HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESPONSE - RFP - 8485 ENGINEERING DESIGN & SUPPORT FOR HORSETOOTH & COLLEGE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTSProposal for Horsetooth & College Intersection Improvements
Engineering
Design & Support
March 28, 2017 | RFP-8485
1675 Broadway, Ste.200
Denver, CO 80202
303-297-2976 phone
303-297-2693 fax
March 28, 2017
City of Fort Collins
Purchasing Division
Attn: Caleb Feaver, Project Manager
215 Mason Street, 2nd Floor
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: PROPOSAL FOR HORSETOOTH & COLLEGE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS; 8485
Dear Caleb Feaver and Selection Committee:
The success of your Horsetooth & College Intersection Improvements project depends on the expertise of the
design professionals you select for this project. Wilson & Company, along with our subconsultants, will
collaborate with the City of Fort Collins staff to combine our extensive engineering design experience with our
understanding of the City’s goals for the project. The Wilson Team’s local design experience for the City, our
overall roadway and traffic design background, involvement in projects with CDOT oversight, and our
alternative delivery expertise, equips our team with the tools you need to execute a successful project from
start to finish.
Project Leadership: Our Project Manager, Jessica Burch, PE, brings over a decade of civil
engineering experience which includes an active role redesigning the roadside conditions to provide mobility
for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Over this time, Jessica has focused on roadway design, utility
coordination, and drainage improvements for local agency projects in Colorado, including in the City of
Fort Collins. She was instrumental in the Vine & Shields Intersection Improvements for the City as the
utility coordination task manager. Jessica was the key of our consultant team in executing the design
for the College & Prospect Intersection Improvements, meeting all of the design schedule and quality
demands for these improvements that are currently under construction. She understands the City’s
processes and needs, and has developed trust working with many City staff through these projects.
Jessica is supported by Scott Waterman, PE as Principal-in-Charge and Quality Manager, bringing
27 years of civil engineering design and management experience including many projects within the
City of Fort Collins.
Project Delivery Selection & Procurement: Over the last decade, Wilson & Company has become a
leader in Alternative Delivery with the leadership of Mark Scholfield, PE, DBIA. As the lead
consultant for CDOT, he assisted in the writing of the CMGC Manual, updated Design-Build Manual,
and Streamlined Design-Build Manual to assist CDOT’s personnel and the industry on alternative
delivery projects. Mark and our team worked with the City of Fort Collins to determine the best project
delivery for College & Prospect Intersection Improvements resulting in CMGC.
In this role, as well as the design engineer on recent alternative delivery projects, we understand how
to coordinate with the City and the contractor, and develop procurement documents that fit the scope
of the project. It is our desire to lead you through a successful Project Delivery Selection Matrix to
determine the best alternative delivery method for the Horsetooth & College Intersection
Improvements project with the best interest of the City, the contractor, and the community in mind.
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
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PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
The City of Fort Collins is requesting proposals from qualified
engineering consultants to provide preliminary engineering design,
final engineering design, and design support during construction
for intersection improvements at College Avenue and Horsetooth
Road, which includes the West Horsetooth Road Bridge over
Larimer County Canal #2 and the existing pedestrian bridge in the
southwest quadrant of the intersection.
Based on our research, we understand the
following goals shall be achieved:
Provide a final recommended
improvement at the intersection to
improve traffic operations and air quality
within reasonable cost and within
reasonable impacts to adjacent property.
Provide a final recommendation for
the existing pedestrian bridge in the
southwest quadrant of the intersection.
Minimize the amount of impacts to the
recently completed resurfacing of College
Avenue.
Incorporate pedestrian and bicycle
crossing treatments identified in the
Midtown in Motion plan.
Improve safety for vehicles, pedestrians
and bicyclists.
Incorporate potential utility improvements
that are desirable to the City of Fort
Collins.
Provide landscape, irrigation, and urban
design elements including coordination
with the City’s Art in Public Places
program.
Incorporate sustainable solutions into the
design.
Complete preliminary design of the
recommended improvements to identify
all right-of-way requirements and capital
improvement requirements.
Complete final design documents for the
improvements.
Wilson & Company understands that the
overall goal of the project is to improve
safety in the project area for all users, which
includes improving the roadway, pedestrian
and bicycle connectivity. Given these goals,
the Wilson Team will execute the scope of
work, maintaining or exceeding all schedule
requirements to ensure that the City has a
successful project.
APPROACH
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APPROACH
MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT
Jessica Burch will serve as the primary
liaison between the City and the Wilson
Team. Her fi rst task will be to develop the
Project Execution Plan (PEP) to guide the
management and coordination of this project.
The following project management style
includes the approach that we utilize on all
projects to ensure we meet schedule, quality,
and budget goals.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
PROJECT COORDINATION PLAN
Wilson & Company will develop a Project
Management Plan (PMP) and Project
Coordination Plan (PCP) that will deliver
the goals identifi ed above, documenting all
elements that are needed to plan the project
and then control execution of the project. The
PMP will set the baseline for conformance
with project expectations for scope of work,
quality, schedule, and budget.
After completion of the PMP, Jessica will
work with the City to fi nalize the PCP. Jessica
will meet with the City’s Project Manager to
complete a risk assessment that identifi es the
risks known to the project’s schedule, budget,
and overall success. Using the fi ndings of this
assessment, we will develop specifi c action to
resolve the risks as early as possible.
The PCP is a living document that formalizes
and tracks action items, critical outside
agency coordination items, critical project
clearances and deliverable status – all of
which are integrated into the project schedule.
The plan will be updated and reviewed on a
regular basis, both internally with Wilson &
Company and with the City’s Project Manager,
to target coordination meetings for the
upcoming weeks, ensure that action items are
being completed, and keep the City’s staff up-
to date on project status.
PROJECT CONTROLS
Control of all aspects of the project is the
responsibility of our Project Manager - she
will monitor the project phases to ensure that
costs are controlled, quality objectives are
met, and the schedule is maintained.
COST CONTROLS
Controlling Consultant Costs
Our approach to managing consultant costs
utilizes a well-defi ned scope developed jointly
by Wilson & Company and the City - we will
develop detailed work hour estimates and
associated project costs to perform the work.
Jessica will track the progress of key project
deliverables and activities in line with the
budget. Should progress fall behind budget,
Jessica and Scott will develop a recovery plan
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engineers an ownership in the process and
assures the City that we will do our best to
control costs.
QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY
ASSURANCE
The Wilson Team has well defi ned procedures
for design and production of plans,
specifi cations and estimates. As part of our
PMP, Jessica will develop a project-specifi c
Design Quality Management Plan (DQMP);
for this project our team will conduct the
design in accordance with the Larimer County
Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS),
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifi cations,
and CDOT standards and specifi cations and
while referencing the City of Fort Collins
Master Street Plan, Pedestrian Plan and
Transfort Strategic Plan. Additionally, we
follow American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Offi cials (AASHTO), the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the
Manual on Uniform Traffi c Control Devices
(MUTCD), the Urban Drainage and Flood
Control District (UDFCD), and International
Building Code (IBC) standards to guide our
design processes.
Wilson & Company administers a formal QA/
QC Plan that requires two functions. First,
specifi c quality control procedures for design
calculations, plan review, report review and
review of all deliverables will be defi ned
within the PMP and executed. Second, Scott
Waterman, who will also serve as the QA/
QC Manager, will review QC procedures and
certify that procedures have been followed
prior to release of any deliverables. The
DQMP will cover:
Requirements for plan and
specifi cation format
Independent discipline reviews of plans
Independent review of plans and
calculations
Documentation of all reviews
Resolution tracking of milestone submittal
comments
Internal Quality Control Practices: External Quality Control Practices:
Quality Control Practices
Weekly Project Team Meetings
(face-to-face and/or conference calls)
• Discuss project requirements and scope.
• Make squad and task assignments.
• Discuss design issues.
• Review project schedule control points.
Design and Computation Check
• Arrange checking of appropriate items of
work and responsibility of Task Managers.
• Independently check all computations
completed by computer.
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APPROACH TO THE WORK
The Wilson Team is well versed in completing
projects of this type in accordance with
CDOT requirements, as well as City of Fort
Collins standards. We have completed a
wide variety of transportation projects within
Colorado that include the same elements
as this project in similar time frames. See
the Relevant Experience Section for more
information about project experience. The
submittals required at 30%, 90%, and 100%
are appropriate for a project of this complexity,
and allows for a good progression of the
design from preliminary to fi nal without
excessive submissions and reviews for a DBB
delivery method. If CMGC project deliveries is
selected for this project, it may be benefi cial
to add a 60% submittal to allow for additional
constructability review by the contractor. If DB
project delivery is selected, it is likely suffi cient
to conclude design and plan development at
30% design as the contractor’s designer will
be responsible for fi nal design documents for
the project.
Upon notice to proceed, the Wilson Team will
setup a kickoff meeting with the City, CDOT
and other appropriate agencies to discuss the
scope and protocol for performing the design.
The 30% design level is the most important
for the project as all of the data collection
and analysis occurs. Wilson & Company
believes a solid 30% design creates a strong
foundation for the remainder of the design.
For data collection we will review survey
data, traffi c counts, accident data, bicycle/
pedestrian/bus data, existing utilities, property
ownership, private access needs, approved
development plans for adjacent properties,
as-built plans and environmental resources.
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS &
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN
The City has an idea of the potential
operational improvements to be incorporated
into the improvements at this intersection,
but those ideas need to be fi nalized
before commencing detailed design. A
fi rst assignment for the Wilson Team will
be to work with the City to document the
performance of the operational improvements
as compared to the impacts to adjacent
properties, impacts to project costs, any
impacts to environmental resources,
and impacts to utilities for a series of
SCHEDULE CONTROL
We have developed a preliminary project
schedule identifying a path to complete
design of this project up to construction. The
control and execution of this schedule will
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improvements as described in the request for
proposal. It is likely that additional ideas and
concepts for operational improvements may
come to light as the alternative analysis is
underway. To accomplish the assessment of
operational improvements, the Wilson Team
will utilize a coordination process that worked
well for the improvements under construction
at College Avenue and Prospect Road.
