Kimley-Horn Submittal for City of Sunny Isles Beach RFQ 22-06-01

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RFQ # 22-06-01 City of Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architectural Services 36 LPOC36007.2022 Continuing Services for TASK 5 - BID/NEGOTIATION PHASE SERVICES During this phase, we will assist the City with Pre-Bid Conference, responses to bidder inquiries, preparation of any Addenda, and review and evaluation of bids received and bidder qualifications. TASK 6 - CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES These services will commence upon award of a contract for construction and will conclude upon issuance of a Certificate of Final Completion, City acceptance of the project, and sign-off of all necessary regulatory agencies. Services provided during this phase include on-site progress of the work observations; progress meetings with Contractor and City; review of Contractor’s Construction Schedule, Schedule of Values, materials submittals, shop drawings and pay applications; review of planting bed layouts; review of installed materials; inspection and punch list at Substantial Completion and at Final Completion. In addition, we will provide follow-up after construction is completed, typically in the form of follow-up inspections prior to the expiration of warranties approximately 1 year after completion of the project. Finally, if requested by the City, opinions of probable costs and CSI format written specifications will be developed for each project. QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE Quality is a keystone principle of Kimley-Horn. It is one of the key attributes that has enabled us to become one of the leading consulting firms in the country and it is essential to our continuing success. Kimley-Horn’s QA/QC program is based on the philosophy that: • Quality is achieved by adequate planning, coordination, training, supervision, and technical direction; proper definition of the job requirements and procedures; understanding the scope of services; and the use of appropriately skilled personnel performing work functions carefully. • Quality is assured through independent review of work activities by individuals who are not directly responsible for performing the initial efforts. • Quality is controlled by assigning a project quality manager with the responsibility to make sure that review procedures are followed while providing professional services. For this contract, Matthew Wisniewski, PLA will lead Quality Assurance/Quality Control. • Quality is verified through independent reviews by a qualified staff member of the processes, procedures, documentation, supervision, technical direction, and staffing associated with the project development. Project quality is “built in,” not added on. • Quality work is the direct result of careful, properly sequenced, and supervised production, and continuous checking of each work element for completion and correctness by the task leader and project manager. SECURED Through careful quality control of work activities by parties not involved in the initial efforts CONTROLLED By assigning task managers to evaluate all work flow and procedures ACHIEVED Through adequate planning, coordination, supervision and, technical direction VERIFIED Through independent reviews by qualified staff Leading the QA/QC process of this contract, Matthew will conduct QA/QC reviews at the end of each project phase to help ensure that the project deliverable is not only technically correct, but also consistent with the project’s objectives. Matthew will review project deliverables for clarity, accuracy, completeness, and complete scope compliance. Matthew will work with Project Manager George Puig, PLA, ASLA to make sure all client deliverables receive an independent review prior to submittal to the City.