HomeMy WebLinkAboutKittelson_Diamond Bar OnCall Traffic and TransportationMarch 17, 2026
Christian Malpica
Associate Engineer/Project Manager
City of Diamond Bar
Department of Public Works
21810 East Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
RE: CITY OF DIAMOND BAR – PROPOSAL FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SERVICES
Dear Christian Malpica:
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (Kittelson) provides on-call traffic engineering and transportation
planning services to agencies throughout California, including extensive experience
supporting municipal public works departments on an as-needed basis. Our staff has led
on-call professional services contracts for cities including Anaheim, Gardena, Irvine, Chino
Hills, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Oakland, Dublin, Concord, and San Francisco. This
experience allows Kittelson to respond quickly and efficiently to task orders while delivering
high-quality, timely work products.
Kittelson routinely performs traffic engineering and transportation planning services
consistent with the City’s scope of work, including VMT-based transportation impact analyses,
traffic operations analyses, parking and shared parking studies, active transportation
planning, roundabout conceptual design and assessments, traffic calming evaluations, traffic
signal design, and peer review of traffic studies. Our team emphasizes a multimodal approach
to ensure all modes of travel are appropriately considered and accommodated within the
transportation network. Kittelson also has experience supporting traffic management systems
and adaptive signal operations.
Mingmin Liu will serve as Project Manager for this contract and will be supported by Tim
Erney as Project Principal. As a Senior Principal at Kittelson, Tim is authorized to negotiate
contracts with the City. The proposed team is supported by a strong bench of technical
subject matter experts, providing the City with in-depth, state-of-the-practice traffic and
transportation engineering and planning expertise from our regional headquarters in Orange.
If you have any questions or require additional information regarding our qualifications or
services, please contact me at (510) 433-8084 or mliu@kittelson.com.
Sincerely,
KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mingmin Liu, RSP1 Tim Erney
Senior Engineering Associate/Project Manager Senior Principal Planner/Project Principal
City of Diamond Bar | Proposal 2
FIRM BACKGROUND
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (Kittelson)
has provided transportation engineering,
planning, and research services to public
agencies and private organizations since
1985. Today, Kittelson has a staff of more
than 425 in 30 offices across the US,
including three offices in California (Orange,
San Diego, Oakland, and Sacramento). With
this breadth of staffing, Kittelson is able to
meet client needs with national expertise and
local experience.
Kittelson’s Southern California regional
office, located in the city of Orange, was
established in 2014 and is currently staffed
by engineers and planners who have been
providing traffic engineering/operations,
safety and multimodal planning services to
cities and agencies throughout Orange and
Los Angeles Counties. Through this work,
Kittelson has developed deep familiarity
with local, regional, and state transportation
engineering and design requirements,
including best-practices and context-sensitive
treatments; we have experience working
with guidance and requirements from the
California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (CAMUTCD) and the California
Highway Design Manual (HDM), and have
contributed to national guidance such as the
Highway Safety Manual (HSM). Unique skills
and services that Kittelson brings within this
specialization area include:
/Traffic operations analysis
/Safety evaluations
/Signing and striping plans
/Multimodal transportation planning
/Vehicle-miles traveled (VMT)
calculations
/Travel demand modeling
/Land use alternative evaluation
/Smart mobility
/Transit operations analysis
Kittelson specializes in tailoring and linking
these analysis tools to provide a wide
array of information for multi-modal, air
quality and environmental justice regional
performance measure evaluation. We
also possess recent and local experience
working with cities, regional agencies
and Caltrans to develop concept designs,
signing/striping plans, and documentation
for projects along local and state facilities.
On-Call Professional Consulting Services
Kittelson brings significant experience
in the management and execution of
multiple simultaneous task orders under
on-call contract structures. Within the last
five years, Kittelson has been involved in
more than 30 on-call contracts providing
transportation engineering and planning
services to various cities and regional
agencies in California. Our team includes
licensed professional engineers and traffic
engineers as well as certified transportation
planners who together address the full
range of services identified in the RFP that
will be required by the City.
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Professional On-Call Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services
/Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning: Bicycle and
pedestrian master plans, pedestrian and
bicycle safety analysis, bikeway design
and engineering, alternatives analysis,
before/ after studies, universal/accessible
design, and research.
/Transportation Planning: Transportation
elements of specific plans and master
plans, travel demand estimates, impact
analysis for CEQA/NEPA documents, and
CEQA reform (including SB 743).
/Transit Planning: Systems planning,
transit operations assessments, transit
corridor alternatives evaluations, transit
station area planning, and transit funding
and policy development.
/Grant Application Support: Assistance
with preparation of applications for
funding from federal, state, and local
grant programs; identification of viable
public and private funding options; site
visits and other information gathering;
cost-benefit analysis for project
prioritization; evaluation of projects for
funding competitiveness; development of
conceptual designs and cost estimates to
support grant applications; writing and
assembling of applications.
/Research: Research activities for NCHRP,
TCRP, AASHTO, FHWA, state DOTs,
development of education and training
materials, and preparation of elements
for the Highway Safety Manual, Highway
Capacity Manual 2010, Traffic Signal
Timing Manual, and Transit Capacity and
Quality of Service Manual.
Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services
Kittelson is able to offer the City of Diamond
Bar full traffic and transportation engineering
services under this contract. Services include:
/Traffic Operations: Level-of-service
analyses, signal phasing and timing plans,
intersection control evaluations (ICE),
before/after analyses for transportation
improvements, ramp metering feasibility
plans/ implementation, traffic impact
studies, and traffic data collection.
/Development Services: Site assessments,
site design and circulation studies, access
control, parking layouts, transportation
demand management plans,
transportation management plans for
construction phases, and public process
and approvals support.
/Geometric Design: Planning, design
and operations of intersections and
interchanges; traffic signal design,
signing & striping plans, and roundabout
planning/design.
/Safety Analysis: Intersection safety
evaluations, road safety audits, systemic
safety analysis report (SSAR) projects,
statewide safety programs and training
courses, authorship of the Highway Safety
Manual (HSM), and development of safety
prioritization programs.
/Travel Demand Forecasting: Model
updates for smart growth and multi-
modal evaluations, on-call travel demand
modeling services, land use and roadway
inputs, application of model output,
development of growth rates, and
regional model development.
/Multimodal Planning: Complete
streets design, multimodal level of
service, active transportation planning,
alternative signing and striping plans, and
performance standards
We have identified additional technical
support staff to ensure that task orders are
delivered smoothly and provide technical
depth to the City’s projects. Each of the
identified staff have worked with Mingmin,
Tim, and the rest of the project team to
support similar traffic and transportation
engineering efforts throughout the region and
California more broadly.
Tim will support Mingmin by conducting
quality assurance activities to ensure the work
conducted and deliverables produced follow
Kittelson’s quality control procedures. These
quality measures are described in more detail
in the Approach section.
MEET YOUR TEAM
Mingmin Liu, as the overall team’s project
manager, will work with Tim Erney
(project principal) and the task leads to
direct the work to be completed, conduct
quality control of the work and associated
deliverables, ensure the work remains
on schedule and within budget, and, as
needed, to problem-solve around issues
that may arise.
Each of the named staff have the expertise, capacity, and availability to begin work on any
task order issued by the City of Diamond Bar and remain during the term of agreement.
In the event of any changes in lead personnel during the term of the agreement that are
outside of our firm’s control or at the City’s request, Mingmin will coordinate with the City
project manager to introduce new lead staff and gain City approval of the proposed change.
Resumes for Lead Personnel identified on the organization chart below are on the following
pages.
PROJECT PRINCIPAL
Tim Erney
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING / COORDINATION
Lead: Michael Sahimi, AICP
DESIGN/PS&E/PLAN CHECKING
Lead: Wade Scarbrough, PE
Samantha Liu, PE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
Mingmin Liu, RSP1
TRAFFIC STUDIES
Lead: Fernando Sotelo, TE, PTP
Qiming Sun, EIT
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS / SIGNAL OPERATIONS
Lead: Mingmin Liu, RSP1
MINGMIN LIU, PE, RSP1 | SENIOR ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE
PROJECT ROLE Project Manager
EDUCATION
MS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 8
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer: IN 12300062
Road Safety Professional Level 1 #EH903732
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Women in Transportation Seminar
Mingmin Liu holds a master’s degree in civil engineering with a concentration in transportation and research experience on E-scooter trips and probe data analysis. In addition, she brings professional consulting experience on traffic operations and simulation analysis for traffic impact studies and freeways. Mingmin is skilled in making data-driven decisions for transportation challenges.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE City of Livermore I-580 First Street Interchange Traffic Operations; Livermore, CA. The City of Livermore is preparing technical and environmental studies for the Vasco Road Interchange modification. Concurrently, the Valley Rail Link is preparing their own studies for the rail extension from Stockton to Pleasanton which will require widening the I-580 freeway median and selected bridge replacements. Kittelson prepared a traffic operations and forecasting assessment of the I-580/First Street interchange and bridge on an accelerated schedule to provide the City with key information needed to negotiate with the Valley Rail Link client.
City of Livermore I-580/Vasco Interchange PA/ED; Livermore, CA. Kittelson is supporting the City of Livermore for the project initiation document (PID) and project approval and environmental document (PA&ED) phases of a project to improve the interchange at Vasco Road with I-580 in Livermore, CA. Mingmin is leading the traffic operations analysis on this project that will determine the most appropriate interchange form for the reconfigured intersection, perform and intersection control evaluation to determine ramp intersection control strategies (roundabout, signal, etc.), and determine the number of lanes needed to accommodate the projected demand under existing and future conditions.
City of Alameda Citywide Roundabout Analysis; Alameda, CA. As part of an on-call transportation engineering contract, Kittelson worked with the City of Alameda on a comprehensive effort related to the potential location, design, and implementation of roundabouts throughout the city. Mingmin served as key staff on a task to provide peer review of a roundabout design on Pacific & Central Avenue/Third.
