proposal - tf2

7/25/2019 Proposal - TF2

1/14

Proposal Group TF-2 Cody Anderson

Austin Germs Michael Gillis

Lester Or

January 25, 2016

Prepared For: Marina Melchiorre City of Saskatoon 739 4th Ave

Saskatoon, SK S7H 8Z3

Description: This proposal outlines the general background, scope,objectives, methodology, budget, and team member information in regardsto the traffic flow improvement of the College Drive and McOrmondintersection.


2/14

Date: January 25, 2016

Marina Melchiorre City of Saskatoon 739 4th Ave Saskatoon, SKS7H 8Z3

Dear Marina,

Our team has reviewed your request for proposal on the traffic flow improvement of theCollege Drive and McOrmond intersection and have developed a proposal in response.In the following proposal You will find the scope and objectives of our plan, as well asthe methodology, timeline, and team member information. The scope will define exactlywhat we will be developing for the project, including constraints, as well as what we willnot be working on. In our objective section, you will find our outline of the goals andexpectations in regards to this project. The work plan will describe our steps we will taketo complete the job, from start to finish. This project is budgeted to take 180 hours, ofwhich a complete breakdown is found within. An outline of a schedule we expect tofollow is also included, with important dates and an expected finish date of April 7th,2016. Lastly, the team member information will help you to get to know each of our fourteam members and what we will each bring to this design project. There are alsoappendices attached including pictures of the work site, Gantt charts, and traffic flowmaps.

Thank you for the consideration of our proposal. we look forward to hearing from you inthe future.

Regards,

___________ ___________ _____________ _________ Austin Germs Michael Gillis Cody Anderson Lester Or


3/14

Introduction

Saskatoons population has been constantly growing by three percent since2010, the population has been estimated to be around two hundred and sixty thousandresidences (City of Saskatoon, 2016). A concern with all growing cities is the efficiency

of the residences commute. In addition, their commute needs to be as quick aspossible. It is the City of Saskatoons role to provide the ability to commute with roads,public transportation or by walking. As the population is still continuing to grow inSaskatoon it is important when evaluating proposed improvements for roadways orintersections to plan for the present and the future, not just the immediate problems.

Scope

We will evaluate the intersection of College Drive and McOrmond Drive anddetermine the best solution that in turn will improve the intersection for the present andthe projected use for the intersection in twenty years. We will observe the intersection

during peak hours to determine the traffic congestion problems. We will not followthrough with the construction of our proposed solution, we will provide our bestdetermined solution to the traffics issues at this intersection. To reduce costs we will notsimulate traffic flow conditions on a computerized level, instead we will evaluate thesituation with knowledge with our combined knowledge. In addition to keeping costs to aminimum, we will not collect traffic flow data of the intersection. Using the previouslycollected data from the City of Saskatoon. From this and reports on the traffic flow inSaskatoon, we will then present our most prospective solution to improve theintersection.

Objectives

In our solution to the intersection problem, our goal is to improve theintersections efficiency and the comfort of commuters who travel through by biking, theuse of vehicles, or walking. Our action will conform to the City of Saskatoon roadwayspecifications. We will also consider the cost of our proposed solution, the time of theconstruction in terms of construction seasons available, and the disruption to traffic. Inaddition to the cost of the construction, we will consider the maintenance costs of theproposed solution.

Methodology

In this project, we will follow through the design processes to work out the bestsolution. First of all, we will identify the need and define the problem. In the intersectionof McOrmond Drive and College Drive, there are long queues on the left turning lanesand the wait time is long during peak hours. Our goal is to reduce the wait time andcongestions in the intersection. Secondly, we will know more about the background ofthe intersection and future development plans of the city through information search.Our group will research through the City of Saskatoon website, government documents,google maps view, field study and related people. Next, we will set up the constraints of


4/14

the project. The constraints are the restrictions set on our project. Some of theseinclude budget, government regulations, weather considerations, geographicrestrictions, etc. Then, we need to know about the criteria of the design, which meanswhat should be included in the design. For example, our design must be accessible tonot only vehicular traffic, but also pedestrians and pedal bikes. The next step is

brainstorming alternative solutions. The alternative solutions can be more creative andadventurous, although still in the bounds of our restrictions. In our group, each membercan think of one alternative solution. After that, we will analyze different aspects of eachalternative solution such as cost, efficiency, effectiveness, wait time and queue lengthduring peak hours. Also, computer traffic simulation programs can aid us in advance.We will then choose our final solution. We can compare the advantages anddisadvantages of the alternative solutions by using a decision matrix. Finally, we will useboth written and oral methods of communication and computer aided drawings toexplain the final solution and present the design to public.

