PC-550000-CB388.pdf

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LETTER OF QUALIFICATION

FOR USE WITH STANDARD NOTE 1 ADVERTISEMENTS ONLY

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Advertisement No.: 27404 DOT FM Number: 429768-6-12-01,429768-6-22-01,429768-6-32-01

Submittal Date: 6/22/2026 Project Name: Mobility Development and Railroad CSC Contract

Consultant’s Name: CTS Engineering, Inc.

(Firm must use the name shown on the Consultant’s qualification letter, if prequalified.)

Street Address: 3230 West Commercial Blvd, Suite 220

City: Fort Lauderdale State: FL Zip: 33309

Office Location: Fort Lauderdale Contact person: Sheng Yang, P.E.

Phone: 305-890-7198 Contact email: syang@ctseinc.com By submittal of this letter the Consultant certifies that all information provided in the letter is true and accurate. The Consultant further certifies that staff proposed are currently employed by the firm(s) identified, or the Consultant shall provide a statement indicating when staff will become employed by the identified firm(s).

The Consultant shall attach a Certificate of Professional Liability Insurance as part of the submittal. Additionally, for projects $500,000 or above an FDOT approved overhead audit dated within 6 months of the Consultant’s fiscal year end must be on file with the Department; or a recent overhead audit dated within 6 months of the Consultant’s fiscal year end must be submitted to the Prequalification Administrator via email to co.profserv@dot.state.fl.us prior to the Letter response deadline indicated in the advertisement. In all cases, the overhead audit must be prepared by an independent Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or governmental agency and in conformance with the Department's current Reimbursement Rate Guidelines. A completed Request for Qualification Form No. 375-030-01 must accompany the submittal of an overhead audit to the Prequalification Administrator.

The Letter of Qualification should address the following information:

• Proposed approach and understanding of critical issues.

• Relevant project experience – Similar type of work experience; including reference contact information.

• Other content provided by firm.

• Estimate of current workload and available resources.

• Proposed key personnel and their proposed roles (do not include resumes).

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CTS Engineering, Inc. (CTS), in association with key Team members, EXP U.S. Services, Inc. (EXP), GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

(GFT), Hanson Professional Services, Inc. (Hanson), HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR), Jacobs Solutions, Inc. (Jacobs), Kimley- Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA), and Motion Engineering and Design, Inc. (Motion), is pleased to submit this Letter of Response to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four (D4) Office of Modal Development (OMD) for the Mobility Development and Railroad Continuing Services Contract. Our proposed Project Manager (PM), Mr. Daniel Tessoff, will be the point of contact for the FDOT PM, Ms. Brenda Fuentes. CTS has a proven track record of innovatively producing the highest quality deliverables, on-time and within budget, on concurrent tasks under the existing and past Modal Development Support contracts. As such, there is no learning curve, and we are ready to start working on this contract immediately. CTS is also conveniently located within walking distance of D4, allowing FDOT to have immediate access to our staff and resources.

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING & PROPOSED APPROACH

We have met with the Technical Review Committee (Ms. Fuentes, Ms. Maria Jaimes, and Ms. Kris McKirdy, P.E.) and understand that this is a task work order-(TWO) driven contract, providing engineering and planning services for OMD with a focus on the rail program. This contract is critical to D4, as the District manages the most complex rail systems in Florida, which include stakeholders such as the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), CSX, Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), US Sugar, and Brightline. In addition, FDOT owns and operates the South Florida Rail Corridor (SFRC), as well as the Hialeah Rail Yard, which is currently utilized by CSX, Tri-Rail, and Amtrak. Being directly involved with the SFRC often entails high-profile on-call urgent requests that require immediate responses, sometimes within 24 hours. CTS is THE TEAM with a demonstrated capability of following strict schedules for on-call services. Our extensive rail experience includes administration, operations, contract and program management, rail crossing inventory and inspections, the mailto:co.profserv@dot.state.fl.us

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Section 130 Rail Safety Program, federal reporting and grants (CRISI, RCE, RAISE, R&E, IRC, MAGLEV, MEGA, and INFRA), railroad signal, crossing, bridge, track design, construction, maintenance, CEI services, and utility coordination, among many others. CTS offers the following key perspectives for the success of the contract: 1) An experienced, proactive, and responsive PM: Mr. Tessoff has assisted the D4 Rail Office for approximately 10 years. Given his in-house experience working for Class I freight railroad - CSX and SFRTA, he understands that the SFRC operates on a 24-hour basis, and he commits to being available even outside of regular working hours. 2) Focus on process improvement:

CTS has helped streamline the change-order form, scope form, and rail location map for the D4 Rail Office. We recommend rolling out more process improvements, such as a universal project folder naming convention, consolidating the rail project folders, and enhancing the invoice tracking process by using Power BI and AI technologies. 3) Innovative approach: CTS’s goal is to automate rail project data entry to develop a rail project reporting dashboard using Power BI, and to replace manual tasks using AI in strict compliance with FDOT policies. Additional inspirations include producing an agreement template for signal cohabitation through the coordination with FDOT and SFRTA Legal, and creating the framework for the design of traffic signals mounted to the railroad truss, a critical safety improvement for intersections adjacent to crossings. Our approach to this contract is detailed below.

