CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Interdepartmental Correspondence
TO: Erik Walsh, City Manager
FROM: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S., Director, Public Works Department
COPIES: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Roderick J. Sanchez, AICP, CBO, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration of High Profile Solicitation for Release
DATE: June 16, 2020
The following high profile solicitation is scheduled to be released next month.
On-Call Citywide Traffic Signal Optimization (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvements Program) - The City of San Antonio aims to evaluate signalized intersections every five years to ensure that the signal timing is optimized for traffic conditions and possible operational enhancements. The City will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit for qualified engineers to provide on call or as needed traffic engineering services to include data collection and implementation of updated traffic signal timing plans along the City’s top 100 high traffic corridors. The short term improvements as a result of the information collected may result in lane assignment changes or signal head changes and identify long term improvements to include in future bond programs.
Department: Public Works
Solicitation Type: Request for Qualifications
Contract Value: $4.5 million (may result in multiple contracts)
Term of Contract: 1 year with 2, 1-year renewal options
Release Date: July 1, 2020
Closing Date: August 14, 2020
Proposed Council Date: November 2020
Contact Information: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S., Director, Public Works
Evaluation Criteria: Experience, background and qualifications: 40 points
Understanding of project and proposed management plan: 30 points
Experience with San Antonio region issues and past experience with the City of San Antonio: 30 points
SBEDA Requirements: Not Applicable
DBE Requirements: To Be Determined
Local Preference Program: Not Applicable
Veteran Owned Small Business Preference Program: Not Applicable
Voting Members: Roderick J. Sanchez, AICP, CBO, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Office
Luis Maltos, P.E., Interim Assistant Director, Public Works
Marc Jacobson, P.E., PTOE, Transportation Systems Management Operations Program Manager, Public Works
Lilly Banda, P.E., PTOE, Capital Programs Manager, Public Works
Caron Lay, PMP, LSSBB, Project Control Manager, Public Works
John Giannotti, P.E., TransGuide Operations Manager, TxDOT