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CITY OF MILWAUKEE 2021 - 2022 Master Engineering & Related Services Contract Submitted: Alfred Benesch & Company October 30, 2020
Alfred Benesch & Company 1300 W. Canal Street, Suite 150 Milwaukee, WI 53233 www.benesch.com P 414-308-1310 F 414-308-1312 October 30, 2020 Jeffrey Polenske, PE Commissioner of Public Works 841 North Broadway, Room 501 Milwaukee, WI 53202 RE: RFQ - 2021-2022 - City of Milwaukee Master Engineering & Related Services Contract Dear Mr. Polenske, Alfred Benesch & Company (Benesch) is pleased to submit our qualifications to provide professional engineering services for the City of Milwaukee for the 2021 Benesch is licensed -2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract. We have assembled a team of to operate in the skilled engineers and support staff tailored to meet the wide range of services state of Wisconsin. under this contract, bringing you the following benefits: ✓ Local Engineering Expertise: Benesch has over 35 years of experience working with WisDOT and local agencies on a wide-range of municipal projects. Our largest office in Wisconsin is located in the Menomonee Valley, providing us with the accessibility and local expertise to exceed your project expectations. Our team brings invaluable knowledge in the City of Milwaukee, WisDOT and FHWA standards, allowing us to complete all required documentation, permitting and approval processes as efficiently as possible. Our team is excited about the prospect of giving back to the Milwaukee community that is home to so many of our project team members. ✓ Capable and Available, Multi-Disciplined Team: With 750+ dedicated professionals on our team, we have the capability to take on projects of all types and sizes. The Benesch Team has successfully led high-profile projects in the Milwaukee area such the 2nd Street Shared Street Design, the Lakefront Gateway and the Michigan Street Vertical Bridge rehabilitation, which called upon numerous engineering disciplines, from structural and civil engineering to environmental and stormwater services. As a multi-disciplined firm, we can see how a project fits within the big picture. Working together, we develop effective, cost-efficient and sustainable solutions. From creative project planning and public outreach initiatives to detail-oriented design and construction management, we can meet your project goals—on time and on budget. ✓ Firm Responsiveness: We have built a strong reputation as a consulting firm that our clients not only trust, but enjoy working with. That’s because we make extensive efforts to grasp the unique needs of our clients and project stakeholders. We want the community to get the most out of our services, which is why we understand the importance of immediate response and issue resolution, especially when it relates to the public. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement of qualifications. We believe our office location on West Canal Street gives us a unique advantage for response and efficiency. Our team is committed to delivering on- time, quality projects for the City of Milwaukee. Sincerely, Daniel Grasser, PE Senior Vice President, Wisconsin Division Manager (Authorized Representative) P: 414.308.1310 | E: dgrasser@benesch.com
Table of Contents Section 1 // Firm Identification/Cover Letter Section 2 // Firm Background, Qualifications and Experience.............3 Team Organizational Chart......................................................... 5 Category 1 Transportation and Parking Analysis and Design...................... 6 Category 2 Traffic Signal Analysis and Design............................................ 15 Category 3 Roadway Engineering............................................................... 23 Category 4 Sewer Design............................................................................ 33 Category 5 Storm Water Management, Planning, Design And Analysis.... 42 Category 10 Structure Analysis And Design................................................. 50 Category 18 Construction Management....................................................... 58 Category 22 Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planning, Analysis, ......... Program Delivery and Facilities Design................................... 68 Section 3 // Attachments..................................................................77 Attachment 1 Activities Qualifications Checklist.............................................77 Attachment 2 Insurance Requirements...........................................................79 City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract
FIRM BACKGROUND , QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WHO WE ARE FIRM CONTACTS Alfred Benesch & Company (Benesch) is a multi-disciplined engineering and Alfred Benesch & Company professional services firm. Roads, bridges, schools, parks and airports are just 1300 W. Canal Street, Suite 150 a few examples of where you can find our work. We enhance infrastructure and Milwaukee, WI 53233-2669 communities across the country – creating spaces and providing connections in www.benesch.com ways that make a difference. Division Manager As a mid-sized firm, we are nimble enough to remain responsive to client needs, yet Daniel Grasser, PE large enough to offer exceptional bench strength. As a matter of practice, we P 414.308.1310 look for ways to exercise innovation and resist relying on how things have E dgrasser@benesch.com been done before. Design Group Manager Since 1946, Benesch has successfully Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA completed thousands of planning, P 414.308.1320 design and engineering projects E azacharias@benesch.com throughout the United States and is currently ranked #119 among the Top 500 Design Firms in the #119 WHAT WE DO country by Engineering News Record. Aviation Our services Bridges range from initial planning and Buildings feasibility studies through to construction management. Environmental We have designed complex highway interchanges, new commuter railway Geotechnical systems and major river bridges. Our personnel Landscape Architecture have inspected thousands of railroad and highway bridges, supervised miles of interstate construction work and Municipal managed the renovations of train stations, airport facilities, schools, intermodal rail yards and more. Railroad Roadway OUR EXPERIENCE Site Development We have the ability to assist with most any engineering challenge in a way that brings both quality and value to your project. We use a team approach led by Value Engineering senior staff and the appropriate support staff. Our senior staff remains active and involved in the leadership of our projects as necessary, resulting in services that are Water Services thorough and practical without breaking the budget. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 3
