-Party Coordination
Metro, Southwestern
Yard, Los Angeles, CA
This leading-edge facility includes
a consolidated maintenance
facility to serve multiple light-rail
lines as part of the Crenshaw/LAX
Transit Corridor project.
♦ DLCE: Design, Engineering, Civil
Design
♦ Gannett Fleming: Design-Build
Lead, Design, Construction Phase
Support
Experience Working with Our Team
As illustrated in Figure 1 below, we have worked alongside several members of our subconsultant team on projects for municipalities and agencies across Southern California, and our established working relationships will help ensure we can begin delivering value on the City’s projects from the first task order.
B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 5
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach Project Description Roles
Gannett Fleming
Port of Long Beach,
On-Call Design Services,
Long Beach, CA
This contract supports the
POLB Engineering Design
Division’s delivery of the Harbor
Department’s $2 billion, 10-year
capital improvement program
and infrastructure maintenance
program. Services included
engineering services through all
phases of project delivery from
planning to construction to project
closeout.
♦ DLCE and Gannett Fleming:
Engineering Design,
Planning, Utility Coordination,
Preconstruction Support, ThirdParty Coordination
V&A
Metro, Eastside Transit
Corridor Extension, Los
Angeles, CA
Metro conducted an ACE process
for this light rail project. Two
alternatives are being evaluated in
this phase.
♦ DLCE: Civil Engineering, Track
Design, Drainage, ADA Access,
Street Improvements
♦ V&A: Roadway Design, Roadway
Drainage Design, Station Civil
Design, Park-and-Ride Civil Design,
Traffic Engineering Design
Port of Long Beach, Pier
B, Long Beach, CA
The Port of Long Beach is
proposing to reconfigure, expand
and enhance the existing Pier B
rail facility located along Anaheim
Street and the 710 Freeway to
support more efficient use of “ondock” rail at the Port’s shipping terminals, which will in turn ease
roadway traffic congestion and
improve air quality.
Metro, Exposition Phase
1 and 2, Los Angeles, CA
The scope of work included
14 miles of track as well as
five at-grade stations and two
aerial stations. The project team
capitalized on the design-build
delivery method to offer the best
value to all stakeholders while also
providing budget and schedule
certainty.
Metro, Crenshaw/LAX
Transit Corridor, Los
Angeles, CA
The Crenshaw/LAX Transit
Project is a 8.5-mile-long light
rail project consisting of 1
mile of underground tunnel,
as well as at-grade and cutand-cover construction. It will serve the Crenshaw Boulevard
corridor, South Los Angeles and
Westchester communities along
with LAX.
Figure 1. Teaming Experience with Subconsultants (continued) B. Qualifications of the Firm Page 6
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach Project Description Roles
WSP
Metro, Westside
Extension Advanced
Concept Engineering,
Los Angeles, CA
This project supports Metro’s
“Subway to the Sea” that will
connect Los Angeles’s Wilshire
district with the seaside city of
Santa Monica as an extension of
the Purple Line.
♦ DLCE: Civil Engineering, Track
Design, Street Improvements,
Utilities Coordination
♦ WSP: Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, Environmental Impact
Report, Advanced Conceptual
Engineering
Metro, Purple Line
Extension Planning and
General Engineering,
Los Angeles, CA
This 9-mile, seven-station western
extension of the Purple Line heavy
rail subway extends from Wilshire
and Western through downtown
Beverly Hills and Century City
to Westwood. The Purple Line
Extension is one of LA Metro’s
priority projects to improve transit
capacity, speed, dependability,
and connectivity.
♦ DLCE: Civil Engineering, Track
Design, Street Improvements,
Utilities Coordination
♦ WSP: Alternatives Analysis,
Preparation of Draft/Final EIR/EIS,
Preliminary Engineering, Strategic
Consulting on Federal Regulations,
Financial Planning
Metro, Westside Purple
Line Extension Financial
Planning, Sections 1, 2,
and 3, Los Angeles, CA
This project involves construction
of a 3.9-mile extension from
Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La
Cienega, including three stations,
as well as construction of a 2.6-
mile extension from Wilshire/La
Cienega to Century City, including
two stations.
♦ DLCE: Civil Engineering, Track
Design, Street Improvements,
Utilities Coordination
♦ WSP: Planning/General
Engineering Consulting, Financial
Planning
Exposition Metro Line
Construction Authority,
Exposition Phase 2
Design-Build, Los
Angeles, CA
The scope of work included
14 miles of track as well as
five at-grade stations and two
aerial stations. The project team
capitalized on the design-build
delivery method to offer the best
value to all stakeholders while also
providing budget and schedule
certainty.
♦ DLCE: Civil Engineering, Track
Design, Street Improvements,
Utilities Coordination
♦ WSP: Design-Build Lead,
Design Management, Program
Management
Figure 1. Teaming Experience with Subconsultants (continued) C. Proposed Staffing
SECTION C
Proposed Staffing
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach C. Proposed Staffing Page 7
C PROPOSED STAFFING
KEY PERSONNEL
As illustrated in the organizational chart on the
following page, Principal-in-Charge/Contract
Manager Borja Leon, PE, will serve as the primary
point of contact for task orders delivered under this
on-call contract. When a task order is assigned,
he will work closely with the assigned task order
manager to review the scope of work, develop
the budget, and schedule and assign appropriate
personnel from our service bench to deliver the
task efficiently and safely. Resumes for our key
personnel begin on page R-1.
UNIQUE VALUE TO THE CITY
Our team includes more than 50 highly
qualified technical experts who are
committed to supporting the City in the
successful delivery of task orders under this on-call
contract. We have featured four members of our
team below.
Principal-in-Charge/Contract Manager Borja Leon, PE – DLCE Borja brings experience working
as Deputy Mayor and Policy
Director of Transportation for the
City of Los Angeles overseeing
implementation of transportation policy
initiatives, as well as five years of experience
as a senior transportation engineer for
Caltrans.
Latino Angeleno with 24 years of local experience
supporting under-served communities
Established relationships with local municipalities and stakeholders coupled with two decades of experience
Recent experience with City of Inglewood, City of Los
Angeles and Metro in Gateway Cities area
Oversees successful delivery DLCE services for on-call
engineering and design contracts across region
Architecture Expert David Hidalgo – David Hidalgo Architects David’s approach is heavily
influenced by his years studying
Mexican Vernacular Spanish
Colonial architecture. His team
focuses on elevating and infusing
the design of a community with cultural
richness and authenticity to appeal to local
demographics and newcomers alike.
Graduate of Southern California Institute of Architecture and founder of Arcadia-based firm
Experience delivering similar services on projects
including Plaza Mexico in the City of Lynwood
Successfully delivered the Whittier and Durfee Corridor renovations for the City of Pico Rivera
More than 37 years of successful experience providing
architectural services across the Los Angeles region
Preliminary Engineering/Planning Lead Kristin Carlson, AICP – WSP Kristin has more than 19 years of
experience including 11 years
leading transportation and
environmental planning efforts.
Her background includes conducting transit
planning and overseeing grant administration
for transportation and federal funding.
Extensive Los Angeles region experience
Nearly 20 years of transportation design and planning
Experience coordinating with City of Los Angeles
Successful transportation and environmental planning
and grant administration efforts on dozens of projects in Los Angeles region
Roadway/Geometry and Transit Design Lead Ryan Browne – DLCE An experienced senior civil
engineering professional, Ryan
applies his civil design knowledge
and project management
experience during all phases of
complex highway, local street and road,
transit, and large infrastructure projects.
Civil engineering degree from Cal Poly Pomona
Strong roadway, civil, and transit design background
with expertise in CAD and CADD software
Broad experience managing design and planning with
City of Los Angeles, Metro, Caltrans, and LAWA
Successfully delivered design packages for civil design for LAWA Concourse 0 and other complex projects
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
C. Proposed Staffing Page 8
Figure 2. Organizational Chart
Supporting Pico Rivera
Our team includes an advisory committee comprising key individuals who have worked directly with the City of Pico Rivera. Their role will be to provide historical and cultural context and serve as a sounding board for the community to help ensure our team’s services align fully with the needs and goals of the City for this contract.
Legend
Key Personnel – Resumes included beginning page R-1
DL D’Leon Consulting Engineers (DBE, SBE) ES Environmental Science Associates VI Vicus (SBE, DBE) AA Arellano Associates (DBE, SBE) FP Fehr & Peers WS WSP BV Black and Veatch GF Gannett Fleming YK Yunsoo Kim Designs (SBE, DBE) CG Conaway Geomatics (SBE, DVBE) MR Monument ROW (DBE, SBE, WBE) DH David Hidalgo Architects VA V&A
Principal-in-Charge/
Project Manager
Borja Leon, PE
Quality Assurance/Quality
Control Lead
Alejandra Rey (DL)
Third Party/Caltrans Local
Assistance Liaison
Paul Spiteri, EIT (DL)
Community Outreach
Edna Jimenez (AA)
Yvette Ximenez (AA)
Monica Villalobos (VI)
Perla Berry (VI)
Task Order Manager
Julia Tung, EIT, LEED AP (DL)
Tess Nguyen (DL)
Preliminary Engineering, Planning Studies, and Design
Preliminary Engineering/
Planning Studies
Julia Tung (DL)
Kristin Carlson, AICP (WS)
Melissa Brady, PE (WS)
Dhyana Quintanar Solares (WS)
Kristin Blackson (WS)
Gema Martinez Castillo (VI)
Roadway/Geometry
Ryan Browne (DL)
Lynn Pham (DL)
Minh Tran (DL)
Complete Streets/
Active Transportation
Miguel Núñez, AICP (FP)
Joe de la Garza, PE, CE (WS)
First/Last Mile
Monica Villalobos (VI)
Diwu Zhou, PE (FP)
Michael Kennedy, AICP (FP)
Traffic and Multimodal Operations
Gerzain Figueroa (VA)
Angel Gaytan (VA)
Claude Strayer, PE (FP)
Diwu Zhou, PE (FP)
Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit
Facilities
Ryan Browne (DL)
Werner Abrego (DL)
Aldair Sanchez (DL)
Mark Wood, PE (GF)
» Bench Personnel: D’Leon, WSP
Building Architecture
David Hidalgo, AIA, NCARB (DH)
Roberto Magdaleno (DH)
» Bench Personnel: DHA
Bridge/Civil Structures
Gary Vito Cavafian (DL)
Melad Hanna, PE (WS)
» Bench Personnel: D’Leon, WSP
ITS Elements
Gerzain Figueroa (VA)
Diwu Zhou, PE (FP)
Claude Strayer, PE (FP)
Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis
Juan Diaz-Carreras (BV)
David Haug (BV)
Drainage/Storm Drain
Juan Diaz-Carreras (BV)
Lee Portillo (BV)
CAD/BIM
Tim Groom (DL)
Ernie Bustamente (WS)
Geotechnical
Ethan Tsai, PE, GE (WS)
» Bench Personnel: WSP
Landscape/Streets Architecture,
Parks, and Playgrounds
Martin Ramirez, AIA, NCARB (GF)
Yunsoo Kim, RLA, ASLA (YK)
Chuck Downs (YK)
Lighting
Luis Loera (VA)
» Bench Personnel: V&A
Electrical
Mandar Manjarekar, PE, PMP (GF)
Anibal Saenz (GF)
» Bench Personnel: Gannett Fleming
Surveys, Mapping and
Field Reviews
Shannon K. Conaway, PLS (CG)
Craig Wilson, PLS (CG)
» Bench Personnel: Conaway
Environmental Studies and
Documentation
Environmental Planning/
Studies
Melissa Logue (ES)
Christine Fukasawa (ES)
Kristin Blackson (WS)
Theresa Dickerson (WS)
» Bench Personnel: ESA
NEPA/CEQA
Brian Allee (ES)
Janelle Firoozi (ES)
Michael Kennedy, AICP (FP)
Permitting and Compliance
Paul Spiteri, EIT (DL)
Kenia Flores (DL)
» Bench Personnel: ESA
Grant Administration
Borja Leon, PE (DL)
Kristin Carlson, AICP (WS)
» Bench Personnel: WSP
Pre-Construction Support
Bid Support
Gary Baker (DL)
Amir Panahi (DL)
Construction Phase
Authorization
Amir Mirsiaghi, EIT (DL)
Terence Strong (DL)
» Bench Personnel: D’Leon
Technology, Innovation and Process Standards
Arellano Associates
WSP
D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Gannett Fleming
Right-of-Way Phase and
Determination
Ariel Tejada (DL)
BJ Swanner (MR)
» Bench Personnel: Monument ROW
Document Control
Estrella Mejia (DL)
Utilities
Design
Selena Pham (DL)
Aldair Sanchez (DL)
Basemapping
Chris Rincon (DL)
Christopher Cervantes, LSIT (CG)
Prior Rights Expertise/
Utility Right-of-Way
Craig Wilson, PLS (CG)
Joey Mendoza (MR)
» Bench Personnel: Monument ROW
City of Pico Rivera Advisory
Committee
David Hidalgo (DH)
Monica Villalobos (VI)
Edna Jimenez (AA)
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Borja brings more than 23 years of transportation
infrastructure engineering and construction
management experience that includes working
for Caltrans and the City of Los Angeles. He
has served in many Caltrans and local city roles
including Transportation Civil Engineer, Structures
Construction Representative, Resident Engineer,
and Transportation Advisor. As Deputy Mayor of Los
Angeles from 2005 to 2018, Borja was responsible
for managing the City’s transportation agenda for
LADOT, Metro, Caltrans District 7 City projects, LAWA
surface transportation projects and various LADPW
bridge and highway projects. He was instrumental in
the successful passing of Measure M, a $120 billion,
40-year funding source for all Los Angeles transit,
highway, and transportation improvements.
Borja has worked for years to build bridges between
his local community and his profession to foster
diversity and equity in engineering and construction.
He has served on the Dean Advisory Board for the
College of Engineering at CalState Long Beach
(CSULB) since 2018, helping lead recruiting efforts
to draw young Angelenos — particularly those in
under-served communities in the region — into the
engineering and construction industry. He has also
provided professional expertise and support to the
CSULB’s Beach Engineering Student Success Team
(BESST) program, an engineering-based learning
community that provides dedicated mentorship,
tutoring, and scholarship opportunities to first-year
students in the College of Engineering.
Borja is also working with the City of Pico Rivera
to develop a paid engineering internship program
for El Rancho Unified School District high school
students. These internships will allow the local
students to collaborate with CSULB College of
Engineering students and faculty and work directly
on projects in Pico Rivera.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Established successful working relationships with
City of Inglewood, City of Long Beach, Metro,
Caltrans, and utility owners across the region
⊲ Extensive experience overseeing and managing
transportation infrastructure programs and
projects throughout Los Angeles and Southern
California
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF INGLEWOOD, INGLEWOOD TRANSIT CONNECTOR
(ITC), INGLEWOOD, CA • SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: The
ITC will provide residents and visitors with a stateof-the-art transit connection to and from the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line directly to one of the highest
growing housing and employment centers in Los
Angeles County, and home to new world-class
sports and entertainment destinations. The new fully
automated, elevated transit system will provide a
direct and convenient transit connection to the City’s
new activity centers, close the critical last-mile gap
to the countywide Metro Rail system, reduce vehicle
miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions, and
improve air quality throughout the city and region.
DLCE is providing staff for civil engineering support
(utilities, roadway, station), third-party agreements,
development design oversight and program
management/construction management support.
Aside from engineering and technical services, Borja
also provides strategy consulting services for the
project to help secure state and federal grants.
METRO, I-105 EXPRESSLANES, LOS ANGELES, CA •
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: DLCE is part of the
program management/construction management
(PMCM) team for the I-105 ExpressLanes Project.
DLCE provides civil engineering design oversight
and third-party coordination including setting up
meetings with cities and agencies, developing
meeting minutes, scheduling and supporting all
BORJA LEON, PE
Principal-in-Charge/Contract
Manager
“ Mr. Leon has an exceptional level of
understanding and commitment to City
projects. Borja effectively helped coordinate and
deliver public works projects in the City.”
— Gary Lee Moore, City Engineer,
City of Los Angeles
Years of Experience: 23
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
Registrations/Certifications: Professional
Engineer: CA
Professional Affiliations: Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers • Society of Military
Engineers • California State University Long
Beach School of Engineering Dean Advisory
Board • Caltrans District 12 Professional Liaison
Council (PLC)
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PAGE 2 BORJA LEON, PE Principal-in-Charge/Contract Manager technical discussions. The scope also includes
working with right-of-way firms, in collaboration
with the cities along the corridor, to minimize
encroachment and right-of-way impacts.
METRO, SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR, LOS ANGELES,
CA • SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: This $12 billion project
is a 15-mile rail system with nine stations, navigating the Santa Monica mountains to connect transit
passengers in the San Fernando Valley and the
Westside. Currently in the environmental review
and advanced conceptual engineering (ACE) stages,
Metro is weighing six alternatives, five aerial and
one underground. Borja is managing and guiding
the engineering team in utility relocation and design,
roadway design, TPSS site design, ACE planning,
and coordination with stakeholders and support on
the approval processes, including the LADWP.
LAWA, ROADWAYS UTILITIES AND ENABLING (RUE),
LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: The
RUE project focuses on restoring and constructing
roadways and utilities infrastructure that will enable
ongoing and future work within LAWA’s Landside
Access Modernization Program (LAMP), which
includes high-priority projects that will support the
Automated People Mover project, the Consolidated
Rent-A-Car Facility and Intermodal Transportation
Facility-West. Borja oversees the design and
constructability efforts for major domestic and fire
water lines at LAX’s Central Terminal Area (CTA).
Borja and his team have also provided special
technical advice to LAWA and the contractor on the
unique Earthquake Resistance Ductile Iron Pipe
(ERDIP) technology.
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA/CALTRANS, BONITA BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT, SANTA BARBARA, CA • SENIOR
PROJECT MANAGER: The project scope is to replace
existing bridge structure and road fill embankment.
It is a 2,000-foot-long roadway fill embankment
on the South end of the crossing with a 323-footlong bridge constructed of railroad flatcars on the North end of the crossing. The bridge has been
significantly deteriorating since opening in 2002.
Borja oversees the utility design and coordination,
as well as utility agreements and final plans.
METRO, EASTSIDE PHASE 2 LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION.
LOS ANGELES, CA • PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE: The Metro
Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project proposes
to extend the existing Metro Gold Line Light Rail
further east from its current terminus at Pomona
Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard in East Los
Angeles to South El Monte via State Route 60 (SR60) and/or to the City of Whittier along Washington Boulevard. Borja oversees DLCE’s delivery of
services including project management for all utility
design and third-party coordination with utility
agencies.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
David is a Latino second-generation architect with
a degree in architecture from Southern California
Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), under the direction of Ray Kapp, Eric Moss, and others. Through SCIArc’s initiatives on study abroad programs, he studied archaeology and architecture in Oaxaca,
Mexico at the Benito Juárez Autonomous University
of Oaxaca (UABJO) in 1982.
The beginnings of his professional Hispanic cultural
movement date back to 2001, when he worked
closely with archaeologist Luis Felipe Nieto Gamino
from San Miguél de Allende, Guanajuato, México,
and traveled extensively to Mexican regions,
documenting their architecture and studying the full
potential of Mexican vernacular Spanish colonial
architecture and how to best integrate it in the
creation of social spaces and retail destinations,
such as single-family and custom homes,
restaurants, worship spaces, plazas, mercados,
and more. His team’s Hispanic, culturally-rich
background, heritage, and local studies come
through in his firm’s architectural work — they
evaluate the vernacular architecture of a given
region or program and infuse it with cultural richness
and authenticity to broaden its appeal to the local
demographics and newcomers alike, regardless of
their cultural background.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Extensive experience designing architectural
plans inspired by Mexican architectural and
cultural principles and motifs
⊲ Has worked with the City of Pico Rivera delivering
similar scopes of work
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, WHITTIER AND DURFEE
CORRIDOR, PICO RIVERA, CA • ARCHITECT: DHA is
providing commercial facade renovations and site
improvements on multiple municipal buildings as
part of the City of Pico Rivera’s Whittier and Durfee
Corridor project. DHA has delivered services —
including site documentation, facade enhancement
design, paseo/alleyway conceptual design, parking
lot hardscape/landscape design, architectural theme
guideline development, and materials specification
development — for 37 buildings:
⊲ 3,600 feet existing buildings facades, including
rear facades along Whittier Boulevard and Durfee
Avenue
⊲ 4,500 feet of street frontage including the alley/
paseo
⊲ 350 feet of railroad underpass walls frontage
⊲ Preliminary schematic design theme sketches for
site improvements for the Speedway Alley and
the alley/paseo between Deland Avenue and
Durfee Avenue to be further developed in the
next phase of the project
CITY OF LONG BEACH, PROMENADE NORTH AT CITY
PLACE • ARCHITECT: Promenade North at City Place
aims to create an experience for the communities
of Long Beach and greater Los Angeles by forming
an environment for the public to congregate, to
enjoy their surroundings, and to feel a true sense
of community. City Place covers six city blocks with
five access points. Currently, these access points are
underutilized and not distinguishable. While 5th and
Waite Court has the most energetic area (adjacent to
the current Walmart store}, the goal of Promenade
North is to energize the remaining underutilized
access points to not only bring people in but
also create points of interest for the surrounding
community. DHA provided the following services:
⊲ Existing site documentation/study
⊲ Design concepts (points of interest/under-utilized
areas to be focused on)
⊲ Project rebranding/architectural theme design
⊲ Preparation of proposed site plan
⊲ Architectural design (styles, features, façade
designs, before and after perspective views,
before and after photograph sketches, and
details/paint color design schemes)
⊲ Proposed new marketplace schematic design
⊲ Landscape/hardscape design
DAVID HIDALGO, AIA,
NCARB
Building Architecture, Advisory
Committee
Firm: David Hidalgo Architects
Years of Experience: 37
Education: BS, Architecture
Registrations/Certifications: Licensed
Architect: CA and 21 other states • American
Institute of Architects (AIA) • National Council
of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
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ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Monica’s unique experience includes work at the
intersection of transportation, station planning,
land use, environmental justice and award-winning
community engagement strategies. With 20 years
of experience, she has a proven record as a
seasoned technical expert and public engagement
strategist on a variety of large-scale multidisciplinary transportation planning and policy projects. She
has worked closely with key decision makers,
community groups, stakeholders, elected officials,
and the public. Monica has successfully led multiple
transportation projects for Metro during various
stages of planning, design, and construction.
