MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. (f/n/a RBF) 5 - 2015

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We Make o Difference INTERNATIONAL and drainage plans (including a roundabout), lighting/electrical, signing/striping, landscape/irrigation plans, traffic signal mod ifications and construction cost estimates. Close coordination with ADOT and the SR-179 Project was also a key component of this project. Non -Michael Baker Project Experience Hunt Highway from Empire Boulevard (County Line) to the Town of Florence Limits, Final County, Arizona. Mr. Bruz served as the Principal -in -Charge for completing a Corridor Study for the entire 12 miles and simultaneously complete construction plans for the initial 1-1/2 miles of improvements (Empire Boulevard to east of Thompson Road). There were several factors that added to the complexity of the project. The project is located within an area of a large number of earth fissures, some of which were remediated with this project. In addition, there are several public agencies involved in the project including Pinal County, MCDOT, FCDMC and the Town of Queen Creek. One of the interesting facets to the project is the number of developers that we are working with throughout the project's first phase (8-10). All of these developers have projects in various stages of development, thereby requiring close coordination between the County's proposed improvements and the developer funded improvements. Lastly, the first phase of the project experiences' floods after nearly every storm. The County and Michael worked together to find innovative ways to provide an all-weather roadway at a cost the County can afford. Meridian Road, Empire Boulevard to Ocotillo Road DCR, Maricopa County Department of Transportation, Arizona. Mr. Bruz served as Principal -in -Charge and Project Manager for the DCR and Environmental Overview for Meridian Road. As part of this effort, existing and future Meridian Road characteristics were investigated, including existing and future land use planning future local and regional growth in the area and the anticipated traffic demands on the surrounding regional network. We worked closely with the project partners and the development community to establish a proposed set of recommendations for the corridor's design that will best serve the needs of this rapidly growing sector of Maricopa County. Through a detailed design and partnering process, our Team established guidelines along the corridor for access management, right-of-way and easement acquisition/preservation, potential environmental impacts and, future and existing utility alignments. As part of the project, we also developed innovative drainage solutions along the corridor to accommodate the 31.5 square mile watershed draining towards this portion of Meridian Road and Queen Creek Wash. The single biggest challenge in the project was to develop innovative, feasible alternatives for the grade separated 5-point intersection at Meridian Road with Riggs Road, Combs Road, Rittenhouse Road and the UPRR. Our Team developed six conceptual alternative configurations for this intersection that were subjected to a Tier 1 fatal flaw analysis by the project's Technical Advisory Committee in order to determine the best three Candidate Alternatives. Complex vertical design, along with detailed costing, drainage, utility impact and adjacent property impact analysis were all performed for the Candidate Alternatives to determine a recommended alternative. Embarcadero Bridge Replacement at Lake Merritt Channel, Oakland, California. Mr. Bruz served as Project Manager responsible for the PS&E for all civil and roadway improvements. This HBRR project replaced a seismically deficient two-lane bridge overthe Lake Merritt Channel in Oakland. In addition to the engineering design, the project included preparation of a NEPA Environmental Assessment to document potential environmental impacts on wetlands, parkland, and the aquatic hab itat. The bridge is located at the Oakland Estuary south of Jack London Square and required permits from over a dozen agencies with jurisdiction over the project. The project site is bounded by railroad tracks and major utilities. Work included completion of the PS&E, preparation of bid documents, coordination of permits, securing Caltrans approvals for Right -of -Way Certification, funding increase, E-76 construction approval process, and drainage and utility system location and modification.