INDOT RFP 1601 – ITEM 7

INDOT RFP 1601 – ITEM 7

ON CALL - PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1

Janssen & Spaans Engineering, Inc. (JSE)

Responsible Office: Thank you for the opportunity to provide our Letter of Interest and Qualifications for the On-Call Project Development Services in the Vincennes District. Janssen & Spaans Engineering (JSE) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified consulting firm comprised of veteran staff with significant INDOT experience in the many aspects of roadway design, bridge design, bridge rehabilitation, intersection improvement, landslide correction, environmental investigation, and project management. Our previous INDOT design efforts have attained excellent results, as evidenced by our outstanding evaluations. JSE’s main office is located in Indianapolis with a branch office in Columbus, Indiana. We are able to serve the needs of INDOT from both of our Indiana office locations. EXPERIENCED PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS Our team is comprised of highly-qualified transportation engineering companies that have extensive and relevant experienced staff available for these On-Call assignments. Ron Webb, PE will lead our team as our Project Manager. He has over 28 years of experience in all aspects of transportation engineering and project management. Ron has demonstrated a proven ability to successfully deliver INDOT projects, find cost savings, and accelerate project delivery thereby providing a value-added benefit to INDOT. Ron will be assisted by Susanna Oakley, PE as the hydraulics design lead, Jeff Matern as the bridge design lead, and by Lisa Casler, PE and Frank Sailer, PE who will provide Quality Control on each project assignment. We have also added VS Engineering to our team to provide additional capacity to ensure all of the Vincennes District’s needs are met ahead of schedule and within budget. KEY VALUES THAT WILL BENEFIT THE INDOT VINCENNES DISTRICT Proven Track Record and Design Experience with INDOT Project Manager, Task Leaders and Support Staff with over 1300 Years of Transportation Design Experience Successful Working Relationships with INDOT Vincennes District Superior Knowledge of INDOT’s Plan Development and Approval Processes Provided Value Engineering Services on over 30 INDOT Projects Recommended over $60 million of Construction and R/W Saving Ideas Through the INDOT Plan Review Contract Realized over $15 Million of Cost Savings through Open Roads on INDOT Projects Statewide Independent QC Reviews by JSE Consultant Plan Review Team ISO 9001:2008 Certified, Dedicated QC Division and Director

9120 Harrison Park Ct Indianapolis, IN 46216 317-254-9686

Authorized Negotiator: Philip L. Kuntz, P.E. [email protected] Executive Vice President

Project Manager: Ron Webb, P.E. [email protected]

Proposed Qualifications 5.2 JSE/Little River Consultants (LR) 5.3 Little River Consultants (LR) 5.5 Little River Consultants (LR) 5.6 Little River Consultants (LR) 5.12 Hydrogeology, Inc. (HY) 6.1 JSE/VS Engineering (VS) 7.1 Franco Consulting Engineers (FCE) 8.1 JSE/VS Engineering (VS) 9.1 10.1

JSE JSE

11.1 JSE 12.2 VS Engineering (VS) JSE 77%

VS 15%

LR 4%

HY 1%

FCE 3%

1/26/2016

PRACTICAL DESIGN

QUALITY ASSURANCE

VINCENNES DISTRICT



IDENTIFICATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY STAFF JSE offers an absolute commitment to provide the highest quality transportation services to ensure that INDOT’s needs are continuously met and that our projects incorporate practical design, remain on budget, and are delivered on schedule. Our experience as one of only three INDOT plan review consultants and our relevant design skills makes us uniquely qualified to provide the design and project management services for on-call project assignments. To date, JSE has provided design services for 20 different INDOT on-call contracts. Through the INDOT Consultant Plan Review contract and our District on-call contracts, we are in constant communication with INDOT Vincennes District and Central Office staff. We are aware of new design memos, specification and standard drawing changes, and design manual updates before the changes are released to the rest of the consulting community. We have also worked with INDOT on rewriting the Roadway Design chapters of the Indiana Design Manual. We have spent countless hours on research, along with obtaining specialized education and training in preparation for writing the new chapters of the IDM and assisting with defining Practical Design criteria. SUB-CONSULTANTS VS Engineering (VS) is an Indiana-owned and operated professional engineering consulting firm that provides cost-effective solutions to civil engineering problems routinely encountered by municipalities, counties, and the private sector. VS is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

Little River Consultants (LR) will join our team to assist with environmental documentation, waterway permitting, and mitigation and monitoring as is needed. They provide high-quality technical expertise in the environmental field in the most cost-efficient manner possible. Little River is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

Franco Consulting Engineers (FCE) was founded with a goal to provide a comprehensive range of quality design and geotechnical and construction-related testing services compatible with the needs of its clients, on time, and at a competitive rate. Their office is uniquely equipped to provide an expanded scope of specialized foundation and geotechnical engineering and materials testing services. Franco Consulting Engineers is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

Hydrogeology Inc. specializes in hydrogeologic studies, with an emphasis on, but not limited to, karst geology. Their company has over sixty years of research and consulting experience in these areas and have conducted and presented research both nationally and internationally.

CAPACITY OF PRIME CONSULTANT Our entire staff at JSE is devoted to providing transportation engineering services for on-call contracts. A large portion of our contracting capacity in the past was obligated to INDOT projects. To date, our current INDOT workload is only 6% of our available contract capacity. We have experienced and adequate staff available for immediate assignment. In addition, we have added VS Engineering to our team to provide additional capacity. All of our subconsultants report that they have the necessary staff available for immediate assignment.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

*DBE Firm

INDOT VINCENNES DISTRICT

ROADWAY DESIGN QC Lisa Casler, PE

BRIDGE DESIGN QC Frank Sailer, PE

Susanna Oakley, PE Brock Arnett, EI

Brian Meyer Rick Shelton

*Harry Fox, PE (VS)

Jeff Matern, PE Keith Echternach, PE

Jared Spaans, PE Mark Swiderski, PE

*Dennis Clark, PE (VS)

ENVIRONMENTAL Patricia Conner

SURVEY & R/W Josh Foster, PS

*Matt Healy, PS (VS) *Andrew McClelland,

SIT (VS) *Rachele Baker (LR)

SUPPORT SERVICES

GEOTECHNICAL *Firooz Zandi, PE (FCE)

*Richard Ballard, PE (FCE)

TITLE RESEARCH *VS Engineering

KARST Jason N. Krothe, LPG (Hydrogeology)

UTILITY COORDINATION Josh Foster, PS

PROJECT MANAGER Ron Webb, PE



PROJECT MANAGER

RON WEBB, P.E. – PROJECT MANAGER Ron has 28 years of direct, relevant transportation design and project management experience. Ron started his career working for INDOT’s Scoping Section writing scope or work reports for road, bridge, and traffic projects. Since joining the private sector, Ron has provided project management and design services for over 60 different INDOT projects including small structure replacements, resurface projects, roundabouts, added travel lane, and multiple new alignment limited access expressway route projects. Ron has served as project manager for eight projects in the Vincennes District. In addition to Ron’s varied experience in roadway design, he served as Project Manager for a complex NEPA Environmental Assessment on the Borman Expressway and the Statewide Railroad Crossing Inventory. He is also an INDOT Certified Utility Coordinator and has provided this service on a number of INDOT and design-build projects. His project management experience has also included LPA projects for roadway and bridge replacements/rehabilitations in both the design and construction phases. A majority of his projects have included utility coordination and land acquisition activities that required monitoring of the process and management of multiple subcontractors. Ron has been the Roadway Design Project Manager on three INDOT Interstate Design/Build Added Travel Lanes projects. Ron has the expertise and a proven ability to lead and manage design teams for the type and complexity of projects expected on this On-Call contract.

PE Registration: Indiana Education: BS, Civil Engineering, Rose-Hulman University Experience: 28 Years

SR 641 TERRE HAUTE BYPASS SECTION 3 – ROADWAY DESIGN MANAGER Ron was the roadway design manager and utility coordinator for this $38 million new alignment expressway creating a system link between US 41 south of Terre Haute, to I-70, east of Terre Haute, in the Crawfordsville District. The scope originally called for an $80 million new terrain project, but due to budget constraints, the scope was significantly reduced. Ron worked closely with INDOT project management to ensure the project’s purpose and need was addressed with the reduced budget. The service interchange within the segment was modified to a dual roundabout design that incorporated a local road intersection instead of an overpass of the local roadway. The changes reduced the amount of embankment construction for the project and eliminated two sets of twin bridges which were replaced by one two-span structure. Retaining walls were utilized to reduce the environmental impacts to a floodway.

