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EXHIBIT B SCOPE OF WORI< FOR SEISMIC RETROFIT The property owner must submit an application for an alternate material, design, or method of construction in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code for seismic retrofit of the existing building. Performance-based engineering analysis and design procedures may be used to evaluate the existing structure and the design of strengthening elements, in compliance with the code standard ASCE 41-13 for Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings. Seismic retrofit. using performance-based engineering shall cornply with ASCE 41-13 with a minimum Performance Objective defined as "Basic Performance Objectives for Existing Buildings (BPOE)" using minimum Tier 2 analysis. Peer review is required for performance-based design based on ASCE 41-13, The peer review service will be provided at the owner's expense. Per Section 3422 of the California Building Code, the peer reviewer shall be a Californla-licensed structural engineer that has "technical expertise in the evaluation and retrofit of buildings similar to the one being reviewed, as determined by the enforcement agency" and "who is familiar with the technical issues and regulations governing the work to be reviewed." The proposed independent peer review companies shall each provide a resume and qualifications to demonstrate that the structural engineering companies have experience with performance-based structural designs based on ASCE 41. The peer review companies will be evaluated by the Building Official and the one will be selected by the Building Official to peer review the project. The peer review will include both the review of the structural analysis and the corresponding structural plans and documents, A final recommendation letter by a California registered structural engineer will be provided to the City, with wet stamp and signature. The City's Building Division will be involved in all steps of the peer review process as follows: 1. An alternate method and materials application and plans submittal is required. 2. A separate seismic structural upgrade package will be submitted to the Building Division to be plan reviewed concurrently with the peer reviewprocess. 3. The Building Division will approve the design and acceptance criteria with the structural engineer of record and the peer review company. 4. The Building Division will be copied on all stages of the construction documents development. 5. The Building Division will use the recommendations from the peer reviewer as part of the final plan check of the structure.