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On-Call Consultant Services Procurement Revised 05/10/24

H: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECTS

Ada County Highway District (ACHD) conducts numerous planning and project development activities each year and seeks On-Call Consultant Services (OCCS) in support of those efforts. The consultant will conduct work for ACHD related to transportation components, either independently or in conjunction, with ACHD staff.

The three primary sub-categories of work are listed below.

Sub-Category 1 – Transportation Policy/Project Prioritization/Asset Management Tools:

a. Policy and practices that affect ACHD’s ability to operate, maintain, and enhance a countywide transportation system.

b. Efforts related to “Complete Streets” and tools and policies that use data and performance measures to drive decision making.

c. Prioritization methodologies for various project types including pedestrian/bicycle specific projects and asset management efforts. Prioritization methodologies that employ technology to analyze and rank projects based on various criteria.

d. Bicyclists and Pedestrian Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) or other analysis tools that help evaluate how a project meets the needs of all users.

e. Support opportunities such as funding, grant writing, economic impacts, and cost-benefit analysis.

f. Support in developing and maintaining a robust asset management system based on clear performance measures and robust data-supported decision making, which includes ADA, Pavement Management, and LTS Inventories.

g. Development of planning-level cost estimates.

h. Tools to establish clear and equitable development requirements.

Sub-Category 2 - Project Development/Planning, Alignment Studies or Network Needs:

a. Consideration of various alignments, cross-sections, access management tools, intersection types, land uses, and other alternatives to quantify trade-offs for vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle and transit modes.

b. Facilitate public involvement process with the appropriate level of innovation and magnitude as required by the individual project.

c. Determine access management practices for corridor function and adjacent land use.

d. Define likely travel demand, functional classification, roadway configuration, and cross-sections as part of the project development process.

e. Determine and recommend most cost effective and politically acceptable choice.

f. GIS analysis in all levels of planning and high-level graphic design.

Sub-Category 3 - Land Use Transportation Joint Planning:

a. Respond to Land Use changes from Comprehensive Plans or major developments.

b. Sub area and corridor studies: determine network needs including number of lanes, street typo-logies, intersection configuration, and pedestrian/bike facilities needed.

On-Call Consultant Services Procurement Revised 05/10/24

c. Analysis of existing, planned, and proposed land uses, and their impacts on the transportation system, including roadway, pedestrian, and bicycle systems.

d. Projects that focus on school walk routes, neighborhood level transportation planning, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.

e. Projects that require multi-county coordination as well as inter-jurisdictional partnerships.