Item 17 - Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits Updates

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Exhibit A SECTION 2: SCOPE OF SERVICES AND SCHEDULE Project Scope of Services The AGA Team developed the following tasks to provide an orderly and efficient completion of the work needed to conduct the speed zone study based on the RFP requirements and our extensive experience in conducting E&TS for various agencies throughout the years. Task 0 — Project Management and Coordination Though not identified as a specific project task in the RFP, AGA developed this task to cover the day-to-day administration of the professional engineering project. To this end, the Project Management and Coordination task will be active throughout the extent of the project. The AGA Team feels strongly that robust leadership is a key element of AGA's management approach in order to fully leverage the expertise and experience of the Project Team. The Project Manager will ensure the timeliness, cost-effectiveness and overall success of the project. Establishing good working relationships with agency staff and reaching consensus on all proposed project recommendations is extremely important. This can be accomplished with an initial project kick-off meeting to lay the groundwork for the project and understand the agency's perspective including project objectives, scope of work, project schedule and other project related items. Thereafter, additional meetings will be scheduled, as needed. Task 1 — Conduct Vehicle Speed (Radar) Surveys The vehicle speed surveys will be conducted in accordance with the 2020 California Manual for Setting Speed Limits published by the Division of Traffic Operations of the California Department of Transportation. A minimum of 100 bidirectional speed observations, with a minimum of 50 observations for each direction of travel, will be obtained for the 200 designated City street segments, the list of which will be provided by the City and in accordance with the City's Master Plan of Streets and Highways and the latest California Road System (CRS) Map. This list will be provided by the City at the Project Kick-off Meeting. For street segments containing a raised median, the survey will include a minimum of 100 vehicles in each direction of travel. Obtaining a minimum 100 speed samples for each street segment will ensure that there will be a 95% probability that the sample data represents the population data for this type of study and the actual behavior of the majority of motorists. The studies will only be conducted during "good weather" conditions on weekdays and when school is in session during the off-peak hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, unless other specific time limits are specified by the City. Each speed zone will be surveyed for representative free flow speeds; that is, speeds not influenced by temporary conditions or construction work. The survey will utilize a traffic radar gun which is calibrated and certified periodically to achieve and maintain accuracy. The vehicle speed surveys will be conducted certified Traffic Radar Operator. Certification operator are provided in Appendix B. by our subconsultant, Thomas L. Hartman, a copies of the radar equipment and the radar Eng[..c ,Inc. Page 5