Currently at Vicus, Monica oversees construction
support services on the Metro Rail-to-River Active
Transportation Plan. Prior to joining VICUS, she
supported Metro construction for the Regional
Connector LRT and Crenshaw LAX, where she
oversaw environmental mitigation and monitoring in
compliance with Metro’s Sustainability program.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Proficient in Spanish and English
⊲ Former City Planning Commissioner with the City
of Pico Rivera
⊲ Extensive municipal and transportation agency
experience throughout Los Angeles region
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
METRO, RAIL-TO-RAIL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT SERVICES, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEAD: Metro is constructing
their first active transportation corridor connecting
two rail lines from Inglewood to South LA. Vicus
is helping with business and community resident
outreach for the duration of construction of the
multi-use path. Further, Monica is responsible
for coordinating with Metro, the contractor and
community relations staff.
METRO, EASTSIDE PHASE 2 ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL
ENGINEERING, TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITY
(TOC) AND FIRST/LAST MILE (FLM) ASSESSMENT,
LOS ANGELES, CA • FIRST/LAST MILE PLANNING LEAD:
The Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase 2
LRT project is currently in the Draft EIR/EIS and
Advanced Conceptual Engineering development
process. Responsible for conducting the TOC and
FLM assessment for stations along the proposed
alignments including an evaluation of accessibility,
land use, economic development and equity. The
methodology included conducting station area site
visits, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
analysis, coordination with FLM and TOC agency
staff, urban designers, city staff and stakeholders.
METRO, C LINE (GREEN LINE) EXTENSION TO TORRANCE
DRAFT EIR/ACE, LOS ANGELES, CA • COMMUNITY
INTEGRATION LEAD: Monica is responsible for
overseeing TOC, urban design, FLM, and
coordination with the outreach contractor during the
re-initiation of the Draft EIR for the C Line Extension.
The project involves analysis of light rail alternatives connecting the existing Metro Green Line project
terminus in Redondo Beach to a possible connection
in the City of Torrance. Previously led development
of the administrative Draft EIS/EIR sections and
technical reports, as well as coordination with
federal, state and local agencies.
METRO, CRENSHAW-NORTH EXTENSION-DRAFT EIR/ACE,
LOS ANGELES, CA • EIR/ACE TASK LEAD: Draft EIR and
Advanced Conceptual Engineering for the Crenshaw
Northern Extension (CNE) project connecting the
Crenshaw-LAX Project to the Metro Purple Line
on Wilshire Boulevard and the Metro Red Line in
Hollywood. Vicus is responsible for the delivery
of Urban Design, TOC and FLM analysis for 14
proposed station areas. Monica serves as the task
lead on the project. She oversees TOC mapping of
potential stations areas, demographic analysis, and
mapping of JD and TOC opportunities. She leads
coordination with engineers, architects, Metro, city
agencies and the public.
METRO, TOC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, LOS ANGELES, CA •
TOC/FLM PLANNING LEAD: As part of the Metro Long
Range Transportation Plan, the TOC Implementation
Plan establishes guidance and performance
measures for the implementation of Metro’s TOC
MONICA VILLALOBOS
Advisory Committee, Community
Outreach, First/Last Mile
Firm: Vicus
Years of Experience: 20
Education: PhD (ABD), City and Regional
Planning • MRP, City and Regional Planning • BS,
Community and Regional Development
Professional Affiliations: Rail~Volution,
National Steering Committee • American
Planning Association, Chair, National Latinos and
Planning Division
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PAGE 2 MONICA VILLALOBOS Advisory Committee, Community Outreach, First/Last Mile policy. Monica provided strategy and input on TOC,
FLM, and equity measures and best practices.
She participated in a stakeholder working group
meetings with partner agencies and communitybased organizations. Vicus developed technical material for the TOC framework and Implementation
Plan and facilitated working group meetings with
more than 20 CBOs and agency partners.
METRO, TRAFFIC REDUCTION STUDY (TRS), LOS ANGELES,
CA • EQUITY TASK LEAD: Metro is evaluating viable
alternatives for development of a pilot congestion
pricing project. Vicus serves as the equity task
lead, overseeing both technical analysis and an
outreach program for stakeholder engagement.
Vicus is developing a cutting-edge program to
comprehensibly evaluate equity in line with Metro
policies. The evaluation will focus on potential
benefits and burdens on vulnerable population
groups, identification of performance measures
and recommended policies to address equity.
Vicus has been instrumental in the development of
an inclusive and diverse equity outreach program
involving public outreach meetings, focus groups,
and CBO and stakeholder engagement. Monica
serves as the equity task lead working directly with
Metro and key stakeholders.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE ⊲ Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B
Azusa to Montclair – Engineering, CEQA/NEPA
Support, Los Angeles, California
⊲ Metro, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project –
Final Design/Construction, Los Angeles, California
⊲ Metro, Regional Connector Transit CorridorDEIR/S, Advanced Conceptual Engineering, Los Angeles, California
⊲ California High-Speed Rail Authority, California
High-Speed Rail, Sacramento to Merced
Section – Project Level Environmental Analysis
(NEPA/CEQA), California
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ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Edna Jimenez has played a key role in many
transportation, planning, environmental, and
construction projects as Deputy Project Manager at
Arellano Associates (AA). She focuses on strategic
communication, message development, interagency relations, marketing, event coordination and implementation, database management, and project
organization. As a natural leader, Edna excels at
building relationships with various stakeholders and
has successfully developed strategic outreach plans
that focus on serving diverse groups. Additionally,
Edna has served as project manager on efforts and
developed engagement plans that focus on digital
outreach and innovative tools to support client
needs and increase opportunities for enhanced
community engagement.
Edna continues to be instrumental in leading the
development of an equitable approach for several
clients, including the use of hybrid options for
engagement. Some of the technical tools she
has utilized for virtual meetings are ArcGIS online
interactive maps, ESRI StoryMaps, Social Pinpoint,
MetroQuest, online surveys, polls, MiroBoard, and
Jamboard. Edna is a fluent Spanish speaker and
is proficient in reading and writing the Spanish
language.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Led multiple community outreach campaigns for
City of Pico Rivera projects
⊲ Bilingual in Spanish and English
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, TELEGRAPH ROAD OVER SAN
GABRIEL RIVER BRIDGE, PICO RIVERA, CA • COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROJECT MANAGER: The City of Pico Rivera,
in partnership with City of Downey and City of Santa
Fe Springs, is seeking to replace the San Gabriel
Bridge over Telegraph Road to increase safety. The
City of Pico Rivera is leading efforts and received
grants to update the bridge due to increased
traffic while improving the bridge to meet current
standards. Edna serves as Project Manager and
oversees all messaging and communication with all
the three cities. She supervises the development
of an outreach program to reach key stakeholders,
provides support to various presentations to
elected officials and key groups, and conducts
public meetings and notification. Edna monitors
current stakeholder database management and will
continue to manage all day-to-day operations and
communications for this effort.
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, WASHINGTON BLVD OVER RIO
HONDO CHANNEL, PICO RIVERA, CA • COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROJECT MANAGER: The City of Pico Rivera
is seeking to replace the Washington Blvd bridge
over Rio Hondo Channel to increase safety. The
bridge will be a six-lane bridge with median barriers,
sidewalks, and bicycle lanes in all directions that
will extend as part of future street improvement
projects along Washington Blvd. AA will provide
outreach services and develop a comprehensive
outreach program that targets reaching out to key
stakeholders and the community, including underserved and Limited English Proficient communities.
Edna serves as Project Manager and oversees all
messaging and communications with the City and
stakeholders. She will supervise the creation of
a stakeholder database, branding and collateral
development, and website support. Edna will lead
the strategic planning to reach key stakeholders,
provide support to various presentations for elected
officials and key groups, and conduct public
meetings and notification.
METRO, EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2
(ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS/DRAFT EIS/EIR/ADVANCED
CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING PHASE), LOS ANGELES
COUNTY – GATEWAY CITIES AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
REGIONS, CA • DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER – COMMUNITY
OUTREACH: Edna serves as the Deputy Project
Manager providing outreach services on this major
transportation connection through the communities
EDNA JIMENEZ
Advisory Committee, Community
Outreach
Firm: Arellano Associates
Years of Experience: 11
Education: BS, Urban and Regional Planning
Areas of Expertise: Project Management
& Strategic Planning • CEQA/NEPA • Urban
& Regional Planning • Rail Transit • Active
Transportation • First/Last Mile and TransitOriented Corridors • Managed Lanes (HOV, Express Lanes, Toll) • Construction • Equity
Focused Outreach • Online Engagement/
Social Media Tools • Youth Safety Campaign •
Database Management • Public Event Planning
and Presentations • Bilingual: Spanish
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PAGE 2 EDNA JIMENEZ Advisory Committee, Community Outreach of Commerce, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe
Springs, Whittier, and the unincorporated portions
of Los Angeles County, including East Los Angeles
and Los Nietos. The outreach program also
offered outreach services to several San Gabriel
Valley communities (Monterey Park, Rosemead,
South El Monte) prior to the Metro Board action
that removed the SR-60 corridor alternative from
further consideration. Through the re-initiated
environmental process, Edna has provided strategic
outreach to specific stakeholders, including
education institutions, businesses associations,
key community leaders and CBOs. Due to the
recent COVID-19 pandemic, Edna has been a key
support in the planning and implementation of a
hybrid approach with innovative approaches for
virtual outreach with in-person options for those
with limited access to the internet, including
rail tours that were originally envisioned as inperson activities. Edna is also supporting the CBO Partnership, a pilot program that seeks partnerships
with leading and representative CBO to help shape
the development and implementation of outreach
strategies. Due to the project location, Edna’s
Spanish capabilities have proven to be a valuable
asset and has allowed for increased outreach to
local communities.
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, BEVERLY CROSSING PROJECT, PICO
RIVERA, CA • SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR – PUBLIC
OUTREACH: Pico Rivera Development LLC proposed a
development project at the vacant lot on the corner
of Rosemead Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard.
The project is a state-of-the-art commercial retail
space featuring approximately 52,070 square
feet of neighborhood retail spaces. Edna served
as a Senior Project Coordinator and implemented
a comprehensive public participation plan to
ensure project awareness. She led the preparation
of collateral materials and conducted one-onone stakeholder briefings with local business owners and residents. Edna also developed a
comprehensive plan for a community open house
style meeting while overseeing the notification
efforts. She provided support through the COVID-19
era with a virtual public meeting and key support at
project briefings.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ROSEMEAD BOULEVARD
COMPLETE STREETS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,
ROSEMEAD, CA • OUTREACH COORDINATOR: The County
of Los Angeles is working to enhance access for
pedestrians, cyclists, and transit along 2.6-miles
of Rosemead Boulevard between Rush Street in
South El Monte to Gallatin Road in the City of Pico
Rivera and the Whittier Narrows Recreation area.
Edna served as a Project Coordinator and provided
support in the development of a database, collateral
materials, and helpline set-up. Edna also provided
support in the development of survey tools,
including Typeform and MetroQuest, and distribution
at community events. She also facilitated community
meetings and focus groups.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Julia Tung is a highly competent task order/project
manager with a diverse repertoire of projects across
public infrastructure and private residential sectors,
throughout Southern California. She has managed
engineering teams for City of Inglewood, LA Metro,
and LAWA, from planning through construction, and
is deeply familiar with each agency’s standards.
She has substantial experience collaborating across
project disciplines, delivering utilities, track/rail,
stations, and street improvements programs for
traditional and alternative delivery projects.
Julia’s career encompasses project leadership
positions across a diverse set of industries,
informing her adaptive and innovative approach
to project management. Whether allocating
resources across new and pipeline projects, leading
the production of engineering deliverables, or
collaborating with staff, client, and community
stakeholders to develop a values-aligned internship
program, Julia demonstrates her unique ability to
coordinate between the left and right brain.
Julia takes a radical approach to communication
which has proven highly successful in issue
resolution and stakeholder consensus-building. She
is especially experienced with managing remote/
hybrid teams and utilizes a proven, balanced suite
of digital tools to streamline communication and
ensure quality.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Engineering and management experience on
over $25 billion of public infrastructure projects
in the past five years
⊲ Current knowledge of SoCal regulatory agency
processes/standards and ongoing engagement
with local stakeholders including utilities,
municipalities, and community groups
⊲ DLCE Project Manager for the Inglewood Transit
Connector Project since 2021, collaborating
directly with the City to deliver utility agreements,
advanced relocations, FTA-compliant reports, and
procurement documentation
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF INGLEWOOD, INGLEWOOD TRANSIT CONNECTOR,
INGLEWOOD, CA • PROJECT MANAGER: Julia is
leading utilities work for the ITC project and has
orchestrated efforts in utility base-mapping and
outreach, third-party agreements, utility corridor
planning (composite utilities), and Advanced
Relocations for this $2 billion P3, DBFOM project.
She coordinates directly with the City of Inglewood
Public Works Department and private utilities
(including SCE, SCG, LACSD, LACFCD, and telecoms)
to ensure designs represent the best alternative for
the owner, stakeholders, and project.
Over the past three years, Julia and her team
have developed Composite Utility Plans,
Advanced Relocation Plans, and a full-suite of
coordination-focused exhibits. She has led utility
contributions to various FTA-compliant procurement
documents including basis of design, performance
specifications, and third-party coordination
memoranda and exhibits. She advocates for the City
in responding to RFCs and addressing developer
concerns related to utility standards, progress, and
risks.
Julia’s out-of-the-box thinking has been an asset to
the ITC project. She was instrumental in the ideation,
development, and onboarding of a utility corridor
manager position, which was implemented in
2022, and has been highly successful in mitigating
risk associated with utilities on this alternative
delivery project. Julia and the utility coordination
manager collaborate with the City regularly to
ensure that critical non-project utility developments
in this growing city are able to progress without
threatening the feasibility or delivery cost of the ITC project.
Project Success: Under Julia’s leadership, the
DLCE team was able to progress roughly 4000 feet of
12-inch and 24-inch water mainline relocation from 15%
Conceptual Design to Approved for Construction in less
than four months. Furthermore, when the City opted to
add an additional 2,000 feet of pipe to the relocation
package after RFB release, Julia and her team were
JULIA TUNG, EIT, LEED AP
Task Order Manager
Firm: D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Years of Experience: 6
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
Registrations/Certifications: EIT: CA • LEED
AP • ASCE Member
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able to efficiently modify the plans and procurement
documents to ensure the contract was awarded on
time.
METRO, SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR, LOS ANGELES,
CA • PROJECT MANAGER/QA/QC MANAGER: Julia leads
Utilities work for the STC project as part of predevelopment (PDA) phases 1 through 4. She developed Utilities portions of the feasibility study,
basis of design, and is currently managing a team
for continued design development under the
DEIR. Under Julia’s leadership, the DLCE team has
performed field investigations and completed utility
base-mapping for the entire 16-mile project corridor.
Julia’s team developed the project utility conflict
matrix and composite utility plans.
Julia has additionally performed power assessments
for the future rail operations, allowing for early
identification of risk associated with infrastructure
enabling efforts. She additionally contributes to
street improvements, station, and traction power
substation (TPSS) site design.
Project Success: As QA/QC manager, Julia ensures
that all DLCE deliverables, across utilities, TPSS,
and street improvements are accurate and meet the
quality standards of Metro. She works directly with
the PMO, verifying all DLCE products follow procedure
for review markups, file management, and revision
documentation.
METRO, LA RIVER BIKE PATH, LOS ANGELES, CA • CIVIL
ENGINEER/LADWP SPECIAL COORDINATOR: Julia was
responsible for early utility efforts, working with the DLCE team to complete utility base-mapping for
the entire project corridor. She contributed heavily
to the development of composite utility plans and
matrix for the CE and ACE phases.
Project Success: Of particular risk to the LA
River Bike Path project is the prevalence of LADWP
transmission tower facilities throughout the corridor.
Julia was instrumental in proactive negotiations with
LADWP to avoid fatal-flaw design elements. She led the
DLCE team in developing innovative analysis tools and
specialized technical exhibits that streamlined design
changes and coordination efforts. Julia’s contributions resulted in unprecedented input from LADWP for
projects of comparable completion.
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OVERVIEW
Tess Nguyen is an experienced task order/
operations manager with a holistic skill set ranging
from business development to quality/document
control, staff management, billing, reporting, and
day-to-day operations management.
Tess comes from a diverse professional background
with over 12 years of experience across retail,
health care, and civil engineering industries. She
has worked with clients including the City of Los
Angeles, LA Metro, LAWA, Caltrans, and more. Her
expertise is broad-reaching, and she has an aptitude
for innovation and process improvement.
Tess is an exceptional communicator with a
commitment to quality, known for her ability to
facilitate cross-functional understanding, resolve
issues, and keep teams on schedule and in
budget. Tess’s competence across administrative/
management disciplines, from project invoicing and
corporate finance to resource allocation, alongside
her local client experience and innovative nature
make her an exceptional manager for any project
team.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Skilled in maximizing budgets through the
approval process and managing project progress
from start to finish, maintaining timeliness and
ensuring financial welfare
⊲ Bilingual: Vietnamese and English
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
D’LEON CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LONG BEACH,
CA • OPERATIONS MANAGER/TASK ORDER MANAGER:
Tess supervises the DLCE administration team,
completing client requests for proposals, invoicing,
payroll, accounts payable, payment collections,
response to agency audits. Tess resolves day-today issues timely and effectively, with consideration for the coordination complexities of public-sector
infrastructure mega-projects. Tess reviews vendor
contracts and reconciles invoices and expense
reimbursements. Tess utilizes her talent for
consensus-building, serving as a liaison for contract
agreements and billing.
Tess monitors employee assignments and billable
hours, ensuring all projects active, and in the
pipeline are appropriately staffed. Tess plays a
critical role in resource allocation and administrative logistics, ensuring client satisfaction throughout the
project life cycle. Tess’ team manages and tracks
subconsultants and internal headcount budget
allocation for each DLCE project, preparing and
submitting 20+ client invoices monthly. Tess’ role is
critical in ensuring revenue recognition, timely cash
collection, and prompt payment for subconsultants.
Tess budgets and analyzes financial reports to drive
organizational development, regularly presenting
optimization strategies to leadership. She tracks the
performance of all projects to ensure all jobs are
delivered on-time, in-budget, and fall within DLCE’s
projected profit margin.
Operational Success: Tess implemented a new
payroll processing system resulting in substantially
increased efficiency and accuracy. Tess additionally
implemented a company-wide retirement program,
increasing employee satisfaction and improving
alignment between corporate policy and values.
KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITALS, LOS ANGELES,
CA • UNIT MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Tess supervised
the comprehensive operation of a 100+ staff
department. She was responsible for staff resource
allocation, schedule, budget & payroll, ensuring
timely and medically accurate patient service, and
inventory & production levels. Tess additionally
played a critical role in facilitating positive
department culture. She was responsible for setting
staff expectations, inducing staff involvement in
teamwork and safety, and providing individualized
coaching. Tess managed day-to-day operations in
a high-pressure environment, providing leadership
and development support to staff, and performing
service recovery as necessary. She was responsible
for onboarding, coordinating, and conducting
employee development programs, and establishing
performance standards and service criteria. Tess
facilitated collaborative workshops with union
representatives and staff to enhance future service
and workplace experience.
TESS NGUYEN
Task Order Manager
Firm: D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Years of Experience: 12
Education: BS, Business Administration
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OVERVIEW
Paul is a seasoned civil engineer with over 17
years of experience in design, preconstruction
and alternative delivery experience in public and
private projects with budgets of up to $5 billion.
He specializes in working with Los Angeles Metro
projects, Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, and
especially the Los Angeles World Airports. Paul has a
strong background in mitigating risks, and effectively
communicates and work closely public agencies in
Southern California, including airport stakeholders.
His engineering experience is related to the delivery
of complex infrastructure transportation projects in
Los Angeles via accelerated delivery schedules. He
values performance, ethics, value, quality of work,
and adaptability to new project challenges.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Extensive third-party and stakeholder
coordination experience throughout Los Angeles
region
⊲ Familiar with local utility owners and public
agencies
⊲ Strong understanding of Local Assistance
requirements and regional permitting agencies
and procedures
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
METRO, I-105 EXPRESSLANES PMSS SUPPORT SERVICES,
LOS ANGELES, CA • THIRD-PARTY/AGENCY COORDINATOR:
DLCE is part of the program management/
construction management (PMCM) team for the
I-105 ExpressLanes Project. Part of DLCE’s duties
is providing document control and administrative
support services. This includes scheduling,
communications among all consultants, working
closely with Metro on administrative tasks and
contractual agreements. Paul participates as the
third-party coordinator with cities and local agencies
for preconstruction activities, design approvals and
permitting.
METRO, SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR, LOS ANGELES,
CA • SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER: Metro has a plan to make
it easier to get around by creating better transit
options between the San Fernando Valley and the
Westside. The natural barrier created by the Santa
Monica Mountains makes traveling between the
Valley and the Westside challenging — and will
require innovation and multiple solutions. Metro
is working to evaluate alternatives for a highquality, reliable transit service option connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. The
build alternative is a heavy rail transit (HRT) in the
Sepulveda Transit Corridor Feasibility Study with the
southerly station at the existing Bundy/E Line transit
station. In the Valley, the alignment runs generally
along Van Nuys Boulevard with stations at Metrolink
and G Line stations. A maintenance and storage
facility will be located north of the Metrolink line.
