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Indiana Department of TransportationRFP 1601 - Item 07On Call Project Development Services - Vincennes District

PRIMARY OFFICE LOCATIONHanson Professional Services Inc.7820 Innovation Blvd., Suite 200Indianapolis, IN 46278317.293.9024Fax: 317.293.9566

AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORJim Messmore, P.E.Senior Vice President [email protected]

PROJECT TEAMHanson Professional Services Inc.

6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, Utility CoordinationKaskaskia Engineering Group (DBE)

5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6 Keramida Environmental, Inc. (DBE)

5.12Northpointe Engineering & Surveying, Inc. (DBE)

6.1Earth Exploration, Inc.

7.1Courtland Title & Escrow, Inc. (DBE)

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January 26, 2016

Dear Selection Committee Members:

With ample capacity, outstanding expertise, recent projects of similar types, and a proven Project Manager, Hanson is prepared to commence work immediately on Vincennes District assignments. Our assembled team – which includes Kaskaskia Engineering, Keramida Environmental, Inc., Northpointe Engineering, Earth Exploration, and Courtland Title & Escrow – is committed to providing INDOT with:

A Partnership – The Hanson Team will provide client-focused service, resulting in timely communication and a spirit of cooperation throughout the design and construction process of any assigned project.

Open Roads / Practical Design – Recent project history proves that Hanson thinks “out of the box” to save INDOT money. Our design modifications and “right-sizing” on the SR 49 New Interchange, US 231 Relocation, and SR 641 Phase III Eastern Alignment, all profiled in this LOI, are examples of Hanson providing value to INDOT.

Ample Capacity – As outlined in this proposal, the Hanson Team has ample capacity for any assignment. Hanson has the depth of staff members and technical skills to be ready when called upon, no matter the schedule or technical need. Hanson has a working relationship with every team member so there will be no delay as firms become familiar with the technical and communication processes.

Experienced Project Manager – Rob Zolcak, P.E. has a 25-year track record of project accomplishments. Rob recently led the completed design of INDOT rehabilitations located on SR 18 over the Tippecanoe River and SR 75 over Deer Creek in Carroll County. He is also providing construction phase services for the SR 641 Terre Haute Bypass located in Vigo County, a project scheduled for completion by the end of this year. Rob has been a key contributor and leader on INDOT projects throughout his career.

We know that you have many consultant choices, but we believe none is more prepared and eager to provide INDOT with outstanding and innovative service than Hanson and our assembled team. We look forward to the opportunity to serve the citizens of Indiana through a partnership with INDOT.

Sincerely,

Jim TrachtmanVice PresidentHanson Professional Services Inc.


INDOT RFP 1601 - ITEM 07On Call Project Development ServicesVincennes District

Project Team

Northpointe Engineering and Surveying, Inc. (4% DBE) is a professional land surveying and engineering company specializing in surveying, design and inspection services. Surveying services encompass ALTA (land title), retracement, topographical and as-built surveys, as well as site construction staking and deed and easement preparation. The firm assists clients through the overall development of a site, including site feasibility, design, construction approvals, and site construction. Northpointe has provided survey and engineering services for the state of Indiana, local municipalities and private developers. The firm is a Women’s Business Enterprise that is certified as a WBE/DBE with the Indiana Department of Transportation. Northpointe has been involved with multiple city and state projects, assisting with professional land surveying and design services for roadway improvements, sanitary sewers, and water line and storm sewer expansions.

Earth Exploration, Inc. (6%) provides a wide range of geotechnical engineering, con-struction materials testing, construction observation, and environmental drilling. EEI’s clients include governmental agencies, architects, engineers, utility companies, owners, developers, and contrac-tors. The firm is prequalified as a geotechnical consultant by INDOT, and accredited by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

Courtland Title & Escrow, Inc. (1% DBE) is headquartered in central Indiana – just south of Indianapolis. The firm has provided acquisition and land development, providing title searches, examining, commitments, preparing encumbrance reports, and negotiating of property easements for over 15 years.

Capacity and Availability of Consultant Staff

Hanson’s fee capacity as determined by INDOT is over $61,600,000 annually. With our current workload, our Indianapolis office has ample capacity to complete projects under this contract.

Hanson Professional Services Inc. (75%) is a national, employee-owned consulting firm with a staff numbering 400, providing engineering, planning and allied services. Our firm has specialized experience in design and construction of transportation and infrastructure facilities for clients at the local, state, and federal levels of government. We have designed numerous 2- and 4-lane roads and highway systems, small and large bridges, drainage structures, and interchanges. Services include roadway and interchange widening and improvements, pavement rehabilitation and design, streetscape

design including sidewalks and street lighting, intersection signalizations, curb and gutter, sewer, stormwater and drainage design, utilities coordination, and permitting services.

Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC (12% DBE) is a 100 percent woman-owned engineering, environmental, and contacting firm that was formed August 1, 2006. Geri E. Boyer owns KEG, which is made up of two divisions – KEG Design and KEG Build. Both entities do business as Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC. In the fall of 2008, KEG joined forces with Goodpaster-Jamison, Inc., to expand KEG’s services to include environmental services. This addition allowed KEG to become a leader in the environmental engineering field and greatly fortified our the firm’s geotechnical services. KEG is a full service firm with an impressive portfolio of federal, state, county, and private project experience. Located in Evansville, KEG’s Indiana office will provide services for INDOT’s on call project development services contract.

Keramida Environmental, Inc. (2% DBE), established in 1988, offers a full range of environmental engineering, compliance and management, remediation, health and safety, energy use reduction, training, and ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 services. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the firm is a woman-owned business and is certified as such in multiple states and municipalities. Keramida has provided over 20 years of comprehensive environmental services for INDOT through direct INDOT contracts and contracts with IDOA and INDOT contractors. Key staff includes engineers, geologies, biologists and environmental scientists. Keramida staff has evaluated and characterized unique karst systems potentially impacted from the expansion of transportation projects. Included in these project scopes has been the identification and extent of the karst areas, impacts to groundwater from surface runoff, and design of systems to limit negative impacts to and from the karst.

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CONTENTS



Team Structure

Organization Chart

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONVincennes District

PROJECT MANAGERRob Zolcak, P.E.

QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE

Lisa Graham, QMSA

HANSON CORPORATE QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

Don Oglesby

QUALITY CONTROLDavid McDonald, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE

Jeff Tatarek, P.E., S.E.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Document Preparation – CE & Section 4(f)

Wetland MitigationWaterway Permits

Kaskaskia Engineering Group

Karst StudiesKeramida Environmental, Inc.

DESIGN

Roadway DesignRoy Milner, P.E.

Matthew Dawson, P.E., PTOE

Traffic Signal DesignMatthew Dawson, P.E., PTOE

John Nelson, P.E.

Bridge DesignRob Zolcak, P.E.

Tom Havenar, P.E., S.E.

Topographic SurveysRichard McPhail, PLS

Northpointe Engineering & Surveying, Inc.

Geotechnical EngineeringEarth Exploration, Inc.

LAND ACQUISITION

ROW Plan DevelopmentRichard McPhail, PLS

Mike Wilson

Title ResearchCourtland Title & Escrow, Inc.

UTILITY COORDINATION SERVICES

Rob Zolcak, P.E.

ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE HANSON DESIGN STAFFMelanie Arnold, P.E. Mark Heaton, P.E. David McDonald, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE

Kurt Bialobreski, P.E., PTOE Amber Petkevicius, P.E. Elizavbetha Stojanovska, F.E.Kimberly Sumrak, P.E. Michael Quil, E.I. Scott Arends, P.E., CFM

Andy Canopy, P.E., PLS Jeff Tatarek, P.E., S.E. Jared Thoele, P.E.Matt Heyen, P.E. Mike Mendenhall, P.E., S.E. Howard Gotschall, P.E., S.E.

DBE Firm

________ Reporting- - - - - - - - - - Coordination



Rob Zolcak, P.E.’s career includes design services for dozens of roadway and bridge replacement/rehabilitation projects of varying complexity. For 10 years, he designed bridges, performed structural inventory, and provided appraisal inspections for all of the bridges on the Indiana Toll Road – more than 100 structures. Rob holds INDOT’s Local Public Agency project management and utility coordination certifications. With more than 25 years in the profession, his most recent structures design experience includes SR 641, SR 18/SR 75 design build, US 231, SR 49, Colfax Street Bridge 108, Lake County Bridge 241, Southport over Bunker Creek and Fox Hill over Crooked Creek.

» INDOT selected Hanson to provide surveying; scoping; roadway, traffic and bridge design; hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design; right of way engineering; and utility coordination for Phase III of the SR 641 Terre Haute Bypass. When the current, more southern alignment for Phase III was originally conceived, it included a trumpet-type interchange configuration at the SR 641 intersection with SR 46, and a pair of grade separation bridges to carry SR 641 over Riley Road. However, the costs associated with this scope were beyond budget. As project manager and structural engineer, Rob was part of the team whose new design includes a 2.1-mile, four-lane divided highway with a tight diamond interchange configuration with roundabouts at the ramp terminal intersections. Our study concluded that the “dog-bone” interchange, which includes roundabouts, conceived of by Hanson was the only alternative that provided least environmental impacts within budget.