Railroad Support (Task 10), Research Support (Task 5), and Innovation & Project Development Support (Task 6): We understand the core of this contract (over 75% of the anticipated budget) is to provide on-call rail-related services listed as subtasks a through g in the Scope of Services (SOS) Task 10. CTS has unparalleled experience and expertise in providing those services. We are intimately familiar with the Rail- Highway Crossing Inventory (RHCI) process and are aware of the migration to the BlackCat platform. Over the past five (5) years, CTS successfully assisted CO in inventorying 5,500+ crossings and noticeably improved the RHCI quality. Mr. Robert Stapleton (CTS), who served as the State Rail Operations and Safety Administrator overseeing the program, will lead the Team in the RHCI-related tasks and the coordination with CO. Mr. Stapleton has unique experience working for a Class 1 railroad (Union Pacific), FDOT, FRA, and as a consultant. We offer subject matter experts related to the crossing inventory, such as Mr. William Hayslip (CTS), with 33 years of experience in railroad signals; Mr.

Mark Cooper (CTS), with 42 years of experience with track and crossing surface-related experience; and Ms. Barbara Daughtry (CTS), with 33 years of experience supporting FDOT RHCI. Rail crossing safety is another critical responsibility for the D4 Rail Office. In 2018, Brightline implemented Phase I of service from Miami to West Palm Beach. In 2023, it extended its passenger service with Phase II, from West Palm Beach to Cocoa, then diverging westward on a new alignment to Orlando International Airport. Since then, crossing safety has been a major concern for the corridor as 190+ fatalities occurred. Established in 2024, the Florida Rail Safety Coalition (FRSC) is the first-in-the-nation coalition dedicated solely to rail safety, which brings together FDOT offices, rail operators, law enforcement, state inspectors, and advocacy groups. CTS‘s experts, such as Ms. Leila Franzoi, P.E.

(CTS), Mr. Stapleton, and Mr. Hayslip, have actively supported the FRSC and State’s rail safety initiatives, such as Operation STRIDE, to curb fatalities and injuries. We supported D4 in its annual diagnostic field reviews, signal safety project inspections, and general railroad signal improvements, e.g., signal pre-emptions, positive train control (PTC), and wayside signal improvements. In addition, Ms. Oretta Clemons (CTS), with 15 years of experience in rail safety program administration, is a policy expert who can address questions regarding rules and appropriate uses / best practices of the Section 130 Program. As a former FRA Southeast Division Chief, she has also overseen a portfolio of over $4 billion in federal grants and will lead our Team in grant support.

Ms. Kristina Morrow, AICP (CTS), and Mr. Stapleton provide extensive support for the RAISE/BUILD Grant 452202-1 that was awarded to FDOT for Brightline to implement safety improvements along 330 FEC crossings. Another critical responsibility of the D4 Rail Office is Tri-Rail oversight following the annual funding allocation from legislation. Tri-Rail is operated by SFRTA and began service in 1989. FDOT purchased the 79-mile rail corridor from CSX Transportation (CSXT) in May 1988 via the Contract for Installment Sale and Purchase Agreement. Simultaneously, the Operating and Management Agreement – Phase A (OMAPA) established the terms and conditions by which CSX would continue to operate and maintain the SFRC via a cost-sharing arrangement.

