Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Design Consultant shall perform Project Management, Planning, Design and Engineeringservices for the Charlotte Area Transit Systems (CATS) LYNX Red Line Commuter Rail Project.Below is the scope for this phase of the project. CATS may request the Design Consultant toperform additional tasks in future phases including Planning, Design, preparation of a Draft andFinal Environmental Impact Statement, New Starts submittals, Engineering drawings (15%, 30%and 65%), calculations, reports, schedules, and cost estimates to a level as to complete ProjectDevelopment (PD) as defined by the Federal Transit Administration.The Design Consultant will work under the direction of CATS Senior Project Manager or proxy(as approved by the CATS Senior Project Manager). The Design Consultant will be responsiblefor the communication and coordination throughout the entire Consultant team, and theproduction, approval, and finalization of all customary products necessary to complete theDesign Update.The scope of services also includes coordinating with all other project Consultants undercontract with CATS, including Safety and Security, ROW Acquisition, Travel Demand Modeling(TDM), Financial Consultants among others as determined by CATS. The Design Consultant willalso be responsible for coordinating its analysis and design with the work of the City ofCharlotte, future Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Consultants, Public and Private utilities,NCDOT, Railroads, the Towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville, and otherthird parties as directed by CATS