HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCE_CIty of Diamond Bar_On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services_ProposalMay 26, 2023
Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
City of Diamond Bar
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE
Submitted By:
Fountain Valley Office
17050 Bushard St. Suite 200
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: 714.848.8897
Fountain Valley, CA
17050 Bushard Street, Suite 200
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 848-8897
May 26, 2023
Mr. Nicholas Delgado
Engineering Technician
City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, California 91765
Proposal to Provide Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
Dear Mr. Delgado and Members of the Selection Committee:
NCE understands that the City of Diamond Bar (City) is seeking professional and technical support services on an as-needed,
on-call basis to help facilitate the implementation of the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and other municipal
programs. NCE has previously provided engineering support services to the City including the development of, and updates to,
the City’s Pavement Management System (PMS), as well as the preparation of roadway and pavement design plans,
specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for annual street rehabilitation programs. NCE recently completed the design for the CDBG
Area 3 Residential ADA curb Ramp Project which is currently out to bid for construction. With our knowledge and direct
experience with the City, NCE is well suited to supporting the City to deliver projects acting as an extension to your staff for the
General Engineering Services category outlined in the RFP.
NCE provides extensive national, regional, and local civil and environmental engineering experience to our clients in the
planning, design, implementation, and construction of projects. NCE’s portfolio of projects showcases hundreds of public sector
client with more than 33 years of successful project delivery, where innovative and sustainable solutions are integrated into
pragmatic designs – including streets, parking lots, trails, traffic signals and lighting, landscaping and irrigation, erosion control,
water quality, site assessments, pavement management and design, and utilities. We regularly work with our clients to perform
expedited services on both routine and complex projects to meet funding, permitting, environmental, and other timing
requirements. In addition to our broad national and California expertise we also bring local experience, knowledge, and benefits
to the City for these types of CIP projects including:
• Local Experience: NCE has extensive experience with roadway rehabilitation and streetscape rehabilitation that
includes local projects in LA County. Some of those local street rehabilitation projects include the Civil Engineering
Design Services for Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets
Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement
Project for the City of Diamond Bar, FY 2018-23 Street Rehabilitation Projects for the City of San Marino; Maintenance
District 6 Pavement Rehabilitation Project Phase II for the City of Glendale; CIP 2019-06 Street Enhancement Project
for the City of Huntington Park; and CIP #2018-06 Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway
to Rosecrans Avenue for the City of La Mirada. These highlighted projects are just a few of the projects we have
performed for over 80+ cities and counties in Southern California. This local knowledge will provide confidence to the
City that we understand what works, as well as local design and specification requirements, bidding conditions, and
suitable materials.
• Previous Diamond Bar Experience: NCE has updated the City's Pavement Management System successfully since
2015. Our experience with the previous PMP gives us valuable insights into the City's street network, including overall
conditions, maintenance areas, and pavement distresses. This helps us better understand and incorporate the City's
preferred strategies for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. Earlier this year, the City selected NCE to provide
Civil Engineering Design Services for the rehabilitation of Residential & Collector Streets (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial
Streets (Various Locations), as well as for the improvement of ADA curb ramps in Residential Neighborhoods (Areas 3,
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4, and 5). We have already designed the ADA curb ramps for Area 3, which is currently out for bidding, and we are
currently working on the Street Rehabilitation package for Area 3.
• Staff Continuity: The key staff assigned to this project are the same individuals who have been working on civil and
pavement design as well as pavement management projects for the City over the last several years. This core team is
familiar with the City’s needs and approach to pavement rehabilitation, has built trust with the City to “get the job
done” and understands the City’s approach to preparing plans and specifications to maximize the dollars for
construction. We have a track record of being responsive to the City’s requests and providing progress meetings or
design coordination meetings as needed to keep our projects on schedule and on budget.
• Expertise in Pavement Engineering: Pavement management, research, and civil/pavement design expertise to
prioritize and structurally evaluate pavements to develop customized treatment strategies.
• Interdisciplinary Approach: Ability to integrate in-house civil and pavement design, landscape architecture, regulatory
compliance and permitting, environmental documents, and bidding and construction support services.
• Qualified Staff: NCE’s highly qualified technical team have worked together on multiple projects and have proven
experience in all facets of engineering, including civil, environmental, and transportation.
• Highly Focused on Supporting Municipalities: Nearly 85% of NCE’s clientele is within the public sector, which includes
current on-call contracts with many California agencies supporting the delivery of CIP projects. The benefit to the City
is we understand the financial, administrative and approval processes that come with local agencies and can support
and facilitate those processes as needed.
• Local Regulatory Requirements: The NCE team proposed for this project have comprehensive knowledge and
experience with the City’s, Caltrans and Greenbook engineering standards, requirements and guidelines.
As a possible addition to the team, NCE may have the following subconsultants, whom we have successfully worked together
for several years, provide as-needed support:
• NMG Geotechnical, Inc. to provide soils laboratory testing, geotechnical engineering support, and materials testing
and inspection services. They are located at 17991 Fitch, Irvine, CA 92614, and can be reached at (949) 442-2442.
• LIN Consulting, Inc. to provide traffic engineering and planning, including traffic studies, signal and lighting design,
and temporary traffic control plans. They are located at 21660 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765, and can be
reached at (909) 396-6850.
• Coast Surveying, Inc. to provide various land surveying services. They are located at 15031 Parkway Loop, Suite B,
Tustin, CA 92780-6527, and can be reached at (714) 918-6266.
As an Associate and Southern California Operations Manager with NCE, Vivek Jha, PE, is authorized to sign contracts on behalf
of the firm. Vivek Jha, NCE’s proposed Client Manager, will also be the point of contact for this proposal. He can be reached via
phone at (909) 362-7936, via email at VJha@ncenet.com or by mail at NCE’s Fountain Valley office at the address noted directly
above. Additionally, NCE’s Fountain Valley office will also be responsible for the work and delivery of this on-call contract with
support from our Sacramento and Richmond offices.
NCE acknowledges the receipts of questions and answers dated May 23, 2023, and minor edits to the Planet Bids General
response dated May 24, 2023. We have reviewed both of these documents. The NCE team is prepared to meet the upcoming
challenges for the City’s CIP projects by providing the City with prompt service and high-quality deliverables. We look forward
to your favorable review of our proposal and are excited to continue our working relationship with the City.
