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RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant: Consultant Professional ServicesCity of Dubuque City Council Meeting Action Items # 04. Copyrighted June 20, 2023 ITEM TITLE: RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant: Consultant Professional Services - Request for Proposals - Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval to initiate the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Professional Consultant Services to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the Rebuilding America's Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Infrastructure Planning Grant for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B=)". SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type MVM Memo City Manager Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo THE CITY OF Dubuque DUB TEE1. All -America City Masterpiece on the Mississippi � pp zoo�•*o 13 zoi720zoi9 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Consultant Professional Services - Request for Proposals Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development Iowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705)--7Y-31 DATE: June 14, 2023 Assistant City Engineer Robert Schiesl is recommending City Council approval to initiate the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Professional Consultant Services to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the Rebuilding America's Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Infrastructure Planning Grant for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2)". The City was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant which will provide for the planning and design of a multimodal transportation corridor project for proposed improvements to the Elm Street corridor, the 16th Street corridor, the Kerper Blvd. corridor, Chaplain Schmitt Island corridor, and the proposed 14th Street Railroad (vehicular and pedestrian) Overpass bridge project. The RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant proposes a project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2)". Through the grant, the City was awarded $2.28 million in USDOT RAISE Planning funds to assist with the planning and design of a multimodal transportation corridors which will connect vulnerable neighborhoods and low income residents with economic opportunities, recreational amenities and key community resources in the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, on Chaplain Schmitt Island, in downtown Dubuque and its Historic Millwork District, and on the west side of the city via the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center. In particular, the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant would be used for planning and design of physical connections that will directly benefit low-income residents in Areas of Persistent Poverty (Census Tracts 1 and 5) by connecting them to economic opportunities such as the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park and Chaplain Schmitt Island, and key community assets. Improving safety for all users is a key goal of the proposed RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant. A primary focus of the B2E2 project is the elimination of an at -grade rail crossing conflict on 14t" Street and will provide for the planning and design a proposed vehicular and pedestrian overpass bridge which will connect downtown residents to job opportunities while avoiding train crossing delays that negatively impact the safe and efficient movement of people and goods to and from the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park and Chaplain Schmitt Island. The project will also focus on multimodal transportation corridors with "complete streets" and proposed roundabout intersections along Elm Street and 16th Street corridors. The project would also include the design of an improved pedestrian/bike shared use path adjacent to the existing 16th Street Peosta Channel bridge to Chaplain Schmitt Island and strategically plan a roundabout at Captain Sheehy Drive on Chaplain Schmitt Island. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. AA114 k�4 Mich el C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer Jason Duba, Assistant Planner Tony Breitbach, Purchasing Coordinator Arielle Swift, Asst. Public Works Director Jon Dienst, Civil Engineer Nate Steffen, Civil Engineer Jared Charland, PM Leisure Services Dillon Feldmann, Iowa DOT Chandra Ravada, ECIA THE CITY OF DUB E Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer FROM: Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer Dubuque All -America City 2007.2012.2013 2017*2019 SUBJECT: RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant Consultant Professional Services - Request for Proposals Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Project Development Iowa DOT Project No. EDP-2100 (705)--7Y-31 DATE: June 14, 2023 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval to initiate the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for Professional Consultant Services to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the Rebuilding America's Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Infrastructure Planning Grant for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B2E2)". BACKGROUND The City was awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant which will provide for the planning and design of a multimodal transportation corridor project for proposed improvements to the Elm Street corridor, the 16th Street corridor, the Kerper Blvd. corridor, Chaplain Schmitt Island corridor, and the proposed 14th Street Railroad (vehicular and pedestrian) Overpass bridge project. DISCUSSION The RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant proposes a