» Rob recently led the design portion of design/build INDOT rehabilitations of SR 18 over the Tippecanoe River and SR 75 over Deer Creek in Carroll County.

» For the US 231 project, Rob effectively worked with railroad and utility staff throughout the design of one of the structures in the West Lafayette area. Overall, he helped INDOT address budgetary issues. A modified design – using value engineering and an innovative realignment – reduced the two structures in the initial design into one, providing $7 million in cost savings to INDOT.

» Sight distance correction was an issue for the SR 49 highway reconstruction project, and Rob successfully met this design challenge. He was part of the project team that “right-sized” the interchange, creating a design which provided a substantial cost savings – $4.55 million – a 39 percent reduction from the original construction cost estimate.

» Rob is currently leading the bridge superstructure design and overseeing the utility coordination for the Fox Hill Drive over Crooked Creek Bridge rehabilitation effort for the Indianapolis Department of Public Works. Rob has also been responsible for conducting the structural evaluation of the bridge, in addition to leading coordination efforts between multiple design consultants and stakeholders --- while keeping the project on schedule.

» For the Colfax Street/Bridge 108 emergency repairs project, Rob successfully generated design documents for contractor quotes in one week. He then led the structural design efforts for the 3-span, 82-foot cast-in-place concrete slab bridge replacement for the Colfax Street structure, which was completed on time and under budget.

Resumes of Key Personnel

Robert Zolcak, P.E.Project ManagerBridge EngineerUtility Coordination

EducationB.S./1989/Civil Engineering/Purdue University

Professional RegistrationsProfessional Engineer/ININDOT Certified Utility Coordinator



Thomas Havenar, P.E., S.E.Senior Bridge EngineerEducationB.S./1989/Civil Engineering/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional RegistrationsProfessional Engineer/IN; IL; MO; FL; AK; IAStructural Engineer/IL; AK

Tom has served as a project structural engineer and as a project manager on multiple high profile and unique projects both in this country and abroad. These projects have included a wide variety of structural systems, such as bridges ranging from very small to a large cable-stayed bridge, cantilever retaining walls, soldier pile retaining walls, and mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls. He has been involved in all phases of transportation projects from planning to final design and construction. He has performed single-mode and multi-mode seismic analyses for bridges and designed bridges using AASHTO seismic categories A, B, and C criteria. Prior to joining Hanson, Tom spent two years with the Illinois DOT designing bridges and reviewing plans from consultants.

» Tom served as quality control reviewer for the SR 49 Interchange – SR 49’s substantial costs savings of $4.55 million (approximately a 39 percent reduction in the original construction cost estimate) – are thanks to a Hanson design concept that “right-sized” the interchange.

» Tom was the manager for the Interstate 55 over Lake Springfield project involving replacing two 3-lane, 1,545-ft. bridges with one 6-lane, 720 ft. bridge. Hanson’s design resulted in $3 million in construction cost savings, allowing the entire project to be constructed at one time instead of waiting 10 years to complete the second half.

» Under Tom’s direction, the Illinois 78 over Sangamon River project finished one month ahead of schedule, despite an additional length of roadway being added to the project improvements in the final design phase.


Roy Milner, P.E.Roadway EngineerEducationB.S./1991/Civil Engineering/Tri-State University

Professional RegistrationsProfessional Engineer/IN

With 25 years of experience, Roy routinely provides design services for reconstruction and rehabilitation projects throughout Indiana. He also has served as a project inspector, gaining valuable knowledge of both design and construction processes. One of Roy’s strengths is providing quality project plans that are easy to follow, shortening the review process and making the contractor’s job easier, resulting in fewer questions from the field during construction.

» Roy provided roadway design for the US 231 Relocation project – a challenging project, threaded between Purdue University’s campus and airport, which included substantial stakeholder input and significant scope changes to reduce the projected project cost. The value engineered design saved $7 million.

» Roy is currently providing roadway design for the Franklin Road improvements project in Lawrence. The conversion of this 4-lane facility to a reconstructed 3-lane roadway entails intersection modifications, offering significant safety and traffic efficiencies through design functionality.

» Roy was part of the roadway design team for the SR 49 Interchange project which includes designing roundabouts at the SR 49/Vale Road interchange – a facility resulting in substantial costs savings of $4.55 million (approximately a 39 percent reduction in the original construction cost estimate), thanks to a Hanson design concept that “right-sized” the interchange.

» As a part of the design team for the Interstate 69 Rehabilitation project in DeKalb County, Roy was extensively involved in the roadway design of a 9-mile segment of I-69 in northeast Indiana. The project received the National Quality Achievement Award from the National Quality Initiative (NQI), an award which recognizes outstanding quality highway design and construction.