Sincerely,
NCE
Vivek Jha, PE (NJ, MD)
Associate/Southern California Operations Manager
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Table of Contents
Cover Letter
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services ...................................................................... 1
Category of Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Qualifications and Experience of Firm and Key Team Members ......................................................................................... 1
Background with the City ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Firm Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Highly Focused on Supporting Municipalities ....................................................................................................................... 2
Relevant Qualifications Offered by NCE and NCE Key Personnel .......................................................................................... 2
Construction Support Services .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Experience with Caltrans and Greenbook Standards ........................................................................................................ 8
Key Team Members ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Proposed NCE Personnel Roles and Responsibilities........................................................................................................... 10
Subconsultants .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Capacity and Available Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Resumes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Similar Project Experience ................................................................................................................................................... 35
Project Examples ................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Project Approach ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Project Understanding (Probable Elements of Scope of Work) ........................................................................................... 39
Sample Work Plan ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
Management Approach ....................................................................................................................................................... 45
Conflict of Interest Statement.......................................................................................................................................... 47
Contract Exceptions ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Insurance Requirements .................................................................................................................................................. 48
Cost Proposal and Fee Schedule ...................................................................................................................................... 48
Appendix A..................................................................................................................................................... 49
Appendix B ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
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Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
Category of Services
To support the City of Diamond Bar (City) for multi-year professional consulting services, NCE is providing qualifications for
General Engineering services.
Qualifications and Experience of Firm and Key Team Members
Background with the City
The NCE team is a powerhouse in transportation-related projects, specifically infrastructure and pavement rehabilitation and
street maintenance projects. We have assembled a local, trusted team that has recent project experience in the City. Each team
member brings a unique strength to the project and our integrated approach to
project delivery ensures that the NCE team will work collaboratively to deliver the
required project deliverables.
NCE has been providing civil engineering and various pavement-related services
for the City since 2015 and has developed an excellent rapport with City staff.
Additionally, we have extensive familiarity with the City’s infrastructure from our
previous and existing contracts, including PMS and PS&E design on the City’s
annual road rehabilitation. We look forward to continuing a long-term working
relationship and remain committed to providing the City our expertise in civil and
pavement engineering, as well as many other related services.
NCE’s Fountain Valley office will be responsible for the work and delivery of this on-call contract with support from our
Sacramento and Richmond offices. Additionally, NCE has more than 130 employees available on an as-needed basis depending
on service disciplines required from our Richmond, Oakland, Sacramento, and Fountain Valley, California offices, and from our
Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada offices.
Firm Overview
Founded in 1990, NCE is a multi-faceted civil engineering, pavement engineering, landscape architecture,
and environmental service firm, which specializes in developing and designing pavement maintenance and
resurfacing/rehabilitation programs for public agencies throughout California.
NCE has grown significantly in expertise and capabilities beyond its origin in 1990
as a transportation research and pavement management firm working with the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Unique from other civil engineering
firms, we have specialized in pavement technology, including pavement
management, and roadway design, and research for more than three decades.
We have completed pavement design and civil design services including
complete street elements on thousands of roadways throughout California.
NCE’s civil design engineers and technicians have extensive experience
developing plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates for local and
state transportation projects, as well as municipal facilities and amenities. Our
team has extensive experience with state and local design standards and is familiar with both Caltrans pavement design
standards and Standard Specifications as well as APWA Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction “Greenbook”.
It is a fundamental goal of NCE to produce high-quality work deliverables while maintaining a reputation for timely service.
NCE’s professionals follow rigorous quality control procedures and guidelines, producing design documents consistent with
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industry and applicable local, state, and community standards. Working with both public and private sector clients, NCE
provides innovative thinking and delivers accurate technical solutions through various civil and environmental service lines such
as pavement and materials engineering, infrastructure and transportation engineering, asset management, environmental
engineering, watershed science and planning, and landscape architecture. Whatever the need, NCE can support the City’s CIP
projects with our wide range of relevant core capabilities and services to our clients including those shown directly below.
• Asset/Pavement Management
• Pavement Testing, Analysis, and Design
• Civil Engineering Design
• GIS and Database Management
• Pavement Rehabilitation and Sustainability
• Deflection Testing and Coring
• Bike and Pedestrian Path Design
• Complete Streets and ADA Retrofit Design
• Green Infrastructure and Streetscapes
• Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Studies and Documents
• Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
• Stormwater and Water Resource Management
• Sustainable Design/Low Impact Development
• Construction Documents (PS&E)
• Construction Management/Inspection
• Utility Relocation Design
• Hydrology and Hydraulic Analysis
• Stakeholder Facilitation/Public Outreach
• Hazardous Materials Assessments.
Highly Focused on Supporting Municipalities
As a predominantly public sector provider, over 85% of NCE’s projects come from local agencies, many of which are repeat
clients. NCE has delivered services for numerous on-call contracts for civil and pavement engineering, environmental,
geotechnical support, and pavement management services throughout California.
Task orders and projects range in size, scope and complexity – simple, single-discipline,
stand-alone projects to large, multi-discipline projects with complicated design or
extremely sensitive environmental issues that require negotiating terms and attaining
consensus with a large body of stakeholders, as well as unforeseen emergency
projects. Through on-call contracts and our dedication to provide high-value services,
NCE’s staff have gained the trust and confidence of our city and county clients by being
responsive to their needs. NCE will be flexible to the City’s project needs and services.
NCE is also thoroughly knowledgeable in local standards, requirements, and ordinances to perform work in the City, which
translates into a successful partnership to complete projects within the parameters of regulatory agencies.
Relevant Qualifications Offered by NCE and NCE Key Personnel
Roadway Maintenance and Pavement Rehabilitation
Street rehabilitation extends well beyond the pavement and often requires
essential considerations, such as striping, curb and gutter repairs, pedestrian and
bicycle improvements, signage, utility relocation, drainage improvements, and
ADA compliant curb ramps and sidewalks. NCE has developed outstanding
working relationships with our clients, implementing projects similar to the
services described in the City’s scope of services. NCE provides a full spectrum of
roadway pavement design services, from conceptual engineering to plans,
specifications, and engineer’s estimate of probable construction cost (PS&E) for
preventive maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction, NCE’s specialty. NCE
staff pride themselves in thinking about how construction will impact a neighborhood, a busy arterial, or pedestrian bicycle
traffic and access. Our civil engineers are well versed in civil design elements including the latest guidelines from Caltrans,
FHWA, and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
NCE is well known for our
capabilities in pavement, civil, and
environmental engineering, and
we have provided these services to
municipalities in California for
more than 33 years, including the
City of Diamond Bar.
