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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Architecture Response File - Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural ServicesBlack O’DOwD anD assOciates, inc. DBa BOa aRcHitectURe 1511 Cota avenue Long BeaCh, Ca 90813 Ph: 562-912-7900 POint-Of-cOntact: edward Lok ng, President Lok.ng@BoaarChiteCture.Com CITY OF DIAMOND BAR may 26th, 2023 ReQUest fOR PROPOsal enGineeRinG anD aRcHitectURal seRVices category architectural Design services saMPle PROJects DesiGneD BY BOa: City of irvine: Police station at City hall, new service CounterLong Beach: Queensway Beach restroom City of irvine: City Council Chambers interior and a.v. remodel City of Long Beach: Traffic Center renovation and tech upgrade City of Costa mesa: City Council Chambers interior and a.v. remodel City of Costa Mesa: AV Technology at City Council Chambers City of Irvine: City Council/ Chambers and AV & IT Technology Improvements TABLE OF CONTENTS New Fire Station #71 Los Angeles County Fire Station - Malibu Cover Page Table of Contents Cover Letter 1. Project Team 2. Firm’s Experience/References 3. Project Understanding 4. Fee Schedule A.) AUTHORIZATION & CERTIFICATION B.) EQUAL BENIFITS ORDINANCE FORM (EBO) C.) PROOF OF REGISTRATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA DIR COVER LETTER May 26th, 2023CITY OF DIAMOND BAR Department of Public Works 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4177 SUBJECT: RESPONSE FOR PROPOSAL PROFESSIONAL ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES Dear Nicholas Delgado: Black O’Dowd and Associates, Inc. DBA BOA Architecture, as the prime consultant, is pleased to submit its qualifications for your RFP On-Call civil Engineering and Architectural Services. We are submitting for the Category of Architectural Design Services. BOA Architecture, one of Southern California’s leading and most innovative government design firms, is a full-service architectural firm located in Long Beach, California. With 62 years of continuous practice, the firm’s professional staff of architects, planners, and design specialists have designed and planned over 2,000 projects for over 80 different municipalities/ public agencies in the greater Los Angeles region. Recently we have completed over 300 separate facilities renovation/modernization projects on an “on-call” basis within the past 10 years. Completed renovation/repair projects include a wide variety of municipal and county facilities projects ranging from fire stations to transportation facilities, libraries, police stations, city halls, community centers, health centers, swimming facilities, beach/marina restrooms, senior centers, interior design/space planning projects, parks/recreation facilities, and ADA compliance retrofit projects. We are a small size 7-person architectural firm with a competitive advantage in renovation/ modernization of municipal architectural projects including: renovation/ addition; tenant improvements (TI); façade improvements projects and building systems modernization in the $30,000 to $3,000,000 construction cost range. This is our industry “niche”. We have completed over 2,000 architectural projects for over 80 local public entities. We have unique expertise in ADA compliance, Parks/ Recreation, Fire Stations, libraries, and civic center facilities. Our staff’s training expertise and production systems are geared for these types of “smaller” and often “messy” projects. As a result, we are able to complete these types of renovation/modernization projects quickly and efficiently, resulting in favorable fees for the client. We have completed the design of over 400 ADA Compliance projects, and renovation projects for over 300 Parks/Recreation projects, over 80 fire stations, 20 libraries, and 15 civic center projects. BOA is noted for their ADA Compliance expertise throughout the state of California. We have provided ADA compliance design solutions for over 800 buildings. BOA has arguably designed more ADA compliance projects than any other firm in Southern California. BOA also recently completed ADA Compliance projects for the Cities of Alhambra, Commerce, Cypress, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Irvine, La Puente, Redlands, Rosemead, Santa Maria, the State of California, the Counties of LA and San Bernardino, and for numerous schools. BOA is small enough to offer a direct, personalized service to our clients yet large enough to undertake almost any size project. It is our philosophy that a principal participates in each phase of every BOA project, constantly contributing their own special skills, special talents and experience. Edward Lok Ng, Principal, will personally lead the Project Team to complete your facilities renovation projects, as the Project Manager. Mr. Ng will personally commit to a response time of 1 hour. He can be at your office to respond to your needs in 1 hour from the moment you call. We believe our Design Team can best provide the City of Diamond Bar the requested services for the following reasons: We Understand the Project As a design firm that specializes in renovation and modernization projects on an on-call basis, because we have past experience on just about every municipal building type, it is our nature to understand the program needs of the User and the expectations and requirements of the Client. Our experience in the development of creative solutions to various public works, parks and recreation, interior tenant improvement and ADA Compliance projects, coupled with our existing knowledge of working on similar projects, will be a definite asset to the City. Note that BOA has recently completed municipal renovation projects on an on-call basis for the cities of Pomona, Pasadena, Placentia, La Canada Flintridge, Ontario, Rialto, and many more. We Will Give Your Project the Highest Priority BOA will commit its staff and resources, to complete the project to your schedule. BOA offers personal and direct involvement by the firm’s principals throughout the design process so that quick and “valued” decisions can be made without extensive “paperwork”. We consider our team an “extension of your staff.” It is only by working together as a “Team” that schedules can be met and quality of documents assured. We believe our current working relationships with other nearby cities on similar parks and recreation, interior renovation, and ADA Compliance projects, demonstrate our capabilities and commitment to your schedule. Our Approach is Proven BOA’s approach to public agency facilities has been developed and refined over more than a half century of continuous practice. Our goal is that your projects will be “on time” and “on budget,” and that the constructed facilities exceed your expectations for function, durability, ease of construction, efficiency, and accessibility. We have provided a detailed written methodology of our quality control systems and project management systems to ensure high quality Construction Documents. We Have Extensive Experience in Municipal Projects We have included in the proposal an extensive list of projects successfully completed by BOA. Many of these projects are for nearby cities and are directly related to aspects of your upcoming projects. We have assembled an excellent Design Team We have assembled an experienced team of design professionals to join us to complete your multitude of projects. The Design Team that we have assembled is the same team that has performed more than 300 recent public works renovation projects together. We have decided to maintain the continuity of the Design Team because we have a very good working relationship and high degree of efficiency. The technical staff at BOA, personnel that will be involved in the design and production of your project, have been employed and working together for a minimum of 16 years. Senior staff architects have been employed at BOA for a minimum of 25 years. The resultant teamwork has been increased production efficiency, and an excellent record for meeting schedules and for accurate construction cost estimates. Thank you for the opportunity to submit these qualifications. We hope that our proposal communicates our enthusiasm and the strengths of our firm, project team, and approach. We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with the City of Diamond Bar on this important assignment. Consistent with our policy of excellent customer service, we will commit to a 1-hour response time. Meaning, a licensed architect will be at your office within 1-hour of your call to meet your needs. Edward Lok Ng, Architect/ LEED AP, President BOA ARCHITECTURE Kyle Ng, Secretary/PM BOA Architecture’s mission statement is to be a recognized leader in architecture and to consistently exceed our commitments to, and expectations of our clients, employees and design partners. We thank you for your time and consideration. 