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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL <br /> <br /> PROJECT STUDY REPORT EQUIVALENT AND CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING <br /> PLANS FOR SANTA ANA BOULEVARD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT <br /> <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> The City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency City} desires to enter into an <br /> agreement with a qualified consulting engineering firm for the preparation of <br /> Project Study Report Equivalent (PSRE} for the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade <br /> Separation project at the LOSSAN Corridor crossing. The proposed grade <br /> separation is adjacent to the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center <br /> (SARTC}. The major elements of the PROJECT's PSRE are: <br /> <br /> • Environmental evaluation documents <br /> <br /> • Cost Estimates for construction and right-of-way <br /> <br /> • Conceptual engineering plans <br /> <br /> • Evaluation of right-of-way impacts <br /> <br /> <br /> • Evaluate traffic detour routes for Santa Ana Blvd. and trains during <br /> construction. <br /> The PSRE and conceptual engineering plans of the grade separation shall <br /> address land use and impacts associate with future improvements. For all <br /> questions, requests for clarification, and comments on this Request for Proposal <br /> (RFP}, see section XIX. Clarifications. <br /> <br /> II. PROJECT BACKGROUND <br /> <br /> The proposed grade separation at Santa Ana Boulevard is in conjunction with the <br /> City's Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC} Master Plan located <br /> at 1100 East Santa Ana Boulevard, which entails new station areas, additional <br /> parking and improved pedestrian and bicycle access to accommodate the <br /> expansion of ~etrolink services, Santa Ana's Fixed Guideway Project and the <br /> addition of the Bus Rapid Transit ~BRT}. <br /> <br /> Santa Ana Boulevard is a six-lane east-west principal arterial and currently <br /> carries in excess of 20,000 vehicles per day. Within the City, OCTA ~etrolink <br /> RR is a north-south two-track railroad. At SARTC, this railroad serves Metrolink, <br /> Amtrak, Union Pacific (UP} and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF}, which <br /> connects freight and residents of central Orange County with the outlying areas <br /> of nearby regions, including Los Angeles, Inland Empire, San Diego and beyond. <br /> Due to increasing demand for inter and intea-county rail services resulting from <br /> <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> . 7 <br />