First we will coordinate with the Traffi c
Operations department to fi nalize a set of
existing and future traffi c volumes for the
intersection as the basis for the alternatives
assessment. Second, we will obtain a
Synchro 9 fi le from the Traffi c Operations
department for a sub-area that includes
this intersection and the street network for
a minimum of one signalized intersection
in each direction from this intersection.
Where intersections are close such as to the
west, we recommend including additional
intersections and street network to assess
how improvements at Horsetooth & College
may affect the coordination of signals along
Horsetooth. We will utilize this sub-area
Synchro 9 model as the “Existing Conditions”
model to understand where traffi c operations
could be improved at the intersection. The
advantage to obtaining the Synchro 9 model
from the Traffi c Operations department is
the network coding and signal operation and
coordination is already what is being utilized
by the City.
Third, we will modify this model to incorporate
a series of alternative improvements into the
intersection, coding additional turn lanes to
match alternative geometry being developed
alongside the traffi c analysis. We will provide
SimTraffi c outputs that summarize level-of-
service and delay for the intersection as a
whole, and for individual movements, for the
existing conditions and for each alternative
that is developed. This provides a side-by-
side comparison that will be assessed against
cost and impacts.
Fourth, we will develop an alternatives
analysis memo that compares the
improvement alternatives to existing
conditions, cost, and impacts to fi nalize the
recommended improvements to move forward
into preliminary design. The memo will be
developed and formatted such that City staff
can directly utilize the memo content for City
Council meetings, internal communications,
and external communications to citizens.
PRELIMINARY DESIGN
During the design process, regular phone
calls with City staff will be held to discuss
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City can then issue for construction bidding
once they fi nd all construction documents
satisfactory.
Wilson & Company regularly provides
engineering support during bidding and
construction. For this project, our team will
support the City construction team throughout
bidding and can provide support during
construction as needed.
ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SELECTION
PROCESS
Wilson & Company will provide whatever
alternative delivery services the City envisions
to provide the necessary support to ensure
your goals for schedule, cost, and quality are
always on the forefront of decision making for
this project, regardless of the procurement
method. As a fi rst product, we will work
directly with you to develop a project delivery
selection matrix (PDSM) during the preliminary
design phase, with a goal of identifying a
recommended procurement method to deliver
the improvements. The PDSM is a useful
tool in documenting that other methods of
procurement have been assessed, and that
the selected procurement method is suitable.
After our initial analysis of the pros and cons of
each delivery type, and considering impacts to
project cost and schedule, this project may be
best executed through a CMGC procurement.
After helping the City complete one of their
fi rst CMGC projects for College & Prospect,
and based on our research and understanding
of the coordination and schedule requirements
of this project, we believe CMGC to be a
viable procurement method. Having helped
author the CMGC Manual that CDOT utilizes,
and based on our experience on four CMGC
projects, we offer the following:
Wilson & Company authored the CMGC
RFPs for the Pecos Street over I-70
project for CDOT, and helped author
the RFP for the College & Prospect
Intersection Improvements project. We
can assist the City in authoring the RFP
for College & Horsetooth by providing
input and review, or we can lead author
the RFP with the City providing review and
input. Either method would be viable.
The contractor will enter into two contract
phases: one for services during design;
one for the construction contract. The
services during design should be defi ned
primarily by the City and Wilson &
Company, with an emphasis on reducing
risk and understanding constructability.
Money spent by the City during design
will provide benefi ts by reducing the
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Delivery
Method
Project Cost Project
Schedule
Quality Risk Mitigation Owner Control
Design-
Bid-Build
Pro: Competitive
bidding
environment
provides
potential for low
construction cost
Con: Typically the
longest overall
project schedule
Pro: Design plans
and specifi cations
depict quality
requirements
similar to City and
the construction
industry.
Neutral: Risk for
unknown items
such as utilities
and subgrade is
all accepted by the
City.
Neutral: Owner
has control of
design during
design phase,
then construction
during construction
phase, but not at
the same time.
Design-
Build
Neutral: Not
necessarily the
lowest cost, but
dependent on the
specifi city of the
RFP documents.
Pro: Typically this
is the quickest
delivery method
for overall project
Con: Quality is
only as good
as the RFP
documents written.
contractors may
only achieve
requirements to a
minimum level.
Neutral: Risks
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CRITICAL ISSUES
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN
After reviewing the Midtown in Motion plan alongside the solutions presented in the RFP, we’ve
identifi ed the following benefi ts or tradeoffs for the following improvements:
Improvement Plus Minus
Add dual eastbound
left turn lanes only
No redirect required for
eastbound lanes
Added storage for left turns to
northbound College Ave
Intersection at Mason Street
to the west limits the length of
double left storage we are able
to add
Add one eastbound
right turn lane only
Dedicated space for right turn
vehicles that may need to yield
to pedestrians
Provides buffer between right
turning vehicles and thru bike
movements
Impacts in southeast quadrant
Need to redirect eastbound
lanes
Add both dual
eastbound left turn
and single right turn
lanes
Added storage for left turns to
northbound College Ave
Dedicated space for right turn
vehicles that may need to yield
to pedestrians
Provides buffer between right
turning vehicles and thru bike
movements
More impacts to the north side
of Horsetooth Road
Need to redirect westbound
lanes
Impacts in southeast quadrant
Need to redirect eastbound
lanes
Add raised
pedestrian islands in
each corner
Provides pedestrian refuge
across large intersection
Provides location for new
signal poles, minimizing mast
arm lengths
Provides better right turning
movement
Provides buffer between right
turning vehicles and thru bike
movements
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CROSSING DETAIL FROM MIDTOWN IN MOTION PLAN
We are also currently designing specialized
bicycle crossings for our Brighton Boulevard
project similar to what is shown in the
recommended plans for the Midtown in Motion
study. We plan to take input on this project
and incorporate into the bike lane layout along
Horsetooth Road and for the connections to
the proposed multi-use paths along both sides
of College Ave.
LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION &
URBAN DESIGN
This project offers a unique opportunity to
blend bold design themes and elements
from the recently adopted Midtown Plan
and Midtown in Motion Transportation Study
(projects in which Britina was a team member)
with site specifi c contextual design and public
art. Drawing from our extensive experience on
previous City of Fort Collins urban design and
streetscape projects, we will work inclusively
with the City, selected public artist and the
entire Wilson Team to create highly unique and
creative design solutions. We will apply our
‘best practices’ knowledge of landscape and
urban design refi ned through years of working
with municipalities and government agencies to
compliment the project team’s design process.
Though our experience, we have found that
projects are most successful when they:
Involve the community
Are grounded in the site and place – its
history, possibilities, advantages and
opportunities
Are artful, creative and memorable
See Urban Design Opportunities exhibit
for examples of treatments, aesthetics and
signage that may apply to this project.
In keeping with these themes, we look forward
to the assisting Wilson & Company and
the City of Fort Collins on the Horsetooth &
College Intersection Improvements project,
knowing that a successful process will involve
both an awareness and exploration into the
existing site conditions, an extended hand to
the community and the experience to expertly
guide the evolution, design and construction
of the proposed improvements.
STRUCTURAL
Key challenges for structural work on the
project include the interaction of proposed
structures with existing site constraints
including the Larimer County Canal No. 2,
private property owners, and roadway users.
Coordinating with the City, project design
team, CDOT, the irrigation company and
other project stakeholders will be critical in
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developing the best solutions for structural
issues on the project. Our structural team
draws upon many years of experience
providing successful design - working with
AASTHO, CDOT, and FHWA structural
requirements - with recent project coordinating
with CDOT and irrigation companies on bridge
and culvert design and construction.
The RFP identifi es two locations where
improvements are required: (1) West
Horsetooth Road over Larimer County Canal
No. 2, and (2) Pedestrian Bridge along
College Ave over Larimer County Canal No.
2. For each location we will coordinate with
the design team to develop two alternatives
and prepare a structure selection report
that provides analysis with a breakdown of
the relative impacts to the traveling public,
the probable construction cost, and other
important factors such as:
1. Hydraulic capacity and fl ow continuity for
the canal
2. Adjacent structures and tie-in
3. Maintenance access
4. Constructability and construction phasing
5. Durability
6. Safety
7. Aesthetics
Once CDOT and the City have agreed to
a structure type, we will complete the fi nal
design.
For the bridge replacement on West
Horsetooth Road, the adjacent single cell
concrete box culvert structure over the canal
to the north, appears to be a logical choice to
replace the existing bridge. It would provide
good hydraulics for the canal and geometric
continuity for both the canal and the roadway.
CDOT M-Standard plans provide a single cell
culvert that could be used or easily modifi ed
for the project needs. The skew of the culvert
to the roadway will likely require a specialized
design for the ends of the structure. Removal
and partial replacement of existing channel
walls between the roadway and the parking
access structure will also need to be
considered. Depending on the fi nal roadway
confi guration, full removal of the walls and
extension of the replacement structure to
tie-in with the existing structure may be
appropriate and benefi cial for the property
owner and canal maintenance.
Due to limited construction time frames
and seasonal challenges associated with a
November – March canal shutdown, a precast
culvert should be explored to help expedite
construction. An ancillary benefi t of a precast
option could be reduced traffi c and phasing
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Existing pedestrian bridge south of West Horsetooth
Road.
Looking south on College Ave, small separation
between existing structures.
