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H R G R E E N . C O M
March 13, 2023
John Corella l Director of Public Works
City of Cathedral City
68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero I Cathedral City, CA 92234 email to: [email protected] Subject: On-call Land Development Engineering and Plan Check Services Dear John,
HR Green Pacific, Inc. (HR Green) will provide an experienced team to provide land development engineering support and additional plan check services for entitlement and review of private development projects for Cathedral City. We propose to accomplish this through a team of on-site and remote engineering staff familiar with the City’s requirements that can move projects quickly and efficiently through the Engineering Division of Public Works. Tim Jonasson, PE will be the Project Manager and provide oversight of all assigned staff and will be available for any questions from staff or developers as needed. Carolina Fernandez, EIT will perform the majority of in-house processing and conditioning of projects with support from offsite engineering staff.
PROPOSED PROJECT SCOPE OF SERVICES / APPROACH
Efficient, transparent processing of private development projects that maintains the high standards of the City of Cathedral City is paramount and will be the main objective of HR Green’s land development entitlement and review services. HR Green’s local experience with development review in the Coachella Valley combined with our staff’s ability to work alongside City staff will provide a seamless workflow for the development community. If needed, HR Green can also provide seasoned map checking and public works inspection to complement the City’s land development engineering services.
More specifically, HR Green’s services will include:
1. In-house and remote entitlement review and permit processing of all assigned private development projects. HR Green will work initially at city hall to fully understand the City’s review processes and develop plan review check lists as needed. Once support services are established HR Green will transition to a combination of in-house and remote staffing to prepare conditions of development for both entitlement and permitting of private development projects. Our Project Manager, Tim Jonasson, will be available to meet with staff and/or developers to review conditions with 24 hours’ notice as needed.
2. Additional engineering plan check services. HR Green will augment the City’s plan check services as needed for engineering plans (grading, drainage, street improvement, etc.) for private development projects. Turnaround times will match or exceed the City’s requirements and follow the City’s plan review checklists.
3. Optional map checking and City Surveyor services. If requested, HR Green and its subcontractor will provide map checking and City Surveyor services as needed for private development projects.
4. Optional public works inspection services. If requested, HR Green will provide public works inspector(s) for field review to make certain private development projects are constructed in accordance with approved plans and City standards.
John Corella
March 13, 2023
STAFF EXPERIENCE
HR Green’s key personnel provide a combination of local knowledge, successful track record, and technical thought leadership to proactively meet and/or exceed your needs.
TIM JONASSON, PE I Project Manager
Education I Registration
Masters, Business Administration I Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering I Registered Civil Engineer, CA #45843
A long-time Coachella Valley resident, Tim has 30+ years of development management, plan review oversight, design, CIP program management, design management, NPDES/water quality compliance, and construction management experience for municipal public improvement projects, including roads, drainage, water, sewer, traffic, grading, parks, recreational facilities, parking lots and parking structures. He has served as construction manager and design engineer on a variety of municipal improvement projects including bridge construction, street and landscape improvements, water and wastewater improvements, parks construction and rehabilitation, golf course improvements and pier reconstruction. In 2018, Tim served as Palm Desert’s Interim Public Works Director managing the day-to-day departmental operations including overseeing private development and capital projects.
As La Quinta’s Public Works Director/City Engineer over a 15-year period, he served as a working director leading a department of 27 full-time employees (Public Works, Planning & Building) while providing oversight of all private development entitlement and permitting, contracts for capital project. Provided project management for the SilverRock Resort, the City’s largest redevelopment project, a $100 million investment including an Arnold Palmer designed golf course, which opened in 2005, and continuing with private luxury hotels, residential and commercial retail components for completion by 2024. Oversaw the development to the City of La Quinta’s Development Engineering Handbook providing guidance on a variety of development project types, establishing minimum design standards as well as engineering policies to assist developers through the City’s entitlement, plan check, permitting and construction inspection processes.
CAROLINA FERNANDEZ, EIT I Associate Engineer I Land Development Lead Education I Registration
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering I Engineer-in-Training, CA Carolina brings diverse engineering and building and safety support services to public agencies. Carolina is bi-lingual (Spanish / English). She has served as an Office Engineer for the Cities of Palm Desert, Hemet, Palos Verdes Estates, Beaumont, Moreno Valley, and Jurupa Valley. In this role, she has been responsible for project review coordination, land development planning/entitlement review and project processing, engineering permit review and coordination, consultant and multi-agency coordination, field construction coordination, civil plan review, Engineering and Public Works counter support, special districts formations, and drafting of street improvements. She has managed the development review process through the engineering life cycle. This has involved performing the review of applications, coordinating with future developers, and drafting the conditions of approval for the Engineering/Public Works Department. Carolina
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supervised the land development daily activities, such as overall project requirements, conditions of approval, and mitigation measures. Carolina has coordinated with inspectors for work performed and assessed field modifications. She has also reviewed encroachment permits, approved and released bonds, reviewed survey application reviews, and coordinated with other public agencies present and future City work/projects, including cooperative agreements.
MIKE MYERS, PE I Senior Engineer I Land Development Support Education I Registration
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering I Registered Civil Engineer, CA #30702 Mike has more than 30 years of public sector engineering experience. He possesses extensive project and construction management knowledge coupled with strong interpersonal communication skills. Mike serves as City Surveyor for the Cities of Hemet, Pomona, and Jurupa Valley. Mike has served as a Senior Project/Program Manager handling a broad range of municipal consulting services (federal grant funding, design, CIP management, plan review, assessment engineering, pavement management, and construction management) for 20+ Southern California cities. This experience includes attending Planning Commission meetings and serving as the primary City representative to facilitate the processing, approval, and construction of land development projects. He has also designed various road widening, pavement rehabilitation (involving a variety of strategies, such as slurry seal, PCC ADA, and ARHM), site improvement, and wet utility (sewer/water/drainage) projects throughout Southern California.
