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Mr. Travis H. Anderson, PE City Engineer City of Mesquite
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Mesquite, NV 89027 Re: Request for Qualifications (RFA) PW 2017-002,2017 Transportation Capital lmprovement Plan (TCIP) Dear Mr. Anderson and selection committee members, Atkins started working with the City of Mesquite (City) in 1997 when the City's population was just more than 2000 people. Anticipating the future growth, and forseeing the need to sustain residents' quality of life, the City retained Atkins to assist them in navigating the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), evaluating best practices, and developing an impact fee ordinance and a TCIP to help pay for essential transportation infrastructure. Atkins recommended improvements and a reliable source of funding so that Mesquite can keep pace with its ever-growing traffic demands. Since then, Atkins has performed a TCIP update for the City every 3 years. Some of the highlights our team offers for this update include:
Complete streets expertise. Atkins has assisted communities throughout the country invest in multimodal solutions. We have a passion for addressing safe and effective transportation solutions for pedestrians and bicycles and want to help create healthier, more livable communities. Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) experience. Atkins has a proven record of applying local policies on planning and engineering projects including the Neighborhood Safety Study; Maryland Parkway Alternatives Analysis; Boulder Highway Multimodal Transportation lnvestment Study; City of North Las Vegas Complete Streets Corridor Ranking Study; and Las Vegas Boulevard North Land Use, Transit, and Pedestrian Study. Our staff works extensively with the RTC modeling stafl and we are familiar with the RTC's procedures for obtaining existing and design-year model output as well as the procedure for gaining access to the model for developing specific model components. Our experts have knowledge and understanding of the City's model documentation and can provide assistance in running model scenarios if required. Collaborative success. Working with the Citizens Advisory Committee requires experience with collaboration to successfully bring together technical elements for the community and stakeholders in an understandable manner. We can extract the pertinent information and details from our meetings with the Committee and turn their input into meaningful data to support our analyses. Atkins staff is also adept in coordinating with federal, state, and local agencies in a range of capacities from planning and environmental to design and construction. Traffic safety skills and grassroots partnering projects. Several Atkins personnel hold road safety audit certifications and are familiar with state and federal auditing procedures. We have supported Nevada's traffic safety partners on Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) efforts since 2008, and we have worked directly with local Mesquite first responders and agencies for SHSP activities and traffic incident management project teams. Project management longevity and immediate availability. Principal-in-charge Emily Kubovchik has been involved in Mesquite's impact fee ordinance and TCIP since their inception. She has provided traffic modeling and engineering solutions in Nevada for 23 years, successfully working with public and private sector partners, and she has additional recent experience in Mesquite traffic planning as the ll5 Exit 118 Design-Build's traffic control manager. Project manager Danja Petro has provided support on previous Mesquite TCIP updates and has high-level analysis techniques and travel demand model expertise in Nevada. Our personnel are all immediately available for the Mesquite TCIP project, and we relish the opportunity to help the City of Mesquite achieve its ambition to maintain a livable community. lf you have any questions please contact me at702.990.7437 or [email protected]. Si
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Part 2. Proposal A. Qualifications, talents, skills, and expert¡se Atkins has been fortunate to have worked with the City for two decades on the preparation and updates to Mesquite's TCIP. Because the City has instituted an impact fee ordinance, the plan must be reviewed every 3 years in accordance with the NRS. Our longevity in working with the community has given Atkins a first-hand perspective of the issues and challenges facing this growing community with high livability goals. lssues, challenges, and emerging policies are identified during the preliminary planning stages to adequately capture these components within the plans, Figure
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improvements, and/or funding opportunities. lt is also important to understand the system's existing state to identify current safety and operational deficiencies. Collaboration with the Citizens Advisory Committee (also required by the NRS) will allow a forum to discuss growth potential and areas of specific concern within the
transportation system. Our experience in southern Nevada has allowed Atkins' planning and engineering staff (Figure 1) to develop relationships and follow planning policy development. Previously, the recent growth in southern Nevada, including Mesquite, significantly impacted transportation needs. Many of the federal, state, and local funding sources were used to develop better traffic signals and more travel lanes. Today, the rate of growth has slowed and funding sources are running short of what is required to maintain existing infrastructure, much less sustain
Atkins key team member talents, skills, experience, and expertise
Name/role
Emily Kubovchik, PE, PTOE
Principal-in-Charge 23 years of experience 23 years with Atkins in southern Nevada
Danja Petro, PE,
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Relevant experience
. Worked on Mesquite TCIP since inception 20 years ago . Familiar with Mesquite staff
Mesquite TCIP (Citywide Level of Service Analysis); l-15 Exit 118 Design-Build (traffic control); l-15 Exit 120 lnterchange Feasibility Study; Carson Avenue Complete Streets Design; Virginia Street lnvestment Plan and Design; Horizon Drive lmprovements; l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study; numerous RTC traffic planning projects; Project Neon Design-Build (MOT)
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Project manager on the Nevada Traffic lncident Management (TlM) Program Management project
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Experience in traveldemand modeling in Nevada Complete streets and RTC expertise Stakeholder coordination and consensus-buildi ng facilitation Neighborhood safety and traffic calming experience
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QA/QC 25 years of experience 8 years of experience in southern Nevada
Steve Hoover, AICP
Principal Planner 15 years of experience in regional transportation plannin g
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Experience in stakeholder and agency coordination . RTC corridor study and travel demand model experience . Traffic design and analysis expertise
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Mesquite TCIP; l-15 Exit 118 Design-Build; Boulder Highway Multimodal Transportation lnvestment Study; Project Neon Design-Build (traffic modeling and design); RTC Neighborhood Safety Study; RTC Las Vegas Boulevard North Land Use, Transit, and Pedestrian Study; Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) lmplementation Boulder Highway Multimodal Transportation lnvestment Study; l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestíon Mitigation Study; ll5 Mobility Alliance Program Management (data analysis lead); Nevada State Freight Plan (alternatives/ project ran kin g); Cactus Aven ue I mprovements; l-15 North Corridor Study/Design-Build; North Fifth Street Corridor Study; Flamingo Street Corridor Study; Sahara Avenue Corridor Study Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Colorado Statewide Transportation Plan; Jefferson Street Complete Streets Alternatives Study for the City of Fort Collins, Downtown Development Authority, and CDOT; SH 82 Corridor Optimization Plan for the City of Glenwood Springs, CDOT, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, and Garfield County 1
2017 TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IN/PROVEN/ENT PLAN (TCIP) cont¡nued growth. We understand that the City aims to balance infrastructure projects with funding limitations, while providing a safe and sustainable quality of life to which the community is accustomed.
