Consulting Services for the Arlington Street Bridge over the CPR Yards Rehab

Full Title: Consulting Services for the Arlington Street Bridge over the CPR Yards Rehabilitation Feasibility and Preliminary Design

D5.          SCOPE OF SERVICES

D5.1        The Services required under this Contract shall consist of Professional Consulting 
Service in accordance with D4.1(c) to D11 and the following phases:
(a)   Phase 1 – Bridge condition assessment and rehabilitation feasibility assessment as outlined 
in D9.
(b)   Phase 2 – Conceptual rehabilitation alternatives as outlined in D10.
(c)    Phase 3 – Preliminary Design as outlined in D11.

D5.2        The funds available for this Contract are $700,000.00, including the evaluated fee and 
all Type 1 Disbursements but excluding Type 2 Disbursements as described in B8.

D5.3        The Services required under D5.1 shall be in accordance with the City’s Project 
Management Manual 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2 and templates 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates- manuals.stm#4 . 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant is being engaged by the City for their professional 
expertise; the Consultant shall bring to the Consulting Contract Administrator’s attention any 
aspect of the City’s Project Management Manual or templates which the Consultant is of the opinion 
is not consistent with good industry practice.

D5.4        Notwithstanding that a 25-year rehabilitation project will not achieve all the desired 
improved levels of service identified in the 2018 Study, the following shall be considered as they 
pertain to the Services in consultation with the City:
(a)   Universal Design Policy 
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=3604
(b)   Public Engagement Guidelines 
https://winnipeg.ca/PublicEngagement/pdfs/PublicEngagementRequirements.pdf
(c)    Appropriate geometric standards set by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC);
(d)   City of Winnipeg’s Transportation Standards Manual (Draft 2012);
(e)   Transportation Master Plan 2011; 
https://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/transportation/pdf/transportationMasterPlan/2011-11-01-
TTRWinnipegTMP-Final-Report.pdf
(f)    Transportation Master Plan 2050 (ongoing), refer to; 
https://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/transportation/transportationmasterplan.stm
(g)   Winnipeg Transit Master Plan, as submitted to the Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure 
Renewal and Public Works (SPC-IRPW) on Thursday, March 11, 2021 (Report #4);
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/dmis/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=20797&SectionId=&InitUrl=
(h)   City of Winnipeg’s Accessibility Design Standards (latest edition); 
http://winnipeg.ca/ppd/Universal_Design.stm
(i)     City of Winnipeg’s Tree Planting Details and Specifications Downtown Area and Regional 
Streets (May 2009);
(j)     City of Winnipeg’s Tree Removal Guidelines (latest edition);
(k)    The current edition of The City of Winnipeg Standard Construction Specifications.
(l)     The current edition of The City of Winnipeg Standard Construction Specifications.
(m)  Winnipeg Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies, http://walkbike.winnipeg.ca
(n)   Current and best practices in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure design.
(o)   Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CSA S6-14.
(p)   Ontario Structures Inspection Manual (OSIM), latest edition.
(q)   City of Winnipeg’s Project Management Manual and associated templates and processes; 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2
(r)    City of Winnipeg’s Investment Planning Manual and associated templates and processes; 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2
(s)    City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law (200/2006);
(t)    The Accessibility for Manitobans Act; 
http://www.accessibilitymb.ca/pdf/accessibility_for_manitobans_act.pdf
(u)   The Railway Safety Act; https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/r-4.2/
(v)    Any CP Rail documents applicable to the work may include but not limited to:
(i)     Grade Separation Application (2022)
(ii)     Operational Constraints (2019)
(iii)     Flagging Protocol (2019)
(iv)     CP Crash Wall Requirements
(v)     Proposed Overhead Structure Clearances for New Construction
(vi)     Minimum Safety Requirements for Contractors Working on CP Property in Canada (“CP Safety 
Requirements”), available online https://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp- 
site/Documents/safety-requirements-contractors-Canada-Oct-2018.pdf

 

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