If an extension of the existing roadway
structure or a box culvert is not feasible, a
preferred approach for a separate pedestrian
structure would be to realign the path to
provide several feet between the roadway
structure and the pedestrian structure
and provide appropriate railing transitions
on each end. A prefabricated pedestrian
bridge would provide the most cost effective
approach. These structures are available
with limited structure depth to meet hydraulic
requirements.
Construction phasing for the pedestrian
structure on College Avenue presents limited
impacts to traffi c, though shoring may be
required for construction. A precast culvert
section would likely be explored at this
location as well to expedite construction and
minimize cost and impacts to roadway users
as well as pedestrians and bicyclists. Overall,
the preferred approach to structures on the
project would be to utilize a similar design
approach and details on both structures to
minimize costs and simplify construction.
UTILITIES & SIGNAL REPLACEMENT
Utilities are an element that more often than
any other can impact the project schedules,
both the design and construction. There are
a number of underground utilities within the
project area, including several large vaults
and a power junction box that could potentially
require relocations. Building on our existing
relationships with utility contacts, Jessica and
Brett will work to gather key maps, as-built
information and develop an understanding
of the existing underground infrastructure.
We will also include a robust utility potholing
program to identify vertical, and sometimes
horizontal, confl icts with existing utilities
related to new signal pole locations, new
storm sewer connections and potential
storm sewer, water and sewer improvements
envisioned by the City. As confl icts are
identifi ed, we will work directly with the utility
owner to coordinate relocations required for
construction.
We have successfully worked with utility
owners to minimize impacts where possible,
and aided owners in the development of
relocation alignments and profi les when
necessary. We have recently coordinated
Existing vault and power junction box in the
southwest corner
Existing vaults on south side of West Horsetooth
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relocations for CenturyLink, Comcast, East
Larimer County Water, Platte River Power
Authority, Xcel and Zayo as well as City water
lines, fi re hydrants, electric conduit, traffi c
conduit and fi ber optic on City of Fort Collins
and CDOT projects.
Our approach is to stay in contact often and
ask for input along the way – this often helps
utility companies or City forces begin or even
complete their relocation process prior to
construction of our projects. Depending on
the project delivery, the utility coordination can
be handed off to the contractor if they are on
board prior to fi nal design is complete. The
ultimate goal is to reduce the risk of confl icts
during construction to minimize impacts to the
construction schedule and traveling public.
WATER QUALITY
Capturing stormwater and nuisance fl ows and
providing water quality is a key component of
nearly every project. Water quality features
integrated into every project are unique,
varying based on available right of way,
grades, and types of adjoining areas. Special
measures need to be taken to ensure the
installing contractor understands and can
construct the feature to meet the design
intent. Our team is very cognizant of how
water quality can impact a neighborhood and
is highly qualifi ed to integrate water quality
facilities into the overall project area.
Example of bioswale
Example of streetside planter
The Carlsonator after installation in Remington
Street for College & Prospect Intersection
Improvements project.
Inside of a fi nished
Carlsonator (after a
cleaning)
Inside of a fi nished
Carlsonator during a small
storm event.
In addition to designing water quality ponds
and the innovative Carlsonator installed
for the College & Prospect Intersection
Improvements project, the Wilson Team
has experience in designing bioswales and
streetside planters to help with wetland and
tree mitigation. Repurposing this water to
minimize or eliminate irrigation needs is an
evolving element of urban sustainability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES &
PERMITTING
The Wilson Team has signifi cant experience
navigating the environmental process and
delivering clearances/permits for local
agency projects seeking to utilize federal
funds. Our Environmental Lead, Jon
Chesser, understands how to complete
the environmental analysis and clearance
process for Categorical Exclusion projects
administered by local agencies, including
compliance with federal, state and local
requirements.
We would expect to clear the project with
a Categorical Exclusion (CDOT Form 128)
utilizing Context Sensitive Solution (CSS)
principles to evoke the history, environment
and culture of the community into the design.
A detailed environmental fi eld review will
be conducted in the area following the in-
offi ce scoping meeting(s). Based on our
understanding of the work and experience
on similar projects, the following resources
will need to be evaluated and cleared prior to
moving the project into construction:
Historic Resources
The project may receive federal funds and,
therefore, must comply with Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act
(Section 106). The Larimer County Canal
No. 2 is the only known potential historic
resource within the project area and will be
researched further for this project, including
a search in COMPASS, History Colorado’s
cultural resource database. An intensive-
level survey of the canal will be done to
make a fi nal determination of eligibility and
whether the segment supports or does not
support the overall eligibility of the resource.
A Management Data Form and Linear
Component Form will be prepared and a draft
determination of eligibility and effects letter
will also be prepared for CDOT to submit to
the State Historic Preservation Offi ce (SHPO).
The project will include the delineation of
the Area of Potential Effect (APE), including
a graphic, to indicate the geographic area
where the undertaking may cause indirect
or direct alterations to the character or use
of historic properties. Dianna Litvak (Mead
& Hunt) will conduct the survey, prepare the
APE map, canal site form and consultation
letter.
Hazardous Materials
An Initial Site Assessment (CDOT Form
881) will be completed to identify potential
recognized environmental concerns and
provide guidance for steps that need to be
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Air Quality
If it is determined that the project is within
a nonattainment or maintenance area, our
team will either demonstrate that the project is
exempt from air conformity or will perform all
needed tasks to demonstrate air conformity,
including but not limited to hot spot modeling
and Level of Service for both existing and
future (2040) conditions.
CDOT OVERSIGHT – LOCAL AGENCY
PROCESS
Wilson & Company has a long history
of executing Local Agency projects with
oversight by CDOT including several in CDOT
Region 4. The Vine & Shields Intersection
Improvements Project was completed as
a Local Agency project for the City with
oversight from CDOT.
The simplifi ed basis for the Local Agency
process is CDOT’s form 1243, the Local
Agency Contract Administration Checklist.
Wilson & Company has direct experience
assisting local agencies with all elements of
the Local Agency process, but the majority
of the process we will assist the City with are
contained in Section 5 – Project Development;
Section 7 – Advertise, Bid and Award; and
Section 8 – Construction Management.
Critical items required under each of these
sections that involve the Design Consultant
are as follows:
Section 5 – Project Development
CDOT Coordination Meetings – Design
Scope Review Meeting; FIR Meeting;
FOR Meeting; Right-of-Way Plan Review
Meeting
Design Approval – Plans, Specifi cations,
and Cost Estimates
Public Involvement
Environmental Clearances – Categorical
Exclusion, CDOT Form 128
Utility Agreements and clearance with all
impacted utilities
Force account estimate
Findings in the Public Interest
Design exceptions
Right-of-way acquisition
Section 7 - Advertise, Bid and Award
Provide Advertisement Documents –
Plans and specifi cations; bid schedules
Job-site showings
Open bids and determine bid condition
compliance
Assist City with CDOT award concurrence
Record sets of plans and specifi cations
Section 8 - Construction
Management
Notice to Proceed
HORSETOOTH & COLLEGE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
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Horsetooth Rd.
Mitchell Dr.
Mason St.
Larimer Co. Canal No.2
College Ave.
DESIGN SOLUTIONS EXHIBIT
HORSETOOTH & COLLEGE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
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URBAN DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES
TEAM PROFILE
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TEAM PROFILE
Wilson & Company will provide the City of Fort Collins a proven
team to successfully execute engineering design and support for
the Horsetooth & College Intersection Improvements project. Our
team’s specialists will provide the expertise in the critical issues that
will drive the results of this project, including innovative conceptual
design, final design plans, urban design, drainage, water quality
design, and utility coordination. The key team members for
this project have worked on similar projects for local agencies
throughout Colorado.
Wilson & Company
has over 400
experienced
professionals
specializing in multi-disciplinary engineering,
architecture, surveying, and planning.
Our staff in 15 offices throughout 9 states
provide services in civil, stormwater, water
and wastewater, mechanical, electrical
and structural engineering; supported
by environmental specialists; surveyors,
mappers and GIS specialists; and program
and construction managers and inspectors.
Our Colorado operations includes over 80
professionals, with 50 employees in the
Denver office.
We have assembled an experienced project
team for the engineering design and support
of the Horsetooth & College Intersection
Improvements project for the City. The same
Wilson Team led the City’s Vine & Shields
Intersection Improvements project resulting
in a roundabout improvement, and College
& Prospect Intersection Improvements
project which is currently in the construction
phase. These two projects are both key
improvements for the community bicycle and
pedestrian network as well as the vehicular
traffic for the City and the expanding Colorado
State University (CSU). From these efforts
and experience of our project team, we are
familiar with the City of Fort Collins design
and approval process, and are regularly
engaged with the City staff to ensure that
projects are designed in accordance with your
latest standards, practices, and guidelines.
To provide the City with all the key elements
of the project, we have supplemented
our team with subconsultants who have
experience working with the City and working
with Wilson & Company. Each will provide the
City with a unique service that will bring the
project together to meet the City’s goals for
the intersection.
Wilson & Company is
CDOT pre-qualified in
Bridge Design, Highway
& Street Design, and
Hydraulics Design.
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Aqua de Vita, LLC is a small, single person firm focused
exclusively on providing customized stormwater solutions
with great consideration for maintenance and cost, providing
outstanding and personable customer service, and building
long term relationships with clients. We are dedicated to improving and protecting the world’s
greatest natural resource: water. We used their innovative Carlsonator stormwater quality vault
installation to treat 12 acres for the College & Prospect Intersection Improvements project in
Fort Collins. For the City of Arvada’s Indiana Service Center, the Carlsonator stormwater quality
vault was retrofit into existing storm sewer system to treat runoff from the City’s Public Works
facility that drains to Ralston Creek.