Paul performs utility relocation and design, roadway
design, coordination with stakeholders and support
on the approval processes, including the LADWP. He
also assesses numerous power sources along the
entire 10-mile corridor and oversees plan production
for the ACE plans.
CITY OF INGLEWOOD, INGLEWOOD TRANSIT CONNECTOR
(ITC) PROJECT, INGLEWOOD, CA • SENIOR PROJECT
ENGINEER/THIRD-PARTY COORDINATOR: The Inglewood
Transit Connector will be a 1.6-mile, fully elevated,
automated, fixed guideway transit system with
three stations that will complete critical first/last
mile connections between the Los Angeles Metro
Crenshaw/LAX Line and key sporting events.
This is a public-private-partnership which will be
delivered using a design-build-operate-financemaintain model. Paul is working on identifying all utility lines along multiple roads through the project
alignment, coordinating with utility companies on
conceptual designs along the corridor. He provides
design oversight and advisory support on utility
development
METRO, LA RIVER BIKE PATH, LOS ANGELES, CA • THIRDPARTY/AGENCY COORDINATOR: The River Bike Path is a $365 million dollars project that will create new
bicycle and pedestrian path along an approximately
eight-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River from
Elysian Valley through Downtown Los Angeles to
the City of Maywood. This project will close the
longest remaining continuous gap in the LA River
Path and create a path that will serve the existing
communities there today, as well as look forward to
PAUL SPITERI, EIT
Third Party/Caltrans Local
Assistance Liaison, Permitting and
Compliance
Firm: D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Years of Experience: 17
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
Registrations/Certifications: EIT: CA • 10-Hour
OSHA Construction Safety
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PAGE 2 PAUL SPITERI, EIT Third Party/Caltrans Local Assistance Liaison, Permitting and Compliance and serve future needs. Paul is working to identify
utilities, preliminary engineering, storm drain, and
wastewater. He is also leading development of the
utility design drawings including 30% to 65% design,
working with the LADWP among other City of Los
Angeles departments.
LAWA, CONCOURSE 0 PROGRAM, LOS ANGELES,
CA • SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: Part of the Airfield
and Terminal Modernization Project at LAX, the
Concourse 0 is an extension attached to Terminal 1.
The project will add a gate space where it’s needed
and improve the traveler experience. This is a $6
billion dollar expansion plan that would allow the
busy airport to catch up with passenger growth
and prepare it for the 2028 Olympic Games. Paul
is working with the D’Leon team to deliver the 30%
and 60% design packages for the landside civil
design elements.
LAWA, LANDSIDE ACCESS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM,
LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: Paul
helps lead the program management teams in the
development of Consolidated Rental Car Facility
(CONRAC), the Automated People Mover Project and
Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF). He is leading all the third-party coordination efforts together with
LAWA and the City of Los Angeles public works
departments. He is intimately familiar with the City
of Los Angeles departments and bureaus including
Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles Department
of Transportation, Department of Water and Power
and other Public Works Departments. He also has
deep relationships with key City staff members.
Construction budget: $5 Billion; Project delivery:
Public-Private-Partnership
METRO WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION, SECTION 1, LOS
ANGELES, CA • SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER: Paul served
as the Deputy Design Manager and Senior ThirdParty Coordinator for the Metro Westside Subway Extension design-build extension project. He
helped lead all the third-party coordination efforts
together with the contractor (Skanska) and the City
of Los Angeles public works and transportation
departments. He understands permitting and design
approval processes extremely well and is known
among City of Los Angeles staff.
METRO, CRENSHAW/LAX TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT,
LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER: Paul was the
dedicated Senior Design Civil and Utility Disciplines
Coordinator for the Metro Crenshaw/LAX project
light rail project. Paul worked closely with the City
of Los Angeles public works and transportation
departments for design approvals and overall
coordination.
SIXTH ST VIADUCT REPLACEMENT - CMGC PROJECT,
LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER: Paul
helped lead the design, third-party, civil, and utility Disciplines coordination for the Sixth Street Bridge
Viaduct Replacement Project. This included working
closely with city department representatives and
consultants.
METRO, WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION, PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING, LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR CIVIL
ENGINEER: Paul served as the project design and
third-party coordinator focusing on all civil and utility disciplines. This was the Preliminary Engineering
Design Phase of the project where he worked
closely with the City of Los Angeles public works and
transportation departments.
METRO, SR-710 NORTH GAP - ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS,
PASADENA, CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: Paul served as the
Project Engineer focusing on the design of the civil
and utility disciplines for the I-710 North Gap Project.
This was the Alternative Analysis phase of the
project.
LAWA/METRO AIRPORT CONNECTOR, LOS ANGELES, CA •
CIVIL ENGINEER: Paul served as the Project Engineer
focusing on the design of the civil and utility
disciplines for the Metro Airport Connector Project.
Paul worked closely with Metro planning and
engineering management in the design of various
transit connections to LAX.
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OVERVIEW
Ryan is a seasoned senior civil engineering
professional with more than 23 years of engineering
project management and design experience. He
applies his civil design knowledge and project
management experience during all phases of
complex highway, local street and road, transit
and large infrastructure projects. He has provided
design and engineering support to highway and
roadway projects, utilities design, and coordination
with Caltrans, Metro, and LAWA, along with many
other stakeholders. Ryan has experience providing
design review and management, engineering
oversight, utility design, highway engineering and
quality control facilitation of geotechnical, grading,
and stormwater management. He has prepared cost
estimates, schedules, budgets, plans, reports and
documentation packages for major public works
projects
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Extensive Metro, Caltrans, and land development
experience
⊲ CADD software expert skilled at setup, training,
and troubleshooting
⊲ Expert at creating 3D models for major
transportation projects
⊲ Well-versed in many areas of civil engineering
including transportation, drainage and light/
heavy rail
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
METRO, SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR, LOS ANGELES,
CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: This $12 billion project
is a 15-mile rail system with nine stations. Metro
is considering six alternatives. Ryan is leading
utility relocation and design, roadway design, and
coordination with stakeholders and support on the
approval processes, including the LADWP. He also
assesses numerous power sources along the entire
10-mile corridor and oversees plan production for
the ACE plans.
LAWA, CONCOURSE 0 PROGRAM, LOS ANGELES, CA •
ENGINEERING MANAGER: Part of the Airfield and
Terminal Modernization Project (ATMP) at LAX, the
Concourse 0 is an extension attached to Terminal 1.
The project will add a gate space and improve the
traveler experience. This is a $6 billion expansion
plan that would allow the busy airport to catch up
with passenger growth and prepare it fort he 2028
Olympic Games. Ryan is leading DLCE in delivering
the 30% and 60% design packages for the landside
civil design elements.
CALTRANS/METRO, SR-91 CENTRAL AVENUE TO ACACIA
COURT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, COMPTON AND CARSON,
CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: Caltrans, in cooperation
with Metro and the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments (GCCOG), proposes to improve a
portion of the SR-91 corridor between Central
Avenue and Acacia Court located in the City of
Compton and the City of Carson. Ryan is providing
engineering support on the civil elements for the
PS&E 60%, 95%, and 100% plans, cost estimate,
and specifications through staff augmentation. He
oversees and coordinates with the project owner
and stakeholders and coordinates project team
calls.
METRO, EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CORRIDOR, SAN
FERNANDO, CA • PRINCIPAL ROADWAY ENGINEER: The
East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor (ESFVTC)
alignment is located in the San Fernando Valley in
the County of Los Angeles. The project study area
extends from the City of San Fernando and the
Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station in the north
to the Van Nuys Metro Orange Line Station in the
south. The eastern San Fernando Valley includes
the two major north-south arterial roadways of
Sepulveda and Van Nuys Boulevards, spanning
approximately 10 to 12 miles and the major north/
west arterial roadway of San Fernando Road. Ryan
is the principal engineer for this $3.6 billion project, overseeing all aspects of the civil engineering work
including local streets and utilities design, geometric alignment design, estimating, coordination with third
parties including Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles,
Metrolink and the City of San Fernando.
LAWA, APM/ITF/ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WEST, LOS
ANGELES, CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: The Intermodal
Transportation Facility (ITF) West will use designbuild methodology to provide a connected and convenient pick-up/drop-off location outside the
terminals. The ITF West includes a 2.8-millionRYAN BROWNE Roadway/Geometry, Rail/
Transit/BRT
Firm: D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Years of Experience: 23
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
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square-foot, multi-level parking structure that will
support approximately 7,700 public parking spaces,
concessions, and other passenger amenities.
Additionally, the parking structure will include office space for the LAX Security and Badging Office (SBO).
The ITF-West will be connected to an APM station via
pedestrian walkways. Ryan led the ITF team in the
civil engineering deliverables including coordinating
with Caltrans District 7 staff, ramp designs, street
and local roadway geometric design, utilities,
retaining wall design and drainage.
LAWA, ROADWAYS UTILITIES AND ENABLING (RUE),
LOS ANGELES, CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: This fiveyear, $335 million contract includes is responsible for enabling work directly related to the Landside
Access Modernization Program (LAMP). The RUE
program focuses on high-priority work necessary
to support the Automated People Mover (APM),
Consolidated Rent-A-Car (CONRAC) facility, and
Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF)-West. RUE’s
16 distinct sub-projects include 98th Street and I-405
freeway on- and off-ramp improvements, and major
utilities and pipeline development within the Central
Terminal Area (CTA) of LAX. Ryan coordinates closely
with City of Los Angeles departments and LAWA
personnel, manages numerous engineers, and
coordinates daily with the contractor on countless
aspects of the RUE project.
LAWA, APM/ITF/ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WEST, LOS
ANGELES, CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: The Intermodal
Transportation Facility (ITF) - West will utilize
design-build methodology to provide a connected
and convenient location outside of the terminals,
where passengers, “well-wishers,” and airport
employees can either be dropped off, picked up, or
park and then ride the APM into the airport. The ITF
West includes an above grade 2.8 million square
foot, four to five level parking structure that will
support approximately 7,700 public parking spaces,
concessions, and other passenger amenities.
Additionally, the parking structure will include office space for the LAX Security and Badging Office (SBO).
The ITF-West will be connected to an APM station
via pedestrian walkways. A vehicle circulation area
below the APM station will provide pick-up and
drop-off for commercial vehicles and the public.
The parking structure opened during the fourth
quarter of 2020. Ryan led the ITF team in the civil
engineering deliverables including coordinating with
Caltrans District 7 staff, ramp designs, street and
local roadway geometric design, utilities, retaining
wall design and drainage.
METRO, WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION SECTION
1-3, LOS ANGELES, CA • ENGINEERING MANAGER: This
$2.1 billion, nine-mile extension of the existing Metro Purple Line will include seven new stations and
connect passengers from the existing terminus at
Wilshire/Western to Westwood and the VA Hospital.
Ryan assisted in the civil engineering management
and design, overseeing a staff of 12 engineers,
creating delivery packages, and consulting with
clients to create design transportation proposals for
contractors.
METRO, CRENSHAW LINE LIGHT RAIL, INGLEWOOD, CA
• ENGINEERING MANAGER: The $1.5 billion, eight-mile
extension of the existing Green Line to the Expo
Line, includes seven new stations and three park
and ride lots. Ryan managed six staff engineers,
providing design for local streets, parking facilities, utility relocations and 3D modeling.
METRO, EXPO LINE PHASE 2 LIGHT RAIL, CULVER
CITY, CA • SENIOR ASSOCIATE ENGINEER: This $7.9
billion Design-Build project extended the existing
light rail line 6.6 miles from Culver City to Santa
Monica. Ryan’s responsibilities included design of
local streets, parking facilities, utility relocations, 3D modeling, generating specifications and
modifications.
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OVERVIEW
Kristin is a senior supervising planner at WSP who
brings more than 11 years of experience leading
transportation and environmental planning efforts
for a wide range of studies, including transit and
parking. She also brings experience in preparation
of environmental documents compliant with NEPA
and CEQA and documents in support of Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) New Starts applications
for Project Development and Engineering, and in
support of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA).
Kristin has also supported public involvement
programs for a variety of audiences, including
community forums; draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) public hearings; and conferences
and workshops for youth, seniors, and persons
with disabilities. Additionally, Kristin has made
presentations on behalf of the client to stakeholders,
including but not limited to California Public Utilities Commission, City of San Diego, Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), and U.S. Army. She also
served as project manager for a wetlands mitigation
planning study.
Kristin has had substantial roles on two major
transit projects that received Full Funding Grant
Agreements and are under construction. In her
various roles on projects, she has overseen work
prepared for most of the technical disciplines that
are typically included in an environmental document,
including travel forecast modeling. Kristin has also
been instrumental in maintaining project compliance
pursuant to NEPA and CEQA after a Record of
Decision and Notice of Determination by managing
and preparing the documentation required to
address project refinements proposed as part of
the advancement of design or construction. These
efforts include extensive coordination between
engineering and construction staff and various
technical analysts.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Extensive Los Angeles region experience
⊲ Nearly 20 years of transportation and
environmental design and planning
⊲ Successful planning and preliminary engineering
efforts on dozens of projects in Los Angeles
region
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
METRO, WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT
CORRIDOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, LOS ANGELES,
CA • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER: Kristin oversaw
environmental planning services for a joint NEPA/
CEQA document for a 20-mile light rail transit line.
The project includes two Build Alternatives, two
design options, two minimal operable segments,
and two options for a maintenance and storage
facility. Her duties include technical reviews of
various environmental and transportation related
reports, quality reviews of reports, overseeing
analysts, and managing preparation of the draft EIS/
EIR. WSP is leading the environmental study for the
West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, a proposed
20-mile double-track, light rail system from Artesia
to Los Angeles Union Station. The study analyzes
issues along the corridor including conceptual
alignments and stations, as well as the feasibility
of a new Metro Green Line station, and developing
ridership forecasts and cost estimates.
PURPLE LINE EXTENSION PLANNING AND GENERAL
ENGINEERING, LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR SUPERVISING
PLANNER: Kristin’s duties included assisting with
responses to comments on the draft EIS/EIR for
an extension of the Los Angeles subway. She
coordinated with technical staff from various
disciplines to ensure consistency and thoroughness
of responses. Kristin is also managing the
environmental reevaluation of project refinements
located within Section 3 of the Westside project,
which is an approximate 2.3-mile portion of the
Westside Subway Extension project and includes
two stations. Tasks include coordinating with
the engineering team and client to determine
the refinements that warrant the environmental,
reevaluation, developing scope and schedule for
the environmental reevaluation, communicating
refinements to the technical team, and managing
the work of the technical team, including
KRISTIN CARLSON, AICP
Preliminary Engineering/Planning
Studies, Grant Administration
Firm: WSP
Years of Experience: 19
Education: MUP, Urban and Environmental
Planning • BA, Environmental Studies • BA,
Geography
Registrations/Certifications: Amaerican
Planning Association • Association of
Environmental Professionals • Women’s
Transportation Seminar
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PAGE 2 KRISTIN CARLSON, AICP Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies, Grant Administration subconsultants. Additionally, Section 106 compliance
and coordination with the VA are major critical path
components of the reevaluation and Kristin has been
involved in managing the applicable environmental
work for historic and archaeological resources,
assisting with the development of approach to the
work, and presenting at meetings. Kristin is also
responsible for reviewing technical studies prepared
by the analysts and preparing the environmental
documentation that will be submitted to FTA to gain
environmental clearance of the refinements. She
also managed preparation of the CEQA Addendum.
She regularly attends meetings with stakeholders
including the VA and FTA. WSP is the planning and
general engineering consultant for Metro’s 9-mile,
seven-station western extension of the Purple
Line heavy rail subway from Wilshire and Western
through downtown Beverly Hills and Century City
to Westwood. Services include an alternatives
analysis, preparation of the draft and final
environmental impact statements and environmental
impact reports, preliminary engineering, strategic
consulting on federal regulations such as the New
Starts project justification, and assistance with
financial plans. The Purple Line Extension is one
of the Los Angeles Metro’s priority projects to
improve transit capacity, speed, dependability, and
connectivity.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ON-CALL
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION AND STUDY
SERVICES, LOS ANGELES, CA • SENIOR SUPERVISING
PLANNER: WSP provided on-call California
Environmental Quality Act consulting services
for the California State University system,
supporting statewide master planning and land
use planning efforts. The firm worked with a team
to formulate and evaluate alternatives to craft the
final master plan for new development at each
campus. Technical services included stakeholder
engagement, technical analyses, project
coordination, environmental clearance, and advisory
services.
SANDAG ON-CALL ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING,
SAN DIEGO, CA • SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER: WSP
provided general engineering on-call services to
support the development of transit and highway
projects for SANDAG. The scope of work involved
conceptual design, preliminary engineering, project
management, and construction management
services for the Otay Mesa East Land Port of Entry,
the Border to Bayshore bikeway, Mid-Coast light rail
vehicle procurement, East County bus maintenance
facility, design services during construction facility, and a feasibility study for a connector from the
convention center to the airport skyway.
CITY OF SAN DIEGO, DOWNTOWN TO AIRPORT SKYWAY
FEASIBILITY STUDY, SAN DIEGO, CA • TRANSPORTATION/
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER: Kristin conducted the
environmental screening for an aerial tramway
alignment connecting the San Diego Convention
Center to the San Diego International Airport. The
screening considered NEPA, CEQA, and Section
106 requirements. WSP provided planning and
conceptual engineering services for the Downtown
to Airport Skyway Feasibility Study. The study
analyzed the feasibility of providing aerial cableway
transit service between the San Diego Convention
Center and San Diego International Airport. With the
potential to move 4,800 passengers per hour, an
aerial cableway system could provide high-capacity
transit service to San Diego International Airport; the busiest single-runway airport in the United States.
SANDAG, MID-COAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT PROJECT,
SAN DIEGO, CA • SENIOR PLANNER: WSP provided
general engineering on-call services for this project
comprising an 11-mile segment of light rail transit
guideway that included approximately 3 miles of
aerial structures, 11 bridges, and eight stations.
The project involved a two-span bridge crossover
street where there was concern regarding fault
rupture, a two-span bridge over a Caltrans right-ofway canyon, an open channel next to a railroad, 17 standard and non-standard cast-in-place retaining
walls, and eight station pedestrian bridges.
SANDAG, MID-COAST FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA • ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNER: Kristin was responsible for coordinating
and updating the Final SEIS/SEIR, a joint NEPA/
CEQA document prepared for an 11-mile extension
of the San Diego Trolley. The Record of Decision
was received for the project in October 2014 and
certified under CEQA in November 2014. She also
was responsible for updating the Transportation
Impacts and Mitigation Report and other technical
reports, including but not limited to the Noise
and Vibration and Construction Impacts technical
reports. Additionally, Kristin managed the comment
response process on the Draft SEIS/SEIR, in which
307 submissions with 1,416 total comments were
received.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
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CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Miguel has more than 16 years of experience in
transportation planning, with areas of expertise in
pedestrian and bicycle planning, complete streets,
and multi-modal planning. Miguel managed Fehr
& Peers’ efforts on the I-710 Livability Initiative, the Downey Active Transportation Plan, the People St
Evaluation effort, the Huntington Park Complete
Streets Plan, and General Plans for the Cities
of Cudahy, Whittier, and Carson, all focused on
implementable improvements and strategies for
enhancing mobility and safety for all road users.
Through his experience working on projects with a
multi-modal emphasis, complex and controversial
traffic impact studies, and numerous regional
transportation plans, Miguel has helped a wide
range of communities expand transport options for
their stakeholders. He has managed pedestrian
safety assessments throughout California and
presents at industry conferences on emerging and
innovative multi-modal practices.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Brings extensive local expertise in transit
planning and long-range multimodal planning
⊲ Professional urban planner with expertise in
multi-ethnic community engagement to gain buyin for multimodal transportation planning
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, HISTORIC WHITTIER BOULEVARD
SPECIFIC PLAN, PICO RIVERA, CA • PROJECT
MANAGER: The City developed and is aggressively
advancing Pico Rivera 2035 (PR 2035), a modernday renaissance designed to stimulate holistic community revitalization through smart, equitable,
and sustained long-term community development
and economic growth. PR 2035 seeks to leverage
existing resources to attract significant investments
while aligning legislative support for capital
infrastructure and innovative programs, projects,
and policies that will transform the city and the
region alike. At the heart of PR 2035 is the Historic
Whittier Boulevard Revitalization Program (HWB
Program).
The plan will serve as the foundation for establishing
a formal “uptown” district within the city and is
expected to include a combination of traditional
elements such as land use, housing, parks and open
space, private development standards and modern
elements such as environmental justice, equity,
diversity, inclusion, art and culture.
Miguel led mobility analysis that applied the regional
model to understand the proportion of cut through
traffic on Whittier Boulevard, while also evaluating
existing levels of multimodal activity, and a corridor
specific collision analysis. Concept plans developed
for Whittier Boulevard included evaluation of a
transit only lane, additional parking, widened
sidewalks, and a protected bicycle facility. Fehr
& Peers also had Spanish-speaking staff support
several outreach events to share ideas and receive
input from a broad set of stakeholders. The Specific
Plan will provide guidance for the multimodal and
streetscape design plan that will complement
proposed land use and policy changes.
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, PICO RIVERA SB 743
IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES, PICO RIVERA, CA • PROJECT
MANAGER: Passed in 2013, SB 743 eliminates level of
service (LOS) as a basis for determining significant
transportation impacts under CEQA and provides a
new performance metric VMT. Jurisdictions across
California updated their transportation impact
thresholds and traffic study guidelines to comply
with the State’s SB 743 CEQA mandate. Miguel
provided planning and implementation expertise to
the City of Pico Rivera in response to this shift.
GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN, GATEWAY CITIES, CA • PROJECT MANAGER:
The Gateway Cities Council of Governments
(GCCOG) received grant funds to prepare a regional
climate action planning framework that local
jurisdictions can use to develop a voluntary climate
action plan (CAP) for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions in their communities. The CAP framework
is intended to help individual communities advance
their goals for economic development, public health,
air quality, climate resiliency, equity, and job creation while planning for the impacts of climate change.
