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Execution Copy During the design phase, LTD will defer to the City on the following design issues, subject to approval by ODOT for any right-of--way within the City but subject to ODOT's jurisdiction: Lay-out and placement of all transit improvements and structures within the public right-of- way; 2. Traffic signal software and hardware; 3. Design of all sidewalks, bicycles lanes and crosswalks; 4. Landscaping and street trees; 5. Technical requirements and standards for all construction in or affecting the right-of--way; and 6. Impact to utilities and other infrastructure within the right-of--way. D. Budget Process. The estimated cost of construction of the Project shall be assessed at least three times during the design phase. Cost estimates prepared by the Design Consultants shall be reviewed to determine whether the Project can be constructed within the Project budget. Cost estimates may be made more frequently or to address newly discovered changes in conditions. LTD and the City will work collaboratively to review the Project cost estimate and identify possible changes to the design or budget. After each cost review, if the construction estimate exceeds the construction budget for the Project, LTD shall have authority to make changes to the Project which are consistent with the Conceptual Design. Where a proposed change to the Project is inconsistent with the Conceptual Design, the parties will collaborate in the use of value engineering to redesign the Project. E. Management ofDesign Team. A design team composed of architects, engineers, and other needed disciplines ("Design Team") will be engaged by LTD to prepare the final plans and specifications for the design. City technical services may also be used to accomplish some of these tasks as outlined in section F. Though the direct management of the design team will rest with LTD, LTD will assure that the final design is produced in accordance with the design mutually established by LTD and the City under Subpart ILC, and the final design for all parts of the Project for which the City has primary design control will be subject to approval by the City prior to submission to the PEPI Process. Design coordination will be at the aesthetic, policy and the technical levels. Significant Changes will be referred to the Eugene Planning Commission. F. LTD Payment for City E~:gineering Services. The City will have an opportunity to offer a proposal to provide design services, under contract to LTD, for the sections of the Project within the City. If LTD accepts the City's proposal, a separate intergovernmental agreement defining the scope of work and fees encompassed by the accepted proposal shall be negotiated and signed prior to the City providing any reimbursable design services. G. Policy Level Coordination. The BRT Steering Committee will provide advice, as requested by either party, on the Proj ect design. The BRT Steering Committee will make a recommendation to the LTD Board regarding vehicle selection. ,, The BRT Steering Committee will make recommendations to the LTD Board and Eugene City Council should substantial design issues arise within the City limits during the design phase of the Project. Eugene -LTD IGA for Bus Rapid Transit Page 3 of 7