Agenda - 12-02-2024; 8-f - Approval of Addendums to Orange County Transportation Services (OCTS) On-Call Professional Services Contract with WSP

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2 • Attracted the interest of NCDOT's Integrated Mobility Division (IMD) for potential connections to the S-Line project. o November 6, 2024 — NCDOT IMD offered to support Orange County's future RAISE Grant application as part of improving the state's Intercity passenger rail service from Charlotte to Raleigh (link). This is part of the Federally designated southeast corridor, connecting Charlotte to Washington DC, which includes the S-Line. • Working to include it into the Freeway, Arterial, Street, and Tactical (FAST 2)Transit Study. o July 18, 2024 — Following the FAST 2 kick-off, NCDOT and its consultant, WSP, discussed with OCTS how the County could help improve transit access to Raleigh, mainly its international airport. o Hillsborough is the County seat, and the currently implemented train station will create a central hub for multiple transportation agencies connecting the Piedmont region to the Triangle. o A central place where people can live, work, play, walk the Riverwalk Greenway, catch the AMTRAK train, hop on a bus for either Orange County, Piedmont Authority on Regional Transportation (PART), Chapel Hill Transit (CHT), GoTriangle, or other, charge their vehicles, and possibly use micromobility (e.g. e-scooters and e-bikes), and access government services. Given the competitive nature of the RAISE Grant — with awards ranging from $5 million to $25 million — ahead-of-schedule preparation is crucial. The Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2025 was released on November 1, 2024. To this end, OCTS is requesting approval of Addendum 1 to the existing on-call service contract, authorizing $95,625.63 for pre-planning activities related to the RAISE grant application for the Regional Multimodal Transportation Center. Addendum 2: Land Survey for Orange Grove Road Sidewalk On April 23, 2024, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) awarded Orange County a $200,000 Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), with a $50,000 local match requirement, to support the design and engineering of a Transit Access Sidewalk along Orange Grove Road. Following this award, the Board of County Commissioners approved both a service contract and a municipal agreement for the project at the June 18, 2024 Business meeting. Since then, OCTS staff have been collaborating closely with NCDOT and DCHC MPO to advance the project, which is now incorporated into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). OCTS is requesting approval of Addendum 2 to the existing on-call service contract to authorize $80,406.97 for the land survey work required for the future design and engineering of STIP project BL-0139. Construction is still to be determined. Total of both Addendums is $176,032.60, requiring Board of Commissioners' approval. OCTS seeks two addendums to ensure accurate accounting for two (2) separate tasks. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GOAL 4: MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVE 2. Increase community awareness of all modes of transportation including transit, bike and pedestrian, vehicle, and all other modes.