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Attachment " A " PROJECT UNDERSTANDING Indian River County desires to construct a new County Administration Complex on property bounded generally on the west by 20th Avenue , on the south by 26th Street , on the north by the Main Relief Canal and on the east by the Lateral E Canal . To address issues raised by City of Vero Beach officials , a traffic impact analysis is being undertaken to determine the impacts of the proposed development on the adjacent roadway network . Based on the understanding of the project , a scope of services , schedule and fee are as follows : SCOPE OF SERVICES Task 1 Traffic Impact Analysis Task 1 . 1 Pre-Application Conference - The CONSULTANT will attend a pre- application conference with Indian River County Traffic Engineer. The preliminary discussions that have been held that serve as the basis of this scope will be summarized . Task 1 . 2 Trip Generation - A projection of the anticipated project trips generated by the proposed County Administration Complex will be developed using ITE Trip generation 6th Ed . The new facility will be analyzed using ITE Code 733 -Government Building Complex . The existing administration building , purchasing building and other structures that will be demolished , will be taken as credits against the new trip generation . Task 1 . 3 Trip Distribution - The CONSULTANT will use the County's adopted thoroughfare network model to distribute traffic to and from the proposed facility. Modifications to the model to include Buena Vista Boulevard and the potential extension of 20th Avenue will be incorporated as appropriate . Task 1A Roadway and Intersection Analyses - CONSULTANT will perform analyses of the existing and future operation conditions of the significantly affected roadways and intersections as identified by the City of Vero Beach in the project vicinity. Roadway analyses will be based on PM peak hour peak season directional volumes . Intersection analyses will be based on PM peak hour peak season turning movement counts . Intersections will be analyzed using the HCS software and SYNCHRO where appropriate . Roadways will be analyzed using the FDOT Generalized Level of Service tables . No arterial analyses are included in this task . Task 1 . 5 Site Access - CONSULTANT will develop a driveway distribution for review and approval by the County Traffic Engineer. Project traffic will be assigned to the driveways based on the approved distribution . Recommendations for site access improvements will be addressed . Task 1 . 6 20th Avenue Extension - The study will be performed without the