HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 PAVEMENT SYSTEM 10-07-02 NO. 14
AGENDA REPORT 4oo- o
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2002 R- 5
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
APPROVAL OF CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR UPDATE OF
CITYWIDE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SUMMARY
Approval of a Consultant Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. will
provide for updating the Citywide Pavement Management System. The Pavement Management
System is a program that monitors and inventories the condition of the City's roadway pavement
and identifies maintenance and rehabilitation strategies for the City's street network. The
Pavement Management System is required to be updated every two years in order to maintain
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M funding eligibility.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Nichols
Consulting Engineers, Chtd. to update the Citywide Pavement Management System at a not to
exceed amount of $64,900 for Fiscal Year 2002-2003, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the Consultant Services Agreement on behalf of the City.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed Consultant Services Agreement is task oriented and Nichols Consulting Engineers,
Chtd. will invoice for actual services performed. The Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Capital Improvement
Program Budget (CIP No. 7001) has adequate funds budgeted for this work.
BACKGROUND
The City requested proposals from various pavement management consulting firms to inventory
the condition of the City's roadway pavement and provide an update to the City's Pavement
Management System. Proposals to provide the City with Pavement Management System
consulting services were received from three (3) firms. Based upon review of the proposals,
familiarity with the project and past performance on similar projects, it is recommended that
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. provide the engineering services required for this work. The
fee for this project has been deemed fair and reasonable.
In November 1990, the voters of Orange County approved Measure M, the revised Traffic
Improvement and Growth Management Program, which established a one-half cent sales tax over
a 20-year period to fund regional and local transportation programs. In order to receive these
funds for facility improvements all Orange County cities must comply with certain requirements
including a Pavement Management System. To maintain eligibility for these funds the City is
required to maintain and update its Pavement Management System and submit a Pavement
Management System Program Certification to the OCTA every two years. The last update of the
Pavement Management System Program was on June 30, 2001 and was submitted to OCTA as
Approval of Consultant Services Agreement for Update of Citywide Pavement Management
System
October 7, 2002
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part of the Measure M Annual Eligibility package for Fiscal Year 2000-2001. The next required
update is due June 30, 2003 as part of the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Measure M Annual Eligibility
package.
The Pavement Management System for the City of Tustin has been in place since July 1989.
From 1993 until 2001, Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) administered the City's
Pavement Management System. However, IMS maintains its own proprietary software programs
to inventory and monitor the condition of the roadway pavement that are not accessible to the
City. The City is proposing to discontinue use of the IMS Program and use the MicroPAVER
program, which is a public domain software program created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and supported by the American Public Works Association (APWA). The MicroPAVER software is
.a user-friendly program and all the data can be easily installed into the City's existing computer
system. With the MicroPAVER program the City has the flexibility to retrieve data in a timely
manner without the costs and complexities associated with the IMS Program.
A Consultant Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. will provide for
engineering services to update the Citywide Pavement Maintenance System to ensure
compliance with Measure M requirements and maintain continued eligibility to receive Measure M
funds. The City Attorney has reviewed and approved this agreement as to form.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Dana R. Kasdan
Engineering Services Manager
Attachment: Consultant Services Agreement
S:\City Council Items\02, City Council Items~pproval CSA Pavement Management with Nichols.doc
CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES, is made and entered into
this day of ,20__, by and between the CITY OF TUSTIN, a municipal
corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City", and Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. a
Nevada corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Consultant".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, City requires the services of a consultant to furnish the necessary
engineering services for the implementation of a Pavement Management System
utilizing MicroPaver Pavement Management System (PMS) hereinafter referred to as
"Project"; and
WHEREAS, Consultant has submitted to City a proposal dated August 20, 2002
a copy of which is attached hereto, marked as Exhibit "A" and is by this reference
incorporated into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Consultant is qualified to provide the necessary services for the
Project and desires to provide said services; and
WHEREAS, City desires to retain the services of Consultant for said Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Section 1: Scope of Consultant's Services.
Consultant shall perform all work necessary to complete in a manner satisfactory
to City, the services set forth in Exhibit "A".
Section 2: Order of Precedence.
In the event of a conflict between or among any of the documents comprising this
Agreement, the following order of precedence shall govern the provision in question:
1. This Agreement
2. Consultant's Proposal (Exhibit"A")
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Section 3: Time for Completion.