SR 56 OVER HARBIN CREEK IN GIBSON COUNTY – ROADWAY DESIGN MANAGER Ron is the roadway design manager for the SR 56 bridge replacement over Harbin Creek. This project is replacing a single span bridge with a three span continuous reinforced concrete slab structure. The profile grade at the structure is being raised for hydraulic purposes. The project is within a horizontal curve requiring superelevation, however the cross slope of the existing roadway is at normal crown. JSE wrote a design exception for superelevation rate and transition length in order to retain the existing roadway cross slope. The design exception was approved and thus reduced the project limits by 40%. This reduction in project limits saved Vincennes District $350,000 in construction cost as well as reduced the acreage of wetlands impacts.

SEYMOUR DISTRICT BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS – ROADWAY DESIGN MANAGER Ron is the roadway design engineer for five bridge replacement projects in the Seymour District. Ron’s responsibilities include designing the horizontal and vertical alignments, cross section elements, clear zone or obstruction free zone impacts, and roadside barrier. All five of these bridge replacement projects have applied for design exceptions to retain existing elements of the roadway to be in compliance with the Open Roads concept. The cost savings for the combined projects is in excess of $500,000. The exceptions have included minimum horizontal curve radius, travel lane width, shoulder width, superelevation rate, superelevation transition length, and vertical stopping sight distance. These five projects are nearing completion.



PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH

We understand there will be multiple project assignments from this on-call contract. The services required for these assignments may include:

• preliminary engineering assessment/alternative analysis,

• environmental document preparation, • ecological surveys, • karst studies • waterway permits, • topographic survey, • geotechnical engineering, • non-complex road design, • level 1 bridge design, • traffic signal design, • utility coordination, • construction phase services, • right-of-way plan development, and • title research.

Over the past 35 years, JSE has successfully provided these design and support services for numerous INDOT projects. The majority of JSE’s INDOT project experience is derived from on-call project assignments. Based on our previous experience with INDOT on-call contracts, we know that multiple projects are often assigned with many on fast-track schedules that require utilizing innovative solutions to keep the projects under budget. JSE has successfully teamed and developed partnerships with local and national consultants and contractors on design-build and public-private-partnerships. These relationships have allowed us to benefit from their construction knowledge and experience in applying innovative design methods that produce construction cost and time savings.

JSE excels in our ability to identify innovative, cost-effective solutions for transportation projects that produce value-added benefits for INDOT.

We understand the importance of these projects to INDOT, property owners, and the traveling public. JSE will approach each project assignment with the same professionalism, intensity, and skill we have displayed on our previous INDOT projects. The key to the successful design, management, and completion of any project is to quickly identify issues that can jeopardize the schedule and budget and provide solutions while keeping INDOT’s staff and team members continually informed. Our ultimate goal and focus is to ensure that our INDOT project assignments stay on budget, on-schedule, and are cost effective while achieving the desired goals.

Technical Approach Engineering Assessment Our first task in developing the design for all projects is preparing the preliminary engineering assessment. If a scoping document is not available, JSE will study the project site, investigate all possible options from slip-lining to paving inverts and from rehabilitation to replacement, develop alternates, and document our recommendations within an Engineering Assessment Report. If a scoping document is available, we will review it to ensure that all viable options were considered and that the most cost-effective solution has been selected. We will coordinate closely with the Vincennes District Project Managers to ensure that each proposed scope of work meets the defined objectives and purpose and need of the project and incorporates “Open Roads” initiatives. At the initial site visits, we will search for potential budget and schedule busters. Identifying potential issues early in the design will allow us ample time to