CSXT provided maintenance of the track, structures, and signal systems and compensated FDOT via a fixed fee and variable fee for continued use of the SFRC. CSXT also controlled railroad operations and train dispatching. The Amended South Florida Operating and Management Agreement (SFOMA) became effective via Amendment 3 on March 29, 2015, superseding OMAPA. It transferred the responsibility of operating, maintaining, and dispatching the SFRC from CSX to FDOT. The Operating Agreement simultaneously transferred the operations, maintenance, and dispatch from FDOT to SFRTA. SFRTA has since operated and maintained the SFRC through various contractors. The Operating Agreement will expire in June of 2027, and a new agreement is currently under development, which is led by Ms. Brandy Creed, P.E. (Jacobs). With the continuing question of funding for the SFRTA, the potential financial uncertainty with Brightline, and the reduction in funding for Rail and Transit; we are entering an uncertain era, nevertheless, CTS is here to support OMD through this financially challenging time! We also understand that the issues with FEC Railway continue to compound: FEC requests that any work performed within their Right-of-Way (R/W) will require a new agreement, placing 100% of the cost and liability on FDOT; FEC has begun requiring all roadway assets within FEC R/W not covered by an agreement to be permitted through the FEC Real Estate Department. There are efforts to re-establish the link and place the FDOT Operation Centers in direct communication with FEC for construction coordination. CTS proposes placing a ‘rail liaison’ in each Operations Center for reviewing certificates of insurance, hosting meetings, scheduling flagging, reviewing rail-related construction plans, and assisting the D4 Rail Coordinator with invoice processing. CTS is prepared to help address any issues that FEC or other railway partners may present for D4.

Project Management Support (Task 1): Under our current contracts, CTS regularly assists with scopes of work, staff hour estimates, meeting minutes, and schedules. On behalf of D4, CTS also conducts expert reviews of work assignments between SFRTA and its contractors, primarily Transdev, who performs the Maintenance of Way functions. We ensure the scope and cost estimates are consistent with the Project Funding Agreement. We are trusted partners for D4 in high-profile projects, such as 440032- 1 - Pedestrian Bridge over FEC, whereby FDOT is working with the St. Lucie TPO and FEC on crossing closure requirements; and 444432-1,-2,-3; the grade separation of SR-710 with challenges from CSX (R/W), FEC (future spur and double tracking), and US Sugar. CTS is fully aware of FDOT’s Review for Innovation and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) Initiative and is ready to support it.

Capital Multimodal Technical Support (Task 2) and Project Development Support (Task 3): CTS has extensive experience in project development and design services, including the Miami Metrorail extension, SunRail, Miami Intermodal Center, and Miami- Dade SMART Program. We offer expertise in providing rail standards updates to the FDOT Design Manual (FDM), AREMA, and engineering design review. CTS has provided engineering review support for D4/D6 on Brightline over the past five (5) years.

We also led various rail crossing grade separation studies (Sample Road, Atlantic Boulevard, Okeechobee Boulevard, etc.) for D4. Our transit services cover long-range transit system plans, Transit Development Plans, Alternative Analysis, NEPA, and design services for transit systems. CTS is well-versed in the FTA Capital Investment Grant (CIG) New Starts and Small Starts Programs.

CTS offers expertise in freight feasibility studies, master plans, and the development of truck parking and intermodal logistics centers.

We are working on the D4 Truck Parking Supply and Demand Analysis, filtering 1+ million parcels down to 168 viable sites.

Agency Support (Task 4): CTS has unparalleled experience coordinating with FRA, FHWA, FTA, and the CO, along with other state agencies, MPOs, seaports, airports, counties, municipalities, rail operators, etc. CTS’s outreach and communications experience gained through D4’s Be Rail Smart campaign and the D4/D6 South Florida Commuter Services Program uniquely positions our Team to support the development of impactful materials for the Rail Safety Coalition, as well as various State advisory boards, committees, and other transportation organizations. Ms. Morrow has extensive experience with the local rail safety campaign, Be Rail Smart, and will continue under this contract, as needed.

Data Collection and Analysis Support (Task 8): CTS provides full services for transit and rail collection and analysis. In 2024, we conducted a systemwide ride-check survey for BCT and SFRTA.

We have assisted D4 in examining travel markets using numerous data sources and methods, such as demand modeling trip data, location-based services (cell phone) data, and Origin-Destination (OD) data from transit on-board surveys. CTS has conducted traffic counts for over 1,500 locations in 2025 alone for D4 and commits to meeting every deadline with the highest quality. We will continue to leverage Big Data to support demand estimates, OD analysis, and travel time and delay studies. With technology and innovation in mind, CTS stands ready to address any data challenges.

Other Engineering Support: The CTS Team’s highly qualified transportation professionals are capable of providing the broad spectrum of skills necessary for this contract. Simply put, NO task is beyond the Team's capabilities and services.

KEY PERSONNEL AND THEIR ROLES

We have strategically assembled a Team by choosing our sub-consultants with full capability, availability, and redundancy. Our staff will be 100% committed to start working on this contract immediately. The PM, Mr. Daniel Tessoff (CTS), has over 16 years of rail experience. His experience serving as in-house support will allow him to seamlessly leverage the Team’s talents to meet OMD’s needs. Mr. Tessoff will be supported by a pool of highly-qualified professionals. Mr. Leo Villalobos (HDR), Mr. Charles Hankerson (CTS), and Mr. Mauricio Arze (Jacobs), have over 25 years of engineering experience in major transit, rail, and roadway corridors (I-595, Brightline, BCR, and SunRail). Mr. Sheng Yang, P.E.