The time for completion of the work to be performed by Consultant is an essential
condition of this Agreement. Consultant shall prosecute regularly and diligently the
work of this Agreement according to reasonable schedules established by the City for
various items described and as outlined within Consultant's proposal. Consultant shall
not be accountable for delays in the progress of its work caused by any condition
beyond its control and without the fault or negligence of Consultant. Delays shall not
entitle Consultant to any additional compensation regardless of the party responsible for
the delay.
Section 4: Compensation.
The compensation to be paid under this Agreement shall be as set forth in
Exhibit "A", not to exceed a total cost of $64,900.00.
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Consultant shall submit detailed invoices, based upon the actual work performed
accompanied by backup documentation as requested by the City.
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Progress payments for work completed shall be paid by City as the work
progresses, within thirty (30)days of the date of Consultant's invoice.
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Consultant shall provide City with a mOnthly itemization of' all work performed,
and the fees accrued thereon, in complete and sufficient detail to fully apprise
City thereof.
Section 5: Independent Contractor.
Consultant's relationship to City in the performance of this Agreement is that of
an independent contractor. Consultant's personnel performing services under this
Agreement shall at all times be under Consultant's exclusive direction and control and
shall be employees of Consultant and not employees of City. Consultant shall pay all
wages, salaries and other amounts due its employees in connection with this
Agreement and shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting them,
such as social security, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation, workers'
compensation and similar matters.
Section 6: Indemnification.
Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold City, its officers, agents,
employees, successors and assigns harmless from any loss, damage, injury, sickness,
death, or other claim made by any person and from all costs, expenses and charges
including attorney's fees caused by or arising out of Consultant's, its officers', agents',
subcontractors', or employees' negligent acts, negligent errors, or negligent omissions
or willful misconduct, or conduct for which the law imposes strict liability on Consultant
in the performance or failure to perform this Agreement.
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Section 7: Insurance.
A.
Consultant shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of this
Agreement policies of comprehensive general liability, personal injury and
automobile liability insurance with limits of at least $1,000,000 combined single
limit coverage per occurrence.
B,
Consultant shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of this
Agreement a policy of professional liability insurance coverage with limits of at
least $1,000,000 combined single limit coverage per claim or per occurrence. If
Consultant provides claims made professional liability insurance, Consultant shall
also agree in writing either (1) to purchase tail insurance in the amount required
by this Agreement or to cover claims made within five (5) years of the completion
of Consultant's service under this Agreement, or (2) to maintain professional
liability insurance coverage with the same carrier in the amount required by this
Agreement for at least five (5) years after completion of Consultant's services
under this Agreement. Consultant shall also provide evidence to the City of the
purchase of the required tail insurance or continuation of the professional liability
policy by'executing the attached Letter Agreement on Consultant's letterhead.
C,
Consultant shall carry and pay for such compensation insurance as is necessary
to fully protect Consultant and its employees under California Worker's
Compensation Insurance and Safety Laws, and shall relieve the City from all
responsibility under said laws in connection with the performance of this
Agreement.
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All insurance required pursuant to this Section shall be issued by a company
admitted in the State of California and rated A, VII or better by the latest edition
of Best's Key Rating Guide.
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Upon execution of this Agreement, Consultant shall provide to City certificates of
insurance on the City's form evidencing the required insurance. If self-insured for
worker's compensation, Consultant shall submit to City a copy of its certification
of self-insurance issued by the Department of Industrial Relations.
Section 8: Termination of Agreement.
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City shall have the right to terminate any or all of the services covered by this
Agreement at any time for any reason by giving written notice to Consultant.
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Upon termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall be paid for services
rendered by the effective date of the termination.
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Upon termination of this Agreement or completion of the Project, all documents
relating to the Project shall become the sole property of City. Should City
terminate this Agreement pursuant to subparagraph A. of this Section,
Consultant shall, within ten (10) business days of receipt of notice of termination,
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provide City with all documents within Consultant's possession relating to this
Agreement and the Project, including but not limited to all completed dOcuments
and all drafts of uncompleted documents.
Section 9: Notices
Any notice allowed or required to be given shall be effective upon personal
delivery thereof, or upon depositing thereof in the United States Postal Service, certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
To City:
City of Tustin
Attn.: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
To Consultant:
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Margot Yapp, P.E., Vice President
16052 Beach Boulevard, Suite 214
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Section 10: Miscellaneous Provisions.