FIRM BACKGROUND , QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING COMMITMENT TO SBE Our Milwaukee office has served numerous municipalities, allowing us to bring an understanding to issues specific to local agencies. We understand that Benesch has developed excellent working simultaneously with staff personnel, clients and coordinating agencies relationships with SBE firms, who is essential to any successful project. We work closely with municipal personnel provide services from structure design to and other consultants to coordinate and deliver the best and safest municipal environmental analysis to construction services that meet the needs of the local business and residential community. management. We are committed to assisting the City of Milwaukee reach their desired level of SBE participation on VALUE ENGINEERING each and every project. Benesch is an industry leader in value engineering with three Certified Value Specialists nationally, two Associate Value Specialists in our Milwaukee office, and over 100 employees having attended SAVE VE Module I & II training programs. While proven to save both time and money, value engineering is more than just a tool to cut project costs. It’s an essential design discipline that identifies what a project provides and what it actually needs. Our team not only has the training, but the vision to apply value engineering to a project and get tremendous results. BENESCH ON THE MAP OFFICE Grand Rapids, MI Kansas City, MO We routinely tap into our firm’s high-level expertise to solve project challenges LOCATIONS Bellevue, NE for clients across the country. Each of our offices benefit from the wealth of Roseville, CA Grand Island, NE engineering, design and planning resources of the combined Benesch Team. Denver, CO Lincoln, NE Through proactive knowledge sharing, state-of-the-art communications Omaha, NE Glastonbury, CT’ technology and work sharing, we turn our nationwide capacity and expertise Daytona Beach, FL Charlotte, NC into high-value solutions for local infrastructure challenges. Jacksonville, FL Raleigh, NC Atlanta, GA Wilmington, NC Augusta, GA Cincinnati, OH Chicago, IL Salem, OH Naperville, IL Allentown, PA Indianapolis, IN Hazleton, PA Kansas City, KS Pittsburgh, PA Topeka, KS Pottsville, PA Manhattan, KS Brentwood, TN Wichita, KS Nashville, TN Boston, MA Houston, TX Brighton, MI Fort Worth, TX Detroit, MI Milwaukee, WI East Lansing, MI Oshkosh, WI 750+ EMPLOYEES | 39 LOCATIONS | 18 STATES | 1 TEAM City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 4
ORGANIZATION CHART Project Principal Dan Grasser, PE 1. Transportation and Parking 5. Storm Water Management, Analysis and Design Planning, Design and Analysis Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Heather Clegg, PE Catherine Rutkowski, PE Elizabeth Schwartz, PE, PTOE Michael Minsky, PE 2. Traffic Signal Analysis and 10. Structure Analysis and Design Design William Zippel, PE, SE Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA John Pawlak, PE Elizabeth Schwartz, PE, PTOE Hossam Abdou, PhD, PE, SE Geoffrey Thiesse, PE 3. Roadway Engineering 18. Construction Management Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Brad Bacilek, PE Benjamin Weigand, PE, VMA Christopher Gallagher, PE Timothy Watt, PE William Nuoffer Michael Minsky, PE Roger Tam, PE 4. Sewer Design 22. Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planning, Analysis, Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Program Delivery and Facilities Catherine Rutkowski, PE Design Michael Lawicki Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Benjamin Weigand, PE, VMA Bold Italics indicates category project William Zippel, PE, SE manager Jill Hayes, PE City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 5
CATEGORY 1 Transportation and Parking Analysis and Design Our traffic experience ranges from local streets to high volume/high speed major arterials. We have a seasoned and specialized traffic staff, several of whom are certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineers (PTOE) – a top traffic engineering certification held by only an elite group of professionals. From digital, video-based data collection to 3D traffic simulation, our traffic team has mastered the latest analysis tools to provide meaningful and well thought-out traffic solutions, warrant studies and corridor analyses. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 6
SR A1A Ped./Bike Safety Study USH 14 Rehabilitation FDOT District 5 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: Joe Bitar Lalitha Balachandran Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (formerly District 5) WisDOT SE Region Milepost 263, Building 5315 2101 Wright Street Ocoee, FL 34761 Madison, WI 53704 (407) 264-3007 608.243.3382 joe.bitar@dot.state.fl.us Lalitha.balachandran@dot.wi.gov Background: Benesch recently provided General Background: This project consisted of pavement repair Engineering Consultant services to FDOT District 5 for the SR and resurfacing of 0.93 miles of USH 14 from Pinehurst A1A Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Visioning & Implementation Drive to USH 12 in the city of Middleton. The existing Study. The study includes nine focus areas along SR A1A pavement was in very poor condition, likely due to the throughout Flagler, Volusia, and Brevard Counties. Due to subgrade soil conditions. The project will repair areas of the varied use of this corridor and the economic lifeline poor concrete pavement and overlay the roadway with it provides to many communities, a complete streets asphalt to provide an improved riding surface. approach is envisioned, providing regional and local entities the opportunity for cohesive implementation of Scope: The project included two signalized intersections: future improvements. Benesch has coordinated with local Pleasant View Drive and Deming Way, with the USH 12 jurisdictions in collecting the necessary data to evaluate the and USH 14 Interchange ramps in close proximity. Benesch corridor and its pedestrian and bicycle deficiencies. developed existing and under construction (various staging options) Synchro/SimTraffic models to analyze and develop Scope: Tasks associated with this study effort included construction staging concepts to minimize delay and avoid compiling previous studies, identifying all associated damaging queues. A key focus of the analysis and staging recommended safety improvements and coordination with concepts was avoiding queue spillback onto ramps from the the FDOT work program’s planned and programmed projects Beltline (USH 12) and to avoid damaging queues between to identify their current status. signalized intersections during construction. Synchro/ SimTraffic models were utilized to develop coordination Unique Features: Additional work efforts performed by plans for the project corridor. Recommendations for work Benesch included a review and analysis of multimodal crash zone staging near intersection with railroad traffic signal history to identify focus areas by high crash clusters and pre-emption for the WisDOT project were made as well. Also review and mapping of the corridor to determine changes included was interconnect between the signals, railroad pre- in context by existing land use, future land use, roadway emption at the signal at Deming Way, and signal modifications geometry, roadway typical cross sections, building type and such as loop replacement. design and context zones and their environmental impact on pedestrian and bicycle safety conditions. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 7
