Specifications include, but are not limited to: The phases of the project include: 1) Survey and related services as described below 2) assessment of existing conditions and conceptual layout of improvements 3) complete design, including field check, office check, and final construction plans 4) public engagement, including a public meeting and other possible related services 5) utility and right of way coordination 6) pre-construction services, including bid documentation, specifications, and meetings and 7) design engineer services during construction. The consultant will: a. Perform engineering field reconnaissance, b. Perform surveying, including existing topography, utility locates, right of way limits, property lines, and property ownership information. Surveying services will also be needed to produce the legal descriptions and exhibits, process the title work, and any other surveying tasks that may arise, c. Perform schematic design, design development, and prepare construction documents. The consultant will be required to provide all design and plan preparation/preliminary engineering (PE) services as well as designer services during construction such as, but not limited to, site visits, progress meeting participation, plan clarifications, contractor submittal review and approval, record drawings, etc. All KDOT and UG procedures and criteria must be followed in the plan development. Phase 1 will be UG-let, and Phase 2 will be an LPA/KDOT-let project, d. Provide construction cost estimates with field check, office check, and final plan submittals. Cost estimates must be inclusive of and account for all factors that involve expense, even those outside a consultant’s traditional sphere, e. Provide public engagement services, including conducting at least one event for planning and one for each of the construction kick offs, f. Prepare Phase 1 and Phase 2 bid packages in accordance with UG (Phase 1) and KDOT (Phase 2) procedures and requirements, g. Prepare right-of-way plans, legal descriptions, and plat maps for all property acquisition necessitated by the project, per Unified Government, State, and Federal procedures and requirements. h. Coordinate with the local utility companies, residents, and businesses during both the design and construction phases of the project, i. Be responsible for coordinating all necessary permit acquisition, j. Understand where the funding is coming from and how KDOT and the UG each manage budgets and funds, k. Be pre-qualified by KDOT to provide Section 212 services – Highway Design – Minor Facility and Section 231 services – Traffic Control Analysis and Design.