MTC I-880 Express Lane Before/After Studies; Alameda County, CA. For the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Kittelson conducted a Before Study (2016-2017) and an After Study (2020) related to the conversion of 44 lane miles (25 miles southbound, 19 miles northbound) of high-occupancy vehicle lanes to express lanes on I-880 between Oakland and Milpitas. Mingmin helped with the data management and preparation of the report.
FDOT District 5 I-75 PD&E Traffic Study; Districtwide, FL. Under an existing on-call master agreement with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 5, Kittelson is conducting traffic/safety analysis and preparing Project Traffic Analysis Reports (PTARs). Mingmin assisted with traffic forecasting and building the VISSIM model for several different design alternatives.
TIMOTHY ERNEY | SENIOR PRINCIPAL PLANNER
PROJECT ROLE Principal-in-Charge/QA-QC
EDUCATION
MCP Transportation Planning, University of California, Berkeley
MS Transportation Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
BS Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 28
AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association (APA), Member
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Member
Tim Erney is a transportation planner with extensive experience on planning and engineering projects in California. His primary focus has been on managing analyses and documentation for conceptual/final design projects, access and circulation studies, sustainable transportation practices, travel demand management (TDM) measures, parking evaluations, pedestrian and bicycle reviews, and data collection programs. In addition, Tim has performed detailed technical analyses of local and regional roadway facilities, including traffic forecasting, modal split analyses, traffic diversion, grade crossing studies, and operational analyses. He has experience coordinating with local and regional transportation and environmental agencies in California and has been leading the firm’s efforts on the evaluation of emerging technologies, alternative evaluation metrics, and the impacts of new mobility services on land use and circulation networks.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE City of Anaheim On-Call Transportation Engineering/Planning Service; Anaheim, CA. Tim is the project manager for an on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering services contract with the City of Anaheim Public Works Department.
Circulation Element Update. Tim is managing the preparation of an update to the Circulation Element of the General Plan. This will include new goals, policies and infrastructure projects to support anticipated new development across the city, including specific approaches to address multimodal travel, active transportation, transit, and shared-mobility services.
Transportation Impact Fee Update. As project manager, Tim is managing an update to the citywide TIF, which will help fund implementation of multimodal improvements, including transit and active transportation projects. The project includes a nexus study to support the linkage between the new fees and the anticipated development levels.
Transit Options Review. Kittelson provided planning support to the Mayor’s Transit Option Task Force, a group representing major public and private stakeholders that may benefit from the implementation of a new, fixed-guideway transit system in the Anaheim Resort Area. Tim is the project manager for this project, which included identifying new transit mobility options to provide high-quality connections between major destinations, including the Anaheim Convention Center, Angel’s Stadium, the Honda Center, and Disneyland.
Broadway and Anaheim Boulevard Intersection Control Evaluation. Kittelson led the intersection control evaluation of Broadway and Anaheim Boulevard. As project principal, Tim oversaw the data collection and helped conduct the intersection analysis, comparing the operational analysis for a roundabout alternative against the existing traffic signal operations.
MICHAEL SAHIMI, AICP | SENIOR PLANNER
PROJECT ROLE Multimodal Planning Lead
EDUCATION
Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Transportation Policy and Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Urban Studies, University of California, Irvine
BA, Criminology, Law, and Society, University of California, Irvine
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 11
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners, #32066
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American Planning Association (APA), Member
Michael Sahimi is a senior transportation planner with 10 years of experience conducting CEQA and non-CEQA multimodal transportation assessments for land use and transportation projects. Michael has extensive experience in CEQA and the technical aspects of transportation planning, including vehicle operations analysis, VMT impact analysis, travel demand forecasting, and non-motorized assessments. His work in Southern California has also included active transportation planning, conceptual design, multimodal safety analysis, and community engagement.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE City of Anaheim Circulation Element Update; Anaheim, CA. Kittelson is preparing an update to the Circulation Element of the General Plan, which will outline the future transportation network, goals, and policies for the City for the next 10 years. For this effort, Kittelson has assessed existing and future conditions, determining how new development potential (such as Disneyland Forward, OC Vibe! and Big A:2050) could affect transportation conditions. From this assessment, Kittelson will identify citywide roadway improvements to minimize congestion. Kittelson has developed new goals and policies to plan for future mobility services, including shared-ride vehicles, micro-mobility, micro-transit, active transportation, connected/autonomous vehicles, and local transit. As deputy project manager, Michael has led the preparation of public and stakeholder outreach materials, citywide LOS analysis, and multimodal goal and policy recommendations.
City of Lake Forest General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report (EIR); Lake Forest, CA. Kittelson conducted a transportation analysis for the Lake Forest General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) document as well as developed the General Plan’s transportation policies and objectives. Michael’s role included examining existing transportation conditions to establish a baseline and understand the city’s transportation needs; he developed the mobility element with goals, policies, and a circulation network to accommodate the City’s buildout. As part of the environmental documentation, Michael assisted in incorporating land use alternatives into the City’s travel demand model, prepared a transportation analysis for the EIR, and worked with the City to develop SB 743-consistent VMT metrics to assess the General Plan Update’s transportation impacts under CEQA.