Danville School Traffic Study Rollins Road at IL Route 83 City of Danville Lake County Division of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: David Schnelle Chuck Gleason City Engineer Project Manager City of Danville Lake County Division of 1155 E. Voorhees Street, Suite A Transportation Danville, IL 61832 600 West Winchester Road 217.431.2381 Libertyville, IL 60048 dschnelle@cityofdanville.org 847.377.7447 cgleason@lakecountyil.gov Background: Traffic operations along Jackson Street in Background: The intersection of Rollins Road and IL Route the City of Danville were intertwined with traffic operations 83 was a heavily congested intersection; further aggravated of an elementary school, middle school and a high school. during peak travel times due to the location of the at- That, coupled with the City’s plans for parking and roadway grade railroad crossing which is immediately east of the improvements sparked numerous traffic, parking and safety intersection. This crossing pre-empts the closed loop signal concerns. This led the City to pursue a Safe Routes to School system resulting in additional delays. (SRTS) grant to study traffic analysis and site circulation improvements. Scope: Benesch provided extensive traffic monitoring, projections and modeling of the alternatives. Because 3 of Scope: Benesch conducted vehicular, bus, pedestrian and the 4 corners of the intersection were fully developed retail bicycle counts at the four schools and adjacent roadway malls, with up to 50% vacancies, a traffic impact study was intersections. Traffic was collected utilizing video camera completed to estimate future growth at the intersection and detection and analyzed in five-minute intervals to capture access drives. the narrow peaks associated with school arrival and Various alternatives including roadway and railroad grade dismissal times. Based on the data and coordination with separations were analyzed. Because of the short distance school and city staff, concept designs were developed to between signalized intersections on Rollins Road, the improve safety, on-site circulation, parking and access. traffic analyses focused on capacity and queue storage requirements. The preferred alternative grade separated the railroad and realigned the adjacent intersections to increase queue storage. Benesch prepared the preliminary engineering studies and NEPA environmental reports followed by final engineering plans for the roadway, traffic signals, traffic signal interconnect/ITS, lighting and utility improvements. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 8
Streets for Cycling Program Pedestrian and Bike Safety Study Chicago Department of Transportation FDOT District 2 Client Reference: Client Reference: David Smith Byungkon (Cody) Ko, PhD, PE Bikeway Transportation Planner 2198 Edison Avenue Chicago Dept. of Transportation Jacksonville, FL 32204 30 North LaSalle Street 904-360-5520 Chicago, IL 60602 cody.ko@dot.state.fl.us 312-744-3600 Background: FDOT District 2 sought complete a study which supported the Pedestrian and Bicyclist crash emphasis area of Background: A key initiative of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Florida’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The five counties selected 2011 Transition Plan is “creating a world-class bike network for study (Alachua, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns) represent and increasing cycling” by installing 100 miles of protected the two major population centers for the District and the latter bike lanes by 2015. The Chicago Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 four counties represent the bulk of the Jacksonville Metropolitan identifies a 645-mile network of on-street bikeways that will Statistical Area (MSA). Within District 2, Alachua and Duval encourage all Chicagoans to ride their bikes. Benesch assisted Counties have been identified as among the Top 25 High Priority CDOT in meeting these initiatives by providing Phase I and Counties for Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Focused Initiative. Phase II engineering services for approximately 30 miles of buffered and protected bike lane improvements. The project Scope: Benesch developed 19 subsets within the FDOT Crash is following a complete streets design philosophy examining Analysis Reporting (CAR) database to filter crash data and identify potential mobility and safety improvements to pedestrians, bus small clusters of correctible bicycle and pedestrian collisions. and vehicles as part of the bike projects. Crash locations included within a marked crosswalk (unsignalized), unmarked crosswalk (between sidewalks), driveway, roadway Scope: The aggressive schedule necessitated that Benesch section, travel lane, shoulder/bike lane, sidewalk and roadway. adopt a unique and innovative project approach to quickly Violations included red light running, failure to yield and assess the survey and traffic data requirements for each jaywalking. individual project segments and then develop a schedule that allowed all 18 individual design projects to proceed in parallel. Eight years of crash data was filtered through the subsets and The draft NEPA Categorical Exclusion document and preliminary reviewed for crash types/locations which could be corrected using engineering plans for the first 15 miles was completed and primarily low-cost engineering countermeasures. Sixty-three submitted to IDOT in 10 weeks. The second set of projects “hot spots” were identified for further study.Countermeasures involved protected (barrier median), buffered and protected were adapted from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) with bike traffic signal projects. Low Cost Countermeasure Toolbox and Pedestrian and Bicycle Countermeasure Selection Tools (PEDSAFE, BIKESAFE). From the 63 sites evaluated, 13 sites were selected as likely candidates for Safety Projects because there was the potential to apply effective countermeasures with a good Benefit to Cost (B/C) Ratio. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 9
