Agenda Item 8E — Torrance City Council, April 7, 2026

8E
Date: April 7, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Michelle Ramirez, Community Development Director
By: Brice Kennedy, Acting Planning Associate | [email protected] Subject: Community Development – Award Consulting Services Agreement to Provide Professional Design Services for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi-Use Active Transportation Trail Project. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $650,000 (Non-General Fund).

RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement with RRM Design Group of San Juan Capistrano, CA (RFP No. B2025-24), for an amount not-to-exceed $650,000, to provide professional design and environmental analysis services for the Multi-Use Active Transit Trail Project (I-194) for the period beginning April 7, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

FUNDING
Funding is available from the Measure M Grant (MM4601.07) in the Transportation Open Space Corridor Multi-Use Trail project (I-194-RW0001) – Non-General Fund.

DISCUSSION
Background
The City of Torrance has undertaken several efforts to improve pedestrian access in Downtown Torrance, including the Downtown Torrance Active Transportation Improvement Project (2019) and the Downtown Torrance Revitalization and Connectivity Plan (2021). In 2022, the City completed an open space corridor analysis identifying opportunities for off-street trails throughout the City. These efforts identified a gap in bicycle and pedestrian connectivity between the Regional Transit Center (RTC) and Downtown Torrance. The proposed off-street trail would help close this gap by providing a safe, accessible corridor for walking, biking, and rolling, while supporting reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving access to key destinations, services, and employment.

In early 2022, the City applied for a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA, LA Metro) Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Programs (MYSP) grant with the assistance of the South Bay Cities Council Of Governments (SBCCOG). In September 2022, the LACMTA programmed $650,000 in Measure M MYSP Funds to complete the Development, Project Approval/Environmental Document (PAED), and Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for approximately 5,000 linear feet of trail within one of the identified corridors between 1 City Council
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the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (RTC) and Downtown Torrance. On February 6, 2024, City Council accepted and appropriated the Measure M grant award funds to the Transportation Open Space Corridor Multi-Use Trails Project (I-194) and in September 2025, the Community Development Department issued a revised Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services to support the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of the Multi- Use Active Transportation Trail Project after previously rejecting unqualified proposals. For the latest RFP, the City received proposals from five well-qualified firms: Dokken Engineering, John M. Cruikshank Consultants (JMC), Inc., PlaceWorks, RRM Design Group, and The SWA Group.

Evaluations
After evaluating the submitted proposals and conducting interviews with the highest-ranked firms, proposals were assessed based on the following criteria: (1) demonstrated understanding of the project and scope of work, including completeness and responsiveness to the RFP requirements; (2) qualifications of the proposed project team, including relevant experience, technical capabilities, and demonstrated success on similar projects; (3) proposed project schedule and the ability to complete the work within the required timeframe; and (4) quality of references, including verification of performance on recent, comparable projects.

In accordance with Federal and State Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) requirements, the selection process was based solely on qualifications and qualitative proposal materials; cost was not considered during the evaluation process.

Based on this evaluation, RRM Design Group was determined to be the most qualified firm.

RRM’s selection is further supported by its established reputation and positive working relationship with the City, as well as its extensive experience successfully delivering similar projects throughout California, including numerous grant-funded efforts. Their demonstrated expertise, familiarity with local and state requirements, and proven track record of high-quality project delivery make them well-suited to support the City on this project.

Results
Ranking Vendor City State Evaluation Score
1 RRM Design Group San Luis Obispo CA 97
2 Dokken Engineering Folsom CA 95
3 PlaceWorks Santa Ana CA 88.8
4 JMC San Pedro CA 78.6
5 The SWA Group Los Angeles CA 72.6
RFP Evaluation Criteria Possible
Points
Dokken
Eng. JMC Place-
Works
RRM
Design
Group
The
SWA
Group
Understanding of the project and
scope of work; and completeness
of the RFP
40 37.2 30.6 32.6 38.6 26
Qualifications of proposed project
team 30 28.2 23 26.6 28.4 23.8
Project Schedule 25 25 20.6 24.6 25 19
References 5 4.6 4.4 5 5 3.8
Average Total Score 100 95 78.6 88.8 97 72.6
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ATTACHMENT

1. Consulting Services Agreement (Standard Language)
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1 CONSULTING

SERVICES AGREEMENT

This

CONSULTING

SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
April 7
, 2026

(the “Effective Date”), by and between the CITY OF TORRANCE, a municipal corporation (“CITY”), and
RRM Design Group
,
a
California Corporation

(“

CONSULTANT
”).

RECITALS:

CITY wishes to retain the services of an experienced and qualified

CONSULTANT

to
provide professional design services for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi
-
Use Active Transportation Trail
Project

In order to obtain the desired services, CITY has circulated its Request for Proposal for

the
Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi
-
Use Active
Transportation Trail Project
,

RFP N
o
.

B2025
-
24 (the “RFP”).

CONSULTANT

has submitted a Proposal (the “Proposal”) in response to the RFP. In its Proposal

CONSULTANT

represents that it is qual
ified to perform
those services requested in the RFP. Based upon its review of all proposals submitted in response to the RFP, CITY is will
ing

to award this Agreement to

CONSULTANT
.

AGREEMENT:

1. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY

CONSULTANT

will provide the services
and install those materials listed in

CONSULTANT
’s Proposal submitted in response to the RFP. A copy of the RFP
is attached as Exhibit A. A copy of the Proposal is attached as Exhibit B.

CONSULTANT

warrants that all work and services set forth in the
Proposal
will
be performed in a competent, professional and satisfactory manner.

2. TERM
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Paragraph 4 below, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect from the Effective Date through Ju
ne 30,
2027
.

3. COMPENSATION
A.

CONSULTANT
’s Fee.

For services rendered pursuant to this Agreement,

CONSULTANT

will be
paid in accordance with the Compensation Schedule
set forth in the
Proposa
l
;

provided, however, that in no event will the total amount of money paid

CONSULTANT
, for services initially contemplated by this
Agreement, exceed the sum of $
650,000

(“Agreement Sum”), unless
otherwise first approved in writing by CITY.
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B. Schedule of Payment.

Provided that CONSULTANT is not in default under the terms of this Agreement, upon presentation of an invoice, CONSULTANT will be paid the fees described in Paragraph 3.A. above, according to the Compensation Schedule. Payment will be due within 30 days after the date of the invoice.

4. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
A. Termination by CITY for Convenience.

1. CITY may, at any time, terminate the Agreement for CITY’s convenience and without cause.

2. Upon receipt of written notice from CITY of such termination for CITY’s convenience, CONSULTANT will:

a. cease operations as directed by CITY in the notice;
b. take actions necessary, or that CITY may direct, for the protection and preservation of the work; and
c. except for work directed to be performed prior to the effective date of termination stated in the notice, terminate all existing subcontracts and purchase orders and enter into no further subcontracts and purchase orders.

3. In case of termination for CITY’s convenience, CONSULTANT will be entitled to receive payment for work executed, together with costs incurred by reason of the termination, along with reasonable overhead and profit on work not executed.

B. Termination for Cause.

1. If either party fails to perform any term, covenant or condition in this Agreement and that failure continues for 15 calendar days after the nondefaulting party gives the defaulting party written notice of the failure to perform, this Agreement may be terminated for cause; provided, however, that if during the notice period the defaulting party has promptly commenced and continues diligent efforts to remedy the default, the defaulting party will have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to remedy the default.

2. In the event this Agreement is terminated for cause by the default of CONSULTANT, CITY may, at the expense of CONSULTANT
and its surety, complete this Agreement or cause it to be 5 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025
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3 completed. Any check or bond delivered to the CITY in connection with this Agreement, and the money payable thereon, will be forfeited to and remain the property of the CITY. All moneys due

CONSULTANT

under the terms of this Agreement will be retained
by CITY
, but the retention will not release

CONSULTANT

and its
surety from liability for the default. Under these circumstances, however,

CONSULTANT

and its surety will be credited with the
amount of money retained, toward any amount by which the cost of completion exceeds the Agreement Sum and any amount
authorized for extra services.

3. Termination for cause will not affect or terminate any of the rights of CITY as against

CONSULTANT

or its surety then existing, or
that
may thereafter accrue because of the default; this provision is in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the CITY under law.

Termination for Breach of Law.

In the event

CONSULTANT

or any of its officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, agents, subsidiaries or affiliates is convicted (i) of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of

a contract or
subcontract; (ii) under state or federal statutes of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integri ty or
business honesty
that

currently, seriously, and directly affects
responsibility as a public consultant or

CONSULTANT
; (iii) under state or
federal antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of bids or proposals; or (iv) of violation of Paragraph 19 of this Agreement; or for any other cause CITY determines to be so serious and compelling as to affect

CONSULTANT
’s responsibility as a public consultant or

CONSULTANT
,
including but not limited to, debarment by another governmental agency, then CITY
reserves the unilateral right to terminate this Agreement or to impose such other sanctions (which may include financial sanctions, temporary suspensions or any other condition deemed appropriate short of termination) as it deems proper. CITY will not tak
e action until

CONSULTANT

has been given notice and an opportunity to present
evidence in mitigation.

5. FORCE MAJEURE
If any party fails to perform its obligations because of strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, embargoes, acts of God, inability to obtain labor or materials or reasonable substitutes for labor or materials, governmental restrictions, governmental regulations
, governmental control, judicial orders, enemy or hostile governmental action, civil commotion, fire or other casualty, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party obligated to perform, then that party’s 6 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025-024 4
performance will be excused for a period equal to the period of that cause for failure to perform.

6. RETENTION OF FUNDS
CONSULTANT authorizes CITY to deduct from any amount payable to CONSULTANT (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) any amounts the payment of which may be in dispute or that are necessary to compensate CITY for any losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by CITY, and all amounts for which CITY may be liable to third parties, by reason of CONSULTANT’s acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform CONSULTANT’s obligations under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party, the amount or validity of which is disputed by CONSULTANT, or any indebtedness exists that appears to be the basis for a claim of lien, CITY may withhold from any payment due, without liability for interest because of the withholding, an amount sufficient to cover the claim. The failure of CITY to exercise the right to deduct or to withhold will not, however, affect the obligations of CONSULTANT to insure, indemnify, and protect CITY as elsewhere provided in this Agreement.

7. CITY REPRESENTATIVE
City Representative is designated as the “City Representative,” authorized to act in its behalf with respect to the work and services specified in this Agreement and to make all decisions in connection with this Agreement. Whenever approval, directions, or other actions are required by CITY under this Agreement, those actions will be taken by the City Representative, unless otherwise stated. The City Manager has the right to designate another City Representative at any time, by providing notice to CONSULTANT.

8. CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE(S)
The following principal(s) of CONSULTANT are designated as being the principal(s) and representative(s) of CONSULTANT authorized to act in its behalf with respect to the work specified in this Agreement and make all decisions in connection with this Agreement:

Representative 1
Representative 2

9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
CONSULTANT is, and at all times will remain as to CITY, a wholly independent contractor. Neither CITY nor any of its agents will have control over the conduct of CONSULTANT or any of CONSULTANT’s employees, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement. CONSULTANT’s agents and employees are not and shall not be considered employees of CITY for any purpose. CONSULTANT may not, at any time or in any manner, represent that it or any of its agents or employees are in any manner agents or employees of CITY. CITY has no duty, obligation, or responsibility to CONSULTANT’s agents or employees under the 7 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025-024 5
Affordable Care Act. CONSULTANT is solely responsible for any tax penalties associated with the failure to offer affordable coverage to its agents and employees under the Affordable Care Act and any other liabilities, claims and obligations regarding compliance with the Affordable Care Act with respect to CONSULTANT’s agents and employees. CITY is not responsible and shall not be held liable for CONSULTANT’s failure to comply with CONSULTANT’s duties, obligations, and responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act. CONSULTANT agrees to defend, indemnify and hold CITY harmless for any and all taxes and penalties that may be assessed against CITY as a result of CONSULTANT’s obligations under the Affordable Care Act relating to CONSULTANT’s agents and employees.

10. BUSINESS LICENSE
CONSULTANT must obtain a City business license prior to the start of work under this Agreement, unless CONSULTANT is qualified for an exemption.

11. OTHER LICENSES AND PERMITS
CONSULTANT warrants that it has all professional, contracting and other permits and licenses required to undertake the work contemplated by this Agreement.

12. FAMILIARITY WITH WORK
By executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT warrants that CONSULTANT (a) has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed, (b) has carefully considered how the services should be performed, and (c) fully understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services required under this Agreement. If the services involve work upon any site, CONSULTANT warrants that CONSULTANT has or will investigate the site and is or will be fully acquainted with the conditions there existing, prior to commencement of the services set forth in this Agreement.

Should CONSULTANT discover any latent or unknown conditions that will materially affect the performance of the services set forth in this Agreement, CONSULTANT must immediately inform CITY of that fact and may not proceed except at CONSULTANT’s risk until written instructions are received from CITY.

13. CARE OF WORK
CONSULTANT must adopt reasonable methods during the term of the Agreement to furnish continuous protection to the work, and the equipment, materials, papers, documents, plans, studies and other components to prevent losses or damages, and will be responsible for all damages to persons or property, until acceptance of the work by CITY, except those losses or damages as may be caused by CITY’s own negligence.

14. CONSULTANT’S ACCOUNTING RECORDS; OTHER PROJECT RECORDS Records of CONSULTANT’s time pertaining to the project, and records of accounts between CITY and CONSULTANT, will be kept on a generally recognized accounting basis. CONSULTANT will also maintain all other records, including without limitation, specifications, drawings, progress reports and the like, relating to the work and services identified in Exhibit A. All records will be 8 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025
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6 available to CITY during normal working hours.

CONSULTANT

will maintain
these records for three years after final payment.

15. INDEMNIFICATION
T
o the fullest extent permitted by law,

CONSULTANT

shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Agency and any and all of its officials, officers, employees, agents, successors, and volunteers ("Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims, actions, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, losses, lia bilities,
damages, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees and costs, to the extent they arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the

CONSULTANT
.

ONSULTANT
's duty to defend any claim,
action, lawsuit, or arbitration proceeding (collectively, “Claim”) shall consist of reimbursement of defense costs incurred by Agency in direct proportion to the

CONSULTANT
's proportionate percentage of fault concerning such Claim.

Notwithstanding the previous sentence: (1) in the event one or more defendants is unable to pay its share of defense costs due to bankruptcy or dissolution of the business then the design profess
ional shall meet and confer with other parties
regarding unpaid defense costs and shall be liable for any such defense costs allowable by law; (2)

CONSULTANT
’s duty to defend any Claim shall consist of
reimbursement of all defense costs where a project
-
specific general liability
policy insures all project participants for general liability exposures on a primary basis and also covers all design professionals f
or their legal liability arising out of
their professional services on a primary basis.

16. NON
-

LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
No officer or employee of CITY will be personally liable to

CONSULTANT
, in the
event of any default or breach by the CITY or for any amount that may become due to

CONSULTANT
.

17. INSURANCE
A.

CONSULTANT

and its sub

CONSULTANT
s must maintain
for the duration
of the Agreement
at
their

sole expense the following insurance, which will
be full coverage
,

not subject to self
-
insurance provisions:

1. Automobile Liability, including owned, non
-
owned and hired
vehicles, with at least the following limits of liability:
a.

Primary Bodily Injury with limits of at least $500,000 per person, $1,000,000 per occurrence; and
b.

Primary Property Damage of at least $250,000 per
occurrence; or
c.

Combined single limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence.
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7 2.

Commercial
General Liability including coverage for premises,
products and completed operations, independent

CONSULTANT
s/vendors, personal injury and contractual
obligations with combined single limits of coverage of at leas t
$2,000,000 per occurrence, $4,000,000 aggregate.

3. Workers' C
ompensation coverage as required by the Labor Code of
the State of California and, if workers' compensation is required, employer's liability insurance with minimum limits of ($1,000,000) per occurrence or occupational illness. The Workers' Compensation po
licy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the CITY for all wo
rk performed by the CONSULTANT
, its employees,
agents and subcontractors.

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.

The insurance provided by

CONSULTANT

will be primary and non
-
contrib
utory.

CITY
, the Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Torrance, the City Council and each member thereof, members of boards and commissions, every officer, agent, official, employee and volunteer must be named as additional insureds unde
r the automobile and
general liability policies.

Coverage can be provided in the form of
an
endorsement to the

CONSULTANT
’s insurance or applicable policy
language.

CONSULTANT

must provide
certificates of insurance
including all
required amendatory endorsements (or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this clause)
indicating
appropriate coverage, to the City Clerk of the City of Torrance before the commencement of work.

Each insurance policy required by this Paragraph must contain a provision that no termination, cancellation or change of coverage can be made without notice to

the

CITY.

If the

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.
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8 G.

The procuring of insurance shall not be construed as a limitation on liability nor as full performance of the indemnification provisions of the

CONSULTANT
.

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hereby grants to CITY a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of said

CONSULTANT

may acquire against the CITY by
virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.

CONSULTANT
agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the CITY has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

Self
-
insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the CITY.

The CITY may require the CONTRACTOR to provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention. The policy la
nguage shall provide, or be
endorsed to provide, that the self
-
insured retention may be satisfied by
either the named insured or CITY.

18. SUFFICIENCY OF INSURERS
Insurance required by this Agreement will be satisfactory only if issued by companies admitted to do business in California, rated “ A
” or better in the most
recent edition of Best’s Key Rating Guide, and only if they are of a financial category Class VII or better, unless these requirements are waived by the Risk Manager of CITY (“Risk Manager”) due to unique circumstances. In the even t
the Risk Manager determines that the work or services to be performed under this Agreement creates an increased or decrea
sed risk of loss to CITY, the

CONSULTANT

agrees that the minimum limits of any insurance policies or performance bonds required by this Agreement may be changed accordingly upon receipt of written notice from the Risk Manager; provided that

CONSULTANT

will have the right to appeal a determination of increased coverage by the Risk Manager to the City Council of CITY within 10 days of receipt of notice from the Risk Manager.

19. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A.

No officer or employee of the CITY may have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, nor may any officer or employee participate 11 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025
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9 in any decision relating to the Agreement that
a
ffects the officer or
employee’s financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which the officer or employee is, directly or indirectly interested, in violation of any law, rule or regulation.

No person may offer, give, or agree to give any officer or employee or former officer or employee, nor may any officer or employee solicit, demand, accept, or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any
decision, approval,
disapproval, recommendation, preparation or any part of a program requirement or a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other adv
isory capacity in any way pertaining to any
program requirement, contract or subcontract, or to any solicitation or proposal.