Over the past 19 years, Britina Design Group has had the opportunity
to work on a wide range of projects, including award-winning designs
for both public and private clients. We provide Landscape Architecture,
Urban Design, and Planning Services with an unwavering commitment
to communication and responsive design. Our experiences include
urban design, transportation, downtown redevelopment, community
development, planning, park and residential projects. Britina led
the landscape architecture for the City of Fort Collins College &
Prospect Intersection Improvements and Vine & Shields Intersection
Improvements.
Entitlement and Engineering Solutions, Inc. (EES) has wide-ranging
project experience in the transportation industry, from local roadway
realignments and highway designs to light rail and commuter
rail station civil design. Our staff are experts in cross-disciplinary
coordination during the design process, which ensures a thorough,
high quality design that lessens challenges during construction. EES is currently developing the
preliminary designs of drainage improvements along Vine Street at the I-25 Grade Separation.
EES also provided final roadway, hydraulic modeling, drainage and grading design services for
the flood recovery efforts along SH66 between WRC17 and the St. Vrain River. EES brings a
broad, multi-disciplined approach and perspective to every project. EES is a certified DBE firm.
H.C. Peck & Associates, Inc. (Peck) is a full service national land/
right-of-way service company founded in 1988 to provide professional
land services to both private industry and government agencies.
A woman owned and operated company employing approximately
20 right-of-way specialists (all local), Peck is a certified DBE firm.
Our qualifications include project teams with in-depth knowledge of the Federal Uniform Act,
Federal and State regulations and procedures related to public agency land acquisition and
eminent domain, as well as our ongoing work with public agencies throughout the country.
Mead & Hunt’s cultural resources staff specializes in compliance with
Section 106 regulations of the National Historic Preservation Act (36
CFR Part 800) and historic resources under Section 4(f) of the U.S.
DOT Act (23 CRF Part 774). We have a team of 17 historians who
exceed the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for
Professional Qualifications (36 CFR 61) Led by Dianna Litvak in Denver, the Mead & Hunt staff
have extensive experience working with CDOT Region 4. We will work closely with Wilson &
Company and the City of Fort Collins on a cost-effective and time-sensitive approach to historic
survey for the Horsetooth & College Intersection Improvement project based on Dianna’s years
of experience in historic preservation and as a former CDOT senior historian.
We have
included
four
certified
DBE firms
who will
have a
significant
role on the
project
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Pinyon is a Colorado headquartered firm with 22 years of
environmental consulting experience to a variety of clients in the
private and public sector. Pinyon has worked on numerous local
agency projects in Fort Collins, including North Shields Road and
Bridge Improvements, and the North College Street Improvements with effects to historic
resources that triggered completion of Section 4(f) evaluation. The Pinyon Team has completed
work on biological resources, including wetlands and sensitive species, Senate Bill 40,
migratory birds, archaeology, and social resources on Fort Collins projects. Other recent/current
projects include: Repairs, Fort Collins Pedestrian Gap, and Longview Trail. We have also
worked on multi-modal projects in the City and recently completed the air quality assessment
for the addition of bicycle lanes on Pitkin Street. Pinyon is a certified DBE firm.
Established in 1996, RockSol Consulting Group, Inc. (RockSol)
has provided civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering, as
well as construction management, inspection, and materials
testing to a variety of government clients for 20 years. Our staff consists of a wide range of
highly experienced engineers, geologists, CAD technicians, construction managers, inspectors,
and materials testers who have worked on numerous engineering projects, including College &
Prospect Intersection Improvements in Fort Collins, SH 93 Shoulder Widening, SH 128 to SH
170 in Boulder County with CDOT coordination, and SH 392/I-25 Interchange Reconstruction
for CDOT. Rocksol is a certified DBE firm.
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Wilson & Company has designed a few of key intersections within
the City of Fort Collins including College & Prospect Intersection
Improvements and Vine & Shields. From these efforts and the
experience of our project team, we are familiar with the City’s
goals, and design and approval process. We plan to be regularly
engaged with City staff to ensure that projects are being
designed in accordance with your latest standards, practices, and
guidelines.
Wilson & Company served as the consultant to provide
the City of Fort Collins with preliminary engineering
design, final engineering design, and design support
during construction for the College & Prospect
Intersection Improvements. The City identified the
intersection of College Avenue (SH 287) and Prospect
Road as one of the top ranked locations for needed
safety and operational improvements.
Colorado State University (CSU) is developing the
northwest corner of this intersection as the home of their new Medical Center Complex, which
includes improvements along Prospect Road (between the Mason Trail and College Avenue)
and along College Avenue (between Prospect Road and Lake Street). In addition to the new
left turn lanes, the project will also install landscaped medians along Prospect for additional
safety and urban design elements. The City and CSU teams have been working collaboratively
on these improvements, which will allow the improvements to be constructed at the same time,
making construction more efficient and reducing the impact to travelers and nearby businesses.
The roadway was designed by Wilson & Company and the City to increase driver safety,
while minimizing impacts to the adjacent property owners. The roadway medians have both
landscaping and aesthetics, including the City’s Art in Public Places program, to present
the intersection as a gateway entrance into the City along Prospect Road. The design and
construction is a local agency project with funding by the City of Fort Collins, requiring no
federal clearances.
Key Elements: Roadway Design; Traffic Engineering; Utility Coordination; Urban Landscape;
Drainage; Coordination with CSU’s Design-Build Team during Design; City Council and Public
Meeting Support; CMGC Support: Project Delivery Selection Matrix
CLIENT REFERENCE
Dan Woodward
Project Manager
Fort Collins
P: 970-416-4203
STAFF MEMBERS
Jessica Burch
Scott Waterman
Mark Scholfield
Danny Zamarripa
Aqua de Vita
Britina Design
RockSol
PROJECT DURATION
2016-2017
COLLEGE & PROSPECT INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Wilson & Company is designing this strategic segment of Brighton Boulevard that is directly
adjacent to the re-development of the National Western Center (NWC). The roadway project
is one of the six portfolio projects of the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC), a
collection of major redevelopment projects in River North, Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea
neighborhoods.
The new roadway will provide multi-modal
connectivity for the community including a cycle
track, extra wide sidewalks, and access to the
RTD North-Metro Light Rail Line at the NWC
station. A new bridge to allow for future widening
of Race Court under Brighton Boulevard to access
the equestrian and cattle facilities is also being
designed.
The project has an intense focus on urban design treatments to develop an identity for this
segment of Brighton that combines with the area’s regional history. Additional planning and
design centers on developing a sustainable project, including elements such as smart street
light poles, low water demand plantings, and the incorporation of streetside stormwater quality
planters. With the areas current redevelopment, there is a greater demand for access to the
area and a focus on safety to ensure that pedestrians have well defined routes and are not in
conflict with vehicles and bicyclists.
Key Elements: Multi-Modal Connectivity; Roadway Design; Urban Design; Utility Coordination;
Stakeholder Involvement; Structural Design; Sustainability Treatments
CLIENT REFERENCE
John LaSala
Project Manager
City & County of
Denver
P: 720-913-4534
STAFF MEMBERS
Jessica Burch
Jon Chesser
Mark Scholfield
Mark Hildahl
Danny Zamarripa
Pinyon Env.
PROJECT DURATION
2016-Current
BRIGHTON BOULEVARD - 44TH STREET TO RACE COURT
Denver, Colorado
Wilson & Company provided the City of Fort Collins with preliminary
engineering design, final engineering design, and design support
during construction for the Vine & Shields roundabout. The City
completed an arterial intersection priority study which ranked the
old signalized Vine & Shields intersection in the top ten for needed
enhancements, and the conversion of the intersection to a modern,
one-lane roundabout was recommended.
The roundabout design by Wilson & Company was recently
completed to increase driver safety, while minimizing impacts to
the adjacent property owners and environmental resources. The
roundabout design not only improves safety and overall efficiency
for vehicles, but also bicycles and pedestrians. The center island
is also home to a unique sculpture, compliments of the City’s Art in
Public Places program.
Key Elements: Preliminary and Final Design; Utility Coordination and
Agreements; Environmental Clearances; Landscaping and Aesthetic;
Minimized ROW Impacts
CLIENT REFERENCE
Tim Kemp
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The City of Arvada contracted Wilson & Company to provide
the City with preliminary engineering design, final engineering
design, and design support during construction for the roadway
and bridge widening. The additional bridge width provides
bike lanes on both sides of Ridge Road and a widened
sidewalk on the north side of the road provides increased
mobility for neighborhood residents to access the new Arvada
Ridge Station (FasTracks Gold Line) and Park-n-Ride. The
improvements for the project resulted widening the existing
bridge over Kipling Parkway which required coordination with
both RTD and BNSF Railroad during design and construction.
The project also required a categorical exclusion (CatEx) in
accordance with CDOT local agency project requirements.
Key Elements: Roadway Design; Drainage Improvements; Structural Improvement for Multi-
Modal Access; Pedestrians; Bicycles; RTD/Railroad Coordination; Utility Coordination; CatEx
CLIENT REFERENCE
Pat Dougherty
Project Manager
Arvada
P: 720-898-7642
STAFF MEMBERS
Ben Allen
Jessica Burch
PROJECT DURATION
2012-2016
RIDGE ROAD PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS
Arvada, Colorado
Wilson & Company performed the final design for the widening and reconstruction of Federal
Boulevard to improve traffic congestion, safety for drivers and pedestrians, and multi-modal
transportation. Adding an additional northbound travel lane and widening the existing travel
lanes provided a balanced street section. The improvements included landscaped median,
widening sidewalks with amenity zones, adding street lights, relocating bus stops for safety,
and removing and/or consolidating 70+ driveways to minimize conflict points between vehicles
and pedestrians. All of these improvements increased safety and improved the multi-modal
functionality of the corridor.
