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Summary The City of Moreno Valley is requesting solicitations to enhance the Action Plan that is currently in the works of being developed by providing supplementary safety improvements to the plan. The City is interested in improving the safety by adding to the Action Plan which is currently in the works of being developed by improving traffic safety for the following modules: Commercial Vehicle Network Safety, Safety Improvements at Signalized Intersections, and School Route and Pedestrian Safety. The first module proposes to develop a Commercial Vehicle Network Safety Plan. The City's current plan was developed five years ago. This is critical because the City of Moreno Valley has since then developed many new warehouses and other developments. Some of the existing roadways do not have the capacity to handle trucks and their loads. Additionally, new developments requiring trucks will need to abide by AB 98 requirements. The second module involves Signalized Intersection Improvements. The purpose of this is to reduce rear ended collisions with green band via interconnected traffic signals/ITS development. This is important because according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 21% of crashes and 24% of all fatalities and injuries related to motor vehicle collisions occur at signalized intersections. Furthermore, traffic signals play a key role in enhancing safety. Adequate traffic signal coordination must be enforced at all traffic signals. Hence, a traffic signal fiber network plan with appropriate countermeasures must be developed. The final module for this proposed project involves safety improvements for schools and school routes for increased pedestrian safety. The goal of this module is to provide aid to troubled schools that need the assistance that are located within the City. You are hereby invited to submit a proposal for providing Professional Consultant Services for the Transportation Engineering Division. The selected consultants could be retained to serve the City for a period of Twelve (12) Months subject to the approval of the City Council. Background Moreno Valley was incorporated in 1984 as a General Law City, merging the communities of Moreno, Sunnymead, and Edgemont. The City operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of an elected Mayor and four Council Members elected by district. The City has a committed customer-service oriented workforce comprised of more than 450 employees who provide a wide-range of municipal services including Public Works, Economic Development, Community Development, Parks and Community Services, Financial and Management Services and Library services. The City contracts with Riverside County for Police and Fire services. Question Deadline 11/19/2024 at 2:00 PM PT All questions, technical, commercial, or contractual in nature shall be directed to the Questions & Answers Section on the e-Procurement System The City is interested in expanding further missing components of the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) thereby adding to the Action Plan which is currently in the works of being developed by improving traffic safety for the following modules: Commercial Vehicle Network Safety Safety Improvements at Signalized Intersections Safety Improvements for Three Schools The first module proposes to develop a Commercial Vehicle Network Safety Plan. The City's current truck route map was developed years ago and thus is outdated. This is critical because the City of Moreno Valley has since then developed many new warehouses and other developments. An anticipated development that will produce more semi-truck traffic volumes is that of Highland Fairview (a real estate development company proposing the World Logistics Center project that will create a world-class business park for the City that is specifically designed to attract American and international companies who demand high-tech logistics facilities). The impacts of such proposed development amongst others will need to be evaluated. Additionally, new truck routes will most likely have to be added to the existing and outdated truck route map. Some of the existing roadways do not have the capacity to handle trucks and their loads. Safety passage through the City and to load and unload locations for semi-trucks is essential for business and for the wellbeing of the community members, children near schools, the elderly, and pedestrians/bicyclists alike. Company drivers and owner-operators must know which routes to take upon entry to the City to minimize any sort of potential liability driving a big rig brings. The Final Report is to include a chapter on Circulation Element of truck route(s). The City of Moreno Valley's Circulation Element will need to be updated to include the following in accordance to AB 98: Identify and establish specific travel routes for the transport of goods, materials, or freight for storage, transfer, or redistribution to safely accommodate additional truck traffic and avoid residential areas and sensitive receptors; and Maximize the use of interstate or state divided highways as preferred routes for truck routes. The county or city must also maximize use of arterial roads, major thoroughfares, and predominantly commercially oriented local streets when state or interstate highways are not utilized. While keeping in mind that truck routes must comply with: Major or minor collector streets and roads that predominantly serve commercially oriented uses must be used for truck routes only when strictly necessary to reach existing industrial zones; Trucks must be routed via transportation arteries that minimize exposure to sensitive receptors; and On and after January 1, 2028, all proposed development of a logistics use development must be accessible via arterial roads, major thoroughfares, or roads that predominantly serve commercially oriented uses. For purposes of the circulation element, local roads shall be considered to predominantly serve commercial uses if more than 50 percent of the properties fronting the road within 1,000 feet are designated for commercial or industrial use according to the local zoning ordinance. Consult with the Department of Transportation and the California Freight Advisory Committee for technical assistance. The Circulation Element must: Provide for posting of conspicuous signage to identify truck routes and additional signage for truck parking and appropriate idling facility locations; Make truck routes publicly available in geographic information system (GIS) format and share GIS maps of the truck routes with warehouse operators, fleet operators, and truck drivers; Provide opportunities for the involvement of