20. NOTICE
A.

All notices, requests, demands, or other communications under this Agreement will be in writing. Notice will be sufficiently given for all purposes as follows:

1. Personal delivery. When person
ally delivered to the recipient
,
notice

is effective on delivery.

2. First Class mail. When mailed first class to the last address of the recipient k
nown to the party giving notice,

notice is effective three
mail delivery days after deposit in a United States Postal Service office or mailbox.

3. Certified mail.

When mailed certified mail, return receipt requeste
d
,
notice

is effective on receipt, if delivery is confirmed by a return receipt.

4. Overnight delivery. When delivered by an overnight delivery service, charges prepaid or
charged to the sender’s account
, notice
is effective on delivery, if delivery is confirmed by the delivery service.

5. Facsimile transmission. When sent by fax to the last fax number of the recipient known to the

party giving notice,
notice is effective on
receipt. Any notice given by fax will be deemed received on the next business day if it is received after 5:00 p.m. (recipient’s time) or on a non
-
business day.

6. Addresses for purpose of giving notice are as follows:

CONSULTANT
:

RRM Design Group

Brian Hanneg
an

37 65 S. Higuera St. Ste,
102

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10 Sa
n Luis Obispo, C
A 93041

(949)
325
-
0629
Fax:

N/A

CITY:

City Clerk

City of Torrance

3031 Torrance Boulevard

Torrance, CA
90503

Fax: (310) 618
-
2931

Any correctly addressed notice that is refused, unclaimed, or undeliverable because of an act or omission of the party to be notified, will be deemed effective as of the first date the notice was refused, unclaimed or deemed undeliverable by the postal aut
horities, messenger or overnight
delivery service.

Either party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party notice of the change in any manner permitted by this Agreement.

21. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING
This Agreement and all exhibits are binding on the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties. The Agreement may not be assigned or subcontracted by either CITY or

CONSULTANT

without the prior written consent of the other.

22. INTEGRATION; AMENDMENT
This Agreement represents the entire understanding of CITY and

CONSULTANT
as to those matters contained in it. No prior oral or written understanding will be of any force or effect with respect to the terms of this Agreement. The Agreement may not be modified or altered except in writing signed by both parties.

23. INTERPRETATION
The terms of this Agreement should be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and should not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or
by
any other rule of
construction that might otherwise apply.

To the extent that the terms of the RFP
or the Proposal are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

24. SEVERABILITY
If any part of this Agreement is found to be in conflict with applicable laws, that part will be inoperative, null and void insofar as it is in conflict with any applicable laws, but the remainder of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

25. TIME OF ESSENCE
Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement. 13 RRM_CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT_B2025
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11 26.

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION
This Agreement will be administered and interpreted under the laws of the State of California. Jurisdiction of any litigation arising from the Agreement will be in Los Angeles County, California.

27. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

CONSULTANT

will be knowledgeable of and will comply with all applicable federal, state, county and city statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and orders.

28. WAIVER OF BREACH
No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a nondefaulting party on any default will impair the right or remedy or be construed as a waiver.

A party’s consent or approval of any act by the other party requiring the first
party’s consent or approval will not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the other party’s consent to or approval of any subsequent act. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and will not be a waiver of any other default concer
ning the same
or any other provision of this Agreement.

29. ATTORNEY’S FEES
Except as provided for in Paragraph 15, in any dispute, litigation, arbitration, or other proceeding by which one party either seeks to enforce its rights under this Agreement (whether in contract, tort or both) or seeks a declaration of any rights or obli
gations under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees, together with any costs and expenses, to resolve the dispute and to enforce any judgment.

30. EXHIBITS
All exhibits identified in this Agreement are incorporated into the Agreement by this reference.

31. CONSULTANT
’S AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of

CONSULTANT

warrant that
(i)

CONSULTANT

is duly organized and existing; (ii) they are duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of

CONSULTANT
; (iii) by so executing this
Agreement,

CONSULTANT

is formally bound to the provisions of this
Agreement; and (iv) the entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which

CONSULTANT

is bound.

32. PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
Any documents submitted by the

CONSULTANT

all information obtained in
connection with the CITY’s right to audit and inspect the

CONSULTANT
’s
documents, books, and accounting records pursuant to paragraph 14

CONSULTANT
’s Accounting Records; Other Project Records; as well as those documents which were required to be submitted in response to the Request for
Proposals (RFP) used in the solicitation process for this Contract , become the
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12 record and shall be regarded as public records. Exceptions will be those elements in the California Government Code Section
7920.000

et seq. (Public
Records Act) and which are marked “trade secret”, “confidential”, or “proprietary”.

The CITY shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such records including, without limitation, those so marked, if disclosur e is
required by law, or by an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

///

In the event the CITY is required to defend an action on a Public Records Act request for any of the aforementioned documents, information, books, records, and/or contents of a proposal marked “trade secret”, “confidential”, or “proprietary”, the

CONSULTANT

agrees to defend and indemnify the CITY from
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, in action or liability arising under the Public Records Act.

CITY OF TORRANCE,

a municipal corporation

______
___________________
___
_
__

George K. Chen
, Mayor

RRM Desig
n Group
,

a
california

corporation

By:________________________________

Brian Hannegan,

Project Manager or Managing Partner

ATTEST:

_______________________
____
__
__

Rebecca Poirier
,
MMC

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN

City Attorney

By: ____________________________

Attachments:

Exhibit A

Request for Proposals

Exhibit B

Proposal

Rev. 0
424
15 EXHIBIT A

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS
16 1

Request for Proposals (RFP)

City of Torrance | 3031 Torrance Blvd, Torrance CA 90503 | www.TorranceCA.Gov

RFP
No.

B2025
-
24 RFP for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi -
Use
Active Transportation Trail Project

RFP Submittal Information

No m
ail or hand deliver
ed

Proposals
.

No
faxed proposals
.

No
Late prop
osals.

Location:

City of Torrance

Purchasing Division

3031 Torrance Blvd.

Torrance, CA 90503

Date:

Thursday
,
Decem
ber 4, 2025

Time Deadline:

5 :00 p.m.

Local (
Pacific
)

Time

Submittal Requirements

Your submittal must include the following:

•

Vendor’s Response (Section III of this document) on the forms provided. If additional space is required, please attach additional pages.

•

Proposer’s

Affidavit (Attachment 1)

Proposers
will be disqualified if their proposal does

n
ot include the above items.

Prior to the award of a Contract

The successful vendor,
must submit the following

to the City of Torrance

•

Proof of insurance and applicable bonds, as indicated in the terms and conditions of this RFP document.

•

Proof of a City of Torrance Business License, please contact the City of Torrance Business License Office at (310) 618
-
5923.

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RFP No.

B2025
-
24 RFP for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi -
Use
Active Transportation Trail Project

SECTION I RFP

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Notice
is hereby given that sealed proposals

will be received
online

until
5 :
00 p.m.

December

4 ,
202
5 .

The City of Torrance:

The City of Torrance is

on the western side of Los Angeles County. It is boarded by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the south, the City of Gardena on the north, the City of Redondo Beach on the north and west boundaries, the City of Lomita on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The City
encompasses an area of approximately 21 square miles, 329 miles of Streets, 1870 intersections, 550 miles of sidewalks, 47,000 Street Trees, 6 Public Libraries, a Municipal Airport,

Transit System,

46 Parks & Recreation Amenities, 6 Fire St
ations, 1 Police Station and 1 Police Community Center, and has an estimated population of approximately 146
,
115, which makes Torrance one of the top 10 cities
in Los Angeles County in regards to population.

Background:

The City of Torrance is seeking proposals for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of a multi
-
modal active transportation trail between the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center (RTC) and Downtown Torrance, approximately 5,000 linear feet o f trail.

The Downtown “Old Torrance” area has been the core of the Torrance Tract, since the city’s founding in 1912. Downtown was the commercial hub of the
“
Balanced City” envisioned by City founder Jared
Sydney Torrance and remains one of the oldest and more densely populated areas in the City. Many visitors to and residents of Downtown Torrance enjoy its walkability and improved active transportation infrast
ructure. The City of Torrance has undertaken key efforts to improve pedestrian access within Downtown Torra
nce in recent years, implementing the Downtown Torrance Active Transportation Improvement Project (2019) and preparing the Downtown Torrance Revitalization and Connectivity Plan (2021).

In 2022, the City completed an open space corridor analysis that identified locations for the design and development of off
-
road trails that transverse the City. The corridor analysis is supported by the 2021 Downtown Revitalization and Connectivity Plan,
which identified a gap in bicycle and pedestrian
connectivity between the RTC and Downtown Torrance. The design of this off -
street trail will provide a
space for healthy outdoor recreation and non
-
motorized options of travel to reduce vehicle miles
travele
d (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as improve active transportation options like walking, biking, and rolling for the public to reach destinations, services, and employment.

Additional resources can be accessed at the following embedded links:

The Downtown Torrance Active Transportation Improvement Project

The Downtown Torrance Revitalization and Connectivity Plan

The

Torrance General Plan

Access to the Torrance Municipal Code

More information regarding the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center

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Definitions
:

Word

Definition as applied to this RFP

City

The City of Torrance, California

Vendor
, Contractor,
Proposer
, Firm or
Consultant

The person, firm, company or corporation providing services to the City, or submitting a proposal in response to this RFP

Contract
, Purchase
Order, Agreement,
Purchasing Agreement

The agreement between the awarded Vendor and the City as a result of this Request for Proposals

Proposal Submittal

Form:

Prospective bidders must submit bids in
electronic only format

at
https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/47426/portal
-
home
;
The proposal

must be made on the form
provided

and uploaded on PlanetBids
.

Scan and attach the following required documents to your eBid .

This list may not be all
-
inclusive;
additional items may be required elsewhere in bid specifications.

Failure to provide required
documents with bid may cause the bid to be deemed non
-
responsive.)

If an individual makes the proposal
, it must be signed by
that individual, with an address and

telepho
ne number
. If made by a business entity, it

must be signed by an

authorized

person that

execute
s

binding
a
greements and

cont
racts. A full business address and

telepho
ne

are required.

Blank spaces in the
proposal
form must be completed

using ink,
indelible pencil, typewriter

or digitally
.

The

text of the
proposal
form must no
t be changed and n
o a
dditions
. Any unauthorized conditions,
limitations, or provisos attached to a
proposal
will render it informal and may cause its rejection.

Alterations by erasure or interlineations must
be explained or noted in the proposal

form over the
signature of the Proposer.

Questions:

All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted online no later than
12:00
PM

Thursday
,
November

6 , 202
5 . Answers to questions will be posted online for all interested bidders to review.

Bidders who have downloaded bid documents by the time that the questions are responded to will receive an automated email notifying them of additional information and/or add endums that have been
posted to the website.

No questions via telephone. No questions submitted after deadline.

Written
answers
and any other changes to the RFP
will be sent

via

Planetbids
to all known p
ros
pective
proposers
as
an addendum to the RFP.

Errors and Omissions:

The proposer may not

take advantage of any errors and/or omissions in these specifications or in the proposer’s specifications submitted
with its p
roposal. If there are

err
ors or omissions, you will be
notified.

Proposers Examination of Requirements:

The Proposer is required to examine carefully the site, the instructions, information and specifications of this document, investigate the condition
s
, the c
haracter, quality and quantity

of work to be
performed as required by this document. Submission of a proposal will be considered prima facie evidence that the Proposer has made such examination.

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Reservation:

The City reserves the right to revise or amend these specifications prior to the date set

for opening
proposals
. R
evisions and amendments will be identified

by an addendum to this RFP
. If the revisions
require

additional time to enable vendo
rs to respond, the City may postpone the opening date
accordingly. In such case, the addendum will include an announcement of the new proposal submittal
due
date.

Attach all addenda

to the

proposal
. Failure to attach any addendum may render the
proposal
non
-
responsive and ca
use for rejection
.

The City reserves the right to award a contract to a company solely based on

the initial proposal
submitted. The City reserves the right to require more information and clarification on information submitted in the proposal to complete the evaluation.

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all proposal
s received, to take al
l proposal
s
under advisement for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date of the opening, to waive
any informality on any proposal
, and to be the sole judge of the relative merits of the material and or service
mentioned in the respective proposals

received. The City rese
rves the right to reject any
proposal

not accompanied with all data or information required.

This Request for Proposals
does not commit the City to award a contract or to pay any cost incu rred
in the preparation of a proposal. All responses to this RFP document become the property of the City
of Torrance.

The City reserves the right to examine all factors bearing on a Proposer’s ability to perform the services under the contract. The City reserves the right to reject any proposal not accompanied with all data or information required. The City reserves the

right to cancel this solicitation, without penalty,
at its sole discretion.

Affidavit:

An affidavit form is enclosed. It must be c
ompleted signifying that the proposal

is genuine and not
collusive or made in the interest or on behalf of

any person not named in the proposal
, that th
e
propos
er has not directly or indirectly ind
uced or solicited any other proposer to put in a sham
proposal

or any other person, firm, or corporation to refrain f
rom proposing, and that the propos
er has
not in any manner sought by collusion to secure for itself an ad vantage over any other proposer. Any
proposal

su
bmitted without an affidavit or in violation of this requirement will be rejected. (Attachment 1)

Evaluation

of Proposals
:

The City will be the sole determiner of suitab
ility to the City’s needs. Proposals

are

rated according to
their completeness and understanding of the City’s needs, conformance to the requirements of the technical specifications,

compatibility with the City’s current technology and operations,

prior

experience with similar scope of work
, fi
nancial capabilities, delivery,
and cost
. Cost including

any
ongoin
g m
aintenance and support cost are

reviewed to
determine

which proposal bes
t meets the
needs of the Cit
y
.

The City will take into consideration a local Torrance vendor sales tax rebate of 1% for proposals submitted by a Torrance vendor that include a material component.

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The City’s project evaluation team will evaluate proposals based on the evaluation criteria listed below. Points will be assigned to each criterion up to a maximum of 100 points. Proposals will be ranked and that ranking will be made public.

Subsequently, the City may interview a qualified Firm, prior to deciding whether

to recommend the
award of an Agreement.

Description of Evaluation Criteria

Possible Points

Understanding of the project and scope of work; and
completeness of the RFP:

Demonstrated understanding of the project
goals as presented in the RFP, thoroughness of the proposal, and ability to comply with the terms of this RFP.

30 Qualifications of proposed project team:

The project team’s
qualifications, capability and strengths, along with a demonstration of previous experience with similar projects by all personnel identified for the project.

20 Project Cost:

Cost effectiveness and competitiveness for proposed
services in relation to other proposals.

20 Project Schedule:

Ability to complete the project within the required
timeframe.

25 References:

Verification of list of references for recent similar projects

5 Maximum Total Points =

100

PART I
–

EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
: After receipt of proposals for this project, the City’s project evaluation committee will evaluate proposals based on the criteria listed below (with exception of cost), and develop a short list of qualified Firms. The Fir ms on this short list will
be
invited to interview with the City.

Qualifications
-
Based Selection (QBS) California statute requires all government agencies —
both
state and local
—
to utilize QBS in Government Code §4525, and its following sections:
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, selection by a state and local a gency head for
professional services … shall be on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required.”

Landscaping, Engineering, Architectural, Surveying, And Construction Management: The retention of professional services for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, land surveying or construction project management shall be on the basis of demo nstrated competence and on the
professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required, and at fair and reasonable prices to the city, in accordance with section 4526 of the Government Code.

A Request for Proposal an
d/or Statement of Qualifications shall be prepared by the initiating city department, and proposal requests solicited, where practical, from at least three (3) professional services providers.

PART II
–

INTERVIEW:

At the time of the interview, invited Firms must submit a detailed fee proposal that includes a cost for each task of the project using the tasks outlined in the Scope of Work section of the RFP. Firms may list any additional services and associated cost s that are not
covered in the City’s scope of work. These items should be listed separately from those specifically requested so they may be considered.

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PART III
–

POST INTERVIEW EVALUATION:

After the completion of the interviews and the
scoring of the interview and cost components, the City’s project evaluation committee will invite the highest
-
ranking Firm to negotiate a final contract because of this RFP. If negations fail, the next highes
t
-
ranking firm will be invited to negotiate a final contract.

Grant Funding Requirement:

This project is funded through Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Measure M Multi
-
Year Subregional Programs (MEASURE M MYSP) and limited to Development, Project Approval/Environmental Document (PAED) and Plans, Specifications,

and Estimates (PS&E).

Project ID: MM4601.07

For more information on MEASURE M MYSP, please visit the embedded link below:

Measure M
–

Los Angeles Metro

The Contract:

The
awarded vendor

will be required to enter into a written contract with the City of Torrance.

Attached
separately in the document section of PlanetBids
is a copy of the

standardized contract,
which will be mod
ified to reflect the awarded RFP
. A c
opy of this RFP and the accepted proposal

will
be attached to and become a part of the contract.

Prevailing Wage:

The State of California Senate Bill 7 (SB7) applies to construction contracts over $25,000 and contracts for alteration, demolition, repair and maintenance over $15,000. There are no exemptions.

The contract issued
because

of this RFP is subject to prevailing wage.

This
RFP

is subject to
prevailing wage rates. Current prevailing wage determinations rates may found at the State of California Dept. of Industrial Relations website
http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/DPreWageDetermination.htm

Contractor Registration
the

State of California Senate Bill 854 (SB854
):

•

No contractor or subcontractor may be listed o
n

a bid proposal for a public works project unless
registered with
the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5

•

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

•

Public works refers to construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work (including maintenance) done under contract and paid by public funds

•

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

•

All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

•

For additional information and to register online go to http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public
-
Works/PublicWorks.html

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Independent Contractor:

The successful proposer will at all times remain

to the City, a wholly independent contractor.

Neither
the City
nor any of its agents will have control over the conduct of the Contractor
or any of
the
Contractor
’s employees, excep
t as otherwise set forth in the awarded

Agreement.

The Contractor’s
agents

and employees are not and will

not be considered employees of
the City

for a
ny purpose.

The
Contractor

may not, at any time or in any manner, represent that it or any of its agents or employees are in any manner agents or employees of
the City. The City
has no duty, obligation, or responsibility
to
the Contractor’s

agents or employees under the Affordable Care Act.

The Contractor
is solely
responsible for any tax penalties associated with the failure to offer affordable coverage to its agents and employees under the Affordable Care Act and any other liabilities, claims and obligations regarding compliance

with the Affordable Care Act with respect to
the Contractor’s
agents and
employees.

The
City is not responsible or
liable for
the Contractor
’s failure to comply with
the
Contractor’s

duties, obligations, and responsibilities under the Affordable

Care Act. The Contractor

agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
the City
harmless for
all taxes and penalties that may be
assessed against
the City
because

of
the Contractor’s
obligations under the Affordable Care Act
relating to
the Contractor’s

agents and employee
s.

