Item 18 Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. to Conduct the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study

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First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study May 20, 2025 Page 2 5 0 2 2 enhance transportation along First Street by assessing the feasibility of various infrastructure improvements through extensive community outreach, field data analyses, modeling, design, and environmental clearance with the intent of identifying and designing a locally preferred alternative. The study will evaluate multimodal improvements that promote the safety and transportation goals included in the City’s recently adopted General Plan Mobility Element Update. On February 18, 2025, City Council recognized the REAP funding in the amount of $4,300,000 into the FY 2024-25 CIP and approved cooperative agreement between the OCTA and the City of Santa Ana (Cooperative Agreement No. C-4-2053). This funding will be utilized to cover the entirety of the recommended consultant agreement as well as city staff time spent on the project, resulting in a net savings to the General Fund. Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 25-029 was issued on February 25, 2025 on the City’s online bid management and publication system, PlanetBids. A summary of vendor participation and results is as follows: 832 Vendors notified 7 Santa Ana vendors notified 60 Vendors downloaded the RFP packet 5 Proposals received 1 Proposal received from Santa Ana vendor Proposals were solicited, opened on March 25, 2025, and evaluated. A total of five consultants submitted proposals. All proposals were reviewed by an evaluation committee consisting of City of Santa Ana and OCTA staff and were rated based on experience, qualifications, project understanding, schedule, past performance, and references. The top three rated proposals were invited to interview on April 15, 2025. Based on the scoring criteria outlined in the RFP, the following summarizes the ranking of all responding firms: Firm City Ranking HDR Engineering, Inc.Irvine, CA 1 Mark Thomas Irvine, CA 2 Arcadis U.S., Inc.Irvine CA 3 Kimley-Horn Orange, CA 4 AYCE Santa Ana, CA 5 Based on the proposal and interview evaluations, staff recommends awarding the agreement to HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) to conduct the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study (Exhibit 1). HDR Engineering, Inc. is a global architecture, engineering, environmental, and construction firm with over 150 transportation engineering and planning staff in Southern California. In accordance with the RFP criteria, HDR demonstrated a depth of experience working with similar-sized California public agencies on multimodal corridor studies and design projects and put together a very