(CTS), and Mr. Alan Brick-Turin, P.E. (GFT), bring their extensive experience in transit and rail data analytics as well. Mr. Peter Haliburton, CEng (CTS), Mr. Steve Hughes, P.E. (CTS), Mr.

James O’Keefe (GFT), and Mr. Yongqiang Wu, P.E. (CTS), will provide transit, rail, PTC, freight, NEPA, and design support.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

All Team members share work equitably based on FDOT’s needs, as we have worked together on numerous similar projects, such as:

D4 Rail Multimodal Development CSC (CAK13, C9Z70) | D4 SIS Program Support (C9L12, C8Z73) | D4 Multimodal Support CSC (CAH38) | D4 RCI/Traffic Data Collection CSC (CAP42) | CO RHCI Support (CAA63) | D4/D6 GIS Support (CA844, CAD21) | D4 Traffic Operations Minor Design (CAH48) | D4 Minor Design CSC (C89820 | D4 Traffic Operations Safety Reviews and Studies (CAY35) | D4 Access Management (CAT73) | D6 Rail Support (CA331) | D4 Transit Corridor Project Support (C9D11) | D4 TSM&O Master Plan | D5 Modal Support (CAW32) | D4/D6 Commuter Services | D4/D6 DW PD&E CSC Consultant | D4 South Florida Rail Corridor Master Plan | Palm Beach MPO Rail Crossing Study | Broward Commuter Rail | CSX/FEC GECs | Hialeah Yard Master Plan | FHWA Grade Crossing Handbook | D4/D5/D1 Freight Program Support

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Workload & Schedule: The workload and schedule for this contract are critical and we will meet monthly with the FDOT PM for status reports. We will include the Collaborative Tool processing time into the TWO scheduling. CTS promises that this contract will be our top priority and will avoid any “Conflict of Interest.”

Quality Control: QA/QC is vital, and we will allocate QA/QC time in the schedule for each deliverable. CTS has developed a proven QA/QC process. Mr. Michael Melendez, P.E. (CTS), will serve as the Team’s QC Officer and ensure that all products undergo a thorough QA/QC before submittal. As PM, Mr. Tessoff will play a key role in reviewing all assignment deliverables from the Team.

Prequalification of Prime Consultant and any proposed Subconsultants by advertised type(s) of work:

Consultant Name Project Advertised Major & Minor Work Types

2.0 3.1 13.3 13.4 13.7 99 3.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 6.1 SB

Prime CTS Engineering, Inc.

Su bc on su lta nt s

Ardurra Group, Inc.

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

EXP U.S. Services, Inc.

GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.

HDR Engineering, Inc.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

KCI Technologies, Inc.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Kittleson & Associates, Inc.

Motion Engineering and Design, Inc.

Insight Transportation Consulting, Inc.

SB = Small Business

7.1 8.4 10.5.1 10.5.2 SB

Prime CTS Engineering, Inc.

Su bc on su lta nt s

Ardurra Group, Inc.

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

EXP U.S. Services, Inc GFT Infrastructure, Inc.

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.

HDR Engineering, Inc.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

KCI Technologies, Inc.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Kittleson & Associates, Inc.

Motion Engineering and Design, Inc.

Insight Transportation Consulting, Inc.

SB

Prime

Su bc on su lta nt s

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EXHIBIT A

CONTINUING SERVICES MOBILITY DEVELOPMENT

AND RAILROAD SUPPORT CONTRACT

FM Nos. 429768-6-12-01; 429768-6-22-01; 429768-6-32-01

This Exhibit forms an integral part of the Agreement between the DEPARTMENT and CTS Engineering, Inc. (the CONSULTANT), which provides for services by the CONSULTANT in connection with the Continuing Services for Mobility Development and Railroad Support Contract.

I. SCOPE OF SERVICES

A. Objective

The objective of this contract is to provide consultant support services phase 12 (planning) and phase 22 (preliminary design) and phase 32 (Consultants/contractors) for rail and mobility planning, multi modal project development support, transit, roadway and freight related data collection and analysis to complement or supplement the DEPARTMENT's District Four Office of Modal Development. The services are related to comprehensive support for multimodal capital and operations support services from feasibility study through alternatives analysis to conceptual engineering and environmental analysis. Professional support to be provided by the CONSULTANT may include the following activities:

1) Conceptualize, promote, develop, organize, and manage rail and transit capital projects (including grade separations)

2) Conduct parts of capital rail/transit development projects including conceptual engineering, design, environmental inventory and assessment, National Environmental Policy Act, (NEPA) support, construction support and management, data collection and analysis, travel forecasting, growth management, freeway and arterial level of service, (LOS), capacity analysis, transit ridership and revenue analysis, transit technology assessment, rail freight capacity and facility analysis, station area planning, interagency coordination, public involvement, freight, right-of- way impact, land development, and finance

3) Provide project management support to Federal Railroad Administration, (FRA) funded projects or rail related projects, including NEPA document review, electronic review comment, (ERC) support, design coordination, and other engineering/planning support.