find solutions and avoid surprises later in the project development. Our staff will prepare a detailed estimate for the project to ensure that the project cost is within the allocated budget. A comprehensive engineering assessment is critical to the success of the project because it is the foundation from which all later design activities are built on. Schedule We will initiate topographic survey and environmental field activities upon Notice to Proceed to allow design and environmental document preparation to begin immediately. We will focus our efforts to expeditiously reach the preliminary field check and hearing stages, so that, if required, right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and utility coordination can begin as soon as possible. In our experience, getting an early start on these tasks is critical to keeping projects on schedule. JSE and other members of our Team are industry leaders in surveying, right of way, environmental studies, permitting, railroad coordination, and utility coordination. Utility Coordination We will employ INDOT's new utility coordination paradigm. JSE has extensive experience providing utility coordination and understands the challenges involved. INDOT’s Director of Utilities and Railroads, Kenny Franklin, has visited our office and presented INDOT’s new paradigm for utility coordination to our design staff. We will proactively engage the utility companies early in the process, avoid impacts whenever feasible, and establish a preliminary plan for the right of way while keeping all parties informed at all stages of project development.



Right-of-Way We will strive to minimize the number of right-of-way parcels and right-of-way impacts when designing each project. Not only will this reduce right-of-way acquisition costs, but frequently public involvement can be avoided when new right-of-way acquisitions are less than 0.5 acre. On many of JSE’s smaller projects, we have been able to reduce the right-of-way acquisitions such that Public Hearings have not been required. By avoiding Public Hearings, we have been able to obtain Environmental Document Approval earlier and begin the right-of-way acquisition ahead of schedule. This has resulted in months of time savings in the project delivery schedules. Maintenance of Traffic

One measure of a project’s success is the length of time a road is closed, how much the public is

inconvenienced or how easily traffic moves through a construction zone. As witnessed by the movement of traffic through the I-465 Fast Track and the Super 70 projects, maintenance of traffic is one of JSE’s areas of expertise. Whether the project is located in an urban or rural setting, we will evaluate and present the MOT alternatives available so that the options that best serve the needs of INDOT and the traveling public can be implemented. Phasing construction while maintaining traffic is often a feasible and prudent option compared to a complete road closure. JSE has successfully accomplished phased construction on numerous INDOT projects. If a closure is deemed more desirable, we can focus on implementing innovations that will allow structure and roadway elements to be constructed quickly to minimize the closure period. Open Roads We understand that INDOT’s focus is on providing substantive safety rather than nominal safety and this goal can often be accomplished by providing minimum or less than minimum design standards which can result in reductions in project costs. Members of our staff have been trained on the use of both RoadHAT and Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) software. Each of these computer programs can be used to support open roads initiatives and justify level one design exceptions. As part of JSE’s INDOT Plan Review Contract, we have been heavily involved in rewriting the Indiana Design Manual. With INDOT’s guidance, we have written all or parts of the following chapters: Project Development, Plan Development, Geotechnical Process, Roadway Design, Roadside Safety, At-Grade Intersections, Interchanges, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, and Special Design Elements. This experience has given us a unique insight on

INDOT’s focus on practical design and an in-depth knowledge on how they envision it being implemented. JSE will utilize Open Roads to provide practical designs for each project assignment. Cost-Efficient Bridge Design

JSE, as a company, was built upon the concept of providing innovative and cost efficient yet constructible bridge designs to municipalities. Various contractors have employed JSE to re-design structures after they have been awarded the project because of our reputation for providing designs that are more cost effective and easily constructible than our competitors. Our international experience and continual research of design methodologies enables us to ensure that we are applying the newest technologies to our design projects. The concept of providing practical design is the basis of how we have built our company and maintain our reputation.



PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH

Utilizing Design Exceptions Practical design can be achieved with spot improvement type projects, by utilizing level one and level two design exceptions to document variances from engineering policy. For example, providing the required minimum lane and shoulder widths on a spot improvement project where the existing lane and shoulder widths are substandard is not practical or cost-effective. The table to the right summarizes the number and type of design exceptions which were prepared by JSE on our Seymour District small structure replacement projects. Our previous experience assisting INDOT Central Office staff in outlining the requirements for the Streamlined Design Exception has proven to be invaluable as we have received approval for each of these Level One and Level Two exceptions. The cost savings listed in the adjacent table only includes construction cost savings realized by utilizing the design exceptions listed and does not include additional construction cost savings that were realized by implementing other open roads initiatives. In addition, for each of the projects listed, additional cost and time savings were realized due to minimal or no right-of-way acquisition, minimal utility relocations, and minimal environmental impacts.