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The Atkins team is fully equipped and experienced in using VISSIM as a traffic analysis platform to evaluate the existing system, analyze projected future traffic, and identify potential deficiencies for the TCIP update. ln past updates (Figure 2), Atkins has used CORSIM-another traffic simulation and analysis software which lacks the visL¡al component that VISSIM offers, but can be updated at a lower cost within a shorter time period. Our team offers the flexibility and resources to update the TCIP using either traffic modeling package depending on the City's needs and available financial resources.
Atkins' staff is familiar with the RTC's travel demand model and the policies it is associated with. We have worked with the modeling staff and can convey project requirements. We will use our knowledge of these policies when working with the City's own travel demand model. We also have the resources to update the model if necessary. We understand that this tool will provide more robust information with regards to change in travel patterns and impacts on the existing network. While travel demand software and other traffic simulation tools have been used successfully in the past to prioritize capacity infrastructure, there is no one tool to prioritize pedestrian and bicycle facilities. ln a recent RTC project, Atkins developed several tools that help prioritize bicycle/ pedestrian facilities through the use of criteria developed collaboratively by the stakeholders, use GIS tools, or pedestrian and bicycle performance indicators. ln doing this, we were able to demonstrate a replicable procedure through a consensus-based process. A critical element in updating the TCIP for the City is understanding the plan as it relates to the collection of impact fees. Only certain elements within the overall
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roadway improvements are subject to funding from impact fees. While identifying vehicular capacity shortfalls is important, it is equally important to ensure all mobility options are addressed. Not only is the TCIP important for addressing the fees associated with development, but the plan is also critical to supporting necessary improvements with respect to sustainability and livability. Other funding sources, such as grants, are often more obtainable if the plans can be substantiated with an appropriate level of community and stakeholder collaboration and can be supported through best practices and the meaningful use of current industry standards.
Although the average trips in Mesquite are relatively short and can be accommodated by a single service area, it is important during the process to consider the effect of multiple service areas to accommodate the
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allocation of impact fees. This is particularly important in assessing the potential impact of development in Lincoln County and other planned unit developments. Atkins is aware of the potential impacts to the Mesquite transportation infrastructure from this development and in coordination with the City would carefully assess the likelihood of this development occurring in the near future. We understand the need to have the impacts mitigated by fees collected from the developer and not paid for by Mesquite residents. This will be addressed with the Citizens Advisory Committee. ln addition to updating the TCIP with recommended improvements that have been coordinated with the City, we will recalculate the development fees based on CIP costs, assessment area determination, and current funding sources.
Atkins' understanding of this process benefits the City by eliminating the learning curve, thereby reducing the schedule of completion, and ensuring that the staffing levels, as they relate to the scope, are commensurate with the level of effort. We understand the City has certain budget expectations, and Atkins will work with the City to make sure these expectations are met. Our knowledge of the NRS will ensure that the City is compliant with state law and reduces the risk of a legal challenge by developers. We will coordinate and schedule work with all local, state, and federal agencies as necessary to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget. Atkins also maintains a comprehensive quality assurance/ quality control (OA/OC) review process (Figure 3) that is essential to ensuring budget and schedule adherence while promoting communication and minimizing errors.
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B. Past performance on similar projects Figure 4 and the following similar projects demonstrate our past performance success in management, cost control, timely performance, and thoroughness of work.
All projects in Figure 4 have been completed on budget and within schedule, and Emily Kubovchik and/or Danja Petro have been involved in all projects in a management or technical lead capacity. Atkins also has in-depth familiarity working in Mesquite and the surrounding area. These local projects are demonstrated in Figure 5.
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Mesquite TGIB Gity of Mesquite, NV. Atkins has provided an update to the TCIP every 3 years since its inception in 1997. Mesquite's TCIP involved preparing a study to analyze existing and future traffic conditions in the rapidly growing community. The original scope included identifying the required capital improvements to maintain acceptable levels of service and implement a traffic impact fee. Atkins analyzed the City's intersections for existing and future traffic conditions to ascertain improvement alternatives. Our staff modeled Mesquite roadways using CORSIM, which enabled the City to effectively evaluate and prioritize several alternatives. Ultimately, this was the basis for determining the capital
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project and all updates were completed on schedule/ within budget. l-15 Exit 118 Design-Build, City of Mesquite, NV. Atkins was the lead designer on this alternative delivery project to establish a new interchange at Exit '118 to relieve traffic at the existing interchange (Exit '120) on l-15. The Atkins team designed a dual precast arch system. This dual thin-walled arch system allows the bridge crossing to be installed in both directions in less than 5 days, thus reducing the amount of disruption to the critical interstate traffic. Atkins is responsible for the traffic control and maintenance of traffic on this project. Reference: Travis Anderson, City of Mesquite, 702.346.5237; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed on schedule/within budget.
