WALLACE AND ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC-2020

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Section 3 — Understanding of Need The City of Santa Ana needs support for implementing its construction program. The City wants to enlist a firm with sufficient local Construction Management and Inspection staff with experience and expertise in water treatment, storage and distribution projects. W&A understands that the need can be for individual staff or a turnkey approach for full Construction Management services. The projects could be small or large. The City will want to utilize its staff first and then use consultant staff as needed. The consultant needs to have experience with water departments and water districts in Orange County. Wallace & Associates Consulting, Inc. (W&A) would be a perfect selection to provide the City with this exact type of service. W&A provides Project Management, Construction Management, Inspection and Labor Compliance services throughout Southern California. Most of our 40+ staff have over 20 years of experience and have completed hundreds of public agency CIP projects in Southern California. Our Project Managers are licensed Professional Engineers with experience in all aspects of design and construction. Our Construction Managers have either worked as a contractor or have a professional engineer license, or both and have earned specialized certifications including Certified Construction Manager and Certified Construction Manager in Training. Our Inspection staff has diverse and relevant certifications and training to help with every aspect of projects including ACIA, QSP and ICC concrete, asphalt and steel certifications. Our W&A team members have previously worked for years within local City Public Works Departments, Park Departments, Water Departments, Utility Agencies, engineering consulting firms and even as contractors. W&A has relevant PM, CM and Inspection experience and expertise for virtually every type of project that a City could implement in their capital and land development programs. We have an enviable track record of providing highly qualified and experienced staff to support any project within Southern California. Our Project/Construction Managers and Inspectors each bring in-depth understanding of project life cycles, potential challenges and the ability to provide resolutions for any encountered issue. Their CIP work encompasses the following types of projects: ✓ Drainage improvements ✓ Water storage and distribution ✓ Sports fields ✓ Traffic signals ✓ Well drilling and equipping ✓ Bike trails ✓ ADA upgrades ✓ Emergency projects ✓ Street lighting ✓ Sidewalks, curbs and gutters ✓ Parks ✓ Buildings ✓ Streets ✓ Open space amenities ✓ CIPP Rehabilitation ✓ Water and wastewater ✓ Landscaping ✓ Bridges treatment plants ✓ Playground equipment ✓ Wet and dry utility installation With over 40 associates, W&A can provide the City with a full Engineering Services Team with services including not only Construction Management and Inspection, but also Project Management, Specialty Inspection, Office Engineering, Labor Compliance and Administration out of our Corona office. These resources ensure W&A is capable of working on a wide variety of public works infrastructure projects. In fact, W&A has provided the exact requested services for numerous clients throughout Southern California. Additionally, 75% of our contracts are for on -call services supporting Southern California cities and agencies. We have consistently provided top quality experienced staff to cities and agencies on very short notice (24 to 48 hours). We obviously would like as much notice as possible to provide solid staffing solutions, but City staff can rest easy knowing that we can perform under all circumstances and with short notice. Clients continue to choose W&A for our responsiveness, our experience in a variety of CIP and Development projects and our staffs personal commitment to help ensure the success of every project. We are proud of the fact that several of our initial clients have renewed multi -year contracts with us over the years. Approach to Delivering Services W&A believes that the ability to deliver high-level services and error free deliverables to our clients is the direct result of five Key Factors: ✓ Significant local resources ✓ Commitment to problem solving ✓ Recent relevant experience and training ✓ QA/QC Plan ✓ Proactive management and communication plan ce<sssaclues ...... City of Santa Ma I Water Resources Construction Management and Inspection Services No. 19-118