A SAMPLE OF DESIGN EXCEPTIONS AND THE ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS FOR EACH PROJECT ARE LISTED BELOW:

Project Level 1 Design Exceptions Level 2 Design Exceptions Cost Savings

SR 46 Brown County • shoulder width, • superelevation rate, • vertical stopping sight distance

• shy line offset, • intersection sight distance, • tying into substandard guardrail

$75,000

SR 62 Jefferson County

• lane width, • shoulder width, • superelevation rate, • superelevation transition, • horizontal stopping sight distance, • bridge clear roadway width

• shy line offset, • obstruction free zone (no guardrail on one

side of structure), • tying into and perpetuating substandard

guardrail

$435,000

US 421 Ripley County • shoulder width,

• superelevation rate, • superelevation transition length

• shy line offset, • obstruction free zone (due to non-

traversable ditches)

$123,000

SR 7 Jefferson County • shoulder width

• shy line offset, • obstruction free zone (due to utility poles)

$27,000

SR 135 Johnson County

• lane width, • shoulder width

• obstruction free zone (no guardrail at structure)

$116,000

SR 58 Bartholomew County

• lane width, • shoulder width

• shy line offset $100,000

SR 45 Brown County • lane width • obstruction free zone (no guardrail at

structure) $18,200

SR 7 Jennings County • shoulder width,

• maximum grade, • vertical stopping sight distance

• shy line offset $300,000

TOTAL $1.2 Million

Through our small structure replacement contracts in the Seymour District, JSE has documented 21 level one design exceptions and 14 level two design exceptions resulting in $1.2 million in construction cost savings.



Applying Initiatives With significant on-call project experience, JSE has developed a number of design strategies for implementing Open Roads initiatives.

KEY STAFF SUSANNA OAKLEY, P.E., HYDRAULICS ENGINEER PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, [email protected]

> Five years of experience including road design and hydraulic analysis > Technical, small-scale hydraulic design experience and large-scale

project management expertise > Knowledgeable in applying practical design to projects and

understands the importance of performing field reconnaissance, obtaining flooding testimony and historic records, and calibrating hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to obtain reasonable cost effective solutions

> Experience in writing scopes for road and small structure replacment projects

LISA CASLER, P.E., ROAD DESIGN QC PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, [email protected]

> Ninteen years of transportation engineering experience > Experience includes road design, bridge design, plan review, and

project management > Seven years of experience working at INDOT > Since joining JSE, Lisa has managed and led the road design teams

on numerous INDOT Projects ranging from small culvert replacements to large, complex interstate added travel lane projects

> Contract Manager for the INDOT Plan Review Contract HARRY FOX lll, P.E., ROAD DESIGN – VS ENGINEERING PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY

> Experience exceeds 34 years on transportation design & construction projects, including 24 years in design management and 10 years of on-site construction

> In his extensive background he has served as Senior Project Manager for numerous INDOT and LPA projects—and is intimately familiar with processes of each—which include Design, Preliminary Engineering and Design-Build

> Seven years of experience working at INDOT > Projects include the Milton-Madison Bridge, new construction of I-69 in Gibson and

Monroe counties, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Indianapolis and participation in multiple design-build/fast-track design projects

• Streamline the Environmental Study by using the Minor Projects Programmatic Agreement, where applicable, which does not require a full Section 106.

• For bridge and small structure replacements, determine the structure size using the In-Kind Hydraulic Replacement Policy which considers the historic performance of the structure when determining the replacement size.

• Match the existing travel lane and shoulder widths to provide a consistent cross section meeting drivers’ expectations.

• Prepare Level One Design Exceptions to justify retaining existing geometric features which are performing safely.

• Limiting the full-depth pavement replacement to only the length that is needed to address the deficiency.

• Reduce the project limits by minimizing the guardrail runs through the use of the reduced guardrail runout lengths from the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide.

• Coordinate with the Geotechnical Engineer to determine if steeper sideslopes can be specified behind guardrail to minimize the project footprint and avoid right of way, utility, and environmental impacts.

• Minimize the number of traffic maintenance phases and the quantity of temporary pavement.