Chippewa Falls Intermodal Facility Damen, Elston, Fullerton Traffic Wisconsin Central Ltd. Chicago Department of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: Edd Baswell John Sadler Wisconsin Central Ltd. Project Manager 17641 South Ashland Avenue Chicago Dept. of Transportation Homewood, IL 60430 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 400 edd.basswell@cn.ca Chicago, IL 60602 312.744.4685 john.sadler@cityofchicago.org Background: This project involved the design and construction of a new 13-acre intermodal facility for Wisconsin Background: Damen, Elston and Fullerton is one of the Central Ltd. in Chippewa Falls, WI. The facility will support the most heavily congested high-level accident locations in the transport of international containers brought to the facility by City of Chicago. An Intersection Improvement Evaluation rail and off-loaded onto trucks. Report completed by another firm investigated several alternatives to improve the operations and safety of the Scope: During the design phase, Benesch provided site overall intersection. The study concluded that an underpass topographic survey, geotechnical exploration, carrying through traffic in both directions on Fullerton was The full build-out of the facility was anticipated to service the recommended alternative for further development. The up to 800 truck trips per week. Benesch completed a city selected Benesch to proceed with the next phase of Traffic Impact Analysis for the intermodal facility for the project. both the initial and full build-out scenarios, including trip generation, trip distribution, traffic assignments, Scope: Since area development plans had changed since and future traffic operations. In addition, the existing the completion of the study, a value planning exercise roadway network was reviewed and evaluated along with was conducted by Benesch in conjunction with the City site distance and on-site considerations such as truck to evaluate the recommended option and other possible check in at the facility, and that impact on the local street alternatives for intersection improvements. The exercise network. Recommendations were provided for geometric resulted in development of several additional options that improvements to the local roadway network. could eliminate the need for a grade separation, which was a costly and disruptive solution. The project also includes a Phase I report and preparation of design plans for the selected alternative. The project received federal funding so the Phase I Categorical Exclusion report were prepared in compliance with federal requirements. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 10
CTH I, Waukesha County Cook County Traffic Engineering Wisconsin Department of Transportation Cook County, IL Client Reference: Client Reference: Craig Donze Michael P. Streitmatter, P.E. Payne & Dolan, Inc. Traffic Division Head N3W23650 Badinger Rd. PO Box 781 Cook County Dept. of Transportation and Highways 262-781-9005 Bureau of Transportation & Planning cdonze@onesourceconsult.com 69 W. Washington St., Suite 2343 Chicago, IL 60602-3007 312-603-1665 michael.streitmatter@cookcounty.il.gov Background: Benesch was retained by One Source Consulting to provide Civil 3D modeling, drainage design, Background: The Cook County Department of public involvement assistance and traffic analysis for the Transportation and Highways (CCDOTH) was looking for reconstruction of County Highway I (Beloit Road) from outside expertise and staff to supplement limited in-house County Highway ES (National Avenue) to County Highway O capacity. Benesch was selected for multi-year on-call/ in Waukesha County. Benesch conducted traffic (HCS) and work order based contract to provide a variety of traffic crash analysis for improvements. engineering services and expertise. Scope: The project scope included analyzing existing Scope: Benesch is providing a wide range of services to Cook conditions, no-build (future traffic on existing network) County. Issued work orders to date include: and developing recommendations for channelization • Intersection and roadway traffic count studies improvements. Analysis included a review of crash • Speed studies with speed limit recommendations reports and comparison to statewide rates. Benesch also • School zone traffic studies and recommendations recommended countermeasures to improve safety and • Updating the County’s access permit requirements potentially reduce future crashes. and procedures • Updating County signing and marking standards • Updating specifications and material requirements for pavement markings • Preparing Annual pavement marking contract documents (specifications and bid documents) • Plan review services (detour routing) Other services included in this contract include plan and traffic study review services, plan preparation, ITS and other traffic studies as needed. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 11
Category 1: Project Manager Address & Office Location 1300 W. Canal Street, Suite 150 Alfred Benesch & Company Milwaukee, WI 53233 P 414-308-1310 E azacharias@benesch.com CTH I (Beloit Road), Design Waukesha County Project Manager: Benesch, in a subconsultant role, provided Civil 3D modeling, drainage design, and public involvement assistance for this road reconstruction in Waukesha County. Within the two-mile corridor, traffic and crash analysis were conducted and various bicycle/pedestrian accommodations were investigated, analyzing existing conditions, no-build (future traffic) and development options for channelization improvements. Countermeasures to improve safety and potentially reduce crashes were recommended. Ms. Zacharias led the Benesch design team for this project. 18th Avenue Reconstruction, Design Wisconsin Department of Transportation / City of West Bend Project Manager: This roadway reconstruction project stretched from Vogt Drive to Decorah Avenue. Benesch conducted traffic and crash analysis to analyze existing conditions, no-build (future traffic on existing network) and to formulate intersection improvement recommendations. To improve safety and potentially reduce crashes, Benesch also recommended countermeasures and sight distance modifications. Ms. Zacharias led the design team for this project. USH 14 Rehabilitation, Design Wisconsin Department of Transportation Project Manager: Due to poor pavement and subgrade soil conditions, pavement repair and asphalt overlay was required for 0.93 miles of USH 14 from Pinehurst Drive to USH 12 in the city of Middleton. The project also included two signalized intersections with highway Interchange ramps in close proximity. Benesch developed existing and under construction Synchro/SimTraffic models to analyze and develop construction staging concepts to minimize delay and avoid damaging queues, both during construction and following the project’s completion, caused by spillback onto ramps from the Beltline (USH 12). These models were also utilized to develop coordination plans for the project corridor. The design included interconnect between the signals, railroad pre-emption at the signal at Deming Way, and signal modifications such as loop replacement. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Ms. Zacharias brings over 20 years of transportation design, construction and project management experience. She is well-versed in project scoping, preliminary and final roadway design, plan production, schedule monitoring, public involvement, quality assurance and client relations. Ms. Zacharias’s past experience includes Local Program Management, freeway corridor resurfacing and reconstruction, interchange design, and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of rural and urban roadways. She is also a Value Methodology Associate and has experience with Value Engineering.
