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Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Jaron Robertson, Acting Planning Director |
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Alex Beim, Strategic Planner |
TITLE:
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Contract: Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) Development Services (Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Procurement Contract/Change Order
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize UTA’s Executive Director to execute the contract and associated disbursements with Nelson\Nygaard for the development of an agency wide Long-Range Transit Plan in the amount of $349,000
BACKGROUND:
UTA is developing a 30-year Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) focused on understanding and responding to the future needs of the communities we serve. This plan will provide a comprehensive, system wide vision to guide UTA’s planning into the future.
The primary goals of the LRTP process are to:
• Strengthen partnerships with the communities UTA serves through collaborative plan development
• Assess long-term transit needs through data collection and analysis, as well as public engagement
• Develop a system-wide vision for the future to meet anticipated needs through improvements across all modes of the transit system
• Establish strategies for implementation through a financial analysis and identification of potential partnerships and resources needed to achieve the long-term vision
The LRTP will serve as a complementary planning process to the Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) developed by Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC). Like the RTPs, the LRTP is planned for adoption in 2023 and will be updated on a 4-year cycle. Unlike the RTPs, the LRTP will include all aspects of local and regional transit service delivery across the UTA service area.
DISCUSSION:
Nelson/Nygaard is to provide work that will result in the completion of the first UTA LRTP as well as establishing a replicable process to be used to update the plan on a four-year cycle. This scope of work documents the steps necessary to support the Utah Transit Authority in the development of a Long-Range Transit Plan for a 30-year time horizon. It includes a robust public involvement effort with two phases of outreach. Specific tasks to be completed include:
1. Plan Definition to incorporate a series of guiding principles that will ensure the plan and process meet local needs.
2. Public and Stakeholder Engagement including various types of outreach activities, tools, and methods as well as creative, convenience-based approaches to communicating with major stakeholders, elected officials, internal stakeholders, and the general public.
3. Systemwide Needs Assessment to help develop a replicable and nuanced understanding of travel needs within the Wasatch Front.
4. Plan Vision Development based on a robust process to create a systemwide vision for transit across the region.
5. Financial Analysis and Strategies for Implementation: Upon completion of the vision plan, the LRTP will include an analysis of phased cost for implementation as well as strategies to achieve the vision.
Nelson/Nygaard, which has extensive experience in transit planning and helping regions across the country develop similar long-range plans, was selected for the study using a qualifications-based procurement method.
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
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Contractor Name: |
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. |
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Contract Number: |
22-03577VW |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
July 2022 - December 31, 2023 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
N/A |
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Existing Contract Value: |
$349,000 |
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Amendment Amount: |
N/A |
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New/Total Contract Value: |
$349,000 |
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Procurement Method: |
Competitive Procurement |
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Budget Authority: |
Strategic Planning 2022 Budget: $125,000 |
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ALTERNATIVES:
Without the development of an agency wide LRTP, UTA would not develop a holistic, systemwide vision for the future of transit across the region. UTA could continue to rely solely on the Regional Transportation Plans developed with MPO partners, but there would continue to be the inability to share the planning for the future underway at UTA that goes beyond major regional projects. The LRTP will develop a system-wide vision to meet anticipated needs across the region through coordinated improvements to the transit system. UTA could not develop this coordinated vision. However, this could result in reactionary and disjointed planning.
FISCAL IMPACT:
• Total contract not to exceed amount: $349,000
• 2022 LRTP budget: $125,000
• 2022 LRTP estimated expenditures: $74,000
• 2023 planned LRTP budget: $275,000
ATTACHMENTS:
Contract #22-03577VW - Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP)