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GO <br />On•CoTAIT & Associates, <br />Inc, <br />ll Engineering Services <br />SUEZ SIGN: <br />TAITwill carefully reviewed the staffing needs and staff assignments for this project. Of notable <br />Importance In our approach to assignment a project -specific project Manager who will best meet the <br />City's needs for the particular project assignment. Secondly, TAIT will select sub -consultant team <br />members that we have successfully work with on other projects. As an example: LAE Associates could be <br />designated to provide federal funding assistance consultant to ensure the City's documents are <br />processed and approved in a timely manner by Caltrans. <br />4 LAN f, CORE Of W_()fl �' <br />Upon selection of the design team for the contract, TAIT Initiates the preparation of the detailed project <br />scope of work tailored to the needs of the specific project requirements, (see scope of services section) <br />STS 4 EXECUT <br />Upon Issue nce of the Notice to Proceed, TAIT will actively and effectively execute the scope of work for <br />this contract, Our assigned project manager will stay in constant contact with the City and will remain <br />available and responsive to the City's needs through the life of the project, At the heart of each <br />relationship and team member Is effective communication of the rglgs &respons�jallitlos, ttuallCV <br />LWyftrnq_ft ands edulin aedg, <br />Finally, TAIT has clearly defined the scheduling needs on this contract and will cpmmuni.catethe <br />deadlines and needs to each of the team members. <br />STf�P54OUALII'YASSLJBANCE/OUALII'YC TR l' ICRQ 9R[>& <br />An important feature of our design process is our Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Program, <br />TAIT has established clearly defined quality control and quality assurance protocols set In place In the <br />office. As part of our scope of services and fee proposal, we have set aside time to ensure that quality <br />control is Incorporated In to the contract, <br />TAIT assigns a QA/QC Manager to each project to ensure reviews occur prlorto making submittals to the <br />reviewing agency and the.City is provided a quality design. Mr. D, Todd Schmieder, P.F., has been <br />assigned to oversee TAIT's QA/QC Program for this,project, TAIT's QA/QC program focuses on the <br />following four primary objectives: <br />• To ensure that a quality design has been provided by following our In-house design checklists <br />• To verify that different design disciplines have been coordinated <br />• To verify that the proposed Improvements are constructible, and <br />• To verify that a cost effective analysts approach was followed in achieving the client's specific <br />project goals and objectives, <br />TAiT utt)lxes a Total Quality Management approach,-TAIT's philosophy Is that quality control begins at <br />day one and does not enol until the project Is constructed. <br />Quality Control is the respansiblilfy of each and every team member.. It includes the selection of <br />project team members who have demonstrated the ahilltyto understand and apply the project <br />objectives to achieve a specific goal, It requ(res continuous carnrnunications between all parties. <br />TAIT has developed fnternol design eheddists, , Design checldists are used by our design team members <br />as a component, of ourfhm's design process and not solely part of the QC process. <br />Timely Quality Control Reviews are provided. -Before plans are submitted to outside parties, TAIT's <br />QA/QC Manager or his designated QC team member conducts a thorough review to verify the quality, <br />constructabllity and completeness of the submittal. <br />TAIT Page <br />