FERNANDO SOTELO, TE | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
ROLE Traffic Studies
EDUCATION
MS, Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Southern California
BS, Naval Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE26
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Traffic Engineer: CA #2770
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Orange County Traffic Engineers Council Awards
Fernando Sotelo has extensive experience in the technical aspects of transportation planning, including travel demand forecasting, traffic impact analyses, and parking demand studies. His experience with traffic and parking analyses includes several schools and a variety of land development uses, such as warehousing, mixed use, commercial, and recreation projects. Fernando understands the complexities of transportation planning and has prepared transportation sections of Environmental Impact Reports for major projects such as general plan updates and specific plans. Fernando has also been involved with assisting cities in the implementation of VMT metrics for environmental review to comply with new requirements to use VMT as the metric to evaluate transportation impact. Efforts include reviewing strategies and programs to identify reductions to the use of single occupancy automobiles, promote the use of TDM measures to reduce VMT from land use projects, and identify potential VMT reduction programs.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE Laurel Elementary School Circulation and Parking Study; Brea, CA. Fernando served as project principal for the preparation of a traffic circulation and parking study for Laurel Elementary School. In addition to conducting the study, Fernando led a stakeholder meeting with school staff and parents, the school district, City public works and police to discuss issues and potential solutions. Physical and operational recommendations were prepared to improve parking and traffic within and in the vicinity of the school campus. Several phases of improvements were prepared, ranging from low-cost short-term, to costly long-term reconfigurations.
City of Fontana Downtown Core Project; Fontana, CA. Kittelson developed a circulation plan with substantial modifications to the downtown area and prepared a transportation analysis for proposed Downtown Core Project. Kittelson provided conceptual designs to accommodate a substantial amount of traffic, bicycle and pedestrian activity in the area, while considering constraints with the available roadway right of way. Several concepts were considered including roundabouts, angled and parallel parking configurations, and several bike and transit facility configurations. Fernando served as the technical lead and project manager.
Traffic Impact Analysis for the Wellbrook Senior Living Facility; Fountain Valley, CA. Fernando was the technical lead for the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for the Wellbrook Senior Living Facility, to be constructed on a vacant lot in the city of Fountain Valley. Existing traffic conditions were used as the baseline for the analysis and to evaluate the potential impacts of the proposed project. The overall purpose of the TIA was to inform the City’s decision makers and the general public if the proposed project would result in any significant impacts. The TIA evaluated existing and future traffic conditions at several intersections around the project study area, site access, internal circulation, and vehicular queuing.
WADE SCARBROUGH, PE | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
PROJECT ROLE Signing & Striping, Design Lead
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Idaho
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
29
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer: CA (#75332), OR (#65552), WA (#48729)
Oregon Department of Transportation Traffic Signal Inspector (#43474)
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Wade routinely performs transportation studies and develops geometric plans for systems ranging from trail crossings to major arterial corridors. He is particularly adept at generating and refining conceptual transportation solutions that safely and seamlessly accommodate all modes, contribute to the quality of the place that is being created/enhanced, and are responsive to design standards and budget realities. His experience includes preparing plan, specification, and cost estimate (PS&E) documents for traffic design elements including roundabouts, traffic signals, intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications, signing & striping, street lighting, and traffic control and detour plans. Throughout his career, Wade has worked collaboratively with agencies to evaluate and implement multimodal transportation enhancements.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE City of Happy Valley 172nd Avenue/190th Drive Corridor Plan Update; Happy Valley, OR. As project manager, Wade led developing corridor concepts from the initial vision concepts stage, which consisted of broad alignment and network options, and 15% design level plan and profile plans of the final selected alternative. Throughout the process, he worked closely with public stakeholders, technical agency staff, multidisciplinary team members, and the project management team to evaluate and screen each of the concepts with respect to the project evaluation criteria. Wade was responsible for documenting the design/evaluation processes at each stage, and he presented the project findings and recommendations to the numerous adoption agencies involved.
City of Tigard 72nd Avenue/Dartmouth Road Intersection Improvement; Tigard, OR. Working with a multidisciplinary team, Wade assisted in developing preliminary geometric plans for intersection improvements, which involved preparing final signing, striping, and street lighting designs. He reviewed and coordinated with the development team that prepared the signal design.
Washington County Baseline Road Improvements; Washington County, OR. As project manager, Wade led the final preparations of the PS&E documents for three traffic signal modifications, new street lighting, signing & striping, and traffic control plans. He designed approximately 4.5 miles of new fiber-optic interconnect communication along Baseline Rd. and Brookwood Pkwy, including several new ITS cabinets and pan, tilt, zoom cameras.
ODOT OR 99W Denver Avenue/Schmeer Road; Portland, OR; Project Manager. Wade designed the new traffic signal at N Denver Ave. (OR 99W) /N Schmeer Rd. and the interconnect system along N Denver Ave. Constructed by ODOT and operated by the City of Portland, this new signal system required coordinating with both agencies to ensure that the design standards and operational needs of both agencies were met.
