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1*41011t10aH Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. Proposal for Santa Ana Public Works Agency Television Inspection Of Sanitary Sewers Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. was established in June 1988 for the purpose of providing quality video pipe inspection and hydrowashing of sewer, storm drain and water lines to private contractors, engineering firms, municipalities and other government agencies. Beginning as a partnership between Larvin Houston and William Harris and incorporated in September 2002. With the overwhelming growth for the need of our services we have taken the initiative to become educated and up-to-date on the latest technology available. We have increased our staff from 4 to 29 employees and our fleet size from 2 to 15 vehicles. Due to the rapid changes in the video industry we have developed an Information Technology Department to accommodate the numerous deliverable options available. This department is also capable of developing customized data collection programs specific to clients' need. The IT Department has certified professionals with the ability to communicate with clients on all levels of computer knowledge. We use only high -resolution 3-lux color cameras to do all our video inspections. All cameras have the ability to pan and tilt with a 360-degree view of the pipe. We also have a zoom option, which will highlight small defects. This zoom option will also allow us to view down the pipe if we need to see beyond debris that has impeded the progress of the immediate line. All of our operators are familiar with industry standards for inspection of new projects i.e. grout requirements, joint inspections, proper installations of all lateral lines or sub -drain connections, water tight pipe, etc. They have also been trained to accurately mark any and all defects encountered in either new or existing lines. These include but are not limited to offset joints, joints that are missing grout, damaged joints, angular voids as a result of damage, infiltration from weak or damaged pipe, root intrusion at joints or through damaged areas within the pipe. In addition to marking defects operators have been trained to read onsite plans to identify material type, pipe size, along with the structure they are entering with the camera equipment. We have two tractor set-ups to video pipe ranging in size from 6 inch to 120-inch pipe. Using a specialized storm drain tractor specifically for pipe 24 inches and larger allows us to travel over moderate debris. This tractor is capable of turning to avoid obstacles as well as inspect pipe containing sharp radii or square box culvers that conventional equipment cannot maneuver. Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. uses Vactor 2100 Series and Vac -Con combinations cleaning vehicles for all our debris removal projects. This equipment ranges in age from 6 months to 5 14