Miguel oversaw development of the plan.
MIGUEL NÚÑEZ, AICP
Complete Streets/Active
Transportation
Firm: Fehr & Peers
Years of Experience: 15+
Education: MA, Urban Planning • BA, Political
Science
Registrations/Certifications: American
Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
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PAGE 2 MIGUEL NÚÑEZ, AICP Complete Streets/Active Transportation METRO, I-710 LIVABILITY INITIATIVE, GATEWAY CITIES,
CA • TASK LEAD: Through an extensive community
participation process undertaken for the 1-710
Corridor Project, Metro and GCCOG identified
the need to address community transportation
needs beyond the scope of the 1-710 Corridor
Project environmental document, including active
transportation and pedestrian safety on arterial
streets. In order to address these needs, and with
funding from a Caltrans planning grant, Metro and
the GCCOG initiated the 1-710 Livability Initiative –
Complete Streets and Active Transportation Plan
to evaluate transportation improvements beyond
the freeway. The plan offers strategies related to
mobility, accessibility, and multi-modal transportation while striving to incorporate components such as
safety, open space, and public art. It allows for the
initiation of a framework that encompasses other
livability actions that sub-regional and local agencies may undertake and serves as a roadmap for
stakeholders to help identify transportation concepts
they’d like to see in their communities. Miguel
facilitated coordination and provided expertise
regarding active transportation and multimodal
planning in support of the development of this plan.
CITY OF DOWNEY, “WALK DOWNEY” CITYWIDE
PEDESTRIAN PLAN, DOWNEY, CA • PLANNING LEAD:
Walk Downey is the Downey community’s longrange vision for the future of walking in the City of Downey. This pedestrian plan prioritizes pedestrian
safety and comfort, creates a walkable environment
through neighborhood and infrastructure
investment, and develops a high-quality pedestrian
network in this vehicular-oriented city. The initiative addresses local and regional desires to improve
multimodal access to regional transportation assets
such as the I-5, I-605, and I-105 freeways, the San
Gabriel River Bike Path, the Rio Hondo Bike Path,
the Metro C (Green) Line, and the local bus service,
the Downey Link. The primary goal of Walk Downey
is to provide a safe, efficient, and connected
network of multimodal transportation facilities that
residents and stakeholders can enjoy for a variety
of purposes. By enhancing the active transportation
network, Walk Downey aims to reduce vehicle
emissions, achieve sustainability goals, improve the
health and wellness of communities, and increase
local economic development and civic involvement.
Miguel provided active transportation expertise.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
⊲ City of Downey Citywide Bicycle Master Plan
(Downey, CA)
⊲ City of Carson General Plan & SB743
Implementation (Carson, CA)
⊲ Westside Mobility Active Transportation Corridors
(City of Los Angeles
⊲ Downtown Glendora Parking Study (Glendora,
CA)
⊲ Burbank Media Studios Transportation Analysis
(Burbank, CA)
⊲ City of Cudahy General Plan (Cudahy, CA)
⊲ Metro Active Transportation First/Last Mile
Planning & Design (Los Angeles, CA)
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OVERVIEW
Gerzain has 20 years of experience in traffic
engineering design and management for various
local municipalities including the cities of Los
Angeles, Pasadena, County of Los Angeles, and
Caltrans. His first experience on design-build
delivery method was on the San Fernando Valley
bus rapid transit project. Ten years later, Gerzain
has worked on seven Metro design-build projects in
Los Angeles. His role has changed from lead traffic
engineer to a project manager.
His first experience with traffic signal and street
lighting design was on the San Fernando Bus Rapid
Transit. He started as a designer and evolved into a
project engineer, meeting on a weekly basis with the
City of Los Angeles for plan review, comments, and
approval. This was a unique experience that later
helped him in the Exposition Light Rail Transit Phase
1. On this project his role was similar — design/
coordinate all work and obtain final plan acceptance
from City of Los Angeles departments Bureau of
Street Lighting (LABSL) and LADOT.
From there he went on to the I-405 Sepulveda
Pass Widening Project. He was now given the
opportunity to join Valle & Associates (V&A, Inc.) and
also was given the opportunity to be the contact
person assigned by the project to coordinate
directly with BSL for all the design changes and
including alignment, traffic signal, signing and
striping changes that would impact the design of
the restoration street lighting plans. Gerzain was
also responsible for the QA/QC of all temporary and
ultimate traffic signal plans for the I-405 Sepulveda
Pass Widening Project.
Other projects similar to these were the Crenshaw/
LAX transit corridor design-build project and
Regional Connector and Westside Subway
Extension, where his relationship as project
manager proved to be of great help with the
BSL and LADOT. To this day Gerzain maintains an
excellent relationship with City of Los Angeles
project manager that he worked with on the
Orange Line Project a decade ago. Gerzain brings
deep local network connections and a strong
understanding of the local engineering and
construction marketplace.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Extensive Los Angeles Region experience
⊲ Worked with DLCE on several projects including
Sixth Street Viaduct and Eastside Transit Corridor
Phase 2
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, SIXTH STREET VIADUCT
REPLACEMENT PROJECT, LOS ANGELES, CA • TRAFFIC
MANAGER: Gerzain was the traffic manager
responsible for the oversight of upgrading 19 traffic
signals throughout the project area. These signal
upgrades were part of the traffic improvements
necessary to mitigate impacts on traffic during the
demolition and construction of the viaduct. The Sixth
Street Bridge is an iconic structure that needed to
be replaced due to concrete degradation. The new
signature 3,500-foot Viaduct crosses the LA River
and the US 101 Freeway and will include space for
pedestrians and bicyclists. Gerzain was responsible
for coordination with LADOT, LABSL, LADWP, and
various agencies through the design review and
approval process.
METRO, WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR,
LOS ANGELES, CA • TRAFFIC DESIGN: Gerzain was
responsible for the oversight and coordination of
15 intersections along the 19 mile corridor that will
travel through LA County and downtown LA. The
project work includes the 30% preliminary traffic
design including striping and traffic signals in
coordination with curb ramps, sidewalks, driveways,
and grading throughout the project.
LAWA, AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER P3 PROJECT, LOS
ANGELES, CA • TRAFFIC MANAGER: Traffic Manager
on the $4.9 billion LAX Automated People Mover
project which includes a 2.25-mile elevated
guideway train system which will deliver passengers
from LAX to proposed offsite parking, car rental
and transit facilities. Currently leading the effort
of design and approval of restoration signing and
striping plans and traffic signal plans for various
GERZAIN FIGUEROA
Traffic and Multimodal
Operations, ITS Elements
Firm: V&A
Years of Experience: 20
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
Professional Affiliations: American Society
of Civil Engineers • Advancing Women in
Transportation • Chi Epsilon
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PAGE 2 GERZAIN FIGUEROA Traffic and Multimodal Operations, ITS Elements local streets adjacent to LAX and the proposed
People Mover.
METRO, EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2, LOS
ANGELES, CA • ACE PROJECT MANAGER: Gerzain was
the manager responsible of the oversight on the
Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project which
includes advanced conceptual engineering for the
extension of the Gold Line further east from the
current terminus in East Los Angeles at Atlantic
Boulevard and Pomona Boulevard. Currently
responsible for the conceptual design of three
alternatives for the extension of the Gold Line. The
conceptual design includes restoration signing and
striping, traffic signal and temporary traffic control
design on local streets.
METRO, WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION, LOS ANGELES,
CA • PROJECT MANAGER: Responsible for the oversight
of worksite traffic engineering plans including
temporary traffic signal plans and temporary signing
and striping plans for the advanced LADWP power
and water relocations for the La Brea, La Cienega,
and Fairfax Stations of the nine-mile extension of the
Metro Rail Purple Line in Los Angeles. Gerzain is also
responsible for the oversight of the ultimate signing
and striping and ultimate traffic signal plans. He is
responsible for coordination with LADOT, LABSL,
LADWP, LABSS, and various agencies through the
design review and approval process.
METRO, CRENSHAW/LAX TRANSIT CORRIDOR DESIGNBUILD PROJECT, LOS ANGELES, AND INGLEWOOD, CA • SIGNAL DESIGN ENGINEER: Manager responsible for the
oversight of the 90 new, temporary and upgraded
traffic signals along the 8.5-mile new light rail
corridor. Gerzain was responsible for coordinating
with the Cities, Metro, LAWA and the Contractor on
all aspects of the temporary and permanent traffic
signal design. This light rail line will travel between the Expo Line at Exposition Boulevard/Crenshaw
Boulevard through the cities of Los Angeles and
Inglewood to the Metro Green Line at Imperial
Highway/Aviation Boulevard. The project will serve
the cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood and El Segundo
with eight stations, a maintenance facility, park-ride
lots, and traction power substations.
METRO, REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT DESIGNBUILD PROJECT, LOS ANGELES, CA • TRAFFIC MANAGER:
Gerzain was the traffic manager responsible for
the oversight on the Regional Connector Transit
Design-Build Project Team. This 1.9-mile light-rail
transit project extends from the Metro Gold Line
Station in Little Tokyo to the 7th Street Metro Center
Station hub in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
Currently leading the team’s effort in the area of
design and approval of restoration signing and
striping and traffic signal plans. The plan approval
process requires coordination with LADOT as well as
coordination efforts with LABOE and Metro.
METRO, I-405 SEPULVEDA PASS WIDENING DESIGNBUILD PROJECT, LOS ANGELES, CA • TRAFFIC MANAGER:
Gerzain worked on the $1 billion I-405 Sepulveda
Pass Widening Project which added a 10-mile HOV
lane and improved supporting infrastructure such
as ramps, bridges, and sound walls. The segment
of the I-405 between the I-10 and U.S. 101 Freeways
will be widened. Gerzain was responsible for the
management of the traffic engineering, MOT/traffic
control, and design for impacts caused to all local
City and County streets as a result of the widening
of the I-405. He was also responsible for providing
design quality management support for traffic signal,
striping, and temp/permanent street lighting design.
In addition, Gerzain is responsible for coordination
with Caltrans, LABOE, LADOT, LABSL, LADWP, LA
County, LABSS, and various agencies through the
design review and approval process.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Selena is a seasoned civil engineer with seven
years of experience in Metro and rail project
associated work. Selena has led the preparation
of environmental and engineering documents
for major projects in Los Angeles County. Selena
expertise includes track alignment design, highway
and local roadway design, utilities design, and
estimating. She is deeply familiar with Metro and
other local municipalities’ design standards and
specifications and fast-paced delivery schedules.
Selena understands industry engineering and design
standards.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Unique experience working with local agencies
such as the City of Los Angeles, Port of Long
Beach, Caltrans, and Metro
⊲ Expertise in using software design tools like
Inroads, MicroStation, Civil 3D, and AutoCAD
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, SIXTH STREET VIADUCT
REPLACEMENT, LOS ANGELES, CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: The
City of Los Angeles’s Sixth Street Bridge Viaduct
connects the west side of the Los Angeles River and
the historic neighborhood of Boyle Heights on the
east side. The original bridge, built in 1932, spanned
nearly 3,500 feet across the river. Due to seismic
vulnerability and a rare chemical reaction in the
cement supports, it was determined that the original
Sixth Street Viaduct needed to be replaced. Selena
assisted on identifying all above and underground
utility lines at both approaches, nearby frontage
roads and on the bridge deck. She worked closely
with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering,
Caltrans, the Army Corps of Engineers, among other
agencies, to gather all supporting utility information.
Selena also assisted the Project’s Civil Engineer on
record to identify utility conflicts with new bridge
design. She prepared utilities drawing packages for
the contractor (Skanska) for demolition, foundations,
viaduct piers, intersections and river encroachments.
She used MicroStation design software tools in the
development of the drawings.
METRO, EASTSIDE PHASE 2 LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION. LOS
ANGELES, CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: The Metro Eastside
Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project proposes to extend
the existing Metro Gold Line Light Rail further east
from its current terminus at Pomona Boulevard and
Atlantic Boulevard in East Los Angeles to South
El Monte via State Route 60 (SR-60) and/or to
the City of Whittier along Washington Boulevard.
Selena helped lead the development of Advanced
Conceptual Engineering (ACE) engineering and
design drawings for Metro. She managed a team
of engineers to develop the Utilities drawings for
both rail alignments. Selena led the development
of the project’s utilities study report to support the
identification and third-party coordination with all
utility companies (private and public).
METRO, SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR, LOS ANGELES,
CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: The $12 billion Sepulveda
Transit Corridor is an approximately 15-mile rail
system with 9 stations, navigating the Santa Monica
mountains to connect transit passengers in the San
Fernando Valley and the Westside. Currently in the
Environmental Review and Advanced Conceptual
Engineering stages, LA Metro is weighing six
alternatives, five aerial and one underground.
Selena supports the utility relocation and design,
roadway design, and coordination with stakeholders
and support on the approval processes, including
the LADWP. She also assesses numerous power
sources along the entire 10-mile corridor and
oversees plan production for the ACE plans.
LAWA, CONCOURSE 0 PROGRAM, LOS ANGELES,
CA • SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER: Part of the Airfield
and Terminal Modernization Project at LAX, the
Concourse 0 is an extension attached to Terminal 1.
The project will add a gate space where it’s needed
and improve the traveler experience. This is a
$6 billion dollar expansion plan that would allow the
busy airport to catch up with passenger growth and
prepare it fort he 2028 Olympic Games. Selena is
assisting in the delivery of the 30% and 60% design
packages for the landside civil design elements.
SELENA PHAM
Utility Design
Firm: D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Years of Experience: 7
Education: BS, Civil Engineering
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LAWA, ROADWAYS UTILITIES AND ENABLING (RUE), LOS
ANGELES, CA • CIVIL ENGINEER/DESIGN ENGINEER: The
project is responsible for several key individual
projects and enabling work directly related to the
Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP).
The $334.9 million contract includes 16 different
projects. The highlight is the 98th Street extension,
which will extend that roadway from where it
currently ends at Bellanca Avenue to the 405
Freeway, where improvements to the southbound
freeway on- and off-ramps will also be completed.
RUE also includes new wayfinding signage, which
will be pivotal in helping travelers navigate the new
LAX landscape once the LAMP is completed. Selena
is leading the development of the design and plan
production for both the firewater and domestic
water lines in LAX’s Central Terminal Area. She also
utilized BIM in coordination with the contractor to
identify utility conflicts.
CALTRANS/METRO, SR-91 CENTRAL AVENUE TO ACACIA
COURT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, COMPTON AND CARSON,
CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: Caltrans, in cooperation with the
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (Metro), and Gateway Cities Council
of Governments (GCCOG), proposes to improve
a portion of the State Route 91 (SR-91) corridor
between Central Avenue and Acacia Court located in
the City of Compton and the City of Carson and one
overhead sign located near Long Beach Boulevard
within the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles County,
CA. Selena provides engineering support on the
civil elements for the PS&E 60%, 95%, and 100%
plans, cost estimate, and specifications through
staff augmentation. She coordinates with the project
owner and stakeholders and coordinates project
team calls.
PORT OF LONG BEACH, PIER B PROJECT, LONG BEACH,
CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: The Port of Long Beach is
proposing to reconfigure, expand and enhance the
existing Pier B rail facility located along Anaheim
Street and the 710 Freeway to support more efficient
use of “on-dock” rail at the Port’s shipping terminals, which will in turn ease roadway traffic congestion
and improve air quality. The Pier B On-Dock Rail
Support Facility Project proposes to: Improve
roadway traffic flow to enhance motorist and rail
safety by eliminating the existing railroad crossing
at the 9th Street and Pico Avenue intersection.
Reconfigure existing tracks and add additional
tracks to allow trains up to 10,000 feet long to
directly connect to the on-dock rail facilities and
the Alameda Corridor railway. Potentially acquire
additional land to the north of the Pier B rail facility (as far as 12th Street, but south of Anaheim Street in
West Long Beach) to provide for additional rail car
storage and staging. Other small parcels located
in the vicinity of the Alameda Corridor to Ocean
Boulevard may also be acquired. Remove the
ramps connecting 9th Street and the Shoemaker
Bridge. Selena helped lead the design and
utilities design team. She led the development of
preliminary engineering and exhibits for local road
reconfigurations using MicroStation and Inroad
design tools. She coordinated with the Port of Long
Beach engineering staff and third-party stakeholders
and prepared engineering exhibits and presentation
documents.
LAWA, LAX AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER PROJECT, LOS
ANGELES, CA • CIVIL ENGINEER: The Automated People
Mover (APM) is an electric train system on a 2.25-
mile elevated guideway which will include six aerial
stations connecting to three outside terminals at
LAX. The train will help alleviate traffic congestion
within LAX’s central terminal area and allow transit
users to connect with the Metro Crenshaw/LAX
Line at 96th Street station. The APM is expected
to be completed by 2023 and the total cost of the
project is estimated to be $1.5 billion. Selena was
responsible for the preparation of engineering
design drawings for the utilities related work
along Century Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard,
Aviation Avenue, 96th Street and adjacent
streets. She helped lead the coordination and
identification of utilities with third-party agencies,
particularly the City of Los Angeles. Selena is very
knowledgeable in current City of Los Angeles and
Bureau of Engineering City Codes and Engineering
Specifications. She led the design of the local roads
using MicroStation design software along with
Inroads.
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OVERVIEW
Melissa is an environmental planning professional
with 20 years of experience delivering
transportation and other public agency infrastructure
projects throughout California. Melissa focuses her
work on delivering environmental documentation
pursuant to both the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and is an expert in compliance
with Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference
(SER) and Local Assistance Procedures Manual
(LAPM) requirements. Melissa also works with
clients to acquire and ensure compliance with
environmental approvals and permits from a
wide range of federal, state, and local regulatory
agencies related to biological, cultural, and other
environmental resources.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Experience working on City of Pico Rivera’s
Telegraph Road Bridge project delivering similar
scope
⊲ Detailed understanding of environmental
regulations and processes
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CITY OF PICO RIVERA, TELEGRAPH ROAD BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT, PICO RIVERA, CA • PROJECT MANAGER:
The City of Pico Rivera, in cooperation with the
Caltrans District 7 Division of Local Assistance,
proposes to replace the Telegraph Road Bridge
over the San Gabriel River. Melissa is leading the
ESA team’s completion of environmental technical
studies to support CEQA, NEPA and regulatory
permitting for the project, including a noise study, a
noise abatement decision report, an air quality and
conformity report, archaeological survey report and
historic property survey report, a paleontological
memo, a visual impact assessment memo, and an
energy analysis report.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, 6TH STREET AND DAISY
BOULEVARD BICYCLE BOULEVARDS, LONG BEACH,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA • PROJECT MANAGER: The
City of Long Beach, in cooperation with Caltrans,
constructed bicycle and pedestrian improvements
through two roadway corridors in the city. Melissa
managed completion of a preliminary environmental
study (PES) form, a historic property survey report
(HPSR)/Archaeological survey report (ASR), and
de minimis Section 4(f) memo to support Caltrans’
issuance of a NEPA categorical exemption (CE) for
the project.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF THE SANTA
MONICA MOUNTAINS, TOPANGA LAGOON RESTORATION,
MALIBU, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA • TECHNICAL ADVISOR:
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa
Monica Mountains (RCD), in cooperation with the
California Department of Parks and Recreation
(CDPR), the Los Angeles County Department
of Beaches and Harbors (DBH) and Caltrans,
proposes to restore the Topanga Creek and lagoon
ecosystem, which is constrained by fill associated
with the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Bridge over
Topanga Creek. The purpose of the project is
to restore the lagoon ecosystem habitat for two
federally endangered species, the tidewater goby
and the steelhead trout, and to protect and enhance
visitor services by providing resiliency against SLR
and beach erosion. The project would provide
habitat improvements and improve coastal resilience
in the project area. ESA is preparing the EIR for the
project, including technical studies and reports to
support project design and CEQA documentation.
Melissa serves as a Technical Advisor to the client
and ESA management team regarding Caltrans
requirements, procedures and coordination for the
elements of the project that would encroach onto
the state highway system, including replacement of
the PCH Bridge.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY, INTERSTATE 215 BI-COUNTY LANDSCAPE
SEGMENT 5 PROJECT, SAN BERNARDINO, CA • PROJECT
MANAGER: SBCTA is proposing to implement Segment
5 of the I-215 Replacement Highway Planting
and Irrigation Project. The project would install
landscaping and irrigation along I-215 within an
approximately 1-mile-long segment of I-215, and
MELISSA LOGUE
Environmental Planning/Studies
Firm: ESA
Years of Experience: 21
Education: BA, History
Professional Affiliations: Association of
Environmental Professionals • American Public
Works Association • WTS International
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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inclusive of portions of the I-215 interchanges at
I-210, Mt. Vernon Avenue, and Highland Avenue.
Melissa is leading preparation of technical studies
and an environmental revalidation of the Categorical
Exemption/Categorical Exclusion prepared for the
project.
MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS,
REGIONAL MULTI-USE PATH FEASIBILITY STUDY, LOS
BANOS, MERCED COUNTY, CA • PROJECT DIRECTOR: The
Merced County Association of Governments seeks
to identify route alternatives for a mile-long multiuse path to connect the City of Los Banos’ bikeway network to Merced College along State Route 152
(Pacheco Boulevard). Prior to ESA, Melissa directed
completion of the environmental elements of the
feasibility study prepared for the project.
CITY OF OAKLAND, BROADWAY STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT, OAKLAND, CA • LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNER: Following the completion of the Waterfront
Ballpark District at Howard Terminal EIR in 2021,
ESA has started work on ancillary programs. Among
these are the Broadway Streetscape Improvement
project which proposes improvements to Oakland’s
bus operations and pedestrian safety on the
highly traveled Broadway corridor in Downtown
Oakland. The City secured a RAISE grant to fund
proposed improvements to facilitate efficient bus
and automobile travel on this highly used arterial.