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Maryland Parkway Alternatives Analysis, RTC, NV. Atkins provided a transportation alternatives analysis associated with the Maryland Parkway corridor as it transitions from a phase of community expansion to a phase of community refinement. The study considered transit technology options including conventional buses, bus rapid transit, streetcars, and light-rail and involves consensus-based planning. Atkins also considered guideway alternatives, complete streets, and rightof-way alternatives. Local involvement was critically important to the success of the Maryland Parkway study. ln order to achieve this, the Atkins team implemented an innovative and engaging stakeholder process to identify issues important to the community. This consensus-based approach to community and stakeholder engagement enhanced the study results and improved implementation strategies. Reference: David Swallow, RTC, 702.676.1500; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed on schedule/within budget. Potential Transit Districts on
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analysis for transportation improvements on Virginia Street in Reno. The study identified recommendations for increasing mobility options, improving safety, addressing planning needs, and collaborating with business owners and economic development efforts in the corridor. The plan identified short- and long-term improvements and developed a funding strategy and implementation plan based on previously completed studies. As a subconsultant, Atkins assisted with the environmental document and preliminary design of the project. Reference: Amy Cummings, Washoe RTC, 775.335.1825; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed on scheduleiwithin budget. ,:i
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Mitigation Study, City of Henderson, NV. Atkins completed a study of potential traffic operational and congestion mitigation improvements along southbound l-515 near the l-215 interchange. The existing ramp operations are deficient and lead to peak hour congestion. The study identified near-term and/or potential long-term improvements within rightof-way to relieve this congestion. Reference: Scott Jarvis, City of Henderso n, 7 02.267.3065; Gost/sched ule control: This project was completed on schedule/within budget.
Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Atkins is identifying and analyzing potential transportation system, traffic operations, and safety improvements to Boulder Highway between Wagonwheel Drive and Charleston Boulevard. The study is focused on overall right-of-way management and allocation based on the needs of all users and includes technology solutions specifically suited to the corridor. Reference: Mohammad Farhan, RTC, 702.676.17 36', Gost/ schedule control: This project is proceeding on
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review to summarize calming measures successfully employed across the country for similar issues including traffic circles, bicycle lanes, striped shoulders, and complete street concepts. Neighborhood representatives were involved in workshops to provide resident input. Reference: Mohammad Farhan, RTC, 702.676.1736; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed schedule/within budget. 4
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Emily Kubovchik, PE, PTOE Principal-in-Charge 8.5., Civil Engineering, University of Arizona Emily Kubovchik has dedicated her career to providing traffic engineering and analysis solutions. She has 23 years of diverse traffic engineering and planning experience including extensive traffic control and maintenance of traffic (MOT) design. Her recent traffic control experience includes:
Mesquite TCIP, City of Mesquite, NV, Project manager with overall responsibility for schedule and budget, CORSIM modeling and analysis, and coordination with client and stakeholders. Atkins has provided an update to the plan every 3 years since its inception in 1997. l-1S/Exit 120 lnterchange Feasibility Study, Barcelona Partners LLC, Mesquite, NV. Project manager responsible for client and agency coordination, project schedule and budget management, and general project oversight. Atkins provided an interchange operational assessment and alternative feasibility study at Exit 120 along l-15. Based on an evaluation of existing and future land use, we provided 10- and 2O-year traffic projections, and we assessed the effects of increased traffic on interchange operations. l-15 Exit 118 lnterchange Design-Build, City of Mesquite, NV. MOT lead responsible for overseeing the development of the traffic management plan and MOT plans. Also led traffic design elements in the later part of the project. l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Project manager responsible for overseeing traffic modeling, safety analyses, and data analysis for the southbound l-515 to westbound l-215 corridor from Sunset Road to Stephanie Street. -t
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Project Neon Design-Build, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Las Vegas, NV. MOT lead responsible for overseeing the development of the traffic management plan and MOT plans and coordinating with public outreach.
Virginia Street Corridor lnvestment Plan and Design, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, NV. Project manager responsible for a multimodal analysis and design for transportation improvements and recommendations. Collaborated with business owners and economic development efforts. Carson Avenue, Casino Center to 10th Street, Gity of Las Vegas, NV. As traffic task manager, provided traffic design review and oversight as well as information and guidance on pedestrian and bicycle treatments.
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Maryland Parkway Corridor Alternative Analysis, RTC, Las Vegas, NV. Conceptual engineering lead responsible for concept development/planning considering transit technology alternatives, guideway alternatives, complete streets improvements, station locations and concepts, and preliminary environmental evaluation.
l-80 Gorridor System Master Plan, NDOI CA to WY. Project manager. Atkins developed a system master plan for the l-80 corridor between San Francisco, California, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, to maximize the existing infrastructure through innovative operations and create new infrastructure to provide for future capacity needs. The multimodal plan ensured the mobility and safety needs of commerce, commuters, homeland security, recreation, and tourism.
Neighborhood Safety Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Project manager responsible for overseeing the development of a before/after study including mitigation measures for traffic calming in neighborhoods where speeding and other safety issues were prevalent.
