MOTION NO. M Planning Consulting Services for the System Access Strategic Plan PROPOSED ACTION

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1 MOTION NO. M Planning Cnsulting Services fr the System Access Strategic Plan MEETING: DATE: TYPE OF ACTION: STAFF CONTACT: Capital Cmmittee 07/12/2018 Final Actin Dn Billen, PEPD Executive Directr Matt Shelden, Office f Planning & Innvatin Directr PEPD Alex Krieg, Senir Manager f Planning & Integratin PEPD Val Batey, Senir Transprtatin Planner- PEPD PROPOSED ACTION Authrizes the chief executive fficer t execute a tw-year cntract, including ne year f n-call services, with Nelsn\Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates, Inc. t prvide planning cnsulting services fr the System Access Strategic Plan in the amunt f $1,352,480 with a 10% cntingency f $135,248, fr a ttal authrized cntract amunt nt t exceed $1,487,728. KEY FEATURES SUMMARY This actin establishes a planning cnsultant services cntract t supprt the develpment f a strategic plan t address multiple aspects f passenger access t Sund Transit s high capacity transit facilities by varius mdes f travel. This actin funds and authrizes executin f a cntract with Nelsn\Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates, Inc. fr cnsultant services in supprt f the System Access Strategic Plan. The scpe f wrk includes cnsultant supprt n tasks, including: Baseline passenger facility inventry and access gap analysis Passenger intercept access surveys Capacity estimatin methdlgies fr curb space and secure bicycle strage Transit parking management strategy Data cllectin, analysis and mnitring plan Outreach t ptential partners, stakehlders and the public The term f the cntract is fr tw years. The requested amunt cvers the entire term. The cntract includes a prvisin fr n-call supprt fr access planning services fr ne year after the cmpletin f the abve listed tasks. BACKGROUND Sund Transit s Transit System Access Prgram (Adpted 2018 Transit Imprvement Plan, page 65) enables the agency t invest in additinal nn-mtrized, transit, and pick-up/drp-ff access imprvements at and arund Sund Transit passenger facilities, in partnership with hst jurisdictins and perating partners. This actin will prvide cnsultant supprt required t cmplete the System Access Strategic Plan, establishing a strategic plan fr the system access prgram and baseline access data frm existing Sund Transit facilities. The strategic plan will develp, cnslidate, and integrate Sund Transit s passenger facility access plicies, strategies, and guidance in ne cmprehensive dcument addressing all mdes f passenger access and intermdal cnnectin including, but nt limited t:

2 pedestrian, bicycle, public and private transit, ADA/paratransit, private and fr-hire vehicle pickup/drp-ff and autmbile parking. The dcument will be used t cmmunicate infrmatin t facility designers, peratins and maintenance staff, partner agencies, permitting authrities, lcal jurisdictins riders, and the public. Envirnmental review fr prjects that riginate under the strategic plan and/r are funded thrugh the Transit System Access Prgram will each individually g thrugh an envirnmental review prcess, nce the prjects are identified and defined. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION Prir t issuing the slicitatin fr these services, Sund Transit cnsidered the prject scpe, the determining factrs fr cntract award, and the need fr prpsal discussins and revisins, and determined that a Request fr Prpsal prcurement methd was the mst advantageus. Sund Transit advertised Request fr Prpsals N. RTA/RP n March 15, Five firms submitted a prpsal, and the prpsals were evaluated based n the advertised evaluatin criteria including price, knwledge and experience f key individuals, firm experience and histry, capacity and prject rganizatin, innvatin and creativity, cmmitment and cmpliance with EEO law, and utreach effrts and cmmitment t small business and DBE s. The fur highest ranked firms were selected t enter int negtiatins. Revised prpsals were evaluated based n the same advertised evaluatin criteria, and Nelsn/Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates, Inc. was identified as the tp ranked firm. Sund Transit recmmends award f this cntract based upn the determinatin that Nelsn/Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates, Inc. s negtiated prpsal best meets the evaluatin criteria and ffers the best value, and this cntract award is in the best interest f the agency. FISCAL INFORMATION The authrized prject allcatin t date fr the Transit System Access Prgram is $142,139,000. Within that amunt $2,000,000 has been allcated t the preliminary engineering phase. This prpsed actin wuld cmmit $1,487,728 t this line item, leaving a remaining uncmmitted budget balance f $512,272. This actin is within the authrized prject allcatin t date and sufficient mnies remain after apprval f this actin t fund the remaining wrk in the preliminary engineering phase. Mtin N. M Page 2 f 4 Staff Reprt