4) Provide project management support to Federal Transit Administration, (FTA) Small Starts and New Starts

5) Provide project management and technical support to non-FTA transit corridor studies and development projects, including project development and environment, (PD&E) support for next phases of railway crossing grade separation projects

6) Provide updates to FRA, FTA, Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA), and state grant application, grant management, and administration support

7) Support other technical and policy research for rail, transit, and other modal areas, including public engagement

8) Other planning and engineering activities that might assist the office of modal development, (OMD) to improve modal development of the region

Work assignments will be on a task order basis.

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B. Services

The CONSULTANT will be required to support and perform professional transportation planning, preliminary design and environmental, and mobility analysis, and public involvement activities, to assist the District 4 Transportation Planning and Environmental Management, (PLEMO), Staff in the performance of some or all of the tasks as identified in this Scope of Services.

The CONSULTANT work will be managed by a DEPARTMENT Project Manager. The DEPARTMENT Project Manager will define the work for each task to be performed by the CONSULTANT, as described in this Scope of Services, through the preparation of a Task Work Order for each task.

For each Task Work Order, the CONSULTANT Project Manager and the DEPARTMENT Project Manager will discuss the requirements of each task as well as negotiate the staff-hours.. After negotiations, the DEPARTMENT will issue the Task Work Order which shall include product requirements, schedules, manpower requirements, documentation requirements, and total allowable task costs. This will be issued to the CONSULTANT's Project Manager in writing, along with a Notice to Proceed prior to initiation of any work on the Task Work Order.

C. Tasks For Which Consultant Services May Be Required

1. Project Management Support

Activities are associated with managing work in progress. Assignments could include:

• Reviewing work products such as technical methodology proposals, scopes of work, staff-hour estimates for proposed work, meeting minutes, technical correspondence, and project schedules for contracted projects.

• Preparing technical methodology proposals, scopes of work, staff-hour estimates and project schedules.

• Preparing and maintaining project schedules using software and systems approved by the DEPARTMENT.

• Support for internal, public, and interagency meetings related to DEPARTMENT projects or contracted projects, including coordinating logistics for, preparing agendas and meeting minutes, and attending meetings.

• Assisting the DEPARTMENT project manager in related ways.

2. Capital Multimodal Technical Support

Activities relate to reviewing technical work in progress, supplementing the technical resources of work in progress, or performing stand-alone subtasks for work in progress related to capital transit development projects. Assignments may include the review of technical assessments, analyses, and documents; or performing and documenting technical assessments and analyses. Assigned work could include documenting review findings and recommendations; report preparation; preparation of design schematics

A-3 including Computer-Aided Design and Drafting, (CADD) drawing and mapping; meeting attendance; and conducting presentations to Department technical reviewers, interagency technical review committees, citizen review committees, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, (MPOs), city councils, and county commission boards.

This work could require using CONSULTANT or DEPARTMENT computer equipment as specified by the Project Manager.

3. Project Development Support

The CONSULTANT will provide multi modal project development support services for projects graduating out of the planning phase. Activities will include preliminary assessments of the study corridor from a planning and engineering prospective. This activity consists of collecting various information and materials related to the performance of engineering analysis within the study area. The information should include all data necessary to perform adequate evaluation of the location and design of a transportation facility. Utilizing the data collected, the CONSULTANT shall perform the planning and engineering analysis necessary to initiate or complete the project development process.

The task of engineering analysis will be ongoing throughout the duration of the project and will be performed with consideration to the results of the environmental impacts analysis.

The CONSULTANT shall assist in the development and analysis of conceptual design alternatives. The design alternatives shall consider context sensitive and innovative solutions. The CONSULTANT shall develop and evaluate all viable alternatives in order to address the project needs. The DEPARTMENT will then determine which viable alternative(s) to further evaluate through the inter-agency coordination process.

4. Agency Support

Activities relate providing public agency support including MPO’s, Transit and railroad originations, county and local agency support activities. Assignments could include the review and preparation of project public involvement programs, preliminary project development and engineering support.