Danja Petro, PE, PTOE, PTP Project Manager M.5., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berketey; 8.5., Civil Engineering, Polytechnic University Danja Petro has 21 years of experience in transportation planning, lTS, and traffic safety and operations. Her software experience includes CORSIM and VlSSlM. She has provided planning and operationaland safety analysis for urban and interstate corridor studies; bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accessibility and connectivity studies; traffic calming and neighborhood safety studies; safe routes to school; and ITS projects. Ms. Petro has conducted numerous urban arterial operational analyses, signal timing, and arterial progression analyses including transit signal priority, traffic impact analyses for residential and commercial development, and traffic design (signing, striping, and signals). Her project experience includes:
Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Project manager responsible for identifying and analyzing potential improvements to the 13-mile corridor to focus on technology advancements/lTS modifications, access management, bi ke/ped/transit improvements, and safety. Virginia Street Corridor lnvestment Plan and Design, RTG, Reno, NV. Transportation planner responsible for assisting with conducting a multimodal analysis for transportation improvements on Virginia Street in Reno' Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Traffic operations lead responsible for managing all tasks 6
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Las Vegas Boulevard North Land Use, Transit, and Pedestrian Study, RTC, North Las Vegas, NV. Lead transportation planner responsible for data collection, demographic and land use analysis, transit operations analysis, safety analysis, pedestrian circulation, and parking. Developed recommendations for pedestrian and transit connectivity improvements along the corridor. To help reinvigorate ridership, this study helped identify a community-based, long-term integrated land use and transportation vision for the corridor. Maryland Parkway Corridor Alternative Analysis, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV. Traffic analysis lead and transportation planner responsible for model development and coordination.
Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Grossing Study, RTG, Glark County, NV. Technical lead responsible for assessing existing conditions and future mobility needs, developing mitigation measures alternatives, and prioritizing UPRR crossings in the Las Vegas valley. As part of the RTC's strategic planning process, Atkins identified current and future network deficiencies of the UPRR, developed potential solutions, and prioritized solutions considering the RTC's goals. l-80 Gorridor Study, NDOT, Washoe Gounty, NV. Traffic analyst responsible for providing data collection, traffic analysis, and land use planning. Atkins completed a study concerning growth implications on l-80 corridor land use and mobility. We provided planning expertise and process facilitation to help stakeholders work through the identified issues and develop a corridor plan.
Corridor Study, NDOT, Garson City to NV. Project engineer responsible County, Churchill modeling development providing demand travel for and statistical analysis, collection and analysis, data and accident mitigations management and congestion process planning involved a neutral support. Atkins' working group with the stakeholder facilitator working of meetings. and NDOT in a series US 50 East
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I Massoud Javid, Ph.D., PE I on¡oc pn.o.., Civit Engineering, IJtah State t)niversity; M.8., Transportation Engineering, Concordia U niveristy; 8.E., Transportation Engineering, Concordia Univeristy Massoud Javid has 25 years of experience in a wide range of transportation planning and traffic engineering experience in consulting and public sectorwork. He has completed numerous transportation planning projects including corridor studies and travel demand models. His expertise in project management includes stakeholder and agency coordination, developing schedules and
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work plans to keep projects on track, evaluating project risks, and developing risk mitigation measrlres and working with diverse team of professionals and stakeholders. Dr. Javid's project experience includes:
Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTG, Clark Gounty, NV. Project planner responsible for identifying and analyzing potential improvements to the 13-mile corridor to focus on technology advancements/lTS modifications, access management, bike/ped/transit i mprovements, and safety. l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Planner responsible for overseeing traffic modeling, safety analyses, and data analysis for the southbound l-5'15 to westbound l-215 corridor from Sunset Road to Stephanie Street.
Fastlane Grant Proposal Support, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Provided travel demand forecasting for various scenarios and horizon years. Performed traffic engineering and corridor evaluation. Reviewed and developed cost estimates. Participated in benefit cost analysis. This project consisted of a proposal to use Fastlane Grant to use for the construction of a system to system interchange between CC215 and l-15 in the Las Vegas valley. l-15 Mobility Alliance Program Management, Las Vegas, NV. Data analysis task leader responsible for obtaining and processing data and providing QA/QC of safety and goods movement data such freight analysis framework, fatal accident and fatality analysis reporting system, highway performance monitoring system, travel time, and other safetY data.
Nevada State Freight Plan, Las Vegas, NV. Developed improvement alternatives, provided high level cost estimates, and participated in project ranking. The Nevada State Freight Plan will identify freight transportation hubs and facilities critical to Nevada's economic growth and recommend appropriate prioritization for investments in these hubs and facilities.
Cactus Avenue lmprovements, Las Vegas, NV. Designed and reviewed traffic signal controls and signing and stripping for the entire project. Provided preliminary and finaldesign and prepared plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E).
Steve Hoover, AICP Principal Planner
MURP, lJrban & Regional Planning, University of Cotorado; MLA, Landscape Architecture, Univeristy of Colorado; 8.5., EnvironmentalSfuldes, University of Redlands Steve Hoover has 15 years of transportation planning experience including regional, statewide, and multimodal long-range planning; corridor studies; alternatives analysis; feasibility studies; complete streets; National 7
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Environmental Policy Act environmental impact statements; performance management plann ing; information technology and GIS analysis and application development; decision support and knowledge management practices; graphic communication and publication; resource management plans; applied research; data analysis; asset management planning; and public involvement. His project experience includes:
Colorado Statewide Transportation Plan, Golorado Depa rtment of Transportation (CDOT), Statewide, Colorado. Member of the project's QA/QC team. Provided independent review of major draft documents and other major milestone materials.