3 Transit Systems Access Budget Table SMALL BUSINESS/DBE PARTICIPATION AND APPRENTICESHIP UTILIZATION Sund Transit prmtes and encurages small business participatin, which als includes Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). Cnsistent with Sund Transit Plicies and Federal Regulatins, Sund Transit has established Small Business/DBE gals fr this cntract. These gals are based upn an examinatin f subcntracting pprtunities cntained in the wrk f this cntract and the number f Small Businesses/DBEs available t perfrm such subcntracting wrk. Fr this specific cntract, the fllwing gals were set and the successful Bidder/Prpser has cmmitted t the fllwing Small Business/DBE Participatin: Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Gals Sund Transit Gal: Small Business: 12% DBE: 0% Cmmitment: Small Business: 18.44% DBE: 14.74% Sund Transit prmtes and encurages small business participatin, which als includes Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). Small Business and DBE gals are based upn an examinatin f subcntracting pprtunities cntained in the wrk f this cntract and the number f Small Businesses/DBEs available t perfrm such subcntracting wrk. Mtin N. M Page 3 f 4 Staff Reprt

4 Fr this cntract, the fllwing Small Business/DBE Participatin cmmitments were made: Small Business: 18.44% DBE: 14.74% Subcnsultant/Subcntractr Business Type % f Wrk Amunt ECONrthwest Small Business 3.7% $50, Acutanza Strategic Transprt Slutins WBE/DBE 3.4% $46, Stephersn & Assciates Cmmunicatins MBE/DBE 11.34% $153, Ttal 18.44% $249, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Nt applicable t this actin. TIME CONSTRAINTS A ne-mnth delay wuld nt create a significant impact t the prject schedule. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW KH 7/3/2018 LEGAL REVIEW AJP 7/6/2018 Mtin N. M Page 4 f 4 Staff Reprt

5 MOTION NO. M A mtin f the Capital Cmmittee f the Central Puget Sund Reginal Transit Authrity authrizing the chief executive fficer t execute a tw-year cntract, including ne year f n-call services, with Nelsn\Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates, Inc. t prvide planning cnsulting services fr the System Access Strategic Plan in the amunt f $1,352,480 with a 10% cntingency f $135,248, fr a ttal authrized cntract amunt nt t exceed $1,487,728. BACKGROUND: Sund Transit s Transit System Access Prgram (Adpted 2018 Transit Imprvement Plan, page 65) enables the agency t invest in additinal nn-mtrized, transit, and pick-up/drp-ff access imprvements at and arund Sund Transit passenger facilities, in partnership with hst jurisdictins and perating partners. This actin will prvide cnsultant supprt required t cmplete the System Access Strategic Plan, establishing a strategic plan fr the system access prgram and baseline access data frm existing Sund Transit facilities. The strategic plan will develp, cnslidate, and integrate Sund Transit s passenger facility access plicies, strategies, and guidance in ne cmprehensive dcument addressing all mdes f passenger access and intermdal cnnectin including, but nt limited t: pedestrian, bicycle, public and private transit, ADA/paratransit, private and fr-hire vehicle pickup/drp-ff and autmbile parking. The dcument will be used t cmmunicate infrmatin t facility designers, peratins and maintenance staff, partner agencies, permitting authrities, lcal jurisdictins riders, and the public. The scpe f wrk includes cnsultant supprt n tasks, including: Baseline passenger facility inventry and access gap analysis Passenger intercept access surveys Capacity estimatin methdlgies fr curb space and secure bicycle strage Transit parking management strategy Data cllectin, analysis and mnitring plan Outreach t ptential partners, stakehlders and the public The term f the cntract is fr tw years. The requested amunt cvers the entire term. The cntract includes a prvisin fr n-call supprt fr access planning services fr ne year after the cmpletin f the abve listed tasks. Envirnmental review fr prjects that riginate under the strategic plan and/r are funded thrugh the Transit System Access Prgram will each individually g thrugh an envirnmental review prcess, nce the prjects are identified and defined.

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