Schedule and Budget

A large part of any proposal is a clear outline of the expected work time frameand hours used. Thats why included in Appendix C is a time frame map of ourexpected schedule. It consists of two parts, the first is the completed portion for thisproposal document. Every portion of this report is outlined with a time frame of when itwas started and completed. As well as the team members who contributed their talentsas heading up those sections. The second portion of Appendix C is a tentative workschedule for all of our work regarding the future of this project. Outlined is task leadsagain and expected start and end times for each element located in the work planabove. Dates not included in the Gantt chart are our advisor meetings which bothoccurred on January 21st, 2016, and will occur before the second week of March. Asyou can see, we plan on having the majority of the report done by the second advisormeeting, so we can get feedback from our industry specialist. The report is alsoplanned to be finished well before the final submission date of April 7th, 2016. Moredates not included in the chart are our weekly meetings where we will collaborate oncertain tasks, or just have a general check up on progress from group members. Asyou can see from the chart, there are a few milestones that need to be hit so we canmove to next steps, and they are very achievable.

Appendix D is home to an itemized cost chart in the form of hours. It breaksdown each element of our work plan into steps labeled in the Gantt chart and budgetsexpected hours vs. worked hours. The hours are based on individual expected workand group meetings where we will figure out problems encountered along the way. Wehave budgeted 33 hours for this proposal, and we completed it in 29 hours. This makesour budgeted 213 hours total for this project reasonable, with a billable 180 hoursdevoted to solving your problem.

Team members

Each team member will bring a unique variety of skills to this project which willhelp to develop and carry out the work plan.


5/14

Austin has almost three years of experience in leadership roles. This lendsfantastically to group work where leadership and a clear direction is key. He excels individing tasks and making sure everything is completed by deadlines. Austin also lendshis skills in Excel to the team, in which everyone can keep track of hours worked andproject milestones to hit. He also has experience in traffic problems from city building

simulators, where a well flowing intersection can mean success or failure. Austinsupplies guidance and leadership, but he also knows what it means to be a team. Michael has over four months of experience working with the Town of Kindersley

Engineering Department that applies directly to this job. He utilized programs such as Auto-CAD and Arcmap GIS to constantly update the master base map of Kindersleysinfrastructure. Michael worked with a city planner, a Civil Engineer, and a CivilEngineering technician to collect data of both asphalt and gravel roads and mapped outa visual representation on the computer using both Auto-CAD and GIS. In addition tothe technical skills, because of the group work setting, he also developed excellentteam working skills. He played many different roles within a team, including leadershiproles, which will help him to contribute to any group task.

Cody has six months of experience supplying construction companies withmaterials working at the Riverbend Co-op Hardware store, this will give the team theknowledge of certain construction materials that are available to the construction teamthat will complete our proposed solution. As Cody has completed a businesscommunication class he has the ability to edit and revise our professional documents.

As well, his hobbies such as extracurricular activities and group hobbies has given Codythe skills of communicating and working in a group setting.

Lester has three months of experience working in an engineering consultingcompany in summer. This will help the team to know more about the design proceduresand analysing the project. He learned computer skills like Auto-CAD, VBA programmingand excel. These skills will be helpful to organize the documents for the project. Inaddition, Lester worked with a team in the duration of his summer employment, furtherdeveloping his communication skills and teamwork.


6/14

Appendices:

Appendix A - Resums (attached) A1- Austin Germs A2 - Michael Gillis

A3 - Cody Anderson A4 - Lester Or


7/14

Appendix B - aerial photos of College Drive and McOrmond

B1 - traffic flow directions

Source: Google maps street view 2016


8/14

B2 - close-up view with directions



9/14

B3 - Google Earth view



10/14

B4 - 2010 average daily traffic flow map of Saskatoon

Source: City of Saskatoon Transportation Branch 2010


11/14

Appendix C - Gantt Chart of Expected Schedule


12/14

Appendix D - Itemized Budget


13/14

Appendix E - Original Request for Proposal (attached)


14/14

References

City of Saskatoon. 2015. Population Growth and Rate of Change . Retrieved January25th 2016. https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/files/documents/corporate- performance/pip/population_growth_and_rate_of_change.pdf

City of Saskatoon Transportation Branch. 2010.

Google. 2016. Google Maps. Retrieved January 25th, 2016. https://maps.google.ca

proposal - tf2

Documents