Proposed Improvements to Broadway include the
installation of a dedicated bus lane for a nine-block
stretch, traffic signal upgrades and new traffic signal installation, new ADA curb ramp, and high-visibility
crosswalk markings and pedestrian-scale lighting at
intersections. ESA prepared the Caltrans-required
PES and is coordinating with the City on the next
steps for environmental compliance. Melissa
performed oversight and quality control of the PES
form, provided guidance and coordination relative
to the grant, and is managing subconsultants and
budget adherence with the team.
MERCED COUNTY, WALNUT AVENUE ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM – PHASE II, MERCED
COUNTY, CA • PROJECT MANAGER: Merced County, in
cooperation with Caltrans, proposed improvements,
including: curb, gutter, and sidewalk installations;
Class II bike lane; traffic-calming measures;
new storm drainage system; and street light
improvements, along a segment of Walnut Avenue
and a portion of California Street in the community
of Winton. Prior to ESA, Melissa directed preparation
of the Preliminary Environmental Study form and
Phase I initial site assessment, and coordinated
with Caltrans to support its issuance of a categorical
exclusion.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
With 20+ years of stormwater and infrastructure
experience, Juan specializes in leading teams
through major stormwater improvement programs.
He is based in LA County and brings a personal
commitment to this program and support for the
community’s infrastructure. He also has a wealth
of local experience in developing and overseeing
stormwater BMPs, restoration and design of critical
infrastructure.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Senior stormwater specialist with more than 20
years of experience in Southern California
⊲ LA County resident with personal investment in
the City of Pico Rivera’s success
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
SAN DIEGO STORMWATER DEPARTMENT, GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP 1012, SAN DIEGO, CA •
STORMWATER EXPERT: Providing review services for
the detailed design of green infrastructure and
stormwater quality improvements, including storm
drain inlets and pipelines, cleanouts, curbs and
gutters, sidewalks, pavements and work to restore
improvement site areas to original conditions.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS, PUMP STATION
CONDITION ASSESSMENT, LOS ANGELES, CA • PRINCIPAL
IN CHARGE: Served as Principal in Change in the effort
to assess the condition of all of stormwater pump
stations Public Works is responsible for. He led the
development of the assessment methodology and
was closely involved in the evaluation of the first 13
pump stations, including final review of all reporting.
LOS ANGELES BUREAU OF SANITATION, VARIOUS
STORMWATER FEASIBILITY STUDIES, LOS ANGELES, CA
• PROJECT MANAGER: Authored numerous feasibility
studies designed to secure Safe, Clean Water
Program funding for projects in LA. His reports
included rating projects against the scoring rubric
and providing details on how clients can improve
their overall Program score.
LOS ANGELES BUREAU OF SANITATION, LANKERSHIM
BOULEVARD GREEN STREET PROJECT, LOS ANGELES,
CA • PROJECT MANAGER: Managed this dual-purpose
project for capturing stormwater for infiltration
and greening the Lankershim corridor in the San
Fernando Valley. The green street design included
drywells, bioswales and drought-tolerant plant
material.
JUAN DIAZ-CARRERAS
Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis,
Drainage/Storm Drain
Firm: Black & Veatch
Years of Experience: 20+
Education: MPA, Public Administration – Growth
Management • BA, Biology
Resumes Page R-26
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CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
OVERVIEW
Martin brings more than 20 years of experience
delivering architectural services on municipal public
works projects across the southwest U.S., including
Southern California.
HIGHLIGHTS
⊲ Brings relevant urban architecture experience on
multimodal and transit projects
⊲ Experience interfacing with local utilities as part
of design development process
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
METRO, VETERAN AFFAIRS PARKING STRUCTURE, LOS
ANGELES, CA • PROJECT MANAGER AND PRINCIPAL:
Responsible for delivery, design, management,
and technical execution of four and a half level,
809-space parking structure for VA Medical Center
staff. With 30 percent Small Business Enterprise
(SBE) requirement, coordinated multi-disciplined
project with several outside consultants. Structure
was designed with photovoltaic system canopy and
will start construction in late 2022.
METRO DIVISION 20, MAINTENANCE FACILITY MASTER
PLAN, LOS ANGELES, CA • PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
AND DESIGNER FOR PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND
PRELIMINARY DESIGN: This project will expand
Metro’s Division 20 Maintenance Facility. Project
planned due to Los Angeles Metro Purple Line fleet
expansion. Led architectural programming and
master plan layout for shops, administration spaces,
training rooms, security, and parking garage.
Provided visioning for facilities urban façade to
integrate private facility into Los Angeles Arts District community.
METRO, LOS ANGELES UNION STATION EXPANSION, LOS
ANGELES, CA • DEPUTY PROJECT ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER:
This project will expanding Los Angeles Union
Station infrastructure to support ridership growth
on MetroLink, Amtrak, and Metro light rail. Will also
accommodate California High-Speed Rail project.
Supported civic design and urban scale visioning
for public and Metro Executive Board support.
Supported California Environmental Quality Act
Environmental Impact Report required by Federal
Railroad Administration for environmental clearance
through Metro. Provided technical design for
station’s historic analysis, programming, passenger
circulation, concourse layout, accessibility,
emergency evacuation, baggage handling
operations, and operations during construction.
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES, EDWARD W. BAILEY
GREENFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, COLORADO
SPRINGS, CO • PROJECT ARCHITECT: This $124 million
design-build project consolidated entire water
treatment process into a single main process
building. Project included 82,000 square foot multilevel structure with offices, laboratory, conference room, and maintenance facilities. Coordinated
directly with contractor, McCarthy Building
Companies, and client during construction. Project
was featured in Opflow Magazine in July 2016.
CITY OF CHANDLER, OCOTILLO WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY EXPANSION, CHANDLER, AZ • PROJECT
ARCHITECT: Martin was involved with space
programming, programming workshops,
public outreach, and detailed design for new
9,000-square-foot administration building,
maintenance facility, and eight industrial buildings.
Complex included laboratory, multi-purpose
rooms, kitchen, offices, workstations, control room,
courtyard, and workshops. Designed perimeter
wall with architecturally pleasing block wall
treatment. Project required extensive coordination
with community advisory panel (CAP) and local
stakeholders where conceptual three-dimensional
renderings, perspectives, and animations were
presented to community during design phases.
Project received ENR Southwest’s 2018 Best
Projects, Water and Environment Best Project Award
in 2018.
MARTIN RAMIREZ, AIA,
NCARB
Landscape/Streets Architecture,
Parks, and Playgrounds
Firm: Gannett Fleming
Years of Experience: 17
Education: MS, Architecture • BS, Architecture
Registrations/Certifications: Registered
Architect: CA, AZ • Amtrak Engineering
Contractor Roadway Worker Protection Safety
Training • NCARB • American Institute of
Architects
D. Consultants and Subconsultants
SECTION D
Consultants and
Subconsultants
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach D. Consultants and Subconsultants Page 9
D CONSULTANTS AND
SUBCONSULTANTS
Our subconsultant team comprises a mix of small and
large firms — all with directly relevant experience and local personnel committed to supporting the City —
providing a range of services to ensure we deliver the
complete scope of work on every task order.
With each subconsultant’s profile, we have included
a brief overview of how the firm delivers value to the
City in four major areas:
Local, Community-Oriented Team
Technical Expertise
Directly Relevant Experience
Proven Approach
SUBCONSULTANT PROFILES
Arellano Associates, LLC (DBE, SBE)
Arellano Associates (AA) is a professional services
consulting firm that has specialized in
communications and public outreach, community
and government relations, and strategic planning and marketing programs for 30 years. AA serves many of Southern California’s most important public programs, including transportation, public safety, sustainability, planning, infrastructure improvement, and other energy and water-related projects.
Black and Veatch Corporation
Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global
engineering, consulting and construction company
specializing in infrastructure development in energy,
water, telecommunications, management consulting, and federal and environmental markets. The firm’s professionals provide the best technology-based solutions for collection, treatment, reuse, and disposal of wastewater.
Conaway Geomatics, Inc. (SBE, DVBE)
Conaway Geomatics, Inc. is a full-service geospatial
firm delivering land surveying, GIS and consulting
services focused around providing solutions that meet project requirements. Established in 2019, Conaway brings professional land surveying licenses in California, Texas, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. Their local office locations allow their team of professionals to easily provide surveying and GIS services throughout California.
Based in Chino Hills
Municipal transportation project
public outreach experts
Experience working for City of
Pico Rivera
Successful outreach on
Telegraph Road Bridge
and other City of Pico Rivera
projects with similar scope
Offices in Los Angeles, Irvine,
and San Diego
100+ years supporting
wastewater management
Experience working for several
California water districts
History of meeting schedules
and providing cost-effective
solutions
Offices in Placentia and
Sacramento
Extensive Los Angeles region
background
Experience working with
D’Leon Consulting Engineers
and Gannett Fleming
Survey services delivered on
Metro Sepulveda Pass Transit
project and LAWA on-call
Meeting Requirements
♦ DLCE’s business and reporting relationships
with our subconsultants are illustrated
in our organizational chart on page 8 in
Section C – Proposed Staffing.
♦ Subconsultant contact information,
addresses, and services can be found in
Section A – Letter of Offer.
♦ Resumes for key personnel from our
subconsultants are included in Section C –
Proposed Staffing.
♦ Brief project reference information for our
subconsultants is included in Section F –
Client References.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach David Hidalgo Architects, Inc.
David Hidalgo Architects (DHA) is a full service
architectural firm specializing in commercial,
residential, restaurants and office/warehouse
projects. The firm has a reputation for design quality, completeness and detailed construction documents and personal service. DHA emphasizes professionalism and responsiveness to client needs, beginning with the design and construction phases through the lease negotiations in order to ensure the client’s interests are accommodated.
Environmental Science Associates, a California
Corporation
For more than 50 years, Environmental Science
Associates (ESA) has provided its clients with
environmental documentation and consultation to
ensure compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and other local, regional, state, and federal regulatory statutes. The multidisciplinary firm of more than 700 staff members successfully addresses the
demanding array of environmental issues associated with transportation projects.
Fehr & Peers
Fehr & Peers is passionate about transforming
transportation design through innovation and
creativity. The firm derives inspiration by partnering with communities to understand and shape local transportation futures objectively tailored to diverse needs. Clients trust Fehr & Peers to help them overcome barriers and uncertainty by combining advanced expertise with curiosity, humility, and initiative to deliver implementable, data-driven solutions that reinforce community values.
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Gannett Fleming is a global infrastructure firm that
provides planning, design, technology, and
construction services for a diverse range of markets and disciplines.
Gannett Fleming specializes in architecture, facility master planning, engineering, and sustainable design. Established in 1915, Gannett Fleming has a long history in California as trusted advisors, providing clients with sound, effective architectural and engineering services, including civil, structural, and MEP services covering all major disciplines.
Monument ROW (DBE, SBE, WBE)
Monument is a full-service real estate and right-ofway company providing exceptional service, strategic planning, innovation, and timely delivery. Monument serves local, state, and federal agencies, transportation authorities, and engineering partners with public infrastructure projects throughout California. The firm has successfully delivered hundreds of projects following their company motto: we listen, we innovate, we deliver.
Based in Arcadia
Nearly 4,000 successfully
completed architectural projects
Extensive experience delivering
similar scope on capital
improvement projects for City
of Pico Rivera
Successful renovations and
improvements on Whittier and
Durfee Corridor project
Based in Los Angeles
Expertise in coordinating with
municipalities, transit districts,
and transportation agencies
Experience working for City of
Pico Rivera
Successful environmental
services on Historic Whittier
Boulevard Bicycle/Pedestrian
Bridge Feasibility Study
Based in Long Beach
More than 120 complete
streets projects delivered in
California
Background supporting Cities of
Long Beach, Anaheim, Fontana,
Rancho Cucomonga, and Vista
Deep understanding of
multimodal planning, land use,
and infrastructure
Local offices in Irvine, Chino
Hills, and Los Angeles
Deep bench of local and
statewide resources with strong
technical knowledge
Experience working under
on-call projects with D’Leon
Consulting Engineers
Deep understanding of
multimodal planning and design
Based in Irvine
Professionals with more than 25
years of real estate/right-of-way
experience
Experience working for City of
Inglewood
Commitment to preserving
unique neighborhood character
despite project challenges
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ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach V&A Inc.
V&A, Inc. was established in 2008 around the delivery of large-scale transit infrastructure projects in the Los Angeles region. V&A provides superior civil engineering, traffic engineering, construction management and architectural services.
The V&A team of experts includes registered civil and traffic engineers that are committed to providing responsiveness and an experience that is second to none when it comes to delivering a quality work product. The firm brings experience in delivering design support services including the preparation of construction documents and providing design services during preconstruction, traffic studies and signal design, traffic management plans (TMP), and street lighting design.
Vicus LLC (SBE, DBE)
Vicus specializes in planning, design, and
environmental consulting services. A female-led
and minority-owned and -operated SBE/DBE
company founded in 2017, Vicus offers its clients integrated services at every stage of the project delivery process from early planning and analysis to environmental clearance, design, and construction.
The Vicus team provides planning expertise, urban design, environmental consulting, and outreach support services on infrastructure projects throughout California. This combination of experience informs the delivery of projects that are inclusive, well designed, and centered around community mobility.
WSP USA Inc.
WSP brings decades of large transportation,
infrastructure projects and delivery expertise to
support the spontaneous nature of on-call
contracts. The firm commits a local team with local institutional knowledge and local management that can access national resources and expertise as required. Large work-order contracts require a highly qualified team that has the capacity to respond quickly to large and small projects, a strong commitment to quality, cost control and schedule maintenance, and clear team
coordination and communication plans. WSP has supported contracts of this type for local clients across Southern California for decades. The firm’s ability to act as an interface between client ideas and user demands, particularly in capital improvement projects, to execute their goals is recognized with their portfolio of success.
Yunsoo Kim Designs (SBE, DBE)
Yunsoo Kim Design Inc. was founded in 2015 by Yunsoo
Kim, RLA, ASLA, who brings experience from a 35-year
distinguished career designing and managing prominent
projects including urban spaces, parks, waterfronts, transportation networks, streetscapes, and a variety of on-call projects. The firm’s approach to innovative design solutions is strongly rooted in understanding and complying with local ordinances, planning policies, and community needs.
Based in Los Angeles
Local traffic engineering experts
with more than 16 years of
experience
Experience working with
D’Leon Consulting Engineers
Approach used successfully
to deliver traffic engineering
design for City of Los Angeles
on Riverside Drive roundabout
Headquartered in Los Angeles
Named Best Emerging
Planning and Design Firm
for Los Angeles and California
by the American Planning
Association in 2022
Successfully completed projects
for Metro and City of LA
Proven history coordinating
with the City of Pico Rivera on
first/last mile elements of Metro
Eastside Transit Corridor
More than a dozen offices in
Southern California including
seven in the LA metro area
Deep bench of technical experts
with excellent qualifications in
delivering civil, bus rapid transit,
roadway reconstruction and
bridge design services as well
as grant administration
Extensive experience working
with D’Leon Consulting
Engineers
Successfully supported grant
administration on active
transportation/complete streets
project for Streets LA
Headquartered in La Crescenta
Licensed professional
landscape architect and
designer
Background supporting
municipalities across LA region
Delivered similar scope on
dozens of projects
E. Work Approach
SECTION E
Work Approach
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach E. Work Approach Page 12
E WORK APPROACH
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PROJECT
As neighbors of Pico Rivera, members of the greater
Los Angeles community, and users of the region’s
transportation and transit infrastructure, we are
invested in the City’s successful delivery of this oncall engineering services contract and its role in your overall long-term capital improvement plans. We
have formed an understanding of the challenges
and opportunities facing the City over the coming
year, and we are committed to collaborating
closely with you to help realize your bold vision
for the future of Pico Rivera.
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2023-2028: This
long-range forecast identifies several major public
infrastructure improvements focusing on streets,
bridges, and roadways; parks and open spaces;
stormwater quality, water production, treatment and
delivery, and sanitary sewer; City buildings and other
facilities; ADA improvements; and other large-scale
capital projects. Nearly half of the funding for CIP
projects comes from grants with another significant
portion of funding coming from taxpayer sources,
requiring engineering teams to bring expertise in
grant administration, effective budget reporting,
and proactive public outreach and communication.
Additionally, the City has more than $72 million in
ongoing projects that may require on-call support
from an engineering team with the ability to join as a
seamless extension of the City, as well as more than
$63 million in proposed projects during the life of
this contract.
Pico Rivera 2035 Community Revitalization Plan:
The City has developed a sweeping revitalization
program in response to the upcoming Whittier
Narrows Dam Safety project that will cause
significant impacts to major cultural landmarks such
as Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Bicentennial Park,
Avenida Vicente Fernandez, Streamland Park, and
other spaces in the dam’s flood zone. Turning this
difficult challenge into an opportunity for growth
and resilience, the City plans to implement major
infrastructure improvements across Pico Rivera, well
beyond the immediate impacts of the dam. These
investments include:
♦ Coordinating
with state
representatives
to establish the
Lower San Gabriel
River Recreation
and Parks District
to support
development and
improvement initiatives along the river corridor
♦ Implementing a river and riverfront revitalization
program to make future-proof improvements
along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River
through Pico Rivera
♦ Revitalizing Historic Whittier Boulevard and
Durfee Avenue with multimodal planning,
architectural improvements, alleyway
beautification, electrical box art initiatives, and
landscape and streetscape improvements
♦ Laying groundwork with multimodal designs and
plans for future projects from agencies including
Metro, Amtrak, and CHSRA, as well as upcoming
events such as the 2028 Olympics
♦ Developing plans for Uptown Pico Rivera and
a new sports and entertainment complex to
improve mobility, economic development, and
environmental sustainability while preserving
the City’s culture and heritage
♦ Designing new parks and open spaces and
improvements to existing parks, including
connector projects to improve access and
sustainability
♦ Investing in micromobility and electric vehicles
(EV) through street design, planning, and the
development of an EV technology hub for
innovation in mobility and access
D’Leon Consulting Engineers is committed to
listening and responding to your needs as we
work together as partners, innovators, and
neighbors to help these plans take shape.
Intentional
Approach: With our
detailed understanding
of your goals and
long-range plans, our
team will deliver the right
expertise and proven
approach to help ensure
task orders under this
contract effectively
support the City’s CIP
and Pico Rivera 2035
objectives.
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ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach
GENERAL APPROACH
We have crafted our team to have the
qualifications, expertise and availability to
support every aspect of engineering
including project management, design, community
outreach, preliminary engineering, planning studies,
surveys, environmental services, utility coordination,
right-of-way determination, prior rights research,
grant administration, and preconstruction services
including construction authorization, bid support,
and construction management and support. We offer
availability around the clock and established
protocols for rapid response to any task order
assigned under this contract.
We anticipate key challenges, identify complex
engineering problems, and develop solutions in
partnership with our task order managers, technical
leads, and City leadership and stakeholders. Our
approach emphasizes flexibility and responsiveness
while controlling cost, schedule, and quality from
day one.
On-Call Contract Management
Our administrative structure is designed to
efficiently manage a diverse range of
assignments for the City. Because
accountability is at the forefront of our performance,
Contract Manager/Principal-in-Charge Borja Leon
will be the contract administrator overseeing
successful delivery of all task orders and services.
Coordinating closely with Borja, a task order
manager assigned as the City’s primary point of
contact for the task order will be responsible for all
project planning, project execution, and resource
allocation. This structure ensures clear
accountability, enables maximum flexibility, and
fosters effective communication between the DLCE
team and the City.
We will deliver this contract through consistent
communication with our contract administrator and
City project managers and resident engineers, and
we will monitor funding and plans in compliance
with applicable guidelines and protocols. We
understand the scale of projects that will be
prioritized with this on-call contract and have
positioned our team to support the City with
roadway pavement rehabilitation and restoration
projects, bridges, rail/transit facilities including BRT facilities, active transportation and complete streets
facilities, parks, playgrounds, trails, and other
projects that will help the City achieve its ambitious, forward-looking objectives.
Staffing Approach
Our team is committed to supporting the City with
effective resource management and proactive,
responsive staffing for each task order. Our team
is organized to ensure availability when the City
needs it — we will maintain a roster of highly skilled
professionals who can be deployed to rapidly work
on each task.
Key personnel will be available to the extent
proposed for the duration of the Professional
Services Agreement and we acknowledge that no
person assigned to a project shall be removed or
replaced without the prior written concurrence of
the City.
During an on-call contract, staffing task orders
requires a balance of planning, responsiveness and
resource allocation. Upon receiving a task order,
our internal project leadership team — including
Contract Manager/Principal in Charge Borja Leon,
project managers and discipline leads — swings
into action. The team assesses the scope, budget,
and timeline, then matches the specific needs of the
task order with the skillsets and availability of our
personnel. Experienced engineers, designers, and
technicians create the foundation of our core team,
while specialists from our subconsultant partners are
brought in for niche scope items as needed.
Flexibility is key, and our firm’s size coupled with
the deep benches of our subconsultant team
allow us to tailor our teams precisely to the City’s
needs and requirements. Throughout the process
of assigning staff to task order assignments, we
will maintain close communication with the City to
ensure expectations are met and resources are
deployed efficiently. This agile approach allows the
firm to deliver high-quality work on short notice,
maximizing client satisfaction and solidifying our oncall partnership.
Staff Training and Retention: We also view
staff training, development, and retention as
a key component of workplace culture, with
an emphasis on knowledge-sharing and crosstraining. Our goal as a team will be to work closely with the City to share best practices and then
document them as procedures that all team
members will follow. As personnel mature in their
roles, we offer the opportunity to cross-train and
learn how to perform other positions in the program.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach We believe that this approach provides three key
benefits:
♦ Facilitates the development of well-rounded
future project managers and technical experts
with a holistic understanding of the critical
components of managing task orders and
project-specific scopes
♦ Ensures that qualified resources are always
available to perform all necessary services
♦ Creates new opportunities for professional
development and career advancement within
the team, resulting in improved morale,
increased job satisfaction, and higher retention
rates
Communication
Effective communication founded on transparency
is paramount to the success of any project, and our
approach to communication among all our team
members is twofold: Ongoing communication across
our team and regular, purposeful communication
with the City. Internally at DLCE, we leverage
modern collaboration tools and platforms to
facilitate seamless and quick information sharing,
project coordination and updates, focusing on
updates and changes, and risk issues. We will use
our proven communication approach, our strong
working relationships with our subconsultant team,
and the unique insights members of our team such
as DHA, Vicus, Monument ROW, and WSP have into
the City’s processes and procedures to help ensure
every task order is delivered successfully on time
and within budget.