Key Elements: Multi-Modal
Transportation; Water Quality; Amenity
Zones; Pedestrian Safety; Access
Consolidation; Utility Identification
and Coordination; Urban Design and
Landscape Design
CLIENT REFERENCE
Katie Dawson
Project Manager
CDOT Region 1
P: 720-497-6960
STAFF MEMBERS
Ben Allen
Jessica Burch
Scott Waterman
PROJECT DURATION
2010-2012
FEDERAL BOULEVARD (ALAMEDA AVE TO 5TH AVE)
Denver, Colorado
Wilson & Company designed the final improvements for
nearly two miles, six-lane arterial roadway of Chambers
Road from Hess Road to Main Street for the Town of
Parker. The improvements widened the existing roadway
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The project involved the design and construction of a pedestrian
underpass structure for the High Line Canal Trail where it crosses
Iliff Avenue. Our efforts included the box culvert/tunnel structure, all
roadway improvements, utility relocations, and easements. Federal
Funding for design and construction were used in the project, and
required coordination and clearance by the Colorado Department of
Transportation.
Positioned between the High Line Canal and private property,
Wilson & Company utilized three retaining wall types leading up to
the underpass. The selection of these walls prevented right-of-way
impacts as well as reduced the construction schedule by limiting the
volume of excavation on the project.
The project was also within Denver Water property, and required
coordination and agreement with Denver Water for all easements and utility relocations. Wilson
& Company led the coordination with these agencies to obtain the required clearances and
bring the project to ad under an accelerated schedule.
Key Elements: Roadway Improvements; Box Culvert/Tunnel Structure; Pedestrian Underpass;
Utility Coordination, Relocations, & Easements; Federal Funding
CLIENT REFERENCE
Jon Williams
Project Manager
Arapahoe County
P: 720-874-6500
STAFF MEMBERS
Ben Allen
Jessica Burch
PROJECT DURATION
2011-2012
HIGH LINE CANAL AT ILIFF PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
Arapahoe County, Colorado
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KEY PERSONNEL
The key individuals are the core of the Wilson Team and will work
with you throughout the duration of the project. Each provides a
high level of expertise having worked on projects similar in scope of
work to the City’s project, and have experience working within the
vicinity of this project on College & Prospect and Vine & Shields,
both intersection improvements for the City. This provides our team
with specific knowledge that will allow us to start quickly and begin
collaboration with the City and stakeholders to provide a project
that recognizes the City’s vision for the Horsetooth & College
intersection.
Our key personnel and their relevant project
experience is highlighted on the following
pages. All of our team members are 100%
committed to the Horsetooth & College
Intersection Improvements project.
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Jessica Burch is a roadway design engineer, and will direct
the day-to-day activities associated with overseeing the
entire project, and be the City of Fort Collins primary point
of contact for the duration of the Horsetooth & College
project serving as the project manager. She has worked
on several projects that have been focused on intersection
improvements and management of multi-disciplinary
subconsultants.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
She offers 11 years of experience as a dedicated civil engineer with a strong work ethic and
a demonstrated desire to consistently exceed expectations. A seasoned professional with
excellent communication, design, and project management skills, Jessica is able to work well in
high-pressure situations, complete assignments on time and within budget. Her multi-discipline
experience positions her well to oversee the project and is ready, willing, and able to function in
any role necessary to ensure project success.
Jessica has been working with the City and County of Denver on Brighton Boulevard – 44th
Street to Race Court as the roadway design lead. Elements of the project include widened
sidewalks, dedicated cycle track, and multi-use trails adjacent to stormwater quality planters
– all have to be integrated with driveway and intersection layouts while minimizing impacts to
adjacent right-of-way.
Jessica recently completed her assignments as the assistant project manager and roadway,
drainage, and utility design engineer for the City of Fort Collins College & Prospect Intersection
Improvements, and led the utility coordination on the Vine & Shields Intersection Improvements
for the City. These two projects also included water line relocations as well as other relocations
by private utility companies.
She led the roadway, drainage, and utility design on Federal Boulevard (Alameda Ave to 5th
Ave); and served as assistant project manager and utility design engineer for the Pecos Street
over I-70 Bridge Replacement both in Denver. Jessica has served as the roadway design
engineer and utility design engineer on several other local agency projects including the Ridge
Road Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements project for the City of Arvada and the High Line
Canal Trail Pedestrian Underpass for Arapahoe County.
EDUCATION
BSCE, Michigan
State University
CERTIFICATION
Professional
Engineer - CO
KEY STRENGTHS
Urban/Rural
Roadway Design
Civil Site Design
Utility Design/
Coordination
Drainage Design
Erosion Control
Traffic Signal
Design
Signing/Striping
Maintenance of
Traffic
Public
Involvement
Construction
Specifications
Construction
Cost Estimates
AVAILABILITY
75%
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Ben has over 15 years of structural design, construction engineering, and construction
management experience. Ben has performed structural design of bridges, retaining walls,
culverts, and other transportation related structures. For the City of Arvada, Ben served as
the structural task lead of the Ridge Road Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements project, which
required a bridge widening and design of extended wingwalls. Ben also designed right of way
retaining walls for selected locations on Federal Boulevard (Alameda Ave to 5th Ave) for CDOT
Region 1, where property acquisition was restricted by project budget limitations and led the
design of landscape retaining walls for the College & Prospect Intersection Improvements
project for the City of Fort Collins. Ben is currently serving as the structural design review lead
as part of the Wilson team representing BNSF on the RTD North Metro Commuter Rail Project
including several retaining walls along BNSF right of way.
EDUCATION
MSSE/BSCE,
University of
Colorado
AVAILABILITY
50%
BEN ALLEN, PE
Wilson & Company | Structural Engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Jon offers over 20 years of civil engineering experience on a large variety of projects, including
management of small and large technical design teams. Jon has recently served as the project
manager and drainage lead for the flood recovery efforts along SH 66 between WCR17 and the
St. Vrain River – this included hydraulic modeling, analysis and preparation of the CLOMR and
several No-Rise Certifications for the project as well as the stormwater management plans for
CDOT Region 4. Jon is also currently involved in the Vine Street Bridge replacement, providing
drainage, stormwater and underground detention design for the project in Fort Collins. As a
principal for EES, Jon regularly is responsible for quality assurance of all design performed by
supporting staff.
EDUCATION
BSCE, University
of Colorado
AVAILABILITY
50%
JON ANDRESEN JR., PE, LEED AP
EES | Drainage Engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Maureen is a senior transportation planner with over 30 years of experience in transportation
planning, specializing in travel demand forecasting, micro-simulation based traffic operations
analysis and transportation air and noise impact modeling/analysis. As transportation program
director for the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Maureen oversaw
the development of ten major transportation plans and supporting implementation programs
(TIPs), and developed an FHWA-recognized public involvement program, as well as in-house
travel modeling and land use/demographic forecasting capabilities. Since she has provided
consulting services for transportation planning, traffic operations analysis, and travel demand
modeling, access permitting, and environmental studies to a broad range of clients. Central to
her work are integrated corridor studies that have taken projects from concepts thru design,
permitting, funding and implementation.
EDUCATION
MSCE/BA
Architecture,
University of
Notre Dame
AVAILABILITY
40%
MAUREEN ARAUJO, AICP CTP CEP
Wilson & Company | Traffic Analysis/ Senior Transportation Planner
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Chris is a licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Floodplain Manager with over 24 years’
experience in both the private and public sectors. He has designed and managed numerous
multi-million dollar stormwater capital improvement projects that provided varying levels and
approaches to stormwater quality treatment. Chris provided stormwater quality for College &
Prospect Intersection Improvements using the Carlsonator stormwater quality vault to treat 12
acres for this large intersection improvement project. He also used the Carlsonator stormwater
quality vault retrofit into existing storm sewer system to treat runoff from the City of Arvada’s
Public Works facility that drains to Ralston Creek.
EDUCATION
BSCE, Colorado
State University
AVAILABILITY
25%
CHRIS CARLSON, PE, CFM
Aqua de Vita| Drainage/Water Quality
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Jon is an environmental program and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Project
Manager with 15 years of experience in environmental compliance. Before joining Wilson &
Company in 2016, he worked 11 years for CDOT leading numerous multi-disciplinary teams
to deliver a wide range of transportation projects for the state as well as local agencies. Jon
has managed and collaborated with teams to deliver NEPA EISs, EAs, Categorical Exclusions,
and Planning and Environmental Linkages studies. Jon served as CDOT’s lead on design and
implementation of a 30+ acre wetland mitigation project in Boulder, CO to provide mitigation for
estimated impacts from the full build-out of US36 FEIS preferred alternative.
EDUCATION
BS, Biology,
Pacific Lutheran
University
AVAILABILITY
50%
JON CHESSER
Wilson & Company | Environmental Manager
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Brian has both designed and managed the design team for roadway corridor projects; single
point urban interchanges; traditional tight diamond and center-exit interchanges; roundabouts;
interstate widening and reconstruction; urban intersection relocations; and continuous flow
intersection improvements. He works seamlessly with transportation planning staff to develop
cost effective designs for roadway corridor, interchange, and intersection improvements. Brian
served as the lead roadway design engineer for the Vine & Shields Intersection Improvements
for the City of Fort Collins; Pecos Street over I-70 Interchange Project for CDOT Region 1; and
the North Meadows Drive Extension Project for the Town of Castle Rock (specifically the North
Meadows Interchange at US 85). He was the lead roadway engineer for the C-470 Revised
Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design between I-25 and Kipling Parkway.
EDUCATION
BSCE, Ohio State
University
AVAILABILITY
25% until fall 2017
75% after fall
2017
BRIAN HEARN, PE
Wilson & Company | Roadway Engineer
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Michael has over 35 years of surveying experience serving as Principal or Project Manager on
local, state and federal projects. He has led large GPS projects and prepared ROW plans for
CDOT and FHWA. He has completed over 300 obstruction surveys for the FAA and over 182
miles of 1st order level for Denver International Airport. Michael has worked on major highway
projects involving right of way, TMOSS, and GPS. He completed the I-70 mapping which
established horizontal and vertical control, and aerial mapping for approximately 122 miles from
C-470 to Eagle, Colorado.