MIKE CONNOR I Municipal Services Manager I Land Development Support Education
Masters, Business Administration I Bachelor of Science, Environmental Design Mike has more than 25 years of administrative, city management, and local government related experience, focused on delivering diverse public services to various cities. His management experience includes many different disciplines, such as city management, public works, planning, housing and redevelopment and finance with hands on experience in many critical operations and management of these operations. He has served as Assistant Planning Director, Assistant City Manager, Deputy Director of Public Works, Property and Purchasing Services Manager, and Project Manager of roadway and facility improvements totaling approximately $40 million. For Jurupa Valley he coordinated development review, including engineering comments and inspection of public improvements. As a Planner for Huntington Beach he was responsible for reviewing developments (commercial/residential) and subdivisions; supporting the Zoning Administrator to evaluate variances, set agendas, prepare staff reports and meeting minutes, and provide the preliminary review of Environmental Impact Assessments (e.g., FONSI, CEQA, NEPA); and supporting the Housing and Redevelopment Division, where he was responsible for housing rehabilitation assessments, inspections, and review of monthly reports for affordable housing developments to comply with funding requirements/reporting guidelines.
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ERIC LOMELI I Construction Inspector I Inspection
Certification I Training
CVWD Landscape Program I AQMD Coachella Valley Fugitive Dust Control (PM10) I SAR Construction Site Inspections I ATSSA Traffic Control Technician I SMR Municipal Facilities & Activities I SMR Construction Site Inspections I WWR Construction Site Inspections I Regionwide Industrial and Commercial Facility Inspection I Santa Ana Region Water Quality Management I Whitewater River Water Quality Management Plan I Flagger Trained I NHI Proper Diamond Grinding Techniques I Safe and Effective Law Enforcement Personnel in Work Zones I Strategies for Developing Work Zone Traffic Analyses I Utility Investigations Eric has 22 years of public works and public utilities experience associated with both construction and maintenance. For Palm Desert he has served as Lead inspector for citywide encroachment permit inspections for various land development projects citywide. As a Construction Inspector for the City of Jurupa Valley he has inspected dozens of encroachment permits and housing tracts that involve dry utility projects. For the City of Hemet he was Lead inspector for CIP pavement rehabilitation and street improvement projects. In Corona he inspected dry utilities projects citywide. For the City of Buena Park he maintained city streets, sidewalks, parkways and streetscape and for Riverside he maintained and installed domestic water distribution mains, hydrants, valves and meters.
GARY PETERSON I Construction Inspector I Inspection
Education I Certification I Training
Bachelor’s (Core Curriculum) I NPDES Sar Construction Site Inspections I WWR Construction Site Inspections Training I SMR Construction Site Inspections Training I Stormwater Pollution Prevention I SMR Municipal Facilities & Activities Training I SAR Municipal Training I Santa Ana Region Water Quality Management Plan I Whitewater River Water Quality Management Plan I Regionwide Industrial and Commercial Facility Inspection Training Gary brings more than 35 years of comprehensive large-scale management and inspection experience with extensive work throughout Coachella Valley. He has been responsible for land development orchestration and implementation of site mass/rough grading work, site wide storm drain installation, finish grading of lot pads and streets, installation/inspection of all wet utilities (sewer, storm drains and water). Installation of all curbs and gutter, paving. Installation inspection of all dry utilities (power, gas, telephone and cable). As for finish or detailed work completed layout, construction and installation of all hardscapes throughout the project along with irrigation and installation of plant material palette. He has a strong background in program development and quality assurance with an outstanding history of managing projects from initial conception, through development, to implementation. His excellent record includes bringing mission-critical projects in on schedule and within budget.
Gary is especially skilled at strategic planning, budget controls and problem resolution, including outstanding communication talents with proven ability to build and lead highly efficient teams, train personnel and convey complex concepts in understandable terms. Gary’s extensive domestic and international experience includes the Western United States and notably California, China, India, Singapore, Indonesia and numerous other Southeast Asian countries.
John Corella
March 13, 2023
PROPOSED FEE
HR Green proposes the following tasks and deliverable schedule of services:
LAND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING AND PLAN CHECK SERVICES
Service Rate/Estimated Hours 6 Month
Budget
1.0 Entitlement processing and
preparation of conditions of
development
Associate Engineer @ $180/hr - In person up to 8
hours per week and remote 4 hours per week for
total of 12 hours/week first three weeks. In person
and/or remotely as needed up to 8 hours/week
thereafter
Project Manager @ $235/hr - In person up to 4
hours per week and available remotely at hourly
rate as needed
$64,000.00
2.0 Additional Engineering Plan
Check Support
Improvement plans = 75% of City fee
Grading plans = 85% of City fee
Other fixed fee projects (survey, etc.) = 85% of
City fee
Reports = hourly rates given below.
$30,000.00
Total $94,000.00*
*Six month not-to-exceed budget of $94,000.00 may be extended by six months for an additional $94,000.00 in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Optional Services
Map Check and City Surveyor - $210/hour
Public Works Inspection
Prevailing Wage - $155/hour
Non-Prevailing Wage - $140/hour
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Tim Jonasson at 760.250.6722 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
HR GREEN PACIFIC, INC.
Timothy R. Jonasson, PE Timothy J. Hartnett
Project Manager Vice-President