1. PROJECT TEAM FIRM PROFILE BOA is an S-Corporation architectural firm and a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the State of California DGS department. The company’s corporate officer and principal is Edward Lok Ng (licensed architect in the State of California). BOA has been in continuous business since 1961. The firm has six (6) architectural staff, and one (1) office manager, totaling seven (7) employees. In addition to architecture and ADA Compliance services, BOA also provides in-house interior design services. LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS: Black, O’Dowd and Associates, Inc. DBA BOA Architecture 1511 Cota Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 Phone: (562) 912-7900 STRUCTURE OF FIRM: California Corporation #D055-4236 Federal I.D. #95-2632309 State I.D. #153-7551-2 City of Los Angeles-Business License #437008-75 Dun & Bradstreet #04-441-9737 SERVICES PROVIDED BY FIRM: Architecture Interior Design ADA Compliance Consultant PERSONNEL BY DISCIPLINE: Architectural Staff: 6 Administrative Staff: 1 BOA currently employs 7 employees. YEAR FIRM ESTABLISHED: BOA was originally established in 1961 under the name of Black, O’Dowd and Associates CURRENT INSURANCE COVERAGE: Professional Liability - $2,000,000 General Liability - $2,000,000 Limits can be increased if required and are negotiable on an individual basis. PRINCIPAL CONTACT: Edward Lok Ng, Architect, LEED AP Employed since 1982, Principal since 1996, License CA #C16840 FIRM’S ANNUAL DESIGN FEES RECEIVED: Approximately $1,500,000 CURRENT WORKLOAD: Our current workload is moderate and is such that we can begin your Project immediately. Please note that BOA Architecture, as the prime-consultant, will be responsible for all aspects of your project, including architecture and engineering. Our sub-consultants that are listed above are all State of California licensed professionals in their respective disciplines and have teamed with BOA on numerous Public Works Architecture Projects Their full qualifications are available upon request. Mechanical Electrical Engineering: Engineering- Design-Analysis 10231 Slater Ave., Suite 203, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Kevin Friedman, P.E. CA State License# 27267- holds a BSME from Purdue University. Mr. Friedman has over 30 years’ experience in Public Works projects in facilities planning and design, interiors design, special building systems planning and design, laboratory design, controls, energy conservation, and computerized building modeling and simulation for commercial and public works projects. Structural Engineer: Lin & Wu Engineering, 911 South Primrose Avenue, Suite H, Monrovia, CA 91016 Jackson K. Wu, PE; CA State License #S-3200 - Mr. Wu is a registered structural engineer in the State of California with over 40 years of experience in Public Works projects in steel, timber, masonry and reinforced concrete construction of all types of public works structures and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Landscape Architect: Graham Stanley, and Associates, 1376-A Coronado Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90804 Graham M. Stanley – CA State License #3469 Mr. Stanley has been in continuous practice since 1991, designing commercial and public works projects. The firm currently has 3 full-time employees. Mr. Stanley has been the Principal for over 30 years and holds a Bachelor’s of Science, in Landscape Architect, Cal Poly Pomona, 1985. Construction Management amd Inspection Services: TOTUM Consulting – 15130 Ventura Bl. #327 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, contract Danny Kaye. Danny Kaye, has over 30 years of combined experience in Construction Management with numerous commercial, municipal, institutional and residential construction for both ground-up and tenant improvements, as general contractor, and construction/project managers. Recent on-call contracts with local municipalities are the cities of Santa Monica, Carson, Long Beach, Placentia, and many more. Why Totum? they are small enough to give you principal attention but experienced with all aspects of construction management. They avoid coporate politics by collaboration, planned growth and focusing on the task at hand. You have their attention. They’ll get it done. CITY OF DIAMOND BAR BOA Architecture Edward Lok Ng Architect, LEED AP, Project Manager Sub-Consultant Lin & Wu Engineering Structural Engineer BOA Architecture Leonardo Arteaga Quality Control, Production Director, CASp Certified Sub-Consultant Engineering Design Analysis, Inc. MEP Engineer BOA Architecture Kyle Ng Director of Interior Design, Project Manager Sub-Consultant Graham Stanley & Associates Landscape Architect ORGANIZATION CHART Sub-Consultant TOTUM Consulting Construction Managers STAFF EXPERIENCE OF KEY TEAM MEMBERS EXPERIENCE: Edward Lok Ng has been a member of BOA since 1982. Principal and Director of Design, Mr. Ng has over 40 years of experience in all phases of the design process. He has personally designed and managed over 1,000 municipal facility projects and over 300 parks and recreation projects, and over 200 civic center renovation projects. He leads a talented team of designers and consultants to ensure that design solutions effectively meet the clients’ and users’ needs while adhering to client schedules and budget constraints. He is proficient in computer aided design (CADD). He has been the Project Manager/Designer for numerous City Hall facilities, civic/public buildings, parks and recreation, educational facilities, and ADA retrofit/transition plan projects. This experience coupled with Mr. Ng’s dedication and commitment to design excellence has led to numerous honors and commendations for BOA. Currently and recently , Mr. Ng has been the Project Manager for all “On-Call” projects for the Cities of Pasadena, Irvine, San Bernardino, Cypress and Placentia as well as the firms current on-call projects with LA County ISD, City of San Bernardino, and City of Laguna Niguel. A certified plan review consultant to California’s Division of the State Architect, Mr. Lok Ng has completed DSA-sponsored training as an Access Compliance Plan Reviewer and Accessibility Surveyor. As a member of the City of Long Beach Disabled Access Appeals Board since 1994 and the Design Review Board for the City of Downey since 1989, he has reviewed applications and appeals for a broad range of commercial and municipal designed projects. He is also LEED, AP Certified and has design several LEED Certified projects. His expertise on both ADA compliance and sustainability design will be a definite asset towards your accessibility and sustainability goals. EDWARD LOK NG, ARCHITECT, LEED AP PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY • Maintain Client communication, lead overall design effort in form and function, compile client and user group input and day-to-day contact with Client. EDUCATION • Bachelor of Architecture, University of Hawaii, 1981 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION • Licensed Architect, C-16840, State of California, 1986 • LEED Accredited Professional 2009 • Completed Accessibility Surveyor Training for State Leased Buildings and Facilities, State of California, since 2003 BOA Staff Resumes EXPERIENCE: Leonardo Arteaga is a Project Manager with expertise in applying and interpreting technical requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and access provisions of the California Building Code (CBC). Mr. Arteaga is a California Certified Access Specialist. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in 2002 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and has been at BOA Architecture since 1997. In 2009, he successfully fulfilled the experience and testing requirements set forth by the Division of the State Architect (DSA) and became a California Certified Access Specialist. His experience ADA Compliance experience includes accessibility plan check services on behalf of the DSA-Los Angeles Basin Regional Office and the County of San Bernardino-Department of Risk Management, ADA Transition Plan and accessibility inspections, compiling inspection information into accurate and concise accessibility reports, cost feasibility reports, and code analysis roles covering all phases of barrier removal. His relevant experience and expertise includes all types of municipal facilities (City Halls, Theaters, Auditorium, Community Centers) for ADA Compliance for the Cities of Long Beach, Placentia, Irvine, Huntington Beach, and for the State of California DMV at Oxnard. Other experience include DSA-LA Basin Region Office – Consultant Access Compliance Plan Reviewer (2008-2011), County of San Bernardino, CA – Inspection, Review and Analysis, and ADA Title III Private Entity Accessibility Surveys – multiple facilities. Please note that Mr. Arteaga completed ADA Compliance for City of Placentia, over 200 Curb ramps and R.O.W. sidewalk renovation. LEONARDO ARTEAGA PROJECT MANAGER, CASP PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY • Apply and interpret technical requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and access provisions of the California Building Code. EDUCATION • Bachelor of Architecture, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, 2002 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION • California Certified Access Specialist, 2009 - CASp #55 • ICC-Certified Accessibility Inspector and Plan Examiner - #8088179 PROJECT RESPONSIBILITY Equipped with a BFA in Interior Architecture (from CSU Long Beach) and Masters of Architecture (Cal Poly Pomona), Kyle is BOA’s Director of Interior Design. Kyle offers valuable design insight and is in-charge of interior design directions, and is responsible for our extensive interior materials library and resources. He works to spearheads the production of interior design construction documents; drawings, specifications and 3-dimensional modeling. He also coordinates with Clients and our sub-consultants/ engineers to resolves critical interior design issues. EDUCATION Masters of Architecture Cal Poly Pomona University, 2017 BFA, Interior Architecture from CSU Long Beach Licensure in Progress YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Employed by BOA since 2010 EXPERIENCE Kyle has been a member of BOA since 2010, with over 12 years of architectural experience in all phases of a project, from conception, through construction, and project close-out. He has experience in both private commercial and especially public works interior renovation projects for numerous public clients; understanding the goals of the Client and that open communications are the keys to a successful project. He leads the interior design and production effort to ensure that design solutions effectively meet the clients’ and users’ needs and goals while adhering to client schedules and budget constraints. He is advance-proficient in both Computer Aided Design (CADD) and in BIM Revit 3D 2020. He has been the Project Manager for interior design projects for numerous public agencies; Cities of Irvine, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Pasadena, and for LA County ISD, and Orange County Fire Authority. Kyle’s wide variety of interior Public Works design work experience includes: KYLE NG PROJECT MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN • Root Vision Dental Office, interior renovation & exterior façade improvement • Historic Long Beach Restaurant restoration and re-creation, 4251 Long Beach Blvd. • OC Fire Authority, Fire Station #41 Air Operations interior addition-renovation • City of Laguna Beach City Hall interior renovation, various locations • City of Costa Mesa Finance Dept. interior renovation • City of Laguna Niguel Senior Center interior renovation • LA County ISD, interior & exterior renovation at 4 Social Services locations • City of Pasadena Police Dept. renovation to 3 floors, and at 3 fire stations • Laguna Niguel City Council Chambers Remodel 2. FIRM’S EXPERIENCE/REFERENCES • Insert PROJECT EXAMPLE 1-5 MAXIMUM OF 5 PUBLIC AGENCIES - Los Angeles area LA COUNTY ISD, Deferred Maintenance Program In 2018 BOA Architecture was selected to provide Architectural On-Call Services on behalf of the County of Los Angele –Internal Services Department (ISD), contact; Keith Andersen 310-720-2921 or Shahen Soghomonian 818-751-9377, for their Deferred Maintenance Program for their existing buildings. To date, we have completed the design of 12 renovation/modernization projects in the cost range of $50,000 to $1,500,000 in construction cost. We have completed 10 projects, and currently are designing 5 projects. The design of the following on- call assignments has been recently completed. Roy Campenella Park Recreation Center, 4000 sf Renovation, Construction Cost: $800,000 Located in the City of Compton. Recently completed construction, the project scope comprised of the replacement and modernizing of the HVAC & electrical systems, new fire alarm, new exterior lighting, renovate restrooms for ADA Compliance, add R-30 roof insulation, replace the roof, raingutters, repair rotted wood beams, provide positive stormwater drainage in the courtyard, provide new flooring, and paint interior/exterior. Saybrook Recreation Center, 3000 sf Renovation, Construction Cost: $700,000 Located in East LA Recently completed construction, the project scope comprised of the replacement and modernizing of the plumbing, replace electrical service, new fire alarm, new interior & exterior lighting, renovate restrooms new fixtures/finishes, add R-30 roof insulation, replace the roof, replace HVAC ducts, provide positive stormwater drainage in the courtyard, provide new flooring, and paint interior/exterior, remove wood siding & invasive vines, install new plaster finish on entire building exterior. Sorensen Recreation Building, 3000 sf Renovation, Construction Cost: $600,000 Located in the City of Whittier. Recently completed construction, the project scope comprised of the replacement and modernizing of the HVAC & electrical systems, new fire alarm, new exterior/interior lighting, renovate restrooms for ADA Compliance, replace roof, windows & doors, replace rotted eave fascia, repair rotted wood trims, provide new flooring, and paint interior/exterior. Eddie Heredia Boxing Club, 5000 sf Renovation, Construction Cost: $1,100,000 Located in East LA. Recently completed construction. This renovation project totally transforms a 1960’s mid- century fire station into recreational community boxing gym. T he project scope comprised of the replacement and modernizing of the HVAC, plumbing & electrical systems, new fire alarm, new interior/exterior lighting, new restrooms with lockers, add R-30 roof insulation, replace the roof & raingutters, repair rotted wood beams and fascia, new ADA parking stall, new trash enclosure, new flooring, paint interior/exterior, new entry ramp/stairs, remove walls to create larger rooms, and new sectional garage doors that will allow both natural ventilation and air conditioning for boxing events and training. The new garage doors maintained the historic character of the original fire station. See next page for details. Roy Campanella Rec Ctr, Compton CA, Saybrook Rec Ctr, East LA, CA, Sorensen Rec Building, Whittier, CA, In-Construction; Replace Windows/Trims, Fascia Just completed 2023, Eddie Heredia Boxing Club, East LA, CA, LA COUNTY ISD, Eddie Heredia, Eastside Boxing Club Client: County of Los Angeles ISD, contact; Keith Andersen 310-720-2921 or Shahen Soghomonian 818-751-9377Construction Cost: $1,300,000 for 5000 sf renovation. Completed: 2022 Located in East LA, this renovation project totally transformed a historic, but obsolete, 1960’s mid-century fire station into a recreational community boxing gym for local youths. BOA worked with the County historian to ensure that the exterior defining architectural features of the building were not altered. The non-original apparatus garage doors at the street frontage and alley, were replaced with new sectional glass garage doors for openness and natural lighting. The new garage doors maintained the historic character of the original fire station. Even though, new HVAC was installed, the