Work orders could be issued to:

• Prepare public involvement activities

• Engage in Rail public safety campaign

• Develop and support special projects related to rail and mobility safety

• Conduct or support public meetings and workshops

• Develop presentation outlines and scripts

Agency support includes interagency technical review committees, citizen review committees, focus groups, workshops, civic organizations, special interest groups, professional organizations, MPO’s, county commissions, transportation authorities, and city councils.

The CONSULTANT shall be responsible for legal notification of the public if required.

Notification of individual property owners in accordance with F.S. 339 is not expected under this scope of services but could be required.

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5. Research Support

Activities relate to the assembly and review of data and information, and research into transportation problems, issues, and goals leading to and including the development of transportation problem statements and scopes of work associated with capital transit preliminary engineering studies and Strategic Intermodal System, (SIS) project planning and PD&E studies.

Assignments could include information and data assembly, literature review, state-of-the-practice reviews and consultation, conducting interviews, brainstorming, preparation of position papers, presentation of findings and conclusions, and preparation of scopes of work.

6. Innovation and Project Development Support

Tasks: The work may include tasks related to:

• Innovative pilot project development and implementation support including planning, design and constructability support, complete streets applications, innovative technology implementation, multimodal safety and education campaign support and coordination, grant writing and research support.

Tasks: The work may include a range of services related to strategy development and design recommendations relating to green design and construction practices for transit infrastructure, as well as environmentally preferable procurement for agency operations and maintenance. The CONSULTANT shall have the capability to perform all elements that could be required for this work, including but not limited to:

Design

• Assist in the development of innovative design criteria, policy and best practices

• Assist in the development of technical specifications recommendations to support mobility innovation.

• Assist in project development including planning and preliminary design for innovative pilot projects.

• Best practices for environmentally preferable purchasing for construction and operations.

Materials and Products

• Research industry best practices regarding the use of innovative materials, products and construction methods.

• Materials engineering guidance regarding emerging innovative materials, products and technologies.

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7. Special Projects

Assist in identifying mobility technology developments. Projecting future needs based on existing behaviors, needs and trends creates the potential for over- or under-forecasting future demand, and investments that are out of alignment with emerging or likely future requirements. Advancements in technologies that support transportation, communications, and other disciplines provide opportunities to change traditional approaches to employment, travel patterns and land use, often resulting in improved outcomes at a lower cost.

The CONSULTANT should be able to analyze how advancements in technology have led or may lead to notable or substantial changes in trip making behaviors; conduct case studies; examine developments beyond technologies widely known to be in development;

provide access to capabilities in human behavior for assistance in gauging potential travel behavior changes from new technologies and translating them into land use and travel demand forecast models for scenario testing and evaluation.

8. Data Collection and Analysis Support

Activities are associated with supporting technical work in progress, or in developing problem statements. Assignments may include the sufficient review of data collection efforts, review of data analyses, design and conduct of data collection activities, conduct of data analysis activities, and analysis of existing data. Areas of collection and analysis could include:

• Annual Average Daily Traffic, (AADT), and Turning Movement Counts

• Travel forecasts

• Transit ridership

• Park-and-ride lot usage

• Origin-destination surveys

• Preference surveys

• Land use and zoning data

• Socieconomic, (socio), data

• Transit Oriented Development, (TOD) data

• Public transportation surveys

• Census data compilation

• Zonal data development

• Public interviews

Work would include documentation of review findings and recommendations, report preparation, and presentation of results to reviewers.

9. Miscellaneous Support

Activities could include the following as specified in a work order:

• Design and preparation of presentations including boards, PowerPoint, videos, scripts, and handouts using CONSULTANT provided equipment

• Preparation of report graphics

• Organizing and obtaining facilities for public meetings

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• Freight program support

• Editing and reformatting of reports and production of reproduction masters

• Reproduction and binding of reports provided on disk

• CADD drawing and mapping

• Geographic Information System, (GIS), mapping

• Any other potential tasks that is requested by the Department

10. Railroad Support

a. Rail-Highway Crossing Inventory Update The CONSULTANT shall become familiar with the Rail-Highway Crossing Inventory Application elements and data entry requirements. The CONSULTANT may be requested to investigate selected open public and private rail-highway crossings in support of the statewide Rail-Highway Crossing Inventory update. The information is to be obtained from consultation with school boards, the FDOT District Four Office, the railroads and/or during field reviews of the crossings. If information is to be obtained from an operating railroad, the CONSULTANT shall seek this information directly from the railroad unless otherwise directed by the FDOT Project Manager.

b. Annual District Diagnostic Field Reviews The CONSULTANT may be required to conduct preliminary reviews of crossings to determine which crossings may benefit from rail-highway grade crossing protection device installation or improvements. A Field data collection booklet will be prepared for crossings identified for further investigation by the District Diagnostic Review Team.