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Consultant shall proceed immediately and diligently to perform the services
provided for in this Agreement upon receipt of notice from City .to proceed
therewith.
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No part of this Agreement may be assigned by Consultant without the prior
written approval of City.
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This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective parties
hereto.
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Consultant shall perform all services required under this Agreement using that
degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised under similar conditions in similar
localities, and shall be responsible for all errors and omissions for services
performed by Consultant under the terms of this Agreement.
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Consultant certifies that there shall be no discrimination against any employee
who is employed in the work covered by this Agreement, or against any
application for such employment, because of race, religion, color, sex or national
origin including but not limited to, the following: employment, upgrading,
demotion or transfer, recruitment, or recruitment advertising, lay-off or
termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for
training, including apprenticeship.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement was executed by the parties on the
day and year first above written.
"CITY"
CITY OF TUSTIN
By
Jeffery M. Thomas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pamela Stoker, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM'
Lois E. Jeffrey,
"CONSULTANT"
NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CHTD.
By Margot~~.~ent -----..~.
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Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Civil, Pavement & Materials Engineering
Mr. Dana R. Kasdan, P.E.
Engineering Services Manager
Public Works/Engineering
City of.Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780-3715
Exhibit A
TUSTIN PUBLIC WORKS DF
August 20, 2002
File: 02.20.39
Subject:
Pavement Management System implementation~(MicroPaver),-
Revised Proposal
Dear Mr. Kasdan:
Thank-you for asking Nichols Consulting'Engineers, Chtd. (NCE) to submit this revised
proposal for implementation of a pavement management system utilizing the MieroPaver
Pavement Management System (PMS) for the City of Tustin.
FIRM QUALIFICATIONS
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (NCE) is a pavement engineering specialty
company offering full mm-key solutions to all pavement situations. From research
projects with the Federal Highway Administration, to cost, effective pavement
engineering applications for local and state agencies including airports, highways, streets,
and harbors, NCE's service is custom-tailored to the pavement engineering industry.
Founded in 1990, the company, commenced operations as the Western Region
Coordination Contractor for the Strategic Highway Research Program. The fn'm has
expanded and currently ' offers a full range of pavement engineering services to. a wide
variety of federal, state, local government and industrial clients. NCE links state-of-the-
art' research to the standard of practice in pavement design, construction,-and
management,
Pavement networks are often the most Valuable assets that many agencies have. These
networks are not only expensive to replace, but are an essential component of the state,
county or city's economic health. Because pavement maintenance and rehabilitation
costs are rising faster than budgets, agencies must fred more efficient ways to perform
maintenance and rehabilitation. Pavement management systems help the pavement
engineer make informed decisions and apply maintenance and rehabilitation dollars
where they are most needed. NCE has developed a staff of experienced pavement
management specialists to help agencies implement, update and operate pavement
management systems and to develop reasonable maintenance and rehabilitation plans.
7071 Warner Avenue, #FI47
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714.848.8897
714.848.2667 fax
Mr. Dana Kasdan
August 20, 2002
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The scope of work is as described in the paragraphs below.
SCOPE OF WORK
TASK A- KICK-OFF AND COORDINATION MEETINGS
NCE will hold a kickoff meeting to initiate communications between NCE and the City
of Tustin. Our team will review the project goals, scope of work, and finalize any
administrative details such as points-of-contact. At this meeting, the following items will
be discussed:
· Review scope df work and schedule
Review of inventory data to be collected
· Maintenance and rehabilitation Current cost and policies
· Mapsofthe road netwOrk
· Other issues as appropriate
The schedule of work will be finalized at this time including establishment of critical
milestones with completion dates. NCE will hold one additional meeting as needed to
address progress, answer questions and coordinate work with the City of Tustin.
TASK'B - STREET NETWORK SECTIONALIZATION AND VERIFICATION
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This task includes the segmentation and verification of inventory information for 'each
street in the pavement network for the City of Tustin. Typically, inventory data include:
· Street Name, Street ID and Section ID
· Beginning and ending limits
· Number of traffic lanes
· FUnctional classification
· Length, width and area
Surface type
· Date of Construction
· Zones
After the network is sectionalized, the sections will be' verified in the field. The data will
receive quality control checks to ensure that. the-data is complete and accurate. NCE will
then enter all of the street and section identification data into the PMS database. At the
completion of this task, an inventory report will be generated and provided to the City of
Tustin for review.
