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Project Team
<br />Mr. Garreth Saiki, PE, GE, will manage this on-call contract and will be responsible for ensuring
<br />that each task order assigned to us is performed in accordance with the contractual obligations.
<br />Mr. Saiki will be responsible for managing this on-call contract utilizing our on-call management
<br />approach. If for some unforeseen reason he is not available, Mr. Kurt Yoshii, PE, GE, our Prin-
<br />cipal -in -Charge, will step in his place and assume the responsibilities. The following paragraphs
<br />provide detailed qualifications of our key staff for this contract.
<br />Our Project Manager, Mr. Garreth Saiki, PE, GE, is a registered Civil Engineer and Geotech-
<br />nical Engineer in the State of California and holds a Master Degree in Geotechnical Engineering
<br />from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a Master Degree in Business Administra-
<br />tion from the University of California, Davis. Mr. Saiki has more than 32 years of experience in
<br />the geotechnical field, the past 20 years at Ninyo & Moore. Mr. Saiki has managed various ge-
<br />otechnical evaluations, including pavement designs, for public facilities and commercial
<br />developments including highways and local streets, airfields, parking lots, bridges, railroads,
<br />pipelines, pump stations, reservoirs, retention basins, graded slopes, retaining walls, low-rise
<br />and high-rise buildings, and parking structures. As the Contract Manager, Mr. Saiki will be re-
<br />sponsible for the performance of each task order assigned under this contract. He provides
<br />supervision of our engineering and field staff to ensure that the work performed meets the City's
<br />requirements for schedule, content, and budget. He provides project coordination and over-
<br />sees scheduling of field activities, supervises staff -level geologists and engineers, supervises
<br />field technicians and special inspectors, reviews project plans and specifications, and reviews
<br />laboratory test results for conformance with the project documents, including the International
<br />Building Code (IBC), California Building Code (CBC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
<br />State Department of Transportation (Caltrans), American Association of State Highway and
<br />Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construc-
<br />tion (Greenbook). Mr. Saiki's on-call project management experience includes the cities of Brea,
<br />Huntington Beach, Irvine, Lake Forest, La Habra and Los Angeles; John Wayne Airport, County
<br />of Orange, and the Orange County Sanitation District.
<br />Our senior professional who will be the Principal -in -Charge for this contract is Mr. Kurt Yoshii,
<br />PE, GE. Mr. Yoshii is a licensed Civil and Geotechnical Engineer in California with over 27 years
<br />of geotechnical experience. Mr. Yoshii graduated from the University of California at Berkeley
<br />with a degree in Civil Engineering and for the past 23 years Mr. Yoshii has been employed at
<br />Ninyo & Moore where he has personally performed various aspects of geotechnical engineering
<br />and materials testing services, from site development and planning through construction on
<br />public works projects. He has personally managed on-call contracts Ninyo & Moore was award-
<br />ed throughout Orange County. With this experience, he will be responsible for ensuring that
<br />Ninyo & Moore's team's performance meets or exceeds the City's expectations. In addition to
<br />his extensive background in geotechnical engineering design and construction, he also pro-
<br />vides geotechnical forensic evaluations, expert witness, as well as third party review services.
<br />Mr. Yoshii's diverse experience enables him to provide practical solutions to his projects and he
<br />will utilize his unique experience in the Principal oversight of this important City contract.
<br />Our Quality Assurance and Materials Engineering Technical Advisor is Mr. Lawrence
<br />Lovett. Mr. Lovett is a licensed Civil Engineer in California and holds a degree in Civil Engineer-
<br />ing from the University of Maryland, as well as a Masters Degree in Business Administration
<br />from New York State University, and has more than 50 years of experience in materials testing
<br />and inspection services. Mr. Lovett's was instrumental in development of Ninyo & Moore's in-
<br />house Quality Assurance program for materials testing and inspection services and he will
<br />serve as an additional resource for technical expertise on materials testing and inspection is-
<br />sues for the City. Mr. Lovett's experience includes numerous new construction projects for the
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