large operable glass garage doors allowed for natural open-air boxing-training workouts, which was much desired option by the boxers and trainers. The old and ugly rooftop HVAC equipment were removed, and roofing was replaced with new shingles. Exterior walls-windows were repaired, patch & painted. The interior was totally gutted to install new electrical/data, new LED lighting, new drywall, and removed some walls to create larger workout-training areas, and a weight room. The former sloped floor apparatus garage, was demolished, re-poured with new concrete, for a boxing ring and enough space around the ring for portable chairs and bleacher for viewing. Other project scope comprised of replacement & modernizing the HVAC, plumbing & electrical systems, fire alarm, interior/exterior lighting, new renovated ADA compliant restrooms with lockers, add R-30 roof insulation, replace the roof & raingutters, repair rotted wood beams and fascia, new rubber sports flooring throughout, paint interior/exterior, removed former kitchen walls & built-ins to create larger rooms. New exterior sitework included; ADA parking stall, large trash enclosure, new entry ramp/stairs for accessibility, new gates/fence off alley, new ADA parking stall. AFTER, Just completed, 2023 BEFORE New Restrooms w Lockers New Trash Enclosure, Gates, Fence, Add Parking New Rubber Sports Flooring & LED Lighting BOA Architecture Relevant Experience CITY OF LONG BEACH As-Needed Citywide ADA Compliance & Other Facilities For the 80 projects BOA managed and designed, none were ever delivered late. All were “on time” and “on budget”. The accuracy of our construction cost estimates for each project was 96% comparing Final estimate vs. Actual Bid. BOA successfully managed and designed as many as 9 facilities projects concurrently. This As - Needed contract has been renewed every year since 1995. Since 1995 to 2016, BOA has had an As-Needed contract with the City of Long Beach, Public Works Dept. to design ADA Compliance architectural improvement projects and other A/E renovation projects and new facilities projects. BOA has completed over 60 ADA compliance projects to date (totaling over 1,000,000 GSF of building area) as part of the City’s implementation of its ADA Transition Plan and a $40 million CDBG grant dedicated specifically for ADA Compliance projects. BOA was responsible for ADA Transition Plan validation, field surveys, cost estimates, architecture design for ADA Compliance corrective actions, specifications, construction documents, and construction administration. BOA often managed multiple projects, as many as 12 ADA projects concurrently. In addition to ADA compliance, BOA also designed new and renovation projects; fire station, and many parks/ recreation/ marine facilities projects in the $100,000 to $6,000,000 range. Select projects completed are listed below, followed by their construction cost: • El Dorado Park West Community Centers - $800,000 • Fire Station #11 Renovation - $300,000 • Mothers Beach Restroom/ Concession - $700,000 • Fire Station #11 Renovation - $300,000 • MacArthur Park and Community Center - $500,000 • New Leeway Sailing Center and Docks - $5,000,000 • Main Library and City Hall - $1,500,000 • Long Beach Sports Arena, - $1,000,000 • Terrace Theater and Convention Center - $1,500,000 • Long Beach Senior Center - $400,000 • El Dorado Park Nature Center - $350,000 • Long Beach, 8 new Beach Restrooms - $4,500,000 • Belmont Plaza Pool & Community Center - $400,000 • Elevator – Citywide Retrofit - $300,000 • El Dorado Regional Park-West - $700,000 • Blair Field, 3000 seat baseball stadium - $400,000 • Whaley Park and Community Center - $500,000 • North Health Center- $200,000 Client Contacts: Marilyn Surakus, Project Manager City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-5793 Marilyn.Surakus@longbeach.gov Long Beach City Hall &Main Library Renovation Blair Field Baseball Stadium, ADA Compliance CComplianceCompliance El Dorado Park Improvements, Long Beach, CA BEFORE AFTER Terrace Theater & Convention Center ADA Upgrade BEFORE AFTER 2018 Queensway Beach Restrooms, Long Beach, CA BOA Architecture Relevant Experience new lift and accessible stair retrofit new roof structure over pump equip. new secured counter at Police Dept. At Heritage Park Community Center At Great Park Pump Station, 2018 At City Hall, 2018 City of Irvine On-Call Architecture Services Client: City of Irvine, Public Works Dept., contact: Alex Salazar 949-724-7408 Construction Cost: to date $5 million Architect Team: Edward Lok Ng, Leo Arteaga, Kyle Ng, Miguel Andrade Project Description: In 2015, BOA was granted an On–Call Contract for Architecture Services for the City of Irvine, Public Works Dept. Since then, BOA designed 13 projects ranging in construction cost from $40,000 to $1,500,000 in construction cost. One project was a new roof structure with operable roof hatch, to change large filter, over existing water pump equipment for weather protection, Construction Cost: $300,000. Another unique project was to provide workplace safety elements (fencing, new lighting, bullet-resistant fabric panels and glazing) at multiple locations at Irvine City Hall and at Operation Support Facility, Construction Cost: $500,000. A project just completed was the ADA Compliance improvements and interior renovations for modernization and accessibility to 4 community centers at; Fine Arts Center, Heritage Park Community Center, Harvard Park Community Center, and Deerfield Park Community Center. Every effort was made to isolate construction areas and to minimize construction cost, and to be architecturally compatible with the existing architecture at each separate community center. The project scope of work at these 4 community centers included renovation work to create accessible restrooms, new indoor ramps and stair handrails, access lift, signage, new doors and door hardware drinking fountains. Site elements included concrete accessible ramps, stair handrails drinking fountains. Construction Cost: $400,000 New accessible restroom, Harvard Community Ctr New indoor ramp to lower level seating new outdoor ramp new accessible restroom At Fine Arts Community Center BOA ARCHITECTURE IRVINE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS REMODEL, AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE & ADA COMPLIANCE BEFORE AFTER: COMPLETED DEC. 2018 Client: City of Irvine, Dept. of Public Works, Contact: Alex Salazar, Public Works, Project Manager 949-724-7408 Construction Completed: Dec. 2018; Construction Cost: $2,600,000 Design Fee: $250,000 Architect Team: Edward Lok Ng, Leonardo Arteaga, Miguel Andrade, Kyle Ng Project Description: BOA Architecture provided architectural design to entirely modernize the City Council Chambers for workplace safety, ADA Compliance and a new Audio-Visual system with latest state-of-the-art technology. The architectural renovation included the replacement of the City Council Dais, City Clerk’s desk, Director’s desk, presenter’s desk and both public address podiums. The Dais was re-organized in an oval shape to allow Council to speak directly with the Directors and public presenters directly. The existing awkwardly placed access ramp was moved to behind a wall to give the Chambers symmetry while maintaining ADA access for the disabled up to the Dais. Every Dais desk station is ADA Compliant & has internet/intranet access, individual computer screens for voting and to view PowerPoint presentation and access staff reports. Other areas of renovation include new carpeting, new acoustic ceiling with new LED lighting, special broadcast lighting, and sound system. New acoustical wall diffusers help to mitigate echoing and reverberation. This project incorporated many security components and workplace safety features such as, bullet-resistant panels (under the desk counter) for Council members and staff, and 2 desk stations for public safety officers. The added protection will allow staff to “duck and cover” in case of danger. BOA worked intimately with our AV Technology and Information Technology consultant (Triton Technology) to create ADA compliant AV systems with a hardware and software plan to provide utilities, locate new computer equipment, ambient and broadcast lighting, dedicated computer servers, state-of-the- art new “cube screens” video LED wall, and customized workstations for the City’s