ROAD_SAFETY_ACTION_PLAN_SAFE_STREETS_AND_ROADS_FOR_ALL_FISCAL_YEAR_2024_CORRIDOR_STUDY.pdf

CITY OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA

OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL

FISCAL YEAR 2024 CORRIDOR STUDY

ENGINEERING SERVICES

OPENGOV ID NO. ST89320192

RFQ Rev. 1/25 Page | 2

The City of Phoenix is seeking a qualified consultant team to provide engineering services to analyze three (3) major arterial corridors located on the Phoenix High Injury Network (HIN). These comprehensive corridor analyses will include conducting an Enhanced Road Safety Assessment

(RSA), developing planning-level corridor concepts, and conducting a feasibility analysis to provide an assessment of comprehensive safety corridor needs to identify actionable safety countermeasures. Services may include pre-design and public engagement.

Project Description

The Enhanced Road Safety Assessment (RSA) will look for opportunities to recommend and consider countermeasures that have not been used in Phoenix, but are working effectively in other parts of the country. The Enhanced RSA will be a forward-thinking effort to utilize new safety measures in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration Safe System Approach.

The three corridors are currently identified as:

1: 19th Avenue (Dunlap Avenue to Thunderbird Avenue)

2: Northern Avenue (7th Street to I-17)

3: Broadway Road (40th Street to 35th Avenue)

The three overall objectives for this project are:

• Identifying the safety issues on each corridor.

• Developing projects that can be implemented to address those specific safety issues using creative solutions up to a 15% level concept, including any new innovative ideas that may not have been utilized in the past.

• Providing a data/matrix that could be utilized to prioritize the projects along each corridor and in total.

The City embraces the Vision Zero goal to eliminate all fatal and severe injury crashes within the

City of Phoenix by the year 2050. This goal includes anyone walking, biking, rolling, taking transit, or driving while using the City’s transportation system. The City also embraces the Federal Safe

System Approach, which focuses on a human-centric approach to intelligent transportation system design, proactively identifying and addressing risks, and creating redundancies in safety measures.

Scope of Work

The consultant shall conduct a comprehensive evaluation to identify locations and subsequent roadway risk factors that have a statistically significant link to fatal and serious injury motor vehicle crashes, pedestrian crashes and bicycle crashes along each corridor.

Project Deliverables shall include:

• Data collection of motor vehicle crashes, bicycle-related crashes, and pedestrian crashes at signalized intersections and along roadway segments, including mid-block pedestrian crashes and nighttime pedestrian crashes.

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• Provide advanced data analytics related to operations and near-miss collisions.

• Collection and analysis of supplemental data beyond the roadway and crash information included in the High Injury Network.

• Crash analysis to identify safety trends, patterns, and contributing factors.

• Recommendations and prioritization of safety countermeasure for all modes of travel but not limited to, pedestrians and bicyclists based on the identification risk and land use characteristics.

• Development of an implementation plan, addressing multimodal safety improvements, including, pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Preparation of 15% level cost estimates for anticipated improvements included in the plan.

• A comprehensive list of safety issues along each corridor.

• A list of implementable projects for each corridor, including spot-location improvements and/or may be combined with other spot locations.

• Develop a method and associated data to properly prioritize projects.

• Up to two public information meetings for each corridor to include preparation of meeting materials and presentation of materials at each meeting.

• Key project milestones, including, but not limited to, the kickoff meeting, data collection, monthly progress meetings, summary of Public Feedback, and presentation to the Vision

Zero Citizen Advisory Committee.

• Comprehensive corridor safety plan that includes spot safety improvements and corridor safety improvements.

• Potential low-cost quick-build safety treatments for implementation/evaluation during the study.

• Assisting the City of Phoenix project manager with the reporting requirements.

The Narrative for this project was prepared for the 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)

Implementation Grant Application, more information can be found in Attachment B, Steps Toward

Safe Streets: A Phoenix Corridor Analysis Approach.

Use of UNIFIER, an Application Service Provider (ASP) web-based project management database, may be required. The following information provides a guideline for utilization. Any questions related to the requirements of UNIFIER should be directed to the Project Manager.

• The Consultant will be required to maintain all project records in electronic format.

• The City provides an ASP web-based project management database which the Consultant will be required to utilize in the fulfillment of the contract requirements.

