In Spring of 2017, the Agency received a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to study corridor Improvements along the G12 Corridor from the County line in Parjaro to US 101 in Prunedale. The Study will analyze current and future travel patterns along the G12 corridor (San Miguel Canyon Road-Hall Road-Salinas Road) between U.S. 101 and SR 1 and Santa Cruz County. Based on that analysis, the study will evaluate the feasibility of affordable mid-term operational and capacity improvements, the potential for improving transit service for residents and commuters, and the opportunities for improving stormwater management.
To best reflect the diverse nature of the three residential communities along the G12 corridor, the regional commuters and freight interests in the corridor, the Transportation Agency will actively engage the public and community stakeholders in the study with a program of public meetings and online outreach efforts. The project team will solicit extensive public feedback to fully capture the communities' transportation concerns and to create a set of proposed improvements.Combining the technical analysis with the public input, the Pajaro to Pruunedale Corridor Study will evaluate current and future travel patterns along G12 between U.S. 101 and SR 1 and Santa Cruz County, the feasibility of affordable mid-term operational and capacity improvements in the G12 corridor, the potential for improving transit service along the corridor for residents and commuters, and the potential improving storm water management along the corridor.
The Agency will oversee the development of the Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study in coordination with the County of Monterey and Caltrans.
In order to deliver the needed technical work, the Agency will hire a qualified consultant team to provide the specialized analysis needed for this study. For this study, key aspects of the consultant's Scope of Work include (see attachment):
Modeling of existing conditions and traffic volumes
Develop concepts and planning level cost estimates for short-term and mid-term projects
Creating travel simulations to evaluate potential projects
Stormwater management analysis and plan development.
Producing a plan that includes an implementation strategy for selected projects
On August 23, 2017 the Agency Board of Directors approved the Request for Proposals for consultant services for the Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study. Staff distributed the RFP to the list of planning, engineering and environmental planning consultants on TAMC's database. Staff also pulled a list of planning, engineering and environmental planning Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms and notified those firms of availability of the RFP. The RFP was posted online and noticed in the Monterey County Weekly.
The Agency received three proposals by the September 28 due date, but all three were determined to be non-responsive either to missing documents or being delivered late. The Agency reissued the RFP on October 2nd with an October 23rd due date. On October 23rd, the Agency received responsive proposals from Kimley-Horn and Omni-Means.
A review committee of staff from the Agency, the County of Monterey Public Works, and Caltrans review the proposals and conducted interviews with both teams.
The review committee recommends Omni-Means based on the teams’s expertise in corridor planning, complete streets, and public outreach. Staff also checked references and found that the Omni-Means team provides exceptional products and is responsive to their clients needs.
The proposed agreement for services with Omni-Means would be for a period ending December 31, 2019. The proposed scope of work covers project management, public outreach, corridor travel analysis, and corridor study report.