Payments:

Complete payment on the contract price will be made in approximately thirty (30) days from date of delivery, or completion and acceptance, unless otherwise provided for in Proposer’s proposal or in these specifications. Payments will be made upon verifica tion and acceptance by the City of contract
services performed and upon the City’s receipt of a correct invoice.

Suspension of Procurement:

The City may suspend, in writing all or a portion of the procurement of materials or services pursuant to this
RFP and subsequent contract
agreement, in the event unforeseen circumstances make such procurement impossible or infeasible, or in the
event,

City should determine it to be in the best interest
of City to cancel such procurement of services or materials.

In the event of termination, selected Proposer will perform such additional work as is necessary for the orderly filing of documents, and closing of project.

The selected Proposer will be compensated for the terminated procurement based on

materials or
services actually furnished or performed prior to the effective date of termination, plus the work reasonably required for filing and closing.

Notice of Intent to Award:

Approximately two (2) weeks prior to the anticipated City Council meeting awarding a contract because

of the RFP,
the City will notify all proposer’s of its intent to award. R esults will be posted on
the City of Torrance Web site
https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/47426/portal
-
home

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RFP No.

B2025
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24 RFP for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi -
Use Active
Transportation Trail Project

SECTION II TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Overview/Introduction:

The City of Torrance is requesting proposals from qualified vendors for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis for a Multi
-
Modal Active Transportation Trail.

The project area is located in the City of Torrance, in the Torrance Tract. The project goal is to connect the Mary K. Giordano Transit Center to Downtown Torrance via a multi -
modal active
transportation trail. Following the project area from west to east,

the project would begin at the
Torrance Transit Center area and cross Crenshaw Boulevard to Dominguez Street, then move east along Dominguez Street and Dominguez Way. As Dominguez Street transitions and becomes Sartori Avenue and Border Avenue, the projec
t area includes Van Ness Avenue to the north and Sartori Avenue to the south, moving southeast to Torrance Boulevard and terminating in Downtown Torrance.

The project area is part of a more comprehensive and integrated proposed active transportation trail -
system Citywide, which has a broader vision and goals that include both vacant City -
owned and land
owned by Railroad Operators. The preliminary design and environmental analysis for the multi -
modal
active transportation trail will explore primary and alter nate routing within the project area. Please see

ATTACHMENT
2 for a map indicating the project area.

This RFP is intended to be as descriptive as possible. However, Proposers may not take advantage of omissions or oversights in this document. Proposers must supply products and services that meet or exceed the requirements of this RFP. In the event of a

dispute over installation or performance, the
needs of the City of Torrance will govern.

Scope of Work:

The proposal will include the Preliminary Design, Environmental Analysis, Final Design, and Project Management. All deliverables which require the preparation of documents shall be submitted as Portable Document Format (PDF) to the City via CD or USB and E mail. The awardee shall perform
the following tasks (considered a preliminary outline) to complete the project:

Preliminary Design

Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:

Conduct review and provide integration of existing City documents and plans.

Real time existing conditions, data collection, field survey and/or evaluation.

Provide survey or base maps, as applicable.

Any collision data and/or analysis, and travel patterns, bike and pedestrian counts, as applicable
.

Visioning, Community Engagement, Community Outreach and workshops .

Identify and coordinate with all utilities in the project area to facilitate the design of the Project.

Identify right
-
of
-
way acquisitions, and/or vacations to provide for the optimal design of the trail system
.

Creation of a draft plan with community input received through outreach and workshops.

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List of potential amenities, lighting, trash cans, benches, landscaping , bike station,
fitness equipment.

Consult with City’s Public Works Streetscape Division to discuss landscape options.

Creation of conceptual design/graphics with
preliminary
cost estimates
.

II.

Environmental Analysis

Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:

Define a complete and detailed project description to determine level of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.

Conduct the required technical analysis for the project including consideration of Environmental Factors per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15262
-

Feasibility and Planning Studies.

III.

Final Design
–

Plans, Specifications and Estimates

Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:

Design the ultimate build out of trail project.

Prepare plans for the required improvements, consistent with City standards.

Prepare construction specifications consistent with City standards.

Prepare an engineer’s construction cost estimate based on the itemized quantity take
-
off from the contract documents.

Submittal of the engineer’s construction cost estimate shall be delivered to the City at 65% complete, 90% complete and final in a spreadsheet format.

Prepare right
-
of
-
way acquisition and/or vacation cost estimates and timelines for the proposed designs of the trail system.

IV.

Project Management and Preparation of Periodic Updated Schedule, Deliverables and Meetings

Tasks to be performed include, but are not limited to, the following:

Meet as needed with the City to accomplish Project tasks as outlined. Meetings expected between the vendor and City, shall be and not be limited to: Project Kick -
off Meeting, presentation of “Summary Letter Report”, progress meetings and preparation for t
he Community Information Workshop at 90% design completion.

Allocate time to prepare to attend and/or present at two City Council, two Planning Commission, and two community stakeholder meetings.

Provide periodic schedule updates on deliverables and meetings as changes to original schedule occur or as needed based on the needs of the project.

Conduct research and provide findings of additional funding and/or grant opportunities for project construction and implementation.

Assist the City in the preparation of a notification list and schedule for adjacent properties and for properties within a 500
-
foot distance buffer from the proposed
routes. (Optional Task)

General Requirements:

Upon award of contract, vendor will be required to maintain an active City of Torrance Business License and maintain all required insurance coverage as stipulated in the final contract.

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Work Plan:

Prior to the beginning of the work, the successful proposer must provide the City a schedule and work plan for approval. Work plan must demonstrate the ability to meet a timeline through work planning and/or a schedule consistent with the preliminary proje ct schedule. The City may adjust and/or
accelerate the schedule as necessary to assure project completion by October 31
st
, 2025

Proposal Submittals:

Each proposal must contain th
e following items listed below.

Vendors who do not provide these items
in their Proposal will be disqualified and their proposal will not be evaluated .

•

Cover Letter including
the name and address of the vendor
, the telephone number to be used for
contact, along with the name of the person(s) who will be authorized to

make presentations for the
vendor
, and a

statement regarding vendor company

or individual capability to perform the specific
tasks outlined in this request, and summary of background

information on the vendor
. (Not to exceed
three (3) pages)

•

Background information on the

vendor

firm/company.

•

List your firm’s experience with
design and environmental analysis
, to include dollar amount, type of
project, and degree of success.

•

Describe your firm’s approach and ability to deliver the tasks as outlined in the RFP.

•

Schedule of the firm’s hourly billable rates per staff person.

•

A list of at least three (3) references for whom you or your firm have performed similar projects.

Include the prior project name and description, contact name, company name, address and telephone number for each reference.

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RFP No.

B2025
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24 RFP for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi -
Use
Active Transportation Trail Project

SECTION III PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

FAILURE TO COMPLETE ALL ITEMS IN THIS SECTION MAY INVALIDATE PROPOSAL.

In acc
ordance with your "Request for Proposals

(
RFP
)
", the following proposal is submitted to the City
of Torrance.

RFP Submitted By:

________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Company

________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address

City

Zip Code

________________________________________

_____________________________________

Telephone Number

Fax Number

________________________________________

_____________________________________

Printed Name/Title

E
-
Mail Address

________________________________________

___________________________________

Signature

Date

Form of Business Organization:

Please ind
icate the following (check one).

Corporation

Partnership

Sole Proprietorship

Other: ___________________________

Do you have a Parent Company
?

Yes,

____________________________________

(Name of Parent Company)

Do you have any
Subsidiaries
?

Yes,

____________________________________

(Name of Subsidiary Company)

Business History:

Years in business under your current name and form of business organization? ________ Years

If less than three (3) years and your company was in business under a different name, what was that name?

________________________________________________________________________________

Contact for Additional Information:

Please provide the name of the individual at your company to contact for any additional information:

________________________________________

__________________________________

Printed Name

Title

________________________________________

__________________________________

Telephone

E
-
Mail Address

27 12

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Addenda Received: (It is mandatory to complete this section) Please indicate addenda information you have received regarding this RFP.

If addenda is not attached to your bid submittal
(per instructions), you are still held accountable to its contents.

Addendum No.

Date Received

Addendum No.

Date Received

No Addenda received regarding this RFP.

Payment Terms:

The

City of Torrance Payment terms are Net 30.

The City does not make pre
-
payments, or pay upon receipt.

Do you offer any discounted invoice terms? _____________________________

Project Start and Completion:

The City requires the project to start as soon as possible from the award of a contract and the project completed as soon as possible. Specific periods that are mutually agreed upon will be established after award of a contract. As outlined within the Mea
sure M Multi
-
Year Subregional Funding
Agreement, timely use of funding requires expending Funds granted for allowable costs within three years or 36 months from July 1 of the Fiscal Year in which Funds are programmed. All Funds programmed for FY 2022
-
23 ar
e subject to lapse by June 30, 2025.

Project Manager:

Please provide the name of the individual at your company who will serve as Project Manager for this contract.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Name

Title

_______________________ __________________

_____________________________________

Telephone Number Fax Number

Email Address

28 13

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Sub Contractors:

If awarded
, will you be using sub contractors to carry out the scope of work required in this RFP?

Yes, we will be using sub contractors and have listed their contact information below.

No, we will not be using any sub contractors for this project.

_______________________ __________________ ______________________________

Company Name Contact

Name

Title

_______________________ __________________ ________________________________

Telephone Number Fax Number

Email Address

Please explain the working relationship between your company and the sub contractor.

_________________________________________________________________________________

29 14

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Background and Recent Experience with Similar Projects:

In the space below, please provide a narrative explaining your background and recent experience with similar projects as the scope of work identified in this RFP. (Please attach ad
ditional sheet if

needed.)

30 15

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Work Plan for Each Required Task:

In the space below, please describe in detail the methodology you will be utilizing to conduct for each task. (Please attach ad
ditional sheets if

needed.)

31 16

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

References:

Please supply the names of companies/agencies for which you recently supplied comparable goods/s
ervices as requested in this RFP
. A minimum of three (3) references is required; additional references are op
tional. References from public
agencies are preferred.

Do not

include the City of
Torrance as a reference for this RFP
.

1 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City:

State, Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide

to this Company/Agency
?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

2 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City, State Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide to this Company/Agency?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

3 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City, State Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide to this Company/Agency?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

32 17

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

RFP Submittal Requirement and Acknowledgement

Vendors are required to answer each of the questions listed below. You must indicate below that you have provided this information in your proposal submittal. You must attach additional sheets to your RFP submittal describing in detail the service you are

proposing.

RFP Scope of Work Question
s

Indicate what page in your
proposal you have
answered this question.

Did you include a signed Affidavit Form with your RFP Submittal?

Yes

Did you attach additional sheets to answer the Background and Recent Experience with Similar Projects information on page ____ of this RFP?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you complete a project proposal as described in the Technical Requirements?

Yes

Did you
review

all addenda
,

if any
,

issued by the City?

Yes

Did you include resumes of no more than three (3) qualified candidates?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you include References?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal

Are you
r

Wage Rates (Non
-
Prevailing) Included?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

33 18

Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

RFP Submittal Requirement and Acknowledgement

Continued

proposing.

RFP Scope of Work Questions

Indicate what page in your
proposal you have answered
this question.

Did you describe your experience with Preliminary Design?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you describe your experience with Environmental Analysis?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you describe your work plan?

Yes

Page ___ of our submittal.

Price proposal submittal to complete the work described in this RFP

34 19

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Price
Quote

In accordance with your "Request for Proposal", the following price proposal is submitted to the City of Torrance. We understand that our price submittal is a not to exceed amount and that if we are selected to enter into negotiations with the City the pr icing may be adjusted
down unless additional services are requested and pricing will be negotiated and adjusted accordingly.

The total expenditure for this grant may not exceed $650,000 USD

Category Description

(Vendor must attached a full description for each category explaining what they are proposing) All services must be itemized. Do not bundle.

Proposal Not to
Exceed

Amount by Category
Description

Task I.A. Conduct review and provide integration of existing City documents and plans.

$ USD

Task I.B. Real time existing conditions, data collection, field survey and/or evaluation. Provide survey or base maps, as applicable.

$ USD

Task I.C. Any collision data and/or analysis, and travel patterns, bike and pedestrian counts, as applicable.

$ USD

Task I.D. Visioning, Community Engagement, Community Outreach and workshops.

$ USD

Task I.E. Identify and coordinate with all utilities in the project area to facilitate the design of the Project.

$ USD

Task I.F. Identify right
-
of
-
way acquisitions, and/or vacations to
provide for the optimal design of the trail system.

$ USD

Task I.H. List of potential amenities, lighting, trash cans, benches, landscaping, bike station, fitness equipment.

$ USD

Task I.I. Consult with City’s Public Works Streetscape Division to discuss landscape options.

$ USD

Task I.J. Creation of conceptual design/graphics with preliminary cost estimates.

$ USD

Task I.A
-
J; Preliminary Design
–

All tasks:

$ USD

Task II.A. Define a complete and detailed project description to determine level of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review.

$ USD

Task II.B. Conduct the required technical analysis for the project including consideration of Environmental Factors per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15262 -

Feasibility and Planning Studies.

$ USD

Task II.A
-
B; Environmental Analysis
–

All tasks:

$ USD

Task III.A. Design the ultimate build out of trail project.

$ USD

Task III.B. Prepare plans for the required improvements, consistent with City standards.

$ USD

Task III.C. Prepare construction specifications consistent with City standards.

$ USD

Task III.D. Prepare an engineer’s construction cost estimate based on the itemized quantity take
-
off from the contract documents.

$ USD

Task III.E. Submittal of the engineer’s construction cost estimate shall be delivered to the City at 65% complete, 90% complete and final in a spreadsheet format.

$ USD

Task III.

Prepare right
-
of
-
way acquisition and/or vacation cost
estimates and timelines for the proposed designs of the trail system.

$ USD

35 20

Task III.A
-
F
; Final Design
–

PS&E
–

All tasks:

$ USD

Task IV.A. Meet as needed with the City to accomplish Project tasks as outlined. Meetings expected between the vendor and City, shall be and not be limited to: Project Kickoff Meeting, presentation of “Summary Letter Report”, progress meetings and preparat ion for the
Community Information Workshop at 90% design completion.

$ USD

Task IV.

B. Allocate time to prepare to attend and/or present at two City Council, two Planning Commission, and two community stakeholder meetings.

$ USD

Task IV.

C. Provide periodic schedule updates on deliverables and meetings as changes to original schedules occur or as needed based on the needs of the project.

$ USD

Task IV.

D. Conduct research and provide findings of additional
funding and/or grant opportunities for project construction and implementation.

$ USD

Task IV.

E. Assist the City in the preparation of a notification list and schedule for adjacent properties and for properties within a 500 -
foot
distance buffer from the proposed routes. (Optional Task)

$ USD

Task IV.A
-
E; Project Management
–

All tasks:

$ USD

Total Amount for Project

$ USD

Price Proposal Cost Breakdown To Provide the Services Required in this RFP

Description

No. of Hours

Labor Cost/hr ($)

Cost

Preliminary Design (PA)

Environmental Analysis
(ED)

Final Design (PS&E)

Project Management

Total Price Proposal

36 21

RFP Document Revised
September, 2019

ATTACHMENT 1

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

PROPOS
ER’S AFFIDAVIT

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

____________________
________ being first duly sworn

deposes and says:

1. That he/she is the ___________________________ of _____________________________

(Title of Office)

(Name of Company)

Hereinafter called “propos
er”, who has submitt
ed to the City of Torrance a proposal

for

__________________________________________________________________________

(Title of RFP
)

2. That the proposal

is genuine; that a
ll statements of fact in the proposal

are true;

3. That the proposal

was not made in the interest or behalf of any person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation not named or disclosed;

4. That the Propos
er did not, directly or indirectly, induce solicit or agree with anyone el se to submit a false or
sham proposal
, to refrain from p
roposing, or to withdraw his proposal, to raise or fix the proposal price of the Propos
er or of anyone else, or to raise or fix any overhead, pr ofit or cost element of the Propos
er’s price or the
price of anyone else; and did not attempt to induce action prejudicial to the interest of the City o f Torrance, or
of any other Propos
er, or anyone else interested in t
he proposed contract;

5. That the Propos
er has not in any other manner sought by collusion to secure for itself an advantage over
the other Propos
er or to induce action prejudicial to the interests of the City o f Torrance, or of any other
Propos
er or of anyone else interested in the proposed contract;

6. That the Proposer has not accepted any proposal

from any subcontracto
r or materialman through any
proposal

depository, the bylaws, rules or regulations of wh
ich prohibit or prevent the Proposer from considering
any proposal

from any subcontractor or material man, which i
s not processed through that proposal

depository,
or which prevent any subcontractor or materialman from proposing to any contractor who does not use the
facilities of or accept proposals from or through such proposal

depository;

7. T
hat the Propos
er did not, directl
y or indirectly, submit the Proposer’s proposal

price or any breakdown
thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulge information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization,
proposal
depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any individual or group of individuals, except to the City of Torrance, or to any person or persons who have a partnership or other f
inancial interest with said Propos
er in its business.

8. That the Propos
er has not been debarred from participation in any State or Federal works project.

Dated this ____ day of ________________, 20_____.

_____________________________________

(Propos
er Signature)

_____________________________________

(Title)

37 22

RFP Document Revised
September, 2019

ATTACHMENT 2

38 EXHIBIT B

PROPOSAL
39 City of Torrance
Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi-Use Active Transportation Trail Project (B2025-24), bidding on 12/04/2025 5:00 PM (PST)

Page 1 of 1 ends

Printed 12/05/2025
PlanetBids
40 Preliminary Design & Preliminary Design &
Environmental Analysis of Environmental Analysis of
Multiuse Active Multiuse Active
Transportation Trail ProjectTransportation Trail Project RFP No. B2025-24-Proposal Submitted to City of Torrance on December 4, 2025 41 Re: Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project

Dear Sally Kyung and Selection Committee,

The Vision
The City of Torrance has long demonstrated visionary leadership and an unwavering commitment to its residents by investing in projects that enhance mobility, safety, and connectivity. Building on this tradition, the Torrance Multiuse Active Transportation Project represents a bold step toward creating new and secure mobility options between the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center and the historic Downtown Torrance core. This initiative reflects the City’s dedication to fostering walkability, improving first- and last-mile connections, and delivering a corridor that strengthens community ties. At RRM Design Group, we share this vision and are prepared to bring a thoughtful, collaborative approach that transforms these goals into a seamless, intuitive, and vibrant active transportation link.