The City of Tustin will need to provide the following items to NCE for this task:
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Civil, Pavement & l~aterial$ Engineering
Mr. Dana Kasdan
August 20, 2002
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· List of agency maintained roads (both hard copy and on diskette if possible)
· Maintenance and rehabilitation historical records, if available
· Identification of arterials, collectors and residential streets
· An AutoCAD drawing file or three copies of a map (approximately 400 scale)
showing all City maintained streets
TASK C- CONDUCT FIELD CONDITION SURVEYS
NCE will then perform pavement condition surveys on all streets within the City of
Tustin (~-96 centerline miles). The pavement condition surveys will be' performed in
accordance with the MicroPaver Distress Identification. A minimum of one sample unit
per section will be inspected. Any variation from the established procedures will be to
accommodate unique local conditions (e.g. chip seals over Portland cement concrete
pavements). Any areas, which are not typical of the entire section, will be inspected and
recorded as a special sample unit.
Typically, a 'one person crew will perform the condition surveys. It is.assumed that
approximately 774 sample units will need to be inspected based on information provided
by the City of Tustin on the existing street system. NCE will be responsible for providing
all equipment necessary for performance of this task. Should 'the City of TUstin's
personnel wish to obserVe NCE's crews during this task, one day's notice is suggested for
coordination purposes.
Since the collection of the pavement distress data is such a critical component of any
PMS implementation or UPdate, NCE has in place various quality control procedures. For
example, NCE.field crews undergo intemal calibrations every 6 months. This calibration
exercise is conducted by our senior engineers and is performed to ensure that the rating of
pavement distresses is consistent among the crews and in accordance with the established
guidelines.
All data collected from the condition evaluation/surveys for the existing street network
will be entered into a handheld unit in the field and then will be uploaded .into the
database. After the condition survey data has been entered into the database, the
Pavement Condition Index, an indicator of the pavement condition, will be calculated
using the PMS software. NCE will also review all data with spot checks and review
reports generated for a quality product. At the completion of this task, a PCI Report will
be provided to the City of Tustin.
TASK D.1 - MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION HISTORY REPORT
In this task, NCE will spend up to' 40 hours to enter the City's maintenance and
rehabilitation activities in the past five years. Typically, the following information will be
required from the City:
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Civil, Pavement & fJaterial~ Engineering
Mr. Dana Kasdan
August 20, 2002
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Street Name
Section limits clearly identified (intersections are preferred)
· Type of treatment applied
· Time treatment was applied
· Area of treatment (optional)
It has been our experience that 40 hours' is sufficient to enter approximately 5 years of
data for a City of Tustin's size. A history report will be printed as the deliverable of'this
sub-task.
TASK D.2- BUDGETARY ANALYSIS AND REPORT GENERATION
Upon completion of the above tasks, NCE will perform budgetary analyses using the
PMS software. NCE will review with the City of Tustin the maintenance and
rehabilitation (M&R) strategies that are desired for this project. This will' include the
selection of appropriate treatments such as chip seals or overlays, and the determination
of the construction costs.
The M&R alternatives are used to determine effective treatments for each road Section
based upon the condition, pavement type, and functional class, once the M&R
alternatives are defined, a unit cost will be determined for each alternative.. These
alternatives and costs will be entered into the PMS database.
NCE will perform a budget needs analysis for the City-to 'identify M&R requirements for
each road section and to determine the total maintenance and rehabilitation requirements
over the analysis period. The analysis period is typically 5 to 10 years, but may be any
period as desired.
The Needs analysis identifies road sections that need treatment and applies the M&R
deciSion trees to each section. The costs, are then summed for the entire period. Typically
only one needs analysis is performed since it determines the-required treatments needed
assuming an unlimited budget.
During budget scenarios, multiple funding scenarios may be performed to answer "what-
if" questions. This analysis selects the pavements for repair given a constrained budget.
'NCE will perform up to three .budget scenario runs based on input from the City.. Typical
funding scenarios include:
· Unlimited budget
· Existing budget
· Existing budget increased (or decreased) by 10%, 20% etc.
