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<br />Michael I Bruz, P.E.
<br />Years with Michael Baker.24
<br />Years with Other Firms: 11
<br />Vice President- Transportation/Public Works
<br />Degrees
<br />General Qualifications
<br />B.S.,1979, Civil Engineering,
<br />Michigan State University
<br />Mr. Bruz has 35 years of experience providing project delivery and oversight
<br />Licenses/Certifications
<br />for transportation planning and design projects. Representative project
<br />types include freeways and interchanges, local and arterial roadways,
<br />Professional Engineer -Civil,
<br />complete streets, streetscape improvements, parking lots, site plans, multi-
<br />California,1983,36198
<br />use trails, bicycle facilities, and utility infrastructure. He is well -versed in all
<br />Professional Engineer -Civil,
<br />project phases including environmental planning, preliminary engineering
<br />Nevada,2014,015063
<br />(PA/ED), PS&E preparation, construction management, value analysis and
<br />dispute resolution. Mr. Bruz has managed countless multidiscipline teams
<br />Professional Engineer -Civil,
<br />and has extensive knowledge and background working with state DDT's,
<br />Arizona,1998,33133
<br />local municipalities, and other governmental agencies. He is an experienced
<br />Professional Engineer -Civil,
<br />leader who is known as a proactive, client service -oriented manager who
<br />Vermont, 1984,018-0004498
<br />fosters effective partnering relationships with his clients.
<br />Professional Engineer -Civil,
<br />Project Experience
<br />Michigan, 1993,6201039019
<br />Professional Engineer - Civil
<br />Date Palm Drive Bridge over Whitewater River, Cathedral City, Idaho, 2006,P-12285
<br />California. City of Cathedral City. Mr. Bruz served as Project Engineer
<br />responsible for delivering roadway elements of the project. This multi -
<br />phased project included environmental documentation and final
<br />engineering for a 76o-foot-long bridge over the Whitewater River Channel
<br />and associated roadway improvements approaching the bridge. The project widened the roadway and bridge from
<br />four lanes to six lanes, modified two intersections and access to five adjacent parcels, seismically retrofit the existing
<br />bridge, modified the channel slope lining, added improvements in the channel bottom to prevent scour, and improved
<br />pedestrian / bicycle facilities. Extensive coordination with adjacent property owners was necessary to acquire both
<br />temporary and permanent easements, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) who represented two allotees.
<br />Coordination with resource agencies including Riverside County Flood Control District, Coachella Valley Water
<br />District and numerous utility owners was also required. This Highway Bridge Replacement (HBR) project complied
<br />with Caltrans latest 2010 Amendments and Local Assistance Procedures Guidelines in District 8.
<br />Jefferson Street Widening/ Reconstruction Project, La Quinta and Indio, California. Mr. Bruz served as Project
<br />Manager responsible for the preparation of preliminary engineering (PA/ED) documents and final plans,
<br />specifications and estimates (PS&E) for approximately six miles of Jefferson Street in the County of Riverside and
<br />the Cities of La Quinta and Indio, California. Initially, the project consisted of developing alternatives to widen
<br />Jefferson Street from two to four or six lanes between Avenue 54 and Indio Boulevard (and eventually to 1-10). As the
<br />project grew, it was developed in phases with the preliminary engineering and environment document phase of the
<br />work lasting approximately 18 months. Following approval and acceptance of the preliminary documents, work
<br />proceeded on preparing the final plans, specifications and estimates for widening/reconstructing Jefferson Street,
<br />which included the first roundabout in the Coachella Valley, purchase and demolition of 13 residential properties,
<br />retrofittingthe Jefferson Street Bridge atthe La Quinta Evacuation Channel, widening of the Jefferson Street Bridge
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