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Ei Statement of Qualifications to Provide As-Needed Environmental Services • Overall Project Review: attainment of stated goals; client satisfaction • Report Content: technical accuracy; presentation and readability; overall appearance • Report Format: clarity of organization; ; conformance with requirements; accessibility of information; quality of graphics • Editing: quality of writing; technical accuracy; spelling and grammar • Database: use of latest technical and professional information • Information: validity of field surveys; accuracy of area -wide and regional information, site photographs, and maps • Legal Adequacy: compliance with regulatory standards, environmental case law, and new legislation An editor will be assigned specifically to conduct a comprehensive and detailed edit of the document to ensure: (1) compliance with the editorial standards of the Chicago Manual of Style, (2) consistent use of project- specific terms, and (3) consistent formatting /graphic appearance. A well - edited document allows the reader to focus on significant issues, rather than distracting the reader with insignificant errors. Depth of In -House Resources We customarily commit the staff hours and resources necessary to meet our client's schedule, even when it is accelerated. We recognize that in order to provide effective services, staff must be accessible to the City at all times. We are prepared to provide you with all of the resources necessary to remain accessible and achieve the project schedule while producing quality environmental documentation. As noted previously, PBS &J is a full- service engineering and environmental consulting firm that has the depth of resources necessary to evaluate all potential technical issues in- house. Collectively, our firm of over 4,000 professionals, including 230 experts in California, will be made available to the City when you need us. 0412 001609 0408 From Vision to Reality ... PBS£3J Schedule and Budget Control PBS &J will be cost effective by managing each individual work authorization closely. As PBS &J has grown over its 48 years in business, we have developed a strong and consistent approach to managing our staff and subconsulting team members to ensure that our clients receive the most technically accurate, cost - effective, and schedule- sensitive services. Our management approach includes initiation of regular and formal lines of communication, efficient use of meetings, strong and reliable project reporting and management systems, and experienced project management. Our strength in effectively managing projects translates to a cost savings for our clients. The ability to meet project schedules and budgets is a clear indicator of efficient project management. PBS &J has a long history of accomplishing this outcome on a wide variety of projects. PBS &J maintains a job -order cost accounting system for the recording and accumulation of costs incurred under its contracts. Each project is assigned a job number so that costs may be segregated and accumulated in our job -order cost accounting system. Our computerized accounting system provides information directly to the desk of each staff member, which allows them to track budgets throughout the life of a project. Our accounting system tracks project expenditures by phase and task and desegregates labor charges by staff member, and expenses and subconsultants' charges by the nature of the expenditure. Project managers are encouraged to track budget compliance on a bi- weekly basis, and are required to provide a monthly financial status report on all projects to senior management.