Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. This project involves the collection of survey data, roadway design, right-of-way, drainage design and all other work necessary to produce a complete final set of plans suitable for use by a contractor for the construction of the interchange on I-75 and Bethlehem Road. 2. The design criteria for this project must meet a 45 mph speed limit. 3. The consultant and sub-consultant shall be prequalified with the Georgia Department of Transportation. All Engineering Consultants are advised that the intent of preparing plans for the intersection improvement is to provide information for construction and right-of-way acquisition. Engineering Consultant shall be pre-qualified by the Georgia Department of Transportation. The following requirements should be considered during proposal preparation: a. Plans for the interchange on I-75 and Bethlehem Road Project will be under one cover. b. The work shall consist of database including mapping; hydraulic analysis for roadway structures; concept plans; utility plans; preliminary and final roadway plans, and right-of-way plats, including staking. The work shall consist of surveying, database preparation and design for intersection improvements. c. Perform all work to obtain project limits, including but not limited to, US Army Corps of Engineers 404 and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approvals. These efforts shall be coordinated with Henry County SPLOST Management. d. The consultant shall secure all necessary permits including those required by the Georgia Department of Transportation and the U S Army Corps of Engineers. All environmental studies, documentation, investigations and any other efforts necessary to secure all necessary permits are part of the proposed work. 1. The services to be furnished by the consultant shall be those necessary to perform survey, database preparation, preliminary construction plans, preliminary and final utility plans, right-of-way plats, staking of the required right of way, and final construction plans including signing, marking, erosion control, traffic handling, and construction sequence plans and specifications including special provisions 2. The work shall consist of complete hydraulic analysis for roadway structures. 3. All engineering activities shall be accomplished in accordance with GA DOT’S Plan Presentation Guide. The geometric details of each roadway shall be prepared to the latest edition of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, hereinafter referred to as “AASHTO”, GA DOT’S Standard Specifications for the Construction of transportation Systems, Project Schedules, Henry County Design Standards Highway Capacity Manual, AASHTO 2004 Roadside Design Guide and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD 2009). 4. Any bridge shall be designed in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Specifications for Highway Bridges, Sixteenth Edition, 1996 as amended. 5. The consultant shall provide a structure-type study and furnish a cost estimate for each alternate (design) for each bridge. The consultant will meet with the project manager to determine which alternate will be carried forward in preliminary and final phases.