KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC. (#2026372)

CITY OF PLEASANTON  TTCASANJ011431.2025 10 PROPOSAL FOR CITY OF PLEASANTON QUIET ZONE 3. WORK PLAN / SCOPE OF WORK / SCHEDULE Quiet Zone Strategy The FRA is committed to reducing the number of collisions at highway-rail grade crossings while establishing a consistent standard for communities that choose to preserve or enhance the quality of life for their residents by creating quiet zones, where routine use of train horns at public crossings is restricted. Federal regulation requires that locomotive horns begin sounding 15–20 seconds before entering public rail grade crossings, no more than one-quarter mile in advance. A “quiet zone” is a section of a rail line at least one-half mile in length that contains one or more consecutive public highway-rail grade crossings at which locomotive horns are not routinely sounded when trains are approaching the crossings. The prohibited use of train horns within a quiet zone only applies to trains when approaching and entering crossings and does not include train horn use within passenger stations or rail yards. Also, train horns may be sounded in emergency situations or to comply with other railroad or FRA rules even within a quiet zone. Quiet zone regulations do not eliminate the use of locomotive bells at crossings. Therefore, a more appropriate description of a designated quiet zone would be a “reduced train horn area.” Scope of Work TASK 1: PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS Kimley-Horn will take a hands-on approach for contract management, quality control services, and scope management throughout the duration of the project. We will begin the project with a kick-off meeting with the City to discuss the project goals, objectives, finalize the project approach and work plan, roles, and responsibilities. The Kimley-Horn team will schedule and facilitate monthly status meetings with the City to discuss project progress, schedule, activities planned for the following month, and document decisions and risks. On a more granular level, Kimley-Horn will provide weekly status updates via email to the City, noting activities occurring in the immediate weeks to follow and overall project status. Kimley-Horn will prepare and maintain a project schedule, detailing current and upcoming activities and deliverables, as well as predecessor activities for key tasks. Kimley-Horn will prepare monthly invoices along with a bulleted progress report, highlighting the significant activities completed for the subject time period. Task 1 Deliverables: ✓Kick-off meeting agenda and minutes ✓Project schedule ✓Action item log with weekly activities listed ✓Monthly invoices and associated progress report TASK 2: QUIET ZONE ANALYSIS Utilizing the quiet zone strategies and approach described herein, the Kimley-Horn team will perform the quiet zone analysis and address the key items described in the RFP. The City has performed preliminary quiet zone calculations, which Kimley-Horn will use as a baseline for determining the necessary civil improvements to achieve quiet zone status. The Kimley-Horn team will evaluate additional scenarios by which the City may achieve Quiet Zone status, including additional SSMs or ASMs where feasible. As part of this effort, our team will perform an initial site visit to review current conditions of the four at-grade crossings and assess any opportunities or constraints for potential new improvements. This information will be important to both CPUC and the FRA when assessing potential safety measures and proposed infrastructure improvements at each at- grade crossing location. Docusign Envelope ID: 2430EB25-F48A-45D4-91C5-9340C4FBB5C9