City of Diamond Bar | Proposal 10
COMPARABLE PROJECTS
City of Anaheim On-Call Transportation Engineering/Planning Services
CONTACT PERSON: Rafael Cobian, 200 S. Anaheim
Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805, 714.765.4991
Since 2017, Kittelson has held an on-call
contact for transportation planning and traffic
engineering services with the City of Anaheim
Public Works Department. As part of the
contract, Kittelson has been providing planning,
operations, design, technical support, and
management support to the City. Task orders
have included the following:
/Broadway & Anaheim Boulevard ICE:
Kittelson provided conceptual design
services for a roundabout at the intersection
of Broadway and Anaheim. For the first
phase of this project, Kittelson prepared
an Intersection Control Evaluation
(ICE) memorandum. Kittelson collected
weekday and weekend peak multimodal
volumes and conducted a site visit to
ensure that the proposed roundabout’s
design would accommodate vehicles,
pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit. The
memorandum included level of service
and queuing analysis and a recommended
roundabout configuration. Following this
technical analysis and recommendation,
Kittelson developed an initial roundabout
configuration at a scaled sketch planning
level over aerial photography; this design
concept included recommended bicycle and
pedestrian facilities and potential right-of-
way impacts around the roundabout.
/Transportation Impact Fee Update.
Kittelson is leading an update to the
citywide transportation impact fee
(TIF) program, which will be focused on
providing active transportation and transit
infrastructure to support the anticipated
new development. As the current fee is
designed to primarily support roadway
widening and intersection improvements,
new projects are being developed to
improve mobility and circulation for all
modes of travel. To support the new TIF, a
nexus study is being prepared to provide the
linkages between the projects and the fee.
/Circulation Element Update: Kittelson
updated the circulation element of the
General Plan, which outlines the future
transportation network, goals, and policies
for the City for the next 10 years. Kittelson
assessed conditions at 250 intersections
throughout the city, determining how
new development potential could affect
operations at intersections of major arterial
roadways. From this assessment, Kittelson
identified citywide roadway improvements
to improve congestion. Kittelson also helped
develop new policies to plan for future
mobility services, including shared-ride
vehicles, micromobility, microtransit, active
transportation, connected/autonomous
vehicles, and local transit. Kittelson updated
the City’s transportation impact analysis
guidelines to account for the new polices
and ensure consistency with statewide
Senate Bill (SB) 743 requirements.
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Professional On-Call Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services
/ATAM Update: Kittelson is supporting an
update to the City’s travel demand model
(ATAM) to account for the new Circulation
Element and major development projects.
The highlight of this work is the creation
of a post-processor that will allow easy
conversion of the model link volumes to
intersection turning movement volumes for
use in the intersection operations analysis.
City of Orange On-Call Traffic Engineering Services
CONTACT PERSON: Larry Tay, City Traffic Engineer,
300 E. Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866,
714.744.5525
Kittelson is providing on-call traffic engineering
services to the City of Orange in support of
their municipal transportation needs. Services
provided under this contract include traffic
studies, data collection, operational analysis,
safety evaluations, and technical memoranda.
Delivered on an as-needed basis, Kittelson
coordinates closely with agency staff to support
timely decision-making.
/Maple Avenue Before and After Study:
Kittelson is conducting a before-and-after
study evaluating the impacts of speed
cushion installation on Maple Avenue. The
work includes traffic speed and volume
data collection, diversion analysis on
parallel corridors, and technical memoranda
documenting findings and recommendations
for the City of Orange.
City of Gardena On-Call Traffic Studies
CONTACT PERSON: Lisa Kranitz, 1700 West 162nd
Street, Gardena, CA 90247, 310.450.9585
Kittelson has prepared transportation
analyses for multiple projects within the city
of Gardena. As part of these studies, Kittelson
has conducted VMT impact analysis and local
transportation assessments consistent with
the City’s updated traffic study guidelines. The
following are a sample of our work in the city:
/Evergreen Row Townhomes: Kittelson
prepared a local transportation assessment
for this proposed residential project. The site
is currently zoned as General Commercial,
and the proposed project, which will
require a zone change and a General Plan
amendment, would provide 84 three-story
attached townhomes with two affordable
units. Kittelson determined that the project
would be screened out of a detailed VMT
analysis under the City’s guidelines, and
conducted a local transportation assessment
which included trip generation, distribution
and assignment for the proposed project
and nearby cumulative projects.
/141st and Normandie Townhomes: Kittelson
conducted a local transportation assessment
for this proposed 50 three-story attached
townhomes project. The site is currently
zoned as Single Family Residential and
Medium Density Multiple-Unit Residential,
and the proposed project would require a
zone change to Multiple-Unit Residential.
Kittelson determined that the project would
be screened out of a detailed VMT analysis
under the City’s guidelines, and conducted
assessments for the proposed project and
nearby cumulative projects.
/1108 West 141st Street General Plan
Amendment and Zoning Change Project:
Kittelson conducted a CEQA VMT impact
analysis and a local transportation
assessment for this mixed-use project.
