City of Middleton Professional Engineering Services Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Restoration and Improvements Master Plan May 31, 2019 TETRA TECH INC. May 31, 2019 Mr. Mark Wegner Assistant Director of Public Lands, Recreation and Forestry Middleton City Hall-Public Lands Department 7426 Hubbard Avenue Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 SUBJECT: Request for Proposal for Consulting Services for Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Restoration and Improvements Master Plan Dear Mr. Wegner: Tetra Tech, Inc. is pleased to present the attached proposal for the above-referenced project located in Middleton, Wisconsin. The proposed work will be performed according to state and federal regulations. Tetra Tech is committed to providing the City of Middleton with all the resources necessary to complete the project in a timely manner and within the budget described in the proposal. Tetra Tech’s proposal is valid until September 30, 2019, after which the proposal will need to be renegotiated. If you have any questions, please contact me at 312-201-7419. Sincerely, Tetra Tech, Inc. Stacey Durley Program Manager Enclosure Consulting Services for Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor Restoration and Improvements Master Plan Prepared by Tetra Tech 6410 Enterprise Lane, Suite 300 Madison, Wisconsin 53719 Prepared for City of Middleton Public Lands, Recreation and Forestry Middleton City Hall- Public Lands Department 7426 Hubbard Avenue Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 May 31, 2019 Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor City of Middleton TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING........................................ 1 2.0 PROJECT APPROACH .................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Phase A .............................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Phase B .............................................................................................................. 5 3.0 PROJECT STAFFING AND ORGANIZATION CHART ................................................... 7 4.0 PROPOSED SCHEDULE ..............................................................................................19 5.0 DELIVERABLE PRODUCTS .........................................................................................19 6.0 OVERALL BUDGET ......................................................................................................20 TABLE TABLE 1 KEY TEAM PERSONNEL PROPOSED ...................................................................... 9 EXHIBIT PROPOSED ORGANIZATION CHART.....................................................................................10 ATTACHMENT Key Personnel Resumes i Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor City of Middleton 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) has prepared this proposal for the City of Middleton to develop a Master Plan for the restoration and improvements in the Pheasant Branch Corridor. Tetra Tech has supported municipalities similar to Middleton over the last two decades on a wide range of construction, engineering, planning, environmental, and community Tetra Tech is at the forefront of the outreach projects. Through our work, we technical skills required in this proposal have provided value added and innovative solutions to support city’s As the No. 1 water firm and No. 4 design efforts to restore and improve waterways firm in the nation, Tetra Tech offers our by incorporating resiliency to flooding clients unique services, such as ecological into our designs. In addition, we have restoration, GI and stormwater mitigation designed and constructed a variety of projects. Our experience with grant bridges, green infrastructure strategies projects provides the City of Middleton with and ecological parks for municipalities the confidence of a project manager that throughout the Midwest. We have also will ensure the project is on time and worked with many types of workforces budget. For over 20 years, Tetra Tech has including community groups to build conducted studies, mitigation plans, and exciting landscapes that benefit the design/build projects to address flooding at overall communities and provide access the state, county, municipal level in a to rich ecological habitats and variety of waterways. Our bridge design recreational uses that accommodate all engineers have encountered multiple types of users and include ADA challenging scenarios and provided requirements. successful solutions to meet the needs of the client and achieve higher resiliency in Tetra Tech is a leading provider of floodways. specialized management consulting and technical services in three principal business areas: environmental services, infrastructure, and energy. Our clients include a diverse base of public and commercial-sector organizations located throughout the United States and internationally. Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 and since this time Tetra Tech has substantially increased the size and scope of its business. Today, Tetra Tech has annual revenues of nearly $3.5 billion and employs over 18,000 personnel in 365 offices worldwide. Our 85 engineers, scientist, outreach, and other technical professionals in our Chicago office, and additional engineers in our Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin offices provide Middleton with a consultant staff that possesses strong local and global experience. This combination of engineering, ecological restoration, storm water planning and design, and knowledge of the local community allows us to offer solutions that serve today’s needs and make it possible for residents to build community infrastructure that mitigates flood damage and develops the Pheasant Creek corridor to manage stormwater and provide an exciting nature programming opportunity for the community. Tetra Tech understands that the Pheasant branch creek corridor and its surrounding area has recently been damaged by flooding that occurred in 2018. In a main goal of restoration and improvements, the city of Middleton requested proposals to develop a Master Plan. Tetra Tech will provide the city of Middleton with a large range of expertise, strong understanding of the project constraints, and with an open mind and design flexibility as this project is will evolve with the participation and input of the multiple organizations involved. We 1 Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor City of Middleton have assembled a strong multidisciplinary team to provide technical expertise and guidance in this project. We understand the importance of listening to the stakeholders and considering their concerns and ideas within planning and design to maintain buy-in to the overall project. For the majority of our planning projects, it is imperative that we provide strong administration and coordination with stakeholders and the City of Middleton. In addition, we will continually evaluate the corridor to identify additional deficiencies and opportunities for enhancement. We understand that stakeholders also include the utility providers and infrastructure including development and future development along the corridor. This master plan will need to meet the current needs of the corridor stakeholders and be adaptable by future development. We understand that the branch creek corridor is at the heart of Middleton’s resident recreational activities and offer them a great quality of life but is also important and beneficial for the city economics and commercial development. This highly coveted site is used by several types of users such as pedestrian, runners, bikers, dog walkers, bird watchers and student groups. We understand that the Master Plan not only requires specifics technical skills, but great outreach skills to the community as well, to listen, understand and incorporate the different needs of those users, the citizens of Middleton and of the surrounding properties owners. We also understand that the input of the city is essential and a follow up on the project as it progress will be important to the community. The restoration and improvement measures will integrate best practices for stormwater retention and management, bank stabilization, flood damage control and fauna diversification, while protecting the existing infrastructures and prioritizing sustainable development. The City has indicated that fallen trees exacerbated the flood damage in August 18. As a result, it will be important to evaluate tree-less or reduced tree zones in the low-flow channel. With a strong design focused on native plants, this change in vegetative cover can be designed to be aesthetically pleasing to the community while providing an environment to limit flooding in the future. The key will be outreach that shows the benefits to all users and a design that develops over time into an environment that users will enjoy and benefit from. 2 Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor City of Middleton 2.0 PROJECT APPROACH Tetra Tech is proposing a focused project team of highly trained and knowledgeable staff with extensive experience in surveying existing conditions, habitat rehabilitation, multi-use path and bridge design, and sustainable green infrastructure design to better manage stormwater and flooding. Because many of our projects are funded with grant money, including from WDNR, the Tetra Tech team understands the critical schedule issues and grant requirements associated with the project and proposes a team combining experience and flexibility to ensure various stakeholder’s needs are met while maintain the highest quality