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Page 4 TAB D: PROJECT APPROACH & UNDERSTANDING RFQ: 20-07-01 Continuing Professional Services - Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) • Outstanding Service. We understand the motoring public as well as the adjacent property owners and any businesses which may have high expectations in regards to safety, service and convenience when the City of Sunny Isles Beach under- takes these projects, and our team members commit to meeting their expectations. • Effective Workforce. We have assembled superior team members providing the City of Sunny Isles Beach with industry leaders at every assigned CEI position. • Efficient Project Delivery. Our team members commit to deliver this project within the City’s goals for time and budget through proactive project management focused on resolving issues at the lowest possible level and a collaborative working relationship with the City’s Project Manager, Contractor partners and other stakeholders. • Maximize the Return on Investment. Our team members commit to managing the City’s financial investment in the project in a fiscally responsible manner. Our team members will assist the City representatives in finding ways to do things more cost effectively and returning those savings of either time or money back to the City as our team has done on past projects. • Safety. Safety for the public and the construction team is the number one concern on any construction project. Our safety goal is consistent with the City’s goals that it sets for its personnel and projects. APPROACH TO CEI SERVICES The E&R team has a tailored approach to CEI services with ability to provide assistance on multiple assignments. Our ability to convert a scope of services into an effective work plan is a cornerstone of our past success. As indicated in the Request for Qualifications, the City seeks continuing CEI services inspect and administer projects and ensure construction of the projects is performed in reasonable conformity with plans, specifications and contract provisions. In developing our approach to the Scope of Services for each project, we will review our standard work plan, then modify or emphasize particular work plan elements, customizing it for each specific project. Preconstruction – Immediately upon being assigned a project under this contract, the E&R team begins proper planning to identify specific activities that must take place prior to bidding and construction commencement including: • Constructability Review – We conduct an in-depth constructability review. More than just a plans review, we study the plans to make certain that the project is constructible as designed. We identify issues, omissions and completeness of documents, and we coordinate our review comments with the Engineer-of-Record thus avoid any change orders during construction. • MOT and Safety Review – We review construction phasing to ensure that it is well defined and that safety routes to the traveling motorists are well delineated to progress through the construction zone safely. Minimizing travel delays and increasing safety is our goal. • Bidability Review – We then review the proposed pay items and quantities to ensure that all necessary pay items are included in the plan set. • Bid Tabulations – We review the contractor’s bid tabulations to ensure they are accurate. • Pre-CQC Meeting – We conduct a Contractor Quality Control (CQC) preconstruction meeting with representatives from the City, the verification testing laboratory and the CQC team. This meeting will review CQC specifications, outline testing procedures, establish operational procedures, review responsibilities, exchange all contact information and resolve any questions. • Communication – We commit to communicate verbally and in writing and ensure that project stakeholders are included from the beginning and until a task is successfully concluded. • Partnering – The E&R team is committed to the principles and objectives of partnering in improving communications, increasing trust, managing project goals and expediting decision-making time. • Permits – We ensure that proper permits and provisions are included in the bid documents. • Preconstruction Meeting – We will conduct a preconstruction conference involving the City staff, contractors, utilities, and all other interested parties. During this meeting, our team and the contractor will establish a framework for handling and resolving issue. Subsequent meetings will be scheduled with the individual utilities as may be impacted by the project, as well as any other affected stakeholders. • Utility Coordination – We make contact with all utility owners to become familiar with all activities that are to take place within