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City of South Bend: PE/RW Services for Bendix Drive 10 <br />PROJECT APPROACH <br /> <br />MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC <br />Maintenance of traffic (MOT) is necessary to effectfvely and safely manage both pedestrian and industrial traffic through the Bendix corridor <br />during constructfon. We evaluated two MOT optfons but eliminated the optfon of maintaining one lane of traffic in each direc tfon due to: <br /> <br />» Constructability & Cost <br />» Unable to feasibly and safely construct within the existfng footprint; requires <br />a minimum of 3 MOT phases and creates limited room between temporary <br />traffic barriers and access to/from constructfon staging areas <br />» Requires temporary pavement and temporary traffic barrier <br /> <br />Our initial considerations assessed two options: maintaining <br />two-way traffic or utilizing one-way traffic. Upon evaluation, <br />we recommend one lane in a single direction. <br /> <br /> <br />One Lane in Single Direction with Detour for Opposite <br />Direction <br /> <br /> <br />Maintaining access is a critical consideration and requires personal, transparent contact with <br />businesses along the corridor. <br />Challenges: Access to Duramold & H.B. Fuller <br />» Access only from Bendix Drive <br /> <br />» May only enter & exit from one directfon <br /> <br />» Limits access to above & surrounding businesses that <br />may significantly impact shipping and receiving <br />business logistfcs and coordinatfon—i.e. Kuert <br /> <br />» Inconvenience in general circulatfon for emergency <br />responders, public transportatfon, and school buses <br />Advantage: <br />» Solvable challenges/problems already encountered <br />during the previous contract north of Lathrop Street <br /> <br />Discussing the City’s previous experience with this plan <br />offers us the foresight to antfcipate potentfal challenges <br />and address concerns in the plans and contract docu- <br />ments before constructfon begins. <br />Phase II <br />Phase I <br />CONSTRUCTABILITY REVIEWS <br />Our managers and engineers diligently scrutfnize our initfal designs and their consequentfal conceptualizatfons to ensure tha t any <br />discrepancies are addressed, specificatfons are accurate, and the most accurate specificatfons are acquired. This collaboratf on extends <br />beyond the team members for this proposal with the “down the hall” accessibility to Dale Wills and Dave Barich, PE, two household names to <br />the City of South Bend, who will help identffy areas of savings on schedule and on budget. <br /> <br />BIDDING, PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE, & CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES <br />We believe whole-heartedly our services are not complete untfl the project is built. Upon completfon of the plans and ROW certffi catfon, our <br />team will answer questfons during the bidding process. We will attend the pre -constructfon conference and, if unforeseen issues arise during <br />constructfon, we will stand with the City to help address any issue and find the appropriate solutfons. <br />Duramold & H.B. Fuller <br />Only access is Bendix Drive