The site is currently designated Medium
Residential and High Residential and
currently provides surface parking for the
Lucky Lady Casino located directly to
the east. The proposed project includes
a General Plan amendment and a zoning
change to redesignate the property
as General Commercial with a Mixed-
Use Overlay. The transportation study
City of Diamond Bar | Proposal 12
analyzed the project as a mixed-use project
with hotel and restaurant components.
Kittelson determined that the project’s
hotel component would not screen out
of a VMT impact analysis and conducted
a VMT assessment of the hotel using the
City’s spreadsheet-based VMT tool. Due to
the impact findings, Kittelson developed
mitigation measures, proposing a transit
TDM strategy to reduce employee VMT to
less-than-significant levels. Kittelson also
conducted a local transportation assessment
for the proposed project, a residential
alternative, and nearby cumulative projects.
/Hotel Development Standards General
Plan & Zoning Code Amendment Project:
The City recently proposed to amend the
General Plan and Zoning Code to provide
for new and revised development standards
specific to amenity hotels. The project
consisted of: 1) a General Plan Amendment
to amend the Land Use Plan for the General
Commercial and Industrial designations
to allow for an increased floor area ratio
(FAR) for specific uses or zones along
major collectors and arterials; and 2) Zoning
Code Amendments to amend the hotel
development standards specific to amenity
hotels and to provide minor clean-up and
revisions to the Zoning Code. Kittelson
conducted the VMT analysis in support of
the CEQA documentation. This included
preparing VMT mitigation measures to
reduce VMT impacts at several locations
proposed to have updated hotel standards.
REFERENCES
1
Rafael Cobian
City of Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
714.765.4991
2
Larry Tay
City of Orange
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
714.744.5525
3
Lisa Kranitz
City of Gardena
1700 West 162nd Street
Gardena, CA 90247
310.450.9585
REQUIRED STATEMENTS
Terms and conditions outlined in the
consulting services agreement attached to the
City of Diamond Bar’s request for proposals
are acceptable with the exceptions provided
at the end of this document.
Our firm has sufficient staff capacity and
depth to support this on-call contract and to
respond promptly to individual task orders
as issued. The key personnel identified for
this contract are currently available and have
the flexibility to accommodate varying task
order scopes, schedules, and levels of effort.
Staffing resources will be assigned on a
task-order basis to ensure timely completion
of all work while maintaining continuity and
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Professional On-Call Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services
The requested revisions to Section 9 of the City’s Consultant Services Agreement are intended to align the
indemnification provision with California Civil Code section 2782.8, which governs indemnity and defense
obligations for design professionals and is deemed incorporated into the Agreement by operation of law.
As revised, the provision clarifies that any duty to indemnify or defend is limited to claims that arise out of,
pertain to, or relate to the Consultant’s negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct, and that any defense
obligation may not exceed the Consultant’s proportionate share of fault. These changes do not eliminate the
City’s statutory protections, but ensure the provision is enforceable, consistent with applicable law, and does
not impose obligations that exceed those permitted for design professional services under California law.
9. Indemnification.
To the maximum extent permitted by Civil Code section 2782.8, Consultant shall indemnify, defend
with counsel approved by City, and hold harmless City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers
(“Indemnitees”) from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation) of every nature arising
out of or in connection with: (1) Any and all claims under Workers’ Compensation Act and other employee
benefit acts with respect to Consultant’s employees or Consultant’s contractor’s employees arising out of
Consultant’s work under this Agreement; and
(2) Any and all claims arising out of Consultant’s performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with
any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, regardless of City’s passive negligence, but excepting
such loss or damage which is caused by the sole active negligence or willful misconduct of the City but
only to the extent such claims arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful
misconduct of Consultant. Should City in its sole discretion find Consultant’s legal counsel unacceptable,
then Consultant shall reimburse the City its costs of defense, including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
duty or cost to defend shall not exceed Consultant’s proportionate percentage of fault, as determined in
accordance with Civil Code section 2782.8. Upon a finding of liability by a court of competent jurisdiction,
Tthe Consultant shall promptly pay any final judgment rendered against the Indemnitees. It is expressly
understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions are intended to be limited by and interpreted
consistently with as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State of California, including Cal.
Civ. Code 2782.8 and will survive termination of this Agreement. Except for the Indemnitees, this Agreement
shall not be construed to extend to any third-party indemnification rights of any kind.
(3) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold indemnitees entirely
harmless from all liability arising out of any claim, loss, injury to or death of persons or damage to property
caused by the negligent professional act or omission in the performance of professional services pursuant to
this Agreement.
The requested revisions to Section 12 of the City’s Consultant Services Agreement clarify when ownership
of materials transfers, protect the Consultant’s pre‑existing intellectual property, and appropriately allocate
risk associated with reuse or modification of the materials. Conditioning conveyance on full payment
reflects standard professional services practice and ensures a fair exchange of value. The revisions also
confirm that any pre‑existing tools, methodologies, or intellectual property used by the Consultant remain
the Consultant’s property, while granting the City a license sufficient to use the materials for the purposes
contemplated by the Agreement. Finally, the changes clarify that the Consultant should not be responsible
for outcomes resulting from unauthorized modification, reuse, or reliance beyond the intended scope, which
aligns with professional services norms and avoids unintended and uninsurable risk exposure.
