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® i �� � 0 vA i Calvin. Giordano & Associates, Inc. I E X C E P 1 I O N A L SOLUTIONS ® Regular project meetings will be held with City staff for all phases of the project. The CGA attendees present at the meetings will be dependent on the complexity and the phase of the project. These meetings will be 9 focused on adherence to the project timeline, quality control, budget, and also on the resolution of any ® outstanding issues. 9 Close attention to the budgetary constraints of available funding will be a primary focus of the CGA team. In 9 addition, value engineering analyses will play a critical role in insuring the most efficient design possible. ® No work will be added to the project without review and agreement by both the City and the CGA project manager; such review will include cost and time impacts in order to identify alternative solutions which 9 can maintain the project's budget. An initial review of the long range estimate will be conducted as one of ® the first work items under this contract. Verifying the estimated work against the agreed upon project scope will establish the baseline cost for construction. Just as in the design controls stated above, no ® additions to the scope will be made without a review by the City and the CGA project manager. ® CGA's project management approach makes quality control an integral part of the project. Thorough and ® diligent quality control has a direct effect on keeping the project on time and on budget.The quality control ® concept is a major agenda item at the kickoff meeting with the design team.All team meetings will address ® the quality by measuring progress against the City's expectations. The team will meet all product require- ments, technical, budget, and schedule or take immediate corrective action to bring the project back in line. 9 Weekly progress meetings are supplemented by a peer review, where a design group not assigned to the ® particular assignment will review the plans with a fresh perspective. This quality review is performed as part of our quality assurance program. CGA has instituted the policy of a multi-disciplined review of the 9 product before it is released to the client to ensure adherence to the big picture and to counteract any ® potential lack of congruence in the overall product. ® In addition the CGA team will review the project from a "Constructability" of design perspective in order to 9 meet the City's goals and objectives and to maintain a firm grasp on the costs associated with each project. The "Constructability" of a design is an important facet to consider during each phase of a design's ® development; however, it is most poignant when a design is nearing substantial completion (90% plans), 9 where it undergoes an in-house constructability review by our CEI and Construction Management ® Departments. This review specifically ensures potential problems in the field during construction are evaded or minimized. 9 This process has effectively allowed us to meet past client budgets and timelines. A few examples of recent ® work completed after December 20, 2005, or near completion,include: ® PROJECT NAME CITY ESTIMATED FINAL TIMELINE ® BUDGET COSTS STATUS ® Countyline Road Median West Park $80,450.00 $55,042.00 Completed ® Improvements On-Time Weston Library Park Weston $2,173,511.28 $2,074,501.00 Completed ® On-Time ® Entrance Signs and Branding West Park $160,000.00 $156,900.00 Completed ® Beautification On-Time 9 West Island Tot Lot Bay Harbor Is. $492,284.06 $398,000.00 Completed ® On-Time Weston Road Beautifications Weston $744,601.00 $680,172.85 Completed ® On-Time ® RFQ#12-04-02,Landscape Architecture Page 41 9