Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway - SR 218 Canyon Del Rey Segment

1. APPROVE the scope of work for a Request for Proposals for professional services to prepare design and right-of-way for the 1.5-mile SR 218 Canyon Del Rey Segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project, subject to agency counsel approval;
2. AUTHORIZE staff to publish the Request of Proposals and return to the Board with a recommendation for approval of a consultant, including the final scope of work; and
3. APPROVE the use of $600,000 in Senate Bill 1, Local Partnership Program funds, $1,367,000 in Measure X Sales Tax funds, and $ 1,198,000 for a total amount not to exceed $3,165,000.

FORTAG is included in the Measure X expenditure plan, with $20 million allocated to the project. Funding to cover SR 218 Canyon Del Rey segment design and right-of-way for this request for proposals comes from the following sources:

Design

Senate Bill 1 Local Partnerships grant = $600,000

Measure X County-wide Sales Tax = $1,367,000

Design total = $1,967,000

Right-of-Way

Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant = $1,198,000

Right-of-Way total = $1,198,000

Construction

Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant = $9,181,000

Measure X County-wide Sales Tax = $1,016,000 - $5,819,000

Construction total = $10,197,000 - $15,000,000

The vision for the Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway (FORTAG) is to create a multimodal route designed to accommodate people of all ages and abilities that connects communities in and around the former Fort Ord to each other and to education, employment, community and recreation centers. This new, paved regional active transportation route will serve as a safe pedestrian and bicycle corridor connecting the cities of Seaside, Marina, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey and unincorporated community residents to California State University Monterey Bay, the Fort Ord National Monument and the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail.  The design concept is a 28-mile continuous paved bicycle and pedestrian trail with an open-space buffer on both sides. The trail will connect to the existing Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail in several location, for a total 31.7 mile long regional trail in the Monterey Peninsula that will connect with the existing and planned active transportation network, and will provide connections to unpaved trails in the Fort Ord National Monument.

The proposed design and right-of-way work applies to a 1.5 mile portion of Segment 1 (State Route 218 - Canyon Del Rey Corridor), which extends south of the highway from North Fremont Street east through Del Rey Oaks, under the highway to the Frog Pond Preserve, up Carlton Drive and north to Plumas Avenue in Seaside, then west to the Del Rey Woods Elementary School. The scope of work includes survey, engineering design, structural design, right-of-way, utility relocation, project report, and bidding for 1.5 mile segment.  Included as optional tasks are the preparation of visual simulations of the high-visibility trail structures and walls, public outreach design workshops, and technical analysis assistance with grant applications.  The design and right-of-way work will be done under the oversight of transportation agency staff and in close coordination with Caltrans, the City of Del Rey Oaks, the City of Seaside, and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District. Based on the technical expertise required for this work, consultant assistance is needed.  The scope of work attached to this report.

TAMC staff will assemble a committee to review proposals and interview the most qualified candidates. The most qualified consultant or consultant team will be invited to negotiate a final scope of work and fee schedule. Upon completion of negotiations, the consultant or consultant team will be recommended to the TAMC Board of Directors for final selection and contract approval, pending review and approval of the contract by Agency Counsel, Caltrans Audits and Investigations, and Caltrans Local Assistance.

The proposed schedule for this Request for Proposals is as follows:

Factors to be considered in selecting the consultant are indicated below:

1. Team knowledge and experience with innovative engineering design of trail and greenway projects, including demonstrated experience in Caltrans PS&E, undercrossing design, Caltrans Right-of-Way acquisition, utility relocation, surveying, project report, and bidding support.  (30 points)
2. Team experience with community outreach during design process and (20 points)
3. Team knowledge and experience with developing reports and graphics that explain technical information to a non-technical audience and grant application assistance (20 points)
4. Proposed work plan approach (20 points)
5. Knowledge of former Fort Ord habitat and related environmental issues (10 points)