Category 1: Key Staff Address & Office Location 225 Water Street, Suite 1510 Alfred Benesch & Company Jacksonville, FL 32202 P 904-396-5727 E eschwartz@benesch.com Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvement Study Florida Department of Transportation - District 2 Deputy Project Manager: Benesch analyzed eight years of crash data to identify locations where small clusters of bicycle and pedestrian collisions could be corrected using primarily low-cost engineering countermeasures. 19 subsets were developed within the FDOT Crash Analysis Reporting (CAR) database to filter the crash data. Locations of these crashes were mapped and segmented to identify small clusters of correctable crashes. 63 sites were identified for further study throughout Clay, Duval, St. Johns and Alachua Counties. From this, 13 sites were selected as likely candidates for Safety Projects due the potential to apply effective countermeasures with a satisfactory B/C ratio. For these sites, a concept design, cost estimate and B/C analysis were developed. Ms. Schwartz provided qualitative assessment, development of recommendations using low cost countermeasures, B/C and NPV analysis and report development. SR A1A Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Visioning & Implementation Study Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 Traffic Engineer: Under the continuing services contract and based on a request for Accessible Pedestrian Signals, this study provided a qualitative assessment, crash analysis and recommendations. Ms. Schwartz provided coordination with the Department, microsimulation, and report development. SR 5 at Jordan Blvd. - Malabar, FL Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 Project Manager: Ms. Schwartz is serving as Project Manager for the design of the reconstruction of the traffic signal with mast arm assemblies at SR 5 (US 1) and Jordan Blvd. The project also includes updates to existing roadway features including: roadway milling and resurfacing; addition of sidewalks and pedestrian crossing facilities; lighting; maintenance of traffic; open and closed drainage updates; signing and pavement markings; utility coordination; and geotechnical analysis. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Elizabeth Schwartz, PE, PTOE Ms. Schwartz is a project manager with nearly 10 years of experience in civil engineering. She is well versed in roadway design and specializes in traffic studies and signal design. Her extensive knowledge in highway and pavement design, traffic management and traffic signal design allows her to develop practical solutions to the most challenging traffic issues.
Category 1: Key Staff Address & Office Location 4614 Red Fox Road Alfred Benesch & Company Oshkosh, WI 54904 P 920-230-6860 E hclegg@benesch.com Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvement Study Florida Department of Transportation - District 2 Project Engineer: Benesch analyzed eight years of crash data to identify locations where small clusters of bicycle and pedestrian collisions could be corrected using primarily low- cost engineering countermeasures. 19 subsets were developed within the FDOT Crash Analysis Reporting (CAR) database to filter the crash data. Locations of these crashes were mapped and segmented to identify small clusters of correctable crashes. 63 sites were identified for further study throughout Clay, Duval, St. Johns and Alachua Counties. From this, 13 sites were selected as likely candidates for Safety Projects due the potential to apply effective countermeasures with a satisfactory B/C ratio. For these sites, a concept design, cost estimate and B/C analysis were developed.Ms. Clegg provided field review, recommendation of countermeasures and improvement plans. CTH I (Beloit Road), Design Waukesha County Project Engineer: Benesch, in a subconsultant role, provided Civil 3D modeling, drainage design, and public involvement assistance for this road reconstruction in Waukesha County. Within the two-mile corridor, traffic and crash analysis were conducted and various bicycle/pedestrian accommodations were investigated, analyzing existing conditions, no-build (future traffic) and development options for channelization improvements. Countermeasures to improve safety and potentially reduce crashes were recommended. Ms. Clegg served as a project engineer on this project. 18th Avenue Reconstruction, Design Wisconsin Department of Transportation / City of West Bend Project Engineer: This roadway reconstruction project stretched from Vogt Drive to Decorah Avenue. Benesch conducted traffic and crash analysis to analyze existing conditions, no-build (future traffic on existing network) and to formulate intersection improvement recommendations. To improve safety and potentially reduce crashes, Benesch also recommended countermeasures and sight distance modifications. Ms. Clegg was responsible for plan set production and traffic control sheets. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Heather Clegg, PE Ms. Clegg specializes in roadway design and construction, including engineering plan production for WisDOT. She is proficient in MicroStation, InRoads, Trans*Port and Field Manager. She has experience with length of need analysis; cross sections; miscellaneous quantities, estimates, and plan details; as well as freeway traffic control layout and plan production; detour plans and coordination; freeway lighting design layout and calculations; detailed ADA curb ramp design; berm grading plans; highway drainage analysis (HEC/RAS and Pondpak); and signing and pavement marking plans. Her construction experience provides her with a working knowledge of constructability issues that translates well into her plan production and design duties.