· Budgets that accommodate spikes in the funding from STP, for example
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Civil, Pavement & l~aterials Engineering
Mr. Dana Kasdan
August 20, 2002
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A variety of scenarios is possible. NCE will' discuss with the City three desirable
scenarios and perform the analyses for those.
Upon completion of the above task, NCE will prepare and submit two (2) bound copies
of the standard reports detailing inventory, condition assessment, budget needs and
budget scenarios for all roads for the City of Tustin.
TASK E- DATABASE INSTALLATION AND TRAINING
Upon completion of all calculations and reports, NCE will provide the PMS database to
the City of Tustin with all inventory data including newly calculated pavement condition
indexes, maintenance and repair strategies and budget needs and scenarios. NCE will
install the new database and verify that all functions are working.
NCE will provide one-day of training that will include:
Entering/editing data
Editing software parameters
Overview of pavement distress types
Performing PCI calculations
Developing/modifying custom performance curves
Performing budget analyses
· Printing standard reports
The training will be hands-on for up to four city staff, with each staff person actually
working on a computer. The 'City will be responsible for providing all computers for
training and a training room. NCE will. provide all training manuals and a. multi-media
projeCtOr.
TASK F- AUTOCAD MAPS
Upon completion of the previous tasks, NCE will .prepare the following maps on
AutoCAD (Release 14 or 2000):'
1. Current Pavement Condition
2. Current Pavement Condition with zones
3. Future condition without improvements
4. Future condition with improvements by end of analysis period
5. Five year maintenance work program
One hard copy of each map will be plotted and delivered to the City. In addition, an
electronic copy (*.dwg) file will be provided at no additional cost.
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Civil,-Pavement & Hateriai~ Engineering
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Mr. Dana Kasdan
August 20, 2002
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The City Will provide NCE with a base map in AutoCAD 'format (With roadway
centerlines) prior to this task.
TASK G- ON-CALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Up to 40 hours of technical assistance by a Project Engineer will also be available on an
as-needed, on-call basis. This may be needed for tasks such as (but not limited to)
performing additional analysis, assisting City staff' in running the pavement management
program, adding new streets etc. This task will be invoiced on atime and materials'basis.
SCHEDULE
It is estimated that Tasks A-E Will be completed Within 4 months upon receiving a Notice
to Proceed from the City of Tustin. Task F will be completed within 6 months (note that
all field work must be completed before the linkage can occur). Task Gwill be on an as-
needed, on-call basis.
COST ESTIMATE
It is estimated that this project will not exceed a total cost of $81,400. Please find
attached a spreadsheet with detailed costs for this project.
PROPOSED PROJECT PERSONNEL
NCE is proposing the following staff as project personnel:
Margot Yapp, P.E. Project Manager
Paul Sachs QC/QA Manager
Shahid Khan Project Engineer
Suresh Venukanthan GI-S Link
Resumes are included with this proposal.
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Civil, Pavement & l~aterials Engineering
Mr. Dana Kasdan
August20,2002
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Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions on the above. NCE is
available at this time to perform all work in this proposal. I'look forward to working with
you and the City soon.
Sincerely,
NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CI-ITD.
Margot Yapp, P.E.
Vice President
Attachmems Cost Table (1)
Resumes (4)
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Civil, Pavement & Platerials Engineering
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NCE's Pavement Management Project List
ON-GOING AND RECENT PROJECTS
· Alaska DOT
· Alberta, Canada
· Antioch
· Arizona DOT
· Association of Oregon Counties
· Auburn, WA
· Berkeley
· Bishop
· Bothell, WA
· Brentwood
· British Columbia, Canada
· Caltrans
- Campbell
· Capitola
· Carmel
· Colorado' DOT
· Corona
· · County of Marin
· County of Mendocino
· County of San Mateo
· County of Santa Cruz
· Danville
· Des Moines, WA
· Dinuba
· Fairfield
· Fremont
· Fresno
· Fullerton
· Gilroy
· Hawaii DOT
· Hayward
· Idaho DOT
· Irwindale
· John Wayne Airport
· King County, WA
· Lassen County
· Los Gatos
· Millbrae
· Mission Viejo
· Mono County
· Monte Sereno
· MTC
· Nevada DOT
· Oregon DOT
· Palm Springs'
· Port Angeles, WA
· Kirkland, WA
· Lompoc ·
· Mammoth Lakes
· Milpitas
· Modesto
· Montana 'DOT
· Monterey
· National Highway Institute
· Oakland
· Orinda
· Polk County, FL
· Rancho Mirage
· Redmond, WA
· Redwood City
· Reno/Tahoe int'l Airport
· San Jose
· San Ramon
· Santa Ana
· Santa Cruz
· Seaside
· Stanislaus County
· Stockton
· Tumwater, WA
· US Forest Service
· Vancouver, WA
· Vista
· Watsonville
· West Hollywood
· Santee
-Seattle, WA
· Texas DOT
· University of Washington
· Utah DOT
· Vermont, DOT
· Washington State DOT
· West Covina
· Wyoming DOT
· West Covina
· Wyoming DOT
NICHOLS
CONSU LTl N G
ENGINEERS
Margot T. Yapp, P.E.