The CONSULTANT may be required to participate on the District Diagnostic Review Team. The CONSULTANT may be required to prepare a summary of the findings and recommendations of the District Diagnostic Review Team, complete with drawings/diagrams of the existing crossings showing the proposed improvements.

Rail-highway grade crossing drawings/diagrams will be in Micro Station or compatible format.

c. Signal Safety Project Inspection The CONSULTANT may be required to conduct corridor studies to identify rail-highway crossings that may benefit from rail-highway crossing protection device installation or improvements.

The CONSULTANT will be required to conduct pre-construction meetings for selected projects. The CONSULTANT will be required to perform construction engineering inspection (CEI) for rail-highway crossing device and crossing surface installation at selected locations. The CONSULTANT shall submit the daily diaries and all pertinent documentation upon completion of the construction. Invoices shall be reviewed by the CONSULTANT within two (2) working days, for payments by FDOT to the railroad.

d. Crossing Maintenance Project Selection and Inspection The CONSULTANT may be required to identify rail-highway crossings on the state-maintained highway system or any crossings along the South Florida Rail Corridor that may benefit from rail-highway crossing reconstruction.

e. Rail-Highway Crossing Consolidation and Public Rail-Highway Crossing Opening Activities

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The CONSULTANT may be required to perform field reviews of rail-highway grade crossing opening or closing candidate sites, as requested. The CONSULTANT may be required to prepare a memorandum to the FDOT Project Manager with any comments, questions and concerns regarding field reviews. The CONSULTANT may be required to provide summaries of meetings and or field reviews. These summaries will be provided to the FDOT Project Manager within five (5) working days of the meeting, unless otherwise specified.

f. Rail-Highway Crossing Condition Drawing/Diagram Update The CONSULTANT may be required to update each of the Rail-Highway Crossing Condition Diagrams and map location using ArcGIS PRO. The CONSULTANT is to assure the accuracy of the information and consistency of the format.

g. Other Rail Related Support Rail Corridor Planning Production Engineering Design Services Construction Engineering Inspection, (CEI) Management Support Other related rail support Positive Train Control (PTC)

11. Resiliency and Environmental Support

The CONSULATNT may be required to provide environmental and resiliency support and provide guidance on how best to address resiliency for multimodal and railroad into multimodal project development including NEPA and other associated regulations to maximize agency resiliency goals while meeting local, state and federal environmental regulatory requirements.

• Strategic advice on integrating sustainability and innovation into conceptual and preliminary engineering processes, including how to best address the cost estimation of sustainability features and how to balance capital investment with operations and maintenance needs.

• Innovative pilot project development and implementation support including planning, design and constructability support, complete streets applications, innovative technology implementation, multimodal safety and education campaign support and coordination, grant writing and research support.

Provide environmental and contamination support for Hialeah Rail Yard.

II. SCHEDULE

The CONSULTANT agrees to begin work after issuance of a notice to proceed by the DEPARTMENT and upon receipt of Work Orders. The Contract will be for sixty (60) months after the date of notice to proceed, unless a notice of completion or termination is issued by the DEPARTMENT.

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III. METHOD OF COMPENSATION

Payment shall be made in accordance with Exhibit B of this contract.

III. KEY PERSONNEL

The CONSULTANT's work shall be performed and directed by key personnel identified in the proposal presentations by the CONSULTANT. Any changes in the indicated personnel shall be subject to review and approval by the DEPARTMENT.

IV. SUBCONTRACTING SERVICES

Services assigned to sub-consultants must be approved in advance by the DEPARTMENT in accordance with this Agreement. The sub-consultants must be qualified by the DEPARTMENT to perform all work assigned to them. Additional sub-consultants with specialized areas of expertise may be required by the DEPARTMENT or requested by the CONSULTANT to complete specific Task Work Order assignments. The need for an additional sub-consultant to be hired and the work assignments to be performed shall be specified by the DEPARTMENT or the CONSULTANT in writing and agreed to by the DEPARTMENT and CONSULTANT Project Managers prior to any work being performed by the sub-consultant.

V. MEETINGS

The CONSULTANT must be available for unscheduled meetings. The CONSULTANT shall be available with no more than a one (1) weekday notice to attend meetings at the request of the DEPARTMENT. Such meetings and presentations may be held at any hour between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on any weekday.

VI. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

A. The DEPARTMENT will provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of this contract, all coordination with the CONSULTANT pertaining to the development and execution of all Task Work Orders of this contract, defining the specific work to be performed and schedule for the completion of such work, agreeing on the CONSULTANT staffing and availability (including substitutions from the available staffing list provided), and the processing of CONSULTANT invoices for payment. The DEPARTMENT may also provide assistant Project Managers, if required, to provide support to the Project Manager for various Tasks.