CATEGORY 2 Traffic Signal Analysis and Design Our team’s proactive approach will be especially beneficial in evaluating the existing condition of your currently operating traffic signals so that we can develop the best possible solution for your projects. In addition to keeping up with the current FHWA, AASHTO and ADA practices our traffic staff’s signal design experience ranges in complexity from multiple staged designs and signal interconnects to corridor-wide traffic signal modernization. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 15
SR 5 at Jordan Boulevard USH 14 Rehabilitation FDOT District 5 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: Gene Varano Lalitha Balachandran Consultant Project Manager WisDOT SE Region Florida Department of Transportation - D5 2101 Wright Street (386) 943-5145 Madison, WI 53704 Gene.Varano@dot.state.fl.us 608.243.3382 Lalitha.balachandran@dot.wi.gov Scope: This project includes the design of the Background: This project consisted of pavement repair and reconstruction of the traffic signal with mast arm resurfacing of 0.93 miles of USH 14 from Pinehurst Drive to USH assemblies at SR 5 (US 1) and Jordan Blvd. The project 12 in the city of Middleton. The existing pavement was in very also includes updates to existing roadway features poor condition, likely due to the subgrade soil conditions. The including: roadway milling and resurfacing; addition of project will repair areas of poor concrete pavement, and overlay sidewalks and pedestrian crossing facilities; lighting; the roadway with asphalt to provide an improved riding surface. maintenance of traffic; open and closed drainage updates; signing and pavement markings; utility coordination; and Scope: The project includes two signalized intersections: geotechnical analysis. Pleasant View Drive and Deming Way, with the USH 12 and USH 14 Interchange ramps in close proximity. Benesch developed existing and under construction (various staging options) Synchro/SimTraffic models to analyze and develop construction staging concepts to minimize delay and avoid damaging queues. A key focus of the analysis and staging concepts was avoiding queue spillback onto ramps from the Beltline (USH 12) and to avoid damaging queues between signalized intersections during construction. Synchro/SimTraffic models were utilized to develop coordination plans for the project corridor. Recommendations for work zone staging near intersection with railroad traffic signal pre-emption for the WisDOT project were made as well. Also included was interconnect between the signals, railroad pre-emption at the signal at Deming Way, and signal modifications such as loop replacement. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 16
Wacker Drive Signals 18th Avenue Reconstruction Chicago Department of Transportation Wisconsin Department of Transportation Client Reference: Max Marechal Client Reference: City of West Bend – City Engineer Thomas Powers 1115 S. Main Street Chicago Dept. of Water Management West Bend, WI 53095 Jardine Water Purification Plant 262-335-5130 Bureau of Engineering Services marecham@ci.west-bend.wi.us 1000 East Ohio Street Chicago, IL 60611 Background: Benesch was selected by the city of West Bend 312.744.3501 to design the reconstruction of 18th Avenue from Vogt Drive to tpowers@cityofchicago.org Decorah Road. This local program project included preliminary and final design, all reports and environmental documentation, public involvement, survey, R/W plat, and utility and agency coordination. Background: The existing Wacker Drive Viaduct structure is a double-level road, approximately 135 feet wide, which Scope: Benesch conducted a traffic (HCS) and crash analysis carries traffic northbound and southbound on the upper for the corridor, which included analyzing existing conditions, and lower level. Benesch was responsible for the section no-build, and recommendations for intersection improvements. north of the Adams Street intersection to the north edge of The analysis included a review of crash reports and comparison the Randolph Street intersection. to statewide rates, and recommended countermeasures, such as sight distance modifications and turn lanes to potentially Scope: Benesch completed traffic analysis and signal reduce future crashes. The vertical alignment was modified to design for the project. Due to the complex nature of comply with standards, as well as adding bicycle and pedestrian the operations on two levels, this required extensive accommodations to the corridor. evaluations of adjacent operations, modeling of turning movements to service deliveries on the lower level, and Unique Features: During the first public involvement meeting, significant coordination with the downtown signal system. it was clear the City’s original vision for the corridor did not align The traffic signal design for this project is unique since all with the citizens needs and desires for the corridor, and did not signal equipment is on structure, which requires special adequately address constraints brought forward by sub-division foundation and mounting design. residents and the local parks group. As a result, Benesch employed their PACE (Performance Acceptance Cost Evaluation tool) based on Value Engineering principals to the alternatives analysis and environmental documents. This process not only looks at engineering, environmental factors, and cost, but is also a comprehensive and quantitative methodology for evaluating alternatives that is easy to understand and communicate to stakeholders and public officials. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 17
79th Street Signal Interconnect Stearns Road, Traffic Analysis Chicago Department of Transportation Kane County Division of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: John Cecchin Carl Schoedel Project Manager County Engineer Chicago Dept. of Transportation Kane County Division of Transportation 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 400 41 W011 Burlington Road Chicago, IL 60602 St. Charles, IL 61075 312.744.2255 630.406.7306 john.cecchin@cityofchicago.org schoedelcarl@co.kane.il.us Background: This project included traffic counts and Background: The Stearns Road corridor in Kane County analysis of 19 signals along a 3.7-mile stretch of 79th underwent a complete makeover for several years. After Street, from Ashland Avenue to Cicero Avenue in the City of providing Phase I services for the overall corridor, Benesch Chicago. was selected to provide Phase II engineering services for a major portion of the corridor. In addition to these design Scope: Benesch’s scope also includes a review of the efforts, Benesch also provided corridor-wide management traffic signal equipment at each intersection including mast and related tasks. Finally, Benesch was selected to arms, controllers, cabinets and hand holes. Optimization serve as Construction Manager for the construction of all plans were developed for the corridor