Matthew Dawson, P.E., PTOERoadway & Traffic EngineerEducationB.S./2000/Civil Engineering/Bradley UniversityM.S./2010/Civil Engineering/Bradley University

Professional RegistrationsProfessional Engineer/ILProfessional Traffic Operations Engineer

For more than 15 years, Matthew has provided transportation and traffic engineering services for numerous infrastructure projects, which have encompassed planning through construction. Matthew’s design responsibilities have involved working closely with public and private sector clients in the development of plans and specifications for major roadway projects, including interstate highways, interchange design studies, major urban and rural streets. As a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), he has prepared various traffic reports and studies.

» As project engineer with roadway and traffic responsibilities, Matthew prepared vertical profile studies, cross-section cost comparisons and led final design coordination efforts for the Peoria Washington Street project. While developing innovative approaches for grading pedestrian spaces and intersection pavement to meet Public Rights of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG).

» For the Peoria Warehouse District Complete Streets Improvements, Matthew oversaw the final fast paced preparation of construction documents. During construction, on demand design revisions were provided to address to utility conflicts found in the field and property owner requests through the continued public outreach process.

» Matthew is currently providing quality control for the Franklin Road improvements project in Lawrence, IN. The conversion of this 4-lane facility to a reconstructed 3-lane roadway entails traffic signal modifications, offering significant safety and traffic efficiencies through design functionality.


Richard McPhail, PLSROW Plan Development & Project SurveyorEducationB.S./1989/Civil Engineering Technology/Southern Illinois University

Professional RegistrationsProfessional Land Surveyor/IN; ILINDOT Certified ROW Plan Development

With more than 25 years of experience, Rich has served Indiana clients for more than 20 years and has worked on thousands of ROW parcels for various projects. He is experienced in conducting INDOT surveys and coordinating with INDOT’s land acquisition staff; completing route surveys, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, and boundary surveys; and performing construction staking and project supervision on various projects. He is knowledgeable in the intricate details of surveying, including boundary calculations, alignment control, existing ROW resolution, parcel plat development, and legal description writing. Additionally, he is certified in LPA project management, and has served as a project manager and inspector for numerous projects.

» Rich is currently providing surveying and ROW plan development for the Franklin Road improvements project in Lawrence. The conversion of this 4-lane facility to a reconstructed 3-lane roadway entails traffic signal modifications, offering significant safety and traffic efficiencies through design functionality.

» Rich, along with his Hanson surveying colleagues, completed the on call right of way services to INDOT’s Greenfield District – serving in this capacity from 2000 to 2012.

» As right of way plan developer on the US 231 relocation project, Rich was involved in 15 parcel plats for an expressway winding through Purdue’s campus and airport.

» Rich is currently managing INDOT’s statewide ROW/environmental services on call contract. To date, under Rich’s management, the project team is analyzing over 80 excess land parcels throughout the State of Indiana, providing legal descriptions and ROW parcel plats.



Project Approach

Soils Investigation. Hanson has teamed with Earth Exploration, Inc. (EEI) to provide geotechnical services for this on call contract. EEI brings a wide range of geotechnical engineering and materials testing, as well as experience and geological knowledge within the Vincennes District. EEI is staffed and equipped to provide flexibility to meet the Vincennes District needs. EEI assigns each project, regardless of task, a project manager who oversees the implementation of scheduling, sustains budget control and prepares the technical report. To provide quality assurance, each report is reviewed by a principal engineer prior to client submittal. The geotechnical engineering staff of EEI will provide a thorough analysis and evaluation of subsurface conditions and interpret them into design criteria for foundation and earthwork systems. EEI draws on sound engineering principals and a broad background of experience in selecting the earthwork system best-suited for a project and does the design work with safety as well as economy in mind. EEI is prepared to resolve special problems caused by improper construction techniques or usual or unanticipated soil, water or rock conditions. In addition, EEI can provide pavement design for these on call assignments.

Environmental. Hanson’s environmental team, which includes the Kaskaskia Engineering Group (KEG) and Keramida Environmental, Inc. (KEI) will conduct early coordination with resource agencies to help determine the potential impacts of the alternates for a particular project, survey land use and natural habitat, research archaeological records and socio-economic data, perform investigation and delineations of wetlands and Area of Potential Effect, and will model air quality and noise impacts as needed. Preparation of an Environmental Document, which will most likely be a Categorical Exclusion, will quantify impacts to the natural, as well as the human environment, and will consider the cumulative effect of the construction of an improvement project. Waters Report will be prepared for those projects requiring that level of analysis. The Hanson team will provide any wetland and stream mitigation that may be required, either through the acquisition, design, and construction of a mitigation site, or by the purchase of credits at mitigation banks. Air quality and noise analysis will be completed, and mitigation provided if appropriate.