Project Manager.
EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATiONS:
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1987
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1985
B.S'. in Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 1985
California, Oregon
American SocietY of Civil Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
American Public Works Association
Women in Transportation Seminar
Transportation Research Board
Professional Profile
Ms. Yapp has 15 years 'of experience been in the area of pavement engineering for roads,
highways and airfields. She has implemented numerous Pavement Management Systems for
airports, cities, and counties throughout California, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii and Texas. She
has-taught workshops on' pavement management systems for the Federal Highway
Administration and is also involved in the evaluation and design of airfield pavements for civilian
and military airports. In addition, she Collaborated in a research project for the Strategic
Highway Research 'Program (SHRP) that determined the relationships between asphalt and
asphalt-mix properties to pavement performance as measured by fatigue cracking, permanent
deformation, thermal cracking, water sensitivity and aging. She has also been responsible for
performing utility cut studies for agencies throughout the nation.
Representative Projects
Roadway Pavement Management Systems
'Ms. Yapp has been responsible for the implementation of Pavement Management Systems
'(PMS) in over 45 local (Mission Viejo, Lake Forest I!, Seal Beach, Livermore, Modesto,
~ Hayward), county (Santa Barbara,'San Bernardino, and Stanislaus) and federal (USFS, Presidio
of San Francisco, Barbers Point NAS) agencies in California, Oregon, and Hawaii. These
projects included the use of the software packages such as the MTC PMS and. MicroPAVER as
well as those custom-developed for clients with special needs.~ She has been involved in all
aspects of PMS implementation, from collecting field data, performing condition surveys,
performing analyses, preparing reports, presenting results to decision makers, and managing
projects.
Ms. Yapp has implemented the MicroPAVER PMS for Upland, Corona, the Presidio of San
Francisco, including Camp Parks, and Forts Baker and Mason.
NIC'HOLS coNSULTING ENGINEERS, Chtd~.
paul Sachs
QC/QA Manager
EDUCATION: B.S. in Geography, University of California, Berkeley, May 1984
M.C.R;P in City and Regional-Planning, University of California, Berkeley, May.1986
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PROFFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Transportation Research.Board
- Member On Committee A2B01 on Pavement Management
- Sub-committee Chair A2B01 (1) Local Agency Pavement
Management
Professional Profile
Mr. Sachs has over 15 years experience in transportation planning and asset management
.systems, which directly relates to the current GASB 34 requirements. He has been involved with
training and implementation of pavement management programs on the local, national, and
international levels. His experience includes Working for Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) and for Washington State Technology Transfer Center where he
aSsisted agencies in implementing asset management systems.
Finally, Mr. Sachs serves on various committees for the Transportation Research Board
including A2BO1 (1), pavement management systems for local municipalities.'
Representative PrOjects
Mr. Sachs has worked as the Project Manager for the MTC's pavement' management system.
In his capacitY of Project Manager, Mr: Sachs developed theyearly work-plan for the MTC PMS.
He has also worked with cities (e.g. seattle, Bothell) and counties in implementing their
pavement management systems; This included individualized training classes on distress
identification; analyzing future budgets needs for pavement and street maintenance against
eXpected revenues and selecting the correct pavement maintenance treatments for specific
street sections.
Mr. Sachs developed and administered a grant,program for Infrastructure/Asset and Pavement
Management Systems for WSDOT. The grant program was developed to encourage cities to
purchase Asset Management systems. He developed training classes on correct data collection
procedures On Asset Management Systems and.worked closely with a number of consultants
who provided services to other local agencies in the State. '
Mr. Sachs was Project manager for the 25-Year Regional Transportation Plan Update for the.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). He developed the financial model to evaluate
the long-term pavement needs and expected revenues for nine Counties. MTC uses the RTP to
develop long-range strategies for transportation financing.