Our Approach
RRM Design Group has been closely engaged with this corridor from the City’s earliest efforts to explore its potential. We have already completed several site visits and a preliminary field assessment to understand the corridor’s unique physical conditions and operational constraints. These efforts included measuring right-of-way widths, reviewing sidewalks and parkways, analyzing street intersections, documenting the rail alignment, and evaluating the surrounding one- way street system—providing a strong foundation for an efficient and informed project start.

Building on this groundwork, our team has developed a conceptual corridor overview (check out Section 2) that reflects months of iterative planning, collaborative sessions, and on-the-ground evaluations. We have broken the alignment into logical segments, explored strategies for connecting Downtown Torrance and the Transit Center, and refined ideas through field checks to ensure feasibility and community benefit. Our approach prioritizes safety, intuitive design, and environmental clearance considerations while creating a corridor that seamlessly links adjacent neighborhoods and enhances the City’s active transportation network.

Our Team
As the Prime Consultant, RRM Design Group brings 50 years of Active Transportation, planning, design, and engineering experience to lead this project (check out Section 3). Our multidiscipline team is in-house and is led by Mike Sherrod, Mobility Group Leader who will serve as a principal in charge. Brian Hannegan, Manager of Landscape Architecture will serve as project manager, main point of contact, and complete streetscape specialist.

December 4, 2025
Sally Kyung
City of Torrance
3031 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
RRM Design Group
32332 Camino Capistrano,
Ste 205
San Juan Capistrano, CA
92675
p: (949) 361-7950
www.rrmdesign.com
42 We are primed to cover project management, active transportation planning, alignment design, civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, CEQA clearance, and public engagement.

To complement our in-house team, we have assembled a trusted team of subconsultants with deep experience in multimodal corridor design and rail-adjacent infrastructure:
• Fehr & Peers – Traffic engineering and signal modifications • RailPros – CPUC/UPRR permitting coordination
• Guida – Topographic and utility mapping
• P2S – Corridor lighting design
• GPI – Geotechnical engineering and percolation testing • OCMI – Cost analysis and estimating
• Avant Garde – Grant research and funding strategies
Ready to Serve
The Torrance Multiuse Active Transportation Project is an exciting opportunity to advance the City’s long-term vision for mobility, safety, and downtown vitality. With our established partnership with the City and our team’s technical depth, RRM Design Group is ready to deliver a corridor that is intuitive, connected, and transformative for the community.

On the following pages, we have endeavored to lay out a clear understanding of the project’s context, corridor design approach, and skill mix we bring. We have backstopped this approach with a solid team of professionals well versed in all aspects of active transportation planning and design. We have also developed a clear and cogent work plan for you, articulating each step and set of deliverables required to deliver this new mobility infrastructure to the community.

We look forward to collaborating with City staff, stakeholders, and residents to bring this project to life. In the end, our goal is to work as an extension of you and your staff, applying our team’s talent where it will be most effective. Thank you for considering us as part of your team.

Sincerely,
RRM Design Group
Brian Hannegan, ASLA, PLA Mike Sherrod, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP Project Manager, Main Point of Contact Managing Partner (949) 325-0629 Mobility Group
[email protected]

43 Graphics & Photographs:

This document features images of RRM Design Group and its subconsultant partners’ projects, the graphics and photos of which are owned, copyrighted, and/or licensed by our respective firms. Some images may be modified due to privacy concerns.

About RRM Design Group:
32332 Camino Capistrano, Ste 205 • San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 • Headquarters: 3765 South Higuera St, Ste 102 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 • (805) 543-1794 • rrmdesign.com • A California corporation • Leonard Grant, Architect C26973 • Robert Camacho, PE 76597 • Steven Webster, LS 7561 • Jeff Ferber, PLA 2844 The written and graphic materials contained in this proposal are the exclusive property of RRM Design Group. The unauthorized use of any portion of these text or graphic materials without RRM’s prior written consent is expressly prohibited. ©2025 RRM Design Group Section 1: Preface ............................................. .1 Section 2: Project Understanding & Work Plan.............11 Section 3: Qualifications (Background Information).........33 Section 4: Bill Rates............................................53 Section 5: Project Schedule................................. .61 Section 6: Appendix ...........................................64 RFP No. B2025-24
Proposal
For
Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of
Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project
Table of Contents
Please Note: Per Addendum #2, dated November 24, 2025, In compliance with the Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) California statute, Government Code §4525, the Cost Proposal is submitted in a separate, secured file, via email to Sally Kyung ([email protected]). 44 45
Section One:

Preface
Section III - Proposal Submittal Form
Attachment 1 - Proposer’s Affidavit
1 1
Pictured: Hermosa Beach Pier Avenue
Street Improvements, Hermosa Beach, CA
Section One:

Preface
1 1
46 2Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 11 RFP No. B2025-24 RFP for Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi-Use Active Transportation Trail Project

SECTION III PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL
FAILURE TO COMPLETE ALL ITEMS IN THIS SECTION MAY INVALIDATE PROPOSAL.

In accordance with your "Request for Proposals (RFP)", the following proposal is submitted to the City of Torrance.

RFP Submitted By:

________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Company

________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address City Zip Code

________________________________________ _____________________________________ Telephone Number Fax Number

________________________________________ _____________________________________ Printed Name/Title E-Mail Address

________________________________________ ___________________________________ Signature Date

Form of Business Organization: Please indicate the following (check one).

Corporation Partnership Sole Proprietorship Other: ___________________________

Do you have a Parent Company? No Yes, ____________________________________ (Name of Parent Company)
Do you have any Subsidiaries? No Yes, ____________________________________ (Name of Subsidiary Company)

Business History:

Years in business under your current name and form of business organization? ________ Years If less than three (3) years and your company was in business under a different name, what was that name?
________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Contact for Additional Information:

Please provide the name of the individual at your company to contact for any additional information:

________________________________________ __________________________________ Printed Name Title
________________________________________ __________________________________ Telephone

E-Mail Address
RRM Design Group
32332 Camino Capistrano, Ste 205 San Juan Capistrano 92675 Mike Sherrod, Managing Partner [email protected]
December 4, 2025
X
X
X
N/A
50 Mike Sherrod Managing Partner
(949) 347-5587
(949) 347-5587 N/A
[email protected]
47 3Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 92675
12 Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Addenda Received: (It is mandatory to complete this section) Please indicate addenda information you have received regarding this RFP. If addenda is not attached to your bid submittal (per instructions), you are still held accountable to its contents.

Addendum No. Date Received Addendum No. Date Received

No Addenda received regarding this RFP.

Payment Terms: The City of Torrance Payment terms are Net 30.

The City does not make pre
-
payments, or pay upon receipt.

Do you offer any discounted invoice terms? _____________________________

Project Start and Completion:

-
Year Subregional Funding
Agreement, timely use of funding requires expending Funds granted for allowable costs within three years or 36 months from July 1 of the Fiscal Year in which Funds are programmed. All Funds programmed for FY 2022-23 are subject to lapse by June 30, 2025.

Project Manager:

Please provide the name of the individual at your company who will serve as Project Manager for this contract.

_________________________________________________________________________________ Name Title
_______________________ __________________ _____________________________________ Telephone Number Fax Number Email Address

RRM Design Group
N/A
Brian Hannegan
(949) 325-0629 [email protected]
Project Manager
N/A
1 2October 13, 2025
October 28, 2025
November 24, 2025#1
48 4Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 13 Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Sub Contractors:

If awarded, will you be using sub contractors to carry out the scope of work required in this RFP?

Yes, we will be using sub contractors and have listed their contact information below.

No, we will not be using any sub contractors for this project.

_______________________ __________________ ______________________________ Company Name Contact Name Title

_______________________ __________________ ________________________________ Telephone Number Fax Number Email Address

Please explain the working relationship between your company and the sub contractor.

_________________________________________________________________________________

RRM Design Group
X
See page 36 See page 36 See page 36
See page 36
The working relationship between RRM Design Group & our trusted subconsultants is defined in our cover

letter.

See page 36
49 5Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project See page 36
See page 36
14 Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Background and Recent Experience with Similar Projects:

In the space below, please provide a narrative explaining your background and recent experience with similar projects as the scope of work identified in this RFP. (Please attach ad

ditional sheet if
needed.)

RRM Design Group
In Section 3, beginning on page 33 through page 51, we describe our firm background, identify our key team,

our team’s core competencies, and relevant project experience. 50 6Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 15 Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

Work Plan for Each Required Task:

In the space below, please describe in detail the methodology you will be utilizing to conduct for each task. (Please attach additional sheets if needed.)

RRM Design Group
In Section 2, beginning on page 11, we illustrate and define our project understanding and work plan of this

project.

In the same Section 2, beginning on page 17, we describe our work plan in detail. 51 7Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 16 Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

References:

Please supply the names of companies/agencies for which you recently supplied comparable goods/services as requested in this RFP. A minimum of three (3) references is required; additional references are optional. References from public agencies are preferred. Do not include the City of Torrance as a reference for this RFP.

1 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City:

State, Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide to this Company/Agency?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

2 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City, State Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide to this Company/Agency?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

3 Name of Company/Agency:

Street Address:

City, State Zip Code:

What Product/Service did you
provide to this Company/Agency?

Name of Person to Contact:

Phone Number of Contact:

Email Address of Contact:

RRM Design Group
Please see Section 3, page 41 for all details.

Please see Section 3, page 45 for all details.

Please see Section 3, page 46 for all details.

Whittier Greenway & Trail East, City of Whittier
(562) 458-4222
Email: [email protected]
Nancy Mendez, Retired Assistant City Manager
Escondido Creek Trail Expansion and Renovation Design
(760) 839-4573
Email: [email protected]
Joanna Axlerod, Deputy City Manager
Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments 7 PH1, 7 PH2, 8-9, 10-1, City (& County) of Santa Cruz
(831) 420-5188
Email: [email protected]
Nathan Nguyen, Director of Public Works
13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
201 North Broadway City Hall, 2nd Floor
Escondido, CA 92026
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
52 8Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 17 Proposal Submittal (continued):

Vendor Name: ____________________________________________________________

RFP Submittal Requirement and Acknowledgement
Vendors are required to answer each of the questions listed below. You must indicate below that you have provided this information in your proposal submittal. You must attach additional sheets to your RFP submittal describing in detail the service you are proposing.

RFP Scope of Work Questions

Indicate what page in your
proposal you have
answered this question.

Did you include a signed Affidavit Form with your RFP Submittal?

Yes No

Did you attach additional sheets to answer the Background and Recent Experience with Similar Projects information on page ____ of this RFP?

Yes No

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you complete a project proposal as described in the Technical Requirements?

Yes No

Did you review all addenda, if any, issued by the City?

Yes No

Did you include resumes of no more than three (3) qualified candidates?

Yes No

Page ___ of our submittal.

Did you include References?

Yes No

Page ___ of our submittal

Are your Wage Rates (Non-Prevailing) Included?

Yes No

Page ___ of our submittal.

RRM Design Group
X
X
33 37
Section 3
Starting on
Starting on
Starting on
Prior page
Section 3
Section 3
Section 1
X
X
X
X
7 X
54 53
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21 RFP Document Revised September, 2019

ATTACHMENT 1

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PROPOSER’S AFFIDAVIT

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

____________________________ being first duly sworn

deposes and says:

1. That he/she is the ___________________________ of _____________________________ (Title of Office) (Name of Company)

Hereinafter called “proposer”, who has submitted to the City of Torrance a proposal for

__________________________________________________________________________ (Title of RFP)

2. That the proposal is genuine; that all statements of fact in the proposal are true;

3. That the proposal was not made in the interest or behalf of any person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation not named or disclosed;

4. That the Proposer did not, directly or indirectly, induce solicit or agree with anyone else to submit a false or sham proposal, to refrain from proposing, or to withdraw his proposal, to raise or fix the proposal price of the Proposer or of anyone else, or to raise or fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the Proposer’s price or the price of anyone else; and did not attempt to induce action prejudicial to the interest of the City of Torrance, or of any other Proposer, or anyone else interested in the proposed contract;

5. That the Proposer has not in any other manner sought by collusion to secure for itself an advantage over the other Proposer or to induce action prejudicial to the interests of the City of Torrance, or of any other Proposer or of anyone else interested in the proposed contract;

6. That the Proposer has not accepted any proposal from any subcontractor or materialman through any proposal depository, the bylaws, rules or regulations of which prohibit or prevent the Proposer from considering any proposal from any subcontractor or material man, which is not processed through that proposal depository, or which prevent any subcontractor or materialman from proposing to any contractor who does not use the facilities of or accept proposals from or through such proposal

depository;

7. That the Proposer did not, directly or indirectly, submit the Proposer’s proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulge information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, proposal depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any individual or group of individuals, except to the City of Torrance, or to any person or persons who have a partnership or other financial interest with said Proposer in its business.

8. That the Proposer has not been debarred from participation in any State or Federal works project.

Dated this ____ day of ________________, 20_____.

_____________________________________
(Propos

er Signature)

_____________________________________
(Title)

Mike Sherrod, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
Managing Partner RRM Design Group
Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 4 25December
Managing Partner
54 10Section 1 | Preface | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project 55 11
11 Section Two:

Project Understanding & Work Plan
2 Pictured: Santa Cruz Rail Trail, Santa Cruz, CA
56 12Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Project Approach
Corridor Overview
The following segment breakdown of the multi-modal
active transportation trail was derived from our
team’s evaluation of the project area over the past
years.

It started with RRM’s planning team studying
development scenarios, mobility gaps, and
infrastructure needs—creating space to explore
strategies for connecting Downtown Torrance and
the Torrance Transit Center. Over the months since
the initial RFP release in October 2024, this work
intensified. Early site reviews with key team members
laid the groundwork, and several walks between
the Transit Center and Downtown helped evaluate
alignment options and implementation strategies.

In the lead-up to this current RFP , collaborative
sessions around the table focused on solving project
challenges, sketching concepts, and breaking the
corridor into logical segments. Soon, the first graphic conceptualization of the trail alignment and its key
features began to take shape. Ideas were layered and
refined through iterative field checks, leading to a
sophisticated understanding of significant elements,
environmental clearance considerations, and an
implementation approach.

These visits provided firsthand insight into how the
corridor functions within the City right-of-way and
informed strategies for seamlessly linking adjacent
neighborhoods along the one-mile stretch—from the
Torrance Transit Center to the south-side intersection
of Sartori Avenue and Torrance Boulevard. The
conceptual corridor overview offers a glimpse into
this higher-level thinking, and if you flip the page,
you’ll see how on-the-ground thinking is shaping up
for each corridor segment and how the community
connection comes to life.

Engracia Ave
Cravens Ave
Arlington Ave
Portola Ave
Amapola AveMadrid AveAcacia Ave
Portola Ave
Arlington Ave
Cravens Ave
Cota Ave
Sartori Ave
Two-way
Crenshaw Blvd
Van Ness
Ave
Madrid Ave
Torrance BlvdTorrance Blvd
Dominguez St
Dominguez St
Maricopa St
Sierra St
Dominguez St
Crosswalk connection, typ.

Torrance
Regional Transit
Center
American Honda
Motor Company, Inc.

Campus
Downtown Torrance
Torrance Blvd
Existing Rail
Spur
Existing Rail
Existing Rail Spur
Van Ness Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori Ave
Border Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori Ave

SEGMENT A

TRANSIT LINK

SEGMENT B

ROAD DIET

SEGMENT C

ABANDON RAIL CORRIDOR

SEGMENT D

COMPLETE STREET

SEGMENT E

SCRAMBLE

INTERSECTION
Portola Ave
At-Grade Rail Crossing
CPUC 501.20-C
Arlington Ave
At-Grade Rail Crossing
CPUC 501.10-C
Cravens Ave
At-Grade Rail Crossing
CPUC 501.01-C
Engracia Ave
At-Grade Rail Crossing
CPUC 500.91-C
Torrance Blvd
Sartori Avenue
Active Rail Line
Dominguez Street
Class I Separated Path
Abandon Rail Corridor
2,100 LF 250 LF
1,600 LF
370 LF450 LF
Dominguez Street
Road Diet - Class I
Separated Path
Crenshaw Blvd
Class I Separated Path
Pine Dr

TORRANCE MULTIUSE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TRAIL CORRIDOR

SEGMENT ANALYSIS
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57 13Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Segment A - Transit Link | Torrance
Transit Center to Dominguez Street
The Crenshaw Boulevard connection to the Torrance
Transit Center presents a strong opportunity for a
clear Class I multiuse corridor along the east side of
Crenshaw, requiring only minor modifications to the
existing 10-foot-wide sidewalk. By reconfiguring this
portion of the right-of-way into a Class I multiuse,
a seamless connection can be established from the
existing pedestrian crosswalk at the Transit Center
entrance south to the Dominguez Street intersection—
an alignment of approximately 450 linear feet.

This segment offers the potential to preserve the
existing parkway trees on Crenshaw while incorporating
additional trees, pedestrian-scale lighting, and enhanced understory planting within the right-of-way to create a safer, more comfortable, and attractive user experience.

Segment B - Road Diet |
Dominguez Street
Th extension of the proposed Class I multiuse along the north side of Dominguez Street, beginning at the Crenshaw intersection, could be achieved through a road diet
approach for the first 370 linear feet from the Crenshaw and Dominguez intersection. Dominguez Street is 40
feet wide from curb to curb, carries low traffic volumes, and rarely has vehicles parked along the existing curb.

This provides an opportunity to shift the north curb line outward by approximately 8 to 10 feet to accommodate
a Class I facility and maintain two 11’ wide travel lanes.

This adjustment would allow the multiuse trail and a
continuous row of parkway trees to extend along the
street edge for the full 350 feet, leading seamlessly into the wider abandoned rail corridor segment beyond.

Existing Crenshaw Blvd. looking towards Dominguez St.

Existing Dominguez St. looking east
Proposed
Proposed
58 14Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Segment C - Abandoned Rail Corridor |
Dominguez Street
he Class I multiuse trail would continue east along the abandoned rail right- of-way. With the wider corridor available, this segment offers the opportunity to incorporate native and drought-tolerant planting to create a greenway-like enhancement. The trail could gently meander through the corridor, providing connections to the perpendicular neighborhood streets and sidewalks at Acacia, Madrid, Amapola, and Cota Avenues. Ultimately, the trail would extend eastward to connect with Sartori Avenue right-of-way and Dominguez Way, completing a continuous and accessible multiuse link through the neighborhood. Other future neighborhood enhancements could include outdoor fitness stations and other park facilities to enhance this opportunity for urban open space.

