HomeMy WebLinkAbout16- RFP Submission - MSU Western Transporation Institute - Downtown Bozeman Parkign Inventory and Occupancy Study Downtown Bozeman Parking
Inventory and Occupancy Study
Proposal
Prepared by
Ahmed Al-Kaisy, PhD, PE
Program Manager— Safety and Operations
and
Levi Ewan, MSc, PE
Research Engineer
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University
PO Box 174250
Bozeman, MT 59717-4250
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MONTANA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Western Transportation
Institute
October 7, 2016
Table of Contents
ProjectSummary............................................................................................................................. 3
Company Description/Capability.................................................................................................... 4
ProjectTeam...................................................................................................................................4
References....................................................................................................................................... 5
Outlineof Services.......................................................................................................................... 6
Costand Expenses .......................................................................................................................... 8
Affirmation of Nondiscrimination.................................................................................................. 9
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PROJECT SUMMARY
The City of Bozeman's downtown district possesses a number of parking resources. These include
on-street parking,off-street parking lots,a parking garage,private(business)parking lots and alley
parking. Continued growth and a number of notable developments have occurred since the last
comprehensive downtown parking study was conducted by Montana State University (MSU) in
2010, with updates to the last comprehensive parking study having been performed in 2012 and
2014. The current proposed work also has a slightly larger primary study area, with an option to
include a secondary, expanded study area as included in the request for proposals (RFP).
The proposed study will inventory all available parking within the primary (and optional
secondary) study area, as well as examine the occupancy rates of the available parking for various
times of the day and various days of the week in fall 2016 (and during an optional summer 2017
period). The inventory and occupancy data collection will follow the methodology outlined in the
RFP and provided by Rick Williams Consulting.
The approach proposed for this study is straightforward and consists of the following tasks:
■ Task 0: Project Mang ement will include overall managing of the project, communications
with the Bozeman Parking Commission (BPC), and submission of all deliverables including
bi-weekly progress reports and draft and final reports.
■ Task 1: Data Collection Plan will involve preparing the data collection sheets and plans for
the inventory and occupancy data collection tasks.This will also include scheduling these tasks
in accordance with agreed project timelines and data collection windows with BPC input as
described in the RFP.
■ Task 2: Parking Inventory Data Collection will involve collecting comprehensive parking
inventory data following the methodology provided in the RFP.
■ Task 3: Parking Occupancy Data Collection will involve collecting parking occupancy
inventory data following the methodology provided in the RFP.
■ Task 4: Data Analysis and Final Report will include analyzing the data collected in the
previous two tasks, development of a draft report for BPC review, and a final report that will
summarize the entire project, including the methodologies employed, the calculations made,
the results obtained, and any findings and recommendations that emerge during the course of
the project.
The schedule for this project (excluding the optional summer 2017 period) will be four months
total as shown in Figure 1.
Task Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4
0 Project Management
Data Collection Plan
2_ Parking Inventory Data Collection
3 Parmi gg Occupancy Data Collection w.
W Data.malt sis
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Figure 1: Project Schedule
The project start date and timeline are somewhat flexible and will allow for data collection
schedule negotiation with the BPC. It is anticipated that parking occupancy data collection will be
desired in the fall of 2016 which corresponds to start date in mid-to-late October.
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION/CAPABILITY
MMONTANA Collopr.of
STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING Western Transportation
The Western Transportation Institute(WTI)is the nation's largest transportation institute focusing
on rural transportation issues. The Institute was established in 1994 by the Montana and California
Departments of Transportation, in cooperation with Montana State University. WTI has an annual
budget exceeding $7 million and a 50-person multidisciplinary staff of professionals, students and
associated faculty from engineering (mechanical/industrial/civil), computer science, fish and
wildlife, ecology,business, and economics. WTI has conducted research in more than 30 states, at
local, state, and federal levels.
As a department in the College of Engineering, WTI is also supported by the College and by the
umbrella of MSU administrative, academic,and research resources. The research faculties at WTI
are also assisted by various support staff including administrative, communications and
information technology staff at WTI.