to reduce delays and contracts on the corridor. improve progression of traffic. Scope: Benesch’s involvement with this five mile corridor One of the challenges on this project was the triangular was quite extensive, ranging from civil and structural configuration of three closely spaced intersections at engineering to complete traffic engineering for the entire 79th Street/Kedzie Avenue/Columbus Drive. Benesch corridor. Benesch completed all simulations to project developed improved phasing including changing the order existing and future traffic along the corridor. Seven signals of some of the left-turn phasing from lead to lag. Analysis were determined to be required to serve the entire of existing conditions was modeled utilizing VISSIM and corridor. Synchro/SimTraffic and the results calibrated based on speed and delay runs performed with PC-Travel. Once the Extensive HCS and Synchro analyses were completed to existing conditions model was calibrated against existing simulate operations for this brand new road, including an traffic observations, the corridor was optimized and analysis of a railroad grade crossing located very close to recommendations were made for improved operations and two intersections. replacement of traffic signal equipment. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 18
Loyola CTA Pedestrian Plaza IL 56 (Butterfield Rd.) Loyola University Chicago Illinois Department of Transportation Client Reference: Client Reference: Chuck Gleason Anthony Quigley Project Manager Engineer of Project Implementation Lake County Division of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 600 West Winchester Road Region 1 - District 1, Division of Highways Libertyville, IL 60048 201 West Center Court (847) 362-3950 Schaumburg, IL 60196-1096 cgleason@lakecountyil.gov (847) 705-4211 Background: Sheridan Road at the Loyola University Background: This project included the widening and campus CTA Red Line stop accommodates more than 4,000 reconstruction of approximately 3 miles of IL 56 (Butterfield pedestrians per day, along with high volumes of vehicular Road) from east of Winfield Road to Naperville Road. and bus traffic. The mid-block traffic signal at the CTA Improvements included temporary traffic signals at six viaduct has limited sight distance and is less than 150 feet intersections to accommodate maintenance of traffic staging from the adjacent Loyola Avenue intersection traffic signal. and permanent traffic signals at five intersections including The University has been working with CTA and the City of the complex Naperville Road/Butterfield Road intersection. Chicago for several years to develop potential solutions and funding to improve pedestrian safety. Scope: The new roadway consists of two through lanes in each direction separated by a curbed grassed median. Scope: The Benesch Team completed the necessary Phase A busy commercial center is located at the east end of the I engineering studies in just three months. Benesch also project requiring significant coordination with the county provided Phase III services during construction in late 2012/ and local community to accommodate the functions of early 2013. several major retail strip malls. The intersection of IL 56 (Butterfield Rd.) with Herrick Rd. accommodates an existing The project includes decorative sidewalk planters with multi-use path that is used by equestrians (horse and rider). irrigation and ornamental lighting along Sheridan Road and Additional high mounted pedestrian push buttons were modernizing the Sheridan Road/Loyola Avenue traffic signal incorporated into the design to allow the riders to activate along with improved crosswalks, ADA compliant sidewalk the pedestrian signals without having to dismount. ramps and the elimination of the pedestrian crossing traffic signal immediately north of the CTA viaduct. The sidewalk planters and plaza were designed to channel pedestrians to the Loyola Avenue intersection in a creative and aesthetically pleasing manner. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 19
Category 2: Project Manager Address & Office Location 1300 W. Canal Street, Suite 150 Alfred Benesch & Company Milwaukee, WI 53233 P 414-308-1310 E azacharias@benesch.com CTH I (Beloit Road), Design Waukesha County Project Manager: Benesch, in a subconsultant role, provided Civil 3D modeling, drainage design, and public involvement assistance for this road reconstruction in Waukesha County. Within the two-mile corridor, traffic and crash analysis were conducted and various bicycle/pedestrian accommodations were investigated, analyzing existing conditions, no-build (future traffic) and development options for channelization improvements. Countermeasures to improve safety and potentially reduce crashes were recommended. Ms. Zacharias led the Benesch design team for this project. 18th Avenue Reconstruction, Design Wisconsin Department of Transportation / City of West Bend Project Manager: This roadway reconstruction project stretched from Vogt Drive to Decorah Avenue. Benesch conducted traffic and crash analysis to analyze existing conditions, no-build (future traffic on existing network) and to formulate intersection improvement recommendations. To improve safety and potentially reduce crashes, Benesch also recommended countermeasures and sight distance modifications. Ms. Zacharias led the design team for this project. USH 14 Rehabilitation, Design Wisconsin Department of Transportation Project Manager: Due to poor pavement and subgrade soil conditions, pavement repair and asphalt overlay was required for 0.93 miles of USH 14 from Pinehurst Drive to USH 12 in the city of Middleton. The project also included two signalized intersections with highway Interchange ramps in close proximity. Benesch developed existing and under construction Synchro/SimTraffic models to analyze and develop construction staging concepts to minimize delay and avoid damaging queues, both during construction and following the project’s completion, caused by spillback onto ramps from the Beltline (USH 12). These models were also utilized to develop coordination plans for the project corridor. The design included interconnect between the signals, railroad pre-emption at the signal at Deming Way, and signal modifications such as loop replacement. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Amanda Zacharias, PE, VMA Ms. Zacharias brings over 20 years of transportation design, construction and project management experience. She is well-versed in project scoping, preliminary and final roadway design, plan production, schedule monitoring, public involvement, quality assurance and client relations. Ms. Zacharias’s past experience includes Local Program Management, freeway corridor resurfacing and reconstruction, interchange design, and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of rural and urban roadways. She is also a Value Methodology Associate and has experience with Value Engineering.