EDUCATION
Brinker School
of Surveying &
Mapping
AVAILABILITY
50%
MICHAEL HEIMBUCK, PLS
Wilson & Company | Survey & Right-of-Way
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mark is a structural engineer with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in designing,
managing, and leading teams on bridge and transportation structure projects. Mark is
experienced with most bridge and retaining wall types, such as pre-stressed girder, post-
tensioned concrete box, conventional cast-in-place, steel girders and boxes, pedestrian
bridges, and suspension bridges. Mark recently served as the project manager for the design of
a replacement pedestrian bridge over 6th Avenue at Vaughn Street in Aurora that included five
prefabricated truss units. He also was the design manager on SH 92 Stengel’s Hill Design-Build
in Hotchkiss, Colorado that included a new four-span bridge and railroad coordination with the
UPRR. Mark has been involved in several bridge designs, bridge replacements, and bridge
rehabilitations in Colorado, for CDOT and local agencies.
EDUCATION
MSCE & BSCE
University of
Washington
AVAILABILITY
40%
MARK HILDAHL, PE
Wilson & Company | Structural Engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
As senior geotechnical engineer, Don has participated in all phases of geotechnical
investigations, from fieldwork through to report completion. He has supervised materials
testing technicians on a variety of projects, and has seven years of experience in construction
materials testing for public, commercial, and industrial projects. Don has led geotechnical
evaluations for design and construction of a variety of roadways, bridges, and retaining wall
structures in Colorado including College & Prospect Intersection Improvements. He is also
accomplished in pavement design and life-cycle cost analysis. He has provided geotechnical
services on the Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment and the Peoria Street Railroad Grade
Separation in Denver.
EDUCATION
BSCE, University
of Colorado
AVAILABILITY
50%
DON HUNT, PE
RockSol Consulting Group| Geotechnical Engineer
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Marcus has 19 years of civil engineering experience, with expertise in planning, budgeting, cost
analysis, design, and construction inspection. His diverse design expertise includes highway
planning and design, roadway and culvert design, maintenance of traffic design, signing and
striping design, traffic signal design, preliminary and construction document preparation,
and construction inspection. He served as Traffic Engineer for five intersection traffic signal
replacements in Colorado Springs. Marcus was responsible for the signing, striping, ITS and
maintenance of traffic design for Central Park Boulevard Interchange with I-70, and the Pecos
Street over I-70 Bridge Replacement in Denver.
EDUCATION
BSCE, Colorado
State University
AVAILABILITY
50%
MARCUS KOCHIS, PE
Wilson & Company | Traffic Engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
With his 20 years of experience in landscape architecture, Tim brings a creative edge and
fresh perspective to every project. His understanding of detailed creative design has served
him well in all stages of the design process, from site design and graphic presentation through
construction documentation. His responsibilities and interests have included product and
material research and application, light integrated design, and spatial enhancement through
site-specific detailing. Recently, Tim has worked on the Grandview Bridge in Arvada, the
I-70 Interchange in Eagle, the Vine & Shields Intersection Improvements and the College &
Prospect Intersection Improvements in Fort Collins.
EDUCATION
BSLA, Ball State
University
AVAILABILITY
50%
TIM PIPER, PLA
Britina Design Group | Urban Design/Landscape Architecture
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dianna has over 25 years of experience as a public historian. Dianna served as senior historian
for CDOT Region 6 (2007-2012) and staff historian in the Environmental Programs Branch
(1999-2001). Dianna completed numerous historic clearances for Categorical Exclusions with
demanding schedules and budgets. She completed site forms for two properties and prepared
correspondence for CDOT-SHPO consultation, and notification of the consulting parties as
part of the Section 106 consultation for Vine & Shields Intersection Improvements for the City
of Fort Collins. Dianna is an expert in CDOT’s approach to Section 106 compliance and the
identification of resources such as historic bridges and culverts, railroad grades, irrigation
ditches, and historic roads. She writes de minimis, programmatic, and individual Section 4(f)
evaluations for historic resources. She exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards in
history and architectural history.
EDUCATION
MA, U.S. History,
CU-Denver
BA, Anthropology,
Colorado College
AVAILABILITY
40%
DIANNA LITVAK
Mead & Hunt | Historic/Cultural Resources
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
J E has worked in the land services field for over 36 years and has developed an extensive
background in land titles, contract analysis and preparation, property rights acquisition and
project management. His project management experience runs the gamut from rail, oil and
gas exploration, oil and gas pipeline, water/wastewater, electric transmission and distribution,
and Uniform Act and non-Uniform Act road and highway projects for clients such as the City
and County of Denver, the City of Aurora, the City of Wheat Ridge, the Regional Transportation
District, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District and many more.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor,
University of
Denver College
of Law
AVAILABILITY
50%
J E PARKER, JR.
H.C. Peck & Associates| ROW Acquisition
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mark has over 35 years of transportation and infrastructure engineering experience working
for local and state agencies, and contractors. Over the last 15 years, Mark’s work has focused
on design-build, Construction Management General Contractor (CMGC), and other forms of
alternative delivery. He collaborated with CDOT’s Innovative Contracting branch to develop
new documents for future alternative delivery pursuits in the state of Colorado. Mark’s
relevant experience includes serving as the project manager for the development of CDOT’s
CMGC Manual, CDOT’s Updated Design-Build Manual, and CDOT’s Streamlined Design-
Build Manual. He led the Project Delivery Selection Matrix and CMGC procurement for the
City of Fort Collins College & Prospect Intersection Improvements. He also led the CMGC
procurement and contracting support for CDOT Region 1, Pecos Street over I-70 Bridge
Replacement.
EDUCATION
MSCE, University
of Colorado
BSCE, University
of Wisconsin
AVAILABILITY
30%
MARK SCHOLFIELD, PE, DBIA
Wilson & Company | Alternative Delivery
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Brett has over 11 years of experience working as a civil engineer for both the public and private
sector. He has significant entitlement and design experience and has worked on many phases
of planning and engineering projects. His public experience includes utility coordination for
CDOT projects. His design experience includes master drainage studies, site grading and
drainage, wet utility design, roadway design, drainage infrastructure analysis and design, dry
utility coordination and regional trail design. Brett served as the utility engineer for the I-25/US
34 Bridge Replacement project in Loveland.
EDUCATION
BSCE, University
of New
Hampshire
AVAILABILITY
50%
BRETT SCHLANGER, PE, LEED AP
EES | Utility Coordination
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Vanessa is committed to creating a sense of place within communities. Her career has focused
on program research and long-range planning with significant experience in multimodal
transportation planning, community planning, urban design, environmental planning, graphic
design, and public outreach and communications. Vanessa’s project experience has spanned
24 states and touched all levels of government including projects for city, county, metropolitan/
regional, tribal, state, and federal government agencies. Vanessa’s recent experience includes
managing and playing a key role on the Adams County Making Connections/Southwest Adams
County Planning and Implementation Plan, and the City and County of Denver’s I-25/Broadway
Station Area Master Plan.
EDUCATION
BA, Urban
Planning/Design,
University of MO-
KS
AVAILABILITY
30%
VANESSA SPARTAN, AICP
Wilson & Company | Senior Transportation Planner
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Scott has 27 years of experience in transportation engineering projects for municipal, county,
and state clients. His transportation design and management experience includes major
highways, freeways, interchanges, arterials, and collector streets. He has proven experience in
conceptual design, preliminary and final design, and development of construction documents,
contract administration, and construction observation. Scott served as the project manager
for the College & Prospect Interchange Improvements and Vine & Shields Interchange
Improvements for the City of Fort Collins, the Federal Boulevard (Alameda Ave to 5th Avenue),
and the Pecos Street over I-70 Bridge Replacement. Scott’s project management experience
allows for an active role in the project as principal.
EDUCATION
MBA/BSCE,
Colorado State
University
AVAILABILITY
50%
SCOTT WATERMAN, PE
Wilson & Company | Principal-in-Charge/Quality Manager
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Jim leads our Midwest Region Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering practice
providing a broad-based, national multi-modal background to his clients. His long range
planning and operations background have provided community direction and proven cost
effective sustainable solutions. His transit and non-motorized experience has allowed him to
integrate multi-modal elements into communities contemplating initiating or expanding multi-
modal services. Jim served as the transportation planning lead to analyze existing multimodal
transportation systems for the I-25/Broadway Station Area Plan in Denver. He also was the
planning manager for the City of Albuquerque’s Intersection Enhancements for Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety Study. The project analyzed six intersections including an existing conditions
evaluation and proposed conceptual design alternatives to improve user safety.
EDUCATION
BS, Urban
& Regional
Planning, CA
State Polytechnic
University
AVAILABILITY
30%
JIM TOWNSEND, AICP
Wilson & Company | Senior Transportation Planner
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PROJECT MANAGER
Jessica Burch, PE
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
QUALITY MANAGER
Scott Waterman, PE
ROADWAY DESIGN
Jessica Burch, PE
Brian Hearn, PE
Danny Zamarripa, EI
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Maureen Araujo, AICP
Marcus Kochis, PE
Audra Gallegos, EI
PLANNING/
MULTI-MODAL
Jim Townsend, AICP
Maureen Araujo, AICP
Vanessa Spartan, AICP
STRUCTURES
Ben Allen, PE
Mark Hildahl, PE
Joey Holste, PE
SURVEY/RIGHT-OF-WAY
Michael Heimbuck, PLS
Doug Ort III, PLS
URBAN DESIGN/
LANDSCAPE/IRRIGATION
Tim Piper, PLA
Britina Design Group
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES
Jon Chesser
Doug Eberhart
Pinyon Environmental*
ADDITIONAL PROJECT RESOURCES
HISTORIC/CULTURAL
Dianna Litvak
Mead & Hunt
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Don Hunt, PE
RockSol Consulting Group*
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Wilson & Company
RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION
J E Parker, Jr.