broadcast staff. The same level of attention to the details was given to the retrofit of the locating of fire sprinkler heads and alarm devices. The greatest challenge for this project was the extremely compact schedule of 10.5 months for design, public bidding, and construction. BOA coordinated closely with the City for the Building -Safety Dept. plan reviewer to perform plancheck in the preliminary design phases to resolve accessibility and outstanding issues before starting construction documents, making the formal plancheck and building permit approval easy and seamless. BOA and its Design Team worked weekends and overtime to meet every critical path deadline. During the bidding process and construction phase, BOA gave this project the highest priority by answering and resolving RFI’s within 1-2 days, and being on-call to meet with the construction team to expedite the construction process. The construction completed “on-time” to accommodate a very important city wide City Council Meeting. Irvine can now showcase its newly remodeled City Council Chambers with State-of-the-Art architecture and AV Systems. LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (ELAC) East Los Angeles College Campus-wide - Accessibility Improvement Projects (Completed Construction 2020): Owner: Los Angeles Community College District, Project Location: Monterey Park, CA Owner Representative: Eugene Santos, Cell: 714-869-8132 e-mail: eugene.santos@build-laccd.org Architect of Record: Edward Lok Ng Construction Cost: $4 Million Date of Completion: June 2017 In 2010, BOA was contracted to Design on-site accessibility improvements based on BOA’s ADA Transition Plan report. The project was comprised of four components. The Accessibility Master Plan consisted of ELAC’s Phasing and Implementation Plan for Camp us Accessibility, including priorities, schedules, and scopes of work to implement barrier removals identified in the ELAC ADA Transition Plan. Exterior Wayfinding Signage throughout the campus, on -site exterior accessibility ADA improvements, visual observations from site visits, information obtained from Campus and District representatives, and a review of existing construction drawings of the site. BOA provided software development and support for the ELAC ADA Database. Subsequently, BOA provided accessibility master planning services in support of ELAC’s Phasing and Implementation Plan for Campus Accessibility, including priorities, schedu les, and scopes of work to implement barrier removals. For the Campus Wayfinding Signage worked with a subconsultant who served as the prime design consultant for this project and who retained the required services of wayfinding signage. BOA was responsible fo r project administration and ADA/CBC code analysis services. In the Exterior ADA improvements BOA collaborated with LACCD to prioritize barrier removals and define the project scope which addressed potential safety hazards and severe barriers. BOA coordinated these efforts with civil, structural, electrical, and landscape engineering work for the path -of-travel improvements to accessible onsite parking and to off-site public transportation stops. A key feature of this project has been early pre-design dialogue with DSA – LA to confirm submittal requirements, clarify specific code requirement, and obtain DSA’s estimated schedule for initial review and back-check. Face-to-face dialogue with DSA has helped BOA and LACCD develop campus -specific projects with separate DSA A#s. This approach addresses the client’s aim to facilitate early closeout and certification as work progresses while leveraging economies of scale. Currently this project has DSA approval and now to bid results. The Scope of Work included; exterior ram ps, pedestrian bridge, accessible parking, path-of-travel, re-paving roadways, new concrete walkways, ADA signage, new exterior lighting and photometric study, repair of walkways and roadways, and coordination with other on -going campus project. New accessible pedestrian bridge. Completed Sept. 2017 Proposal Pedestrian right-of-way separation from vehicular access and controlled accessible access in stadium New ADA Parking Construction to correct non-compliant ramp Construction of walkways New accessible walkways Construction for new accessible ramp New ramps ADA COMPLIANCE EXPERTISE Since the 1991 enactment of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) BOA has been at the architectural forefront in the modification of existing facilities to comply with the ADA. BOA has arguably designed more architectural projects for the sole purpose of ADA Compliance, than ANY other architectural firm in Southern California. This is BOA’s competitive advantage. BOA has been under contract to retrofit Government owned facilities for the following: • San Bernardino County (35 Projects) • State of California, Dept. of Motor Vehicle (7 Design & construction projects and ADA transition plan for 32 facilities) • State of California, Dept. of Mental Health (24 Facilities and 600,000 S.F.) • City of Long Beach (80 Projects) • State of California, RESD, PSB, Various State Facilities (4 Projects) • International Longshore Workers Union (1 Project) • City of La Puente (5 Projects) • City of Hawthorne (20 Projects) • U.S. Postal Service (20 Projects for the Los Angeles Region) • City of Montebello (5 Projects) • City of Tustin (2 Projects) • City of Rosemead (2 Projects) • City of Los Angeles (2 Projects) • City of Redondo Beach (1 Project) • City of Lomita (1 Project) • City of Santa Maria (56 Facilities) • City of Sierra Madre (2 Projects) • City of Huntington Beach (7 Projects) • City of Alhambra (1 Project) • City of Redlands (4 Facilities) • City of El Segundo (1 Project) • Cerritos College (35 Facilities) • East L.A. College (40 Facilities) Our expertise in ADA Compliance has led to our certification with the Division of the State Architect (DSA) as Plan Reviewers. We have done Access Compliance Plan Review services for the Los Angeles Basin Regional Office of the Division of the State Architect. Our role is to ensure that construction drawings and specifications comply with accessibility standards based on the 2001 California Building Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, and DSA’s Accessibility Plan Review Guidelines. Access Compliance Plan Review is a requirement for new and renovated state owned and state leased facilities so that accessibility and usability of these buildings comply with the intent of the California Government Code Section 4450, the California Health and Safety Code Section 19955, the California Civil Code Section 51, and Section 35.130(b)(4) of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We have reviewed a wide range of facilities under jurisdiction of DSA’s Los Angeles Basin Regional Office, including single and multi-story school facilities encompassing grades K thru 12 (elementary, middle, and high schools); college and university projects; libraries; administrative offices; auditoriums; dining and kitchen facilities; gymnasiums; laboratories; and related site improvements. BOA’s plan review service provides timely, accurate plan reviews and back reviews coordinated with DSA’s project submittal processes. A BOA accessibility plan review includes accurate code interpretation, review of construction plans and specifications, identification of areas of nonconformance, and follow-up consultation with project designers prior to back review. ADA COMPLIANCE EXPERTISE Since the 1991 enactment of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) BOA has been at the architectural forefront in the modification of existing facilities to comply with the ADA. BOA has arguably designed more architectural projects for the sole purpose of ADA Compliance, than ANY other architectural firm in Southern California. This is BOA’s competitive advantage. BOA has been under contract to retrofit Government owned facilities for the following: • San Bernardino County (35 Projects) • State of California, Dept. of Motor Vehicle (7 Design & construction projects and ADA transition plan for 32 facilities) • State of California, Dept. of Mental Health (24 Facilities and 600,000 S.F.) • City of Long Beach (80 Projects) • State of California, RESD, PSB, Various State Facilities (4 Projects) • International Longshore Workers Union (1 Project) • City of La Puente (5 