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December 20, 2023
City of SAN BERNARDINO
Attn.: Lynn Merrill, Agency Director of Public Works, Operations, and Maintenance 201 North E Street, 2nd floor
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Submitted via email to: [email protected] Via email cc to: [email protected] Task Order No : Transtech004
Project Management Services for Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project Dear Mr. Merrill:
Transtech is pleased to submit this Task Order Proposal (Task Order Transtech004) to provide the following services:
Project Management Services for Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project Scope of Work:
Transtech will provide the following scope of work:
• Development of RFP for consultant services.
• Coordinate and develop bid documents for the proposed project improvements. • Provide regular updates to the City Engineer and the Library Director during design and construction. • Hold regular meetings with construction manager and provide direction as needed. • Prepare City Council agenda report for the award of the contracts as required. • Coordinate regular weekly meetings with City team. Provide a weekly update to the City Engineer, and coordinate with City staff as needed.
• Coordinate all plan check reviews with various city departments through approval. Review and provide comments on submittals and ensure that designers and contractors stay on schedule. • Review and discuss designers and contractors schedule and provide comments and approval. • Review all progress payments and recommend approval by City Engineer. • Discuss proposed materials with designers and contractors and coordinate selection as necessary with City staff.
• Prepare City Council and commissions agenda reports as required. • Coordinate with City grant department staff and finance department staff to provide updates or reports as required or requested.
• Obtain proposals and prepare agreements for City with consultants, such as Geotechnical, labor compliance, grant compliance, etc.
• Prepare RFP for the selection of construction management and construction inspection consultant. • Ensure that contractors finalize all required plans for the construction in a timely manner. • Coordinate with all utilities and provide plans as required for review and approval.
December 20, 2023
City of SAN BERNARDINO
Attn.: Lynn Merrill, Agency Director of Public Works, Operations, and Maintenance
Task Order No : Transtech004
Project Management Services for Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project www.transtech.org
855.595.2495 (toll-free)
Fee Estimate:
Staff Classification
Average
Hrly Rate
Weekly
Average
Hours
Allocation
Weekly
Average
Budget
Allocation
Total
Project
Duration
(in weeks)
Estimated
Total Hours
Allocation
Estimated
Budget
Sr. Project Manager $190 10 $1,900 104 1,040 $197,600
$197,600Total Estimated Budget
The above fees are increased each year July 1st automatically by the percentage change Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim California Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U") for the preceding twelve-month period as calculated for February by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics and published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Value Added Service:
Because we are a multi -disciplinary service firm and also provide plan check and inspection among many services to many local agencies, we can also supplement/support Agency plan check and inspection staff, if needed, for code required plan check and inspection efforts.
Customer Care and Responsive Service Approach:
✓ Our services are founded on the principals of Total Quality Management for Total Customer Care and Satisfaction. ✓ All telephone calls or e-mails received are returned within the same working day, or the following day. We take pride in our “Same Day Response” motto.
✓ Transtech also provides a 24-hour emergency contact number to its clients. ✓ Customer Care means highest quality customer service. Transtech is committed to providing “Customer Care” to the City, City's patrons, including responding quickly and effectively to the walk-in, telephone, and electronic inquiries of the public related to our services. Responsiveness is an integral part of Transtech’s “Customer Care” service approach.
✓ Our Contract Principal will meet with the Client’s Project Manager frequently for service evaluation and address any areas for improvements.
✓ Responsiveness is an integral part of Transtech’s “customer friendly” service approach. While our service is always on an “as needed” basis, our responsiveness is on “full-time” basis. ✓ Transtech understands the importance of being able to expedite certain projects, when requested, by the City.
Transtech has sufficient staff and resources to expedite projects. ✓ We have a structured approach to execute projects in an efficient manner that makes Transtech capable of providing the City with the highest quality product. Transtech has established guidelines and policies, including written manuals on quality control, project management, and design procedures for its staff and for its contract cities.
