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- I I I I I II II II I II I II I II II !I I I II I 'I I I n SAFETY DIRECTOR An aspect that sets NUTTING apart from other firms is having on staff, a full-time Safety Director, Ms. Mattie Allen, who ensures that our team members are providing services in the safest way possible, benefiting both THE CITY and NUTTING. Our team has developed a strict Safety Program, standard method of operations and employee training program to minimize risks at all costs, taking all precautions against accidents, injuries, liabilities and other work stoppages for the benefit of and to protect our personnel, our clients and the safety of all parties involved. Ms. Allen's' daily procedures include un-announced job-site visits ("safety checks") to ensure appropriate safety harnesses/vests, hard hats, footwear and procedures are being implemented. Through use of our GPS tracking system she also monitors the speed and driving patterns of the field crews. She oversees mandatory monthly safety meetings, as well as our stringent Drug Free Workplace Program, which involves pre- employment and random drug testing of every employee regardless of rank or position. (Five to six employees are randomly chosen per month by an outside drug testing agency. Employees immediately dispatched to testing site.) She is also overseeing the CPR and First Aid training of every field and in-house Nutting employee. PROJECT APPROACH NUTTING has been committed to the construction community of South Florida for 40 years. We have an established project approach tailored to fit the specific needs and requirements for each project and THE CITY to ensure 100% satisfaction and goal attainment. Our vast relevant experience and knowledge supports a plan that is viable, reasonable and responsive and can be easily implemented by THE CITY. The foundation of this project approach is COMMUNICA TlON throughout all phases of the project. Another key element includes project coordination between THE CITY officials and NUTTING team members to ensure complete understanding of project objectives conducted through a detailed review of project documents, project specifications, plans and construction schedule to determine anticipated staff needs, as well as budgetary needs. In the case of geotechnical exploration (soil borings), our project manager(s) meet with the structural engineers to review/discuss bearing capacity requirements and foundation design. Once this information is established, it is followed by the performance of the requested services by a trained member(s) of our team. During field explorations, should the drill crew encounter conditions out of the ordinary, the project manager/engineer is immediately contacted to provide immediate direction as far as the need for additional or deeper borings. If during the field explorations and engineering review of boring logs, environmental concerns or other potential risks arise, our engineers will discuss with THE CITY in detail their findings, concerns and recommendations for any further testing or investigations they feel would limit or eliminate liability and reduce or potentially increase cost on behalf of THE CITY. The execution of these services also includes proper handling, storage and delivery of samples to laboratory personnel. After the laboratory testing is complete, the results of the project to this point, which has been continuously directed and overseen by the project manager/engineer, is reviewed and analyzed by the manager/engineer who analyzes the information and delivers a report of findings and recommendations to THE CITY. The p"roces~ _qQes_ not~toQ there. Our past experience with public agencies hastaUgtit us -there are ancillarY. resp'onsJbilities in maintainingLqualificatiQ!.l-based contI~_G.t~ This includes knowing the proper accounting/ purchase order system of the entity, assigning the same project manager/ engineer throughout the term of the contract, and visiting the different departments regularly to meet the new employees of the different departments to create a comfort level with each other and at times training others as to our services and how to interpret test results. r9~1f;~ City of Sunny Isles Beach RFQ No. 07-07-01 Page 6