Projects) • City of Hawthorne (20 Projects) • U.S. Postal Service (20 Projects for the Los Angeles Region) • City of Montebello (5 Projects) • City of Tustin (2 Projects) • City of Rosemead (2 Projects) • City of Los Angeles (2 Projects) • City of Redondo Beach (1 Project) • City of Lomita (1 Project) • City of Santa Maria (56 Facilities) • City of Sierra Madre (2 Projects) • City of Huntington Beach (7 Projects) • City of Alhambra (1 Project) • City of Redlands (4 Facilities) • City of El Segundo (1 Project) • Cerritos College (35 Facilities) • East L.A. College (40 Facilities) Our expertise in ADA Compliance has led to our certification with the Division of the State Architect (DSA) as Plan Reviewers. We have done Access Compliance Plan Review services for the Los Angeles Basin Regional Office of the Division of the State Architect. Our role is to ensure that construction drawings and specifications comply with accessibility standards based on the 2001 California Building Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, and DSA’s Accessibility Plan Review Guidelines. Access Compliance Plan Review is a requirement for new and renovated state owned and state leased facilities so that accessibility and usability of these buildings comply with the intent of the California Government Code Section 4450, the California Health and Safety Code Section 19955, the California Civil Code Section 51, and Section 35.130(b)(4) of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We have reviewed a wide range of facilities under jurisdiction of DSA’s Los Angeles Basin Regional Office, including single and multi-story school facilities encompassing grades K thru 12 (elementary, middle, and high schools); college and university projects; libraries; administrative offices; auditoriums; dining and kitchen facilities; gymnasiums; laboratories; and related site improvements. BOA’s plan review service provides timely, accurate plan reviews and back reviews coordinated with DSA’s project submittal processes. A BOA accessibility plan review includes accurate code interpretation, review of construction plans and specifications, identification of areas of nonconformance, and follow-up consultation with project designers prior to back review. OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Besides facilities modernization and repair projects shown on the previous pages, BOA also has design experience on nearly every municipal and county building type. The following select lists of projects exemplify our architectural design experience. We have also provided their construction cost and brief descriptions. Parks/Recreation/Community Centers: • Sierra Madre Teen Center Client: City of Sierra Madre, $900,000. • Hawaiian Gardens Youth Center Head Start Program Client: City of Hawaiian Gardens, $800,000. • Jesse Owens In-door Swimming Pool Facility Client: L.A. Co., Dept. of Rec. & Pks., $4,000,000. • Bartlett Annex Senior Social Services Center Client: City Torrance, $200,000. • Hawaiian Gardens Senior Center Client: City of Hawaiian Gardens, $1,000,000. • Veterans Park Senior Center Client: City of Redondo Beach, $800,000. • Perry Park Youth Community Center/Addition/ Renovation Client: City of Redondo Beach, $400,000. • Rosemead Community Center Addition/Renovation Client: City of Rosemead, $400,000. • Rancho Carlsbad Community/Senior Center Client: City of Carlsbad, $900,000. • Banning Parking Senior Center Client: City of Los Angeles, $2,700,000. • Memorial Park Community/Senior Ctr. Renovation Client: City of Hawthorne, $500,000. • Green Meadows Recreation Center/Gym Client: City of Los Angeles, $300,000. • Hawaiian Gardens Community/Recreation Ctr./ Gym Client: City of Hawaiian Gardens, $2,000,000. • Bartlett Senior Citizen Center Client: City of Torrance, $1,300,000. • Sierra Vista Park Recreation Ctr. ADA Modifications Client: City of Sierra Madre, $100,000 • Miller Community Center Client: City of Torrance, $300,000 • Black Box Theater Client: City of Torrance, $500,000, Addition&Renovation • Sea Scout Facilities & Community Center Client: LA County ISD, $300,000, Renovation • Banning Lions Park ADA Compliance, Client: City of Banning Cost: $300,000 Parks & Recreation Renovation Projects: For the City of Tustin: • Tustin Frontier Park, ADA Retrofit/Audit • Pine Tree Park, ADA Retrofit/Audit For the City of Long Beach: • Long Beach Sports Arena, 11,500 seat sports arena ADA retrofit Cost: $1,400,000. • El Dorado Park Nature Center- ADA Renovation Cost: $200,000 • Long Beach Senior Center–Renovation Cost: $300,000 • Belmont Plaza Pool & Community Center – Renovation Cost: $500,000 • El Dorado Regional Park-West Community Center and Site Renovation Cost: $700,000 • Blair Field, 3000 seat baseball stadium – Renovation Cost: $400,000 • Long Beach Marina Restrooms - Addition// renovation Cost: $200,000 • Drake Park – Renovation Cost: $300,000 • MacArthur Park ADA Renovation Cost: $200,000 • Miscellaneous Beach Restrooms - Addition/ Renovation Cost: $300,000 • Whaley Park and Community Center – Renovation Cost: $500,000 • El Dorado Park Youth Center Restrooms – Renovation Cost: $200,000 • 10 Tidelands Beach Restrooms – New facilities and site work Cost: $6,000,000 For the City of Montebello: • Ashiya Park - Addition/Renovation • City Park - Addition/Renovation • Holified Park - Addition/Renovation For the City of Hawthorne: • Senior Citizen Center - Renovation •Memorial Park - Renovation •Hawthorne Pool - Renovation •Ramona Park - Renovation •Jim Thorpe Park & Comm. Ctr. - Renovation •Eucalyptus Park & Comm. Ctr. - Renovation •Holly Park - Renovation •Holly Glen Park - Renovation •Zela Davis Park – Renovation For the City of La Puente: •La Puente Community Center/ Renovation •La Puente 22 Acre Park with 3 sets of park restrooms and Community Ctr Renovations Parks & Recreation - City of Rosemead: •Rosemead Sr. Ctr. - Renovation/Addition/ADA Compliance •Rosemead City Hall ADA Compliance •Garvey Park Restroom/Concession and Ball Fields/ Playground •Garvey Park Community Center - Addition/ADA Compliance City Halls: •City of Commerce City Hall Frontage Renovation Client: City of Commerce, Danilo Batson Cost: $400,000 •Torrance City Hall - Renovation and Addition Client: City of Torrance Cost: $3,200,000 •Rosemead City Hall - Renovation, ADA Compliance Client: City of Rosemead Cost: $200,000 •La Puente City Hall - Renovation, ADA Compliance Client: City of La Puente Cost: $400,000 •Hawaiian Gardens City Hall - New City Hall Client: City of Hawaiian Gardens Cost: $6,000,000 •Carson City Hall - Renovation Client: City of Carson Cost: $100,000 •Hawthorne City Hall Renovation, ADA Compliance Client: City of Hawthorne Cost: $400,000 •Redondo Beach City Hall, ADA Compliance Client: City of Redondo Beach Cost: $300,000 •Long Beach City Hall, ADA Compliance Client: City of Long Beach Cost: $200,000 •Lomita City Hall, ADA Compliance Client: City of Lomita Cost: $200,000 •Redlands Civic Center ADA Compliance Client: City of Redlands Cost: $350,000 Police Facilities: •Torrance Police Dept. Renovation/Addition Client: City of Torrance Cost: $1,500,000 •Hawthorne Police Dept., ADA Compliance Client: City of Hawthorne Cost: $300,000 •Garvey Park Sheriffs Substation - New Facility Client: City of Rosemead Cost: $400,000 •Rancho Los Amigos Medical Ctr. Police Station - New Facility - Client: Los Angeles County ISD Cost: $600,000 Fire Stations: •Los Angeles County Fire Station #83, new facility Client: L. A. County Fire Department Cost: $1,100,000 •Los Angeles County Temporary Fire Station #83 Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $300,000 •Los Angeles County Fire Station #106, new facility Client: L. A. County Fire Department Cost: $200,000 •Los Angeles County Fire Station #107-addition/ renovate Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $400,000 •Los Angeles County Headquarters - plumbing system replacement Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $750,000 •Los Angeles County #70 - interior renovation and roof repair Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $200,000 •Los Angeles County #56 - ADA Compliance and gender accommodations Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $100,000 •Los Angeles County #53 - ADA Compliance and gender accommodations Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $120,000 •Los Angeles County Fire Station #110, addition