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This task entails the qualitative analysis of identified facilities in the previous task and determine <br /> the finer grain details of the facility locations based on current and forecast transportation <br /> network, social-economic data in the region, and input from the City. Design alternatives will be <br /> prioritized and grouped into recommended logistics solutions. For example, a design alternative <br /> might be the addition of freeway ramp or the addition of a freight consolidation warehouse, such <br /> as a cross dock facility. <br /> 2.7 Design Deliverables: <br /> Quetica will use the results of the supply chain optimization effort (Task 1.2.2), in conjunction <br /> with data and analysis from prior tasks,to comprehensively identify and assess both short and <br /> long-term needs and opportunities related to economic development, freight networks, <br /> operations, and transportation policy within the Decatur Area. Many of these constraints, such as <br /> network bottlenecks, chokepoints, areas of heavy traffic and/or future growth, areas with <br /> potential for commercial or industrial development or prohibitively high costs of shipping, will <br /> be identified through application of supply chain optimization techniques and technical analysis. <br /> Quetica will use the results of the analysis to identify potential commercial development <br /> opportunities in the study region. Quetica will develop a Technical Report; Decatur Regional <br /> Transportation Network Constraints and Opportunities, to detail the supply chain needs, the <br /> optimization model data inputs and parameters,the identified opportunities and market size, <br /> opportunity prioritization criteria and rationales, and prioritization of the opportunities. <br /> Phase 3: Business Case, Development and Implementation Planning <br /> 3.1 Develop Business Case(s): <br /> Using the optimization modeling results and prioritized opportunities completed in Task 2, <br /> Quetica will complete three to five business cases for network enhancements/projects that <br /> address existing bottlenecks in the regional multimodal surface transportation network. Each <br /> business case will present the nature of the network constraint, the recommended solution, and <br /> the before and after network impact shown in Figures 2 and 3. The business case also includes <br /> the solution concept, total freight volume market opportunity, total cost saving opportunity, <br /> facility sizing, market segmentation and capture rate, and cost and benefit analysis based on the <br /> capture rate, and any qualitative factor analysis. Output data from the optimization model will <br /> provide the details of market sizing and cost and benefit analysis. <br /> 3.2 Implementation Planning: <br /> Quetica will develop a high-level implementation plan to deliver the recommended optimization <br /> strategies, including scope, tasks, resources, timeline and rough order of magnitude budget. <br /> Optionally, Quetica can develop a facility concept design to showcase the recommended <br /> logistics solutions and provide more detailed budgetary estimates based on the concept design. <br /> This task will also include the development of project metrics and documentation required to <br /> support financial assistance applications, such as FASTLANE or TIGER grant applications. <br /> Last Revised:2017-06-01 <br />