H.C. Peck*
ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY
Mark Scholfi eld, PE, DBIA
DRAINAGE
Jon Andresen Jr., PE
Lucy East, PE
EES*
Chris Carlson, PE, CFM
Aqua de Vita
UTILITY COORDINATION
Jessica Burch, PE
Brett Schlanger, PE
EES*
SCHEDULE
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ID Task Name Duration Start Finish
1 Contract Execution / NTP 1 day Mon 5/1/17 Mon 5/1/17
2 Project Kickoff, Management, and Meetings 122 days Tue 5/2/17 Wed 10/18/1
3 Kickoff Meeting 1 day Tue 5/9/17 Tue 5/9/17
4 Public Open House 1 day Wed 10/18/17Wed 10/18/17
5 Project Management and Coordination Plan 10 days Tue 5/2/17 Mon 5/15/17
6 Traffic and Alternatives Analysis 57 days Wed 5/10/17Thu 7/27/17
7 Revise Traffic Forecasting 15 days Wed 5/10/17 Tue 5/30/17
8 Develop Additional Alternatives 20 days Wed 5/10/17 Tue 6/6/17
9 Traffic Operations Analysis 15 days Wed 6/7/17 Tue 6/27/17
10 Preliminary Alternative Analysis Memo 1 day Wed 7/5/17 Wed 7/5/17
11 Final Alternatives Analysis Memo 1 day Thu 7/27/17 Thu 7/27/17
12 Preliminary Engineering Phase 343 days? Tue 5/2/17 Thu 8/23/18
13 Prepare Mapping Base File 20 days Wed 5/31/17 Tue 6/27/17
14 Preliminary Roadway Design 25 days Fri 8/11/17 Thu 9/14/17
15 Drainage and Water Quality Design 31 days Fri 8/25/17 Fri 10/6/17
16 Preliminary Drainage Analysis 10 days Fri 8/25/17 Thu 9/7/17
17 Preliminary Water Quality Design 5 days Fri 9/8/17 Thu 9/14/17
18 Prepare Preliminary Hydraulic Design 5 days Fri 9/15/17 Thu 9/21/17
19 Preliminary Drainage Report 1 day Fri 10/6/17 Fri 10/6/17
20 Utility Coordination 129 days? Tue 5/2/17 Fri 10/27/17
21 Utility Research 10 days Tue 5/2/17 Mon 5/15/17
22 Prepare existing utility plans 10 days Wed 6/28/17 Tue 7/11/17
23 Utility Coordination Meeting 1 1 day Wed 7/26/17 Wed 7/26/17
24 Initial Utility Impact Assessment and Coordinatio15 days Fri 9/22/17 Thu 10/12/17
25 Prepare Utility Plans 15 days Fri 9/22/17 Thu 10/12/17
26 Utility Coordination Meeting 2 1 day? Fri 10/27/17 Fri 10/27/17
27 Pavement Investigations 21 days Fri 9/1/17 Fri 9/29/17
28 Preliminary Pavement Borings 10 days Fri 9/1/17 Thu 9/14/17
29 Pavement Investigation Report 1 day Fri 9/29/17 Fri 9/29/17
30 Urban Design and Landscape Design 61 days Fri 9/15/17 Fri 12/8/17
31 Engage/Coordinate with Artist 20 days Fri 9/15/17 Thu 10/12/17
32 Prepare Alternatives and Present to City 20 days Fri 10/13/17 Thu 11/9/17
33 Urban Design Review with City and Artist 10 days Fri 11/10/17 Thu 11/23/17
34 Recommend Proposed Urban Design 1 day Fri 12/8/17 Fri 12/8/17
35 Right of Way 245 days Fri 9/15/17 Thu 8/23/18
36 Develop Proposed Right of Way Impacts 25 days Fri 9/15/17 Thu 10/19/17
37 Develop ROW Plans 20 days Fri 10/6/17 Thu 11/2/17
38 Purchase ROW 190 days Fri 12/1/17 Thu 8/23/18
39 Prepliminary Design Review Process 21 days Fri 10/20/17 Fri 11/17/17
40 Prepare Preliminary Design Plans, Specs, Estimat10 days Fri 10/20/17 Thu 11/2/17
41 Preliminary Design Review Meeting 1 day Fri 11/17/17 Fri 11/17/17
42 CMGC Process 354 days Wed 5/10/17Mon 9/17/18
43 Develop Project Goals 15 days Wed 5/10/17 Tue 5/30/17
44 Project Delivery Selection Matrix 5 days Wed 5/31/17 Tue 6/6/17
45 Develop CMGC RFP 30 days Wed 6/7/17 Tue 7/18/17
46 Advertise for CMGC Contractor 1 day Wed 8/2/17 Wed 8/2/17
47 Contractor Procurement 45 days Thu 8/3/17 Wed 10/4/17
48 Select Contractor 1 day Thu 10/5/17 Thu 10/5/17
49 Design Phase Contract Execution 20 days Fri 10/6/17 Thu 11/2/17
50 Contractor Partnering 20 days Fri 11/3/17 Thu 11/30/17
51 Constructibility Feedback 25 days Mon 2/12/18 Fri 3/16/18
52 Contract Negotiations 40 days Mon 6/11/18 Fri 8/3/18
53 Final Contract Execution 1 day Mon 9/17/18 Mon 9/17/18
54 Final Design 187 days Mon 11/20/1Tue 8/7/18
55 60% Plans for Constructibility Input 60 days Mon 11/20/17Fri 2/9/18
56 90% Plans for Contract Negotitations 60 days Mon 3/19/18 Fri 6/8/18
57 Final Design Review Meeting 1 day Mon 7/2/18 Mon 7/2/18
58 Final Plans, Specifications, and Estimate 1 day Tue 8/7/18 Tue 8/7/18
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1675 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80202
303-297-2976 main
303-297-2693 fax
www.wilsonco.com
59 Construction ‐ CMGC Delivery 195 days Tue 10/2/18 Mon 7/1/19
60 Roadway Bridge Replacement ‐ CMGC 105 days Tue 10/2/18 Mon 2/25/19
61 Intersection Improvements ‐ CMGC 120 days Tue 1/15/19 Mon 7/1/19
62 Construction ‐ Design Build Delivery 330 days Mon 11/20/1Fri 2/22/19
63 Develop Design Build RFP 60 days Mon 11/20/17Fri 2/9/18
64 Select DB Contractor 80 days Mon 2/12/18 Fri 6/1/18
65 DB Design and Construction 190 days Mon 6/4/18 Fri 2/22/19
66 Construction ‐ Design‐Bid‐Build 268 days Tue 8/28/18 Thu 9/5/19
67 Advertise for Construction ‐ DBB 1 day Tue 8/28/18 Tue 8/28/18
68 Receive Bids ‐ DBB 1 day Wed 9/26/18 Wed 9/26/18
69 Award Contract ‐ DBB 1 day Thu 10/25/18Thu 10/25/18
70 Roadway Bridge Replacement ‐ DBB 105 days Fri 10/26/18 Thu 3/21/19
71 Intersection Improvements ‐ DBB 120 days Fri 3/22/19 Thu 9/5/19
5/1 Contract Execution / NTP
5/9 Kickoff Meeting
Public Open House 10/18
7/5
7/27
10/6
Utility Coordination Meeting 1 7/26
Utility Coordination Meeting 2 10/27
9/29
Recommend Proposed Urban Design 12/8
11/2
Preliminary Design Review Meeting 11/17
CMGC Process
8/2
10/5
9/17
7/2
8/7
Construction ‐ CMGC Delivery
Construction ‐ Design Build Delivery
Construction ‐ Design‐Bid‐Build
8/28
9/26
10/25
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Horsetooth & College Intersection Improvements
Wilson & Company ‐ Project Sche
* DBE Firms
ORGANIZATION CHART
The Organizational Chart presents
the structure of our team and defines
the roles, responsibilities, and work
that will be performed by each of our
team members.
JESSICA BURCH, PE
Wilson & Company | Project Manager
to an interim section, while accommodating future
widening to the ultimate six-lane section with bicycle
lanes.
As part of the project, Wilson & Company also conducted a feasibility and alternatives analysis
of a pedestrian crossing for the Gold Rush Elementary School. Due to the increased roadway
width, traffic volume and speed, a pedestrian bridge was constructed between the school
and a neighborhood on the other side of Chambers Road. The bridge is a 203’ single span,
prefabricated bow-truss, with weathering steel to reduce maintenance needs.
Key Elements: Roadway Widening; Bicycle Lanes; Traffic Analysis; Single Span Pedestrian Bridge;
Bridge Design; Traffic Signal Design; Drainage
CLIENT REFERENCE
Chris Hudson
Project Manager
Town of Parker
P: 303-840-9546
STAFF MEMBERS
Brian Hearn
Mark Hildahl
Scott Waterman
PROJECT DURATION
2014-2016
CHAMBERS ROAD WIDENING
Parker, Colorado
Project Manager
Fort Collins
P: 970-416-2719
STAFF MEMBERS
Jessica Burch
Brian Hearn
Dianna Litvak
Scott Waterman
Britina Design
EES
PROJECT DURATION
2014-2015
VINE & SHIELDS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
Fort Collins, Colorado
to meet
CDOT’s
DBE goal of
9% for the
project.
15 O ces - 9 States
50 Denver
30 Colorado Springs
{ Since 1932 }
400+ Employees
Meetings – Pre-construction, progress,
pre-survey, safety, pre-pour, pre-pave
Public notifi cations for progress, lane
closures, etc.
