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General Planning Consultant (GPC) Services ContractPlanning and Capital Programs CommitteeJuly 7, 2020
Steve Salin, Vice President
Capital Planning
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• Approval of a resolution authorizing the President/Executive Director or his designee to award a two-year contract with one, one-year option for General Planning Consultant (GPC) services to HDR Engineering, Inc., in a total authorized amount not to exceed $9,225,000
• Note: This contract opportunity was highly noticed to the vendor list for the services identified in this contract. However. many of the firms have indicated that they were waiting for the larger D2 design and construction effort when it is procured. Participation in the GPC7 effort could limit subsequent opportunity under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on the D2 design and construction contract.
Today’s Consideration
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• Supplement DART’s staff– Provide national and local expertise to the Agency
• GPC services support ongoing and planned projects– Number and scope of projects is beyond current staffing levels and
in-house expertise • Planning efforts connected to Financial Plan and build-out schedules• GPC provides planning/design support for other DART departments
– Service Planning, Paratransit, Commuter Rail, & TOD• GPC could assist with COVID pandemic and post-pandemic planning to
attract transit riders and achieve pre-pandemic ridership levels
Role of the GPC
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Services to be performed by the GPC include:• Program Management• Corridor Planning• Environmental Planning• System Planning• Service/Operations Planning• Economic Development/TOD• General Support (Technical and Graphic)
Professional Planning Services
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Corridor Planning• Future Capital Projects
– D2 Subway project development technical assistance
– Dallas Streetcar Central Link project development (Alternatives Analysis, Preliminary Engineering, Environmental Assessment)
– Mobility Hubs• High Speed Rail interface/connections• Potential Regional Corridors (rail or bus)
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Environmental Planning• Annual review/update of agency
Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Guidelines
• Cultural Resources evaluations• Preparation of Memorandum of
Agreement with resource agencies, such as Texas Historical Commission/ State Historic Preservation Office
• Mitigation monitoring support• National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) environmental documents
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System Planning• This contract may include support for
completion of the 2045 Transit System Plan in early 2021– Integrate DARTzoom Bus Network
Redesign recommendations– Public involvement activities related
to final plan adoption
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Service/Operations Planning• Service & Scheduling Department
Support• Implementation support for DARTzoom
recommendations• Bus Service planning support• Transit Center/Mobility Hub studies• Fleet management planning support• Title VI/Fare Policy analyses• Paratransit/Mobility Management
support• Service Area Assistance/Guidance
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Economic Development/TOD• Transit-Oriented Development support• Market Analysis/Feasibility Studies• Periodic Assessment of DART property
/prioritization• Investment packages for priority TOD
projects• Station Area plans• Developer/DART negotiation support• Economic Impact analyses• Station Area fact sheet updates• Real Estate Asset Management support
DRAFT TYPOLOGY SYSTEM MAP
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Technical/Graphic Support• Variety of technical support needing
prompt turnaround• Public meeting display boards and
presentations • Visual simulations• Ridership forecasting• Data collection, analysis, and
presentation• Special event surveys• Geographic Information System (GIS)
mapping and analyses
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Contract Type• This contract is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Professional
Services Contract. Work will be issued as needed on a Task Order basis• Each Task Order will be awarded to the contractor after defining a
scope of work, an independent cost evaluation, and price negotiations
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Offering Firms and ScoresProposals identified: statement of qualifications, firm capabilities, project understanding, firm composition/subcontracting opportunities/equity, and project personnel qualifications
• HDR Engineering, Inc. 874• Michael Baker International, Inc. 815
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Recommended Contract AwardHDR Engineering, Inc., as the prime firm to be supported by the following subconsultants, including 10 D/M/WBE firms• Alliance Geotechnical Group – (D/M/WBE firm)• Alta Planning + Design, Inc. • AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. – (D/M/WBE firm)• Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, Inc. – (D/M/WBE firm)• Arup • Cambridge-Systematics, Inc. • Civil Associates, Inc. • Connetics Transportation Group – (D/M/WBE firm)• Cross-Spectrum Acoustics, LLC – (D/M/WBE firm)• Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. • HDR/Calthorpe • Iconic Consulting Group – (D/M/WBE firm)• KAI Texas – (D/M/WBE firm)• K Strategies Group – (D/M/WBE firm)• LTK Engineering Services• Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers – (D/M/WBE firm)• Urban Engineers Group – (D/M/WBE firm)• Urban Opportunity LLC
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GPC – Attachment #3
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• Approval of a resolution authorizing the President/Executive Director or his designee to award a two-year contract with one, one-year option for General Planning Consultant (GPC) services to HDR Engineering, Inc., in a total authorized amount not to exceed $9,225,000
Recommendation
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