Title
Transit Technical and Planning Assistance Consultant Services
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute unit price contracts with the following companies for professional transit technical and planning assistance services for an initial term of three years:
- Gensler Architecture Design & Planning PC,
- Hatch Associates Consultants Inc.,
- HNTB North Carolina PC,
- Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.,
- Kittelson & Associates, Inc.,
- Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.,
- STV Engineers Inc.,
- TY Lin International,
- VHB Engineering NC PC,
- WSP USA Inc., and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for one, two-year term with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, CATS
Elizabeth Presutti, CATS
Explanation
§ These contracts will provide professional transit technical and planning assistance services for Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) projects and initiatives requiring technical assistance.
§ The transit technical and planning professional services as part of these contracts will support all CATS modes and service types.
§ The professional transit technical and planning assistance services and selected vendors include:
- Transit Vehicles and Maintenance Support for Bus and Rail:
§ Hatch Associates Consultants Inc.
§ WSP USA Inc.
§ HNTB North Carolina PC
- Transit Facilities Assessments and Design:
§ Gensler Architecture Design & Planning PC
§ HNTB North Carolina PC
§ Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
- Transit Operations and Service Planning:
§ Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
§ Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
- Transit Management Support:
§ STV Engineering Inc.
§ VHB Engineering NC PC
- Transit Safety, Training, and Security Planning:
§ Hatch Associates Consultants Inc.
§ HNTB North Carolina PC
- Transit Technology Support:
§ TY Lin International
§ Hatch Associates Consultants Inc.
§ HNTB North Carolina PC
§ On January 9, 2024, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); 14 responses were received.
§ The companies selected best meet the city’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, and responsiveness to RFQ requirements.
§ Annual aggregate expenditures are estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $6,500,000 depending on project and technical assistance needs in the various areas.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The city negotiates contract participation after the proposal selection process. Each Prime has committed 10.00% of the total contract amount to the following certified firm(s):
Gensler Architecture Design & Planning PC
§ Lynch Mykins Structural Engineers (DBE, WBE) (structural engineering)
§ Connico LLC (DBE) (cost estimating)
Hatch Associates Consultants Inc.
§ Dovetail Consulting, Inc. (DBE) (system planning, security planning)
§ Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. (DBE) (transit service development, fleet asset management)
§ Modern Mobility Partners (DBE) (service contracting strategies, asset management)
§ Lumenor Consulting (DBE) (environmental planning, asset management)
§ Virginkar & Associates, Inc. (DBE) (transit vehicle market research, vehicle inspections)
HNTB North Carolina, PC
§ Lumenor Consulting (DBE) (fare collection, asset management, data management)
§ Virginkar & Associates Inc. (DBE) (management and technical consulting)
§ Raul V. Bravo + Associates, Inc. (DBE) (engineering, quality assurance, program management, construction management)
§ Stellar Services, Inc (DBE) (data management, technology support, development support)
§ New South Associates, Inc (DBE, WBE) (cultural resource, archaeology, architectural history)
§ A Customer’s Point of View (DBE) (mystery shopper and mystery rider services)
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
§ Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. (DBE) (transit, service, and technology planning)
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
§ Pride Communications Inc. (DBE, MBE, SBE) (communications, community engagement, public relations)
§ Insight Transportation Consulting, Inc. (DBE) (survey processing, ridership modeling, data analysis)
§ A Customer’s Point of View Inc. (DBE) (mystery shopper and mystery rider services)
TY Lin International
§ Niti Systems Consultants, Inc. (DBE) (consulting services)
§ Encada, LLC (DBE) (consulting services)
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Operating and Capital Budget and General Capital Investment Plan