Jefferson Street Complete Streets Alternatives Study, City of Fort Collins, Downtown Development Authority, and GDOT, Fort Gollins, CO. Seníor transportation planner responsible for the day{o-day work required to develop and evaluate a comprehensive set of design option based alternatives aimed at achieving the livability, urban character, bicycle and pedestrian, air quality, and mobility goals of the project. SH 82 Corridor Optimization Plan, Gity of Glenwood Springs, CDOT, Roaring Fork Transportation
Authority, and Garfield Gounty, Glenwood Springs, CO. Transportation planner responsible for defining mobility challenges, developing evaluation criteria and improvement strategies, and recommendations. Strategies proposed to address future regional and local transportation demand also were consistent with local livability goals and small town context.
Victor Molano-Paz Data Col lection/Traffic Analyst M.5., Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 8.5., Civil Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
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Lia Grimaldi Data Col lection/Traffic Analyst
8.5., Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lia Grimaldi's engineering experience focuses on traffic signals, roadway lighting, lTS, and fiber-optic upgrades. She also has experience revising the financial aspect of projects including billings to major clients; collaborating with engineering teams to produce construction drawings; and creating spreadsheets including trackers, construction schedules, and site data packages. Her project experience incl udes:
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Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, traffic/lTS designer
. CC 215 Bruce Woodbury Beltway from l-15 to Range Road, Clark County Public Works, project designer . Traffic Signals, Roadway Lighting, and ITS Design Services On-call, NDOT, project designer
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Brittney Brickman, El Data Col lection/Traffic Analyst
8.5., Civil Engineering, Georgia lnstitute of Technology Brittany Brickman has planning, design, maintenance, and operational experience involving ITS and traffic engineering. She has experience in traffic management, lTS, and advanced transportation management systems design, signal timing optimization, signalized intersection design, traffic planning, and signing/marking design. Ms. Brickman's project experience includes:
. Traffic Signals, Roadway Lighting, and ITS Design Services On-call, NDOT, traffic designer . Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, traffic designer . Regional Traffic Operations Program, Georgia Department of Transportation, traffic designer . SunTrust Park Traffic Mitigation Study, Cobb County Department of Transportation, traffic desi g ner
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Mesquite, NV 89027 Re: Request for Qualifications (RFA) PW 2017-002,2017 Transportation Capital lmprovement Plan (TCIP) Dear Mr. Anderson and selection committee members, Atkins started working with the City of Mesquite (City) in 1997 when the City's population was just more than 2000 people. Anticipating the future growth, and forseeing the need to sustain residents' quality of life, the City retained Atkins to assist them in navigating the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), evaluating best practices, and developing an impact fee ordinance and a TCIP to help pay for essential transportation infrastructure. Atkins recommended improvements and a reliable source of funding so that Mesquite can keep pace with its ever-growing traffic demands. Since then, Atkins has performed a TCIP update for the City every 3 years. Some of the highlights our team offers for this update include:
Complete streets expertise. Atkins has assisted communities throughout the country invest in multimodal solutions. We have a passion for addressing safe and effective transportation solutions for pedestrians and bicycles and want to help create healthier, more livable communities. Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) experience. Atkins has a proven record of applying local policies on planning and engineering projects including the Neighborhood Safety Study; Maryland Parkway Alternatives Analysis; Boulder Highway Multimodal Transportation lnvestment Study; City of North Las Vegas Complete Streets Corridor Ranking Study; and Las Vegas Boulevard North Land Use, Transit, and Pedestrian Study. Our staff works extensively with the RTC modeling stafl and we are familiar with the RTC's procedures for obtaining existing and design-year model output as well as the procedure for gaining access to the model for developing specific model components. Our experts have knowledge and understanding of the City's model documentation and can provide assistance in running model scenarios if required. Collaborative success. Working with the Citizens Advisory Committee requires experience with collaboration to successfully bring together technical elements for the community and stakeholders in an understandable manner. We can extract the pertinent information and details from our meetings with the Committee and turn their input into meaningful data to support our analyses. Atkins staff is also adept in coordinating with federal, state, and local agencies in a range of capacities from planning and environmental to design and construction. Traffic safety skills and grassroots partnering projects. Several Atkins personnel hold road safety audit certifications and are familiar with state and federal auditing procedures. We have supported Nevada's traffic safety partners on Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) efforts since 2008, and we have worked directly with local Mesquite first responders and agencies for SHSP activities and traffic incident management project teams. Project management longevity and immediate availability. Principal-in-charge Emily Kubovchik has been involved in Mesquite's impact fee ordinance and TCIP since their inception. She has provided traffic modeling and engineering solutions in Nevada for 23 years, successfully working with public and private sector partners, and she has additional recent experience in Mesquite traffic planning as the ll5 Exit 118 Design-Build's traffic control manager. Project manager Danja Petro has provided support on previous Mesquite TCIP updates and has high-level analysis techniques and travel demand model expertise in Nevada. Our personnel are all immediately available for the Mesquite TCIP project, and we relish the opportunity to help the City of Mesquite achieve its ambition to maintain a livable community. lf you have any questions please contact me at702.990.7437 or [email protected]. Si
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Part 2. Proposal A. Qualifications, talents, skills, and expert¡se Atkins has been fortunate to have worked with the City for two decades on the preparation and updates to Mesquite's TCIP. Because the City has instituted an impact fee ordinance, the plan must be reviewed every 3 years in accordance with the NRS. Our longevity in working with the community has given Atkins a first-hand perspective of the issues and challenges facing this growing community with high livability goals. lssues, challenges, and emerging policies are identified during the preliminary planning stages to adequately capture these components within the plans, Figure
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improvements, and/or funding opportunities. lt is also important to understand the system's existing state to identify current safety and operational deficiencies. Collaboration with the Citizens Advisory Committee (also required by the NRS) will allow a forum to discuss growth potential and areas of specific concern within the
transportation system. Our experience in southern Nevada has allowed Atkins' planning and engineering staff (Figure 1) to develop relationships and follow planning policy development. Previously, the recent growth in southern Nevada, including Mesquite, significantly impacted transportation needs. Many of the federal, state, and local funding sources were used to develop better traffic signals and more travel lanes. Today, the rate of growth has slowed and funding sources are running short of what is required to maintain existing infrastructure, much less sustain
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Emily Kubovchik, PE, PTOE
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Mesquite TCIP (Citywide Level of Service Analysis); l-15 Exit 118 Design-Build (traffic control); l-15 Exit 120 lnterchange Feasibility Study; Carson Avenue Complete Streets Design; Virginia Street lnvestment Plan and Design; Horizon Drive lmprovements; l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study; numerous RTC traffic planning projects; Project Neon Design-Build (MOT)
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2017 TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IN/PROVEN/ENT PLAN (TCIP) cont¡nued growth. We understand that the City aims to balance infrastructure projects with funding limitations, while providing a safe and sustainable quality of life to which the community is accustomed.