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• The Consultant shall provide a computerized networked office platform with broadband internet connectivity.

• UNIFIER training will be provided through the City of Phoenix to firms under contract.

Pre-Submittal Meeting

A pre-submittal meeting will be held at 1:00pm, Phoenix time on Thursday January 29, 2026, at

City of Phoenix DCM, 1034 E. Madison Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, Gecko Conference

Room AND via Teams. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work, general project requirements, and respond to questions from the attendees. It is strongly recommended that interested firms attend the pre-submittal meeting. Inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this pre-submittal meeting must be directed to the Contracts Specialist.

Pre-Submittal Meeting Teams Information:

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Meeting ID: 241 422 977 000 20

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Statement of Qualifications Evaluation Criteria

Firms will be selected through a qualifications-based selection process based on the criteria below. Subcriteria are listed in order of importance in relation to project services. City of Phoenix project experience is not required.

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1. Assessment and Pre-Design Experience of the Prime Firm

Describe the experience and qualifications of the prime firm in providing assessment and design services for similar projects.

Identify projects the submitting firm has completed. For each project listed, provide:

A. Description of the project including scope and project owner

B. Role of the firm and explain how this relates to the services being solicited

C. Project’s original contract value, final contract value, and reason for variance

D. Project’s start date and completion date

E. Description of experience developing traffic safety studies, operations, and plans

F. Experience and knowledge of

Vision Zero and Safe System

Approach

Points Based 300 (29.4% of Total)

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2. Assessment and Pre-Design Experience of the Key Personnel and

Subconsultants

Describe the experience and qualifications of the specific project team expected to be assigned to this project in providing assessment and design services for similar projects. For each key person identified, list their length of time with the firm. List each key person’s role in the projects provided.

If a project selected for a key person is the same as one selected for the firm, provide just the project name and the role of the key person. For each project listed, provide:

A. Description of the project including scope and project owner

B. Role of the team or team member and explain how this relates to the services being solicited

C. Project’s original contract value, final contract value, and reason for variance

D. Project’s start date and completion date

E. Description of experience developing traffic safety studies, operations, and plans

F. Experience and knowledge of

Vision Zero and Safe System

Approach

Points Based 300 (29.4% of Total)

3. Project Understanding and Approach

Describe your firm’s understanding of the

City’s need for this project, including important considerations such as project issues and challenges. Describe the team’s approach to the project, including important considerations such as scope, schedule, and budget. Describe any knowledge and experience of Vision Zero and Safe System

Approach.

Points Based 300 (29.4% of Total)

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4. Staffing Information for Key Personnel

Provide the following:

A. Team’s availability and commitment to the project, including subconsultants

B. Team’s plan to maintain continuity of the proposed services

C. Organization chart showing key personnel, current professional licenses or certifications, and assigned roles for both Design and Construction Administration and Inspection Services for the project

D. Identify the location of the lead firm’s principal office and the home office location of key staff on this project.

Points Based 100 (9.8% of Total)

5. Reference Checks

Use the form provided in the Attachments section to obtain at least three references.

It is preferred no more than one be a City of Phoenix project. If your firm has not completed prior projects with other agencies, you will not be penalized. It is recommended there be references outside the City of Phoenix.

*These points are in addition to the 1,000 points for the SOQ.

Points Based 21 (2.1% of Total)

Submittal Requirements

Electronic Submittal Process: Firms interested in this project must submit a Statement of

Qualifications (SOQ) electronically through the City's Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix.

Submittal requirements are as follows:

Vendor Information: All firms must be registered in the City’s Vendor Management System prior to submitting a proposal. The vendor number should be included on the cover of the

SOQ. Information on how to register with the City is available at:

https://www.phoenix.gov/financesite/Pages/EProc-help.aspx https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix https://www.phoenix.gov/financesite/Pages/EProc-help.aspx

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If your firm is already registered with the City of Phoenix’s Procurement system, please visit https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix to login and access the electronic solicitation.

Submittals:

• Submit only one SOQ electronically, in .PDF format only, addressing all evaluation criteria. No hard copies will be accepted.

• Clearly display the firm legal name, vendor number, project title, and project number on the cover of the SOQ.

• A maximum of 12 pages is permitted to address all content in the SOQ submittal.