Our commitment to transparent communication
also allows us to identify, prevent, mitigate, and
resolve issues at the lowest level of the project. Our
personnel are empowered to speak up about issues
that could affect project schedule, budget, quality,
or safety, and we have fostered a culture of listening
and responsiveness.
Reporting: We are innovation-oriented and
work to develop products that not only meet
the needs of the immediate project, but also
meet our clients’ needs over the long run. We have
produced reports/plans to a wide variety of agency
formats including Metro, Caltrans, and various
municipalities. DLCE brings an extensive template
library and can offer an opportunity to help the City
develop new standards and establish design and
management tools that will streamline future City
projects in this period of growth and transition.
Technology
Technology is at the forefront on what we do
and how we work — we have experience
using a broad range of applications and
platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet,
Slack, SharePoint, Egnyte, Autodesk Construction
Cloud, Procore, Quickbase, Revit BlueBeam, and
ProjectWise to communicate, document, manage,
store and share information so the entire team can
stay up to date at any time. We also have experience
using the latest AutoCAD, MicroStation, and
specialty drainage software and hardware with the
latest macro tools to facilitate all engineering and
design productivity and can help train our team
members and City personnel in using and leveraging
these applications as required to streamline the
City’s processes.
Success with Technology: On the
SR-57/60 Freeway Widening project for Metro/
Caltrans, we developed an Excel macro that
enabled partial automation of the cost estimation process and saved the project hundreds of hours by allowing for quicker calculations for design changes.
Project Controls
Quality Control/Quality Assurance
Our QA procedures consist of detailed, step-bystep instructions that guide designers through the preparation of their designs and design deliverables.
The QA process focuses on collaboration and
design documentation. Our team uses Microsoft
Teams software to aid both. QA documentation
includes design criteria with citations, explanations
of deviations from design criteria (including the
requirement to notify the DLCE team project
manager), quick exhibits to explain design
decisions, and any sort of design calculation. Our
approach to QA includes documentation of internal,
multidisciplinary, and external agency reviews,
as well as tracking responses to comments and
questions from the City and other stakeholders.
Our QC procedures include instructions for three
types of checks: detail checks, independent
technical reviews, and constructability reviews.
Success with Reporting: On the Inglewood
Transit Connector project, we helped the City of
Inglewood improve their public works title
blocks, plan sheets, details, and plot styles and provided the City with CAD files they can share for future projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach Figure 3 summarizes questions answered by
each type of check. DLCE and our team are wellversed in both design and construction, and we bring sufficient design staff to guarantee that the
individuals who prepare the design are separate
from the individuals checking the design.
Schedule Control
Controlling the schedule on task orders under an
on-call contract requires planning and a commitment
to responsiveness.
♦ Proactive Planning and Communication: When
we receive a task order assignment, Borja, the
assigned project manager and the discipline
lead for the task order will establish a baseline
schedule that align with the City’s proposed
schedule. This baseline schedule includes typical
workflows, resource availability, and stakeholder
timelines for items that may be on the critical path.
We will work closely with City personnel to help
ensure schedule development accommodates the
task order fully.
♦ Task Order Analysis: Our team will conduct a
deep-dive analysis of the task order, its scope
of work, and its requirements to determine its
complexity, identify challenges and potential risks
to the schedule, and prepare for critical-path and
long-lead items.
♦ Continuous Maintenance: We conduct schedule
reviews on a weekly basis to confirm that design
and engineering tasks are staying on schedule
and to identify and plan resolutions for any
potential impacts to the schedule.
Cost Control
Our method for tracking budget and scope relies
on a set of highly customized, macro-enabled
tools within Microsoft Excel. One major benefit
of these tools over expensive and complicated
online alternatives used by other firms is that DLCE
developed the tools in-house, which allows them to
be tailored specifically to City projects and refined
continually.
The process of tracking budget and scope and
refining our tracking tool begins with the original
fee proposal. The fee proposal is user-friendly
and allows the project manager to create a work
breakdown structure (WBS) that matches the scope
exactly. The fee proposal and WBS automatically
feed into a tool that asks the project manager
for information regarding the schedule and exact
individuals that are expected to work on tasks. This
information, combined with reports generated by
our online timesheet service, is used to perform
regular earned value analyses while the project
is underway. This allows the project manager to
identify concerns and adjust more often than simply
monthly when the project is invoiced.
Project scope is monitored through close
communication with the project team. Regular
internal meetings provide an opportunity for project
staff to voice concerns with the project manager.
Figure 3. Design QC Process
Detail Check • Reviewed by personnel familiar
with project
♦ Is every letter and number correct?
♦ Are calculations documented and correct?
♦ Is the document consistent?
Independent Technical Review • Reviewed by
personnel familiar with project
♦ Does the design follow sound practice?
♦ Are design deviations justified?
♦ Do the design and documentation meet the
objectives?
♦ Do the design and documentation explain and
illustrate the design effectively?
♦ Are there unresolved elements of the
proposed work?
♦ Are bid items appropriate and are costs
sensible?
Constructability Review • Reviewed by
engineers separate from project
♦ Do the design documents explain the work
effectively?
♦ Are any portions unreasonably difficult or
expensive to construct?
♦ Are bid items appropriate and adequately
defined?
♦ Does the design reflect how the work is
actually done?
♦ Are restrictions (e.g., temporary traffic control,
utility coordination, etc.) reasonable?
Success with Schedule and Quality:
On the Inglewood Transit Corridor project, DLCE’s
QA/QC process helped ensure quality deliverables
in a flexible alternative delivery environment with
challenges presented by third-party stakeholders, project funding sources, and ineffective project management
procedures. Through our proven quality approach, we
established achievable deliverable timelines and clarified ambiguous project requirements, allowing our team to
submit all deliverables on or ahead of schedule. Notably, we were able to progress the design/plan from a 15% plan to Approved for Construction in less than two months
including plans, graphics, and standards.
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DELIVERING THE SCOPE OF
SERVICES
A. Project Management
On each task order, the DLCE
team will oversee all project
management activities from award
through closeout. Our project management services
include:
♦ Developing proactive staffing and resource
plans including internships and workforce
development integration
♦ Managing stakeholder coordination plans and
stakeholder agreements
♦ Tailoring our quality plan
♦ Facilitating and scheduling meetings and
preparing and distributing meeting minutes
♦ Managing the schedule and budget
♦ Conducting field reviews
♦ Tracking action items as a representative of
the City
♦ Preparing Caltrans Local Assistance submissions
on federally funded projects
Our project management personnel including
Borja, assigned task order managers, and key
discipline experts will work with the City and our
advisory committee to ensure we have a detailed
understanding of the task order, the communities
and neighborhoods affected, the long-term plans
and initiatives it serves, and the City and community
concerns that we can help mitigate and resolve.
B. Community Outreach
Our team will provide community
outreach services as required
on each task order. Our project
management and community outreach personnel
will support the City by attending presentations
and meetings and serving as a resource for project
information by answering questions from the public
and the City. We will also develop and deliver the
following types of outreach materials in both print
and digital format where applicable: PowerPoint
presentations, project fact sheets, concept
renderings, GIS storymaps, plans, and drawings.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN ACTION:
On the City’s Telegraph Road Bridge project,
ARELLANO ASSOCIATES is implementing a bilingual
(English/Spanish) outreach program to inform key
stakeholders, businesses, and residents of the
details of this project. Using
their experience maintaining a
project information database,
developing collateral materials,
implementing targeted outreach
to key stakeholders — Rivers
& Mountains Conservancy, San
Gabriel Valley Coalition, nearby
schools, and residents —
Arellano Associates will deliver
the same level of excellence in
community outreach on this oncall contract.
Key Firms
Key Firms
Success with Managing and Coordinating
a Complex Municipal Project: On the City of Los
Angeles’s Sixth Street Viaduct project — which was
delivered as a CM/GC, a first for both the city and the multiple utility owners whose utilities were impacted by the project — DLCE provided preliminary engineering and utility coordination, relocation, and design services in a project area with complex utility and environmental challenges, including protecting large storm drains that lead to the LA River. The project took place in a dense urban area adjacent to a LADWP substation with three underground transmission lines that needed to be located and protected without impacting proposed project sites for nearby structures. The project area also included dense overhead power transmission and distribution lines, as well as a massive overhead telecom system that needed to be relocated.
Third Party/Caltrans Local Assistance Liaison Paul Spiteri of DLCE worked closely with utility owners and other third-party stakeholders to gain their buy-in for the project and the delivery method, allowing the utility coordination and relocation to occur in a timely manner and helping maintain the project schedule.
Fact Sheet for
Telegraph Road
Bridge Project
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach C. Preliminary Engineering
and Planning Studies
Our preliminary engineering
and planning studies team will
provide the City with project
locations, design concepts, and
other related deliverables to
help establish parameters for
design for disciplines including
traffic, multimodal operations,
geometrics, hydraulics,
geotechnical, bridge, landscape architecture,
electrical, intelligent transportation systems (ITS),
and others as needed.
Through subconsultants including FEHR & PEERS and
VICUS, our team brings experience and expertise
in a range of planning services including feasibility
studies, alternatives identification and analysis,
transportation corridor planning, transit-oriented
communities (TOC)/transit-oriented development
(TOD), station area planning, BRT planning, first/last
mile planning, and active transportation planning.
We also have expertise on the development of SB
743 guidance related to VMT analysis throughout
California and can consult on potential outcomes
associated with the use of new transportation
metrics.
PLANNING STUDIES IN ACTION: The City of
Palmdale is creating a sustainable transportation
plan to improve traffic safety, reduce emissions, and
enable future housing development. VICUS conducted
a social equity analysis to identify communities
disproportionately burdened by problems related to
traffic safety, VMT levels, and congestion. The team
developed sociodemographic maps indicating lowincome and disadvantaged communities comprising minority populations, seniors, youth, and zero-car
households within the City of Palmdale to guide
planning and decision-making.
D. Surveys, Mapping,
and Field Reviews
With CONAWAY GEOMATICS at the
helm, the DLCE team will oversee
all data collection, mapping, and surveying needed
to support preliminary engineering, design, cost
estimation, environmental clearance, and rightof-way analysis efforts on each task order. Our survey personnel are experienced in delivering
comprehensive mapping and surveying services that
comply with the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act
and the California Business and Professions Code.
Projects that require surveying and mapping
services will be assigned to a California-licensed
professional land surveyor who will coordinate with
the City to define the project scope of services,
survey schedule, assign the staff and determine the
best survey technologies and methods to complete
the requested scope.
Survey data will be processed in Trimble Business
Center software and exported to Autodesk Civil 3D
or Bentley MicroStation to create the final mapping
products which may include topographic mapping,
right of way maps, records of survey and exhibits. All
survey data passes through a rigorous internal QA/
QC process prior to delivery to the client.
SURVEYING IN ACTION: Our survey personnel,
led by CONAWAY GEOMATICS, will use the latest
survey technologies and the best surveying
and mapping methods to achieve the accuracy
requirements for each task. Survey field teams will be
equipped with robotic total stations, high-definition
LiDAR static scanners, dual-frequency GPS receivers,
UAV drone mapping systems and digital levels.
E. Environmental Studies
and Documentation
Our environmental team — led by
ESA — brings years of combined
experience overseeing the documentation and
permitting process on design and construction
projects across California. We will consult with
the City to determine the appropriate project
environmental needs to assign qualified planners
and technical support to prepare required
environmental documentation, provide thirdparty peer review of independently prepared Key Firms
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Key Firms
Success with Surveying: CONAWAY
GEOMATICS’ services were fundamental for the
successful implementation of the Crenshaw North
Environment project. By conducting records research,
creating accurate maps,
establishing geodetic
control, and adhering
to industry standards,
they ensured that the
project had a reliable
and accurate geospatial
foundation.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach technical studies, or complete other tasks related
to environmental documentation in accordance
with CEQA, City requirements, and Caltrans Local
Assistance Program Manual NEPA Guidance.
CEQA
♦ Categorical Exemption and Technical Support:
We will provide a cost-effective approach to
ensuring that the exceptions to the exemption
are not triggered and that substantial evidence is
provided where necessary.
♦ Negative Declaration (ND) or Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND) Support: We
will conduct a preliminary determination of the
potential for significant impacts and scope the
necessary technical analysis, including technical
studies, to support a conclusion of less than
significant or less than significant with mitigation.
♦ EIR Support: If it is determined that a project
qualifies for preparation of an EIR, our team will
prepare a technical scope, cost estimate, and
schedule for preparation of the appropriate
documentation, including identifying the
necessary technical studies or work products.
NEPA
On projects with federal funding, we will provide
required compliance with both CEQA and NEPA.
We will prepare a draft PES form per the Caltrans
Local Assistance Procedures Manual Chapter 6
as needed, and we will work with the City and
Caltrans District 7 as needed to determine the
appropriate level of NEPA documentation. In
addition, our environmental and public outreach
teams will partner with the agencies to ensure that
the level and scope of public involvement meets
this requirement. Our team also brings experience
addressing environmental justice, and ESA has a
team of experts who will focus on socioeconomic
impacts as needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISCIPLINE IN ACTION:
On the City’s Telegraph Road Bridge project, ESA is
overseeing completion of environmental technical
studies to support CEQA, NEPA, and regulatory
permitting for the project,
including noise study, noise
abatement decision report,
air quality and conformity
report, archaeological
survey report, historic
property survey report, paleontological memo, visual
impact assessment memo, and energy analysis report.
F. Utility Research and
Coordination
Our team brings expertise with
utility mapping from outreach and as-built collection,
additional data collection from NavigateLA, and
agency databases to the preparation of CAD base
files for project use. We are intimately familiar with
Caltrans CAD standards and will implement checking
processes to ensure all products meet requirements.
Through our flexible, responsive approach to
staffing and with the support of our deep bench
of resources, we are able to scale our efforts
depending on the scope, schedule, and budget of
each task order. We will leverage our understanding
of local agencies and stakeholders and our strong
working relationships with all major utility owners
in the Los Angeles region to predict potential risks,
develop mitigation plans, and engage utilities early
to fast-track long-lead items such as relocations.
UTILITY COORDINATION IN ACTION: On
the City of Inglewood’s Transit Connector project,
DLCE designed and produced an early relocation
package for more than 3,000 feet of 12-inch and
24-inch city water line relocation, moving plans from
15% to 100% and approved in approximately two
months. Additionally, our team quickly accommodated
the city’s addition of 300 feet to the 24-inch line
relocation element of the task, maintaining schedule
for the overall project.
G. Right-of-Way Phase
and Determination and
M. Prior Rights Expertise
Our right-of-way and prior rights expertise team —
led by MONUMENT ROW — will evaluate the prior rights
history and potential right-of-way requirements for
the affected parcels in connection with the proposed
improvement projects and perform all right-of-way
services in accordance with state and local laws and
regulations. This ensures the City’s projects always
maintain regulatory compliance throughout project
delivery.
Our right-of-way services will also include:
♦ Project management and reporting
♦ Right-of-way analysis
♦ Fee appraisals
♦ Preparation of offer packages and negotiations
♦ Relocation services
♦ Title and escrow services
Key Firms
Key Firms
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach RIGHT-OF-WAY DISCIPLINE IN ACTION: The
MONUMENT ROW team is working together with
the City of Inglewood, DLCE and other consultants,
and the Inglewood community to find creative
relocation solutions for businesses impacted by the
Inglewood Transit Connector project and related
development in recent years. Our approach includes
seeking additional funding sources to offer displaced
businesses help bridging the gap between available
funding and actual costs incurred.
H. Design
Engineering Design
Services
Our team provides a full range
of engineering design services
including hydraulics, drainage,
storm drain, geotechnical,
bridge, civil, streets, roadway,
and transit including rail and bus
rapid transit. As a result of our
combined decades of experience
delivering capital improvement
projects and programs across Southern California
for municipalities, counties, and public agencies, we
have a proven approach to managing and delivering
these services that results in high-quality facilities
that meet the needs of users, improve safety and
sustainability, and achieve even aggressive budget
and schedule requirements.
Roadway/Geometry: Our team — particularly
DLCE, WSP, and FEHR & PEERS — delivers street designs
that range from concept plans to construction
documents. We provide designs addressing
geometric design, traffic controls, lighting and more.
We bring extensive experience designing innovative
bikeways and safety-focus pedestrian facilities that
address the needs and context of the community.
We ensure that infrastructure is designed with all
potential users in mind.
Complete Streets/Active Transportation: We
often conduct design charrettes with our team to
develop possible concepts for complete streets and
active transportation projects, followed by thorough
engineering analysis to evaluate curb radii, lane
widths, and other important design elements. When
appropriate, we use multimodal transportation
simulation to operationally test the design options
and understand the benefits and the tradeoffs to all
transportation modes.
Subconsultant team member FEHR & PEERS is a
national leader in multimodal transportation analysis
and simulation and operations, evaluating the effect
of and optimal design for all types of transportation
projects, from at-grade median running light rail and
bus rapid transit to protected bikeways and freeway
interchanges. The level of effort and the complexity
of the analysis and design solution depends on
the variety of users on a corridor, the number of
interactions and potential conflict points, the goals
of the community, and the project objectives.
Bridge/Civil Structures: Our approach to delivering
high-quality bridge and civil structures begins by
thoroughly understanding the project’s purpose,
budget, and site constraints. We delve into analyzing
geological/geotechnical studies, land surveys,
environmental assessments, traffic patterns, and
data from other planning studies. Armed with this
knowledge, we employ specialty software that
considers factors like structural integrity, aesthetics, and sustainability, as well as stresses, forces,
and material properties, ensuring the structure
can withstand its intended use and anticipated
environmental loads. Throughout the process, our
designers prioritize safety of both construction
teams and end users. We also collaborate with
construction teams, providing detailed plans and
specifications to ensure the built project aligns with
the vision.
Rail/Transit/BRT: Our team brings demonstrated
extensive expertise in rail and transit, including BRT, Key Firms
Success with Active Transportation
Design: On Metro’s LA River Bike Path project,
DLCE led proactive negotiations with LADWP early
in the design process to identify potential risks early and avoid fatal-flaw
design elements
that could put the
schedule at risk.
Our design team
created multiple
technical exhibits
and held additional
technical review meetings to ensure all critical items were identified and addressed. Our innovative data
management techniques coupled with our commitment to
capturing and documenting communications and decisionmaking throughout the design process resulted in streamlined design changes and coordination efforts with LADWP.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach and we apply the latest concepts in transit service
quality, sustainable development, and social equity
to improve economic opportunity and environmental
conditions. Key subconsultant team member WSP
has designed multiple highly advanced transit,
rail, and BRT systems and has been a leader in the
advancement of transit technologies including ITS,
transit signal priority, innovative lane treatments like bi-directional and counterflow lanes, bus lane safety,
and customer experience like level boarding for
BRTs.
Our approach to transit/bus service planning
integrates our deep understanding of all the related
factors (land use, travel patterns, congestion and
delay) with our expertise in community engagement
specific to transportation planning, to ensure a
balanced network that serves the community.
Landscape Architecture: Our team’s approach
to landscape architecture — defined by YUNSOO
KIM DESIGN — responds effectively to cultural,
environmental, and project opportunities and
challenges to deliver high-quality, unique, and
sustainable facilities that will stand the test of
time. Our team will use our understanding of the
region’s climate and the City’s long-term plans to
ensure landscape designs use the right stormwater
management, drainage, accessibility, sustainability,
and multimodal interconnectivity principles.
Parks and Playground Design: Our approach to
park, open space, and playground design begins
with understanding the needs of the people who will
eventually use these facilities — the developmental
needs of children, the social and physical needs
of families, the connectivity and mobility needs
of neighborhoods, and the cultural needs of the
surrounding community.
Led by subconsultant YUNSOO KIM DESIGN, our
parks and playgrounds design team will conduct
design charrettes, public workshops, interviews,
presentations, and online surveys to deliver a design
that meets the Pico Rivera community’s needs and
reflects their cultural values.
Utility and Drainage Design: Third-party
coordination is an essential component of utilities
and drainage work, so we engage with utilities
early and often throughout planning, design, and
construction, depending on the project type. We
are familiar with writing, negotiating, and navigating
existing franchise agreements and third-party
agreements to ensure successful utility coordination
and management from project kickoff.
We work proactively with utilities to identify and
map existing structures, design, and deliver
relocations and new services. Our staff are skilled
Success with Civil Design: On LAWA’s RUE
project, the DLCE team successfully executed and
provided the civil design and the 3D modeling for
all new domestic water and fire water lines within the
entire airport’s Central Terminal Area (CTA). This included producing full design sheets, coordinating with LADWP, the Los Angeles
Department of
Building and Safety
(LADBS), and other
City of Los Angeles
departments,
providing points of
connections to all
major airport terminals and working with the new
earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe that LAWA is now requiring for all underground pipe designs, among other elements.
Success with Architectural Design: DHA is providing commercial facade renovations and site improvements on multiple municipal buildings as part of the City of Pico Rivera’s Whittier and Durfee Corridor project. DHA has delivered services — including site documentation, facade enhancement design, paseo/alleyway conceptual design, parking lot hardscape/landscape design, architectural theme guideline development, and materials specification development — for 37 buildings:
♦ 3,600 feet existing buildings facades, including rear facades along Whittier Boulevard and Durfee Avenue
♦ 4,500 feet of street frontage including the alley/paseo ♦ 350 feet of railroad underpass walls frontage
♦ Preliminary schematic design theme sketches for site
improvements for the Speedway Alley and the alley/
paseo between Deland Avenue and Durfee Avenue to be
further developed in the next phase of the project
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach with developing utility designs in both Microstation
and AutoCAD and taking plan sets through agency
approval and construction. We are familiar/
experienced with producing plans for local utilities
including LACSD, LADWP, SCE, and more.
