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Landscape Architect Services RFQ No. 16-06-02 4-5 Ba c k g r o u n d a n d O r g a n i z a t i o n a l St r u c t u r e comments. We will meet to review the documents and finalize strategy for project bidding and refine the opinion of probable cost prior to issuing bid documents. 8. Bid and Permit Documents The construction documents will be prepared for public bid, we will prepare final quantities, and make any updates to the specifications package based on owner comments. The documents will be prepared for building permit submittal by the awarded contractor. We will provide a written specification of the qualities the awarded contractor should demonstrate in terms of project experience and financial stability. 9. Construction Administration After awarding of the project, our Construction Engineering Inspector will be assigned to the project. The construction administration process begins with a pre-construction meeting with the awarded contractor to address proposed construction schedule, any permitting coordination issues, and any questions regarding the permit documents. During the construction administration process CMA will respond to Contractor Requests for Information, Shop Drawing Reviews, and Product Submittals. We will develop an agreed upon regular site visit schedule with the city and issue site reports at each visit. We will provide a punch list at substantial completion. 10. Project Close Out After substantial completion, CMA will perform a final walk through to confirm that punch list items have been completed and provide certification letters for coastal permitting, utilities, stormwater, and landscape as required by the state, county, and city. At the end of the project, the Client Services manager will meet with the city team to evaluate the design team’s performance on the project. Technical Capabilities Our landscape architecture team makes full use of the resources we have available. We have an established project approach and well as internal quality control program. In addition, our staff works with the latest software and cutting edge tools to make our design efforts more efficient and to leverage the visualization power currently available to us. Some of the software and internal programs available to the Chen Moore team are: • Standard Project Approach • QA/QC Program • Land F/X for land planning, landscape architecture, and irrigation design • AutoCAD Civil 3-D for development of construction documents • Sketch-up with Maxwell Render for 3-D modeling of landscape architectural and urban design projects • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In-Design for preparation of graphic documents, project manuals, and design guidelines • Microsoft Project for scheduling and timelines • In-house GIS certified instructors and a variety of GIS software for accurate design data and cost estimating Graphics Software Because clear graphic communication of design intent is extremely important in the practice of landscape architecture, our landscape architecture department employs special software above and beyond our competitors for the development of our graphic presentations. Land F/X is a plug in tool developed for supplemental use with AutoCAD. The software provides our team with the ability to quickly develop conceptual plan graphics, detailed planting, irrigation, hardscape, and lighting plans. A benefit of the software is that materials schedules are updated automatically as design elements are placed into the drawings. This provides for greater accuracy in materials square footages and line item counts. It also aids in expediting the QA/QC process.