643-2021 - Professional Consulting Services for Downtown Urban Design Guidelines

Full Title: Professional Consulting Services for Downtown Urban Design Guidelines, Streetscape Design Standards Manual and Functional Design of Bike Routes

D5.          SCOPE OF SERVICES
D5.1        The Services required under this Contract shall consist of the following:
(a)   Creation of Urban Design Guidelines as outlined in D6
(b)   Creation of a Downtown Streetscape Design Standards Manual as outlined in D7
(c)    Creation of a Functional Design for Downtown Bike Routes as outlined in D8
D5.2        The Project will include:
(a)   Collaboration with various City departments.
D5.3        The Project will not include:
(a)   The creation of site-specific construction drawings, specifications and bid opportunities;
and
(b)   Transportation impact analysis as part of D7.
D5.4        The Services required under D5.1 shall be in accordance with the City’s Project
Management Manual
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates-manuals.stm#2 and templates
http://winnipeg.ca/infrastructure/asset-management-program/templates- manuals.stm#4 .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant is being engaged by the City for its professional
expertise; the Consultant shall bring to the Project Manager’s attention any aspect of the City’s
Project Management Manual or templates which the Consultant is of the opinion is not consistent
with good industry practice.
D5.4.1             Provide written monthly updates to the Project Manager. Status reports provided
to the Project Manager, at a frequency determined by the Project Manager (no less than monthly)
should include, but not be limited to:
(i)     Progress on tasks since previous report;
(ii)     Expected progress for the next period;
(iii)     Project schedule update;
(iv)     Project budget update; and
(v)     Identify potential problems, risks and concerns.
D5.5        Unless otherwise specified below, PART E - Definition of Professional Consultant
Services – Engineering – Public Works, shall be applicable to the provision of engineering services
under this Contract.
D5.6        The following shall apply to the Services:
(a)   The Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada Commemorative Integrity Statement
https://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/Documents/Heritage/ExchangeDistrict/Exchange-District-
Commemorative-Integrity-Statement-2001.pdf
(b)   Winnipeg Streetscape Audit (2021)
(c)    Appropriate geometric design guidelines set by the Transportation Association of Canada
(TAC) including the current edition of the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads;
(d)   City of Winnipeg Green Building Policy: New City-Owned Buildings and major additions
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=5989;
(e)   Universal Design Policy
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=3604 ;
(f)    City of Winnipeg’s Accessibility Design Standards (2015)
https://winnipeg.ca/ppd/Documents/CityPlanning/UniversalDesign/Access_Design_Standar ds.pdf
(g)   City of Winnipeg’s Downtown Urban Design Guidelines (2005)
https://winnipeg.ca/ppd/Documents/CityPlanning/Downtown/UrbanDesignReview/Urban-
Design-Guidelines.pdf
(h)   Tree Planting Details and Specifications Downtown Area and Regional Streets (May 2009)
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/parksOpenSpace/UrbanForestry/PDF/Principles_and_Guide lines.pdf;
(i)     City of Winnipeg’s Tree Removal Guidelines
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/parksopenspace/UrbanForestry/PDF/2014_Tree_Removal_ Guidelines.pdf ;
(j)     The current edition of The City of Winnipeg Standard Construction Specifications;
(k)    Current practices in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure design;
(l)     Winnipeg Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies (2015)
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/ActiveTransportation/WalkBikeWinnipeg
/pdf/strategy.pdf ;
(m)  WalkBike Projects Brand Manual
(n)   City of Winnipeg Public Engagement Guidelines
https://winnipeg.ca/PublicEngagement/pdfs/PublicEngagementRequirements.pdf;
(o)   Culvert and Drainage Inlet/Outlet Safety Guidelines
https://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/pdfs/drainageFlooding/safetyguidelines.pdf .
D5.7        The following documents are to be considered, where applicable:
(a)   OurWinnipeg (adopted July 12, 2011)
http://winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/pdf/OurWinnipeg.pdf ;
(b)   OurWinnipeg Complete Communities Direction Strategy (adopted July 12, 2011)
http://winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/pdf/CompleteCommunities.pdf ;
(c)    OurWinnipeg Sustainable Transportation Strategy (adopted July 12, 2011)
http://winnipeg.ca/interhom/CityHall/OurWinnipeg/pdf/SustainableTransportation.pdf ;
(d)   Winnipeg Transportation Master Plan (adopted November 16, 2011)
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/transportation/pdf/transportationMasterPlan/2011-11-01-
TTRWinnipegTMP-Final-Report.pdf ;
(e)   Winnipeg Transit Master Plan (adopted April 29, 2021)
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/permalink.asp?id=M20210429(RM)C-36 ;

(f)    Winnipeg Climate Change Action Plan (adopted September 20, 2018)
https://winnipeg.ca/sustainability/PublicEngagement/ClimateActionPlan/pdfs/WinnipegsCli
mateActionPlan.pdf ;
(g)   Welcoming Winnipeg: Reconciling our History (adopted January 30, 2020)
http://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/DocExt/ViewDoc.asp?DocumentTypeId=2&DocId=7666;
(h)   Combined Sewer Overflow Master Plan (August 2019)
https://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/pdfs/sewage/2019CSOMasterPlan.pdf .
(i)     Heritage and Sustainability Report by EVOQ Strategies (2021)
(j)     Exchange District Plan (2021)
(k)    Downtown Recovery Strategy (2021)
(l)     City of Winnipeg’s 2012 Draft Updated Transportation Standards Manual (previous version
February 1991);
(m)  Centre City Urban Design Guidelines (2015)
https://www.calgary.ca/pda/pd/centre-city/centre-city-urban-design-guidelines-project.html
(n)   Streetscape Design Manual for Downtown and the Quarters Downtown
https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/downtown/downtown-streetscape-manual

D5.8        If needed, the Consultant will coordinate their activities with (including but not
limited to):
(a)   The City’s project lead for the creation of the Downtown Plan; and
(b)   City of Winnipeg departments, divisions, and branches. These would include, but are not
limited to Materials Management; Legal Services Department; Planning Property & Development
Department: Real Estate, Municipal Accommodations; Public Works Department: Engineering,
Underground Structures, Parks, Traffic Signals, Traffic Services, Traffic Management,
Transportation Planning, Parking Authority; Water and Waste Department: Engineering, Land Drainage,
Water Services, Wastewater Services; and Transit Department.
D5.9        The funds available for this Contract are $450,000 (CAD).