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December 17, 2018
Mr. Noel Anderson
Director of Planning and Zoning
City of Waterloo
715 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Sent via email: noel.anderson@waterloo-ia.org
Re: Waterloo Public Safety Improvement
Via Rail Proposal No. P18WL0001
Dear Noel,
We are pleased to continue our relationship with you and the City of
Waterloo (CITY) in this serious matter of railroad corridor public safety,
improvement analysis and future planning. Via Rail understands that the
CITY has requested this proposal to assist with site evaluation of the CN
Waterloo Yaid located in vicinity of Waterloo High School. Serious
pedestrian injuries have occurred at this location and continue to be
critical safety concern due to the unrestricted passageway of students
and train switching movements within the CN Yard. CITY has
considered various alternatives to curb student exposure to moving
trains, such as pedestrian walkways, with significant challenges and
obstacles.
Therefore, the CITY is requesting support to evaluate the feasibility of
relocating the CN Waterloo Yard and switching operation from the
current downtown location. One would expect that the new CN Yard
location will have little or low pedestrian exposure and safety concerns.
The relocation is expected to result in improved safety of pedestrians in
the area of the current rail yard, provide traffic congestion relief and
overall betterment of the downtown environment. Based on our
understanding of CITY pedestrian safety concerns and planning
initiative, we have prepared the following task descriptions aimed to
clarify our proposed services.
CN Yard Relocation Alternatives Analysis: Via Rail will gather
readily available internet, railroad, and CITY provided GIS information
to use as a base map for the site location analysis. Utilizing the
assembled documents as our base map, Via Rail will create conceptual
planning level railroad infrastructure layouts that correspond to existing
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CN Yard configuration and storage capacities, additional designated infrastructure
areas for possible material laydown, locomotive fueling, and other criteria obtained
from CN Engineering and Operations. Via Rail understands that this safety initiative
and Rail Yard relocation will require communication, cooperation and ongoing
correspondence between CITY and CN. We anticipate preparation of three potential
Rail Yard site iterations for review and analyzing. We will submit the three
alternative locations for CITY and Stakeholders review. Via Raif will attend a face-
to-face meeting and assist in the evaluation process of each alternative and selection
of preferred iteration.
Upon your authorization and timing, Via Rail will schedule a meeting with CN
Engineering and Operations to review the preferred relocation opportunity and allow
CN to provide feedback and support guidelines. Based on CN comments and
directives, Via Rail will incorporate necessary revisions to our conceptual layout and
utilize this document in preparation of our Opinion of Probable Construction Cost
(OPCC) and Construction Schedule to complete our analysis work effort. On behalf of
CITY, Via Rail will monitor the project process with CN and maintain
communications with the CITY throughout this initiative.
Professional Fee Break Down:
Task 1:
Task 2:
CN Railyard Alternative Analysis $ 16,250.00
Prepare OPCC & Construction Schedule $ 5,880.00
Our fee for the described services is based on the Lump Sum amount of Twenty -Two
Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($22,130.00). Via Rail will invoice monthly
for actual services provided to date and not exceed our lump sum fee. Our proposed
service is limited to conceptual planning layouts, two (2) project meetings, and
railroad submittals. We have not included: detailed preliminary railroad engineering,
site civil design or final railroad approval and construction permitting.
Thank you again for this opportunity to assist you with this project and your
confidence in our services and capabilities. Should you find our proposal complete
and acceptable, please execute below. An emailed scanned copy is acceptable and
will serve as Notice -to -Proceed.
Sincerely,
Benedetto Guido
CEO
Approved by: Quentu Hart
Name: Quentin Hart
Title:
Mayor
Date:
2/18/2019
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