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Pavement Design and Analysis
NCE provides conceptual engineering to pavement designs, plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for preventive
maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction, NCE’s specialty. We offer extensive experience and expertise with pavement
treatment alternatives (cost-saving, cutting-edge, and green/ sustainable paving
technologies, such as warm mix asphalt and in‐place recycling technologies). Our civil
and pavement engineers not only understand the types of pavements and treatment
options but also the significance and cost implications of proper roadway support on
competent subgrade soils to limit future settlement and cracking. Pavement design
begins with an accurate assessment of t he existing structural adequacy.
Unlike traditional civil firms, who rely only on core samples and R-values, we employ
our pavement survey expertise in conjunction with deflection data and materials
testing to assess the engineering properties of the existing roadway more accurately.
Our recent experience working with the City has also calibrated our pavement designs
to be context-sensitive with additional considerations gleaned from our detailed
walking surveys marking base repair locations and coupled with handheld GIS data collectors for accurate mapping and
reporting. This understanding coupled with our ability to design pavements using empirical methods (Caltrans and AASHTO
methodology) and/or Mechanistic Design methods give NCE the ability to optimize pavement and subgrade thicknesses to save
costs and meet design performance goals. We also understand the benefits of cost-effective preservation solutions to help
maintain existing pavement conditions and extend service life, including slurry seals, cape seals, and microsurfacing. Our beath
of experience from pavement research also allows our pavement engineers to provide tailored products and technical
specifications that utilize application-specific materials such as a quick-setting slurry seal emulsions to allow residential traffic
quicker access to their streets and homes.
Deploying Sustainable Pavement Rehabilitation Methods
Simply offering innovative pavement technologies does not always
solve the problem; rather, ensuring that they are appropriate is what
makes the difference in the success of a project. There are many factors
to consider, including cost, performance, future maintenance, traffic,
access, pavement section properties, and geometric constraints. NCE
regularly uses innovative and sustainable treatments and materials as
part of pavement maintenance and rehabilitation programs developed
for our clients. NCE is well versed in using recycling and reuse strategies,
whether the materials are used and produced in place or originate from
recycling yards. As part of this recycling strategy, NCE strives to reduce
construction truck traffic, which both minimizes traffic congestion and
lessens the damage to the City’s existing street network. Reducing life
cycle cost and optimizing costs for pavement rehabilitation projects is
critical. NCE, using appropriate and innovative treatments, quality bid
documents, and support during construction, results in pavement
projects that perform to set goals and expectations. NCE prides itself on
the ability to contribute to successful well-performing pavement
projects, which is the crucial and main step in minimizing life cycle costs. There is no more sustainable paving strategy than to
properly design and construct pavements with recycled materials that perform well.
Pavement Management
NCE has extensive experience evaluating and implementing pavement management systems for numerous public agencies
throughout California and the west coast. We are a nationally recognized pavement specialty firm, with broad capabilities and
NCE’s expertise in pavement
treatment alternatives includes
cost saving, cutting-edge, and
green/sustainable paving
technologies, such as warm mix
asphalt and in-place recycling
technologies.
Our pavement designs emphasize
realistic economic solutions
tailored to our client’s needs.
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expertise in the areas of pavement management, civil engineering, and pavement design, evaluation, and analysis. NCE listens
to the needs of the City and community to generate tailored multi-year paving programs. We have delivered these services for
many agencies taking into consideration geographic distribution and aggregating street sections for efficient bidding and
mobilization, political constraints, different bidding packaging and phasing, or grouping by neighborhood. Additionally, we have
assisted numerous agencies with detailed field reviews to validate StreetSaver® selected treatments and costs to confirm
budgets before moving onto the development of design documents.
Special Equipment
NCE has unique capabilities which can provide the City with expertise in Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) testing, ground
penetrating radar (GPR), coring and GIS data collection:
• NCE can evaluate pavement structural conditions with non-
destructive testing using NCE’s Dynatest Model 8000 FWD. The in-
situ conditions can be quickly evaluated to determine issues such
as the extent of subgrade problems or the presence of
voids/unstable soils.
• NCE can evaluate the existing asphalt, base materials, and subgrade
materials using NCE’s core rig.
• NCE can collect GPR data for the entire City street network. GPR is
a non-destructive way to obtain a continuous asphalt concrete (AC)
thickness profile.
Pavement Condition Surveys. NCE performs detailed pavement condition surveys of streets slated for maintenance and
rehabilitation to further refine selection of pavement treatments in combination with gathered pavement deflection testing
and coring data. A condition survey will generally note the presence of load-related and environmental distresses as they
pertain to developing appropriate pavement treatments.
Geophysical Investigation. The NCE team can provide geophysical
investigations using the GPR method. Data is collected using a Geophysical
Survey System, Inc. (GSSI) SIR-3000 GPR instrument. GPR profiles can be
reviewed in real-time to allow in-field interpretation of data and the ability to
modify field procedures to best image and characterize identified anomalies.
Upon completion of GPR data collection, the data is returned to the office for
final processing, review, and interpretation.
Pavement Rehabilitation. Pavement designs, plans, specifications and
estimate (PS&E) for preventive maintenance, rehabilitation, and
reconstruction are NCE’s specialty and we offer extensive experience and
expertise with pavement treatment alternatives. NCE has extensive experience designing thousands of local streets and roads
and pavement rehabilitation throughout California. Further, we have recently supported the Cities of Glendale, Diamond Bar,
La Mirada, San Marino, Huntington Park, Encinitas, and South Gate, on similar Roadway Rehabilitation Projects.
Deploying Pavement Technologies. Simply offering innovative pavement technologies does not always solve the problem;
rather, ensuring they are appropriate is what makes the difference in the success of a project. There are many factors to
consider including cost, performance, future maintenance, traffic, access, pavement section properties, geometric constraints,
and climate. There are numerous pavement rehabilitation techniques available today with new binders, additives, and
polymers that may be applied in various layers to preserve pavement life.