PROJECT TEAM
The research team is composed of two WTI investigators, namely, Ahmed Al-Kaisy and Levi
Ewan,with a handful of student researchers. Below are short biographies of the key research team
members.
Ahmed Al-Kaisy, PhD, PE, Principal Investigator, is a professor in the Department of Civil
Engineering at MSU and the Program Manager for the Safety and Operations Focus Area at the
Western Transportation Institute. Dr. Al-Kaisy is a registered professional engineer in the state of
Montana. Dr. Al-Kaisy has long teaching experience in many areas of transportation engineering,
including traffic operations and management,traffic flow theory,traffic safety, signal optimization
and control, highway design, and intelligent transportation systems. Dr. Al-Kaisy has previously
led the Downtown Bozeman Parking Studies from 2010, 2012 and 2014 and has worked on many
traffic data intensive projects in Montana and across the US. He has authored/co-authored around
ninety (90) refereed publications half of which are fully refereed journal publications. Dr. Al-
Kaisy is an active member in many university committees and is affiliated with a number of
national and international professional organizations. A resident of Bozeman since 2003, Dr. Al-
Kaisy is very familiar with the study location.
Levi Ewan, MSc, PE, Co-Principal Investigator, is a Research Engineer with the Western
Transportation Institute. At WTI, Levi has experience including analysis and evaluation related to
transportation safety, operations, infrastructure, maintenance, traveler information, public
transportation, planning, and ITS. Levi has played key roles on numerous traffic data intensive
projects in Montana and across the US. He has authored/co-authored around a dozen peer-
reviewed publications and presented at multiple invited technical conferences. Levi was born and
raised in the Gallatin Valley and has extensive knowledge of the study location.
Team member assignments by task are shown in Table 1.
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Table 1: Team Assignments
Task Lead Secondary Review/Advise
TO: Project Management Al-Kaisy Ewan ----
T1: Data Collection Plan Al-Kaisy Ewan ----
T2: Parking Inventory Data Collection Ewan Students Al-Kaisy
T3: Parking Occupancy Data Collection Ewan Students Al-Kaisy
T4: Data Analysis and Final Report Ewan Students Al-Kaisy
REFERENCES
1. Oregon Department of Transportation
Mark Joerger, Sr. Transportation Researcher, 503-986-3464, mark.d.joergergodot.state.or.us
Population: 4,028,977 (Oregon)
Number of Employees: 4,500+
Risk Factors Associated with High Potential for Serious Crashes(2013 - 2015)
Dr.Al-Kaisy and Mr.Ewan led a team that investigated a systemic approach to determining
crash risk factors related to road geometry and roadside features that go beyond traditional
crash hot-spot location identification. The team developed a risk index that allows the
agency to be proactive in determining risky locations and provides guidance on selecting
low-cost safety countermeasures that may be used to improve sites.
2. Montana Department of Transportation
Steve Keller, Communications Bureau Chief, 406-444-6305, stkeller@.mt.gov
Population: 1,032,949 (Montana)
Number of Employees: 2,500+
An In-Depth Assessment of Montana Road Weather Information System (2014 -present)
Dr. Al-Kaisy and Mr. Ewan are leading this project that is assessing the overall RWIS
program in the state of Montana. The effort will ultimately help the DOT understand the
state of the art and practice of RWIS around the US,what their own needs are as an agency,
what alternatives exist that may benefit the agency, the economic feasibility of alternate
approaches, and some recommendations for future improvements.
3. American Traffic Safety Services Association(ATSSA)
Jim Baron, Director of Communications, 540-368-1701,james.baron@atssa.com
Population: 324,227,000 (U.S.)
Number of Employees: 50+
Innovative Safety Solutions with Pavement Markings and Delineation (2015)
Mr. Ewan and Dr. Al-Kaisy led this effort in identifying innovative marking and
delineation practices to highlight for their safety benefits using case study examples for
publication by ATSSA.
