AgdaPkt 2013-03-25 Joint SA and PFA

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6.1.C. - Page 2 Cloud. These schools were included in the grant application because they had been part of the initial SRTS efforts, had expressed interest in the program, and/or had specific conditions that impacted the number of students walking or cycling to school. Since the grant was written, the SRTS program has been extended to all schools in the Redwood City School District and RWC 2020 has received funding from the County Office of Education to provide SRTS programming. Currently 10 schools in Redwood City School District have elected to take part in the SRTS program. Kennedy School will have a walking audit completed this school year through the County Office of Education grant funds. This agreement will cover the walking/biking assessment component of the grant project. ANALYSIS Staff advertised the project's Request for Proposals (RFP) and supplied copies of the RFP to thirteen consulting firms. Five firms responded to the RFP — two declined to submit and three submitted proposals. The proposals were scored according to the following criteria: 1) project approach, 2) experience with comparable projects, 3) quality of project team, 4) ability to meet schedule, and 5) experience with federally-funded Safe Routes to Schools grants, and 6) resource allocation and cost. After reviewing the proposals, the review panel elected to interview all three teams (Alta Planning + Design, Nelson�Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. and TJKM Transportation Consultants). The Alta Planning + Design team was the highest rated team following the proposal review and interview. Staff recommends that Alta Planning + Design be retained to complete the Safe Routes to School Walk and Bike Assessments. Working with each school, the consultant will assess the students' ability to walk or bicycle to school, identify real and perceived barriers to walking/biking, create an infrastructure inventory along primary school routes, develop recommendations for improving the safety and convenience of walking and biking to school, provide maps to facilitate school trips, and recommend specific programming to increase the number and share of students walking and biking to school that are tailored to their particular geographic location and socio-economic characteristics. The proposed agreement is for a not to exceed amount of $76,500. ALTERNATIVE Do not authorize execution of the agreement with Alta Planning + Design and direct staff to seek additional consultant proposals.