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Pavement Design. NCE’s geotechnical engineers understand the significance of
proper pavement support on competent subgrade soils to limit damaging
settlement and future cracking. For example, based on field exploration and
soil/rock laboratory testing, we are able to accurately assess the engineering
properties and the presence of subgrade soils that might be soft and exhibit
pumping under vehicle loads. We develop appropriate subgrade stabilization
techniques for problematic subgrade soils that may include moisture
conditioning, lime treatment, geotextiles, and/or over-excavation and
replacement with aggregate materials. NCE provides comprehensive
geotechnical engineering services ranging from site investigation to thorough
review of plans and specifications, as well as critical follow up on services during construction.
Additional Funding for Pavement Maintenance. NCE has helped various
agencies to secure supplementary funding for pavement maintenance
through innovative sources, including waste vehicle and trench cut impact
fees. The repeated collection of waste and underground utility maintenance
services can lead to pavement degradation, incurring an equivalent cost of
damage. NCE has assisted these agencies in quantifying the damage caused
by waste vehicles and trench cuts on the pavement, creating a cost for this
damage which can then be levied against waste and utility companies as
impact fees. NCE has also supported these agencies in getting the impact fees
approved by the City Council.
Complete Streets
Our engineers know the importance of incorporating and designing Complete Streets elements into street improvement
projects. Complete Streets are defined as streets that are designed for safe access for multi-modal users including transit riders,
motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. When rehabilitating or completing street designs, NCE meets with our clients to discuss
options to improve safety and overall user experience whether it is crossing the street, walking to businesses or schools,
bicycling to work, using a transit stop, accommodating street parking for commercial zones, or calming/slowing traffic to make
it easier to cross the street. A resource that we often reference and start with for these types of concepts is the NACTO, which
introduces standard design concepts and guidelines in its Urban Bikeway and Street Design Guides. Our experience goes beyond
standard vehicle-centric designs in the Caltrans Highway Design Manual and Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA
MUTCD), helping local agencies to develop context-sensitive designs that involve community input and public outreach. Our
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Team’s traffic engineering expertise can help implement bicycle and pedestrian master plans to actionable CIP programs to
increase mobility for all modes of transit throughout the City.
ADA Compliance
NCE has a depth of experience in standards for accessible design, including curb ramps, sidewalks and accessible path of travel,
maximum running slope for crosswalks, and related traffic striping and signage. ADA Title II creates an ongoing obligation to
remediate existing non-compliant facilities undergoing alteration, such as non-compliant sidewalks and curb ramps, per the
Program Accessibility obligation. The alteration of the roadway, including most pavement work beyond maintenance slurry
seals, changes the usability of street crossings which is why it requires ADA compliant curb ramps. In consideration of using
overlays as a pavement repair and rehabilitation treatment option, ADA compliant curb ramps will be needed. Typical design
considerations and issues include ADA compliant curb ramps with the need for many custom ramps to work around right-of-
way issues, adverse grades in hilly topography, curb and gutter repairs, drainage issues, or other geometric constraints. NCE
will coordinate curb ramp alterations with required alterations to the roadway striping plans, such as crosswalks and vehicle or
bicycle detector loops.
Our experience with ADA compliance projects has a wide range including city-wide inventories of existing roadway curb ramps
and deficiencies for long-term ADA transition planning, to detailed grading design for curb ramps including sidewalk bulb-outs
utilizing topographic surveys, to basic standard plan installation based on focused field measurements.
Utility Design and Coordination
NCE understands the implications of utilities to street improvement and resurfacing projects,
particularly those identified for reconstruction or deep pavement recycling. Utilities can result
in unplanned costs, delays, and street cuts in newly resurfaced streets. NCE has communicated
with utilities such as SoCal Gas, Chevron, Southern California Edison, Charter/Spectrum, AT&T,
and identified opportunities to attend quarterly joint utility coordination meetings to ensure
we understood what utility work was planned and potential conflicts. During pavement
reconstruction, utilities become even more critical requiring accurate location of utility
alignments to prevent damage and conflicts. NCE has used private utility locators to establish
utility depths using cost-saving and non-invasive techniques such as Ground Penetrating Radar
(GPR) in-lieu of more invasive and expensive potholing. On several streets where shallow
utilities exist, particularly laterals, NCE utilized thinner pavement sections such as full-depth hot mix asphalt (HMA) to reduce
conflicts with utilities and avoid project delays from unnecessary utility relocation work.
Landscape Architecture
NCE’s staff of licensed landscape architects provides landscape architectural, urban design, presentation graphics, renderings,
and planning services to our clients during all phases of the design, permitting, and construction process. NCE’s landscape staff
specialize in complex urban projects that require patience, vision, and an
ability to listen closely to the community, park users, funders, agency staff,
and elected officials, combined with extensive knowledge of the policies,
building codes, and legislation that must be conformed to. Every project is
designed to be responsive to the local community and ecosystem, reflect
and reinforce the community’s values, conform to local, state, and federal
codes, require minimal maintenance, reduce water use, anticipate climatic
impacts, promote equitable access to open spaces and maximize public
benefit. Taking this approach NCE’s projects have endured over the decades by using durable materials, innovative applications
of traditional materials, reducing maintenance and water use, applying principles of regeneration, understanding use patterns
of urban parks, familiarity with maintenance techniques and schedules, and a deep understanding of a site’s existing conditions-
geology, slopes, vegetation and climatic exposure.
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Visualization Services
NCE’s visual communication team brings a robust, detailed, and creative graphic component to each project. They create
visualizations and renderings utilizing a wide range of media from traditional print to digital formats. Visualizations are an
important part of the design, decision-making, and approval process; as they can clearly convey proposed layouts, visual
impacts, amenities, the character, scale, and materials of a project. Successfully conveying complex issues to the broad range
of residents, park users, and other public agencies is critical in receiving buy-in and approvals. Specific techniques include hand
sketches, photo-realistic 3-D visualizations, photo montages or a combination of each. For each project, NCE creates a
customized approach and selects a technique based on the goals of the design process, the audience, and agency requirements
for approvals.
Green Infrastructure
The NCE team has developed green infrastructure plans, designed green infrastructure
facilities, and modeled the hydrologic and water quality benefits of green infrastructure.
NCE’s understanding of the policies and science driving the need for green infrastructure
has allowed our team to more effectively site and design effective green infrastructure
facilities. Working closely with towns, cities, counties, and special districts, NCE has
designed and deployed numerous green infrastructure facilities, including rain gardens, linear bioswales, landscape infiltration
depressions, constructed wetlands, alternative pavement technologies, and urban sidewalk planters. These have been
designed and implemented both as larger standalone projects, and as minor greening elements along roadway reconstruction
projects.