These guidelines ensure a consistent approach to the execution of assignments undertaken by our organization in compliance with City’s specific procedures, standards and requirements.
About Transtech:
Established in 1989, Transtech (a California Corporation) has been in business for 33 years and provides municipal services to approximately 70 public agencies . Our staff and resources include approximately 200 staff , including project managers, civil engineers, designers, traffic and transportation analysts, technicians plan and map checkers, surveyors, inspectors, construction managers, building officials, building plans examiners, building inspectors, planners and support personnel.
Transtech is a multi-disciplinary municipal engineering consulting firm. Our service capabilities include:
• Building & Safety Services, Building Official Building Inspection, Plan Check
• Civil Engineering,
• Staff Augmentation
• City Engineer, City Traffic Engineer, Development
Review, Public Works Engineering, Plan Check,
Inspection
• Labor Compliance
December 20, 2023
City of SAN BERNARDINO
Attn.: Lynn Merrill, Agency Director of Public Works, Operations, and Maintenance
Task Order No : Transtech004
Project Management Services for Norman F. Feldheym Central Library Revitalization Project www.transtech.org
855.595.2495 (toll-free)
• CIP Program Management
• Construction Management and Inspection
• Federally Funded Project Management
• Grant Writing
• CDBG Project Management
• Planning Support
• Traffic and Transportation Planning and Eng
• Water Resources Engineering
• Surveying, Mapping, ALTA, Right-of-way Eng
• Emergency, Support Services
Transtech has extensive experience in managing a variety/types of projects, such as:
• Street Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• Traffic Signal and Street Lighting
• ADA Improvements
• Water, Drainage, Sewer Improvements
• Bridges
• Parks and Playgrounds
• Parking Structures
• Community Centers
• Libraries
• City Halls
• Fire Stations
• Renovation of Historic Buildings
Transtech has extensive experience in the management and administration of federally funded projects in compliance with LAPM. In the past few years, we managed over 30 federally funded projects . Our staff members have completed Caltrans Resident Engineer Academy for Federally Funded Projects. We follow guidelines and procedures of Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM. Current Version of LAPM is published with updates in January 2023). Also, as contract City Engineers representing various cities, we also work closely with Caltrans staff on LAPM compliance audits on various federally funded projects.
Transtech has extensive experience in managing DB Projects in compliance with CA Public Contract Code. Most recently (in 2022) we completed C-Block Parking Structure in the City of Ontario. The project included construction of 5 level, 400 space parking structure under DB (Design-Build) Delivery. This project received 2022 Projects of the Year APWA Award.
Currently, we are managing Haz-Mat Abatement and Demolition Phase of another DB Delivery Project (Grand Park). The total cost of Grand Park Project is $90M.
Our team includes staff members who have worked for CALTRANS previously, including as Deputy District Director, and as Sr. Construction Manager responsible for oversight of Federally Funded Projects in local agencies in the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino.
One of the unique qualifications of Transtech is that we serve public agencies as municipal contract service providers, including Contract City Engineer, City Traffic Engineer, Building Official, CIP Manager, Planner and in other capacities.
We have extensive experience working with Public Agencies in similar assignments. We are accustomed to working with governmental agencies, and have a good understanding of public agency issues, procedures, and policies.
We have a qualified team with large pool of well experienced in-house staff readily available with diversified and extensive expertise, and will be able to respond to service requests and mobilize our resources quickly. As demonstrated in our proposal, our team has a high level of experience and capability to provide the services with proactive leadership and good planning and management practices.
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this Task Order Proposal.
Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact the undersigned.
Respectfully submitted.
Okan Demirci, PE, QSD, QSP, Principal Project Manager
E: [email protected]
C: 714-319-6137; O: 909-595-8599
Ahmad Ansari, PE, Principal
E: [email protected]
C: 949-702-5612; O: 909-595-8599