(Maximum page limit includes evaluation criteria and all additional content. It does not include information sheet.)

• Submit electronically the Statement of Qualifications by 12:00 pm, Phoenix time, on

Friday, February 13, 2026.

• Page size must meet requirements of 8½” x 11”.

• Font size must not be less than 10 point.

• Content count:

o Each side of a page containing evaluation criteria and additional content will be counted toward the maximum page limit noted above.

o Pages that have project photos, charts and/or graphs will be counted towards the maximum page limit noted above.

o Front and back covers, information sheet, Table of Contents pages, and divider (tab) pages will NOT be counted toward the maximum page limit noted above, unless they include evaluation criteria and additional content that could be considered by the selection panel.

Information Sheet: Provide an information sheet that includes project title, OpenGov ID number, legal firm name (not a trade name), address, phone number, vendor number, and the name, title, email address and signature of your contact person for the project. Do not include any additional information.

Evaluation Criteria: Address the SOQ evaluation criteria.

Note: All pages exceeding the specified maximum page limit will be removed from the submittal and not considered in evaluating a submitted SOQ.

Grounds for Disqualification

Please be advised that the following will be grounds for disqualification, and will be strictly enforced:

• Submitting a Statement of Qualifications for a different project.

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• Violating the “Contact with City Employees” policy contained in this RFQ.

Selection Process and Schedule

Interested teams will submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). The team will be selected through a qualifications-based selection process. A Selection Panel will evaluate each SOQ per the criteria set forth in Section V above.

The City will select a team based on the SOQ’s received; no formal interviews will be conducted.

The City may conduct a due diligence review on the team receiving the highest evaluation.

The City expects to create a final list of at least three, but not more than five teams for this project.

The City will enter into negotiations with the selected team and execute a contract upon completion of negotiation of fees and contract terms for City Council approval.

The following tentative schedule has been prepared for this project.

Pre-submittal Meeting 1:00 pm on Thursday, January

29, 2026

SOQs Due 12:00 pm on Friday, February 13, Selection Notification Early March 2026

Scope Meeting March 2026

If the City is unsuccessful in negotiating a contract with the best-qualified team, the City may then negotiate with the next most qualified team until a contract is executed, or the City may decide to terminate the selection process. Once a contract is executed with the successful firm, the procurement is complete.

The firm selected for this project will be notified directly by the City. Notification to all other firms on the status of a short list for this project will be posted on the City of Phoenix’s Procurement

Portal:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix

Federal Requirements

Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees. No Federal appropriated funds shall be paid, by or on behalf of the Consultant, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making of any Federal grant and the amendment or modification of any Federal grant. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal grant, the Consultant shall

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Trade Restriction. The Consultant and it’s subconsultants, by submission of the Statement of

Qualifications, certifies that it is not owned or controlled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included in the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR); has not knowingly entered into any contract or subcontract for this contract with a person that is a citizen or national of a foreign country on said list, or is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country on said list; and has not procured any product nor subcontracted for the supply of any product for use on the contract that is produced in a foreign country on said list.

Unless the restrictions of this clause are waived by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with 49 CFR 30.17, no contract shall be awarded to a Consultant or subconsultant who is unable to certify to the above. If the Consultant knowingly procures or subcontracts for the supply of any product or service of a foreign country on said list for use on the Project, the Federal Aviation

Administration may direct through the Sponsor cancellation of the contract at no cost to the

Government.

Further, the Consultant agrees that, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation it will incorporate this provision for certification without modification in each contract and in all lower tier subcontracts. The Consultant may rely on the certification of a prospective subconsultant unless it has knowledge that the certification is erroneous.

The Consultant shall provide immediate written notice to the Sponsor if the Consultant learns that its certification or that of a subconsultant was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. The subconsultant agrees to provide written notice to the Consultant if at any time it learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by this provision. The knowledge and information of a Consultant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion. The Consultant and its subconsultants, by submission of its Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) certifies that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. It further agrees by submitting its SOQ that it will include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations, proposals, contracts, and subcontracts. Where the Consultant or any lower tier participant is unable to certify this statement, it shall attach an explanation to its

SOQ.

