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SGM Engineering, Inc. City of Sunny Isles Beach RFP No. 12-04-02 Continuing Professional Architectural & Engineering Services Firms Only (CCNA) Section 4 – Approach and Methodology As design development reaches completion, quality control activities identified through the integrated design review process are then entered into the schedule where they become identifiable as discreet required activities. The second critical element will be to establish and implement procedures for comprehensive and interdisciplinary design document review. This will be accomplished through use of tim e proven concepts:  Interactive Conceptual Design Teams: We have worked with Project Architects to provide on-site design Charrettes (client/user participatory design/planning process). This is a proven systematic approach for achieving design excellence by working with the client to establish project goals, collect facts and to discover and examine concepts early in the design process where sound decisions have the highest return in value to the client. We have utilized this approach on numerous education and government projects in the last 20 years and have enjoyed significant success utilizing it.  In-House Design Quality Control/Quality Assurance Reviews : Quality Control/Assurance is viewed as the responsibility of every individual involved with a project. We have established a Design Quality Assurance Program designed to address the issues we believe are paramount to quality control. The following six points define the Quality Assurance Program:  Office Standards: As part of the Quality Assurance Program, Office Standards have been developed for the use of all staff members to maintain a consistent level of quality documentation. The goal is to produce complete and consistent technically accurate documents.  Quality Assurance Reviews: Responsibility for quality is delegated to each member of the project team. The goal of the Quality Assurance review is to insure that the Project has successfully completed all procedures and phases in an accurate manner to yield a quality product.  Interdisciplinary Review: An interdisciplinary review utilizing our Interdisciplinary design Review Program is conducted at the office of SGM with all design consultants in attendance. Checklists are compiled at the end of the review and a formal out-briefing is conducted with each project team to discuss general findings and comments relative to the project. All corrective measures are then implemented for the 100% Design Submittal. The time necessary to perform the interdisciplinary review usually takes from ½ hour to 1 hour per sheet of drawings, plus additional time necessary to perform the corrective work listed in the interdisciplinary review checklists. Average time is usually 1 ½ to 2 days for this type of review, depending on the project complexity & total drawings required.  Project Organization and Team Communications: Effective team management is dependent on all staff members having a clear understanding of their respective roles and responsibilities on a project. The primary goal of this process is to instill in all team members the concept that responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the documents is the professional responsibility of each individual team member.  Training and Intern Development: As part of our professional obligation, we devote considerable time and resources to coach and develop the design and technical skills of our staff members.  Technical Reviews: A technical review occurs at the In-Progress Design Submittal Stage and continues up to the 100% Design Submittal. The review includes the use of component checklists, which include items of technical nature relative to a projects usage of construction materials and methods; identified by graphic means (drawings) or written specifications. A Project Engineer is responsible fo r checklist implementation.  Thirdly, we will quickly establish routine and frequent (bi-weekly) coordination meetings. These take on a decidedly design oriented tone during design development, but serve as the basis for the more frequent (weekly) Quality Control Coordination meetings as the construction documents are completed. After the completion of the construction of a particular project, the design team meets with the applicable construction representative for a Reflection Meeting. It is here that t he team discusses ways to improve and refine the design. This could include revisions to details, discussions on the merits of particular materials, systems, or products, or even the shortcomings of benefits of particular contractors or sub contractors. T his QC checkpoint serves as a very important sounding board for continued professional staff development as well as assurance that SGM is continually refining the project production process. SGM has a Quality Assurance Board (QAB). Once a week, select senior staff members meet to discuss the status of design and construction projects and pending problem areas. Additionally, the entire QC process is discussed in an effort to stay on top of quality documentation and refining of the quality control approach. Feedback from the QAB goes directly to the staff member to aid them in their production.