NICHOLS
Shahid Khan
Project Engineer
CONS'ULTING
ENGINEERS
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Civil Engineering, N.W.F.P Uni. of Eng. & Tech. Pakistan, 1998
M.S. in Civil Engineering, California State University Long Beach., 2000
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Civil' Engineers
Professional' Profile
Mr. Khan has been involved in pavement management and roadway design for more than three
years. He serves as a project engineer for Street projects requiring pavement management,
maintenance and planning. He has participated in implementing many pavement management
systems, conducted various pavement overlay thickness designs, and worked With various
cities' street rehabilitation plans. In addition, Mr. Khan has participated in Street redevelopment
projects involving roadway design, grading and drainage, as well as sewer design.
Representative Projects
Pavement Management
Mr. Khan has implemented Pavement Management Systems (PMS) for various cities and
counties. Some of these projects include City of Seattle, Washington, City of Fullerton, and
County of Santa Barbara in California. Mr. Khan's duties on these projects included reviewing
records, sectionalizing, conducting field inspections, and preparing maintenance and repair
plans. Mr. Khan is familiar with software .packages including Metropolitan Transportation'
Commission (MTC) PMS and the MicroPAVER PMS.
Civil Engineering
Mr. Khan assisted in the pavement'design of the City.of Lawndale, the Southern California
Logistics Airport in Victorville, California and a number of pavement rehabilitation projects. Mr.
Khan's responsibilities included the collection of pavement condition distress data, design of
overlay and new pavement and the economic analysis of alternativeS based upon traffic data
and FWD deflection data. Recent projects include street rehabilitation programs for The Town
of Apple Valley and the City of Chino Hills in .California. Mr. Khan also assisted in the
development of the plans, specifications and estimate for the 2001 Chino Hills Rehabilitation
Project, and for San Juan Capistrano.
NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS,
Suresh Venukanthan
Project Engineer
Chtd.
EDUCATiON:
REGIS TRA T!ON:
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 1999
B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1996
Engineering in Training, Nevada, 1998
Professional Profile
Mr. Yenukanthan has experience in the areas of pavement management and pavement
engineering. He is developing user friendly software to calculate ESALs for the Arizona
Department of Transportation. He serves as project engineer for street projects requiring
pavement management, maintenance, rehabilitation, and design and planning. He was
responsible for Pavement Management System database conversion for the City of San-Jose.
He also has pavement design experience. He was involved in the resurfacing projeCts for cities
of Gilroy, Fremont, Brentwood, Antioch,. Oakland, and Miipitas, California. Prior to employment
with NCE, he was working as a research assistant in the Department of Civil Engineering at the
UniVersity of Nevada, Reno where he developed the PMS Software for Nevada Department of
Transportation (NDOT) using Visual Basic and Access.
Representative Projects - Pavement Management
Mr. Venukanthan was involved in the database conversion from Carter System to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Pavement Management System (PMS)for the
cities of San Jose and Capitola. He was responsible for overseeing pavement management
updates for the cities of Fremont, La Habra, Hayward, Malibu and the'County of Santa Cruz.
Activities involved in these projects were distress condition survey, quality co.ntrol of distress
survey data, PC! calculation and decision tree update. The La Habra, Hayward and Malibu
projects included GIS iinkagel
Mr. Venukanthan's most recent software development project involved MTC's Pavement
Management System. in an effort to streamline the data collection process, Mr. Venukanthan
designed a software package (Data Wrangler) that can be installed onto a PDA (personal digital
assistant), in-house field crews use the PDA when collecting field surveys and .'save a
considerable amount of time by .eliminating the need for data entry.
He also developed pavement management software for Nevada DOT. Activities involved:
dividing all the pavements into segments, creating a database using Access for PMS and
historical data, selecting projects for rehabilitation and maintenance activities for regression
analysis, preparing data for regression analysis, developing 'performance models using SAS,
sensitivity analysis to select performance models for application and developing a user-friendly
software for project level and network level analysis of the pavement management system.
