25H - AGMT - ENGINEERING SERVICES

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Prior to submitting PS&Es to the City for review, URS will conduct internal quality control reviews to assure the correctness and quality of our products. An independent quality control review is typically performed by a registered civil engineer that is not specifically involved in the design of the project. URS will coordinate and, if necessary, meet with the various City departments during the review period to clarify any design issues to help facilitate the plan check process. After URS has received and reviewed the comments, we will meet again with the City staff to discuss and verify actions to address the review comments. 2.8 Construction Bidding Assistance To ensure that the project is financially successful, we must do everything possible to receive good bids from contractors. Primarily, this involves producing a complete set of plans and specifications. This may also involve the review and approval of any addenda and/or clarifications to the contract documents. We will also attend any pre, construction meetings with City staff and be available to answer any questions that may arise during the bid period. We will also be available to assist the City with evaluation of bids received to ensure that only responsive and responsible bidders will be considered for award of the construction contract. 2.9 Construction Engineering Services For most projects, we would propose to assist the City with the administration of the construction project. Since we are located so close to most of the projects, we will be immediately available to attend site visits or meetings as required. We will also have the opportunity to periodically observe the construction as it progresses and will report back to the City if any abnormal conditions are identified. 2,10 Final As-Built Drawings After the construction is complete, a final set of as-built drawings will be prepared from redline markups maintained by the contractor during construction. Asbuilt plans will be entered into the Microstation files and saved on a CD for delivery to the City. In addition, a signed set of reproducible, original a&-built drawings (mylars) will be submitted to the City. This allows the City to have a permanent record of the asbuilt conditions, as well as a convenient resource for performing future projects that expand on the constructed improvements. 3.0 Staffing The City is an important client to URS and we are committed to completing all projects on time and within budget. With UPS' and its subconsultants' large staff capabilities, we make the commitment that our team will be responsive and available for the project duration. Additional support staff can easily be made available, as needed, to support activities on this contract. As the Ptincipal-in-Charge, Jeff Chapman has the authority to direct all necessary resources for each assignment and to assure that the work is performed in the beat interest of the City. 3.1 Organization Chart URS has assembled a team of engineering professionals who are both experts in their respective fields and very knowledgeable regarding the City s standards and procedures. Though our Santa Ana office has a very large transportation group, we have selected a core group of individuals to perform work under this contract. All of the personnel shown on our organization chart work out of the Santa Ana office, have performed design and landscaping design services within the city limits, and the majority of them have worked on projects directly for the City. Additionally, all of the personnel is fully available for their role on this on-call contract We believe that the specific knowledge and understanding of Santa Ana that this group brings will streamline design, enhance communications, and strengthen the City's design capabilities. LFT-1T •' 25H-20