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and ADA upgrades, new play equipment and site furnishings were added, landscaping was restored and enhanced, and the park's existing irrigation system was reconfigured and rehabilitated. 1.4 References The staff members proposed for this court act have excellent references. We encourage the City to contact the references to get a first hand account of the quality of service URS provides. 2.0 Work Plan URS has enjoyed an excellent working relationship with the City and its staff through our prior contracts, including the on-call engineering and landscaping services contract. Through these projects, we have become thoroughly familiar with the City's design and construction specifications and procedures. As such, our work plans are written to be in line with the City's expectations and are based on our considerable engineering experience. This section outlines the steps and progression of tasks anticipated for a typical public works improvement project. This typical work plan would be modified and tailored to each specific assignment. 2.1 Management Plan The first task for any assignment is the development of a project-specific management plan. The management plan consists of a specific scope of work, a detailed project schedule and budget, and a quality control plan. With a solid scope and schedule, the project can be effectively controlled by maintaining the budget and completing the work on, or prior to, required deadlines. Other features of the management plan include project design criteria and constraints; project contact names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses; a uniform filing system for the project and a copy of the contract. 2.2 Utility Company Research and Data Collection Thorough data collection early in the project initiation stages saves valuable time throughout the remaining design phases of the project. Typical reference documents to be gathered might include as-built plans, previous studies by the City or others, general plan information, standard plats, and design standards. These are all utilized to lay the groundwork for the base sheets on which the designs are completed. In addition, URS will contact utility agencies to obtain their record drawings of any facilities within the project area. Existing utility information obtained through the record search will be incorporated into the plan as part of a base map developed in Microstation. 2.3 Field Survey/Topographic Mapping Most projects require design surveys to fit the improvements into the existing conditions of a site. Again, up front field surveys can save design time by providing accurate data on which to base geometric calculations and tie-in details at the join points. To minimize toss, it is important to carefully plan what survey information is required to complete the designs prior to sending the survey party into the field; this allows the survey party to focus their time on the critical areas of the site. Any survey/mapping data will be in Microstation format to facilitate is use in the design of the project. 25H-18