Storm Drain Design
Our civil engineers are well versed in civil design of water quality and storm drainage improvements, including shoulder
stabilization, storm drain pipe systems, bioswales, catch basins, infiltration galleries,
stormwater treatment facilities, curb and gutter, asphalt concrete dike, channel
improvements, culverts, water quality basins, detention and retention basins, and
revegetation. We have diverse storm water design experience in urban roadways, rural
highways, parks and streams, coastal zones. Our urban stormwater design has included
repair of existing systems and alteration of existing system to provide for updated
streetscape elements including sidewalk bulb-outs for safer pedestrian crossings. Our
engineers have experience designing storm drain facilities subject to review and
permitting approvals by the Army Corps of Engineers and Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Environmental Engineering
NCE’s Watershed Science and Planning team of professionals offer a range of services to solve the most complex regulatory,
resource, and ecological issues facing our clients. NCE’s technically diverse and highly skilled staff includes scientists, planners,
engineers, project managers, and resource experts who bring an integrated approach to every project. NCE provides
comprehensive planning, sound science, practical engineering, and outcome-based solutions to our clients and their projects.
Our expertise and work emphasize stormwater and water resource management including surface water monitoring;
hydrologic/hydraulic analysis; GIS analysis, modeling, and mapping; Waters of the U.S./wetlands/floodplain studies;
CEQA/NEPA documents and regulatory permitting; cultural resources; biological resources; and stakeholder engagement and
meeting facilitation.
Experience with Community and Stakeholder Outreach
NCE has successfully provided clients with a variety of community outreach and stakeholder facilitation services on the
organizational, programmatic, and project levels and on many of rehabilitation and complete projects that we have worked on
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for various public agencies throughout California. This process starts with an engagement plan to define objectives, roles, and
responsibilities. NCE’s experience includes working with agency staff, transit agencies, utilities, interested stakeholders,
landowners, and the general public. NCE has successfully conducted public workshops, coordinated public service
announcements on television and radio, designed and maintained stakeholder databases, facilitated stakeholder interviews,
prepared meeting materials, developed program and project advertisements and distributed the material, facilitated technical
workgroups and public meetings, and developed high quality presentations.
Construction Support Services
NCE has a strong presence and years of experience performing construction support services during construction, including
design services during construction, environmental compliance and monitoring, and inspection capabilities. In addition, we
conduct value engineering and constructability reviews to identify areas where we can save time and money prior to work
starting. NCE has attained a high standard of project administration skills combined with effective team-building and
communication techniques. Our team is very proactive, and we work to anticipate problems before they occur and develop
solutions rather than reacting, which leads to mitigating delays and claims due to unforeseen conditions.
Experience with Caltrans and Greenbook Standards
NCE has a depth of experience in complying and completing required documents with the Local Assistance Procedures Manual
(LAPM) on over 20 federally funded projects (E-76 documents) throughout California including expedited authorization under
Caltrans Emergency Relief (ER) program. NCE has obtained authorizations to proceed on federally funded projects and has
completed the E-76 process as the civil engineering and design consultant, and as the environmental consultant. Additionally,
NCE has extensive experience with roadway rehabilitation related encroachment permits both as part of the design phase for
roadway alterations within the Caltrans ROW and for the construction phase
related to temporary traffic control and traffic handling within the Caltrans ROW,
but outside limits.
Our holistic capabilities and considerations enable us to deliver thorough projects
that keep community goals and user access in mind to minimize impacts to the
City, its residents, and its visitors. NCE has extensive experienced with Caltrans
and Greenbook Standard Plans and Specifications, which are commonly
referenced throughout California. NCE has designed roads and streets all over
California using Greenbook Standards. NCE currently provides on-call statewide
pavement engineering and pavement materials testing services for asphalt and concrete to Caltrans and statewide technical
services for California statewide rural roads and local streets needs assessment to the California State Association of
Counties/League of Cities and the Southern California Association of Governments. NCE is also serving as a subconsultant
providing pavement evaluation and design for SR-91 in Orange County.
Key Team Members
NCE brings a collaborative and innovative problem-solving mentality to address the technical challenges facing the City’s
infrastructure-related, day-to-day issues. Our key personnel have worked together on dozens of similar projects, including the
projects discussed within the Similar Project Experience section below in this document.
The single most important tool for successful project management is clear, consistent, and cooperative communication. We
are pleased to have Jim Bui, PE, as our Project Manager for this on-call contract with nearly ten years of experience. In particular
his background in civil and pavement design, pavement and asset management, complete streets, and ADA Compliance on
various municipal transportation infrastructure projects. Jim will be the single point of contact for the City on the project and
will be responsible for day-to-day project management and timely deliverables to the City. He will manage the development of
the scope, budget, planning, scheduling, maintain regular communication and coordination, and participate in key meetings.
Jim will also communicate regularly with NCE team members in addition to the appropriate City staff and initiate conversation
on the purpose, plans, and progress of the project as he has done on your past projects. Jim is knowledgeable of the technical
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resources in the firm, familiar with roadway engineering projects, understands public sector clients, and has authority to
champion resources within the firm. He will work closely with the NCE team and the City to bring the project to successful
completion. Jim has served as Project Manager and/or Lead Project Engineer on many Public Works and Capital Improvement
transportation-related projects in Southern California. He is currently the Project Manager for the City’s FY 2023-25 Street
Rehabilitation Program. Jim’s Southern California experience also includes roadway rehabilitation projects for the Cities of
Glendale (ongoing), San Marino (ongoing), Huntington Park, La Mirada, South Gate, and Encinitas.
Jim will be supported by our proposed Client Manager, Vivek Jha, PE, Southern California Operations Manager at NCE. Vivek
will be responsible for overseeing the project through all phases and will assist Jim in the development of the scope, budget,
planning, scheduling, and coordination of the projects. Vivek is an experienced Client Sponsor and Project Manager that is
highly skilled in delivering various pavement design and management projects with a consistent track record of on budget and
schedule. Vivek was the Project Manager for the City’s 2022 PMS project.