B. The DEPARTMENT shall provide, prior to the initiation of any work on any of the tasks defined in this exhibit, a specific Task Work Order for the task defining the work to be accomplished and the total reimbursement due the CONSULTANT.

C. The DEPARTMENT shall furnish, without charge, the following services and data to the CONSULTANT for the performance of the requested services:

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1) All criteria and full information as to the DEPARTMENT's requirements for the CONSULTANT's services including objectives, constraints, budgetary limitations, and time restraints.

2) All DEPARTMENT Policies, Procedures, Standards, and other information applicable to the services.

3) All specifications, schedules, reports, and other information prepared by or for the DEPARTMENT, which are available to the DEPARTMENT and which the DEPARTMENT considers pertinent to the CONSULTANT's responsibilities described herein.

4) Available traffic and planning data necessary for the CONSULTANT to perform each Task.

5) Limited training of the CONSULTANT, if required, on applicable software and DEPARTMENT standards and procedures.

6) Limited use of the DEPARTMENT’s information system (DOTNET). This does not include any cost associated with accessing the DOTNET system.

VIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSULTANT

A. The CONSULTANT shall provide an overall Project Manager who will be the primary point of contact for the CONSULTANT for the scope, schedule, manpower coordination, negotiation of task staff-hours and completion of all Task Work Orders. The CONSULTANT may also assist the DEPARTMENT Project Manager in preparing Task Work Orders. The CONSULTANT Project Manager shall communicate with the DEPARTMENT Project Manager on a regular basis and shall provide monthly progress reports by Task Work Order. These progress reports shall be the basis for the evaluation and processing of invoices for payment.

B. The CONSULTANT shall provide and maintain a list of staff of the following classifications that would be available to be assigned to specific Task Work Orders:

1) Project Manager

2) Senior Planner

3) Planner

4) Senior Environmental Specialist

5) Environmental Specialist

6) CADD/Graphics Technician

7) Technician

8) Clerical

For the above classifications, rates will be negotiated prior to beginning the contract. Any classifications not listed above that are later determined to be required must be added to the contract by amendment prior to the issue of any Task Work Orders which include that classification.

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C. The CONSULTANT shall provide sufficient staff, either the specific staff person requested or acceptable staff at defined levels of expertise as agreed to by the DEPARTMENT's Project Manager, in a timely manner to complete all assigned work within the Task Work Order schedule. If, at any time, the DEPARTMENT's Project Manager determines, and so notifies the CONSULTANT, that the number or expertise of particular staff assigned to a specific task is inadequate, the CONSULTANT Project Manager shall coordinate with the DEPARTMENT Project Manager to remedy the situation so as to ensure the timely completion of the work.

D. The CONSULTANT shall maintain staff in District 4 as defined in Task Work Orders.

E. The CONSULTANT shall perform all analyses, develop recommendations, and document all work within the required time schedule as defined in the Task Work Orders.

F. The CONSULTANT will perform all tasks in accordance with all FDOT Guidelines and Standards, specified DCA Rules, applicable Florida Statutes and Administrative Rules, and other State laws and policies.

IX. COMPUTER SERVICES

A. for providing proprietary software packages to the CONSULTANT. The CONSULTANT may be required to use, or provide the capability to use, the following software:

1) Highway Capacity Software, Version 2.2 or latest available version.

2) ART_PLAN, ART_TAB and all other FDOT Level of Service spreadsheets.

3) FSUTMS/TRANPLAN on DOS, Windows, OS/2, and/or UNIX operating systems.

4) Southeast Regional Planning Model

5) FLAMOD noise model

6) ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro or compatible GIS software which

DEPARTMENT data systems and transportation model data can be imported, used, and mapped.

7) Any other traffic operations, planning, environmental, and presentation software as indicated in the individual Task Work Orders.

The DEPARTMENT will not be responsible

B. Should the CONSULTANT desire to use DEPARTMENT programs, permission must be granted in accordance with this agreement.

C. Computations based on computer programs other than the Department's, must conform to all DEPARTMENT format requirements.

X. SPECIFICATION FOR WORK

The Consultant shall ensure that all contract documents and support forms have been prepared on Microsoft WINDOWS compatible software. All other software shall be approved by FDOT. All contract documents, reports, plans; studies, etc. will be archived electronically in Adobe Acrobat format.

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The Consultant shall ensure to follow all Department guidance related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and automation technologies, including transparency, compliance with agency data policies (Artificial Intelligence Policy 010-325-065), and limitations on the use of external AI platforms.