project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (132E2)". Through the grant, the City was awarded $2.28 million in USDOT RAISE Planning funds to assist with the planning and design of a multimodal transportation corridors which will connect vulnerable neighborhoods and low income residents with economic opportunities, recreational amenities and key community resources in the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park, on Chaplain Schmitt Island, in downtown Dubuque and its Historic Millwork District, and on the west side of the city via the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center. In particular, the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant would be used for planning and design of physical connections that will directly benefit low-income residents in Areas of Persistent Poverty (Census Tracts 1 and 5) by connecting them to economic opportunities such as the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park and Chaplain Schmitt Island, and key community assets. Improving safety for all users is a key goal of the proposed RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant. A primary focus of the B2E2 project is the elimination of an at -grade rail crossing conflict on 14t" Street and will provide for the planning and design a proposed vehicular and pedestrian overpass bridge which will connect downtown residents to job opportunities while avoiding train crossing delays that negatively impact the safe and efficient movement of people and goods to and from the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park and Chaplain Schmitt Island. LEGEND 1. Bee Branch Bicycle & Pedestrian T it 6. Connectivity to Chaplain Schmitt Island & Kerper Boulevard 9. To the Intermodal Transportation Center 2. Eutum Redevelopment 7. Washington Street Neighborhood Revitalisation 10. Roundabouts 3. Bee Branch Creek onbuques 2lowest,acorns census tracts 11. CPKC Railroad 4.16m Street Complete Street B. Elm Street Complete Street 5. WIN 5treet CPKC Railroad Overpass C-thig to lnterrnodaf Transportanan Center The project will also focus on multimodal transportation corridors with "complete streets" and proposed roundabout intersections along Elm Street and 16th Street corridors. The project would also include the design of an improved pedestrian/bike shared use path adjacent to the existing 16th Street Peosta Channel bridge to Chaplain Schmitt Island and strategically plan a roundabout at Captain Sheehy Drive on Chaplain Schmitt Island. ELM STREET CORRIDOR - COMPLETE STREETS LEGEND Reconstruct Elm Street from 20th Street to Ilth Street as a Complete Street I. &ke Lanes 4. Vehicular Parking to improve safety and access for pedestrians and bicyclists and connect to 2. Improved Sidewalks 5. Street Trees and Green Infrastructure Intermodat Transportation Center. 3. Vehicular Travel Lanes 6, Streetscape Amenities and Lighting CONSULTANT SELECTION PROCESS Because the Professional Consultant Services contract to complete the final engineering design phase will use federal aid funding, the consultant selection process will be done in accordance with the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) federal aid consultant selection process. The consultant selection will be based upon the consultant's qualifications and experience, and the Selection Committee's determination of the consultant best suited for this specific design project. CONSULTANT SELECTION COMMITTEE The Consultant Selection Committee for the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase includes the following: • Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer • Jon Dienst, Civil Engineer • Robert Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer • Nathan Steffen, Civil Engineer • Jason Duba, Assistant Planner • Jared Charland, PM Leisure Services • Tony Breitbach, Purchasing Coordinator • Arielle Swift, Asst. Public Works Director PROJECT SCHEDULE The preliminary schedule for the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase is as follows: • Iowa DOT Authorization to Proceed July, 2023 • RFP Released to Consultants July, 2023 • Response Proposals Due August, 2023 • Committee Review & Interview August, 2023 • Recommendation to City Council September, 2023 The Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase is anticipated to take approximately 12 months to complete. It is the objective of the City to complete the planning and design efforts so that we have a shovel ready project which will be well positioned to compete for future RAISE Implementation grant opportunities. RECOMMENDATION I recommend that the City Council authorize staff to initiation of the Request for Proposals process for Professional Consultant Services to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (B=)". BUDGETIMPACT The current available funding for the RAISE Planning Grant and the estimated Professional Consultant Services fee is summarized as follows: Fund Description Percentage Fund Amount RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant 52.1 % $ 2,280,000 Local Funds - City o 47 9 /� $ 1,350,000 Local Funds - DRA Contribution $ 750,000 Total Project Cost 100% $ 4,380,000 ACTION TO BE TAKEN I respectfully request City Council approval to authorize the initiation of the Request for Proposals process for Professional Consultant Services to complete the Engineering Design and NEPA / Environmental Study Phase to advance development for the RAISE Infrastructure Planning Grant for the project entitled "Building Bridges to Employment and Equity (132E2)". cc: Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer Jason Duba, Assistant Planner Tony Breitbach, Purchasing Coordinator Arielle Swift, Asst. Public Works Director Jon Dienst, Civil Engineer Nate Steffen, Civil Engineer Jared Charland, PM Leisure Services Dillon Feldmann, Iowa DOT Chandra Ravada, ECIA FAPROJECTS\RAISE Planning Grant 2022\Consultant RFP