Atlanta BeltLine West Environmental Assessment and Design Engineering Procurements

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1 Atlanta BeltLine West Environmental Assessment and Design Engineering Procurements January 8, 2014 // Pre-Proposal Meeting 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 1

2 // Agenda Welcome Meeting Logistics Context RFQ Overview Responsiveness Questions? Adjourn 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 2

3 // Meeting Logistics Safety Staircase to Pryor St. Housekeeping Sign-In Sheet Mobile Devices Bathrooms Introductions 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 3

4 // Agenda Welcome Meeting Logistics Context RFQ Overview Responsiveness Questions? Adjourn 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 4

5 // Atlanta Streetcar Expansion Strategy Under Development by City and ABI Will Provide Priorities for Expansion Includes all streetcar lines in the Connect Atlanta Plan, including Atlanta BeltLine Evaluating projects based on Equity, Readiness, Value Capture, Finance, Ridership Significant stakeholder and public input garnered to- date Integrates Atlanta Streetcar lines and Atlanta BeltLine into unified system 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 5

6 // Environmental Status Tier I EIS Completed in August 2012 Cleared 22-mile BeltLine Modern Streetcar Technology General Corridor Alignment Follow-On Analyses Atlanta BeltLine East Lines 3 & 5 Atlanta Streetcar Extensions Lines 1W, 1E, & 2 Atlanta BeltLine West Lines 4 & 6 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 6

7 // Atlanta BeltLine West Geography 4.9-mile segment Lines 4 & 6 Connects Westside with Southwest Atlanta Multiple connections to CBD via MARTA and Streetcar extensions Crosstown Corridor 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 7

8 // Atlanta BeltLine West Geography General Corridor Extents University Ave on the south DL Hollowell Pky on the north Anticipated Crossings Allene Ave (at-grade) Murphy Ave (under) MARTA Red/Gold Line (under) Lee St (under) Lawton Street (under) RD Abernathy Blvd (under) Lucille Ave (under) I-20 (under) Westview Dr (under) MLK Jr. Dr (over) Lena St (at-grade) JE Boone Blvd (TBD) MARTA Green Line (TBD) North Ave (TBD) DL Hollowell Ave (TBD) 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 8

9 // Planning Context 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 9

10 // Planning Context Details Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan 10 Subarea Master Plans ½-mile planning area Land Use & Design Mobility Parks & Open Space Public Involvement 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 10

11 // Planning Context Details 25% Corridor Design From University Ave to JE Boone Blvd Transit envelope/alignment was defined, which then defined trail alignment Corridor Design also contemplates Urban Design Streetscapes Plazas Atlanta BeltLine Southwest Trail University Ave to Lena Street Design completion in June 2014 Trail and vertical circulation/access Construction to start in 3 rd Quarter /9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 11

12 // Agenda Welcome Meeting Logistics Context RFQ Overview Responsiveness Questions? Adjourn 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 12

13 // Purpose + Framework To advance the environmental assessment and design engineering work for 4.6-miles of the Atlanta BeltLine West corridor, working toward a successful New Starts application with FTA. 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 13

14 // Planning & Environmental Consultants Key Opportunities for Teaming include: Project Management Transit Planning Urban Design Land Use Planning Traffic Engineering Public / Stakeholder Involvement Land Surveys Water Resources Surveys Historical and Archeological Surveys Ecological Surveys Hazardous Materials Assessments Noise Analysis Air Quality Analysis 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 14

15 // Design Engineering Consultants Key Opportunities for Teaming include: Engineering Design Maintenance Facility Design Electrical Design Platform Design Urban Design Traffic Engineering Bicycle Coordination Hazard Analysis Land Surveys Utility Location and Coordination 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 15

16 // Scoping Insights Specific issues to be addressed in EA/DE scope Alignment refinement Determine corridor north of JE Boone Blvd Residential adjacencies Crosstown Connector connections Design Engineering scope is solely to support EA Existing documents Provided at no cost in electronic format(s) 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 16

17 // Agenda Welcome Meeting Logistics Context RFQ Overview Responsiveness Questions? Adjourn 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 17

18 // Response Forms Technical Proposal Submission DBE Utilization Plan Form Of Business Certificate of Ineligible Contractors Lobbying Certificate Receipt of Addenda Contractor s Affidavit of O.C.G.A (b)(1) O.C.G.A (e) (2) S.A.V.E. Affidavit All Response Forms are to be completed by the respondent and all of the respondent s team members (subconsultants), with the exception of the Technical Proposal Submission, DBE Utilization Plan and Form of Business, which shall be completed by the prime only. 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 18

19 // Procurement Schedule RFQs Posted: December 18, 2013 Pre-Proposal Meeting: January 8, 2014 Deadline for Questions: January 15, 2014 (before 4pm) Addendum Posting: January 21, 2014 Responses Due: January 29, 2014 (before 3pm) Evaluations: February 3-7, 2014* Interviews (if needed): February 10-14, 2014* Contract Negotiations: March 2014* Notice To Proceed: April 1, 2014* Work Products Complete: September 30, 2015* * Anticipated dates are subject to change 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 19

20 // Agenda Welcome Meeting Logistics Context RFQ Overview Questions? Adjourn 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 20

21 // Atlanta BeltLine West RFQs Errata Responses shall not exceed 10 sheets of paper, which allows up to 20 double-sided pages of content Binder covers, section tabs, a Table of Contents and Response Forms will not count toward the page limit Certifications can be made by legal counsel or by the firm s President/CEO (Certificate of Ineligible Contractors) Identification can be a driver s license from any US state, or a US passport (S.A.V.E. Affidavit) The awarded firm will not be excluded from proposing on a future Economic Impact Analysis procurement Disregard references to the DBE Compliance Form, as the form DBE Utilization Plan supersedes 1/9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 21

22 // Atlanta BeltLine West RFQs Questions? Shaun Green, PE Senior Transit Engineer Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. All questions must be received before 4pm on January 15, /9/2014 Atlanta BeltLine // 2014 Page 22

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