Road, Bridge and Traffic Design and Preparation of Construction Contract Documents. Once project scope is clearly and completely defined, the Hanson team will develop preliminary and then final design and construction plans and documents. Hanson will apply INDOT’s centralized design standards, while also satisfying the unique circumstances, preferences, and priorities of the District and other legitimate project stakeholders. Plans will be reviewed and adjusted for constructability. The job will be comprehensively designed, detailed, specified, quantified and estimated. Project scope, cost, and schedule will be maintained through the design process.

Right of Way Services. Hanson’s in-house staff will prepare right of way plans, parcel plats, legal descriptions, transfer documents and will perform right of way staking if necessary. Title and Encumbrance Reports will be provided by Hanson’s subconsultant Courtland Title & Escrow, Inc. Though not listed as a required service within the RFP, Project Management for Acquisition Services, Appraisals and Review Appraisals, Negotiation/Buying and Relocation services can be provided by prequalified teammates as subconsultants to Hanson.

Under this project development services contract, the Vincennes District staff will assign projects to Hanson on an as-needed basis. Varying degrees of project definition are anticipated. For some projects, only a need may be identified, while for others, a detailed scope may be clearly defined. Upon assignment, Hanson will identify the activities that will be required to progress the project to construction. A fee will be proposed for those activities, and agreement will be reached. Required activities may include some or all of the following:

Project Management. Once a project has been identified, Hanson will move quickly to assemble a team that uniquely matches the required engineering disciplines needed to bring success to the project. Project Manager, Rob Zolcak, P.E. will be responsible for assembling the team. Rob’s past experience involving major INDOT projects (SR 641 and US 231) will benefit him in this process. With over 400 engineers and technical staff, Hanson has a vast knowledge base and portfolio of past projects to draw upon for reference. While there is no one-size fits all, Hanson knows the process to move INDOT projects along technically, while being cost-effective. Like INDOT, Hanson utilizes Bentley ProjectWise, for our file management. The use of ProjectWise prevents lost time creating PDF documents to share or having multiple versions of the same document, resulting in “cost savings” throughout the life of the project. With the utilization of ProjectWise, there is no confusion about which version of a document is the most current or final draft.

Scope Development. Hanson will study alternates to determine the most economical means to address the need, while remaining appropriate for the context of the surroundings. Our team will gather all existing information needed to verify and ultimately evaluate existing conditions. Hanson will provide the project description, cost, schedule, and design criteria, and will identify unique issues to be addressed in later phases, such as environmental impacts, utility conflicts or right of way constraints. Safety, capacity, and operations analysis will be conducted identifying the optimal solution. Hanson will interview legitimate project stakeholders to learn their desires, to gather any information that has been assembled, and to gain an understanding of the thought and effort that has already been given to the project. The scope will be finalized only after receiving the client concurrence. It is critical that the scope is complete and correct so that the associated project costs and schedule can be accurately estimated and INDOT’s program can be managed.

Field Design Survey. Hanson’s surveying team member Northpointe Engineering & Surveying, Inc. (NESI) has been brought on in order to expedite our surveying efforts. Having multiple crews will enable Hanson to cover multiple sites in order to begin the design phase of the project. Also, depending on the project size, having multiple survey crews to mobilize can only benefit the project. NESI has relevant experience, road and bridge, working on INDOT projects. As a part of our survey efforts, Hanson will also obtain the last deeds of record, subdivision plats, and section or auditor plats for all properties within the project limits. As a result of the field data and court house research, the Location Control Route Survey Plat, if needed, can be developed for the project.



Project Approach

Innovative Ideas

Hanson’s engineers have consistently provided effective solutions for challenging projects. Our project portfolio and staff resumes illustrate several examples of “cost-saving” measures and innovation. Hanson makes it a priority to “right –size” projects so that limited funding can produce maximum benefit. Money saved can be re-entered into INDOT’s program to fund other needed improvements. Key project features where creativity and innovation can present opportunities for “cost savings” while enhancing safety and operations include:

» Effective, pragmatic, maintenance of traffic » Economic structure type selection (Please refer to SR 49 and US 231 project descriptions) » Cost-effective drainage systems » Minimization of right of way footprint (Please refer to US 27 project description) » Avoidance of environmental impacts (Please refer to US 27 project description) » Consideration of non-traditional traffic control

• Roundabouts (Please refer to SR 49 and SR 641 project descriptions)• J-turns• Michigan lefts• HAWK pedestrian beacons

» Optimal pavement treatment and design

Components to a Successful Project

» Preliminary Assessment• Evaluating Existing Conditions• Analyzing Critical Issues• Determining Environmental Constraints• Preparing Initial - Scope, Budget, and Schedule• Value Engineering / Constructability Review

» Final Plans » Construction Phase Services

Team Commitment

How we work starts with our staff. Our people will bring their years of experience and hands-on involvement to each new project under the Vincennes District contract. That knowledge can streamline teamwork and make communication more effective. Hanson will strive to bring value in the up-front planning, making smart business decisions throughout the project and providing honest review to continuously improve each project. Our commitment is to deliver quality projects on time and on budget, while adding value for INDOT. Hanson looks forward to beginning a relationship with the INDOT Vincennes District.

Permitting. Hanson, with teammate Kaskaskia Engineering Group (KEG), will identify the needed permits and make applications for those permits required based on project type and demand. Potential permits include IDNR Construction in a Floodway Permits; 401/404 Permits, Rule 5 Permit and FAA Incursion Permits, if needed.

Construction Phase Services. Hanson is committed to standing behind our design plans. After the final plans are submitted and the letting of contracts with contractor selection is complete, it is Hanson’s charge to be available to answer questions or further interpret our design plans. Hanson stands ready as an INDOT partner to assure the DOT’s facilities are built to plan and within standard specifications. Hanson has worked closely with INDOT Project Engineers and Project Managers on their projects and looks forward to that continued project involvement, knowing the importance of response time to schedule and budget.

Utility Coordination. Hanson’s Rob Zolcak is certified through INDOT’s Utility Coordination Services and has performed these duties on INDOT’s SR 641 project, as well as numerous other local projects. If utility coordination is assigned as a part of the scope of services, Hanson will identify and contact all utilities in the area of a project. Once the facilities of the utilities are identified, impacts to those facilities will be determined in conjunction with the utilities themselves. Any avoidance of relocation possible while still meeting the purpose and need of the project and applicable design standards would be applied. Those relocations that are unavoidable would then be mitigated and relocation plans and schedules would be requested, reviewed and permits requested for relocation. Hanson will develop a master relocation plan, and remain on-point throughout the physical relocation process.

Quality. While providing these services, Hanson will utilize its formal corporate Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) program. Hanson’s philosophy is that quality is a continuous process, not just an “add on” at the end of a project. While review guides and checklists can be used to detect document errors, the firm’s approach is to prevent errors or to detect them immediately. Hanson’s QA/QC procedures will be used in all phases of project development.

Hanson has completed several projects under a previous similar Project Development Services agreement. We understand that assignments made under these agreements are often projects with difficult circumstances, such as emergency repair or replacement projects, or projects that have been partially developed by others and need to be completed quickly due to schedule slippage. The Hanson team will quickly assess the assignment, negotiate fee reasonably and fairly, and ‘hit the ground running’ to provide all the services each project requires. On these challenging, fast-paced projects, it is critical to have diverse services provided by local in-house staff. Hanson’s Indiana personnel provide scoping, traffic, environmental, land survey, road and bridge design, right of way engineering, land acquisition management, and construction observation services. And, although staff from Hanson’s other office locations will not routinely be involved in these assignments, when special expertise is needed, they can be called upon. By utilizing the expertise of our Springfield, Illinois staff, we recently were able to provide hydrogeologic services on an INDOT project that needed specialized well protection analysis. Our local consultant firm teammates fill the few roles that Hanson does not, and also add depth of resources for very large assignments. INDOT has a budgeted program to manage, and must get the most from their available funds to benefit their customers to the greatest extent possible. That charge is therefore Hanson’s goal.



US 27 ReconstructionIndiana Department of TransportationLiberty, Indiana » Roadway Design » Design Survey » ROW Plan Development » Signage » Wetlands/Permitting » Project Cost: $5,200,000

INDOT selected Hanson to provide roadway, geometric, and traffic design services; urban drainage; ADA compliance; topographic survey; ROW engineering; and permitting for US 27’s reconstruction in Liberty. The total project length is 1.157 miles and involved the reconstruction of US 27 to provide two 12-foot travel lanes from the southern terminus to Market Street; three 12-foot travel lanes from Market Street to High Street; and two 12-foot travel lanes with two 10-foot parking lanes from High Street to the northern terminus. The project has been constructed through the historic district of Liberty and along two sides of the National Register of Historic Places listed Union County Courthouse. Efforts to limit impacts to the Courthouse and other historic properties within the Town were successful. Tree preservation and mitigation for unavoidable tree loss were measures taken to minimize impacts. The project’s footprint was reduced to the greatest extent practical to lessen right of way takes from all adjacent properties. Providing access along each side and across the highway, as well as access to residential and business properties - which meets ADA requirements - was one of the project’s challenges overcome in design. All businesses in the vicinity of the U.S. 27 project were open and accessible during construction.