FRANK SAILER, P.E., BRIDGE DESIGN QC PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, [email protected]

> Developed 160 bridge rehabilitation projects from determining the scope to preparation of all contract documents > Quality Management Representative for JSE > Responsible for maintaining documentation, training new staff, providing refresher training and auditing projects for compliance as

part of the maintenance of the ISO 9001:2008 certification > Performs independent, technical reviews of JSE developed projects prior to their delivery to the client > Thirty-three years of experience including bridge design, small structure design, road design, and project management JEFF MATERN, P.E., BRIDGE DESIGN LEAD PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY - [email protected]

> Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana > 32 years of transportation engineering experience > Served as Project Manager for over 70 bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects > Responsible for directing and overseeing the work of multiple bridge design teams giving him the opportunity to apply his knowledge

and experience while remaining involved in numerous concurrent projects KEITH ECHTERNACH, P.E., BRIDGE DESIGN PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY - [email protected]

> Registered Professional Engineer in Indiana > Seven years of transportation engineering experience > Experience with over 35 bridge rehabilitation and replacement design projects > Extensive INDOT Plan Review experience having reviewed over 70 bridge projects > Experience in the preparation of project documents including cost estimates, specifications, and reports > Focused on design and project coordination of various bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects DENNIS CLARK, P.E., BRIDGE DESIGN– VS ENGINEERING PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME > Has managed and developed a wide range of bridge and highway projects from conceptual analysis to contract documents

throughout his 38 years of professional experience > Experienced in bridge design for rehabilitation and replacement, hydraulic analysis, highway and street design, drainage and storm

sewer design, pavement design, environmental and utility permitting, preparation of engineering scoping and design reports, environmental studies, construction cost estimates and preparation of specifications and special provisions

> Has a thorough understanding of AASHTO highway geometrics and INDOT design standards and project development procedures



JOSH FOSTER, P.S., SURVEY AND RIGHT OF WAY MANAGER; UTILITY COORDINATOR PS REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, LAND SURVEY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY - [email protected]

> Has 13 years of experience in right-of-way services in transportation engineering > Managed right of way engineering operations on road and bridge projects for JSE statewide on numerous sites including sites in the

Vincennes District > Is responsible for all areas of surveying and right-of-way engineering at JSE including: aerial control, route surveys, boundary and

right-of-way surveys, right-of-way plats, and right-of-way engineering > Is an INDOT Certified Utility Coordinator MATT HEALY, P.S., SURVEY– VS ENGINEERING PS REGISTRATION: INDIANA - BS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, PURDUE UNIVERSITY

> Has 13 years of experience in route and topographic survey services > His experience consists of deed research, field survey operations, preparation of engineering drawings for route surveys, and

construction staking. > Responsible for all aspects of survey in the department PATRICIA CONNER, LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER CERTIFICATION: FHWA/INDOT NEPA - BS, ANTHROPOLOGY, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, [email protected]

> Twenty-five years of experience working in the transportation field > Responsible for environmental management for JSE overseeing the work and scheduling of JSE sub-consultants that may be

required for Section 106 and environmental field surveys > FHWA/INDOT NEPA certified > Attended INDOT Cultural Resources training > Prepared over 25 Categorical Exclusion (CE) Documents RACHELE BAKER, PWS, CPESC, ENVIRONMENAL SCIENTIST – LITTLE RIVER CONSULTANTS CERTIFICATION: FHWA/INDOT NEPA – BS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, PURDUE UNIVERSITY

> Project Manager and Environmental Scientist with over 20 years of experience in environmental projects > Her experience includes stream and wetland mitigation design and monitoring, NEPA environmental assessments and categorical

exclusions, permitting and compliance > NEPA documents addressed air quality, noise levels, water quality, wetlands, endangered species, karst, archaeological features,

historic structures FIROOZ ZANDI, P.E., GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER– FRANCO CONSULTING ENGINEERS PE REGISTRATION: INDIANA - MS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

> Has over 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering operations > Experienced in preparing geotechnical reports for piles, spread footings, mat foundations, drilled shafts, and MSE walls > Has developed and maintained policies, procedures, and standards of the activities and functions of geotechnical operations > While at INDOT he was responsible for the acceptance of work performed by geotechnical consultants



PROJECT EXPERIENCE

INDOT Consultant Plan Review (JSE PMs Lisa Casler, PE & Jeff Matern, PE) Western Half of Indiana, including Vincennes District