For alternative delivery projects, such as designbuild and CM/GC, we recommend including a utility corridor manager (UCM) to serve as an advocate of
the project with City public works and private utility
personnel. The UCM ensures that ongoing utility
developments are altered to avoid future impacts
to the projects or redundant relocations. The UCM
conducts regular coordination meetings and ensures
all parties are working towards the common goal of
successful infrastructure development that meets all
their clients’ needs.
Architectural Design Services
Our team includes DHA to provide comprehensive
architectural design services, site development,
urban design and master planning, as well as
landscape architecture and streetscape services.
DHA brings decades of experience supporting
municipalities across Southern California including
the City of Pico Rivera (see previous page for
details) and the City of Long Beach. We are
committed to helping the City realize its ambitious
plans to improve the walkability and resilience
of its infrastructure while preserving the Pico
Rivera community’s culture and heritage through
intentional, thoughtful designs inspired by Mexican
vernacular Spanish colonial architecture.
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN IN ACTION: DHA
worked with the City of Lynwood to create Plaza
Mexico, a cultural space that taps into the MexicanAmerican community’s nostalgia for the look and feel of Mexican cities by
invoking urban
planning principles
from five centuries
ago. DHA’s approach
involved recreating
16th and 17th century
Mexican Spanish
colonial architecture and its many intricacies: rich
colors, ornate textures, and an architectural design
approach that focuses not just on the appearance of a
building, but on the culture of the people the
architecture draws in — using architecture as a
vehicle for culture.
I. Construction Phase
Authorization and J. Bid
Support Services
Our team will prepare requests
for authorization (RFA) in a timely
manner to advance projects to
construction. We will follow the procedures outlined
in the Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual.
Ensuring the City receives qualified and competitive
bids for projects under this contract is another
valuable cost control opportunity. We will reach
out to the general contracting community to
generate interest in the project with the goal of
increasing the number of bidders and producing
a more competitive environment, which typically
reduces costs. To ensure the most qualified
bidders participate, we also suggest conducting a
prequalification process. Bid phase services include:
♦ Reviewing and providing comments on the City’s
solicitation package to confirm all RFP items are
addressed and consistent between documents
♦ Supporting the development of complete and
coordinated sets of request for qualification
(RFQ)/RFP bid documents and assist in the
development of a bidding process that meets
the City’s requirements
♦ Providing public relations support and
generation of bidder interest through outreach
events and bid advertisements
♦ Establishing bidder prequalification standards to
allow for a seamless bidding process
♦ Assisting in the development of design
documents to accommodate separate bid
packages based on current market trends and
labor analysis
♦ Supporting the development of complete and
coordinated sets of RFP bid documents for the
prime package
♦ Coordinating bidding schedules, prequalification
efforts, meetings and RFI and addendum
reviews and issuances
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BID SUPPORT IN ACTION: Our subconsultant
team member GANNETT FLEMING is currently
working with the City of Inglewood to manage and
advise on the bid phase of the Inglewood Transit
Connector project to help ensure the City receives
competitive bids that will result in effective, efficient construction teams delivering high-quality products.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach ♦ Conducting phasing analyses to consider
key factors of City needs, space constraints,
neighborhood relations, pedestrian and traffic
concerns and protection of existing facilities
♦ Determining project needs requiring third-party
consultants and procedures for prequalifying
potential multi-prime contractors
♦ Supporting the development of a bidding
process that meets the City’s needs and aligns
with its standards
♦ Reviewing, evaluating and recommending the
prequalification of potential bidders and final bid
proposals
K. Construction Support
Services
During the pre-construction phase
of task orders as required, our
team will facilitate and attend preconstruction kick-off meetings and review submittals and RFIs from contractors.
Our team will be available as requested by the City
to resolve discrepancies in the contract documents;
observe the contractor’s work from the beginning
to the end of the construction period to verify
compliance with the design requirements; oversee
resolution of defects or deficiencies in the work by
the construction contractor; prepare and deliver to
the City the final as-built plans incorporating fieldmarked prints supplied by the City; and incorporate all changes to the plans electronically, including
AutoCAD files, with all necessary revision notations
and record changes.
CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT IN ACTION: On
the City of Los Angeles’ Valley Boulevard Street
Improvements project, DLCE coordinated with City
project teams, the City Governmental Affairs Manager
and with the City’s outreach subconsultant to ensure
the City’s design guidelines were being followed.
L. Grant Administration
On grant-funded projects, our
team will oversee preparation of
requests for authorization (RFA)
to Caltrans Local Assistance for
various phases from preliminary
engineering through construction. Additionally, we
will prepare award packages and final reports for
Caltrans and support the preparation of federal and
state invoices in compliance with Caltrans, FHWA,
and City standards.
Our team has provided budget reporting and
administration on multiple grant-funded projects
for municipal, county, and other agency owners.
We ensure all grant funding milestones are tracked
on project schedules and deliver budget reports in
compliance with funding requirements and other
regulations. We bring demonstrated success with
state and federal grant applications and are adept
at showing the benefits that can be realized through
funding important infrastructure projects and have
helped clients secure millions of dollars in federal
funding and financing for more than a hundred of
infrastructure projects. We have done this by:
♦ Staying informed of funding opportunities and
federal policy and regulatory developments
♦ Advising our clients on how to best align capital
programs and projects with available state and
federal discretionary funding
♦ Shaping projects to be competitive for funding
♦ Helping clients navigate complex state and
federal pre-grant planning and application
requirements
GRANT ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION:
Working as a consultant for Metro since 2017, WSP
has successfully acquired more than $3.8 billion in
transportation funding for the Los Angeles County
region, including successful applications under these
programs:
♦ California ATP
♦ California TIRCP
♦ California SB 1 - LPP, SCCP, TCEP
♦ Federal INFRA
♦ Federal Railroad Crossing Elimination
♦ Federal Low or No Emissions Grant
♦ Federal Expedited Project Delivery Program
Key Firms
Key Firms CONSTRUCTION PHASE AUTHORIZATION
IN ACTION: Third Party/Caltrans Local Assistance
Liaison Paul Spiteri of DLCE brings extensive
experience developing deliverables that conform with
Caltrans requirements, including Local Assistance
requirements. He will support the City and the design
and planning team by performing quality checks on
Local Assistance deliverables as projects transition to construction.
F. Client References
SECTION F
Client References
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
F. Client References Page 23
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach
F CLIENT REFERENCES
DLCE engineers have contributed significantly to high-profile infrastructure projects across Los Angeles and the greater Southern California region, and we have proven, effective, established relationships with key local agencies. We are familiar with the structure and operating procedures of the City’s primary project stakeholders, and we will use that knowledge to help ensure every task order under this contract is delivered successfully.
DLCE has provided engineering and design; project and program management; utility identification, engineering, and coordination; stakeholder coordination including CBO coordination; public involvement; and AutoCAD services for the City of Los Angeles since 1995.
Client Reference: City of Los
Angeles, 200 N Spring St, Los
Angeles, CA 90012, John Koo, PE, SE,
former City of Los Angeles Bridge
Division Chief, (213) 675-8822
RECENT PROJECT HISTORY
♦ Sixth Street Viaduct Project: This
$558 million project consists of
removing the existing 6th Street
Viaduct and replacing it with a new
viaduct approximately 3,700 feet in
total length. The replacement viaduct
improves sight distances and design
speed to meet current standards.
♦ Valley Boulevard Street
Improvements: This project includes
improvements along Valley Boulevard
in El Sereno to create a multimodal
corridor while also providing new
opportunities for green space and
access to wrap-around health services
at County Hospital.
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
DLCE has worked on Metro projects since 1993. Our services have included utility identification, relocation, and design; third-party coordination; track design; street and road improvements design; grading; ADA access; coordination services; design checking; civil engineering support; drainage design; construction management and supervision; project management; bridge widening supervision; construction management; document control; and field engineering and inspection.
Client Reference: Metro, MTA Building, 1 Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Jim de la Loza, former Metro Chief Planning Officer, (213) 922-3050
RECENT PROJECT HISTORY
♦ LA River Bike Path: This project is constructing
an 8-mile shared-use bicycle and pedestrian
path between Elysian Valley and the City of
Maywood, through downtown Los Angeles and
the City of Vernon, closing the gap in the existing
LA River Path, improving safety for pedestrians
and cyclists, and providing another active
transportation option in the region.
♦ Eastside Transit Corridor (ESP2): Metro
conducted an ACE process for this light rail
project. Two alternatives are being evaluated in
this phase.
♦ I-105 ExpressLanes: Metro is implementing an
intiative to ease traffic congestion throughout
Los Angeles County with an expanded network
of high-occupancy ExpressLane toll roads.
These ExpressLanes additions will be introduced
along the I-105 highway that stretches from El
Segundo to Norwalk requiring bridge widenings
on highway under crossings to facilitate the
construction of additional lanes. Incentives, such
as free use of the ExpressLanes, will be given to
buses, carpools, and vanpools; however, single
drivers will be given the opportunity to use them
at a fee. Consistency and dependability of travel
times and traffic flow improvement are this
project’s objectives.
♦ Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor: This project is
an 8.5-mile-long light rail project consisting of 1
mile of underground tunnel, as well as at-grade
and cut-and-cover construction. It will serve
the Crenshaw Boulevard corridor, South Los
Angeles and Westchester communities along
with LAX. The project consists of eight stations, a
maintenance facility, park-and-ride lots, traction
power substations and the acquisition of rail
vehicles and maintenance equipment.
♦ I-5 North Truck Lane Improvements: Metro and
Caltrans District 7 are making operational and
safety enhancements along the I-5 freeway in
the northern part of Los Angeles County from the
SR-14 interchange in Santa Clarita to just south
of Parker Road in Castaic. These enhancements
will augment safety on the freeway by increasing
access for merging and offering trucks a
separate lane from the general-purpose lanes
(GPL) and are expected to provide a much faster
and smoother driving experience in the area for
locals and travelers.
♦ Sepulveda Transit Corridor Conceptual
Engineering and Pre-Development Agreement:
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor
(STC) is an approximately
15-mile rail system with nine
stations, connecting the
San Fernando Valley to the
Westside. Metro is currently
weighing six alternatives, five aerial and
one underground. The STC project is in the
environmental review and ACE stages.
Additional projects for Metro include:
♦ Westside Extension Advanced Concept
Engineering
♦ Purple Line Extension Planning and General
Engineering
♦ Westside Purple Line Extension Financial
Planning, Sections 1, 2, and 3
♦ Exposition Light Rail Phase 2
♦ Downtown Regional Connector
♦ East San Fernando Valley Light Rail
♦ Red Line Subway Segments 1, 2, and 3
♦ Foothill Gold Line Phase 2A
♦ SR-91 Freeway Widening
♦ I-605/SR-60 Interchange
♦ East San Fernando Valley
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY DLCE has provided project management and
construction management for the City of Inglewood
since 2018.
Client Reference: City of Inglewood, 1 W
Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301, Louis
Atwell, Assistant City Manager, (310) 412-5333
RECENT PROJECT HISTORY
♦ Inglewood Transit Connector: The Inglewood
Transit Connector (ITC) is a 1.6-mile automated
people mover (APM) mass transit line to close the
last-mile gap and connect passengers between
the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line and Downtown
Inglewood. The project also includes three stations,
a maintenance storage facility (MSF), two traction
power substations, and surface parking.
CITY OF INGLEWOOD
“The D’Leon team did an amazing job delivering [the Sixth Street Viaduct project] on time and providing project
management and engineering support on the overall project. I hope to work with D’Leon again.”
—John Koo, Former City of Los Angeles Bridge Division Chief F. Client References Page 24
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES
CITY OF PICO RIVERA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach Figure 4. Selected Subconsultant Client References
Client Reference and Services Sample Project
Arellano Associates
♦ NCM Engineering: Kimberly Furuyama,
(949) 546-0822
♦ Bilingual outreach program development
City of Pico Rivera – Telegraph Road Bridge:
The City of Pico Rivera is partnering with the cities of Downey and Santa Fe Springs to update Telegraph
Road over the San Gabriel River Bridge.
Black and Veatch
♦ Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California (MWD): Jose Aldrete, (213) 217-6894
♦ Preliminary and detailed design – conveyance
MWD – Second Lower Feeder PCCP Rehabilitation:
This project rehabilitates the existing 40-mile pipeline operating at up to 270 psi and located in a heavily
congested urban environment.
Conaway Geomatics
♦ Parsons: Nathan Burgess, (626) 372-9735
♦ Land survey support
County of Los Angeles – G-Line Bus Rapid Transit:
Progressive design-build to design and modernize the
corridor for BRT.
David Hidalgo Architects, Inc.
♦ City of Pico Rivera: Steve Carmona,
(562) 801-2163
♦ Facade renovations and site improvements
City of Pico Rivera – Whittier and Durfee
Corridor Improvements: Commercial facade
renovations and site improvements for a total of 37
buildings in Pico Rivera’s downtown core.
Environmental Science Associates
♦ County of Los Angeles – Public Works: Reyna
Soriano, (626) 458-5192
♦ CEQA/NEPA document preparation and
technical studies
County of Los Angeles Public Works – San
Francisquito Bridge: The project includes replacement
of an existing two-lane bridge with a railroad flatcar
bridge on top with a permanent bridge structure and
roadway realignment.
Fehr & Peers
♦ City of Pico Rivera: Javier Hernandez,
(562) 801-4395
♦ Mobility, collision, and multimodal analysis
City of Pico Rivera – Historic Whittier
Boulevard Specific Plan: This plan will serve as the
foundation for the development and design of Pico
Rivera’s uptown district.
Gannett Fleming
♦ City of Inglewood: Louis Atwell, (310) 412-5333
♦ Infrastructure engineering and design
consulting
City of Inglewood – Inglewood Transit
Connector: The primary goal of this 1.6-mile project
is to close the last-mile gap. This project includes an elevated APM that will provide direct connections
between the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line and
Inglewood’s major employment, commercial, housing,
sports and entertainment centers. The project will
have three stations at Market Street/Florence Avenue,
Manchester Blvd/Prairie Avenue, and Hardy Street/
Prairie Avenue.
Monument ROW
♦ Trifiletti Consulting: Tami McCrossen-Orr,
(626) 807-3203
♦ Right-of-way services
V&A Inc.
♦ City of Los Angeles: Ignacio Villa, (323) 974-8599
♦ Traffic engineering design and traffic signal
City of Los Angeles – Riverside Drive Viaduct
Replacement over LA River: This $40 million bridge
renovation spans the LA River between I-5 and I-110.
Vicus
♦ Metro: Dolores Royball-Saltarelli,
(213) 922-3024
♦ First/last mile planning and design
Metro – Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2: The
Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project is a light rail extension of the existing Metro E Line.
WSP
♦ City of Los Angeles Streets LA: Brian Ahn,
(213) 887-1037
♦ Environmental clearance, preliminary engineering
City of Los Angeles Streets LA – Connecting
Canoga: This project is a visionary active
transportation, multimodal safety, and urban cooling
project in the heart of the Canoga Park community.
G. Rights to Materials and H.
Schedule of Hourly Rates
SECTION G
Rights to Materials
SECTION H
Schedule of Hourly
Rates
VALUE Oriented Team Local, Community- Experience Directly Relevant Technical Expertise Proven Approach G. Rights to Materials and H. Schedule of Hourly Rates Page 25
GRIGHTS TO MATERIALS
We understand that all responses, inquiries and correspondence relating to this RFP and all reports, charts, displays, schedules, exhibits and other documentation produced by the consultant that are submitted as part of this proposal and not withdrawn shall, upon receipt by the City, become property of the City.
HSCHEDULE OF
HOURLY RATES
Beginning on the following page, we have included our schedule of hourly rates identifying job titles of all personnel included in our organizational chart (page 8) and associated hourly rates that reflect all costs for office overhead and direct and indirect costs. This schedule will remain fixed for at least the first three years of the term of the professional services agreement (PSA).
Name Role on Organizational Chart Corporate Title Hourly Rate* Borja Leon, PE 00 KEY - Principal-in-Charge/Project Manager President/CEO $ 280.08 David Hidalgo 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Building Architecture President / Principal Architect $ 250.00 Edna Jimenez 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Community Outreach Project Manager $ 221.03 Monica Villalobos 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Community Outreach, First/Last Mile President | Principal $ 274.07
Miguel Nunez, AICP 01 KEY - Complete Streets/Active Transportation Principal $ 275.00 Melissa Logue 01 KEY - Environmental Planning/Studies Principal Consultant 4 $ 324.00 Kristin Carlson, AICP 01 KEY - Grant Administration, Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Vice President, Environmental Planner $ 106.26 Juan Diaz-Carreras 01 KEY - Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis, Storm Drain/Drainage Senior Client Service Director $ 400.00 Gerzain Figueroa 01 KEY - ITS Elements, Traffic and Multimodal Operations Executive Manager $ 390.00 Martin Ramirez 01 KEY - Landscape/Streets Architecture Sr. Manager, Architecture $ 105.60 Ryan Browne 01 KEY - Roadway/Geometry, Rail/Transit/BRT Facilities Senior Civil Engineer $ 239.23 Julia Tung, EIT, LEED AP 01 KEY - Task Order Manager Civil Engineer, EIT $ 112.56 Tess Nguyen 01 KEY - Task Order Manager Operations Manager $ 133.54 Paul Spiteri 01 KEY - Third Party/Caltrans Local Assistance Liaison, Permitting and Compliance
Preconstruction, Third-Party Coordinator $ 233.91
Selena Pham 01 KEY - Utility Design Civil Engineer $ 118.28 Chris Rincon Basemapping Civil Engineer $ 79.64
Christopher Cervantes, LSIT Basemapping Sr. Survey Technician $ 140.00 Amir Panahi Bid Support Office Engineer $ 125.76
Gary Baker Bid Support Project Management $ 381.55
Gary Vito Cavafian Bridge/Civil Structures Senior Structural Engineer $ 216.21 Melad Hanna, PE Bridge/Civil Structures Senior Vice President I, Structural Engineer $ 129.45 Roberto Magdaleno Building Architecture Project Manager $ 155.00 Ernie Bustamante CAD/BIM Assistant Vice President, Design Support $ 80.78 Tim Groom CAD/BIM Engineering Designer $ 107.95
Perla Berry Community Outreach Community Relations Manager $ 160.55 Yvette Ximenez Community Outreach Deputy Project Manager $ 179.06 Joe de la Garza Complete Streets/Active Transportation Senior Vice President, Traffic Engineering $ 110.44 Amir Mirsiaghi, EIT Construction Phase Authorization Construction Manager $ 216.21 Terence Strong Construction Phase Authorization Construction Management Consultant $ 216.21 Estrella Mejia Document Control Document Control $ 99.46 Lee Portillo Drainage/Storm Drain Project Manager $ 330.00 Anibal Saenz Electrical Designer, Electrical $ 40.80
Mandar Manjarekar, PE, PMP Electrical Manager, Electrical $ 86.50 Christine Fukasawa Environmental Planning/Studies - PES Emphasis Principal Consultant 5 $ 355.00 Diwu Zhou, PE First/Last Mile, Multimodal Operations Associate $ 230.00 Michael Kennedy, AICP First/Last Mile, Transportation CEQA Principal $ 315.00 Ethan Tsai, PE, GE Geotechnical Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer $ 84.20 David Haug Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis Senior Project Manager $ 330.00 Yunsoo Kim Landscape/Streets Architecture Principal $ 229.00 Luis Loera Lighting Traffic Design Engineer $ 134.16
Brian Allee NEPA/CEQA Managing Consultant 3 $ 259.00
Janelle Firoozi NEPA/CEQA Senior Consultant 5 $ 258.00
Chuck Downs Parks/Playgrounds Sr. Landscape Designer $ 132.28 Kenia Flores Permitting and Compliance Environmental Compliance Specialist $ 113.73 Gema Martinez-Castillo Preliminary Engineering/ Planning Studies Planner/Designer $ 82.01 Dhyana Quintanar Solares Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Senior Vice President I, Business Development $ 114.17 Melissa Brady, PE Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Vice President, Civil Engineer $ 112.09 Kristin Blackson Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies, Environmental Planning/Studies Senior Vice President I, Environmental Planner $ 107.02 Craig Wilson, PLS Prior Rights Expertise/Utility Right-of-Way Sr. Project Surveyor $ 185.00 Alejandra Rey Quality Assurance/Quality Control Lead Document Control $ 98.57 Aldair Sanchez Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Civil Engineer $ 90.66 Mark Wood, PE Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Principal Project Manager, Transit & Rail $ 147.90 Werner Abrego Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Senior Civil Engineer $ 171.14 Ariel Tejada Right-of-Way Phase and Determination HSR-Acquisition PM $ 183.52 BJ Swanner Right-of-Way Phase and Determination Right-of-Way Project Manager 2 $ 195.00 Lynn Pham Roadway/Geometry Civil Engineer $ 96.66
Minh Tran Roadway/Geometry Civil Engineer $ 127.05
Craig Wilson, PLS Survey, Mapping and Field Reviews Sr. Project Surveyor $ 185.00 Shannon K. Conaway, PLS Survey, Mapping and Field Reviews Project Survey Manager $ 200.00 Claude Strayer, PE Traffic and ITS Elements Sr. Associate $ 270.00 Angel Gaytan Traffic and Multimodal Operations Project Manager $ 271.44 *Hourly rates reflect all costs for office overhead, including direct and indirect costs.
The Schedule of Hourly Rates shall remain fixed for at least the first three years of the term of the PSA.