12. Ownership of Materials. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, and subject to Consultant’s
receipt of full payment of all amounts due, all materials provided by Consultant in the performance of
this Agreement shall be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or
dissemination by City for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Consultant retains all right, title, and interest in and to any pre-existing materials, proprietary information,
methodologies, templates, know-how, or intellectual property of Consultant, whether or not incorporated
into the materials delivered to City. To the extent any such pre-existing materials are incorporated,
Consultant grants City a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use them solely for the purposes contemplated
by this Agreement. City shall not modify, reuse, or rely upon the materials for any other purpose without
Consultant’s prior written consent, and Consultant shall have no liability for any unauthorized modification,
reuse, or reliance. Consultant may, however, make and retain such copies of said documents and materials as
Consultant may desire.
The requested revisions to Section 19 of the City’s Consultant Services Agreement clarify that the “time is
of the essence” requirement is subject to the applicable professional standard of care. An unqualified “time
is of the essence” provision can be interpreted to impose strict or absolute liability for schedule adherence,
which is inconsistent with the nature of professional services. Tying timing obligations to the professional
standard of care preserves the City’s expectation of diligent and timely performance while ensuring the
provision remains consistent with industry standards and does not create unintended or uninsurable
obligations for the Consultant.
19. Time Is of the Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement, subject to Consultant’s performance of
the Services in accordance with the applicable professional standard of care. Consultant shall do all things
necessary and incidental to the prosecution of Consultant’s work consistent with such standard of care.
City of Diamond Bar | Proposal 14
APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
The City of Diamond Bar must implement
transportation network improvements to
maintain quality of life while accommodating
continued residential and commercial growth,
increased multimodal travel, and regional
through-traffic seeking alternatives to SR-57
congestion. These improvements must
address local traffic and parking demands
from entitled development while minimizing
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in compliance
with state requirements.
Kittelson offers experienced traffic
engineering and transportation planning staff
available to the City on an as-needed basis.
Our team brings extensive on-call experience
with agencies throughout Southern California,
delivering VMT-based impact analyses,
traffic operations and parking studies, active
transportation planning, roundabout and
traffic calming evaluations, traffic signal
design, and peer review of traffic studies.
All services emphasize a comprehensive,
multimodal approach to ensure safe and
efficient accommodation of all travel modes.
SCOPE OF SERVICE TYPE
Conduct or review traffic engineering studies,
traffic operations analyses, and transportation
planning studies.
Kittelson has completed transportation
impact analyses and EIRs in Orange County
and throughout the Southern California region
in support of development projects, specific
plans, corridor studies, and citywide general
plans.
Key analysis steps are as follows:
/Analysis Methodology: Determine the
analysis methodology and assumptions
consistent with the City’s TIA Handbook
and analysis screening criteria. Confirm
the analysis scenarios, study area, analysis
tools, data sources, and significance
thresholds with the City and review
agencies.
/Transportation Impact Analysis:
Complete a Local Transportation Analysis
(LTA) to demonstrate conformance with
multi-modal transportation strategies,
goals, and policies in the General Plan
and address adverse effects to the
transportation system. Complete technical
transportation analyses and evaluate
impacts to determine CEQA findings of
significance (for EIR). The transportation
impact analysis will consist of: existing
study area conditions; approved projects
and future background conditions;
project trip generation; trip distribution
and assignment; impact analysis and
mitigation; and on-site circulation. The LTA
may include LOS analyses if used for non-
CEQA purposes.
/Technical Report and Administrative
Draft EIR (ADEIR): Prepare a standalone
transportation technical report that will be
used as the basis for the transportation
section of the ADEIR. The report and
ADEIR will summarize the analysis
and significance findings. In addition,
the transportation section will include
the evaluation of project alternatives
that would be proposed to reduce any
significant impacts of the project. In
conjunction with the technical report, we
will provide information needed to prepare
air quality/greenhouse gas emissions and
noise studies (i.e., roadway segment traffic
volumes, trip generation, and VMT for all
scenarios).
/Response to Comments and Final EIR:
After the public review period closes,
prepare responses to comments received
on the transportation section of the DEIR.
As needed, attend public hearings during
the approval process.
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SCOPE OF SERVICE TYPE
Conduct traffic calming analysis and design
Kittelson offers the City experience with traffic
calming evaluation and design, with recent
neighborhood traffic calming experience
across the state. The scope of services for a
typical assessment and design is as follows:
/Collect data including traffic volumes,
vehicle speeds, and collisions by mode
/Determine whether the City’s traffic
calming standards are met. Standards
may be for daily vehicle volumes, 85th
percentile speeds, and/or collision
patterns.
/Identify potential design solutions,
including the types of devices, locations/
spacing, and potential impacts. Develop
one or more design concepts.
