Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan March 2020 Scope of Work

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                                                            Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan
                                                                                       March 2020
                                                                                     Scope of Work

Introduction

The Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan is intended to outline regional transportation network
improvements necessary to maintain NBK accessibility and critical mobility, NBK personnel quality of
life, and economic vitality for the City of Bremerton. Success of this plan will ensure NBK meets its
missions for national defense while supporting Bremerton’s long-range growth needs.

The plan will document the specific purpose and need for improvements, develop and screen a range of
reasonable alternatives, and identify preferred alternatives for transportation improvements and
parking solutions in the study area. It will build on background planning, studies, parking inventories,
and other ongoing efforts including those prepared by the City, Kitsap Transit, NBK, Kitsap County, and
other regional agencies, as well as supplemental data collected by the project team.

Ongoing programs, efforts, and planned improvements can be coordinated giving participating agencies
the ability to take an innovative approach to prioritizing projects by understanding the compounding
effect of their individual improvements with improvements initiated by other agencies. Additionally, the
region has assets such as a ferry system, a worker/driver bus program, a transportation center adjacent
to the east end of NBK, and a strong regional planning council (KRCC) that, with a comprehensive cross
agency plan, can be leveraged to produce capital and operational improvements to the transportation
network.

The final Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan will identify short, mid, and long-term capital and
operational improvements prioritized based on metrics determined during the course of the study that
are clear, useful, and actionable. Proposed improvements may be located within the study area or
outside of it, for example, a park-and-ride facility that would be served by transit service to NBK could
be sited in a location outside of the study area. The plan will develop conceptual planning level cost
estimates for select preferred alternatives for ROW, design, and construction.

All tasks described in this scope of work will include full collaboration between the City and their
Consultant team. As the project manager the City will be involved in all aspects of the project and in
their project management role they will complete the following: project goal definition, project outcome
definition, coordination with stakeholders, media liaison, advisor to the project team, reporting, and
review/comment on all task deliverables.

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The City technical staff will provide expert review of materials at several key milestones, provide policy
review, outline issues and potential solutions learned while working on other City projects or with key
stakeholders, and participate in stakeholder meetings.

For each deliverable in the scope of work, the Consultant team will coordinate with the City to outline
expectations and schedule, perform the work, document quality control and quality assurance, submit
draft and final versions, and maintain project files.

Task 1. Project Management

This task includes all work related to the management, administration, and coordination of work
activities for the project, including but not limited to the following:
    1. Development of a Project Management Plan (PMP) that includes a project schedule, budget, and
         Work Breakdown Structures (WBS); identification of the project team; quality assurance/quality
         control (QA/QC) plan; project team communications plan; reporting procedures; and change
         management procedures
    2. Administration of work and preparation of status reports
    3. Project monitoring and invoicing
    4. Oversight of staff including the consultant teams
    5. Bi-weekly project management team coordination to discuss project status, issues, solutions,
         and strategies
    6. Development of a Community Engagement Plan

Deliverable: All items listed

Task 2. Community Engagement

The City will facilitate community and stakeholder engagement for the duration of the project.
Community engagement tasks will include; a stakeholder advisory group, open houses, presentations,
preparation of media and public involvement communication materials, communications with media
and the public, study website content and management, and other outreach activities, as needed.

The City will convene a stakeholder advisory group to represent key stakeholders’ interests in the
planning study. The stakeholder advisory group will meet regularly throughout the project and will serve
as an advisory body to the project team. Key stakeholders will likely include NBK representative(s), City
planning staff, Elected Officials, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State
Ferries, Kitsap County staff, Kitsap Transit staff, non-motorized representation, local fire, and local
police, and others.

Open houses will be conducted at key milestones to ensure the public has an opportunity to provide
input about issues that will help the City clearly define solutions.

Providing transparent project updates to the stakeholders and general public has proven to enhance
public support for projects as they move into the implementation phase.

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Deliverable: Community focus group materials and documented summaries, public open house
materials and documented public comments, and list of all public comments, draft and final community
outreach memorandum.

Task 3. Data Collection

Data necessary to support analysis during the study will be outlined and collected early in the study.
Data collection will supplement background planning, studies, parking inventories, and applicable
information provided by the City, Kitsap Transit, NBK, Kitsap County, and other regional agencies. The
study team will examine existing data and identify gaps that will be filled by new data collection. Data
collection may include but is not limited to:
    1. Existing data
    2. Traffic volume, vehicle classification, and intersection turn movements
    3. Origin and destination study
    4. Traffic safety
    5. Parking inventory
    6. Land use
    7. Census block data
    8. Property use
    9. Property valuation
    10. Development permit activity
    11. As built plans
    12. Public surveys

Various GIS maps will be developed for simple and clear presentation of the data collected. This will
help the study team describe existing conditions, future conditions, and the GIS graphics will be used in
the final plan.

The study team will also work with the stakeholder advisory group and the project team to develop,
distribute, and summarize findings from a public survey requesting public input about best and most
frequent transportation uses in the area, parking issues and needs, pedestrian/bicycle issues and needs.

Deliverable: Electronic data files that will be used as a reference for analysis and future review of the
project outcomes.

Task 4. Transportation Planning

Existing transportation data collected as part of Task 3 will be used to develop and validate existing
conditions models for transportation demand, traffic operations, non-motorized, and transit. Existing
conditions parking inventory, parking policy, parking pricing, Transportation Demand Management
(TDM), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) programs within the
study limits will be outlined to support potential development of future operational/programmatic
alternatives. This information will also support development of future conditions models. The study
team will outline existing performance issues based on existing conditions to support the need
statement for the project.