.NICHOLS
CONS.U LTING ENGINEERS
David Bivins
Senior TeChnician
ED UCA TION:
Civil Engineering courses, San Francisco State University, 1994
AutoCAD 14 Advanced Course, CAD Masters, Walnut Creek, California, 1997
Professional Profile
David Bivins has six years of experience as a pavement management technician. Mr. Bivins
was responsible for collecting Pavement distress data for several agencies in California
including the cities of Newark, Hayward, Fremont, Milpitas, Santa Cruz, Mission Viejo,. and
Santa Cruz, Marin, and Stanislaus Counties. This is over 2,000 centerline miles of roads and
streets. This included surveys on both asphalt concrete and cement concrete pavements. He is
also very familiar with using a PDA for data collection. Mr. Bivins has also prepared various
drawings, plans and PMS maps with AutoCAD.
Representative Projects
Pavement Management
As a senior technician and one of our most experienced, Mr. Bivins is NCE's primary choice for
working with/training our clients in field data collection activities. He has trained technicians and
engineers in Mono County, Mammoth Lakes, Los Gatos, Pebble Beach, Newark, and Yolo
County.
Mr. Bivins is also responsible for.data entry and the cross-checking of data in the PMS
database. Mr. Bivins has performed quality control checks of field collected data and pavement
maintenance history to ensure that PMS databases are accurate and up to date. During this
process, David also generates detailed reports, which are needed to help perform his cross-
' checks of the data collected.
NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Jonathon Keoughan
Senior Technician
. .
EDUCATION: '
Wildlife Management, Texas Technical University.
professional Profile
Mr. Keoughan has over 12 years of field operations and engineering experience. He has been
responsible as a Senior Technician on.several pavement management projects throughout
California including several local Bay Area agencies. He is also very familiar with using a PDA
for data collection. He has 'extensive experience with pavement deflection testing, including
equipment operation and maintenance. He is also the primary person responsible for operating
and maintaining NCE's Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD). Mr. Keoughan has also provided
field oversight for several construction management projects in Califomia.
Representative Projects
pavement Management
MI. Keoughan performs a variety of duties related to pavement management systems as Senior
Technician. His first responsibility is to collect pavement condition data such as types, severity
and quantity of distresses such as alligator cracking, rutting, corner breaks and divided slabs.
Because Mr. Keoughan is a senior technician, he also has a major part in quality control such
as field reviews of the work of other technicians. In addition to his field duties he also
supervises the work of other technicians and performs data entry. He has implemented and
updated pavement management system updates.for the cities of San Ramon, Antioch, Newark
and Mendocino Council of Governments.
Pavement Design/Deflection Testing
As the primary person responsible for operating and maintaining NCE's Falling Weight
Deflectometer (FWD). He has-tested both asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete
pavements. Some of his airfield' projects include performing FWD testing at the new boarding
area at San Francisco International Airport, Metropolitan Oakland International Airport and Elko
airport.' Mr. Keoughan has also used the FWD to test numerous city streets, ranging from four-
lane busy expressways such as East 14th Avenue for the City of Oakland, to Iow volume
residential streets in subdivisions. He has also tested interstate and state highways for state
agencies such as the Idaho Department of Transportation. He is familiar with traffic control
procedures. Some projects that Mr. Keoughan has worked on in the recent past include the
City of Fremont, the Town of Atherto'n for a pavement needs study, and extensive testing in the
City of Seattle for a utility cut study. He was responsible for the deflection testing at WesTrack,
a test track constructed in Nevada to perform accelerated field testing of performance-related
specifications.
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.
Civil, Pavement & Materials Engineering
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
August 12, 2002
File: 02.20.39
Attn: Dana R. Kasdan, Engineering Services Manager
Subject: Consultant Services Agreement for Pavement Management Services
Dear Mr. Kasdan:
Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (NCE) has executed the Consultant Services
Agreement for the above referenced project. In lieu of providing occurrence based
professional liability insurance coverage as required by the Agreement, NCE warrants
and represents that it shall maintain insurance coverage with the insurance company
listed on the attachment, or with an equivalent carrier in the amounts indicated for at
least five (5) years after the completion of the consulting services under the Agreement.
NCE will provide the City with certificates of insurance coverage within the period
established above in order to evidence compliance with thiS Agreement.
Sincerely,
NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CHTD.
Margot Yapp, P.E.
Vice President
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
Tim D. Serlet
Director of public Works/City Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lois E. Jeffrey
City Attorney
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