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CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR <br />Golden Shores Utility Undergrounding and Roadway Improvements <br />D–13IWOP41002.18w_Sunny Isles Beach Golden Shores Undergrounding.indd <br />in a manner that maximizes the use of production staff, while ensuring that all project requirements and client deadlines <br />are met. Because of the level of effort we spend on understanding workload and on what projects staff are working on, <br />Kimley-Horn can define on very short notice our ability to handle any task assignment and exactly who has the most <br />availability to work on a project so it is completed on time. <br />Prior to beginning work on any project, we will prepare a detailed project schedule and monitor it against actual project <br />milestone completion dates. Project schedules are evaluated at different frequencies depending on the magnitude of the <br />project. We use several different software packages, including Microsoft Project and the Primavera scheduling programs <br />to schedule our work. Schedule updates can also <br />be sent in simple PDF formats to the project team <br />throughout the life of a project. We can tailor our <br />updates to the frequency you require. Paramount to <br />the success of any project is a continued partnering <br />throughout the project to adapt as necessary to <br />unforeseen circumstances. We will include critical <br />decision-making points in our work plans so the <br />project team and the City can agree upon the best <br />course of action to keep projects on track. We <br />know there will always be unexpected challenges <br />unique to any given project, so it is critical to <br />develop and follow an approach that controls what <br />can be controlled while building in mechanisms for <br />dealing with the unexpected. <br />When required, our team can accelerate work to meet a change in project schedule. This process is used frequently <br />when workloads require extra personnel. It allows our team to be flexible and be able to react to all types of scheduling <br />changes. Kimley-Horn is confident in its ability to monitor project schedules to meet the City’s expectations and we have <br />an exemplary record of performance. We are prepared to commit the necessary resources to ensure that your projects <br />stay on schedule and within budget. <br />Underground conversion projects are unlike any other infrastructure project in that the detailed network designs are <br />prepared by the utility owners, FPL, AT&T, Atlantic Broadband, etc., followed by a supplemental conduit plan prepared <br />by Kimley-Horn. These utility owners do not have schedule deadlines other than the ones imposed by Kimley-Horn or <br />the City. In an attempt to keep the utility owners on schedule Kimley-horn will prepare a detailed Gantt chart schedule as <br />described above that includes design time frames and target dates that each of the utility owners agrees to early on. <br />Value Engineering <br />Kimley-Horn strives to provide continuous value <br />engineering by focusing on better decisions, <br />better information, better analysis, cost <br />reductions, increased productivity, and accurate <br />deliverables throughout all phases of the project. <br />Value engineering is a key factor for developing <br />successful projects that transition from study to <br />design, and from design to construction. The <br />challenges associated with each project task <br />are solved creatively and effectively. Each step <br />is reviewed by the most qualified professional to <br />ensure the highest level of value. Kimley-Horn <br />has also worked with many municipalities and