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BACKGROUND The Pleasanton traffic model is a computer traffic forecasting program that contains specific information regarding Pleasanton's land use and the City's street network that provides a projection of future traffic conditions. Pleasanton has relied on model projections since the 1980's. In 2001, the City of Pleasanton contracted with Dowling Associates to update the traffic model and become the "keeper of the model." Since 2001, the traffic model has been refined and updated on a regular basis to account for changes in land uses, roadways, and traffic volumes. In addition to these standard updates, the model has also incorporated school zone specific trip assignment, peak hour spreading, ramp metering, and cut through traffic data. With this contract, land use changes, roadway network changes and traffic volumes will again be updated. Additionally, the traffic model will include an update to the cut through traffic assumptions. With the implementation of ramp metering along Interstate 580, cut through patterns and volumes have changed and an update is necessary to capture these changes. This update will also implement a refinement to the traffic model that will address transit oriented development, assigning possible transit oriented land uses alternate trip rates based on a number of independent features. DISCUSSION The cost of the update to the traffic model is $106,040. Some additional count locations will be required that will cost approximately $5,000, bringing the model update cost to $111,040. The model update will be completed by mid January of 2010. The on -call transportation model services contract is for two years, with a not -to- exceed amount of $100,000 per year. The contract contains the option of extending the contract for two additional one -year terms. The on -call transportation model services contract will be used to facilitate future traffic model runs needed by development, as well as some City projects such as the East Side Specific Plan. Consultant Selection City staff advertised a Request for Proposal for the Traffic Model Update in March of 2009. Staff received three proposals from qualified consultants, Hexagon, Fehr and Peers and Dowling Associates. Based on their qualifications and submitted proposal, Dowling Associates was selected to conduct the update to the traffic model and to perform the on -call modeling services. Dowling has worked on the Pleasanton model since 2001 and has provided excellent modeling services with consistent performance Page 2 of 3