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The Atkins team is fully equipped and experienced in using VISSIM as a traffic analysis platform to evaluate the existing system, analyze projected future traffic, and identify potential deficiencies for the TCIP update. ln past updates (Figure 2), Atkins has used CORSIM-another traffic simulation and analysis software which lacks the visL¡al component that VISSIM offers, but can be updated at a lower cost within a shorter time period. Our team offers the flexibility and resources to update the TCIP using either traffic modeling package depending on the City's needs and available financial resources.
Atkins' staff is familiar with the RTC's travel demand model and the policies it is associated with. We have worked with the modeling staff and can convey project requirements. We will use our knowledge of these policies when working with the City's own travel demand model. We also have the resources to update the model if necessary. We understand that this tool will provide more robust information with regards to change in travel patterns and impacts on the existing network. While travel demand software and other traffic simulation tools have been used successfully in the past to prioritize capacity infrastructure, there is no one tool to prioritize pedestrian and bicycle facilities. ln a recent RTC project, Atkins developed several tools that help prioritize bicycle/ pedestrian facilities through the use of criteria developed collaboratively by the stakeholders, use GIS tools, or pedestrian and bicycle performance indicators. ln doing this, we were able to demonstrate a replicable procedure through a consensus-based process. A critical element in updating the TCIP for the City is understanding the plan as it relates to the collection of impact fees. Only certain elements within the overall
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roadway improvements are subject to funding from impact fees. While identifying vehicular capacity shortfalls is important, it is equally important to ensure all mobility options are addressed. Not only is the TCIP important for addressing the fees associated with development, but the plan is also critical to supporting necessary improvements with respect to sustainability and livability. Other funding sources, such as grants, are often more obtainable if the plans can be substantiated with an appropriate level of community and stakeholder collaboration and can be supported through best practices and the meaningful use of current industry standards.
Although the average trips in Mesquite are relatively short and can be accommodated by a single service area, it is important during the process to consider the effect of multiple service areas to accommodate the
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allocation of impact fees. This is particularly important in assessing the potential impact of development in Lincoln County and other planned unit developments. Atkins is aware of the potential impacts to the Mesquite transportation infrastructure from this development and in coordination with the City would carefully assess the likelihood of this development occurring in the near future. We understand the need to have the impacts mitigated by fees collected from the developer and not paid for by Mesquite residents. This will be addressed with the Citizens Advisory Committee. ln addition to updating the TCIP with recommended improvements that have been coordinated with the City, we will recalculate the development fees based on CIP costs, assessment area determination, and current funding sources.
Atkins' understanding of this process benefits the City by eliminating the learning curve, thereby reducing the schedule of completion, and ensuring that the staffing levels, as they relate to the scope, are commensurate with the level of effort. We understand the City has certain budget expectations, and Atkins will work with the City to make sure these expectations are met. Our knowledge of the NRS will ensure that the City is compliant with state law and reduces the risk of a legal challenge by developers. We will coordinate and schedule work with all local, state, and federal agencies as necessary to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget. Atkins also maintains a comprehensive quality assurance/ quality control (OA/OC) review process (Figure 3) that is essential to ensuring budget and schedule adherence while promoting communication and minimizing errors.
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B. Past performance on similar projects Figure 4 and the following similar projects demonstrate our past performance success in management, cost control, timely performance, and thoroughness of work.
All projects in Figure 4 have been completed on budget and within schedule, and Emily Kubovchik and/or Danja Petro have been involved in all projects in a management or technical lead capacity. Atkins also has in-depth familiarity working in Mesquite and the surrounding area. These local projects are demonstrated in Figure 5.
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project and all updates were completed on schedule/ within budget. l-15 Exit 118 Design-Build, City of Mesquite, NV. Atkins was the lead designer on this alternative delivery project to establish a new interchange at Exit '118 to relieve traffic at the existing interchange (Exit '120) on l-15. The Atkins team designed a dual precast arch system. This dual thin-walled arch system allows the bridge crossing to be installed in both directions in less than 5 days, thus reducing the amount of disruption to the critical interstate traffic. Atkins is responsible for the traffic control and maintenance of traffic on this project. Reference: Travis Anderson, City of Mesquite, 702.346.5237; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed on schedule/within budget.
