Services for the Preliminary Design Study of Empress Street Corridor Improvement

Full Title: Professional Consulting Services for the Preliminary Design Study of Empress Street Corridor Improvement between St Matthews Av and Saskatchewan Av.

D4. SCOPE OF SERVICES

D4.1 The Services required under this Contract shall consist of Preliminary Design of Empress St between St Matthews Avenue and Saskatchewan Avenue, as outlined in D6, and in accordance with the following:
(a) reconstruction/rehabilitation of concrete pavements;
(b) geometric improvements;
(c) pedestrian and cycling facilities that may include protected bike lanes, multi-use pathways, and sidewalks;
(d) slope stabilization.
D4.1.1 The Services required under D4.1 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.
D4.1.2 Unless otherwise specified below, Appendix A – Definition of Professional Consultant Services – Engineering shall be applicable to the provision of Professional Engineering Services for this Project.

D4.2 The following shall apply to the Services:
(a) City of Winnipeg Green Building Policy: New City-Owned Buildings and major additions
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=5989
(b)   Universal Design Policy 
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=3604
(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)   Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CSA S6-19.
(h)   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
(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)     Winnipeg Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies, http://walkbike.winnipeg.ca
(m)  Current and best practices in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure design.
(n)   City of Winnipeg’s Project Management Manual and associated templates and processes; 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2
(o)   City of Winnipeg’s Investment Planning Manual and associated templates and processes; 
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2
(p)   City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law (200/2006);
(q)   The Accessibility for Manitobans Act; 
http://www.accessibilitymb.ca/pdf/accessibility_for_manitobans_act.pdf
(r)    Public Engagement Guidelines
https://winnipeg.ca/PublicEngagement/pdfs/PublicEngagementRequirements.pdf

D4.3  The funds available for this Contract are $600,000.00

 

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