Active Transportation Plan Engineering Consultant Agreement:

1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute a contract with Alta Planning + Design for an amount not to exceed $124,981 to provide engineering and mapping assistance for the Monterey County Active Transportation Plan;
2. APPROVE the use of $124,981 of Regional Surface Transportation Program funds budgeted for this purpose; and
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to make administrative changes to the contract if such changes do not increase the Agency’s net cost, pending approval by Agency counsel. 

The Monterey County Active Transportation Plan is an update of TAMC's 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The focus of the Active Transportation Plan is to match State Active Transportation Program guidelines, incorporate innovative bicycle facility designs and make high-priority projects more competitive for grant funding. Consultant assistance is required for the conceptual and cost estimate development of high-priority projects in the Active Transportation Plan. Having conceptual designs and cost estimates will make these high-priority projects more competitive for State and Federal grant funding. 

On December 7, 2016 the Transportation Agency Board of Directors approved the selection of on-call consultants to provide engineering assistance for Agency projects. Seven firms were placed on the list of pre-qualified consultants for TAMC engineering services. The scope of work for these recommended on-call firms included: preliminary engineering support; conceptual design for active transportation plan projects; preparation of grant applications and project cost estimates and analysis; and related transportation support services.

On June 22, 2017, staff sent the Request for Proposals solicitation to firms on the pre-qualified list. Agency staff received four submittals by the required due date and time of July 20, 2017. The review committee comprised of Agency staff reviewed the proposals from the following firms:

Alta Planning + Design
Kimley-Horn
PSOMAS
Wallace Group

The review panel read and scored the written according to selection criteria listed in the RFP:

• Staff knowledge and experience with bike and pedestrian planning and engineering design (20)
• Staff experience with developing innovative bike facility designs, such as protected bike lanes, bike boxes and protected intersections. (20)
• Staff knowledge and experience with GIS mapping (20)
• Proposed work plan approach (20)
• Knowledge of Monterey County active transportation and related issues (10)
• References from past clients (10)

The review committee chose Alta Planning + Design based on their expertise and demonstrated experience with bike and pedestrian planning and engineering design. Their staff is well versed in innovative active transportation design treatments, and GIS mapping for active transportation planning. Staff also checked references and found that Alta Planning + Design provides exceptional deliverables and is responsive to their clients needs. 

The proposed agreement for services with Alta Planning + Design would be for a period ending June 30, 2018 (attached). The proposed scope of work covers conceptual design assistance for up to fifteen high-priority bike and pedestrian projects around the County, GIS mapping assistance for the Active Transportation Plan and cost estimate assistance for the projects listed in the Active Transportation Plan.