City of Watsonville #307345

Watsonville seeks consultants for a Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan

The City of Watsonville is seeking consultant support to develop a citywide Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan. - Buyer: City of Watsonville, Public Works & Utilities Department, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California. - Funding: $400,000 total, including a $320,000 federal SS4A grant and an $80,000 local match; the total includes $40,000 for independent consultant oversight and management. - Requested services: Collect and analyze traffic, speed, turning-movement, bicycle, pedestrian, collision, accessibility, road-condition, and demographic data; use GIS mapping and predictive analytics to identify safety needs. - Plans and mapping: Develop an Active Transportation Plan, Local Road Safety Plan, preferred school-route maps, bicycle network map, pedestrian action map, and implementation framework. School-route mapping covers 3 public high schools, 3 middle schools, 9 elementary schools, and 2 charter schools. PDF and City GIS-layer deliverables are required where specified. - Safety concepts: Identify the top 10 safety corridors and 15 intersections within City jurisdiction and develop mitigation concepts at approximately 10% design. Potential measures include crosswalks, RRFBs, speed-feedback signs, ADA curb ramps, traffic calming, bikeways, signal upgrades, transit signal priority, emergency-vehicle preemption, and bicycle/pedestrian detection. - Engagement and coordination: Conduct community and stakeholder outreach, including workshops, surveys, public events, school outreach, English- and Spanish-language materials, a project webpage, and documentation of input. Coordinate with the planned Traffic Signal and ITS Master Plan and align recommendations with Vision Zero and relevant City plans. - Equipment opportunity: The City is open to purchasing an image-based bicycle and pedestrian data collection system. No manufacturer, model, part number, or quantity is specified. - Named entities: No prospective consultant or equipment OEM is identified. Smart City Signals GeoDoc is mentioned only as a source of historical traffic-count data. - Notable qualifications: If engineering expertise is needed, the firm must be licensed to practice civil engineering in California.

Description

The City of Watsonville seeks qualified consultant teams to develop a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan meeting federal SS4A requirements and supporting future implementation grant applications. The work includes safety data collection and analysis, stakeholder and community engagement, and preparation of an Active Transportation Plan, Local Road Safety Plan, school route maps, bicycle and pedestrian network maps, and safety improvement concepts. The plan must address USDOT's six safety action plan components and align recommendations with relevant City plans and concurrent transportation planning efforts. The solicitation states total project funding of $400,000, including $40,000 for independent consultant oversight and management; compensation will be determined through the formal contracting process.

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