Project Portfolio of Related Experience

Interstate 69 RehabilitationIndiana Department of TransportationNear Auburn, Indiana » Bridge Rehabilitation Design (includes Redecking) » Roadway Design » Design Survey » Environmental Permitting » Project Cost: $17,000,000

Hanson designed the rehabilitation of a 9-mile segment of Interstate 69 in northeast Indiana to meet 4R standards. Our services included topographic survey, bridge and highway design, permitting, and preparing contracts and bid documents. With a focus on minimizing travel delays, the 9-mile corridor was repaved, bridges were widened and resurfaced, and several sections were replaced with new concrete. All of this was completed 42 days ahead of schedule.

The pavement rehabilitation portion of this project consists of milling the existing asphalt overlay, cracking and seating the original concrete pavement, and overlaying it with warranted Superpave Hot Mix Asphalt. Full-depth concrete pavement replacement was used in areas where vertical controls made pavement rehabilitation impossible, such as under overhead bridges and at approaches to mainline bridges. A pair of bridges over environmentally sensitive Cedar Creek were rehabilitated and widened with new deck surfaces and bridge rail. Interchange ramps were updated from tapers to parallel-type, and all signs were replaced.

The project was bid using the A+B+Warranty method, that is, cost + time + warranty. Change orders totaled less than 0.33 percent of the original contract amount. Because of the project’s success, Hanson received the National Quality Achievement Award from the National Quality Initiative (NQI). This award recognizes outstanding quality highway design and construction.



US 136 CSX Railroad Bridge Replacement & Roadway ImprovementsIndiana Department of TransportationClermont, Indiana » Roadway Design » Bridge Design » Railroad Coordination » Project Cost: $2,254,000

This project involved replacing the bridge carrying CSX Railroad tracks over US 136 (Crawfordsville Road) at Clermont, located in northwest Marion County, IN. The project included removing the existing concrete arch bridge, reconstructing the through roadway to achieve a lower profile for clearances, installing a storm sewer, working with CSX Railroad staff during design, and constructing a new steel through girder bridge at an extreme skew, all the while successfully maintaining rail and highway traffic. Hanson provided bridge, highway and drainage design; permitting; utility and railroad coordination; and contract and bid documents.


Franklin Road Reconstruction (Pendleton Pike to 47th Street)City of LawrenceLawrence, Indiana » Traffic & Safety Engineering Studies » Traffic Signals » Roadway Design » ROW Plan Development » Railroad ROW Expertise » Surveying » Land Acquisition Management » Railroad/Utility Coordination » Drainage Design » Curb & Gutter » Sidewalks » Public Involvement » Federal Funding » Project Cost: $2,000,000

The $2,000,000 Franklin Road project, when completed, will convert a four-lane facility to a reconstructed three-lane roadway between Pendleton Pike and 47th Street, and the remaining roadway will be restriped all the way to 56th Street. The roadway will operate more safely by providing better access to the frequent private driveways. The existing narrow sidewalks will be widened, which, when combined with lower traffic speeds, will create a more comfortable pedestrian corridor. Negotiations with the CSX Railroad will include removing an at-grade crossing, installing a traffic signal within 100 feet of the crossing on Franklin Road, and reducing the approach grades at the existing crossings. Public involvement and coordination with the businesses along the corridor was vital to combat the impression of lost capacity on the roadway, as well as impacts from profile changes required at the crossing.



SR 641 Phase III Eastern AlignmentIndiana Department of TransportationTerre Haute, Indiana » Bridge Design » Roundabout Design » Roadway Design » Design Survey » Hydraulic Analysis » Permitting » ROW Plan Development » Intersection Improvements » Utility Coordination » Surveying » Construction Phase Services » Project Cost: $31,000,000

INDOT selected Hanson to provide surveying; scoping; roadway, traffic and bridge design; hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design; right of way engineering; and utility coordination for Phase III of the SR 641 Terre Haute Bypass. When the current, more southern alignment for Phase III was originally conceived, it included a trumpet-type interchange configuration at the SR 641 intersection with SR 46, and a pair of grade separation bridges to carry SR 641 over Riley Road. However, the costs associated with this scope were beyond budget. The new design includes a 2.1-mile, four-lane divided highway with a tight diamond interchange configuration with roundabouts at the ramp terminal intersections. Our study concluded that the “dog-bone” interchange, which includes roundabouts, conceived of by Hanson was the only alternative that provided least environmental impacts within budget. This unique solution allowed Riley Road to connect to SR 46 and SR 641 at the interchange, without having to bridge SR 641 over Riley Road. Savings were achieved by eliminating the pair of bridges, greatly reducing embankment/borrow quantities, and shortening ramp lengths. This project also included innovation: one of the first applications of roundabouts at an INDOT interchange.

