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City of South Bend Board of Public Works Contract Amendment Colfax & Hill Drainage Improvements January 22, 2014 Page 2 of 3 WORK PLAN PROJECT SCOPE The proposed project consists of the following: 1. Revising lane configurations to establish on- street parking on Colfax Avenue by Hill Street. Utilize "Complete Streets" philosophy in determining optimal lane configuration. 2. Curb and sidewalk construction in limited areas. 3. Landscaping and Street lighting. 4. Parking space striping on Hill Street. 5. Construction of a subsurface drainage system and asphalt pavement parking lot for a new mixed used building proposed on the northwest corner of Colfax and Hill Street. SCOPE OF SERVICES Based upon our understanding of the project goals and objectives, we propose to perform the following services to assist the City with completing this community enhancement project: Task #5: Additional Field Survey This work includes obtaining field information on current road widths for use in designing driving and parking lane configurations. Task #b: Traffic Study This work includes reviewing road widths, bike lanes and current and future traffic patterns on Hill Street from Washington to LaSalle and on Colfax from St. Joseph to St. Louis. This work includes performing a capacity analysis on the intersections of Colfax & Hill Street and Colfax & Niles Avenue to determine if left turn lanes can be eliminated. This work also includes meetings and discussions with representatives from the City, Church & School as well as review of existing traffic patterns in the alleys in this area. Task #7: Preliminary Design This work includes preparing preliminary drawings and construction cost estimates for the proposed project for review by the City and the Developer. We anticipate these documents will include a typical cross section, proposed travel lanes, parking lanes and bike lane widths and locations as well as proposed curb, sidewalk and lighting improvements. Task #8: Construction Documents This work includes preparing construction documents for work to be completed in the right -of- way as well as the parking lot construction and drainage improvements. This task includes preparing detailed specifications and calculating quantities to include in the bid package.