and renovation - Client: L. A. County Fire Department Cost: $200,000 •Los Angeles County New Fire Station/Lifeguard Station on Catalina Island, new facility Client :L. A. County Cost: $800,000 •Hawthorne Fire Station #1, ADA retrofit Client: City of Hawthorne Cost: $100,000 •Long Beach Fire Station #11, addition and renovation Client:City of Long Beach Cost: $225,000 •Torrance Fire Station #1, gender accommodation, seismic retrofit-Client:City of Torrance Cost: 460,000 •Torrance Fire Station #2, gender accommodation and addition - Client: City of Torrance Cost: 160,000 •Torrance Fire Station #3 gender accommodation and interior modification •Los Angeles County Fire Station #83, new facility Client: L. A. County Fire Department Cost: $1,100,000 •Los Angeles County Temporary Fire Station #83 Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $300,000 •Los Angeles County Fire Station #106, new facility Client: L. A. County Fire Department Cost: $200,000 •Los Angeles County Fire Station #107-addition/ renovate Client: L.A. County Fire Department Cost: $400,000 REFERENCES City of Cypress (2018-Current) 5275 Orange Avenue Cypress, CA 90630 City Bellflower (2016-2020) City of Placentia (2018-Current) 401 E. Chapman Ave. Placentia, CA 92870 City of Pasadena (2018-Current) 100 North Garfield Ave, N306 Pasadena, CA 91101 Bernie Iniguez biniguez@bellflower.org (562) 760-3250 Cellphone Luis Estevez, Acting Deputy City Administrator lestevez@placentia.org (714) 993-8120 Hayden Melbourne, Principal Engineer hmelbourn@cityofpasadena.net (626) 744-7345 Nick Mangkarakiri nmangkai@cypressca.org (714) 229-6729 City of Irvine (2015-2018) and City of Newport Beach Mark Carrol, Public Works OSF Director mcarroll@dmceng.com (949) 294-0047 Cellphone City of Irvine 6427 Oak Canyon Irvine, CA 92618 Alex Salazar PE asalazar@cityofirvine.org (949) 724-7408 City of Newport Beach Tom Sandefur TSANDEFUR@newportbeachca.gov (949) 644-3321 (310) 383-4790 City of Laguna Niguel 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Bruce Lindermann BLindermann@cityoflagunaniguel.org (949) 362-4376 Los Angeles County ISD 1100 N. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063 Keith Andersen, PM KAndersen@isd.lacounty.gov (310) 720-2921 PROJECT UNDERSTANDING & APPROACH We understand on-call architectural services and how to complete them efficiently and effectively. Recently we have completed over 300 separate facilities renovation/modernization projects on an “on-call” basis within the past 10 years. Completed renovation/repair projects include a wide variety of municipal and county facilities projects ranging from fire stations to transportation facilities, libraries, police stations, city halls, community centers, health centers, swimming facilities, beach/marina restrooms, senior centers, interior design/space planning projects, parks/ recreation facilities, and ADA compliance retrofit projects. We are a small size 7-person architectural firm with a competitive advantage in renovation/ modernization of municipal architectural projects including: renovation/ addition; tenant improvements (TI); façade improvements projects and building systems modernization in the $30,000 to $3,000,000 construction cost range. We have completed over 2,000 architectural projects for over 80 local public entities. We have unique expertise in ADA compliance, Parks/ Recreation, Fire Stations, libraries, and civic center facilities. Our staff’s training expertise and production systems are geared for these types of “smaller” and often “messy” projects. As a result, we are able to complete these types of renovation/modernization projects quickly and efficiently, resulting in favorable fees for the client. We have completed the design of over 400 ADA Compliance projects, and renovation projects for over 300 Parks/Recreation projects, over 80 fire stations, 20 libraries, and 15 civic center projects. 3. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING BOA’s project management approach on how to complete your project efficently and effectively, is based upon our extensive past experience in preparing comprehensive architectural construction documents for Public Works renovation/repair projects using a Multi-Discipline Design Team. The Design Team comprises of specialists in the fields of ADA Compliance, Space Planning, Interior Architecture Site Accessibility, database managements, facilities repair, needs analysis, structural design, and quality engineering, will be led by the Project Manager from BOA Architecture. The Project Manager and Senior Project Managers of each sub-consultant firm will guide the project, and develop its direction. BOA will provide leadership and direction to the Design Team. BOA’s management approach incorporates 6 components used successfully on facilities design/modification projects: 1. Project Management 2. Project Documentation 3. Consultant Coordination 4. Construction Administration 5. Quality Control 6. Work Plan 1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT BOA, throughout an extensive history of municipal and county facilities design, and facilities addition/ renovation continues to develop and refine its management philosophy to better address its future projects. BOA will implement our most advanced management techniques in the undertaking of your project. The goal of our management philosophy is to accomplish a well-designed project that exceeds client expectations, meets its budget, is deliverable on time, and meets all functional needs and State and City building code requirements. Our techniques of management encompass the ideals by which these goals are achieved. Our project management approach is characterized by the following considerations: Design/Management Integration: Successful projects require the fusion of the design disciplines with those of management. They must have common goals and an integrated process. This is best achieved by appointing leaders with mutual respect and extensive facilities modernization and public works design experience on similar projects. BOA will have Edward Lok Ng, Principal, as the Project Manager on your project(s) on a full-time basis. An examination of Mr. Ng’s qualifications reveals that he has personally designed and managed over 500 Public Works facilities projects, 30 County of Los Angeles projects, 15 County of San Bernardino projects, 6 City of Pasadena, 12 City of Irvine projects, 10 project for the City of Placentia, 5 Projects for the City of Laguna Niguel, and 4 City of Anaheim projects. It is the Project Manager’s task to help establish the appropriate design vision and see it through its successful realization. We also have assigned sub-consultant engineering firms that are just as qualified as BOA. Client Participation: Client participation and interfacing will be critical. Design goals cannot be realized without the thorough understanding of the client’s needs. The early involvement of the client and the users will be continued throughout the design process. The Project Manager will ensure that the efforts of the team are always addressed to the specific client user group. The understanding and involvement of the client will extend to appointed representatives, i.e., maintenance managers, engineering staff, and City inspectors and engineers in a mutually productive partnership. BOA is intimately familiar with both modernization and facilities addition projects. Team-work and close coordination among staff, consultants, and the Clients are essential to a successful project. Timely participation and response of the Client is absolutely critical if the project is to be successful and “on time”. BOA will be responsible for ensuring that a high degree of coordination occurs and that project milestones are met. BOA’s biggest assets are its attention to construction details, thoroughness in drawing documentation and ease of constructibility. A major priority of BOA will be to establish continuing dialogue with your staff, Building/Safety plan check, and representatives of interested parties so that our products reflect community goal, City policy, and conformance with your Design/Manual Standards. Continuity: The understanding of the project needs and the resultant design goals must be maintained throughout the project’s duration. In construction phases, it is as necessary as in the design phases, to make certain that the original intent, of the client and designer are realized in the final built product. This will be very important in the construction phasing of your project. The key members of the team, under the leadership of the Project Manager will be responsible for the direction of the project throughout all phases to ensure continuity of design intent. 