#2020-014 Architecture and Engineering Services for the CHESTNUT STREET MULTIMODAL STATION & SHARED SERVICES FACILITY & CITY OF OXFORD PASSENGER RAIL PLATFORM Chicago Dyer RensselaerTECHNICAL PROPOSAL Lafayette Crawfordsville Oxford Washington Indianapolis Connersville Clifton Ashland Forge Cincinnati Alderson Culpepper Marysville Charlottesville Huntington White Staunton October 19, 2020 Sulpher Chaleston Springs Submitted to: Submitted by: Buttler County Regional AECOM Services of Thurmond Transit Authority Ohio, Inc. 3045 Moser Court, 525 Vine Street, Hamilton, OH 45011 Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 01 RFP Cover Page 01 RFP Cover Page AECOM 513.651.3440 tel 525 Vine Street 877.660.7727 fax Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 www.aecom.com October 19, 2020 Procurement Department Butler County RTA 3045 Moser Court Hamilton, OH 45011 RE: #2020-014 Architecture and Engineering Services for the Chestnut Street Multimodal Station and Shared Services Facility and City of Oxford Passenger Rail Platform Dear Selection Committee, Creating the Chestnut Street Facility and Passenger Rail Platform is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Butler County, the City of Oxford, and all of your community stakeholders to realize a best-in-class gateway to your community. The importance of getting this project right is paramount and we are grateful for the opportunity to submit AECOM’s qualifications to you. As the premier transportation firm in the nation, ranked #1 in Transportation in Engineering News-Record’s 2020 “Top 500 Design Firms”, we know that we have above and beyond what it takes to bring your vision to life. BCRTA wishes to create a welcoming multimodal transit facility connecting BCRTA routes serving Oxford and the University with interurban buses, passenger rail, and bicyclist and commuter students to help your riders get where they need to go in their daily lives. BCRTA’s mission is to support Butler County’s quality of life and economic development through public transportation solutions and we understand the critical importance of this facility establishing an identity for the City of Oxford and Miami University as a progressive transit-oriented community. The shared services facility will support the BCRTA, Talawanda School District and the University to maintain their vehicle fleets in a centralized state of the art facility increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs. The Chestnut Street Facility and the Amtrak platform is more than purely a transportation investment. This facility can be leveraged to catalyze economic development and placemaking, enhance quality of life, and improve economic, social, and environmental sustainability. With Miami University, small businesses, cultural attractions, the historically significant downtown, and Oxford residents in mind, this facility can be utilized to maximize benefits to each of these constituencies. The AECOM team has been coordinating with the City, and more recently the BCRTA, to assist with expertise, strategies, and tools to advance the implementation of BCRTA’s vision. The Chestnut Fields shared services facility is the largest capital construction project the BCRTA has undertaken and we know you will need a reliable and capable partner to provide assistance from the conceptual design through construction and commissioning. WHY AECOM? National Expertise, Ohio Presence. We provide planning, design and construction services under the auspice of the FTA and FRA project development process to transit agencies, municipalities and governmental clients throughout Ohio and the nation. Our legacy firms have served the greater Cincinnati community since 1947 including work for the City of Oxford and Butler County. Our team will be led by Steve Robinson, AIA and an experienced team of Ohio and Indiana-based subject matter experts and designers, some of whom you are already familiar with. We will deliver a transit and passenger rail facility incorporating the leading edge of sustainability and technology in similar facilities nationally with a multidisciplinary team located less than two hours from Oxford. Fully Integrated Services. AECOM offers BCRTA something no other firm can under one roof: peerless transit and railroad design expertise fully integrated with a multi-disciplinary, award-winning architecture, transportation planning, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services and sustainability design services. This diversity of experience enables the AECOM team to approach BCRTA’s goals through a unique lens that will lead to superior, innovative outcomes. Innovative Approach. As a global firm driven by innovation, our reach and experience is one of the primary reasons our clients seek us out as their partners. To innovate, it is important to look at all opportunities with a beginner’s mind. Our size and global reach are only an asset if it is matched with a project team that knows the community, the stakeholders and the opportunities and challenges of the site. Our project manager Steve Robinson along with our key leaders described in our proposal are that team. We look forward to the opportunity to discuss our proposal with you in detail and to help you achieve your vision of the Chestnut Street Multimodal Station and Shared Services Facility and City of Oxford Passenger Rail Platform project. Please feel free to contact me directly at (614) 975-0767 or at [email protected]. AS A RESPONSIBLE PROPOSER, AECOM: Sincerely, Has adequate financial resources, as required during performance of the Contract. AECOM Services of Ohio, Inc. Is able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing business commitments. Has a satisfactory record of past performance. Michael Bongiorno, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Has necessary technical capability to perform. Vice President, Managing Principal - Design Director Certifies that we are not on the U.S. Comptroller General’s list of ineligible T: (614) 975-0767 proposers. N/A E: [email protected] Is qualified as a manufacturer or regular provider of the equipment being offered. Is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. This page left intentionally blank Butler County Regional Transit Authority and City of Oxford #2020-014 Architecture and Engineering Services for the Chestnut Street Multimodal TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Station and Shared Services Facility and City of Oxford Passenger Rail Platform Evaluation Criteria To assist the review and evaluate AECOM’s technical response, we’ve provided the following roadmap of our response in relation to the evaluation criteria for this project. EVALUATION AECOM CRITERIA ADVANTAGE General Experience: Prior experience with projects of similar scale and complexity, specifically planning rail platforms, multimodal stations, and bus maintenance AECOM combines our leading national practice in transit facilities that were successfully implemented and the design with a strong, local, experienced transit design team reliability of past cost estimations. Demonstrated to bring you world-class experience and hands-on local competence with NEPA and other federal requirements. support. Satisfactory evidence and references provided with proposal. (20%) Current Trends: Understanding of current trends in passenger rail development, multimodal stations, public transit bus maintenance infrastructure, and transit-oriented development. (20%) We list some of trends we know from our work in the field including recent trends arising out of the pandemic that will – Architecture (10%) effect transit design for years to come. – Engineering (5%) –E nvironmental (NEPA, LEED, Carbon Emission Impact) (5%) Performance History: For the last five years with respect AECOM Services of Ohio, Inc. strives to avoid litigation and to: (a) termination for default, (b) litigation by or against the has a risk management program in place that includes early Proposer and/or its consultants, and (c) judgments entered recognition of situations that might give rise to a claim, open for or against Proposer and/or its consultants. (15%) lines of communication and proactive dispute resolution. Key Personnel & Professional Diversity: Professional qualifications and experience of individuals assigned to Our highly experienced AECOM team combines with the Project. A project team with a diverse skill set, including partners from disadvantaged and other businesses to bring professions and/or experience in Landscape Architecture, you the multi-disciplined team that will make this project Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Real Estate successful. Valuation. (15%) Beyond the Minimum: Commitment to developing a rail platform, multimodal stations, and bus maintenance facility that provides functional transportation, is aesthetically Our project experience highlights the commitment we pleasing, and accessible to a broad user base of different make to designing exciting projects that contribute to their ages and abilities. At least 50% of work completed by prime. communities while meeting project goals. Quality engagement and cooperation with available DBE’s and EDGE. (10%) Jurisdictions: Experience with complex permitting Members of our local team have worked in Butler County procedures of overlapping jurisdictions such as City, County, before, have worked within the context of FTA and FRA State, Amtrak, CSX, Federal Railroad Administration, and requirements, and know how to negotiate the regulatory Federal