D’LEON CONSULTING ENGINEERS
EXHIBIT B
APPROVED FEE SCHEDULE
(SCHEDULE OF HOURLY LABOR RATES AND REIMBURSABLE)
Name Role on Organizational Chart Corporate Title Hourly Rate* Borja Leon, PE 00 KEY - Principal-in-Charge/Project Manager President/CEO $ 280.08 David Hidalgo 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Building Architecture President / Principal Architect $ 250.00 Edna Jimenez 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Community Outreach Project Manager $ 221.03 Monica Villalobos 01 KEY - Advisory Committee, Community Outreach, First/Last Mile President | Principal $ 274.07
Miguel Nunez, AICP 01 KEY - Complete Streets/Active Transportation Principal $ 275.00 Melissa Logue 01 KEY - Environmental Planning/Studies Principal Consultant 4 $ 324.00 Kristin Carlson, AICP 01 KEY - Grant Administration, Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Vice President, Environmental Planner $ 106.26 Juan Diaz-Carreras 01 KEY - Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis, Storm Drain/Drainage Senior Client Service Director $ 400.00 Gerzain Figueroa 01 KEY - ITS Elements, Traffic and Multimodal Operations Executive Manager $ 390.00 Martin Ramirez 01 KEY - Landscape/Streets Architecture Sr. Manager, Architecture $ 105.60 Ryan Browne 01 KEY - Roadway/Geometry, Rail/Transit/BRT Facilities Senior Civil Engineer $ 239.23 Julia Tung, EIT, LEED AP 01 KEY - Task Order Manager Civil Engineer, EIT $ 112.56 Tess Nguyen 01 KEY - Task Order Manager Operations Manager $ 133.54 Paul Spiteri 01 KEY - Third Party/Caltrans Local Assistance Liaison, Permitting and Compliance
Preconstruction, Third-Party Coordinator $ 233.91
Selena Pham 01 KEY - Utility Design Civil Engineer $ 118.28 Chris Rincon Basemapping Civil Engineer $ 79.64
Christopher Cervantes, LSIT Basemapping Sr. Survey Technician $ 140.00 Amir Panahi Bid Support Office Engineer $ 125.76
Gary Baker Bid Support Project Management $ 381.55
Gary Vito Cavafian Bridge/Civil Structures Senior Structural Engineer $ 216.21 Melad Hanna, PE Bridge/Civil Structures Senior Vice President I, Structural Engineer $ 129.45 Roberto Magdaleno Building Architecture Project Manager $ 155.00 Ernie Bustamante CAD/BIM Assistant Vice President, Design Support $ 80.78 Tim Groom CAD/BIM Engineering Designer $ 107.95
Perla Berry Community Outreach Community Relations Manager $ 160.55 Yvette Ximenez Community Outreach Deputy Project Manager $ 179.06 Joe de la Garza Complete Streets/Active Transportation Senior Vice President, Traffic Engineering $ 110.44 Amir Mirsiaghi, EIT Construction Phase Authorization Construction Manager $ 216.21 Terence Strong Construction Phase Authorization Construction Management Consultant $ 216.21 Estrella Mejia Document Control Document Control $ 99.46 Lee Portillo Drainage/Storm Drain Project Manager $ 330.00 Anibal Saenz Electrical Designer, Electrical $ 40.80
Mandar Manjarekar, PE, PMP Electrical Manager, Electrical $ 86.50 Christine Fukasawa Environmental Planning/Studies - PES Emphasis Principal Consultant 5 $ 355.00 Diwu Zhou, PE First/Last Mile, Multimodal Operations Associate $ 230.00 Michael Kennedy, AICP First/Last Mile, Transportation CEQA Principal $ 315.00 Ethan Tsai, PE, GE Geotechnical Assistant Vice President, Geotechnical Engineer $ 84.20 David Haug Hydraulics/Hydraulic Analysis Senior Project Manager $ 330.00 Yunsoo Kim Landscape/Streets Architecture Principal $ 229.00 Luis Loera Lighting Traffic Design Engineer $ 134.16
Brian Allee NEPA/CEQA Managing Consultant 3 $ 259.00
Janelle Firoozi NEPA/CEQA Senior Consultant 5 $ 258.00
Chuck Downs Parks/Playgrounds Sr. Landscape Designer $ 132.28 Kenia Flores Permitting and Compliance Environmental Compliance Specialist $ 113.73 Gema Martinez-Castillo Preliminary Engineering/ Planning Studies Planner/Designer $ 82.01 Dhyana Quintanar Solares Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Senior Vice President I, Business Development $ 114.17 Melissa Brady, PE Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies Vice President, Civil Engineer $ 112.09 Kristin Blackson Preliminary Engineering/Planning Studies, Environmental Planning/Studies Senior Vice President I, Environmental Planner $ 107.02 Craig Wilson, PLS Prior Rights Expertise/Utility Right-of-Way Sr. Project Surveyor $ 185.00 Alejandra Rey Quality Assurance/Quality Control Lead Document Control $ 98.57 Aldair Sanchez Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Civil Engineer $ 90.66 Mark Wood, PE Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Principal Project Manager, Transit & Rail $ 147.90 Werner Abrego Rail/Transit/Bus Rapid Transit Facilities Senior Civil Engineer $ 171.14 Ariel Tejada Right-of-Way Phase and Determination HSR-Acquisition PM $ 183.52 BJ Swanner Right-of-Way Phase and Determination Right-of-Way Project Manager 2 $ 195.00 Lynn Pham Roadway/Geometry Civil Engineer $ 96.66
Minh Tran Roadway/Geometry Civil Engineer $ 127.05
Craig Wilson, PLS Survey, Mapping and Field Reviews Sr. Project Surveyor $ 185.00 Shannon K. Conaway, PLS Survey, Mapping and Field Reviews Project Survey Manager $ 200.00 Claude Strayer, PE Traffic and ITS Elements Sr. Associate $ 270.00 Angel Gaytan Traffic and Multimodal Operations Project Manager $ 271.44 *Hourly rates reflect all costs for office overhead, including direct and indirect costs.
The Schedule of Hourly Rates shall remain fixed for at least the first three years of the term of the PSA.
EXHIBIT C
TERMS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW REQUIREMENTS
1. This Agreement calls for services that, in whole or in part, constitute “public works” as defined in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of the California Labor Code (“Chapter 1”). Further, Consultant acknowledges that this Agreement is subject to (a) Chapter 1 and (b) the rules and regulations established by the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) implementing such statutes. Therefore, as to those Services that are “public works”, Consultant shall comply with and be bound by all the terms, rules and regulations described in 1(a) and 1(b) as though set forth in full herein.
2. California law requires the inclusion of specific Labor Code provisions in certain contracts. The inclusion of such specific provisions below, whether or not required by California law, does not alter the meaning or scope of Section 1 above.
3. Consultant shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations in accordance with California Labor Code Section 1725.5, and has provided proof of registration to City prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement. Consultant shall not perform work with any subconsultant that is not registered with DIR pursuant to Section 1725.5. Consultant and subconsultants shall maintain their registration with the DIR in effect throughout the duration of this Agreement. If the Consultant or any subconsultant ceases to be registered with DIR at any time during the duration of the project, Consultant shall immediately notify City.
4. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, Consultant’s Services are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by DIR. Consultant shall post job site notices, as prescribed by DIR regulations.
5. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773.2, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Agreement are on file at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. Consultant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the DIR determination of such prevailing rate of per diem wages, and Consultant shall post such rates at each job site covered by this Agreement.
6. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1774 and 1775 concerning the payment of prevailing rates of wages to workers and the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages. The Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit $200.00 for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined by the DIR for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for any public work done pursuant to this Agreement by Consultant or by any subconsultant.
7. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, which requires Consultant and each subconsultant to: keep accurate payroll records and verify such records in writing under penalty of perjury, as specified in Section 1776; certify and make such payroll records available for inspection as provided by Section 1776; and inform City of the location of the records.
8. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code seq. concerning the employment of apprentices on public works projects. Consultant shall be responsible for compliance with these aforementioned Sections for all apprenticeable occupations. Prior to commencing work under this Agreement, Consultant shall provide City with a copy of the information submitted to any applicable apprenticeship program. Within 60 days after concluding work pursuant to this Agreement, Consultant and each of its subconsultants shall submit to City a verified statement of the journeyman and apprentice hours performed under this Agreement.
9. The Consultant shall not perform Work with any Subconsultant that has been debarred or suspended pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1777.1 or any other federal or state law providing for the debarment of consultants from public works. The Consultant and Subconsultants shall not be debarred or suspended throughout the duration of this Contract pursuant to Labor Code Section 1777.1 or any other federal or state law providing for the debarment of consultants from public works. If the Consultant or any subconsultant becomes debarred or suspended during the duration of the project, the Consultant shall immediately notify City.
10. Consultant acknowledges that eight hours labor constitutes a legal day’s work. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by Labor Code Section 1810.
Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1813 concerning penalties for workers who work excess hours. The Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit $25.00 for each worker employed in the performance of this Agreement by the Consultant or by any subconsultant for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Labor Code. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1815, work performed by employees of Consultant in excess of eight hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight hours per day at not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay.
11. California Labor Code Sections 1860 and 3700 provide that every employer will be required to secure the payment of compensation to its employees. In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1861, Consultant hereby certifies as follows:
“I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.”
12. For every subconsultant who will perform work on the project, Consultant shall be responsible for such subconsultant’s compliance with Chapter 1 and Labor Code Sections 1860 and 3700, and Consultant shall include in the written contract between it and each subconsultant a copy of those statutory provisions and a requirement that each subconsultant shall comply with those statutory provisions. Consultant shall be required to take all actions necessary to enforce such contractual provisions and ensure subconsultant’s compliance, including without limitation, conducting a periodic review of the certified payroll records of the subconsultant and upon becoming aware of the failure of the subconsultant to pay his or her workers the specified prevailing rate of wages.
Consultant shall diligently take corrective action to halt or rectify any failure.
13. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend (at Consultant’s expense with counsel reasonably acceptable to City) City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and independent consultants serving in the role of City officials, and volunteers from and against any demand or claim for damages, compensation, fines, penalties or other amounts arising out of or incidental to any acts or omissions listed above by any person or entity (including Consultant, its subconsultants, and each of their officials, officers, employees and agents) in connection with any work undertaken or in connection with the Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all consequential damages, attorneys’ fees, and other related costs and expenses. All duties of Consultant under this Section shall survive the termination of the Agreement.
AGREEMENT NO. _______
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PICO RIVERA AND
IMEG CORPORATION
1. IDENTIFICATION
THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of Pico Rivera, a California municipal corporation (“City”) and IMEG Corporation, (“Consultant”). City and Consultant are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively referred to as “Parties.”
2. RECITALS
2.1 City has determined that it requires professional services from a consultant to provide on-call engineering services.
2.2 Consultant represents that it is fully qualified to perform such professional services by virtue of its experience and the training, education and expertise of its principals and employees. Consultant further represents that it is willing to accept responsibility for performing such services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the performance by the Parties of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 “Scope of Services”: Such professional services as are set forth in the Consultant’s February 14, 2024 proposal to City attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference.
3.2 “Approved Fee Schedule”: Such compensation rates as are set forth in the Consultant’s February 14, 2024 proposal to City attached hereto as Exhibit “B.”
3.3 “Commencement Date” : April 23, 2024
3.4 “Expiration Date” : June 30, 2029
4. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence at 12:00 a.m. on the Commencement Date and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on the Expiration Date unless extended by written agreement of the Parties or terminated in accordance with Section 22 below.
Enclosure 4
13d
Professional Services Agreement
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5. CONSULTANT’S SERVICES
5.1 Consultant shall perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. City shall have the right to request, in writing, changes in the Scope of Services. Any such changes mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and any corresponding increase or decrease in compensation, shall be incorporated by written amendment to this Agreement. In no event shall the total compensation and costs payable to Consultant under this Agreement exceed the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), unless specifically approved in advance, in writing, by City.
5.2 Consultant shall perform all work to the highest professional standards of Consultant’s profession and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to City.
6. COMPENSATION
6.1 City agrees to compensate Consultant for the services provided under this Agreement, and Consultant agrees to accept in full satisfaction for such services, payment in accordance with the Approved Fee Schedule.
6.2 Consultant shall submit to City an invoice, on a monthly basis or less frequently, for the services performed pursuant to this Agreement. Each invoice shall itemize the services rendered during the billing period and the amount due. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of each invoice, City shall notify Consultant in writing of any disputed amounts included on the invoice. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City shall pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. City shall not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to Consultant.
6.3 Payments for any services requested in writing by City and not included in the Scope of Services shall be made to Consultant by City on a time-and-materials basis using Consultant’s standard fee schedule. Fees for such additional services shall be paid within sixty (60) days of the date Consultant issues an invoice to City for such services.
7. BUSINESS LICENSE
Consultant shall obtain a City of Pico Rivera business license prior to commencing performance under this Agreement.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Consultant shall keep informed of State, Federal and Local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations that in any manner affect those employed by it or in any way affect the performance of its services pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant shall at all times comply with such laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. Without limiting the generality Professional Services Agreement
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of the foregoing, if Consultant is an out-of-state corporation or LLC, it must be qualified and registered to do business in the State of California pursuant to sections 2105 and 17708.02 of the California Corporations Code. The City, its officers and employees shall not be liable at law or in equity occasioned by failure of Consultant to comply with this Section.
9. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement, or which would conflict in any manner with the performance of its services hereunder. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall not perform any work for another person or entity for whom Consultant was not working at the Commencement Date of this Agreement if both: (i) such work would require Consultant to abstain from a decision under this Agreement pursuant to a conflict of interest statute; and (ii) City has not consented in writing prior to Consultant’s performance of such work.
10. PERSONNEL
Consultant represents that it has, or will secure at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. All such services shall be performed by Consultant or under its supervision, and all personnel engaged in the work shall be qualified to perform such services. Consultant reserves the right to determine the assignment of its own employees to the performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement, but City reserves the right, for good cause, to require Consultant to exclude any employee from performing services on City’s premises. John Thompson, PrincipalIn-Charge, shall be Consultant’s project administrator and shall have direct responsibility for management of Consultant’s performance under this Agreement. No change shall be made to Consultant’s project administrator without City’s prior written consent.
11. OWNERSHIP OF WRITTEN PRODUCTS
All reports, documents or other written material (“written products”) developed by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement shall be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or dissemination by City. Consultant may take and retain copies of such written products as desired, but no such written products shall be the subject of a copyright application by Consultant. If any state, federal, or local law requires mandatory copyright protection for Consultant’s work product, City shall comply with such laws to the extent feasible.
12. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
12.1 Consultant is, and shall at all times remain as to City, a wholly independent contractor. Consultant shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on Professional Services Agreement
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behalf of City or otherwise to act on behalf of City as an agent. Neither City nor any of its officers, employees or agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or any of Consultant’s employees, except as set forth in this Agreement. Consultant shall not at any time represent that it is, or that any of its agents or employees are, in any manner employees of City.
12.2 The Parties further acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall create or be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship, joint-employer relationship, or any other relationship between Consultant or Consultant’s employees except as set forth in this Agreement.
12.3 City shall have no direct or indirect control over Consultant’s employees or sub-consultants with respect to wages, hours, and working conditions. In addition, City shall not deduct from the Compensation paid to Consultant any sums required for Social Security, withholding taxes, FICA, state disability insurance or any other federal, state or local tax or charge which may or may not be in effect or hereinafter enacted or required as a charge or withholding on the compensation paid to Consultant, Consultant’s employees or subconsultants. City shall have no responsibility to provide Consultant, its employees or subconsultants with workers’ compensation insurance or any other insurance.
12.4 The Parties further acknowledges the following: (i) that Consultant shall provide the services outlined in the Scope of Services directly to City; (ii) Consultant maintains a business location at the address listed under Section 20 that is separate and distinct from the City; (iii) Consultant contracts with other businesses to provide the same or similar services and maintains a clientele without restriction from the City; (iv) Consultant advertises and holds itself out to the public as available to provide the same or similar services; (v) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, Consultant provides its own tools, vehicles, and equipment necessary for performing the Scope of Services; (vi) Consultant has proposed and negotiated its own rates; and (vii) consistent with the nature and demands of the project and the City’s business hours, Consultant may set its own hours and location of work.
13. CONFIDENTIALITY
All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by Consultant without prior written consent by City. City shall grant such consent if disclosure is legally required. Upon request, all City data and any copies thereof shall be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
14. NON-LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
No official or employee of the City shall be personally liable to Consultant in the event of any default or breach by City, or for any amount which may become due to Consultant.
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15. INDEMNIFICATION
15.1 The Parties agree that City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers should, to the extent permitted by law, be fully protected from any loss, injury, damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the fullest protection possible under the law to City. Consultant acknowledges that City would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of Consultant’s commitment to indemnify and protect City as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant's services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
15.2 To the full extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, causes of action, losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from or arising out of any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant or any of its officers, employees, servants, agents, or subconsultants in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice and expert witness fees and consultant fees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant's Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
15.3 City shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due Consultant under this Agreement any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant’s failure to pay City promptly any indemnification arising under this Section 15 or related to Consultant’s failure to either: (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws.
15.4 The obligations of Consultant under this Section 15 will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. Consultant expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
15.5 Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth here in this Section 15 from each and every subconsultant or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the Professional Services Agreement
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performance of this Agreement. In the event Consultant fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Consultant agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend City, its officers, agents, elected and appointed officials, employees, affiliated public agencies and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, causes of action, losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from or arising out of any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant’s subconsultants or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice and expert witness fees and consultant fees.
15.6 City does not, and shall not, waive any rights that it may possess against Consultant because of the acceptance by City, or the deposit with City, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost or expense.
15.7 PERS ELIGIBILITY INDEMNITY. In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subconsultant of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or 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 the 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 subconsultants, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.
Notwithstanding any other agency, state or federal policy, rule, regulation, law or ordinance to the contrary, Consultant and any of its employees, agents, and subconsultants providing service under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in PERS as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contribution and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.
16. INSURANCE
16.1 During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall carry, maintain, and keep in full force and effect insurance against claims for death or injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with Consultant’s performance of this Agreement. Such insurance shall be of the types and in the amounts as set forth below:
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16.1.1 Comprehensive general liability, and Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance covering all operations by or on behalf of Consultant providing insurance for bodily injury liability and property damage liability for the following and including coverage for:
16.1.1.1 Premises, operations, and mobile equipment
16.1.1.2 Products and completed operations
16.1.1.3 Broad form property damage (including completed operations)
16.1.1.4 Explosion, collapse, and underground hazards
16.1.1.5 Personal Injury
16.1.1.6 Contractual liability
in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence combined single limit; Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for products/completed operation; Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate (General aggregate must apply separately to Consultant’s work under this Agreement.); and Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) umbrella or excess liability.
16.1.2 Automobile Liability Insurance for owned, hired and non-owned vehicles utilized by Consultant, its employees or subconsultants, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
16.1.3 Worker’s Compensation Insurance as required by the laws of the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer's Liability Insurance with limit of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury or disease.
16.1.4 Professional Liability Insurance against errors and omissions in the performance of the work under this Agreement with coverage limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence of claim/ Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate.
16.2 Consultant shall require each of its subconsultants, if any, to maintain insurance coverage that meets all of the requirements of this Agreement.
16.3 The policy or policies required by this Agreement shall be issued by an insurer admitted in the State of California and with a rating of at least A:VII in the latest edition of Best’s Insurance Guide.
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16.4 Consultant agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid insurance in full force and effect City may either: (i) immediately terminate this Agreement; or (ii) take out the necessary insurance and pay, at Consultant’s expense, the premium thereon.
16.5 At all times during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain on file with City’s Risk Manager a certificate or certificates of insurance showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts and, for the general liability and automobile liability policies, naming the City as an additional insured. Consultant shall, prior to commencement of work under this Agreement, file with City’s Risk Manager such certificate(s).
16.6 Consultant shall provide proof that policies of insurance required herein expiring during the term of this Agreement have been renewed or replaced with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Consultant shall provide such proof to City at least two weeks prior to the expiration of the coverages.
16.7 The general liability and automobile policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain an endorsement naming City, its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds. All of the policies required under this Agreement shall contain an endorsement providing that the policies cannot be canceled or reduced except on thirty days’ prior written notice to City. Consultant agrees to require its insurer to modify the certificates of insurance to delete any exculpatory wording stating that failure of the insurer to mail written notice of cancellation imposes no obligation, and to delete the word “endeavor” with regard to any notice provisions.
16.8 The general liability and automobile policies of insurance provided by Consultant shall be primary to any coverage available to City. Any insurance or selfinsurance maintained by City, its officers, employees, agents or volunteers, shall be in excess of Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
16.9 All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement shall not prohibit Consultant, and Consultant’s employees, agents or subconsultants, from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives all rights of subrogation against the City.
16.10 Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of City, Consultant shall either reduce or eliminate the deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to City, or Consultant shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and expenses.
16.11 Procurement of insurance by Consultant shall not be construed as a limitation of Consultant’s liability or as full performance of Consultant’s duties to indemnify, hold harmless and defend under Section 15 of this Agreement.
16.12 If Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage Professional Services Agreement
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and/or the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
17. MUTUAL COOPERATION
17.1 City shall provide Consultant with all pertinent data, documents and other requested information as is reasonably available to City for the proper performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement.
17.2 In the event any claim or action is brought against City relating to Consultant’s performance in connection with this Agreement, Consultant shall render any reasonable assistance that City may require.
18. RECORDS AND INSPECTIONS
Consultant shall maintain full and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. City shall have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. City shall further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.
19. PERMITS AND APPROVALS
Consultant shall obtain, at its sole cost and expense, all permits and regulatory approvals necessary in the performance of this Agreement. This includes, but shall not be limited to, encroachment permits and building and safety permits and inspections.
20.NOTICES
Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by this Agreement shall be deemed received on: (i) the day of delivery if delivered by hand, facsimile, email, or overnight courier service during Consultant’s and City’s regular business hours; or (ii) on the third business day following deposit in the United States mail if delivered by mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses listed below (or to such other addresses as the Parties may, from time to time, designate in writing).
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