JSE is currently providing Consultant Plan Review services for INDOT State and Local Public Agency Federal-Aid projects. We have been responsible for the management and review of over 1000 road and bridge projects. We review each submittal for scope compliance, Level One design criteria conformance, practical design, and verification of design elements to INDOT standards. Providing plan review services has allowed us to develop outstanding relationships with the staff of INDOT’s Preliminary Engineering, Environmental, Design, Land Acquisition, Construction, and Utility Sections. Because of our close relationships with INDOT, our ability to effectively and quickly coordinate and resolve design issues is greatly enhanced.

JSE works closely with and is considered an extension of INDOT’s Consultant Services Division. JSE is credited with saving INDOT over $60 million in construction and right-of-way costs through our innovation and value engineering recommendations. I-69 over White River in Vincennes District (JSE PMs Jeff Matern, PE & Brian Slagle, PE) Daviess and Pike Counties, IN JSE provided design services for these precast prestressed semi-lightweight concrete bulb-tee superstructure twin bridges over the White River and CR700N between Daviess and Pike County, Indiana. These bridges are located in the seismic zone 2 which required seismic analysis of deep drilled shafts and consideration of soil-structure interaction effects including soil liquefaction. Both Northbound and Southbound precast prestressed bridges consist of 9 spans with a total length of each structure of approximately 1,275 feet. The superstructure consists of a concrete deck supported by 4 beam lines of 90” precast prestresssed bulb-tee beams. The substructures consisted of bench piers with reinforced concrete cap supported on two 5’-6” diameter columns continuing into 5’-6” drilled shafts with permanent structural steel casings. The structures contain special design items such as lightweight concrete to reduce structural mass and corresponding seismic forces, steel diaphragms at piers for rapid construction, bearing isolation system, and seismic restrainer cables across deck expansion joints to control movement of the superstructure due to extreme seismic events The structures also features a closed drainage system to prevent water runoff from directly entering the White River. Thompson Road/Five Points Road Roundabout (JSE PM-Ron Webb, PE) City of Indianapolis

JSE was selected by DPW to provide design services for a new roundabout at the intersection of Five Points Road and Thompson Road on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The existing four-way stop controlled intersection was operating at a very poor level of service with motorists experiencing significant delays. The configuration of the existing intersection and surrounding properties presented many challenges. JSE investigated numerous alternatives to determine the solution that produced the least impacts while remaining cost effective. To improve safety and relieve congestion, JSE proposed a single lane roundabout with an additional lane in the southeast quadrant for the heavy traffic movement from eastbound Thompson Road to southbound Five Points Road. Shifting the center of the roundabout to the northeast avoided excessive right-of-way impacts on the west side of the intersection. The construction of this project was recently completed and it is now open to traffic. JSE’s responsibilities for the design included: survey, road design, traffic analysis, drainage design, environmental services, right-of-way services, and utility coordination.



SR 445 over UNT to Beech Creek in Vincennes District (JSE PM-Lisa Casler, PE) Greene County, Indiana The original scope for SR 445 over UNT to Beech Creek called for meeting 3R desirable criteria. JSE re-scoped this project in June of 2014 to reduce costs and impacts. The new design reduced the lane widths from 12 ft to 11 ft and reduced the shoulder widths from 8 ft usable/6 ft paved to 6 ft usable/2 ft paved to match the existing cross section. The guardrail length was reduced by utilizing the runout length shown in the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the existing superelevation was perpetuated rather than upgraded both of which aided in minimizing the project length. INDOT Hydraulics approved a revision to the hydraulic design to utilize the In-Kind Replacement Policy. The structure size went from a 32 ft span by 10 ft rise arch-top three-sided structure to a 20 ft span by 11 ft rise three-sided structure. After coordinating with the Geotechnical Engineer to steepen the side slopes, the length of the structure was also reduced from 130 ft to 97 ft. JSE worked closely with the Vincennes District Utility Coordinator and was able to adjust sideslopes and ditches to eliminate the need for relocation of an overhead electrical facility. The total construction cost was reduced by 45% saving INDOT $590,000. In addition, the area of new right of way was reduced and one parcel was completely eliminated. SR 9 over Flat Rock River in Greenfield District (JSE PM Jeff Matern, PE) Shelby County, Indiana