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Forecasts of future multimodal transportation demand in the study area will be completed and will
serve as a basis for identifying issues and needs that warrant development of potential capital and
operational alternatives for evaluation. Travel demand modeling will use the origin-destination data to
confirm model accuracy and outline any post processing methodology necessary for the planning staff
to understand how the commute trip patterns could change in the future. To expedite work and provide
local project consistency, existing travel demand models will be refined to more accurately reflect the
local zones and roadway uses. The models will then be used to forecast future demand to the horizon
year 2050 for the AM and PM peak periods. This travel demand function will be important as
conversations about where people live and work affect parking needs, multi-modal improvements, and
roadway enhancements that will be considered as alternatives. City and County input about the land use
trends and plans will also be considered as the planning staff review model input and results.

Traffic forecasts will then be used to develop more detailed turning movement volumes. Traffic analysts
will use turning movement volumes to analyze operations of future No Build conditions and various
alternatives that warrant traffic operations analysis.

The study team will also analyze traffic safety data to help the project team understand where potential
alternatives might provide benefits for improved safety for all modes of travel.

Gaps in non-motorized connectivity will be summarized. Gaps include missing or deficient sidewalks,
areas without connectivity between existing and planned bicycle routes, and pedestrian crossings.
During the alternatives development phase, the study team will recommend gap improvements, facility
improvements, and new connections to the non-motorized system that would improve safety,
connectivity, and/or accessibility.

Deliverable: Draft and final transportation analysis report that will highlight all key findings.

Task 5. Alternatives Development and Screening

Consistent with statewide planning efforts, the team will develop a needs statement that will serve as a
guide and measure for developing and screening the alternatives. The team will also develop a
framework that includes a set of performance-based metrics and screening criteria that will be used to
evaluate capital and operational alternatives. Performance-based metrics will include a range of
qualitative and quantitative methods. Examples of metrics include modal travel time, reliability, person
mobility, safety, pedestrian/bicycle modal improvements, consistency with local and regional planning,
base access, coordination with base security and mobility, and economic investment. Economic
investment could be a consideration to help the team understand if changes to the local system would
encourage more people working in Bremerton CBD to live closer because of investments made in the
transportation system that support the urban growth plans.

Using the needs statement, transportation demand forecast, and stakeholder input, the team will
develop a list of preliminary capital and operational alternatives that will meet the study needs.
Alternatives will be outlined using a combination of GIS and AutoCAD layouts that will help the team
understand impacts and benefits of each alternative. The team will share the preliminary list of
alternatives with the stakeholder advisory group so that local leaders have an opportunity to outline
their ideas and refine their needs. After finalizing the list of alternatives, the team will screen and rate
the preliminary alternatives using the screening criteria to determine their ability to meet the needs

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statement. Results from the screening would be shared with the public in an open house venue to
provide them an opportunity to comment and ask questions. Using this input, the team will refine the
preliminary alternatives list to develop preferred alternatives to incorporate into the Joint Compatibility
Transportation Plan.

Deliverable: Methodology memorandum, screening matrices with results, and alternative layouts in GIS
and CAD.

Task 6. Preliminary Design

Preliminary design will be completed on select alternatives and will support general quantity estimates
that can be used for a more refined cost estimating exercise. Issues that will be considered in this level
of design include horizontal and vertical needs, right-of-way impacts using GIS level data, utility impacts
and relocates, and drainage impacts. If an operational/programmatic solution requires policy and
enforcement updates to the City codes, the study team will draft the code updates and provide
preliminary information about sign or signal modifications necessary for the proposed alternative.

Deliverable: CAD and GIS layouts that identify key design issue that would influence constructability,
cost, and right-of-way.

Task 7. Planning Level Cost Estimates

Qualitative cost estimates will be developed, based on local engineering experience, for preliminary
alternatives and the alternatives will be rated as low, medium, or high cost to be considered during the
decision making process. Planning level cost estimates for the preferred alternatives will be developed
for comparison of benefits and costs. Cost estimates will include probable costs attributable to
engineering, environmental, construction and related costs and expressed in today's dollars.

Cost estimates will not include O&M costs except for operational/programmatic alternatives that
include new fee collections for parking and enforcement. These costs and revenues will be included in
the estimate and will be considered as an annual total for the year of consideration.

Ratings developed in Task 5 will be used to define the level of benefit for each alternative so that the
benefits can be compared with cost. This consideration will help decision makers determine which
alternatives provide the most cost effective improvement for NBK and Bremerton.

Deliverable: Planning level cost matrices and cost/benefit comparison for each alternative.

Task 8. Implementation Strategy

The study team will develop an implementation strategy for the preferred alternatives. The
implementation strategy will detail the lead agency for each project, estimated timeline for
implementation, and anticipated budget needs. Discussion about potential funding sources will also be
provided.

Deliverable: Draft and final implementation strategy memorandum.

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Task 9. Final Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan

The study team will prepare a draft and final Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan documenting the
background, assumptions, process and outcome of the study. The plan will include the preferred
alternatives in the form of a prioritized list of projects, programs, and/or strategies, cost estimates, and
the implementation strategy.

Deliverable: Draft and final Joint Compatibility Transportation Plan

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