Opening of Proposals - Safe Roads to School Kennedy School - Abonmarche Consultants. Inc.

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ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • LAND SURVEYING The project does not appear to pose significant environmental obstacles. Public Information Meeting Our team will assist the City with a public information meeting to present the project and schedule to area residents, schools, businesses, and other interested parties. A public hearing is not anticipated for this project, but Abonmarche will assist the City in conducting any public hearings that may be appropriate. We will also communicate and work with Kennedy School on the project schedule and timing. Maintenance of Traffic and Phasing Maintenance of Traffic, pedestrian and vehicular, often has a significant impact on the public’s perception of the success of a project during construction. Abonmarche will draft a maintenance of traffic plan to ensure a safe project. Detailed pedestrian detours will be prepared to route pedestrians around the construction. Detours will be limited in length and additional ADA compliance measures will be included as necessary along the route. We will work closely with the INDOT Technical Advisory Committee on the evaluation of any problematic areas identified along the pedestrian detour routes to ensure we meet their requirements. Cost Saving Alternative As part of our recommended approach, we will assist the City to evaluate if INDOT -LPA Design Certification is applicable for this type of project. Design Certification provides municipalities with more decision -making authority and control over managing project design elements. This allows the project design to meet the actual engineering needs of the project. This in-turn saves costs and allows more improvements to be constructed within the allotted budget. Abonmarche will assist the City in their overall sidewalk plans by determining the best use of the grant dollars in conjunction with other funding methods to maximize the City of South Bend dollars being utilized for construction. Project Management We will work with the City to utilize their recently implemented web based project management software, Projectmates. We will submit schedules, pay applications, and any other pertinent submittals to the web based portal for the project. This tool will allow for the organized dissemination of project information to all involved parties—allowing clear, concise access to the project data throughout the design process. TECHNICAL APPROACH 6