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Tab 4 - Approach / Methodology
<br />Implementation-Focused Recommendations
<br />CTS will screen alternatives for safety, operations, accessibility, right-of-way, drainage, utilities,
<br />constructability, cost, public acceptance, and funding eligibility. Where appropriate, recommendations
<br />will be accompanied by concept plans, phased implementation options, preliminary quantities, cost
<br />estimates, performance measures, and an implementation roadmap.
<br />When an assignment advances into design, the assumptions and objectives established during the
<br />study will be carried into roadway, signalization, ITS, lighting, signing and pavement marking, pedestrian,
<br />bicycle, and maintenance-of-traffic plans. Maintaining continuity between study and design personnel
<br />will reduce rework and help the City move efficiently from analysis to construction.
<br />Schedule and Deadline Management
<br />CTS will develop a task-based schedule for each work authorization identifying data needs, field activities,
<br />technical analyses, City reviews, agency reviews, permitting, decision dates, and final commitments.
<br />Typical phases will include:
<br />Phase Representative Timeframe
<br />Assignment definition and work planning 1–5 business days
<br />Records review and existing-conditions investigation 1–4 weeks
<br />Analysis, feasibility, and alternatives 2-8 weeks
<br />Design development 6–20 weeks, depending on complexity
<br />Permitting and bidding Agency- and procurement-dependent
<br />Construction support and closeout Duration of construction
<br />These durations will be refined for each assignment based on urgency, size, complexity, access, permitting,
<br />public involvement, and City review requirements.
<br />The Contract Manager will maintain a master schedule and workload register for all active City
<br />assignments. Long-lead items—such as records acquisition, survey, SUE, utility coordination, equipment
<br />selection, permitting, and stakeholder approvals—will be identified at the beginning of the task.
<br />Compatible activities will proceed concurrently where practical, and staffing will be adjusted before
<br />schedule concerns become delays.
<br />Budget and Quality Control
<br />Each work authorization will have a task-level budget aligned with the approved scope and schedule.
<br />Labor and progress will be monitored against planned expenditures. Potential scope changes or
<br />conditions affecting the authorized level of effort will be brought to the City’s Project Manager before
<br />additional work proceeds.
<br />QA/QC will occur throughout the assignment rather than only before final submittal. The process
<br />will include discipline-level checks, interdisciplinary coordination, standards compliance, calculation
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