To approve an expenditure for engineering professional services for 2022 Citywide Traffic Count Program, Project No. 7399, in the amount of $458,600 from Lee Engineering, LLC for the Engineering Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

The Engineering Department recommends approval of an expenditure in the amount of $458,600 for engineering professional design services from Lee Engineering, LLC, for the 2022 Citywide Traffic Count Program.  This project includes the collection of 7-day and 24-hour traffic volume counts on 324 roadway segments as well as AM, midday, and PM intersection turning movement counts at 280 intersections.  Lee Engineering, LLC will coordinate the data collection schedule and process the traffic data with their data collection subconsultant.  Lee Engineering, LLC will develop ArcGIS data files containing traffic count data for incorporation into the City’s GIS system.

Lee Engineering, LLC was deemed most qualified based on their Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2019-0516-X.

The benefit of this project includes having recent and reliable citywide traffic count data for a multitude of traffic studies, coordinated timing plans, signal performance metrics, traffic modeling/simulation, long-range planning, and economic analysis.

Not approving the expenditure would result in our inability to develop optimized AM and PM coordinated timing plans which will eliminate any potential improvements to vehicle delay, stops, fuel consumption, and emissions.

Funding for this item is available in the 2021-22 Street Improvement CIP and is planned for 2022-23, as well.  Traffic counting and engineering services for the 2022 Citywide Traffic Count Program, in the total estimated amount of $458,600, will leave a current year balance of $47,890 for future project expenditures.

Approval of this item will support the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of being an Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government.