As part of the overall project, Hanson delineated the existing floodway and floodplain using advanced Geographical Information Systems (GIS) processes, coupled with river hydraulics modeling software, to combine existing statewide terrain data with field surveys. The project also involved post-modeling processes to map the regulatory boundaries and to determine the effect these boundaries have on the alignment of the bypass. Phase III design also required five bridge structures. Two twin bridges required Construction in a Floodway Permit approval from the Indiana DNR.


SR 18 over Tippecanoe River & SR 75 over Deer Creek Bridge Rehabilitations (Design/Build)Indiana Department of TransportationCarroll County, Indiana » Bridge Rehabilitation Design » Roadway Design » Maintenance of Traffic » Utility Coordination » Construction Phase Services » Project Cost: $1,930,400

Since their completion, the two 1960-era bridges on two Indiana state routes are providing the residents of Carroll County much-needed rehabilitated structures. Hanson worked with design/build partner LaPorte Construction Company on these recently-repaired INDOT structures. The first, State Route 18 over the Tippecanoe River, and the second, State Route 75 over Deer Creek, both involved bridge deck overlays. In addition, the SR 18 Bridge included design of new bridge railing, end bents, approach slabs and guardrail. The SR 18 Bridge’s design also entailed temporary bridge supports for the structure’s beams during end bent construction. The SR 75 structure’s design included new approach slabs and concrete bridge rail transitions. For both bridges, Hanson provided maintenance of traffic design, and utility coordination was conducted by an INDOT-certified utility coordinator in order to meet the Department’s requirements. We provided plans, specifications and supporting documents as part of our design services to the DOT. The LaPorte Construction/Hanson project team’s largest challenge was an extremely fast-track design and construction schedule --- the projects were re-let several times without the original schedule completion date of November 2015 being revised.

Existing SR 18 Bridge

Existing SR 75 BridgeSR 641 Construction in Progress



State Road 49 New InterchangeIndiana Department of TransportationValparaiso, Indiana » Roadway Design » Design Survey » ROW Plan Development » Signage » Wetlands/Permitting » Roundabout Design » Multi-Use Path Design » Bridge Design » Project Cost: $7,500,000

INDOT selected Hanson to provide highway, bridge, traffic, and environmental design services for a new interchange on the SR 49 Valparaiso Bypass in northwest Indiana. The project involves constructing a new diamond interchange on SR 49 at County Road 400 North, on the east side of Valparaiso which will replace the existing at-grade signalized intersection. A grade separation structure carries CR 400 N over SR 49. The original project scope called for a par-clo interchange with two lanes of traffic in each direction on CR 400 N. This interchange provided far greater capacity than the connecting streets are ever planned to accommodate. Hanson “right-sized” the interchange, and created a design which provided substantial cost savings of $4.55 million – a 39 percent reduction from the original construction cost estimate.


US 231 RelocationIndiana Department of TransportationWest Lafayette, Indiana » Bridge Design » Roadway Design » Design Survey » Hydraulic Analysis » ROW Plan Development » Wetlands/Permitting » Utility Coordination » SWPPP » Construction Phase Services » Project Cost: $29,000,000

Hanson provided INDOT with various engineering services for the relocation of US 231 from the Wabash River to SR 26 in Tippecanoe County. These services included topographic survey; highway, bridge, traffic, and wetland design; right of way engineering; permitting; coordinating stakeholder, utility and railroad components; preparation of construction plans, specifications, estimates, and contract documents; and consultation throughout the construction phase.

The $29 million project involved designing a four-lane, limited-access suburban expressway on a new alignment of US 231. The new highway winds between the Purdue Airport and main campus. Substantial lengths of the relocated US 231 and Purdue’s Jischke Drive were built in cut to achieve the grade separation needed at a railroad crossing. Improvements to the intersecting roadways were designed to accommodate the new highway. Other features of the project included traffic signals and signs; bike lanes and sidewalks; storm sewer; a railroad over highway grade separation bridge; two stream crossing bridges; and an off-site wetland mitigation area.

This project encountered other unique complications. With the project’s initial scope, projected utility relocation costs pushed the project beyond budget. Hanson, INDOT, and other stakeholders collaborated to reduce the scope through value engineering. Hanson evaluated and selectively incorporated the savings measures into the design, saving approximately $7 million.

Also, late in the design process, the project’s intended constructed wetland mitigation site was determined to be inadequate. Hanson helped rescue the project by finding suitable privately owned land, designing a new mitigating wetland, and acquiring permits. All this was done without delaying the project letting.

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