Material and shop drawing review
Progress reports and invoice approval,
claim review, change order review and
approval
Additionally, Wilson & Company construction
staff has signifi cant experience assisting Local
Agencies and CDOT with materials testing
and compliance, all documentation required
for Civil Rights and Labor Compliance, and
Finals Documentation to close out the project.
taken in the next phase of the project. If
right-of-way acquisitions are required for
the project, Phase 1 Environmental Site
Assessments will be completed for the subject
properties.
Wildlife and Migratory Birds
Our biologist will conduct a fi eld review and
coordinate with appropriate resource agencies
to identify all terrestrial, avian and aquatic
species concerns. Information gathered will
be used to inform any necessary permits
as well as clarify potential construction
schedule restrictions related to issues such as
migratory birds.
Wetlands and Waters of the U.S
An initial wetlands assessment will be
conducted, and if present, a wetland
delineation completed for the project area.
Temporary and permanent impacts will be
assessed during project design, along with
options for mitigation.
Section 404 Permit
Based on our discussion with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), Larimer County
Canal No. 2 is likely under USACE jurisdiction
but would been to be confi rmed. The offi cial
jurisdictional determination process is lengthy
and may confl ict with project schedule. If
this is the case, and impacts to the canal or
wetlands are possible, the project can assume
the canal and wetlands are jurisdictional and
proceed effi ciently with obtaining a Section
404 Permit.
Traffi c Noise
Our noise specialist will determine if this
project falls under CDOT’s Type I category
and if noise receptors are located within
500 feet of the edge of pavement. A noise
analysis may not be required if there are
only commercial receptors within 500 feet
and noise levels are not expected to exceed
CDOT’s Noise Abatement Criteria.
Road Bridge
impacts.
The use of a CMGC or Design-Build
contracting mechanism would be useful in
gaining input from the contractor on particular
aspects of construction that should be
employed in the structure type selected and
how it should be phased. Wilson & Company
has experience with short-term, full roadway
closures such as weekend closures where
round-the-clock work can reduce overall
project impacts to the traveling public. The
overall cost and feasibility of these types
of phasing options can be done well with a
contractor as part of the design team.
On the west side of College Avenue, we would
recommend extending the roadway structure
in-kind if possible, or by using a box culvert
section to accommodate roadway and shared
use path similar to the structure on West
Horsetooth Road. The existing pedestrian
bridge would be removed. This approach
presents the best hydraulic and maintenance
solution, as well as reducing the safety hazard
presented by the void between two dissimilar
structures and the required railings on the
path without a proper transition section.
Existing structure for parking lot access north of West Horsetooth
Road bridge.
Increases roadway
improvement limits to the north
of Horsetooth Road
Requires redirects for both
eastbound and westbound
lanes
We have reviewed the proposed layout adding all intersection solutions into a “Cadillac”
alternative to identify the maximum limits of improvements. See Design Solutions Exhibit for
more information on the layout. Similar to the intersection improvements we designed for
College & Prospect, once we get further into design with other disciplines, we may need to
look at other modifi cations to the preferred alternative. These are a few of the design changes
we made to retrofi t our preferred alternative while minimizing impacts to both commercial and
residential adjacent properties:
Reduced lane widths to help reduce lane offsets thru the intersection
Reduced sidewalk widths to minimize impacts to roadside features such as parking,
retaining walls and existing trees
Utilized reversing curves to minimize the length of transitions and impacts to adjacent
properties
Reviewed access points into the intersection to minimize potential confl ict points with
pedestrians
can be transferred
to the contractor,
but limited by RFP
documents written.
Con: Less control
by the owner when
the contractor
is executing the
work.
CMGC Neutral to Pro:
Owner does not
have a competitive
bidding
environment. A
well-executed
CMGC process
can result in
good fi nal prices
because risks are
better understood
by the contractor
and removed from
the pricing. Also,
project budget is
better assessed
by obtaining early
pricing from the
contractor and
continuously
revising the pricing
alongside project
scope.
Neutral to
Pro: Schedule
effi ciencies can
be achieved by
collaboration
between the
owner, engineer,
and contractor.
Pro: Quality
is completely
controlled by the
Owner and is
similar to design-
bid-build. Higher
quality can be
achieved through
collaboration.
Pro: Risks are
reduced through
the design
process through
collaboration
between the
owner, engineer,
and contractor.
Unknown risks
can be identifi ed
and contractual
obligations defi ned
well.
Pro: Owner
maintains full
control of the
engineer and the
contractor.
PROJECT DELIVERY SELECTION PROS & CONS
construction contract amount, avoiding
claims during construction, and avoiding
schedule overruns.
The pool of contractors that are likely to
be interested in a project the size of this
improvement, may not have experience
with CMGC, as it has been utilized on
larger projects in Colorado. The RFP
and process executed by the City should
provide simplicity where possible, to avoid
risk pricing by the contractor if the process
appears complicated.
Before negotiation of the construction
contract price, Wilson & Company will
develop a detailed list of quantities for the
improvements at approximately the 90%
level, for the selected contractor to review
and comment. Wilson & Company and the
contractor will coordinate to fi nalize the
accepted quantities that will be the basis
for the contract price. At this point, the
contractor should be required to accept
the quantities and no changes should
take place during construction, unless
a changed fi eld condition and direction
by the City allows a change during
construction. This process will avoid
claims by the contractor and will better
engage them in the design process.
Wilson & Company recommends the use
of an Independent Cost Estimator (ICE)
if the project team does not have strong
experience in contractor pricing models.
The ICE would contract with the City
of Fort Collins to provide a contractor-
based cost estimate for the project, as
a direct comparison to the contractor’s
price. If the two prices are signifi cantly
different, the ICE and the contractor
would work to resolve differences in
construction approach that may be the
basis for the pricing difference. The goal
of the coordination between the ICE,
contractor, and the City of Fort Collins, is
that the contractor and the City execute an
agreeable contract price that is fair to both
parties.
the action items list and any project issues
that have come up. Additionally, alternative
solutions to the project goals may be
presented to become the preferred alternative.
This allows for value engineering to occur as
an integral part of the design, rather than a
standalone process after the 30% level.
The main goal of this design phase is to
determine the project construction limits,
identifying what roadside features are
affected, potential utility impacts, utility
pothole locations, and limits of new right-of-
way that will be required. By solving project
issues at this level, a solid construction cost
estimate can be developed that will allow for
adjustments should the estimate exceed the
construction budget. It is important to identify
right-of-way needs early, so that the City
can begin the acquisition process. Wilson &
Company has worked on numerous projects
that require right-of-way acquisition and
understand how critical it is to set the limits
properly the fi rst time. We will ensure that
we have not only identifi ed the right-of-way
needed to contain the physical improvements,
but also allowed for construction room either
in easements or right-of-way, as well as
locations for any utility relocations.
FINAL DESIGN
Comments received from the 30% plan review
(FIR) and from utility agencies will be used
to fi nalize the design. Final utility plans will
be developed and submitted to the utility
companies to gain concurrence on proposed
changes to their facilities. Utility agreement
documents will be developed for signature
by every private utility company and the City.
All roadway, multi-use path, structure and
drainage designs will be fully detailed for the
90% submittal, incorporating 30% design
comments and design decisions documented
in our comment resolution form (CRF).
Upon completion of the 90% construction
document review meeting (FOR), the Wilson
Team will incorporate remaining comments
into the plans and issue a fi nal set for
review by City staff along with a comment
resolution form that verifi es all comments were
incorporated and reviewed during QA/QC. The
be accomplished using the PCP to control
risks, and through the intensity and discipline
that Wilson & Company brings to all of our
projects. The schedule presented provides
detail for a potential CMGC process, but
also provides reasonable durations for both
contractor procurement and construction
for Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build.
Regardless of the contractor procurement,
the construction of the improvements will
be limited in schedule because of the
Larimer Canal No. 2 seasonal requirements.
Opportunities for schedule refi nements for
each procurement method include:
Design-Bid-Build Delivery (DBB)
Because of the risk involved with the seasonal
requirements, and the competitive bid
process, there is limited opportunity to refi ne
or accelerate the overall project schedule.
Design-Build Delivery (DB)
Design-build offers the opportunity for
contractor innovation to accelerate the overall
project schedule, while still meeting the
seasonal fl ow requirements of the bridge.
Innovation that includes major road closures
will be diffi cult to disseminate and disclose to
the public as the contractor typically pushes
the envelope in regards to community impact
versus cost and time.
Construction Manager/General
Contractor Delivery (CMGC)
CMGC offers the best opportunity for the
contractor to introduce innovative construction
techniques, including major road closures, to
accelerate the construction schedule while
meeting seasonal requirements for the canal.
The City will have the Engineer engaged and
will be able to vet ideas presented by the
contractor and accept, deny, or refi ne those
ideas to balance schedule, cost, and impacts
to the traveling public through the process.
The cost impacts associated with innovative
ideas are understood quickly to assess overall
project budget.
Plan Format and Content
• Review plan appearance, format and content
for conformance.
Final Plan Review
• Completed by Project Staff .
• Page by page review including:
* Quantity tabulations.
* Plan clarity and cross-references
Compliance with Design Criteria.
• City requirements.
• Conformance with Project Work Plan.
Review Meetings
• Preliminary alignment review and approval.
• Preliminary plan and specification review.
• Final plan and specification review.
to bring the task back within budget.
Controlling Construction Costs
The Wilson Team will develop cost estimates
at each key milestone and evaluate with
the City, understanding that adjustments to
the scope may be necessary to keep the
project within budget. Value Engineering is
a conscious effort we ask our staff to make
throughout the design process, giving our
Project Execution Plan Provides
Identifi es Specifi c
Scope of Work Tasks
Budget & Schedule
Management
Subconsultant
Management
Meetings and Project
Coordination Plan
Project Schedule Invoicing and
Progress Reports