/Conduct community outreach (survey or
in-person field visits) to assess residents’
support for traffic calming devices
/Develop draft and final PS&E for selected
traffic calming devices
SCOPE OF SERVICE TYPE
Design traffic signal system including plans,
specifications, engineer’s cost estimate and
contract bid documents
The Kittelson team has prepared signing,
marking, and striping plans for complete
streets projects throughout the state. Key
scope tasks are as follows:
/Complete traffic operations analysis for
existing and future conditions
/Collect additional data needed to
support the development of the plans –
for example, parking and loading zone
utilization, pedestrian and bicycle volumes,
and bus stop inventory
/Determine intersection configurations,
including turn lanes and queue length
/Determine mid-block typical cross
sections, including lane dimensions,
parking and loading areas
/Identify applicable design standards or
standard details from the or Caltrans
/Set up basemap and plan sheet layout
/Prepare 35% plans
/Prepare initial and final PS&E
SCOPE OF SERVICE TYPE
Perform technical studies and develop
alternative analysis and preliminary engineering
design
Kittelson offers the City local and national
experience in completing final design for
transportation projects. Key scope elements are
as follows:
/Development of Scope and Work Plan:
Before the contract award, we will ask to
meet with City staff to discuss the specifics
of the project, the City’s expectations, the
nuances of the project, and the community’s
expectations. In this way, we can develop the
contract scope to directly reflect a mutual
agreement among all parties. In addition,
our work plan will be based directly on the
scope of work. The smallest details of our
work plan will be consistent with the City’s
expectations, which will avoid surprises and
misunderstandings during project delivery.
/Field Visits and Data Collection: Our team
members will gather all readily accessible
background information on the project and
will visit the site during scope development.
This will confirm that our understanding
of the project is as complete as possible,
and will help to answer any technical
questions prior to contract award. We would
typically ask to make a field visit prior to
contract award with a City representative
familiar with the project, so that we can be
on the same page regarding our project
understanding and site constraints.
/Conceptual/Preliminary Design: If
conceptual design has not been completed,
the Kittelson team will include preliminary
design tasks in the scope of work for the
project. The Kittelson team will analyze
alternatives to determine relative impacts
and prepare preliminary construction cost
estimates to assist the City in evaluating
each alternative. For each alternative,
we will identify the right-of-way impacts
and address the required environmental
clearance and documentation.
If conceptual/preliminary design tasks have
already been completed, the Kittelson team
will verify that no elements of the project
require modification due to any updates in
design standards or similar requirements
that may have occurred between the
conceptual design phase and the start of
City of Diamond Bar | Proposal 16
final design. If elements require modification,
the Kittelson team will promptly notify the
City to ensure that a collaborative approach
can be taken to resolving the issue.
/Final Design: The completion of plans,
specifications, and cost estimates—or
PS&E—is the heart of the final design phase.
This phase will also include the acquisition
of any necessary right-of-way; the Kittelson
team can produce legal descriptions,
appraisal maps, and right-of-way maps
necessary for any fee takes or temporary
construction easements. The Kittelson
team will prepare specifications and special
provisions based on the local jurisdiction or
City’s standards, “Greenbook” or Caltrans
standard specifications, and other related
agency standards if required. A construction
cost estimate will be produced for the City,
identifying all bid items.
SCOPE OF SERVICES TYPE
Provide traffic control device studies and design
(signs, signals, pavement markings, electronic
speed feedback signs and pedestrian beacons)
The Kittelson team has prepared signing,
marking, and striping plans for complete streets
projects throughout the state. Key scope tasks
are as follows:
/Complete traffic operations analysis for
existing and future conditions
/Collect additional data needed to support
the development of the plans – for example,
parking and loading zone utilization,
pedestrian and bicycle volumes, and bus
stop inventory
/Determine intersection configurations,
including turn lanes and queue length
/Determine mid-block typical cross sections,
including lane dimensions, parking and
loading areas
/Identify applicable design standards or
standard details from the City or Caltrans
/Set up basemap and plan sheet layout
/Prepare 35% plans
/Prepare initial and final PS&E
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Kittelson is committed to delivering high-quality
work through a firmwide quality assurance and
quality control (QA/QC) program that ensures
deliverables meet project objectives and client
expectations. The program is supported by
internal QA/QC tools and templates available to
all staff.
Tim Erney, the project principal and a
regional leader at Kittelson, oversees
quality management for the City’s On-Call
assignments. He is experienced in implementing
Kittelson’s QA/QC processes and ensuring
consistent, high-quality deliverables.
All project deliverables are reviewed by
task leads and the project manager and
coordinated by a QA/QC manager. QA/QC
roles, responsibilities, and review timelines are
documented in an internal quality management
plan and schedule, which can be shared with
the City at the start of each task order.
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ADDENDUM NO. 1
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Professional On-Call Traffic and Transportation Engineering Services
The following questions and responses to the Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be incorporated into the solicitation documents for the above-referenced Design Consultant Services project. This addendum forms part of the Contract Documents and the Consultant shall
sign this page as acknowledgement of receipt of Addendum No. 1 and attach it to the RFP.
David G. Liu, P.E. Date Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Consultant's Authorized Signature