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), .DAW emphasizes tracking, recording, and controlling expenses. The roject manager maintains cost control by continually monitoring project expenditures in light of scheduled activities and work forecasts. The system has been successfully used at EDAW for several years and has contributed to EDAW's reputation for completing projects within budget. .UALlTY CONTROL EDAW employs industry-standard quality assurance/quality control procedures (QA/QC) and is well known for its high-quality products and presentations. Technical reports and analyses are regularly reviewed by an in-house technical editor before submission to our clients. EDAW maintains a Quality Assurance (QA) Plan and Manual that identifies the procedures and controls to be used in data collection, data verification, data mapping accuracy (e.g., for GIS uses), copy editing, readability of documents, legality, technical review, and quality of service to our clients. The QA Plan assigns responsibilities and accountability at each level of analysis and review. The Plan encompasses both the informal needs for professional research and analysis as well as the stringent requirements of formal QA/QC demanded for primary data collection and analysis, record keeping and auditing. BUDGET CONTROL EDA W uses a cost accounting system designed specifically for engineering and planning consulting firms. Project directors receive details of work budgeted and work performed by task. The system generates summaries of work-hours expended, and labor and non-labor costs incurred during the previous week and cumulatively (project to date) . SCHEDULE CONTROL ,~ it t r [!~~ ltln ~~,. ~, f~ ~ -1J EDAW stays in control of schedules by using a combination of computerized tracking controls and ensuring high levels of direct communication between team members and the client, including regular team meetings. Once the work plan is finalized, tasks and associated products are arranged according to their precedence. Starting and ending dates are assigned, with special attention to those products and tasks that are critical to keeping the schedule on- track. This Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule is then followed and revised as necessary throughout the process. The influence of potential delays is theoretically considered at the beginning of a project. The examination of these "what if' scenarios ensures that we are aware of potential schedule pitfalls, and can advise the team in how to avoid them early in the process. I. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE The foregoing is a statement of facts. 31. SIGNATURE ~~ 33. NAME AND TITLE Donald Ault, ASLA - Principal . 132 DATE 10/10/07 STANDARD FORM 330 (1/2004) PAGE 5