Other key team members that will support Jim include Franz Haidinger, PE, as NCE’s Chief Engineer and Civil QA/QC Manager,
and James Signore, PhD, PE, as NCE’s Principal Pavement Engineer and Pavement QA/QC Manager. Support staff that will also
be key in delivering the project include Pedro Sanchez, PE, as NCE’s proposed Civil Design Lead, and Mahmoud Samara as
NCE’s proposed Pavement Engineer, in addition to other in-house technical resources on an as-needed basis such as staff
engineers and field technicians.
The NCE team and communications structure are presented in Figure 1 and their roles and responsibilities follows. All proposed
team members, including subconsultants, will be managed as an extension of NCE.
Figure 1. Project Organization Chart
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Proposed NCE Personnel Roles and Responsibilities
Jim Bui, PE | Project Manager
Jim Bui, PE, serving as NCE’s Project Manager, will maintain overall communication with the City and the NCE team members.
It will be his responsibility to share project status with the team and collect information to document monthly and year-to-date
progress on individual activities. In consultation with the Client Manager, Vivek Jha, it will also be his responsibility to update
the schedule, to develop action items to keep the project on schedule, and to examine cost cutting measures that can be taken
to streamline the project. Jim is the Project Manager on the NCE team for the City of Diamond Bar’s Civil Engineering Services
for Residential and Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and
5 Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement project.
Vivek Jha, MS, PE | Client Manager
Vivek Jha, MS, PE, serving as NCE’s Client Manager. He will be responsible for overseeing the project through all phases and
assist in the development of the scope, budget, planning, scheduling, and coordination of the projects. Vivek will also ensure
that Jim Bui, PE, NCE’s Project Manager, and the NCE team have the resources necessary to successfully deliver services during
the contract. Vivek will also provide an increased access to the team beyond communication with Jim. Vivek serves as the
Client Manager on the NCE team for the City of Diamond Bar’s Civil Engineering Services for Residential and Collector Streets
Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood ADA
Curb Ramps Improvement project. Vivek was also the Project Manager for the City of Diamond Bar 2022 PMP update project.
Franz Haidinger, PE |Civil QA/QC Manager
Franz Haidinger, PE, serving as NCE’s Civil QA/QC Manager, will be responsible for implementing NCE’s quality assurance and
quality control management (QA/QC) program for the project for all phases related to civil engineering. He will address QA/QC
procedures and expectations for each team member and will provide the quality assurance review and its documentation of
the documents that will be submitted to the client. Franz is the Civil QA/QC Manager on the NCE team for the City of Diamond
Bar’s Civil Engineering Services for Residential and Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets
Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement project.
James Signore, PhD, PE | Pavement QA/QC Manager
James Signore, PhD, PE, serving as NCE’s Pavement QA/QC Manager, will be responsible for implementing NCE’s quality
assurance and quality control management (QA/QC) program for the project for all phases related to pavement engineering.
He will address QA/QC procedures and expectations for each team member and will provide the quality assurance review and
its documentation of the documents that will be submitted to the client. James will be also responsible for reviewing the
pavement design and materials related aspects of the annual street rehabilitation project, including the use of the latest
economical treatment methods and materials, and review of technical specifications related to HMA concrete, surface seals,
and pavement recycling. James is the Pavement QA/QC Manager on the NCE team for the City of Diamond Bar’s Civil
Engineering Services for Residential and Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets
Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement project.
Pedro Sanchez, PE | Civil Design Lead
Pedro Sanchez, PE, serving as NCE’s Civil Design Lead, will be responsible for orchestrating the development of roadway
improvement construction documents and design of the project improvements, including civil, pavement, and striping details,
roadway grading, localized surface drainage, ADA facilities and pathways, striping and signage, existing utility cover
adjustments, and coordination with City staff and local utility owners to advance the project improvements. Pedro is the Civil
Design Lead on the NCE team for the City of Diamond Bar’s Civil Engineering Services for Residential and Collector Streets
Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood ADA
Curb Ramps Improvement project.
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Mahmoud Samara | Pavement Engineer
Mahmoud Samara, serving as NCE’s Pavement Engineer, will lead pavement design and material selection on this project. He
will be responsible for scoping the extent of the geotechnical investigation, interpreting results, developing pavement section
options, and presenting pavement design options to the City. Abu will also meet with City maintenance personnel to discuss
future pavement maintenance needs and to ensure alignment with the capabilities of the maintenance staff and equipment.
He will compile pavement specific specifications during the civil design phase and author necessary supplemental
specifications. Mahmoud will work closely with James, NCE’s lead for pavement evaluation and materials. Mahmoud is the
Pavement Engineer on the NCE team for the City of Diamond Bar’s Civil Engineering Services for Residential and Collector
Streets Rehabilitation (Areas 3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation, and Areas 3, 4, and 5 Residential Neighborhood
ADA Curb Ramps Improvement project.
Matthew Gaber, PLS | Landscape Architecture
Matthew Gaber, PLA, will lead and guide a team of Landscape Architects and artists, and will oversee the development of
concept plans and creation of multiple visualizations using a range of techniques customized for specific audiences. He will also
manage conformance with Caltrans Visual Impact requirements, and ensure visual impact deliverables meet NCE’s quality
standards. He will also develop NCE’s landscaping and irrigation plans for roadway design, and parks and trails landscape
architecture services.
Subconsultants
NCE has assembled a local, trusted team of subconsultants to be included on an as-needed project basis for this on-call contract:
NMG Geotechnical, Inc. (NMG) will provide soils laboratory testing, and materials testing and
inspection services. Founded in 1994 and based in Irvine, California, NMG offers a broad range of
geotechnical services for private and public clients and projects. NMG’s geotechnical professionals are knowledgeable and
experienced specialists; dedicated to teamwork, responsiveness and flexibility. NMG’s team of licensed geotechnical engineers
and engineering geologists are highly educated and committed to the highest ethical and professional standards.
NMG’s in-house soil laboratory is operated under the supervision of their engineering group and is an essential part of our
geotechnical engineering capabilities. Laboratory tests are performed to determine soil engineering properties in accordance
with industry test methods and standard procedures, such as those recommended by the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM), California Test Methods (CTM), and other procedures. Equipment calibration and verification together with
established data recording practices are part of the firm’s laboratory Quality Management System. NMG’s soils laboratory is
accepted by the Division of the State Architect (DSA) and is also accredited by the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for several test methods. Additionally, their lab is also licensed by the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety. NMG also offers our laboratory testing services to other geotechnical consultants and public
agencies.
