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installation because this work must be performed by an electrician; therefore, they can be let and constructed in groups using several different electrical contractors as necessary to remain on schedule. Whether installed by the City, homeowner or utility companies, the underground service must be installed prior to the overhead service being removed so that there is continuity of service and therefore they are a critical schedule task. It is expected that this work can be performed in the winter season because it is not heavy construction or disruptive to the flow of traffic. The services to the homes will be changing as a result of this project. The new service will connect the new underground infrastructure to the meter base at the structure and coordinate a changeover of service that minimizes disruption. we will review each lot to place the underground conduit. Street Lighting It is expected that new street lighting will be installed as all of the existing utility poles will be removed. The new street lighting system will be a decorative system as directed by the City and will not be an FPL standard. Therefore, the street lighting will be on a metered system. Our engineers include an award- winning team who developed a street lighting system on SR A-1-A in Boca Raton. That project accommodated sea turtle nesting and led to our lighting engineer authoring a manual for the Fish and Wildlife Commission for lighting standards in environmentally sensitive areas. This neighborhood is not along the beachfront, therefore, those features will not be needed for this project. However, we will apply appropriate standards appropriate for this location that include low height, appropriate light levels, and sensitivity to light spill over into private yards. The electrical engineer will design the service to the new decorative street lights. That will include an underground conduit with the appropriate conductors and ground wires to power the street lights as well as the service point. Drainage The neighborhood has an aging infrastructure, and the drainage system will be updated as directed by the City staff. We expect that we will analyze the current runoff patterns, determine the appropriate size conduits, and upgrade the existing system as appropriate. Existing facilities that are to remain may need to be rehabilitated due to their age. The addition of water quality improvement will be considered and implemented where appropriate and feasible. We will consider the addition of outfall skimmers, exfiltration trench, injection wells, vortex structures, or other proprietary solutions. We will work with the City as these drainage improvements will complement the storm water pump station improvements that the City said are ongoing and soon to be complete. Geotechnical Engineering Similarly, we will include limited geotechnical engineering exploration in areas where questionable soil conditions are found so that the contractor knows what type of soil will be encountered. For the areas where additional geotechnical data is desired, we will work with the City on the scope. We will implement techniques to improve the project while saving time and money. The techniques will include the use of specialty geophysical exploration methods such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to determine pavement-thickness variations over widespread areas. We will verify pavement thickness at discrete locations using pavement cores. We will also evaluate the composition of materials removed from excavations and the suitability of such soils for reuse as backfill, thus reducing need for imported fill and reducing project costs.