citizens, California Native American Indian tribes, public agencies, public utility companies, and civic, educational, and other community groups through public hearings and any other means the planning agency deems appropriate; and Make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the changes required by the bill. Therefore, proper planning must be taken on behalf of the City so that commercial vehicle truck routes are properly established and enforced to ensure the safety of all motorized users and pedestrians on the roads. The second module involves Safety Improvements at Signalized Intersections. Final module (task) deliverables for this module include the development of countermeasures for high accident City of Moreno Valley signalized intersections and the development of a fiber network master plan. The purpose of this is to reduce rear ended collisions with green band via interconnected traffic signals/ITS development. Traffic safety at signalized intersections must be evaluated to determine the different causes of accidents at specific intersections via traffic signal coordination in order to reduce rear end collisions. This is important because according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 21% of crashes and 24% of all fatalities and injuries related to motor vehicle collisions occur at signalized intersections. Furthermore, traffic signals play a key role in enhancing safety. There are various countermeasures that can be employed at a particular signalized intersection in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA has a total of 28 countermeasures that are strategies that are effective in reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. These countermeasures are strategies that are designed for all road types and such strategies are proposed to be employed at the city's signalized intersections. Precise countermeasures would vary by location and accordingly would be catered to each location based on the most needed safety strategy. Proven safety countermeasures are sorted by category. Adequate traffic signal coordination must be enforced at all traffic signals. Hence, a traffic signal fiber network plan must be developed. The City currently does not have a complete nor planned fiber network so traffic signal coordination can't occur properly. A fiber optic network connects cameras and other communications systems with the traffic signals. This proposed fiber-optic network would allow for each traffic signal to communicate and transmit real-time traffic conditions to local operations centers. In turn this would enable improved signal timing. In the same regard, traffic congestions will be reduced, safety will be greatly increased, and accident rates will be greatly reduced. In order to reduce the number of collisions, the City of Moreno Valley needs the fiber network to be laid out along the frontage of every roadway. The City currently has some frontages where the fiber network is present, but others do not and the City does not know where each case prevails. An investigation of every manhole in the City will have to be explored in order to tabulate the following information for all City street frontages: if fiber is present, if fiber exists, then the number of fibers must be counted, and ownership of fiber - i.e. City of Moreno Valley, Moreno Valley Utility (MVU), IT, Caltrans, etc. These in field items will be analyzed utilizing best engineering knowledge to plan the traffic signal fiber network (ITS network). The deliverable for this module will be a Citywide traffic signal fiber master plan report. A fiber optic network connects cameras and other communications systems with the traffic signals. Technology is everchanging and is always improving. As traffic camera resolutions improve and collect more data, higher-bandwidth networks are essential to handle additional data load and the distance from the light signal to the control center. This proposed fiber-optic network would allow for each traffic signal to communicate and transmit real-time traffic conditions to local operations centers. In turn this would enable improved signal timing. In the same regard, traffic congestions will be reduced, safety will be greatly increased, and accident rates will be greatly reduced. Overall, this would bring nothing but positive results to the community members of the City of Moreno Valley. The final module for this proposed project involves safety improvements for three schools for increased pedestrian safety. The goal of this module is to provide aid to the three schools that need their safety improved that are located within the City. One school having issues is that of Sunnymead Elementary located on Dracaea Avenue east of Heacock Street where analysis is needed to improve pedestrian safety during drop-off and pick up; consideration of proposed safety strategies may include addition of a crossing guard and/or traffic control. Specific area analysis is to take place to select the best proposed solution for implementation for safety remediation. A second school with safety issues is that of the relocation of Rainbow Springs to the District's old Moreno Elementary site. Discussions with district staff regarding moving the crossing guard are to take place along with other safety issues and proposed solutions. A third identified school needing safety improvements is that of Cloverdale Elementary. There have been many requests and petitions (ongoing for several years) by the community member/parents to provide a crossing guard at this school. This option, amongst additional possible safety solutions, must be analyzed. District staff has advised City staff to meet on site to discuss possible safety solutions. They have advised to meet at 7:15 am (PST) as this is school morning drop-off time and that they would preferrable like to meet at the corner of Tuscola Street and Palm Meadows Court. It is especially critical for the City to make these improvements since oftentimes in these areas, community members do not have access to motorized transportation means. The expected final deliverable to be submitted to the City of Moreno Valley, is a plan (report) with all three modules (individual reports) incorporated into one final report: commercial vehicle network safety plan, traffic signal fiber master plan, and school safety improvements plan for the concerned three schools. Each individual module, however, is standalone and independent of one another. Thus, tasks related to each individual module can be worked on concurrently and findings can be input into its separate report which will be combined with the other modules for the final Moreno Valley Roadway Safety Improvements in Three Areas Plan (report) deliverable.