Federal Affirmative Action Requirements. The Consultant will comply with the federal

Affirmative Action requirements as provided by 14 C.F.R. Part 152, subpart E during the term of the Contract and the Consultant will require its subconsultants to also comply with the federal

Affirmative Action requirements as set out above, and as may be amended. Failure of the

Consultant and its subconsultants to maintain compliance during the term of the Contract, including renewal options, is a material breach and may result in termination of this Contract.

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General Information

Citywide Capital Improvement Projects. Consulting and contractor services supporting the

City’s Capital Improvement Projects are procured under the authority of the City Engineer, currently located within the Street Transportation Department. Design and Construction

Procurement coordinates the citywide consulting and construction contracting procurement processes.

Changes to Request for Qualifications. Any changes to this Request for Qualifications

(RFQ) will be in the form of a Notification. The City of Phoenix shall not be held responsible for any oral instructions. Notifications are available on both the Current Opportunities and City's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/phoenix.

It shall be the responsibility of the registered RFQ holder to determine, prior to the submittal of the Statement of Qualifications, if a Notification has been issued. Registered

RFQ holders may refer to the web page or call the Contracts Specialist (listed below) to ascertain if a Notification has been issued for this project.

Alternate Format. For more information or a copy of this publication in an alternate format, contact the Contracts Specialist (listed below) - Voice or TTY 711. Requests will only be honored if made within the first week of the advertising period.

Release of Project Information/Public Records Request. The City shall provide the release of all public information concerning the project, including selection announcements and contract awards. Those desiring to release information to the public must receive prior written approval from the City. To submit a Public Records Request, visit phoenix.gov/prr.

City Rights. The City of Phoenix reserves the right to reject any or all Statements of

Qualifications, to waive any informality or irregularity in any Statement of Qualifications received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective Statements of Qualifications received.

Contact with City Employees. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all

Proposers, assure that contracts are awarded in public, and protect the integrity of the selection process. OFFERORS THAT VIOLATE THIS POLICY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Beginning on the date the RFQ is issued and until the date the contract is awarded or the RFQ withdrawn, all persons or entities that respond to the RFQ, including their authorized employees, agents, representatives, proposed partner(s), subcontractor(s), joint venture(s), member(s), or any of their lobbyists or attorneys (collectively the Proposer), will refrain from any direct or indirect contact with any person (other than the designated Contract Specialist) who may play a part in the selection process, including members of the evaluation panel, the City Manager, Assistant

City Manager, Deputy City Managers, Department heads, the Mayor and other members of the

Phoenix City Council. As long as the RFQ solicitation is not discussed, Proposers may continue to conduct business with the City and discuss business that is unrelated to this RFQ solicitation with City staff.

Commencing on the date and time a solicitation is published, potential or actual proposers

(including their representatives) will only discuss matters associated with the solicitation with the

Mayor, any members of City Council, the City Manager, any Deputy City Manager, or any https://phoenix.gov/prr

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Revised Statutes, until the resulting contract(s) are awarded or all offers or responses are rejected and the solicitation is cancelled without any announcement by the procurement officer of the City’s intent to reissue the same or a similar solicitation.

Proposers may discuss their proposal or the RFQ solicitation with the Mayor or one or more members of the Phoenix City Council, provided such meetings are scheduled through the

Contract Specialist (listed below), conducted in person at 200 W. Washington, Phoenix, Arizona

85003, and are posted as open meetings with the City Clerk at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled meetings. The City Clerk will be responsible for posting the meetings. The posted notice shall identify the participants and the subject matter, as well as invite the public to participate.

Conflict of Interest. The City reserves the right to disqualify any Proposer on the basis of any real or apparent conflict of interest that is disclosed by the proposal submitted or any other data available to the City. This disqualification is at the sole discretion of the City. Any Proposer submitting a proposal herein waves any right to object now or at any future time, before any body or agency, including but not limited to, the City Council of the City of Phoenix or any court.

Protest Procedures. Firms responding to disqualification or a procurement outcome are referred to the Code of the City of Phoenix Chapter 2, Article XII, Section 2-187 to 2-190.4, which governs protest procedures utilized throughout the selection process. The procedures may be reviewed through the City of Phoenix website at:

http://www.codepublishing.com/az/phoenix/

A copy of the Protest Policy is also available online at:

https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/streets/careers/business-opportunities.html

Questions - Questions pertaining to this selection process or contract issues should be submitted via the Procurement Portal.

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