Segment D - Complete Street | Sartori Avenue
to Torrance Boulevard
This segment of the trail transitions from the open abandoned rail corridor to the Sartori Avenue right-of-way. The option to continue a Class I multiuse trail on Sartori could consider widening the existing sidewalk and parkway zone several feet to incorporate the Class I mulituse trail while maintaining the parallel parking all within the City right-of-way (ROW). Modifications to existing private encroachment into the City ROW will need to be addressed along this segment.

The example showing this Class I scenario includes the parkway as a buffer between the parallel parking zone. Another way to incorporate greenstreet elements would include tree platers along the parking zone every 44’ to allow for street beautification, shade, maintain on-street parking, and allow for storm water treatment. The tree lined street and Class I mulituse trail will further strengthen the visual esthetics that this is a primary greenway path.

There are four at-grade rail crossings within at the median, each currently signed but not signalized. This rail line is lightly used, with a train arriving about once per week at low speed to deliver rail cars to the United States Gypsum plant located roughly 1,200 linear feet north of the signalized crossing at Dominguez Street.

At present, there are no formal pedestrian crossings at the Sartori Avenue median intersections within this corridor. RRM’s rail design partners RailPros experts on rail crossings and CPUC coordination will as part of the project, evaluate the four at-grade rail crossings to incorporate appropriate signage, warning devices, and accessible rail track crossing of Sartori Avenue. Each crossing must safely accommodate ADA accessibility, pedestrians and bicyclists traveling perpendicular to Sartori Avenue at Portola, Arlington, Cravens, and Engracia. The crossing updates will include new concrete sidewalks, ramps and warning tiles, modified curb edges and crosswalk striping across the intersection.

Existing Abandoned Rail Corridor looking
towards Crenshaw Proposed
Segment D - Complete Street Options
8' 16' 9'-6"
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Class III Typical Condition
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Sartori Ave
Cravens AveCravens Ave
Sartori Ave
Sartori AveSartori Ave
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November, 2025
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CPUC #: 501.01-C
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59 15Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Segment E - Scramble Intersection | Sartori Avenue and Torrance Boulevard
Torrance Boulevard and the Sartori Street intersection are key locations to begin to calm traffic and designate this area of town as a gateway to the City. The large intersection at Sartori Avenue and Torrance Boulevard presents a challenge
for maintaining continuity of the sidewalk,
bike facility improvements and a possible
Class I multiuse trail along Sartori. Currently,
the intersection operates with a single-
sided pedestrian crossing, and the rail tracks
curve eastward through the intersection
along the south side of Torrance Boulevard.

There may be an opportunity to explore a
scramble intersection, which could provide
safer and more efficient crossings for both
pedestrians and bicyclists, improving access
to the new trail and enhancing the connection
to downtown gateway. These gateway
improvements help to calm traffic, designate
key entry points in the city, and provide a
purposefully designed sense of place for the
community.

Scramble Intersection Opportunity
Work Plan for Success
With 5 Decades of Active Transportation experience and 12 months of thought and field work on this corridor…RRM has an action plan for Torrance...

The legwork paid off! As you can tell from the project map breaking down the corridor into logical segments, and clear-eyed assessment of the challenges and potential solutions for each segment, we have a deep understanding of the assignment in front of our team. Our understanding of this trail corridor, coupled with our extensive experience designing Active Transportation projects along active rail lines, abandoned rail corridors, busy streets, and through quiet neighborhoods, has framed out thinking of how to best serve the City and community to connect Downtown Torrance and the RTC.

Specifically, we are proposing a work plan and scope of services that will move your project smoothly along from preliminary design through environmental clearance and into final design setting the project up for construction. The scope of work presented in the RFP was inspiring and laid out the general outline of what the City is looking for. Using the RPF’s scope as the starting point, we tapped into our experience of successfully delivering this type of project to the communities we serve and evolved it into a detailed scope of services to move the project along in an efficient manner.

Please take some time to read through the proposed scope of services presented on the following pages. We hope this piques your interest to dig in deeper and discuss this further with our team. 60 I. Scope of Services Task Outline
Task A: Pre-Design Services (PAED)
Subtask A.01: Kickoff Meeting and Field Walk
Subtask A.02: Aerial Survey and Base Mapping
Subtask A.03: Vehicle, Bike, Pedestrian Counts and
Collision Data Collection
Task B: Preliminary Design Services (PAED)
Subtask B.01: Draft Schematic Package
Subtask B.02: Community Workshop #1 –
Alignment Ideas
Subtask B.03: Revised Schematic Package
Subtask B.04: Community Workshop #2 – Revised
Schematic Plan Presentation
Subtask B.05: Final Schematic Package
Subtask B.06: City Council Presentation - Final
Schematic Package Approval
Task C: CEQA Compliance Services ( PAED)
Subtask C.01: Notice of Exemption

Task D: Final Design Services (PS&E)
Subtask D.01: Supplemental Field Survey
Subtask D.02: Subsurface Utility Survey
Subtask D.03: Geotechnical Investigation
Subtask D.04: Post Construction Stormwater
Management Plan
Subtask D.05: 65% Draft Construction Documents
Subtask D.06: 90% Draft Construction Documents
Subtask D.07: 100% Draft Construction
Documents
Subtask D.08: Bid-Ready Construction Documents
Task E: Project Coordination Services (PAED/PS&E)
Subtask E.01: Project Coordination and
Management
Subtask E.02: Project Development Team (PDT)
Meetings
Subtask E.03: Utility Coordination
Subtask E.04: GO 88-B Processing and CPUC/UPRR
Coordination
Subtask E.05: QA/QC Review
Task F: Optional Services
Subtask F.01: Project Funding Research
Subtask F.02: Additional Public Meetings (2 PC and
I CC)
Subtask F.03: New Traffic Signal Design at
Crenshaw and Dominguez
Site Photo
61 17Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project II. Detailed Scope of Services
Task A: Pre-Design Services (PAED)
Subtask A.01: Kickoff Meeting and Field Walk
To initiate the design process and get the project rolling, RRM’s team will conduct a kick-off meeting with the project team. Principally, this meeting will provide an opportunity to confirm the schedules’ key milestones.

This meeting will also provide a forum to discuss the data we’ve collected thus far, identify any outstanding data needs, and set dates for upcoming meetings and open house.

Following the kick-off meeting, RRM and the project team will walk the alignment to confirm the multi-modal active transportation trail alignment in general and explore the section between Downtown Torrance and the RTC in greater detail. The objective of this field walk is to evaluate site constraints, discuss pros and cons for potential alternative alignment options, and look for the most feasible solutions to implement Complete Street and multiuse trail strategies.

Deliverables:
• Prepare for and conduct one (1) kickoff meeting.
• Prepare for and conduct one (1) field walk.
• Meeting and field walk notes.

Subtask A.02: Aerial Survey and Base Mapping
RRM’s surveyor, Guida Geospatial Solutions (Guida), will conduct survey work within the project area to create a base map file suitable for design work. The survey scope will include the following components:

Aerial Topographic Mapping
• Establish survey control referenced to the NAD83 California Coordinate System, Zone 5 horizontal datum by ties to CSRC Continuous GPS stations and to the NAVD88 datum by ties to available City of Torrance benchmarks.
• Prepare Project Control Map with detailed datum notes, coordinate listing, and an accuracy statement. • Set aerial mapping targets as directed by our aerial mapping subconsultant. • Coordinate with aerial mapping subconsultant to obtain color aerial photography. Topographic mapping will be compiled at a scale of 1-inch equals 20 feet using standard photogrammetric methods as an AutoCAD/Civil3D drawing file with Digital Terrain surface Model (DTM). • Aerial mapping subconsultant will produce an ortho-rectified image using standard photogrammetric methods as a georeferenced TIF file.

Right of Way Mapping
• Download latest GIS parcel data from Los Angeles County websites. • Identify five significant property corners along the length of the project that can be used to confirm and adjust the GIS landnet mapping.
• Research record maps to select the five corners where a survey monument exists. Perform field survey to tie the five monuments into the project control system. • Overlay GIS landnet mapping and the five monuments and adjust the GIS mapping to the project control system.
• Prepare AutoCAD drawing with assessor parcel and street right-of-way linework. The limits of the landnet mapping will correspond with the aerial topographic mapping. 62 18Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Deliverables:
• Digital topographic map file in AutoCAD format.
• Digital Terrain Model.
• Color digital orthophotos.

Subtask A.03: Vehicle, Bike, Pedestrian Counts and Collision Data Collection RRM’s traffic engineer, Fehr & Peers, will collect vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian counts at three locations between the RTC and Downtown Torrance to assess existing activity levels and local circulation patterns. The locations are:
• Dominguez Street east of Crenshaw Boulevard
• Sartori Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Portola Avenue • Sartori Avenue between Torrance Boulevard and Engracia Avenue Vehicle volume and speed counts will be taken as daily segment screen line counts for a Tuesday and a Saturday at all three locations. Additionally, vehicle classification counts will be collected on Dominguez Street (east of Crenshaw Boulevard), near the RTC. These locations aim to capture the amount of vehicular traffic traveling along the multi-modal active transportation trail alignment. Data collection will include volume, speed, and vehicle classification information along the corridor to gain a better understanding about the type of activity occurring within the study area today and inform the facility type.

Bicycle and pedestrian volume counts will occur on a Saturday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at all three locations. The bicycle and pedestrian counts will be taken as screen line counts that will allow us to assess how many people walk or bike through this area and their direction of travel on a weekend at midday, which is anticipated to be one of the peak activity periods.

Collision data for the corridor will be collected covering the most recent 5-year period for which complete collision data is available. The UC Berkeley SafeTREC Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) or other locally preferred geocoded collision database will be used.

Consistent with the goal of prioritizing City ROW and not using the rail property as part of the strategy, parking data on Sartori Avenue will be collected to evaluate parking supply and utilization along Sartori Avenue to determine how impactful the conversion of parking to a high-quality active transportation connection along Sartori Avenue would be. Hourly parking occupancy sweeps will be collected on a weekday between 3:00PM and 8:00PM along Sartori Avenue, Portola Avenue, Arlington Avenue, Cravens Avenue, and Engracia Avenue, when most residents would be expected to be home. This will offer insight into the level of parking utilization, where a low parking utilization would suggest that parking could be converted while there would still be parking available on nearby cross-streets. If parking conversion is not an option, other alternatives can be explored.

Deliverables:
• Segment/intersection counts & analysis.
• Collision analysis.
• Parking supply and occupancy data.
• Brief memorandum summarizing results with tables and figures.

63 19Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Task B: Preliminary Design Services (PAED)
Subtask B.01: Draft Schematic Package
The Active Transportation treatments presented in the Approach section of our proposal are in response to the setting of each of the five corridor segments (Segments A-E) we’ve developed from our field investigations. The five Segments are further described below followed by the draft schematic package task contents.

Segment A, “Transit Link”
This segment follows the east side of Crenshaw from the RTC’s existing signalized crosswalk down to Dominguez and consists of a Class I multiuse trail. This trail will be separated from Crenshaw Blvd. to avoid high speed and volumes on vehicles.

Note: An option to add a new traffic signal and crosswalk at Crenshaw and Dominguez to connect the trail directly to the RTC will be explored for this segment.

Segment B, the “Road Diet”
This segment heads east from Crenshaw Blvd. over to about Acacia along the northern edge of Dominguez.

The approach here employs a “Road Diet” strategy to reduce the roadway and convert to Class I multiuse trail.

Segment C, “Abandoned Rail Corridor”
For this segment, the Class I separated multiuse trail moves into the City owned abandoned rail corridor paralleling Domguez and continues east and then south to Portola.

Segment D, “Complete Street”
The Class I multiuse trail transitions to Complete Street treatment with high visibility green Class II bike lanes or sharrows on Sartori’s north/south one way couplet. Pedestrians are directed to the sidewalks shaded with new street trees for an attractive walking experience to Downtown Torrance.

Note: Longer term, Segment D could become a Rail Trail project if the City pursues acquisition of a portion of the UPRR right-of-way to extend the Class I multiuse trail from Portola down to Torrance Blvd.

Segment E, “Scramble Intersection”
This segment is the transition into Downtown Torrance and includes a “Scramble Intersection” set up. Here, working with our traffic team, the intersection signal phasing would be modified to shut vehicle traffic off on all intersection approaches and to allow pedestrians and bikes to cross Torrance Blvd. in all directions, including diagonally (though not required).

In the spirit of exploration, RRM’s team will develop a draft schematic package in the form of a series of drawings illustrating the multi-modal active transportation trail corridor’s primary and alternative alignment options, access points, and street crossing ideas. The drawings will address the following major components:
• Class I Multiuse Trail Alignment
The trail’s full section and alignment for Segments A, B, and C will be developed to locate it within City property and separated from vehicular traffic. The drawings will show Right-of-Way (ROW), amenities such as seating area, shade structures, and wayfinding signage. Conceptual level grading will be shown to demonstrate how the trail will work within the available space, how it will connect to street grades, and where potential retaining walls will be located.
• Neighborhood Street Crossings
Along Segment C at Acacia, Madrid, Amapola, and Cota, conceptual level plans wil be developed to show new crossing designs to link the adjacent neighborhood to the Class I trail along Dominguez. This scope assumes the City will provide recent traffic count data for Dominguez and the intersecting streets.

64 20Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Along Segment D at Portola, Arlington, Cravens, and Engracia Avenues, conceptual level plans will be developed to show the new bike lane alignment, new crosswalk striping, and traffic control devices specific to each crossing location. This scope assumes the City will provide recent traffic count data for Sartori and the intersecting streets.
• Sartori Complete Street Alignment
Complete Street strategies for Segment D will be developed to locate improvements within City’s 38-foot ROW to link pedestrians and cyclists to the Class I multiuse trail terminus in Segment C and Downtown Torrance. The drawings will include roadway restriping to add in high visibility green Class II bike lanes and/or Sharrows in each direction for cyclists and improving the sidewalks along Sartori to attract pedestrians with shaded cool path of travel away from vehicles. An option on the northeast side of Sartori to move the curb, gutter, parkway, and sidewalk back a few feet to accommodate a full-width Class II bike trail will also be explored.
• Track Crossings
At Portola, Arlington, Cravens, and Engracia Avenues in Segment D, east/west pedestrian facilities will be developed to complete each intersection to provide clear path of travel to cross Sartori. This includes crossing the UPRR tracks within the City’s ROW. RRM’s team will prepare conceptual level crossing drawings to illustrate the crossing configuration, track panel placement, striping, and signage improvements.
• Torrance Boulevard Crossing
At Torrance Boulevard in Segment E, RRM’s team will explore intersection design, signal phasing including a scramble phase, and lane configuration options to connect the Sartori alignment with Downtown Torrance. RRM’s team will obtain new traffic counts for all legs of the Torrance and Sartori intersection. • Lighting
An overhead trail lighting system between the Crenshaw and Portola within Segment B and C will be explored and developed. The drawings will show light post locations, points of connections, and mounting heights.

The draft schematic design package will be communicated through a combination of plan view graphics and sections as deemed appropriate by RRM. The package will be shared with the public at the upcoming community meeting.

Deliverables:
• Draft schematic design plan package.

Subtask B.02: Community Workshop #1 – Alignment Ideas
RRM will facilitate a community workshop to describe each of the multi-modal active transportation trail corridor’s segments and share initial alignment ideas and options along the route. The routing ideas will be presented and evaluated through an interactive process with the goal of arriving at a preferred plan. We envision the workshop program as follows:
• Open house session (informal discussion and viewing exhibits) • Presentation of conceptual alternative designs (PowerPoint or similar) • Breakout group review of alternatives
• Interactive alignment consensus exercise
• Wrap up and next steps announcement

65 21Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project This process will allow RRM’s team to move forward with a clearly defined alignment and advance the project to the revised schematic package level.

Deliverables:
• Prepare for and conduct one (1) community workshop.
• Workshop photos and graphic material for posting.
• Workshop summary memo.

Subtask B.03: Revised Schematic Package
Based on the results of the community workshop and the City’s direction, RRM’s team will develop the preferred multi-modal active transportation trail alignment to a revised schematic plan level for presentation back to the community at an upcoming second community workshop. The package will provide more details on the project’s major components such as:
• Trail alignment through each corridor segment
• Amenities along the route
• Retaining wall locations
• Bike lane design
• Sidewalk improvements
• Street/track crossing design
• Bike/pedestrian traffic control devices
• Lane restriping
• Traffic signal modifications
• Lighting locations
• Street tree locations
The revised schematic design package will include a cost estimate and will be communicated through a combination of plan view graphics, sections, and three (3) perspective visualizations to illustrate various project conditions along the corridor.

Deliverables:
• Revised schematic design plan package.
• Three (3) perspective visualizations.
• One (1) preliminary cost opinion.

Subtask B.04: Community Workshop #2 - Revised Schematic Plan Presentation Now with the revised schematic package ready to share, RRM will facilitate a second community workshop.

The goal is to review the ideas generated at the earlier workshop and how the community influenced the ultimate design and then present the revised schematic design’s key features. We envision the workshop program as follows:
• Open house session (informal discussion and viewing exhibits) • Presentation of the Revised Schematic Plan (PowerPoint or similar) • Interactive comment collection at the Boards
• Wrap up and next steps announcement
Deliverables:
• Prepare for, and conduct one (1) community workshop. • Workshop photos and graphic material for posting.
• Workshop summary memo.
66 22Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Subtask B.05: Final Schematic Package
Based on the comments received at the second community workshop and the City’s direction, RRM’s team will develop the final schematic package to a 30% construction document level. At this stage, the project’s major components described in Subtask B.03 will be clearly communicated and packaged for presentation to the City Council. The final schematic design plan package will be communicated through a combination of plan view graphics, sections, elevations, and visualizations prepared in Subtask B.03, and will include an updated cost estimate.

Deliverables:
• Final schematic design plan package.
• One (1) updated preliminary cost opinion.

Subtask B.06: City Council Presentation - Final Schematic Package Approval RRM will work with the client team to prepare for and present the final schematic design plan package to the City Council. The goal of this presentation is to communicate the final schematic design and share the project’s key highlights. The other goal of this meeting is to seek approval of the schematic design package so our CEQA planner can post the Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the County of Los Angeles County Clerk, and the design team can proceed to the final design phase. RRM will develop a power point and/or other presentation support media/graphics as determined appropriate by the City/RRM team for the presentation via an online meeting platform.

Deliverables:
• Prepare for and present the final schematic design plan package to City Council. • Support media/graphics.