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OUTLINE OF SERVICES
The proposed study will inventory all available parking including on-street parking, off-street
parking lots, parking garage, private (business) parking lots and alley parking within the study
area, as well as examine the occupancy rates of the available parking. As described in the RFP the
study area includes the greatest extent of the B3 Zoning District, the Downtown Urban
Renewal/Tax Increment District, Lamme Street and Olive Street. The inventory and occupancy
data collection will follow the methodology provided in the RFP from Rick Williams Consulting.
As requested in the RFP some optional services are included for consideration. The original plan
and the possible study service options are:
Original Plan: Inventory and occupancy for the primary study area as defined in the RFP and
shown in Figure 2. The occupancy data for this study would be collected for 12 hours of a
typical weekday and 12 hours of a typical weekend day. Data collection schedules will be
determined in consultation with the BPC, but for this option are anticipated to occur in fall
2016.
Option I: Inventory and occupancy for the expanded study area that includes the secondary
study area as shown in Figure 2. Again the occupancy data for this study would be collected
for 12 hours of a typical weekday and 12 hours of a typical weekend day. Data collection
schedules will be determined in consultation with the BPC, but are anticipated to occur in fall
2016.
O tip on II: Inventory and occupancy for the primary study area, with occupancy data both in
fall 2016 and summer 2017. Again, the occupancy data for this study would be collected for
12 hours of a typical weekday and 12 hours of a typical weekend day both in fall 2016 and
again in summer 2017. The exact data collection schedules will be determined in consultation
with the BPC.
Option H. Inventory and occupancy for the expanded study area that includes the secondary
study area, with occupancy data both in fall 2016 and summer 2017. Again, the occupancy
data for this study would be collected for 12 hours of a typical weekday and 12 hours of a
typical weekend day both in fall 2016 and again in summer 2017. The exact data collection
schedules will be determined in consultation with the BPC.
The budget details of the primary study option with additional costs for the optional services is
included in the following section.
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COST AND EXPENSES
The "not to exceed" fixed fee for the original plan is $19,926.43 as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Original Plan Budget
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0 Project Management S1,565.00 S0.00 SD.DD S1,565.00 S1,565.00
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1 Data Collection Plan S1,565.00 3883.80 MOD S2,448.80 S2,448.8D
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2 Parking Inventory Data Collection SD.DD S441.90 SSDD.00 S1,241.90 S1,241.90
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3 Parking Occupancy Data Collection $0.00 S441.90 S2,40D.DD S2,841.9D S2,841.90
2D 8D 40 140
4 Data Analysis and Final Report S1,565.OD S3,535.21) S640.00 S5,740.2D S5,740.2D
TOTAL HOURS 6D 120 24D 42D
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS(Includes ben.) S4,695.00 35,302.80 S3,840.00 $13,837.8D SD.00 S13,837.80
Indirect Casts at 44% S2,065.8D $2,333.23 S1,689.60 S6,D88.63 S6,088.63
Total Project Costs S6,760.80 $7,636.03 S5,529.6D 519,926.43 S - S19,926.43
Additional costs for the optional services are shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Optional Services Costs
Service Option Additional Cost Total Cost
Original Plan: Primary Area, One Season ---- $19,926.43
Option I: Expanded Area, One Season $1,843.20 $21,769.63
Option 11: Primary Area, Two Seasons $3,456.00 $23,382.43
Option III: Expanded Area, Two Seasons $6,451.20 $26,377.63
The original plan and option I would follow the project schedule provided in Figure 1 of four
months total, while service options II and III would require eight additional months be added to
the occupancy data collection time window for a project total of 12 months.
The requested payment schedule will follow typical MSU procedures. MSU bills on a cost
reimbursable basis up to the agreed upon amount, at least quarterly but no more frequently than
monthly.
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AFFIRMATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University hereby affirms it will not
discriminate on the basis of race, color,religion, creed, sex, age,marital status, national origin, or
because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and acknowledges
and understands the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as
described above and this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatments or
proposer's employees and to all subcontracts.
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