JSE provided engineering assessment, hydraulic analysis, road design, bridge design, bridge rehabilitation, maintenance of traffic, and traffic design services for this $3 million bridge replacement and road reconstruction project. The project was let in December 2012 and construction was completed in 2013. During the assessment phase, JSE inspected the existing bridge and prepared both a Bridge Rehabilitation Scoping Report for the existing structure and an Economic Analysis for a new structure. In comparing the results of these reports, it was found that the repairs necessary for a full rehabilitation of the existing structure were not cost effective as compared to the bridge replacement. As a result of JSE’s inspection, the existing truss warranted a weight limit posting which was not well-received by local businesses. INDOT contracted JSE to prepare plans for an emergency repair which allowed the bridge posting to be removed while environmental issues, due to an existing archaeological site and the existing structure being eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Bridges, were resolved. JSE also employed a number of practical design measures to improve the cost effectiveness of the bridge when the Geotechnical Engineer found competent rock close to the ground profile. JSE was able to shorten the bridge spans by 20 ft each, utilize a smaller concrete girder section, and eliminate the need for an expensive pile driving operation through the use of shallow foundations. JSE also gained approval to reduce the waterway freeboard, thereby significantly reducing the amount of roadway fill needed in the approaches. I-65 Design/Build Road Reconstruction in Crawfordsville District (JSE PM-Lisa Casler, PE) Boone County, Indiana

JSE provided design services for this $32 million, 8.1-mile long Design/Build project on I-65 from I-865 to CR 100 in Boone County. The design for this heavily-traveled stretch of I-65 included added travel lanes in the median, cross slope correction of existing travel lanes, reconstruction of three interchanges, replacement of three bridges, and a complicated maintenance of traffic phasing. Double face guardrail was utilized in the median to provide a cost effective design. Drainage of the median was complex due to the use of 8:1 or flatter slopes adjacent to the double face guardrail. Additional inlets and detention pipes were added in the median to move runoff away from the travel lanes as efficiently as possible and provided storage. Detention was also included in the project to comply with Boone County drainage requirements due to the



additional impervious surface area being added to the roadway footprint. JSE also designed the temporary erosion control for the project and authored the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan as well as coordinated with the Boone County Soil and Water Conservation to obtain the Rule 5 permit for the project. The traffic consulting services provided by JSE for this project included pavement markings, signs, traffic signals, lighting and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) component design. JSE designed, prepared construction plans, electrical plans, and contract documents for two traffic signals, 41 ground mounted panel signs, 16 overhead panel sign truss systems, median lighting structures, ITS components including automated traffic monitoring systems, dynamic message signs, and camera monitoring systems.

Burkhart Boulevard Seymour, Indiana JSE provided the Preliminary Engineering, Design Services, and Contract Document preparation for the final segment of Burkhart Blvd to create a bypass around downtown Seymour. The corridor now connects US 50 on the east side of Seymour to SR 11 on the north side of Seymour. The last segment connects between North O’Brien Street and SR 11. This segment included three detention ponds, a significant amount of new storm sewers, and an absorption system to mitigate the existing drainage problems in the area. The project was coordinated with a separate project along SR 11 that was let under the same construction contract. The project was opened to traffic in 2012. The federally funded project cost was approximately $2 million.

Why you should select Janssen & Spaans Engineering, Inc. Diversified Experience – By highlighting a wide range of projects types and sizes in the section above, we have demonstrated that we have the skills and technical expertise to tackle any project type or size need in the Vincennes District or elsewhere within the state. Available Capacity – JSE’s current active INDOT project assignments are much less than in years past. We have and are currently preparing tracings submittals for a number of our INDOT projects. We have also added VS Engineering to our team to provide additional capacity to meet the needs of the Vincennes District. Our team has availability and is prepared to tackle new INDOT assignments. Committed to Saving INDOT Money – JSE has applied INDOT’s Open Roads Policy on over 40 INDOT projects resulting in over $15 million in cost savings to INDOT. JSE offers an absolute commitment to the success of each assignment by providing the highest quality transportation design and

project management services.

INDOT RFP 1601 – ITEM 7

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