67 23Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Task C: CEQA Compliance Services (PAED)
Subtask C.01: Notice of Exemption
The improvements proposed for the planned multi-modal active transportation trail would be considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and will require appropriate environmental compliance documentation. Article 19 of the CEQA Guidelines provides a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and therefore can be exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The project scope of work includes improvements in the public right-of-way that provide for a continuous multiuse trail but utilizes different types of opportunities to upgrade existing facilities along the route to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists. Based on these assumptions, the design which optimizes the existing right-of-way and provides the community benefit of a continuous multiuse trail from the Regional Transit Center to the core of downtown Torrance, preliminarily appears to qualify the project for a Categorical Exemption through two categories - Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land).

RRM proposes to analyze the project for CEQA compliance and anticipates preparation of a Notice of Exemption (NOE) using the standard Notice of Exemption form contained in Appendix E of the CEQA Guidelines with a brief supporting analysis relying on existing available information. No new technical analysis is proposed. Within five days following the approval of multi-modal active transportation trail improvements by the City Council, RRM will post the NOE with the County of Los Angeles County Clerk, and City staff will be responsible for posting the NOE at City facilities. In the event proposed improvements are more substantial and determined to potentially have a significant effect on the environment, RRM would outline needed strategies, and this task and budget would be reviewed and rescoped as needed.

Deliverables:
• Review of existing available, relevant documentation. • Notice of Exemption (NOE) completed form with brief supporting analysis. 68 24Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Task D: Final Design Services (PS&E)
Subtask D.01: Supplemental Field Survey
As the Project moves from Preliminary Design phase to the 65% construction document level, the engineering team will develop a final set of survey data capture mark outs. Guida will pick up the requested field survey data, which is typically focused on additional tie-in horizontal and vertical control points to complete the engineering design. Supplemental data will be incorporated into the Project base file.

Deliverables:
• Supplemental field survey data in AutoCAD format.

Subtask D.02: Subsurface Utility Survey
With the project’s limit of work established at the conclusion of the Preliminary Design task (Task B), RRM’s will utilize Guida to map existing utilities to locate potentially affected utilities in the project area. Underground utilities will be located, marked, and surveyed with the data downloaded directly to AutoCAD base file. RRM will prepare and submit utility notification letters to potentially affected utilities in the project area as part of Subtask E.03.

Deliverables:
• Underground utilities in AutoCAD format.

Subtask D.03: Geotechnical Investigation
With the project’s limit of work established at the conclusion of the Preliminary Design task (Task B), RRM’s geotechnical engineer, GPI, will conduct geotechnical investigations, and prepare a draft and final geotechnical report. Work will include literature review, site reconnaissance and field marking of test boring locations, drilling and sampling of two (2) subsurface borings, infiltration testing at two (2) test locations along the alignment, laboratory testing, engineering analysis and preparation of a draft geotechnical investigation report. Following one round of reviews by the team, we will incorporate the review comments into a final design-level geotechnical investigation report. The report’s findings will be used to develop geotechnical recommendations for design of pavements, hardscape/walkways, retaining walls, and foundations for minor structures such as site walls and light poles. The report will also develop geotechnical recommendations for water quality and treatment design. This scope assumes an encroachment permit will be required for the fieldwork since it will take place with City right of ways.

Deliverables:
• Draft geotechnical report.
• Final geotechnical report.

Subtask D.04: Post Construction Stormwater Management Plan RRM will prepare a Post Construction Stormwater Management Plan based on the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4’s). The plan will be developed to take advantage of any proposed site improvements to utilize low impact techniques to provide water quality treatment. Where possible, source control techniques will be proposed, low maintenance and simple solutions will be sought over proprietary Best Management Practices (BMP’s) when possible. The Stormwater Management Plan will be submitted to the City for review. It will quantify and describe the Post Construction BMP’s to be used in the project. Based on the City’s comments, RRM will revise the Stormwater Management Plan.

A project plan will be included, illustrating the project site, Drainage Management Areas (DMA’s), and the location of BMP’s. Operations and maintenance procedures will be defined. 69 25Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Deliverables:
• One (1) draft post construction stormwater management plan. • One (1) final post construction stormwater management plan.

Subtask D.05: 65% Draft Construction Documents
RRM will prepare 65% Draft Construction Documents (see Construction Document Package Contents listed in Section V) based on the approved final schematic plan package. The 65% Draft Construction Documents will be submitted to the City’s Project Manager for distribution and review.

Deliverables:
• 65% Draft Construction Document package (electronic file). • One (1) construction cost opinion (electronic file).

Subtask D.06: 90% Draft Construction Documents
RRM will prepare 90% Draft Construction Documents that address plan-check comments generated from the City’s review of the 65% construction document submittal. The 90% Draft Construction Documents will be submitted to the City’s Project Manager for distribution and plan-check.

Deliverables:
• 90% Draft Construction Document package (electronic file). • 65% response to comments memo (electronic file).
• One (1) construction cost opinion (electronic file).

Subtask D.07: 100% Draft Construction Documents
RRM will prepare 100% Draft Construction Documents address plan-check comments generated from the City’s review of the 90% construction document submittal. The 100% Draft Construction Documents will be submitted to the City’s Project Manager for distribution and back-check.

Deliverables:
• 100% Draft Construction Document package for back-check (electronic file). • 90% response to comments memo (electronic file).
• One (1) Updated Construction Cost Opinion.

Subtask D.08: Bid-Ready Construction Documents
RRM will prepare the Bid-Ready Construction Documents to address any back-check comments generated from the City’s review of the 100% construction document submittal. Once the final revisions are complete, one (1) signed reproducible Bid-Ready set of Construction Documents will be submitted to the City’s Project Manager for final City/Agency signatures and bidding.

Deliverables:
• One (1) signed reproducible Bid-Ready construction document package (electronic file). 70 26Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Task E: Project Coordination Services (PAED/PS&E)
Subtask E.01: Project Coordination and Management
RRM’s project manager will coordinate with City, design staff, sub-consultants, and other agencies as necessary on an on-going basis throughout the project’s lifecycle. This task also includes project schedule creation and maintenance as tasks are completed, document review, and day-to-day project coordination efforts including general correspondence and telephone conferencing as required to support City staff during the Project’s development.

Deliverables:
• Memos, meeting minutes, project schedule maintenance and general correspondence for document control, compiled in electronic file form.
• Project schedule creation and maintenance.

Subtask E.02: Project Development Team (PDT) Meetings
RRM’s project manager, and appropriate team member(s) as the subject matter dictates, will prepare for and attend up to ten (10) PDT meetings with the Client team during the life of the project. This scope assumes two (2) meetings will be in-person meetings and eight (8) meetings will be conducted via Teams, or another acceptable video conference platform. These meetings will provide an opportunity to collectively review, discuss, and clarify any design issues so that work may proceed in an efficient manner.

Deliverables:
• Prepare for and facilitate up to two (2) in-person PDT meetings. • Prepare for and facilitate up to eight (8) video conference PDT meetings. • Prepare and distribute meeting notes.

Subtask E.03: Utility Coordination
RRM’s team will work with utility companies whose facilities are known to be located within the Project limits and may be affected by the proposed improvements. RRM will prepare and submit utility notification letters to potentially affected utilities in the project area. RRM will coordinate the trail’s design with affected utility representatives and prepare exhibits of the proposed improvements for submittal and review by these affected utilities.

Deliverables:
• Prepare and submit project notification letters to affected utility companies.

Subtask E.04: GO 88-B Processing and CPUC/UPRR Coordination Based on the revised schematic design, RRM and our railroad engineer, RailPros, will coordinate with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to process GO 88-B permit applications for modifying the five (5) active at-grade railroad track crossings in the Sartori Alignment section and at Torrance Blvd to add in bike lanes and pedestrian facilities. The modification locations are at Portola, Arlington, Cravens, and Engracia Avenues, and Torrance Blvd. As part of this task, RailPros will facilitate a virtual diagnostic and a one-day on- site field diagnostic meeting with CPUC, City, and Rail Operator/Owner (UPRR) staff at the proposed crossing modification locations to develop design consensus for the modifications. Following the Diagnostic meeting, RailPros will prepare the application, develop exhibits for the application package, and submit the application to the CPUC for approval.
71 The approved engineering crossing design will be incorporated into the construction document package. This scope exclude preemption calculations and assumes any crossing equipment modifications will be within the scope of requirements of a GO 88-B permit and excludes pursuit of a Formal Application for a rail crossing project.

Deliverables:
• Facilitate one (1) virtual diagnostic meeting.
• Facilitate one (1) field diagnostic meeting.
• Field diagnostic notes.
• Five (5) At-Grade crossing exhibits.
• Five (5) CPUC GO 88-B applications, processing, and coordination.

Subtask E.05: QA/QC Review
At the 65%, 90%, and 100% construction document milestones, RRM will conduct an internal QA/QC review.

RRM assigns an in-house QA/QC manager who is not a part of the design team. Using RRM’s QA/QC checklist, a QA/QC team that is not part of the design team will review the project to ensure disciplines are fully coordinated, key information is included, references point to the correct location, and specifications tied into the drawings. This review, and corrective measures, will occur prior to each package (65%, 90% & 100%) being submitted to the City.

Deliverables:
• QA/QC comments incorporated into the 65% Draft Construction Document package. • QA/QC comments incorporated into the 90% Draft Construction Document package. • QA/QC comments incorporated into the 100% Draft Construction Document package.

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72 Task F: Optional Services
Subtask F.01: Project Funding Research
RRM’s municipal funding specialist, Avant-Garde, will conduct research to identify potential grants and related funding sources from federal, state, foundations, agencies, and organizations that support the City’s funding needs for implementation. The goal is to seek funding sources for which the project can be both eligible and competitive. With potential funding sources identified, Avant-Garde will assist the City in developing an overall strategic plan for funding opportunities inclusive of prioritizing schedules and timelines for each identified grant.

Deliverables:
• Funding source matrix with key milestone dates for application.

Subtask F.02: Additional Public Meetings (2 PC and I CC) RRM will work with the client team to prepare for and present the project at up to four (4) additional public meetings in addition to the meetings included in Task B. This scope assumes up to two (2) Planning Commission meetings, one (1) additional City Council meeting, and one (1) additional Community meeting.

RRM will develop a power point and/or other presentation support media/graphics as determined appropriate by the City/RRM team for the presentation.

Deliverables:
• Prepare for and present the project at up to four (4) additional public meetings. • Support media/graphics.

Subtask F.03: New Traffic Signal Design at Crenshaw and Dominguez Fehr & Peers will prepare traffic signal plans and details for a new signal at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Dominguez Street. The traffic signal plans will include new signal equipment, as well as vehicle and bicycle detection equipment. The traffic signal design will be prepared in accordance with the City of Torrance requirements and the California MUTCD. The traffic signal plans will include signal poles and mast arms, vehicle detection loops, vehicle and pedestrian signals, controller cabinet assembly, and the conductor and equipment schedules. The construction documents for the new signal will be incorporated into the 65%, 90%, 100% and Bid-Ready milestones packages described in Task D.

Deliverables:
• Signal modification plans and details incorporated into the 65%, 90%, 100% and Bid-Ready packages. 28 Site Photo
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Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project III. Client Responsibilities and Assumptions
• Meeting location and facilities.
• Public meeting noticing.
• One contact person who will serve as the City’s representative and will consolidate all Agency review comments into one list of official comments to which RRM can respond. • Prepare bid and contract “boiler plate” documents, such as bid form, invitation, instructions, general and special conditions, contract forms, insurance, forms, etc. • Document distribution for design reviews, bidding, and construction. • Bidding and construction management, inspection, and testing. • Project specifications with be prepared in Greenbook format. • The project will qualify for a Categorical Exemption through two categories - Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land).
• The project will be located completely on City property, and no property acquisitions or easements are required.
• Additional intersection counts and level of service (LOS) analysis are not proposed because it is not anticipated that the project would result in the reduction of a travel lane, therefore segment and intersection capacity would remain the same.
• Potable water service for irrigation systems will be utilized.

IV. Limitation of Scope
Please note that the tasks to be performed by the RRM team are limited to those outlined above. This scope of services excludes the following:
• Right-of-Way acquisition negotiation services.
• Record boundary survey.
• Preparation of the SWPPP and SMARTS registration (Contractor’s responsibility). • Utility analysis or improvement beyond project limit. • Utility videotaping.
• NEPA compliance services.
• More than one (1) bid package.
• Payment of fees (permit, processing, noticing, etc.). • Arborist services.
• Recycled water permit.

Any additional services that RRM Design Group is asked to perform over and above the tasks described above will be billed on a negotiated and City approved fixed fee or hourly basis as additional services.

V. Construction Document Package Contents
Title and Reference Sheets
RRM will prepare title sheets, as necessary, to convey all pertinent general project information. These sheets may include project name, location, approval blocks, agency contact information, USA alert, basis of survey statement, list of abbreviations, phasing and/or additive alternate instructions.

Demolition Plans
RRM will prepare demolition plans, at an appropriate scale, for structures and elements requiring removal in order to implement the Project’s design. The plans will locate, identify, and describe the removal items and provide instructions for the safe disposal of the demolished work. Additionally, the plans will indicate items to salvage or stockpile.
74 30Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Erosion Control Plan
RRM will prepare Erosion Control Plans for the site depicting proposed construction Best Management Practice’s (BMP’s) in conformance with the State Construction General Permit. The plans will include plan views with locations of proposed BMP’s, and details of the BMP’s. This scope assumes the Contractor will prepare the SWPPP .

Construction Keynote Plans
RRM will prepare construction keynote plans, at an appropriate scale, for the approved design. The plans will present the overall Project’s layout with a keynoting system that identifies all construction items, references to appropriate details, and drawing series directions.

Site Construction Details
As a companion to the construction plans, RRM will prepare details for all the construction items illustrated on the site construction plans. The details will specify materials, dimensions, colors, and finishes.

Cross Sections
As a companion to the construction plans and details, cross sections of the trail will be created at regular spacing to communicate the intent of the Project to the contractor.

Horizontal Control and Profile Plans
RRM will prepare horizontal control and profile plans, at an appropriate scale, for the approved design. The plans will establish all horizontal control for the Project. The plans will also establish construction layout control points and establish a coordinate system for locating all site elements.

Grading and Drainage Plans
RRM will prepare grading and drainage plans and profiles, at an appropriate scale, for the approved design based on the Geotechnical Engineering Report. The plans will build on the topographic survey information and will show vertical control of the Project’s elements, contour grading, spot elevations, and cut and fill estimates within the project site. The plans will detail the proposed bio-retention areas, swales, and other drainage facilities within the Project’s development area.

Striping and Signage Plans
Fehr & Peers will prepare signing and striping plans and details for trail crossings at intersections, and depending on the alignment and type of facility, corridor striping. Plans will include existing signing and striping to remain, existing signing and striping to be removed, and new signing and striping to be installed.

They will also include construction details associated with trail crossings. The designs will be prepared in accordance with the City of Torrance requirements and the California MUTCD.

Traffic Signal Modification Plans at Torrance Blvd.

Fehr & Peers will prepare traffic signal modification plans and details for the Torrance Boulevard at Sartori Avenue intersection. The traffic signal modifications plans will include new and/or modified signal equipment, as well as vehicle and bicycle detection adjustments as needed to accommodate the trail crossings. The traffic signal design will be prepared in accordance with the City of Torrance requirements and the California MUTCD. The traffic signal plans will include signal poles and mast arms, vehicle detection loops, vehicle and pedestrian signals, controller cabinet assembly, and the conductor and equipment schedules.

Track Crossing Plans and Details
Where the pedestrian facilities will cross the railroad tracks at Portola, Arlington, Cravens, and Engracia Avenues, and Torrance Blvd., RRM’s rail engineer, RailPros, will prepare plans detailing track panel installation, track and track bed adjustments, and passive rail crossing control systems (e.g., signs and warnings). 75 31Section 2 | Project Understanding & Work Plan | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Electrical Plans and Details
RRM’s electrical engineer, P2S, will prepare utility service distribution plans, circuiting, fixture schedules, panel schedules, and electrical calculations to provide electrical service for an overhead lighting system along the Class I trail within the old rail ROW between Crenshaw and Portola. P2S will coordinate with SCE to facilitate the utility application process.

Note: Utility company improvement design will be provided by SCE. RRM’s electrical engineer will endeavor to describe such work for bid purposes as it is available to us at the conclusion of the construction document process. Utility company designs are subject to SCE’s review and final approval on their time frame.

Construction of the utility company’s improvements must be obtained directly from SCE as a “hand out package”.

Irrigation Plans and Details
RRM will prepare irrigation plans and details for a new system along the Class I trail running through the old rail ROW between Crenshaw Blvd. and Portola Ave. For segment D along Sartori, RRM will prepare irrigation system modification plans for areas affected by sidewalk improvements and introduction of new street trees.

The plans will show tie in locations to the existing irrigation system and layout of new main line, spray heads, piping, valves, and/or drip systems. In support of the irrigation plans, irrigation details will be prepared that communicate the method of construction and proper irrigation system component procedures. This scope excludes compliance with the State’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) since this project is considered a landscape maintenance project.

Planting Plans and Details
RRM will prepare planting plans along the Class I trail running through the old rail ROW between Crenshaw Blvd. and Portola Ave. Street tree planting plans will be prepared for the parkways along Sartori. The plans will show the layout of planting indicating plant species, quantity, size and location of shrubs, ground cover, and trees. In support of the planting plans, planting details will be prepared that communicate the method of construction and proper planting procedures.

Specifications
RRM will prepare technical specifications (formatted and based on the Greenbook Specifications). This scope assumes the City will prepare all general provision specification sections related to this project and assemble the specifications book.

Construction Cost Opinions
RRM’s construction cost estimator will estimate construction costs at the 65% and 90% submittal levels and then update the estimate for the 100% submittal. The detailed Construction Cost Opinion will be itemized with supporting item descriptions and unit costs in the Bid Form format. Due to many variables surrounding bidding and construction conditions, this opinion will not represent a guarantee that bids received or actual costs of construction will be equal to the opinion.
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33 Section Three:

Qualifications
Firm Profile
Organization Chart
Key Team Resumes
Project Examples
3 Pictured: Santa Cruz Rail Segment 8, Santa Cruz, CA
78 34Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project RRM Design Group is a multidiscipline firm
focused on Active Transportation projects
Established in 1974 in San Luis Obispo, RRM is a multidiscipline firm focused on Active Transportation planning, design, and engineering. With a team of over 200 professionals, RRM primarily serves public agencies throughout California integrating transitional transportation planning concepts with actionable infrastructure designs to continue shifting California’s transportation modes towards sustainability.

On the planning front, we develop Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects, corridor studies, Safe Routs to School (SRTS) plans, station plans, first and last mile systems, and multi-modal network master plans. On the design and engineering front, we prepare construction document packages for multiuse trails, rail trails, greenways, on-street bike facilities, complete streets, roundabouts, traffic circles, and roadways.

