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Execution <br />During the design phase, LTD will defer to the City on the following design issues, subject <br />approval by ODOT for any right-of-way within the City but subject to ODOT's jurisdiction: <br />1. Lay-out and placement of all transit improvements and structures within the public rig <br />way; <br />2. Traffic signal software and hardware; <br />3. Design of all sidewalks, bicycles lanes and crosswalks; <br />4. Landscaping and street trees; <br />5. Technical requirements and standards for all construction in or affecting the right-of <br />and <br />6. Impact to utilities and other infrastructure within the right-of-way. <br />D. Budget Process. <br />The estimated cost of construction of the Project shall be assessed at least three times during the <br />design phase. Cost estimates prepared by the Design Consultants shall be reviewed to determine whether <br />the Project can be constructed within the Project budget. Cost estimates may be made more frequently or <br />to address newly discovered changes in conditions. LTD and the City will work collaboratively to review <br />the Project cost estimate and identify possible changes to the design or budget. After each cost review, if <br />the construction estimate exceeds the construction budget for the Project, LTD shall have authority to make <br />changes to the Project which are consistent with the Conceptual Design. 'Where a proposed change to the <br />Project is inconsistent with the Conceptual Design, the parties will collaborate in the use of value engineering <br />to redesign the Project. <br />E. Management of Design Team. <br />A design team composed of architects, engineers, and other needed disciplines ("Design Team") will <br />be engaged by LTD to prepare the final plans and specifications for the design. City technical services may <br />also be used to accomplish some of these tasks as outlined in section F. Though the direct management of <br />the design team will rest with LTD, LTD will assure that the final design is produced in accordance with the <br />design mutually established by LTD and the City under Subpart H.C, and the final design for all parts of the <br />Project for which the City has primary design control will be subject to approval by the City prior to <br />submission to the PEPI Process. Design coordination will be at the aesthetic, policy and the technical levels. <br />Significant Changes will be referred to the Eugene Planning Commission. <br />F. LTD Payntent for City Engineering Services. <br />The City will have an opportunity to offer a proposal to provide design services, under contract to <br />LTD, for the sections of the Project within the City. If LTD accepts the City's proposal, a separate <br />intergovernmental agreement defining the scope of work and fees encompassed by the accepted proposal <br />shall be negotiated and signed prior to the City providing any reimbursable design services. <br />G. Policy Level Coordination. <br />The BRT Steering Committee will provide advice, as requested by either party, on the Project design. <br />The BRT Steering Committee will make a recommendation to the LTD Board regarding vehicle selection. <br />The BRT Steering Committee will make recommendations to the LTD Board and Eugene City Council <br />should substantial design issues arise within the City limits during the design phase of the Project. <br />Eugene - LTD IGA for Bus Rapid Transit Page 3 of 7 <br />