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consistently the ones that are at risk for overrunning their respective budgets, including, but not limited to: data collection, traffic analysis, noise studies, administrative draft environmental document, and responses to comments. By focusing management on the tasks that are historically prone to scope creep and cyclical reviews, the URS team will be able to proactively address the potential overruns. Our cost accounting system is specifically designed for use by Project Managers and Task Leaders, who all have unlimited access to the entire cost accounting system, to monitor progress and identify trends in each task and subtask. One element that we regularly check is the average hourly rate for each task or subtask as calculated from the hours and dollars spent each period and to date. By comparing this actual "burn rate" to the average budgeted hourly rate, the Project Manager can decide if the appropriate staff are assigned to the project and if they appear to be working efficiently. FIRM WORKLOAD One benefit of hiring a firm the size of URS is our resource base and our corresponding ability to surge up and down to respond to project needs. Also, our team is largely local and very accessible. Furthermore, our local staff is supported by an additional 600 personnel in Southern California alone. We are confident in our ability to meet the City's needs and to perform and tasks outlined in our scope of work on time. The following table highlights the specific availability of our proposed project team for the Grand Avenue Widening effort. Team Member/Role CurrentAvailability Court Morgan, Project Manager 30% Paul Ryan, Principal-in-Charge 30% Jeffry Rice, QA/QC 30% Leonard Malo, Biology Lead 25% Laurie Solis, Cultural Resources 25% Paul Nguyen, Air Quality 30% Chris Goetz, Geology/Soils 35% Youji Yasui, Community/ Relocation Impacts 25% Ted Lindberg , Noise 20% Cynthia Gabaldon, Water Quality 30% Angela Leiba, Visual/Aesthetics 25% Douglas Smith, Traffic Study 25% Janet Tentler, Hazardous Materials 25% Sylvia Novoa, Public Involvement 25% PROJECT TEAM, ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND RESUMES URS has not only worked side-by-side with City personnel on several recent city projects, but we are also geographically by your side. Our location in Santa Ana gives us the ability to offer local resources and communicate with the City in a timely manner. Plus, the URS team is highly trained in preparing CEQA/NEPA documentation. Additionally, with over 55,000 employees world wide, and more than 1,600 available in California, URS has immense talent to draw upon 18