With over 100 state and federally funded transportation projects completed, many of those funded through the Active Transportation Program (ATP), RRM carries each project from preliminary design, through environmental clearance, into final engineering design, and then construction. We do this through consistent and proactive management of RRM’s staff and our trusted subconsultant team of environmental, geotechnical, soil remediation, traffic, rail, and cost management firms.
7 RRM Offices
Lead office for this project:
32332 Camino Capistrano, Ste 205
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
p: (949) 361-7950
Our headquarters are located at:
3765 South Higuera St., Ste. 102
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
p: (805) 543-1794
Additional offices:

Santa Barbara, San Leandro,
Ventura, San Diego, and Seattle

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• Architects
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• Civil Engineers
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◦ Engineering Designers
• Landscape Architects
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• Structural Engineers
◦ CA Licensed Structural Engineers
• Surveyors
◦ Licensed Surveyors
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80 36Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Assembling Our Team for the City of Torrance
Mike Sherrod

ASLA, PLA, LEED AP
Role: Principal-in-Charge
Managing Partner
Brian Hannegan

ASLA, PLA
Role: Project Manager, Complete Streetscape
Specialist & Main Point of Contact
Manager of Landscape Architecture
Pam Ricci, AICP
Role: CEQA/
Environmental
Impact Specialist
Principal Planner
Noah Walters, PE
Role: ATP Civil
Engineering Lead
Project Manager
Cord Maszk
Role: Water Quality
Specialist
Engineer II
Rachael Guraydin, PLA
Role: ATP/Multiuse Trail
Specialist &
Landscape Architect
Sr . Landscape Architect
Subconsultants
Cost EstimatingTraffic Engineering
Electrical EngineeringMunicipal Grant Funding Rail Engineering Survey & Utility Locators Geotechnical Studies
Landscape Architecture Civil Engineering Planning and Urban Design Project Lead
RRM Design Group
Fehr & Peers
Avant-Garde Inc. P2S RailPros
Guida Geospatial
Solutions
OCMI, Inc. GPI Geotechnical
Professionals, Inc.

Lissete Montoya,
Vice President and CFO
[email protected]
(909) 895-7146
Conor Clarke,
Vice President/Director
(714) 651-6696
[email protected]
Miguel Núñez,
Principal
(562) 294-5848
[email protected]
Robert Williams, PE
(949) 383-2331
[email protected]
Tim Fettig, PLS
Principal, VP
(949) 777-2023
[email protected]
Gary Jewell, Lighting
Specialist & Studio Leader
(562) 497-2999
[email protected]
Paul Schade, G.E.

Lead Engineer
(714)220-2211
[email protected]
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81 37Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Paul Schade, G.E.

Lead Engineer
(714)220-2211
[email protected]
Manager of Landscape
Architecture with 34
years of experience
Education
• Bachelor of Science, Landscape
Architecture, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, CA
Licenses and more
• American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA), Southern
California Chapter
• Trust for Historic Preservation
• San Diego & Orange County
Bicycle Coalition
• International Mountain Biking
Association
Main Point of Contact
• p: (949) 325-0629
• e: [email protected]
Brian Hannegan | ASLA, PLA
Project Role: Project Manager, Complete Streetscape
Specialist, & Main Point of Contact
Interweaving his early love of nature and community, Brian Hannegan was led to a career in landscape architecture. From trails, greenways, and open spaces to recreational and regional parks, he brings an all- encompassing approach to design. With over thirty years of experience in various architectural sectors, Brian offers an expansive view of design.

Inspired by the needs of the client and community and the diverse talent of his team, Brian’s excitement for creative collaboration transcends into each of his projects. Through collaborative participation and multidisciplinary engagement, Brian is committed to creating accessible spaces that both enhance the natural environment and benefit the vitality and health of communities.

Featured project experience
• 3rd Street North, South
Bikeway, Avalon
• 25th Street Renaissance
Complete Streets, San Diego
• Angels Creek Master Plan and
Trail Plan, Angels Camp
• Arana Gulch Master Plan
Implementation, Santa Cruz
• Arcadia Gold Line Multimodal
Plan
• Chino Hills Open Space
Management Plan
• Escondido Creek Trail Expansion
and Renovation Design
• Gaffey Street, Los Angeles
• Gaviota Coast Plan (Trail
Planning)
• Hollister Avenue Multimodal
Streetscape Improvements,
Goleta
• Knickerbocker Trail Design,
Big Bear Lake
• La Palma Green Promenade,
Anaheim
• Las Positas Multiuse Trail
Design, Santa Barbara
• Loma Santa Fe Multimodal
Improvements, Los Angeles
• Mission Boulevard Public Spaces
and Active Transportation
Network,
San Diego
• Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic
Trail Network Master Plan,
Santa Cruz
• Otay River Trail Design and
Restoration, Chula Vista
• Porterfield Creek Trail Design,
Clover Springs
• Randolph Street Rails to Trail
Feasibility Study, Huntington
Park
• River Vista Trail Design, Fresno
• San Joaquin River Trail Design,
Fresno
• San Luis Rey River Trail,
Oceanside
• Santa Ana River Trail Design
Hidden Valley Wildlife Area,
Riverside
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Arts
Master Plan
• Stanfield Marsh Boardwalk Trail
Design, Big Bear Lake
• Whittier Greenway Trail
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years of experience
Education
• Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering, California State
University, Northridge, CA
Licenses and more
• Professional Engineer, CA,
90156
• American Institute of Steel
Construction (AISC)
• American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Noah Walters | PE

Project Role: ATP Civil Engineering Lead
As both a lifelong artist and second-generation engineer, Noah has a passion for active transportation, residential, parks, and community development. He excels at team coordination and organization which aid his role as a project manager. Noah loves fining creative solutions for projects, and has a particular affinity for stormwater and grading solutions. He has done work for a variety of different agencies throughout California while calling Irvine home. Noah is an active member of RRM’s Professional Practice and Technology committee, the AutoCAD community, and RRM’s Technical Systems User Group.

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• 27 Acre Park, 11 Acre Park,
Regency Heritage Park,
Wildomar
• Bandini Canyon Trail
Construction Documents,
San Pedro
• Chumash Park Master Plan,
Simi Valley
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Construction Documents,
Hayward
• Foothill Boulevard Master
Plan for Public Improvements,
Claremont
• Harbor Terrace Substantial
Conformance Package,
Avila Beach
• Kennedy Park Construction
Documents, Hayward
• Lindero Linear Park
Construction Documents,
Westlake Village
• Mia’s Dream Come True
Playground, Hayward
• Morro Bay Harborwalk
• Neff Park Improvements,
La Mirada
• San Lorenzo Park Community
Park Construction Documents
• Santa Ana River Bike Trail,
Riverside
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments
8-9
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments
10-11
• Santa Rosa Skate Park,
San Luis Obispo
• Sinsheimer Park Playground,
San Luis Obispo
• Sweetwater Summit
Campground, Bonita
• Tennyson Park Construction
Documents, Hayward
• Whittier Greenway Trail East
83 39Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Senior Landscape
Architect with 13 years
of experience
Education
• Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture, Minor is
Sustainable Environments,
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Licenses and more
• Professional Landscape
Architect, CA, 6227
• American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA), Student
Chapter Member 2008-2012,
Chapter Secretary of Southern
California Chapter (SCASLA)
2017-2018
Rachael Guraydin | PLA
Project Role: ATP/Multiuse Trail Specialist &
Landscape Architect
Rachael has a wide variety of experience in different project types, but her passions lie with park design. Her experience ranges from concepts to master plans to construction documents. As a southern California native, Rachael is passionate about her local environment. She understands the need for water conservation and embraces the design challenges of the changing environment.

Featured project experience
• 25th Street Renaissance
Streetscape, San Diego
• Escondido Clean California
Gateway, Escondido
• Escondido Creek Trail,
Escondido
• Guymon Street Pocket Park Site
Development Permit, San Diego
• Lomas Santa Fe Corridor
Feasability Study, Solana Beach
• Olympus Park, Encinitas
• Otay River Trail Design and
Restoration, San Diego County
• Scott Valley Park Playground
Replacement, Encinitas
• Park related work:
• City Heritage Park, Parlier
• Creek Park, La Mirada
• La Palma Green Promenade and
Paseo
• Las Positas Multiuse Pathway,
Santa Barbara
• Lindero Linear Park,
Westlake Village
• Morro Creek Multiuse Trail and
Bridge, Morro Bay
• Neff Park, La Mirada
• Porterfield Creek Trails Open
Space Preserve, Cloverdale
• Potrero Canyon Linear Park,
Pacific Palisades
• San Lorenzo Park, Hayward
• San Sevaine Trail Connection,
Fontana
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Arts Master
Plan, Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segment 7
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments
8-9
• Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments
10-11
• Scotts Valley Park, Encinitas
• Weekes Park Master Plan,
Hayward
• Whittier Greenway Trail East,
Whittier
84 40Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Up Next: Relevant Project Examples
Pictured: Mission Boulevard Public Spaces and Active Transportation Network,City of San Diego, CA 85 41Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Whittier, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Surveying
Key Features & Elements
• Multiuse trail
• Prefabricated pedestrian bridge
• Infiltration planters
• Landscape improvements
• At-grade rail crossings
• Public art
• Retaining walls
• Soil management
Project Timeline
Two phases from 2002-2023
Project Cost
24M
Whittier Greenway & Trail East
Whittier Greenway - RRM Design Group, in association with Kimley-Horn Associates, prepared the master plan and construction documents for the 5.8-mile Whittier Greenway – a multiuse trail that runs through the heart of the City within an old Union Pacific right-of-way. The connectivity potential for schools, residential and commercial areas creates an exemplary alternative transportation pathway in the City. The project included design of both paved and non-paved trails, signs, lighting, staging areas, and rest stops; refurbishment of historic railroad bridges; revitalization of vacant City-owned parcels; and landscape enhancement in a linear park style.

Whittier Greenway Trail East - The City of Whittier selected RRM Design Group to work with the City, Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles County, and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop 7 at- grade crossings and 2.5 miles of multiuse trail along the active rail line.

The project required prefabricated bridges and engineered storm drainage systems to improve the water quality of these sensitive resources. A robust community engagement was utilized throughout the design development process to reach consensus for this new facility with special consideration to the adjacent property owners encroaching into the corridor. The at-grade crossing design incorporates a cross bike system in combination with an innovative chicane system to slow and stop cyclists at the signal controlled crossings, and the CPUC has now accepted this crossing system as the prototypical rail trail crossing for southern California.

Helen Putnam Award for
Excellence
- League of California Cities
Merit Award, Quality of Life
- American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA), California
Southern Chapter
Award of Excellence
- Park Planning & Design,
Community Park/Open Space, CPRS
B.E.S.T. Award in Traffic,
Mobility & Beautification
- APWA Southern California Chapter
86 42Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Hermosa Beach, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Planning & Urban Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Architecture
• Surveying
Project Cost
• 3.5M
Hermosa Beach Pier Avenue Street
Improvements
The City of Hermosa Beach hired RRM Design Group for the redesign of a section of its downtown corridor. The Pier Avenue improvement project created a pedestrian-oriented environment with traffic calming features such as safe mid-block crossings at regional transit centers and retail areas along the avenue, bike boulevard “sharrows” for access to the City’s greenway and coastal trail, and new sidewalks with street trees that provide shading for new seating areas.

Additional design elements include 85-watt induction street lights that significantly reduce energy use, as well as solar-powered warning flashers for mid-block pedestrian crossings. RRM also developed art and gateway elements to celebrate Hermosa Beach as a cultural center for some of surfing’s famous icons.

No. 2 Complete Street
Policies of 2012 (tie)
- National Complete Streets
Coalition
Environmental Achievement
Award
- United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
87 43Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Solana Beach, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
Project Timeline
2017-2024
Project Cost
• 8M
Lomas Santa Fe Complete Streets
Corridor Study
RRM Design Group is working with Michael Backer and the City of Solana Beach to develop new complete streets standards and beautification plans for Lomas Santa Fe, the City’s primary east west arterial. Lomas Santa Fe connect residence on the east side of the city with the I-5 Freeway and west to downtown commercial core, the train station, and coastal beaches. This is also the main gateway for visitors to Solana Beach arriving from I-5 Freeway.

The improvements include new bike lanes, cycles tracks, improvements to pedestrian intersection crossings, sidewalks, streetscape trees and landscaped medians, pocket parks, public art, improved access to schools and transit stops, and a new roundabout. The project also closes a regional bikeway gap from Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy. 101) through downtown Solana Beach to the east west connection via the Lomas Santa Fe Drive. 88 44Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Mission Boulevard Public Spaces and
Active Transportation Network
RRM Design Group was retained to help develop multi-modal upgrades to the Pacific Beach Community along Mission Boulevard and the waterfront.

The enhancement plans address innovative pedestrian, bike, and transit facilities that create better circulation, crossing improvements, community and regional access to coastal resources, increased walkability, streetscape beautification, and road diet alternatives that address traffic calming and bike lanes along Mission Boulevard. The design also addresses the side streets along Mission Boulevard, creating more walkable sidewalks and access to the waterfront. Adjacent improvements include design visioning for Pacific Beach’s boardwalk and coastal trail, further enhancing public open space, pocket parks and community gathering spaces connected by a vibrant coast trail and greenway through Pacific Beach. The comprehensive design visioning process involved a number of stakeholder meetings with area businesses, local organizations, city departments, Coastal Commission, Beautiful PB, and other residences and landowners.

Client & Location
City of San Diego
The RRM Teams Involved
• Planning & Urban Design
• Landscape Architecture
Project Timeline
2016-2020
Project Cost
• 6.8M
Transportation Planning
Award
- APA San Diego, 2021
89 45Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Escondido, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Planning
Key Features & Elements
• Natural surface trails
• Class I Trail
• Biorentention areas
• Wayfinding interpretive signs
• Landscape improvements
• Trail amenities
• Retaining walls
• Public art
Project Timeline
Design: 2020-2025
Project Cost
• 18M
Escondido Creek Trail Expansion and
Renovation Design
After being awarded $8.5 million from the California Department of Parks & Recreation through the Prop 68 Parks & Water Bond Act, the City of Escondido hired RRM Design Group to lead the design of a transformative

4.5-mile segment along the Escondido Creek corridor. The goal was to create a premier linear trail and park system that increases access to parks and recreation for the local community. Throughout the project, RRM facilitated both remote and in person interactive public outreach and stakeholder meetings to assist the community in the vision of the greenway. RRM led the design and construction documents for 4.5 miles of the creek trail and greenway which includes new natural surface trails, resurfaced and extended paved class I multiuse trails, new connections to the west end of town, bioretention areas, new corridor landscape, pollinator gardens, public art, trailhead amenities, and outdoor fitness stations. Improvements emphasize safety, accessibility, and community involvement by expanded partnerships with local businesses, artists, schools, and environmental organizations.

These enhancements aim to revitalize the Creek Trail Corridor by fostering healthy, active lifestyles and ensuring a consistent and inviting atmosphere along the trail.
90 46Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Santa Cruz Rail Trail Segments 7 PH1,
7 PH2, 8-9, 10-11
A key transportation and recreational corridor is underway within the rail right-of-way owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. RRM prepared the trail network master and continues to assist multiple lead agencies with construction documentation and overseeing implementation of critical segments of the corridor including Segment 7 and 8-9 for the City of Santa Cruz and Segments 10-11 for the County of Santa Cruz. Construction of the 1.3 mile first phase of Segment 7 was completed in 2020 and the 0.8-mile long second phase opened to the public earlier this year. RRM is currently preparing construction documents for Segments 8 (0.6 miles), 9 (1.6 miles), 10 (1.5 miles), and 11 (3.2 miles) for the City and County with close coordinate of the owner the Regional Transportation Commission.

Implementation of this key transportation corridor will link approximately nine miles of neighborhoods, parks, local trails, schools, employment centers, shopping districts, downtowns, and commuter routes. The pathways will provide a safer active transportation alternative to high traffic corridors and freeways. “I can’t speak highly enough
about RRM Design Group.

They are literally the best
consulting firm I have ever
worked with.”
- Cory Caletti, Former Senior
Transportation Planner, Regional
Transportation Commission of Santa
Cruz County
Outstanding Plan Award
- Associate of Environmental
Professionals (AEP)
Award of Excellence,
Transportation Planning
- American Planning Association
(APA), California Chapter, Northern
Section
Award of Engineering
Excellence Awards/
Transportation
- American Institute of Consulting
Engineers (ACEC)
Client & Location
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation
Commission, City of Santa Cruz, County of
Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
Key Features & Elements
• Class I Trail, II, & IV trail bicycle facilities
• Pedestrian bridges at creek crossings
• Retaining walls
• Trail amenities
• Stormwater drainage improvements
• At-grade rail crossings
• Contamintated soil management
• Public art
Project Timeline & Cost
• S7 P1: 2015-2020 - 8M
• S7 P2: 2015-2025 - 14M
• S8-9: 2020-Present - 50M
• S10-11: 2021-Present - 71M
91 47Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Santa Barbara, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Surveying
Key Features & Elements
• Multiuse trail
• Retaining walls
• Midblock crossings
• Three bike lanes
• At-grade trail crossings
• Flood control facilities
• Creek restoration
• Sidewalk improvements
Project Timeline
• Design: 2016-2023
• Construction: 2022-2023
Project Cost
• 15M
Las Positas Multiuse Pathway
The City of Santa Barbara hired RRM Design Group to provide planning, environmental, and design services for the Las Positas Multiuse Pathway, a 2.6-mile ATP Grant Funded paved, separated, multiuse trail along Las Positas and Modoc Roads and adjacent to Las Positas and Arroyo Burro Creek corridors. This trail connection serves two vital links to the City of Santa Barbara’s regional trail network connecting the California Coastal Trail and the City’s Cross-town Route connecting downtown with the coastal route.