2. PROJECT DOCUMENTATION Project Documentation is a result of systems set up in BOA’s Project Management Manual. This guide on how to run a project effectively and efficiently, developed more than 50 years of architectural practice, is firm, but flexible; responsive to the specific dynamics of specific projects, but unyielding in its insistence on full documentation, responsiveness, and performance. Keys elements include: Project Checklist: This is initiated at the beginning of each project and services as a guide of all elements of the project to be completed, and as a central index for all project related material. It is continually updated and reviewed during regular project audits. Product File and Technical Project Checklist: Initiated at the commencement of design, this checklist serves to record all considerations and decisions regarding building materials and methods to be used in construction. It also becomes a comprehensive guide for preparation of the Construction Documents. 3. CONSULTANT COORDINATION Our engineering sub-consultants play a very critical and active role in all phases of the work. The Project Manager leads in coordinating the efforts of consultants with the help of: • Frequent coordination meetings. • Consultant orientation packets which are distributed at project commencement and periodically through the project. • Clearly defined scopes of work which define separation of responsibilities and eliminate grey areas. • Milestone Outline, prepared specifically for each project which clearly defines consultant performance expectations for each phase. • Project Schedule coordinated with a milestone outline, reviewed and signed off by all consultants. • Drawing Status Log which is updated every two weeks which track’s consultant’s performance. • CADD (AutoCAD 2020 or Revit 3D 2020 (BIM) procedures involving background and overlay methodologies that insure up-to-date and coordinated design effort. 4. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION BOA understands the importance of efficient construction administration. To ensure that the design and technical intent are conveyed to the contractor and that the project knowledge is available throughout this phase, the construction administration is led by the project manager. The Project Manager, Edward Lok Ng will personally review shop drawings as well as attend all job site meetings to resolve design and construction detailing and constructibility issues. A Senior Project Manager from each of our engineering consultants will be assigned to assist the Project Manager and ensure that the highest standard, procedures and methods of construction are employed. BOA has a Construction Administration Manual to assist the Project Manager with an established system to track shop drawings, RFI, change orders, and documentation of construction site meetings, so that keys decisions are tracked and managed for the benefit of the Client. If there will be on-going operations and services, BOA will assist in the development of a Construction Phasing Plan to ensure that on-going operations and services will have minimum disruptions. BOA is well aware of the need for Public Agency services to remain operational during construction. We have had good results recently assisting the Cities of Long Beach, Irvine, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County on renovation and addition projects that require facilities to remain open during construction. 5. QUALITY CONTROL Quality assurance begins with the commitment, experience and abilities of the team members. All of the firm’s personnel contain many design specialists versed in the complexities of the individual phases of the design process. The quality assurance program for the project will draw on these skills to assist the team in obtaining its goals for a design of vision that delivers the maximum functional and ADA Compliance solution to the user that addresses the needs of the client and does so with the most efficient construction process. BOA has an established Quality Control program that is based on three mechanisms: The Quality Control Manual: The Quality Control Manual documents, activities, tasks, and deliverables are to be achieved in each phase of work. Checklists are included and, at the completion of each phase, are signed off by the Project Manager. The manual also includes exemplary forecasts for meetings, programs, schedules and Agendas. We have a quality control checklist that is customized especially for Public Works ADA Compliance projects. Checklist items range from handrail, ADA ramps, public accessible counters, parking, and curb ramp standards, restroom partitions and plumbing fixtures, to city department clearances, to record drawing procedures, to amount to copies needed for review submittals, and much more. Quality Control Review: Quality Control Reviews occur prior to Submittals and at key points in the project schedule. During these reviews, the entire sets of documents are checked by an experienced, a licensed architect who has had major experience in the design of similar projects to ensure a “questioning character” in this process. Major emphasis is placed on Constructability and on satisfying the operational requirements of the user and thoroughness of documentation. As a part of this project, BOA will commit Mr. Leonardo Arteaga as Quality Review Officer. Mr. Arteaga will be ideal for this role because of his extensive ADA Compliance and Public Works renovation/repair experience and familiarity with processes and procedures for these types of modernization and ADA Compliance projects. Mr. Arteaga will review all deliverables at, 65%, and 95% completion. This involvement is formalized and part of the quality control manual procedures. We are committed to providing quality design services and trust that our past work with your city and other local cities is indicative of that commitment. Project Standards: From our experience of over 2,000 Public Works and 800 ADA Compliance projects, BOA has developed its own Project Standard that can be customized to the Client that enhances quality control of bid documents and the construction process. Project Standards include: 1. Construction document detail drawings: With the input of past governmental clients, BOA has developed, refined, and field tested over 300 Standard construction details that are geared for public works renovation/repair projects. We have Standard, field tested, construction document details for just about every field condition possible; accessible lavatory counters, ADA Compliant transitions of existing to new flooring, wall repair, restrooms upgrade, ADA signage, railings, entry doors, stairs, ramps, site work, roof repair, parking lot, etc. 2. BOA has developed a standard ADA Compliance equipment list e.g., types of new handrails, access lifts, curb ramps, plumbing fixtures, drinking fountains, furniture, restroom accessories, assistive listening devices, audio-visual equipment, etc., complete with manufacturer Model # and their acceptable approved equal. The Standard equipment list has been field tested and proven to be of high quality, durability, parts availability, and acceptable to the many past county/municipal clients. 3. BOA has developed a standard keynoting system with over 150 items that addresses virtually every facility field condition for ADA Compliance and many retrofit/repair conditions. These standard keynotes have been field tested and refined, and have proven to be clear and concise to construction contractors. 6. WORK PLAN An integral part of our management approach is to develop a written Work Plan during the project’s Pre-Design phase, so that the Design Team and Client have clear written directions and instructions for each phase of the project. We will create a written Work Plan for each design phase of your On-Call Projects assigned to BOA, as well as a project Time Schedule and reconcile the budget, upon initiation of the project. Our sample Work Plan is available upon request.