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<br />FIRM CREDENTIALS
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<br />United Inspection & Testing Inc. is a full-service materials testing laboratory and inspection
<br />company with over 15 years experience. The firm employs over 70 peopie and dispatches over
<br />50 inspectors per day. United's technical staff consists of engineers, inspectors, and
<br />technicians with specialized expertise in a variety of construction disciplines. The inspectors
<br />and technicians are certified through a number of organizations including the International
<br />conference of Building Officials (ICBO), the National Institute for the Certification of Engineering
<br />Technicians (NICET)), The American Welding Society (AWS); for the Certification of Welding
<br />Inspectors (CWI), the Department of the State Architect (DSA) and the American Concrete
<br />Institute (ACI). Included in the following pages are brief resumes of our proposed staff.
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<br />United's testing facility is located in Moreno Valley. Comprised of three suites, the 7,000
<br />square foot facility houses the equipment necessary to perform soil, asphalt aggregate,
<br />concrete, and steel testing to ASTM, CAL, MSHTO and "Green Book" specifications. Our
<br />Laboratory complies with ASTM E239, "Testing Agencies for Concrete, Steel, and Bituminous
<br />Materiais as Used in Construction", is periodically inspected by the Concrete and Cement
<br />Reference Laboratory (CCRL) and is a continuing participant in both CCRL and Caltrans'
<br />Reference Test Sampling Programs. Our facility has also been inspected and approved by the
<br />Department of the State Architect (DSA), the City of Los Angeles Building Department, the City
<br />of San Diego, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to standard
<br />ASTM tests for soil, aggregates, concrete, bituminous materials, and block, the firm can provide
<br />machining and testing of structural steel coupons as well as various non-destructive tests on
<br />weided specimens.
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<br />Our experience on capital improvement projects for various government agencies is very
<br />extensive. Recent experience includes the Riverside County Courthouse Historical Renovation
<br />and Seismic Stabilization project and the Regional Medical Center for the County of Riverside,
<br />Police and Fire Facilities for the cities of Burbank and Alhambra, the Eastside Reservoir Project
<br />in Hemet, and the Caltrans building in the City of San Bernardino. Further project information
<br />and references are included in the following pages.
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<br />Services to be provided will be complete construction materials testing and special inspection
<br />as outlined in the City's Appendix C "Fee Schedule". They include but are not necessarily
<br />limited to soil, concrete, masonry, structural steel, reinforcing steel, asphalt concrete, and post
<br />tension inspection. Materials testing will include soil compaction testing, concrete/mortar/grout
<br />and masonry prisms compression test, and testing of reinforcing/structural steel. All tests will
<br />be performed in accordance with standard ASTM Methods and the Standard Specifications for
<br />Public Works Construction ("Green Book").
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<br />In reference to the City's requirement for the selected testing laboratory to have an in place
<br />independent assurance sampling and testing program, United currently has in place our own
<br />Quality Assurance Program. A copy of this program will be provided upon request.
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<br />Fundamental to United's business philosophy is the concept of functioning in unison with the
<br />project team. First and foremost, United strives to be consistent. Once an individual has been
<br />on a project and familiarized himself with it, he will typicaliy finish it. That commitment to the
<br />client is the best way to guarantee they receive consistent quality assurance feedback
<br />throuo,hout their job.
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