The trail design includes midblock crossings on Modoc Road, cycle track facilities, and bike lanes, retaining walls, flood control facilities, at-grade trail crossings, and sidewalk improvements allowing cyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities to utilize the pathway. New signalized crossings, creek restoration, and trail reaches, connection to Arroyo Burro State Beach, and connection to the City’s new roundabout at Cliff Drive. This project provides a safe route for bicyclists and pedestrians and improves access to surrounding neighborhoods, parks, and the beach, while the creek restoration helps to improve water quality.
92 48Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Santa Clarita, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Planning
• Surveying
Key Features & Elements
• Multiuse Trail
• Bridge Work
Project Timeline
• Design: 2003-2009
Project Cost
• 2M
Santa Clarita Regional Commuter Trail
The City of Santa Clarita, in an effort to provide alternative transportation opportunities and expanded recreational amenities for the community, hired RRM Design Group to prepare Class I Multiuse Trail Alignment Plans, bridge engineering plans, environmental documents and construction documents for the conversion of the abandoned Union Pacific railroad corridor and 100-year-old train trestle bridge over the Santa Clara River into a regional commuter trail. The bicycle and pedestrian trail connects to the City’s rich regional multiuse trail network and provides new non-motorized transportation infrastructure to connect residents to one of the city’s largest employment centers, reducing vehicle miles traveled and promoting healthier lifestyle options. RRM provided Federal Aid assistance, project management, multiuse trail planning and design, civil engineering, landscape architecture, survey and construction administration.
93 49Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Prince Memorial Greenway
Enlisting widespread community participation, RRM completed the Master Plan, design development plans and construction documents for Prince Memorial Greenway. RRM’s urban designers and landscape architects collaborated with a team of civil engineers, hydrologists, biologists and public artists to revitalize a concrete drainage channel into a lush greenway and trail system. After an extensive public collaboration, the design of the project emerged as a linear parkway with urban design, restoration and recreation elements, including a multimodal ADA accessible bike and pedestrian path, parks and plazas, public sculptures, extensive restoration landscaping and a naturalized creek bottom.

Client & Location
City of Santa Rosa, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Permitting Assistance
Key Features & Elements
• Multiuse Trail Design
• 0.6 Miles in Length
Project Cost
• 25M
Helen Putnam Award
for Excellence, Public
Works, Infrastructure,
Transportation
- League of California Cities, 2004
94 50Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project San Luis Rey River Trail Study and
Implementation
Working with the City of Oceanside, RRM Design Group's team provided preliminary design, engineering, environmental, and permitting services to prepare the preliminary design package, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for the San Luis Rey River Trail. The project included developing an alignment study to assess potential alternatives and then developing construction documents to implement the trail. This easternmost trail segment extends the existing Class I regional bike path east along the San Luis Rey River, thereby providing local community access, extending existing use to regional trail systems and parkland at Guajome Regional Park, offering future interpretive opportunities, providing trailhead parking for the east region of the San Luis Rey River Trail system, and connecting to the future site of a new high school. The new reach also connects to a ten-foot- wide equestrian trail extending access from Guajome Regional Park and the equestrian community east of State Highway 76 via an existing bridge under crossing.

Client & Location
City of Oceanside, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Civil Engineering
• Landscape Architecture
• Permitting Assistance
Key Features & Elements
• Multiuse Trail Design
• Project Management
Project Cost
• 7M
95 51Section 3 | Qualifications | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Client & Location
City of Thousand Oaks, CA
The RRM Teams Involved
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Surveying
Key Features & Elements
• Equestrian path
• Public outreach
Project Timeline
• Design: 2007-2009
• Construction: 2009-2011
Project Cost
• 1.1M
Conejo Creek Park Bike Trail
Working with the City of Thousand Oaks, RRM Design Group’s team provided preliminary design, engineering, environmental, and permitting services to prepare the preliminary design package, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates to develop the Conejo Creek Park Bike Path. This multiuse trail is designed to provide commuter cyclists a direct route to the City’s employment centers while increasing neighborhood access to Conejo Creek Regional Park, and is a key segment of the City’s bicycle network and one of the critical gap closure projects identified in the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. The trail system also includes a new equestrian path that is braided throughout the length of the corridor to link the City’s surrounding equestrian neighborhoods together. The trail crosses one of Ventura County’s Flood Control channels and required significant coordination and design innovation to successfully add a new bridge over the channel and created a dual use trail and service road. With the project now completed, access to Conejo Creek Regional Park by foot and bike has increased dramatically, and overcrowded parking lots are a distant memory. RRM provided project management, public outreach, multiuse trail design, civil engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and permitting.
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Section Four:

Bill Rates
Prime Bill Rates Subconsultant Bill Rates
53 4
Pictured: Whittier Greenway Trail East, Whittier, CA
98 54Section 4 | Bill Rates | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project

Exhibit A-1 Schedule 1
Bill Rate Ranges
Subject to change effective March 1st each year

ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN
Intern 54$ - 91$ Designer I - INT 74$ - 111$ Designer I - ARCH 83$ - 111$ Designer II - INT 90$ - 136$ Designer II - ARCH 90$ - 133$ Interior Designer I 97$ - 144$ Designer III - ARCH 108$

- 170$

Interior Designer II 108$

- 172$

Job Captain - ARCH 108$ - 170$ Interior Designer III 128$ - 194$ Architect 114$ - 174$ Senior Interior Designer 138$ - 215$ Project Designer - ARCH 126$ - 197$
Project Architect 126$ - 197$ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Project Manager - ARCH 131$ - 212$ Intern 54$ - 91$ BIM Manager - ARCH 132$

- 233$

Assistant Designer - LAND 84$

- 119$

Quality Control Manager - ARCH 151$

- 255$

Associate Designer - LAND 93$

- 137$

Senior Designer - ARCH 154$

- 248$

Designer- LAND 105$

- 182$

Senior Architect 154$ - 262$ Landscape Architect 108$ - 175$ Senior Project Manager - ARCH 157$ - 269$ Senior Landscape Architect 132$ - 214$ Associate Manager of Architecture 163$ - 251$ Principal Landscape Architect 156$ - 252$ Design Director - ARCH 183$

- 309$

Design Director - LAND 159$

- 256$

Manager of Architecture 189$ - 309$ Manager of Landscape Architecture 165$ - 259$ Director of Architecture 201$ - 330$ Principal 207$ 371$ Principal 207$ 371$ Managing Partner 220$ 442$ Managing Partner 220$ 442$

PLANNING
ENGINEERING Intern 54$ - 91$
CIVIL ENGINEERING Assistant Planner 98$ - 142$
Intern 54$

- 91$ Associate Planner 117$ - 187$
Designer I - CIVIL 77$ - 107$ Urban Designer - PLAN 117$ - 187$ Designer II - CIVIL 87$ - 138$ Senior Planner 148$ - 227$ Construction Inspector 102$ - 192$ Senior Urban Designer - PLAN 148$ - 227$ Associate Engineer - CIVIL 129$

- 190$

Supervisor of Planning & Urban Design 160$

- 244$

Senior Associate Engineer - CIVIL 146$ - 238$ Principal Planner 181$ - 276$ Engineer I - CIVIL 105$ - 159$ Manager of Planning & Urban Design 194$ - 291$ Engineer II - CIVIL 118$ - 186$ Principal 207$ 371$ Project Engineer - CIVIL 142$

- 210$

Managing Partner 220$

442$

Senior Project Engineer - CIVIL 160$

- 262$

Project Manager - CIVIL 176$

- 277$

CORPORATE SERVICES
Manager of Engineering Services - CIVIL 200$ - 317$ Administrative Assistant 66$ - 108$ Principal 207$ 371$ Administrative Coordinator 83$ - 144$ Managing Partner 220$ 442$ Office Manager 118$ - 179$ STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CEO 276$ 546$
Intern 54$ - 91$ File Clerk/Administrative Support 62$ 93$ Drafter I 77$ - 123$ Marketing Assistant 60$ - 91$ Drafter II 89$ - 139$ Marketing Coordinator 77$ 129$ Drafter III 104$ - 153$ Marketing Manager 140$ 262$ Senior Drafter 125$ - 202$ Marketing Specialist 103$ 172$ Engineer I - STRUCT 101$ - 149$ Office Coordinator 83$ - 144$ Engineer II - STRUCT 119$ - 186$ Business Development & Pursuits Supervisor 119$ 215$ Project Engineer - STRUCT 142$ - 210$ Receptionist 62$ - 93$ Senior Project Engineer - STRUCT 159$ - 261$ Senior Marketing Specialist 118$ 208$ Project Manager - STRUCT 170$

- 269$

Manager of Engineering Services - STRUCT 193$ - 309$

SURVEYING
Survey Technician I 78$ - 119$
Survey Technician II 90$ - 137$
Survey Technician III 105$ - 182$
Party Chief 108$ - 168$
Senior Party Chief 135$

- 217$

Land Surveyor 135$ - 203$
Senior Land Surveyor 159$ - 242$
Supervisor of Surveying 171$ - 249$
Manager of Surveying 180$ - 277$
SURVEYING (Crew Rates)

REGULAR
One person w/ GPS or Robotic Workstation 175$ - 230$ Two person 240$ - 390$
Three person 320$ - 495$

PREVAILING WAGE
One person w/ GPS or Robotic Workstation 270$ - 370$ Two person 335$ - 380$
Three person 425$ - 610$ Rev 3/1/2025
RRM Bill Rate Ranges
Subject to change effective March 1st each year
99 55Section 4 | Bill Rates | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project

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Civil Lead $ 295.45
Traffic Lead $ 264.35
Rail C&S Lead $ 318.00
Sr. Engineer $ 233.25
Jr. Engineer $ 202.15
Sr. Designer $ 158.61
Admin/ Jr. Designer $ 124.40
Rail/ Tech Advisor $ 404.30
2026 2027
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C o s t E s ti m ato r I I $185 $190
S e n i o r E s ti m ato r $201 $207
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2025-2026
(July 2025 through June 2026)
Hourly Billing Rates

Classification Hourly Rate

Principal $280.00 - $460.00
Senior Associate $240.00 - $335.00
Associate $215.00 - $290.00
Senior Engineer/Planner $165.00 - $240.00
Engineer/Planner $140.00 - $200.00
Senior Engineering Technician $160.00 - $255.00
Senior Project Accountant $125.00 - $190.00
Senior Project Coordinator $135.00 - $225.00
Project Coordinator $120.00 - $190.00
Technician $155.00 - $195.00
Intern $100.00 - $160.00

 Other Direct Costs / Reimbursable Expenses are invoiced at cost plus 10% for handling.
 Personal auto mileage is reimbursed at the current IRS approved rate (70 cents per mile as of Jan 2025).
 Technology & Security Fee (software licensing, hardware upgrades, secure data storage, etc.) are invoiced and calculated as a percentage of monthly project labor.

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E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 4 $299
E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 3 $256
E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 2 $236
E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 1 $209
D E S I GN E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 5 $256
D E S I GN E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 4 $236
D E S I GN E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 3 $209
D E S I GN E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 2 $185
D E S I GN E N GINE E R G R A D E 0 1 $165
D ES I G NER G R A D E 0 4 $176
D ES I G NER G R A D E 0 3 $165
D ES I G NER G R A D E 0 2 $151
D ES I G NER G R A D E 0 1 $145
CAD/ B I M D E S I G N E R GR AD E 0 4 $146
CAD/ B I M D E S I G N E R GR AD E 0 3 $131
CAD/ B I M D E S I G N E R GR AD E 0 2 $118
CAD/ B I M D E S I G N E R GR AD E 0 1 $108
C OMM I S S I ON I N G GR A D E 0 5 $308
C OMM I S S I ON I N G GR A D E 0 4 $268
C OMM I S S I ON I N G GR A D E 0 3 $228
C OMM I S S I ON I N G GR A D E 0 2 $182
C OMM I S S I ON I N G GR A D E 0 1 $156
TE C H N I C A L W RI TER $165
PRO J EC T A SSI ST A N T $108
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Project Schedule
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62Section 5 | Project Schedule | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project ID Task Name Duration Start Finish
1 PAED & PS&E Duration 220 days Mon 1/5/26 Fri 11/6/26
2 Pre-Design 30 days Mon 1/5/26 Fri 2/13/26
3 Contract Received - Notice to Proceed Issued 0 days Mon 1/5/26 Mon 1/5/26 4 Project Set Up & Sub Agreements 5 days Mon 1/5/26 Fri 1/9/26 5 Conduct Kickoff Meeting & Field Walk 0 days Wed 1/14/26 Wed 1/14/26 6 Conduct Aerial Survey and Generate Topography 25 days Mon 1/12/26 Fri 2/13/26 7 Conduct Vehicle, Bike, Pedestrian Counts 15 days Mon 1/26/26 Fri 2/13/26 8 Collect Collision Data 5 days Mon 2/9/26 Fri 2/13/26
9 10 Preliminary Design 72 days Mon 2/16/26 Tue 5/26/26 11 Prepare Draft Schematic Package 20 days Mon 2/16/26 Fri 3/13/26 12 Conduct CPUC Virtual Diagnostic 0 days Tue 3/3/26 Tue 3/3/26 13 Host Community Workshop #1 - Alignment Ideas 0 days Wed 3/18/26 Wed 3/18/26 14 Prepare Revised Schematic Package 22 days Thu 3/19/26 Fri 4/17/26 15 Prepare Cost Estimate 10 days Mon 4/6/26 Fri 4/17/26 16 Conduct CPUC Field Diagnostic 0 days Wed 4/15/26 Wed 4/15/26 17 Host Community Workshop #2 - Revised Schematic Plan 0 days Wed 4/22/26 Wed 4/22/26 18 Prepare Final Schematic Package 12 days Thu 4/23/26 Fri 5/8/26 19 Prepare Cost Estimate 5 days Mon 5/4/26 Fri 5/8/26
20 Prepare CEQA NOE Findings 5 days Mon 5/4/26 Fri 5/8/26 21 Staff Report Preparation by City Staff 5 days Mon 5/11/26 Fri 5/15/26 22 Present Final Schematic Plan to City Council 0 days Tue 5/19/26 Tue 5/19/26 23 Post NOE @ County of Los Angeles County Clerk 0 days Tue 5/26/26 Tue 5/26/26 24 25 Final Design 126 days Mon 5/11/26 Mon 11/2/26
26 Conduct Supplemental Survey 5 days Mon 5/11/26 Fri 5/15/26 27 Conduct Subsurface Utility Survey 10 days Mon 5/11/26 Fri 5/22/26 28 Perform Geotechnical Investigation 15 days Mon 5/11/26 Fri 5/29/26 29 Prepare 65% Draft Construction Documents 30 days Mon 5/11/26 Fri 6/26/26 30 Perform QA/QC Review 5 days Mon 6/15/26 Fri 6/19/26
31 Prepare Cost Estimate 10 days Mon 6/15/26 Fri 6/26/26 32 Prepare Draft Stormwater Management Plan 15 days Mon 6/8/26 Fri 6/26/26 33 City Plan Check of 65% CD's 10 days Mon 6/29/26 Fri 7/10/26 34 Prepare 90% Draft Construction Documents 25 days Mon 7/13/26 Fri 8/21/26 35 Perform QA/QC Review 5 days Mon 8/10/26 Fri 8/14/26
36 Prepare Cost Estimate 10 days Mon 8/10/26 Fri 8/21/26 37 Prepare Final Stormwater Management Plan 10 days Mon 8/10/26 Fri 8/21/26 38 City Plan Check of 90% CD's 10 days Mon 8/24/26 Fri 9/4/26 39 Prepare 100% Draft Construction Documents 15 days Mon 9/7/26 Fri 10/2/26 40 Perform QA/QC Review 5 days Mon 9/21/26 Fri 9/25/26
41 Prepare Cost Estimate 10 days Mon 9/21/26 Fri 10/2/26 42 City Back Check of 90% CD's 10 days Mon 10/5/26 Fri 10/16/26 43 Prepare Bid-Ready Construction Documents 10 days Mon 10/19/26 Fri 10/30/26 44 Submit Bid Set to City 0 days Mon 11/2/26 Mon 11/2/26 45 46 Project Coordination 220 days Mon 1/5/26 Fri 11/6/26 47 Ongoing Project Coordination, Management, & Meeting s220 days Mon 1/5/26 Fri 11/6/26 48 Process GO 88-B Permit thru CPUC 123 days Wed 3/4/26 Fri 8/21/26 49 GO 88-B Permits Issued 0 days Fri 10/2/26 Fri 10/2/26 50 Utility Coordination 65 days Mon 5/25/26 Fri 8/21/26 1/5 Contract Received - Notice to Proceed Issued
Project Set Up & Sub Agreements
1/14 Conduct Kickoff Meeting & Field Walk
Conduct Aerial Survey and Generate Topography
Conduct Vehicle, Bike, Pedestrian Counts
Collect Collision Data
Prepare Draft Schematic Package
3/3 Conduct CPUC Virtual Diagnostic
3/18 Host Community Workshop #1 - Alignment Ideas
Prepare Revised Schematic Package
Prepare Cost Estimate
4/15 Conduct CPUC Field Diagnostic
4/22 Host Community Workshop #2 - Revised Schematic Plan Prepare Final Schematic Package
Prepare Cost Estimate
Prepare CEQA NOE Findings
Staff Report Preparation by City Staff
5/19 Present Final Schematic Plan to City Council
5/26 Post NOE @ County of Los Angeles County Clerk
Conduct Supplemental Survey
Conduct Subsurface Utility Survey
Perform Geotechnical Investigation
Prepare 65% Draft Construction Documents
Perform QA/QC Review
Prepare Cost Estimate
Prepare Draft Stormwater Management Plan
City Plan Check of 65% CD's
Prepare 90% Draft Construction Documents
Perform QA/QC Review
Prepare Cost Estimate
City Plan Check of 90% CD's
Prepare 100% Draft Construction Documents
Perform QA/QC Review
Prepare Cost Estimate
City Back Check of 90% CD's
Prepare Bid-Ready Construction Documents
11/2 Submit Bid Set to City
Ongoing Project Coordination, Management, & Meeting s
Process GO 88-B Permit thru CPUC
10/2 GO 88-B Permits Issued
Utility Coordination
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64 Section Six:

Appendix
Consulting Services Agreement Review
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65Section 6 | Appendix | Proposal For Multiuse Active Transportation Trail Project Consulting Services Agreeement Review
RRM Design Group has reviewed the sample agreement, and we accept the terms of the agreement with the following noted adjustment to bring the clause into compliance with Civil Code Section 2782.8:

15. INDEMNIFICATION
To the extent allowed by Civil Code Section 2782.8, To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Agency and any and all of its officials, officers, employees, agents, successors, and volunteers (“Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, actions, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs, to the extent they arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT’s duty to defend and indemnify any claim, action, lawsuit, or arbitration proceeding (collectively, “Claim”) shall consist of reimbursement of costs incurred by Agency in direct proportion to the CONSULTANT’s proportionate percentage of fault concerning such Claim. Notwithstanding the previous sentence: (1) in the event one or more defendants is unable to pay its share of defense costs due to bankruptcy or dissolution of the business then the design professional shall meet and confer with other parties regarding unpaid defense costs and shall be liable for any such defense costs allowable by law. ; (2) CONSULTANT’s duty to defend any Claim shall consist of reimbursement of all defense costs where a project- specific general liability policy insures all project participants for general liability exposures on a primary basis and also covers all design professionals for their legal liability arising out of their professional services on a primary basis.
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