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City of Santa Ana I On -Call Engineering Services RFP NO.: 23-030 VALUE ENGINEERING, LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS, AND BID ALTERNATE DESIGNATION IDS performs in-house cost estimates to identify opportunities for alternate bids that will provide flexibility for our clients as they balance between the project scope for construction and the cost of construction. The first path to value engineering savings is constructability. Our construction cost estimator provides an internal constructability review. which will allow the design team to eliminate scope that will later prove to be impractical to build and therefore costly. The second path to value engineering is the search for alternates that provide nearly equal performance at less initial cost. When considering these initial cost savings, IDS provides a life cycle cost analysis of the alternatives so that our clients can make informed choices. Value Engineering Project Example: The City of Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall and Bell Tower Regional Community Center required repairs due to water intrusion. IDS was retained as the architect of record (AOR) for the project. The initial cost estimates indicated that the project would come in significantly over budget. IDS value engineered portions of the work with alternative designs and determined constructability savings for the city. Prior to bidding, IDS identified add alternates in the bid documents. The project was on a $1,800k construction cost trajectory, however, due to the IDS team's value engineering efforts, the City awarded a contractor who bid of $1,450k. APPROVALPROCEDURE Effective construction management requires accurate and thorough communication and documentation management. IDS will serve as the communications liaison between the City's staff and the project contractor. We will provide field support to assist in an expedited review of construction -related issues such as Requests for Information (RFI), Submittals, Quality Control deficiencies and Change Orders. We will focus on adherence to formal procedures for logging, reviewing, processing, and expediting approvals. e. Willingness to Comply with Agreement Terms IDS' Associate Principal / Civil Project Manager, Adrian Anderson and Principal, Said Hilmy have reviewed the sample master agreement. IDS takes no exception to the master agreement. �, IDS GROUP Page 23