Category 2: Key Staff Address & Office Location 225 Water Street, Suite 1510 Alfred Benesch & Company Jacksonville, FL 32202 P 904-396-5727 E eschwartz@benesch.com SR 5 at Jordan Blvd. - Malabar, FL Florida Department of Transportation - District 5 Project Manager: Ms. Schwartz is serving as Project Manager for the design of the reconstruction of the traffic signal with mast arm assemblies at SR 5 (US 1) and Jordan Blvd. The project also includes updates to existing roadway features including: roadway milling and resurfacing; addition of sidewalks and pedestrian crossing facilities; lighting; maintenance of traffic; open and closed drainage updates; signing and pavement markings; utility coordination; and geotechnical analysis. SR 322, Section 100 – Delaware County, PA Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - District 6 Traffic Project Manager: This $250M project consisted of the rehabilitation and expansion of a two lane, seven-mile principal arterial to four lanes in southern Delaware County, PA. The three phases of this reconstruction project included major roadway network upgrades along the corridor, relocation of a maintenance facility and reconstruction of multiple structures and culverts to address major safety, access management and traffic congestion deficiencies. Ms. Schwartz was responsible for traffic design and her evaluation duties have included reviewing previous studies and traffic counts; assigning vehicle trips and logical distributions for multiple developments; projecting traffic data; developing and analyzing alternate distributions through the traffic network for multiple corridor configurations; evaluating capacity improvement alternatives; and designing temporary and permanent traffic signal installations along the corridor. Client contact available upon request. SR 1004, Section 03S – Lehigh County, PA Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - District 5 Deputy Project Manager: This project involved the preliminary design and alternatives analysis of intersection improvements for the Race Street (SR 1004) corridor at the intersection with Lehigh Street (SR 1007) located in the NR Listed Biery’s Port Historic District in the Borough Catasauqua. Ms. Schwartz was responsible for traffic design and evaluation duties which included performing a crash and safety study; coordinating, conducting and analyzing turning movement counts and automatic traffic recorder counts; projecting traffic data; developing and analyzing alternate distributions through the traffic network for multiple configurations; calculating capacity and other traffic analyses for existing and multiple proposed configurations; determining vehicle travel times throughout the corridor; and preparing an Alternatives Analysis Report. Client contact available upon request. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Elizabeth Schwartz, PE, PTOE Ms. Schwartz is a project manager with nearly 10 years of experience in civil engineering. She is bio well versed in roadway design and specializes in traffic studies and signal design. Her extensive knowledge in highway and pavement design, traffic management and traffic signal design allows her to develop practical solutions to the most challenging traffic issues.
Category 2: Key Staff Address & Office Location 35 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 3300 Alfred Benesch & Company Chicago, IL 60601 P 312-565-0450 E gthiesse@benesch.com Butterfield Road (IL 56) Reconstruction, Design Illinois Department of Transportation Project Electrical Engineer: This project included the widening and reconstruction of approximately three miles of Butterfield Road to accommodate four lanes of traffic, instead of the existing two. Improvements to the five intersections located within this stretch of roadway included pavement reconstruction, two new box culverts and a noise abatement wall. Work also included the relocation of 7,000 linear feet of watermain that was in direct conflict with the new roadway and drainage system, and 3,500 linear feet of new sewers. Mr. Thiesse was in charge of the base preparation for the signal plan layouts. He was also involved with coordination of the signal plan issues. Wacker Drive Reconstruction, Design Chicago Department of Transportation Electrical Engineer: This $70 million portion of an overall $300 million project consisted of the reconstruction of the upper and lower levels of the Wacker Drive viaduct in downtown Chicago. Benesch’s scope of design responsibilities involved viaduct structure design from Adams Street to Randolph Street, including preparation of contract plans, specifications and estimates. Designs for replacing the insufficient structure included repairing fixed spans of the adjacent bascule bridges, intersection and traffic signal improvements, design of new ingress and egress between lower and upper Wacker Drive, construction staging, vehicular and pedestrian maintenance of traffic, and roadway lighting and streetscaping. Utilizing an innovative post-tensioning system, the new design increases vertical clearance and improves safety characteristics along the roadway, specifically the ingress and egress ramps. Mr. Thiesse prepared plans for the roadway lighting on this assignment. Rollins Road Gateway Improvements, Design Lake County Department of Transportation Lead Electrical Engineer: A preliminary engineering report and environmental assessment was prepared for the improvements of 1.9 miles of arterial roadway with a grade separation of Rollins Road and the CN Railroad. A Value Planning study was conducted to evaluate several alternatives. With local businesses and municipal officials hesitant to support a project with perceived high impacts at the onset, the project’s unique Phase I approach to public involvement combined with innovative engineering and environmentally sensitive design practices resulted in a project supported by the community. Mr. Thiesse designed continuous arterial lighting including underpass lighting on Rollins Road between Hainesville Road and Rollins Plaza. The design also included intersection lighting with transition lighting for IL-83. *Please see the representative projects sections for the client references. Amanda Zacharias, Geoffrey Thiesse, PEPE, VMA Mr. Thiesse Ms. Zacharias brings brings extensive over 20traffic years signal of transportation and lightingdesign, designconstruction experience to and theproject Benesch Team. management From traffic signals experience. on complex She isurban well-versed intersections in project to aesthetic scoping, preliminary bridge lighting, and Mr. finalThiesse roadway design,his brings plan knowledge production, state-of-the-industry schedule monitoring,electrical public engineering involvement,techniques quality assurance to projects. and He client relations. works withMs. hisZacharias’s team and thepast client experience from preliminary includes Local design Program to final Management, design to ensurefreeway successful corridor resurfacing project completion and reconstruction, and client satisfaction. interchange design, and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of rural and urban roadways. She is also a Value Methodology Associate and has experience with Value Engineering.
CATEGORY 3 Roadway Engineering When it comes to roadway design, Benesch follows a complete streets philosophy, finding innovative ways for cars, bicycles, pedestrians and public transit vehicles to safely and effectively share the road. Our background includes freeway corridor resurfacing and reconstruction, interchange design, and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of rural and urban roadways. Benesch’s civil engineers are well-versed in project scoping, preliminary and final roadway designs, plan production, schedule monitoring, utility coordination, report development, permitting, quality assurance and coordinating with agencies and stakeholders. Our construction staff also participates in the design process to ensure constructability, enabling us to create efficient street concepts that can be built. From ADA compliance upgrades to roadway improvement projects, our team evaluates the best possible alternatives to fit the needs of your community. City of Milwaukee // 2021-2022 Engineering and Related Services Contract 23
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