ITS professional services will include those necessary for the development and implementation of ITS systems. To that end, activities the Consultants can be expected to perform can include various ITS studies, strategies, planning, analysis, mapping, design, implementation, integration and evaluation services. Professional services are expected to address transportation system management and operations capabilities in areas including traffic and roadway monitoring (i.e., closed circuit television, road weather information systems), advanced detection systems, advanced traveler information systems (ATIS, including but not limited to dynamic message signs, variable speed limit signage, internet service providers, kiosks), traffic control (i.e., actuated signal controllers, lane management, closure gates, ramp metering, speed harmonization, end-of queue), incident management and support, emergency management, data archiving, construction and maintenance management (i.e., smart work zones, automated anti-icing, data analytics), transit management (i.e., rail-to-bus coordination), commercial vehicle information systems, fleet management and information exchange and communications (i.e., center-to-center, center-to-field / field-tocenter, vehicle-to- field / field-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-center / center-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle, and field-to- field). The Consultants should have experienced staff familiar with all aspects of traffic and incident management, ITS technology, communications and control systems protocol and standards, and traffic engineering. In support of the fore-mentioned, tasks associated with ITS professionalservices requested are expected to include: • Project management and development • Construction management and documentation • Planning required for the design of traffic management/operations centers and for field equipment locations and installations. Planning activities include ITS architecture development and maintenance, systems engineering analysis, transportation systems management and operations development, systems requirements analysis, scheduling, preparation of budget estimates and schedules and risk assessment. • Evaluation of telecommunications alternatives and selection of the most cost-effective solution for the various New Mexico urban and semi-urban transportation management areas as well as rural locations. • Systems engineering support and the development of systems engineering management plans • Develop plans and specifications for the accelerated implementation of a traffic management capability for the urban and semi-urban areas in New Mexico. • System design and the development of plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) for the telecommunications subsystem, including conduits and physical infrastructure, field equipment, central equipment and construction services • Inspection of equipment and providing construction management and oversight services • Evaluation of any software proposed to support system operations • Integration of all components into an operational system • Configuration management of all ongoing development activities • Identify/Develop/Oversee procedures for testing including development testing, integration testing and acceptance testing • Documentation of all hardware and software and systems developed under this contract • Training for both operations and maintenance and the development of supporting training plans/manuals • Develop system operations and maintenance procedures • Perform System diagnostics • Development of operations and maintenance manuals • Development of work plans on achieving task assignments or work orders • Exploration on the use AI in ITS applications
