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• The project is focused on adding additional crossing opportunities for vulnerable road users in an area with high concentrations of Environmental Justice and underserved communities.
   
• The specific locations for crossings were identified and prioritized through engagement with community residents and stakeholders as part of the 122^nd Avenue Plan that began in 2018.  
   
• The purpose of this project is to help create crossing opportunities so that people can safely access Parkrose High School and Middle School, businesses, and health services that exist adjacent to 122^nd Avenue, and also have improved access to Line 73 transit service.
   
• Opportunities for public and stakeholder involvement will occur throughout this and future phases of the project.
   
• DBE contracting
  • Design contract comprises of 18% certified DBE participation, exceeding the 8.5% federal requirement.
     

Breakdown of fee by contract and certification type are shown below:

• Firm	COBID certification types	Race and gender identity	Fee	% of total
  HDR	OBE	Unknown	$861,340.25	72%
  Casso Consulting, Inc.	D/M/W/ESB	Hispanic female	$98,678.20	8.27%
  GTE	D/M/WBE	Hispanic female	$93,086.68	7.8%
  Rhino 1	D/MBE	Asian Indian male	$20,867.51	1.75%
  Willamette Cultural Resources Associates Ltd	OBE	Unknown	$18,200.44	1.5%
  3 Point Geo	ESB	White male	$95,157.00	8%
  Morgan Holen & Associates, Inc.	W/ESB	White female	$5,478.60	0.5%
  Total Contract Fee			$1,192,808.68
  Total DBE participation %				17.83%

   

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  [1] COBID certification types include Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), Emerging Small Business (ESB), and Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SDVBE). Firms not certified are indicated as an Other Business Enterprise (OBE).