22887 Savi Ranch Pkwy, Suite G, Yorba Linda. CA 92887
Ph: 714.312.0317; Fax: 714.312.0793
March 21, 2022
Carla Callahan, PE
Senior Engineer
City of Santa Clarita
Department of Public Works, CIP Division
2390 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Subject: RFP# CIP-19-20-05
Dear Ms. Callahan:
Please attached proposal on behalf of Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. for Program/Construction Management and Construction Inspection Staff Augmentation Services.
Please contact me at [email protected] or 714.312.0317 with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Maha Alfakhouri
President / CEO
9241 Irvine Blvd., Suite 150, Irvine, CA 92618
www.ghirardelliassoc.com
P19100.P01
March 15, 2022
Carla Callahan, PE
Senior Engineer
City of Santa Clarita
Department of Public Works, CIP Division
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Via Email: [email protected]
RE: Staff Augmentation
Dear Ms. Callahan,
Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. (Ghirardelli) , in conjunction with and through FCG Consultants , Inc. (FCG), is pleased to submit this proposal to serve the City of Santa Clarita (City) on an as-needed basis for staff augmentation. Ghirardelli is a proven Southern California leader in effectively/successfully delivering local agency projects and has experienced personnel to deliver quality work on any project.
We propose to provide Todd Day, PE, Project Manager for this assignment. Mr. Day, a Newhall resident, is personally committed to support the City in the successful delivery of this project, or any other project thrown his way. He has extensive experience working both with and for local governments and a proven record that will bring added value to your staff.
Ghirardelli has the leadership, available resources, proven record, and strong commitment to und ertake staff augmentation services for the City of Santa Clarita. The following proposal outlines how our firm will assist the City as needed and deliver on our commitment to meet the City’s goals and objectives on any project. Also attached for the City’s budgeting purposes are our personnel rates as submitted to FCG for their 2019 As-Needed Staff Augmentation contract.
As a principal of the firm, I have the authority to bind the firm/team. Our Project Manager, Todd Day, PE, can be contacted directly during the evaluation via email at [email protected] or via cell at 949.466.6552.
Sincerely,
Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.
Raewyn Lelo-Butcher
Executive Vice President
M| 510.708.7442 E| [email protected]
Cc: A. Fakhouri, FCG Consultants (via email)
City of Santa Clarita As-Needed Staff Augmentation
www.ghirardelliassoc.com
PROPOSED STAFF AND EXPERIENCE
Ghirardelli possesses a highly qualified team of professionals to provide staff augmentation services for the City’s Engineering and Public Works Departments. Below is a brief bio for our initial team member. A full resume for Mr. Day is provided at the end of this proposal.
Todd Day, PE – Project Manager / Engineer
Mr. Day is a California Licensed Professional Engineer with over thirty (30) years of civil, structural and municipal engineering experience with a proven record of delivering multiple projects on schedule and within budget. His experience includes working both for and with public works and local agencies, as well as with the State of California.
Mr. Day’s projects include bridge and roadway design and construction management, structural inspection and evaluation of bridge structures, municipal engineering, site engineering, Public Works and engineering management, drainage and stormwater, utilities, and FRP composites. He has also served as Municipal Engineer and Planning/Zoning Board Engineer for various townships in Southern New Jersey.
Mr. Day’s project experience includes:
Capital Projects
• Reconstruction of Union Landing Road
• Memorial Park Soccer Fields
• Memorial Park Parking Lot
• Reconstruction of Fork Landing Road
• 2018 Curb Ramps Program
• 2012- 2017 Road Programs
• Tanner Street Reconstruction
• Reconstruction of Potter & Ellis Street
• Stiles Avenue Parking Lot
• Mechanic/Clement Street Historic Preservation
• HMHS & Anniversary Field Turf Fields
• N. Haddon Avenue Parking Lot
Municipal Engineer Role
• Borough of Haddonfield, NJ
• Cinnaminson Township, NJ
• Lakewood Township, NJ
Planning/Zoning Board Engineer
• Haddonfield Planning Board (NJ)
• Haddonfield Zoning Board (NJ)
• Cinnaminson Township Planning Board (NJ)
• Pemberton Township Planning Board (NJ)
• Pemberton Township Zoning Board (NJ)
• Toms River Township Planning Board (NJ)
• Riverside Township Planning Board (NJ)
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
The Cit y is seeking an experienced consultant to provide as-needed staff augmentation engineering services. The immediate need is for augmentation in the City’s CIP Division providing project management assistance on the City’s Annual Overlay project. The services are anticipated to be on a part-time basis of approximately twenty (20) hours per week for a 6-month period.
SCOPE OF WORK
Ghirardelli is proud to bring its experience with similar staff augmentation contracts and project management projects to the City . Our approach for this type of contract is built around the qualifications and experience of our staff and lessons learned from previous contracts. Ghirardelli realizes that the success of any project depends on the ability of the team to proactively identify and anticipate problems before they become major issues and to resolve issues promptly before they impact the final outcome of the project.
Ghirardelli will provide immediate project management services (part time, as needed) on the contract and is prepared to expand on those services as part of the FCG team if requested.
City of Santa Clarita As-Needed Staff Augmentation
www.ghirardelliassoc.com
STAFF BILLING RATES