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analysis for transportation improvements on Virginia Street in Reno. The study identified recommendations for increasing mobility options, improving safety, addressing planning needs, and collaborating with business owners and economic development efforts in the corridor. The plan identified short- and long-term improvements and developed a funding strategy and implementation plan based on previously completed studies. As a subconsultant, Atkins assisted with the environmental document and preliminary design of the project. Reference: Amy Cummings, Washoe RTC, 775.335.1825; Cost/schedule control: This project was completed on scheduleiwithin budget. ,:i
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Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Atkins is identifying and analyzing potential transportation system, traffic operations, and safety improvements to Boulder Highway between Wagonwheel Drive and Charleston Boulevard. The study is focused on overall right-of-way management and allocation based on the needs of all users and includes technology solutions specifically suited to the corridor. Reference: Mohammad Farhan, RTC, 702.676.17 36', Gost/ schedule control: This project is proceeding on
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Emily Kubovchik, PE, PTOE Principal-in-Charge 8.5., Civil Engineering, University of Arizona Emily Kubovchik has dedicated her career to providing traffic engineering and analysis solutions. She has 23 years of diverse traffic engineering and planning experience including extensive traffic control and maintenance of traffic (MOT) design. Her recent traffic control experience includes:
Mesquite TCIP, City of Mesquite, NV, Project manager with overall responsibility for schedule and budget, CORSIM modeling and analysis, and coordination with client and stakeholders. Atkins has provided an update to the plan every 3 years since its inception in 1997. l-1S/Exit 120 lnterchange Feasibility Study, Barcelona Partners LLC, Mesquite, NV. Project manager responsible for client and agency coordination, project schedule and budget management, and general project oversight. Atkins provided an interchange operational assessment and alternative feasibility study at Exit 120 along l-15. Based on an evaluation of existing and future land use, we provided 10- and 2O-year traffic projections, and we assessed the effects of increased traffic on interchange operations. l-15 Exit 118 lnterchange Design-Build, City of Mesquite, NV. MOT lead responsible for overseeing the development of the traffic management plan and MOT plans. Also led traffic design elements in the later part of the project. l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Project manager responsible for overseeing traffic modeling, safety analyses, and data analysis for the southbound l-515 to westbound l-215 corridor from Sunset Road to Stephanie Street. -t
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Project Neon Design-Build, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Las Vegas, NV. MOT lead responsible for overseeing the development of the traffic management plan and MOT plans and coordinating with public outreach.
Virginia Street Corridor lnvestment Plan and Design, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, NV. Project manager responsible for a multimodal analysis and design for transportation improvements and recommendations. Collaborated with business owners and economic development efforts. Carson Avenue, Casino Center to 10th Street, Gity of Las Vegas, NV. As traffic task manager, provided traffic design review and oversight as well as information and guidance on pedestrian and bicycle treatments.
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Maryland Parkway Corridor Alternative Analysis, RTC, Las Vegas, NV. Conceptual engineering lead responsible for concept development/planning considering transit technology alternatives, guideway alternatives, complete streets improvements, station locations and concepts, and preliminary environmental evaluation.
l-80 Gorridor System Master Plan, NDOI CA to WY. Project manager. Atkins developed a system master plan for the l-80 corridor between San Francisco, California, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, to maximize the existing infrastructure through innovative operations and create new infrastructure to provide for future capacity needs. The multimodal plan ensured the mobility and safety needs of commerce, commuters, homeland security, recreation, and tourism.
Neighborhood Safety Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Project manager responsible for overseeing the development of a before/after study including mitigation measures for traffic calming in neighborhoods where speeding and other safety issues were prevalent.
Danja Petro, PE, PTOE, PTP Project Manager M.5., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berketey; 8.5., Civil Engineering, Polytechnic University Danja Petro has 21 years of experience in transportation planning, lTS, and traffic safety and operations. Her software experience includes CORSIM and VlSSlM. She has provided planning and operationaland safety analysis for urban and interstate corridor studies; bicycle, pedestrian, and transit accessibility and connectivity studies; traffic calming and neighborhood safety studies; safe routes to school; and ITS projects. Ms. Petro has conducted numerous urban arterial operational analyses, signal timing, and arterial progression analyses including transit signal priority, traffic impact analyses for residential and commercial development, and traffic design (signing, striping, and signals). Her project experience includes:
Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTC, Clark County, NV. Project manager responsible for identifying and analyzing potential improvements to the 13-mile corridor to focus on technology advancements/lTS modifications, access management, bi ke/ped/transit improvements, and safety. Virginia Street Corridor lnvestment Plan and Design, RTG, Reno, NV. Transportation planner responsible for assisting with conducting a multimodal analysis for transportation improvements on Virginia Street in Reno' Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Traffic operations lead responsible for managing all tasks 6
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Las Vegas Boulevard North Land Use, Transit, and Pedestrian Study, RTC, North Las Vegas, NV. Lead transportation planner responsible for data collection, demographic and land use analysis, transit operations analysis, safety analysis, pedestrian circulation, and parking. Developed recommendations for pedestrian and transit connectivity improvements along the corridor. To help reinvigorate ridership, this study helped identify a community-based, long-term integrated land use and transportation vision for the corridor. Maryland Parkway Corridor Alternative Analysis, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV. Traffic analysis lead and transportation planner responsible for model development and coordination.
Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Grossing Study, RTG, Glark County, NV. Technical lead responsible for assessing existing conditions and future mobility needs, developing mitigation measures alternatives, and prioritizing UPRR crossings in the Las Vegas valley. As part of the RTC's strategic planning process, Atkins identified current and future network deficiencies of the UPRR, developed potential solutions, and prioritized solutions considering the RTC's goals. l-80 Gorridor Study, NDOT, Washoe Gounty, NV. Traffic analyst responsible for providing data collection, traffic analysis, and land use planning. Atkins completed a study concerning growth implications on l-80 corridor land use and mobility. We provided planning expertise and process facilitation to help stakeholders work through the identified issues and develop a corridor plan.
Corridor Study, NDOT, Garson City to NV. Project engineer responsible County, Churchill modeling development providing demand travel for and statistical analysis, collection and analysis, data and accident mitigations management and congestion process planning involved a neutral support. Atkins' working group with the stakeholder facilitator working of meetings. and NDOT in a series US 50 East
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work plans to keep projects on track, evaluating project risks, and developing risk mitigation measrlres and working with diverse team of professionals and stakeholders. Dr. Javid's project experience includes:
Boulder Highway Transportation Multimodal lnvestment Study, RTG, Clark Gounty, NV. Project planner responsible for identifying and analyzing potential improvements to the 13-mile corridor to focus on technology advancements/lTS modifications, access management, bike/ped/transit i mprovements, and safety. l-515 Southbound Traffic and Congestion Mitigation Study, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Planner responsible for overseeing traffic modeling, safety analyses, and data analysis for the southbound l-5'15 to westbound l-215 corridor from Sunset Road to Stephanie Street.
Fastlane Grant Proposal Support, NDOT, Las Vegas, NV. Provided travel demand forecasting for various scenarios and horizon years. Performed traffic engineering and corridor evaluation. Reviewed and developed cost estimates. Participated in benefit cost analysis. This project consisted of a proposal to use Fastlane Grant to use for the construction of a system to system interchange between CC215 and l-15 in the Las Vegas valley. l-15 Mobility Alliance Program Management, Las Vegas, NV. Data analysis task leader responsible for obtaining and processing data and providing QA/QC of safety and goods movement data such freight analysis framework, fatal accident and fatality analysis reporting system, highway performance monitoring system, travel time, and other safetY data.
Nevada State Freight Plan, Las Vegas, NV. Developed improvement alternatives, provided high level cost estimates, and participated in project ranking. The Nevada State Freight Plan will identify freight transportation hubs and facilities critical to Nevada's economic growth and recommend appropriate prioritization for investments in these hubs and facilities.
Cactus Avenue lmprovements, Las Vegas, NV. Designed and reviewed traffic signal controls and signing and stripping for the entire project. Provided preliminary and finaldesign and prepared plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E).
Steve Hoover, AICP Principal Planner
MURP, lJrban & Regional Planning, University of Cotorado; MLA, Landscape Architecture, Univeristy of Colorado; 8.5., EnvironmentalSfuldes, University of Redlands Steve Hoover has 15 years of transportation planning experience including regional, statewide, and multimodal long-range planning; corridor studies; alternatives analysis; feasibility studies; complete streets; National 7
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Colorado Statewide Transportation Plan, Golorado Depa rtment of Transportation (CDOT), Statewide, Colorado. Member of the project's QA/QC team. Provided independent review of major draft documents and other major milestone materials.
Jefferson Street Complete Streets Alternatives Study, City of Fort Collins, Downtown Development Authority, and GDOT, Fort Gollins, CO. Seníor transportation planner responsible for the day{o-day work required to develop and evaluate a comprehensive set of design option based alternatives aimed at achieving the livability, urban character, bicycle and pedestrian, air quality, and mobility goals of the project. SH 82 Corridor Optimization Plan, Gity of Glenwood Springs, CDOT, Roaring Fork Transportation
Authority, and Garfield Gounty, Glenwood Springs, CO. Transportation planner responsible for defining mobility challenges, developing evaluation criteria and improvement strategies, and recommendations. Strategies proposed to address future regional and local transportation demand also were consistent with local livability goals and small town context.
Victor Molano-Paz Data Col lection/Traffic Analyst M.5., Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 8.5., Civil Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
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8.5., Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lia Grimaldi's engineering experience focuses on traffic signals, roadway lighting, lTS, and fiber-optic upgrades. She also has experience revising the financial aspect of projects including billings to major clients; collaborating with engineering teams to produce construction drawings; and creating spreadsheets including trackers, construction schedules, and site data packages. Her project experience incl udes:
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Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, traffic/lTS designer
. CC 215 Bruce Woodbury Beltway from l-15 to Range Road, Clark County Public Works, project designer . Traffic Signals, Roadway Lighting, and ITS Design Services On-call, NDOT, project designer
. Cadence Roadways Design and Traffic Study, The
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LandWell Company, project designer Purple Line Design-Build, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland, project designer
Brittney Brickman, El Data Col lection/Traffic Analyst
8.5., Civil Engineering, Georgia lnstitute of Technology Brittany Brickman has planning, design, maintenance, and operational experience involving ITS and traffic engineering. She has experience in traffic management, lTS, and advanced transportation management systems design, signal timing optimization, signalized intersection design, traffic planning, and signing/marking design. Ms. Brickman's project experience includes:
. Traffic Signals, Roadway Lighting, and ITS Design Services On-call, NDOT, traffic designer . Project Neon Design-Build, NDOT, traffic designer . Regional Traffic Operations Program, Georgia Department of Transportation, traffic designer . SunTrust Park Traffic Mitigation Study, Cobb County Department of Transportation, traffic desi g ner