LIN Consulting, Inc. (LCI) will provide traffic engineering and planning services, traffic studies, traffic
signals and lighting, and temporary traffic control plans. Founded in 1997, LCI specializes in traffic,
civil, and electrical engineering. LCI is a certified small business enterprise (SBE), underutilized disadvantaged business
enterprise (UDBE), minority business enterprise (MBE), community business enterprise (CBE), and micro-business enterprise
(SB-Micro), as listed by the State of California and various other agencies in the State. LCI was founded on the principle of
providing high-quality professional services, on time and within budget. Having participated in numerous projects of various
types and scales, their accomplished team has amassed a considerable amount of traffic, civil, and electrical engineering
experience working with counties, cities, and the State, as well as with private owners and developers. The staff is divided
between the corporate headquarters in Diamond Bar and branch offices in Orange County and San Diego.
For over 25 years, LCI has been well-regarded for its work on traffic and electrical engineering assignments similar to the
required scope of work for this on-call. LCI has been retained by multiple agencies throughout the Southern California regions,
and has consistently produced quality designs in accordance of requirements/standards with tight time constraints. LCI has
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provided street improvement, signing and striping and traffic signal design plans and engineering estimates, traffic signal
modification plan and pre-emption calculations. LCI will continue to provide top-notch engineering services to its clients for
years to come.
Coast Surveying, Inc. (Coast Surveying) will be providing land surveying services. Coast Surveying, a
California Corporation, has provided land and engineering surveying services throughout Southern California since 1982. The
firm’s broad range of surveying services includes construction management support, construction layout, design surveys, aerial
mapping, property related Surveys and structural monitoring surveys. Current and recent clients include the City of Los Angeles,
LA Metro, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Caltrans, US Navy, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Los
Angeles World Airports, the counties of Orange and Los Angeles, and numerous municipalities. Coast Surveying has a proven
track record of providing surveying services that our clients request on schedule and within budget. Coast Surveying prides
itself on their depth of surveying experience, accessibility, accountability and responsiveness. Coast Surveying is a certified DBE
firm (CUCP No. 2128), and operates from a single location in Tustin, California. Coast currently employs 30 people with five
professional licensed surveyors.
Capacity and Available Resources
The NCE team has the skills and capacity to complete multiple assignments, and based on our existing workload and projections,
the NCE team is capable of seamlessly integrating the City of Diamond Bar’s CIP
projects into our company future work plans. NCE’s Project Manager, Jim Bui, PE, has
the demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex assignments and he is
supported by a highly qualified group of personnel who have managed the planning,
design and construction activities for several critical projects simultaneously. The NCE
team’s key personnel identified in this document will be available to the extent
required for the duration of this on-call contract and are ready to begin work with
the City. The NCE team can also readily draw upon additional bench depth from a variety of technical professionals with the
ability and skill sets to respond immediately, as required and necessary, to assist the City with projects, and can complete most
projects with in-house expertise.
Resumes
Brief resumes on the following pages of key and support personnel are provided for additional information regarding their
qualifications and relevant experience in a similar role; and this NCE team has worked together on many projects.
The NCE team has a local presence
that can provide additional
resources and expertise and NCE’s
staff can respond quickly to ensure
your expectations for quality,
budget and schedule are achieved.
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NCE Key Personnel Team Members
Jim Bui, PE – Project Manager
Jim Bui, PE, is a licensed California Civil Engineer with over nine years of transportation
experience, and routinely serves as the Project Manager and/or Senior Engineer on Public
Works and Capital Improvement Projects focusing on transportation design for NCE’s
Southern California region. He has expertise with civil and pavement design, asset
management, complete streets, ADA Compliance, bicycle/pedestrian trails on municipal
transportation infrastructure. Jim’s experience also includes numerous citywide paving
projects across California; many involving ADA compliance for curb ramps, complete
streets projects, and various classes of bicycle facilities. Jim has led civil and pavement
design related tasks and has worked closely with NCE’s key staff on these projects.
Representative Projects
FY 2023 to FY 2025 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of Diamond Bar
Project Manager. NCE is currently providing design services for the Area 3 street
rehabilitation project as part of the Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas
3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5
Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement Project for the City.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Diamond Bar, CA
Senior Engineer. The City has approximately 145 centerline miles with 1,014 pavement
segments. NCE has been assisting the City with updating the PMP since 2015 including
transitioning from PAVER to StreetSaver®. Jim assisted the City with the latest round
(2022) of their PMP update. As part of this project, Jim used his extensive experience in
civil design projects and provided input on the constructability and unit cost for different
pavement rehabilitation alternatives.
FY 2018 to FY 2023 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino
Project Manager. Since 2018, NCE provided pavement evaluation and design services for various roadways. A pavement
condition survey was conducted with distresses identified along with areas for potential base repairs. Coring, sampling, and
laboratory testing were performed, and a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum were prepared. The
memorandum included potential treatments with a focus on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures including ARHM
and CIR. The street rehabilitation programs included a cost-savings focused design to implement the plans, specifications, and
cost estimates (PS&E) for the City’s annual roadway maintenance and PMS implementation. NCE provided detailed field
markings and inventory for localized base repairs and concrete curb and gutter repairs to provide improved bidding and
construction cost outcomes. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement evaluation and design services for FY
2022-23 and 2023-24.
Professional Design and Construction Management Services for Street Enhancement Project-CIP No. 2019-06
City of Huntington Park, CA
Project Manager. NCE provided engineering design services for the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for
street enhancements using SB1 funding for various streets throughout the city. This included pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction design (AC and PCC pavements), roadway improvement plans, curb ramp detail design, and striping plans to
modernize non-MUTCD-compliant striping. Key elements of this project included the development of engineering plans,
Education
BS Civil Engineering, 2013
University of California, Irvine
Member Tau Beta Pi, Chi
Epsilon
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Engineer – Civil,
CA #86467
Affiliations
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
American Public Works
Association (APWA)
Joined NCE
2013
Years of Experience
10 years
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assisting the City transition and update their Greenbook Specifications from older 2015 standards to the latest 2018 standards,
developing a current utility contact list, and incorporating cost-effective pavement recycling alternatives.
Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue Project-CIP No. 2018-06
City of La Mirada, CA
Project Manager. NCE provided pavement rehabilitation services for Valley View Avenue from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans
Avenue. This is a highly traveled commercial corridor nearly a mile long with heavily deteriorated pavement that requires
significant rehabilitation or reconstruction. NCE determined appropriate treatments, addressing ADA compliance, and
providing PS&E along with design support during construction. The City is in the middle of a multi-million-dollar infrastructure
improvement program made possible through City general funds, state and federal grants, and· passage of Measure I by City
residents, which provided additional sales tax revenue of approximately $4 million per year for five years.
FY 2018-2019 Street Resurfacing Program
City of Encinitas, CA
Project Manager. Serving as a subconsultant to CJ Roberts, NCE performed pavement assessments, evaluations, and testing,
and provided pavement design for 12.86 miles of roadways spread across the City including several primary arterials. The
pavement condition index (PCI) for these roadways varied from low teens (failed) to 88 (good). The resurfacing program
encompassed nearly 69 distinct street segments from the City’s PMS program. NCE performed pavement coring, subgrade
laboratory testing, localized base repair markings, shallow pavement repairs, and concrete repairs. Detailed inventories for the
repairs were provided in both digital format as GIS shapefiles and in tabular form in printable field books to assist with bidding
and construction.
University Avenue/Marina Boulevard/ Spinnaker Way Rehabilitation Improvements Project
City of Berkeley, CA
Deputy Project Manager and Technical Lead. NCE was retained by the City to provide engineering and design services for the
realignment and reconstruction of University Avenue between the frontage road at Interstate-80 and Marina Boulevard at the
Berkeley Marina. The eastbound lanes, featuring numerous undulation due to a settled roadbed overlaying an in-filled former
pier, was realigned north to the current median, while the westbound remained similar. The intersection between University
Avenue and Marina Boulevard received vehicular and pedestrian enhancements with the addition of a new roundabout. The
road reconstruction included full-depth reclamation to create a cement-stabilized pulverized base (CSPB) nearly 18” thick of
the onsite clayey soils and pavement to be overlaid by an 8-inch thick hot-mix asphalt pavement. The project design includes
LID features like bio-detention basins, new street lighting, new infrastructure including a sewer and water service for a future
visitor kiosk, landscaping, irrigation, and striping. Marina Boulevard received an ARHM mill and overlay with shoulder drainage
re-grading. Spinnaker Way was re-constructed with FDR and an HMA overlay and a comprehensive re-design of the existing
storm drain system to improve water quality and reduce local flooding. This included a new pervious on-street parking system
designed to retain the first 10-year design storm and a bioretention traffic circle with plantings.
Park Avenue Emergency Roadway Stabilization Project
City of Capitola, CA
Project Manager. As the primary designer for roadway reconstruction along Park Avenue, Jim first developed a road-widening
and street re-alignment necessary to add a Class 2 Bicycle Route and minor retaining wall to an existing primary arterial
connecting key local amenities including a State Beach and Highway 1. During a later state-declared emergency related to
storm damage, the existing roadway embankment failed and newly constructed bike lane were eroded. Jim assisted the City
with a California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) sponsored repair project to repair the failed embankment. The project
included the geotechnical design and reconstruction of the nearly 20’ height embankment, restoration of the roadway
shoulder, and Federal E-76 for Emergency Repair (ER) including environmental studies and coordination with various utilities
for ROW authorization including a private railroad overlaying the embankment footprint.
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Vivek Jha, MS, PE – Client Manager
Vivek Jha, MS, PE, Vivek Jha, MS, PE, is a highly strategic, organized, and customer-
focused Professional Engineer and brings over 13 years of experience in delivering
pavement projects on budget and schedule that improve customer retention and
satisfaction. He is adept at managing entire project life cycle including developing and
maintaining project schedule, controlling project cost, tracking and documenting
variance, developing technical and business reports, QA/QC of other reports and data.
Vivek has experience with AASHTO 1993, NJDOT Companion Manual, Pavement
ME/MEPDG, PCI, Coring, DCP, GPR, FWD, as well as various pavement management
software such as StreetSaver® and MicroPAVER™.
Representative Projects
FY 2023 to FY 2025 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of Diamond Bar
Client Manager. NCE is currently providing design services for the Area 3 street
rehabilitation project as part of the Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas
3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5
Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement Project for the City.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Diamond Bar, CA
Project Manager. The City has approximately 145 centerline miles with 1,014 pavement
segments. NCE has been assisting the City with updating the PMP since 2015 including
transitioning from PAVER™ to StreetSaver®. Vivek assisted the City with the latest round
(2022) of their PMP update. As part of this project, Vivek was responsible for the analysis
and quality control of pavement distress data, updating maintenance and rehabilitation
decision trees and the treatment unit costs, and the development of budget scenarios
and summary reports.
2024 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino, CA
Client Manager. As part of the City’s annual street rehabilitation program, NCE has
provided pavement evaluation and design services for various roadways. A pavement condition survey was conducted with
distresses identified along with areas for potential base repairs. Coring, sampling, and laboratory testing were performed, and
a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum were prepared. The memorandum included potential treatments with
a focus on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures. Technical specifications were also provided. Vivek is currently
serving as Client Manager for the City’s most recent annual street rehabilitation program.
Pavement Management Program
Cathedral City, CA
Client Manager. NCE is assisting with the development of a comprehensive Pavement Management Program (PMP) to improve
the City’s ability to more effectively and strategically manage and maintain its 155 centerline-mile street network. The project
consists of furnishing all necessary services to develop a comprehensive PMP which will provide City policy makers and asset
management professionals with the City’s pavement network in terms of miles and area, the current Pavement Condition Index
(PCI) of the network, recommendations for future maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, Identification of funding required
to perform maintenance and repair treatments over the next 5 years, various investment and treatment scenarios to improve
network PCI over time, and information regarding additional funding required to achieve system PCI goals.
Education
MS, Civil Engineering, Rowan
University, Glassboro, NJ, 2009
BS, Civil Engineering, Sardar
Patel College of Engineering,
Mumbai, India, 2007
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Engineer, Civil
MD, NJ
HMA Plant Technologist,
Superpave Levels 1 & 2
HMA Construction Technologist
Affiliations
Advisory Board Member,
CREATEs
Joined NCE
2022
Years of Experience
13 years
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Pavement Management Program Update
City of Corona, CA
Deputy Project Manager. NCE implemented a PMP for the City that has approximately 400 centerline miles (3100 roadway
sections) in 2011. NCE has performed annual updates on portions of the City’s network since then. Vivek is currently managing
the latest round of their PMP update using StreetSaver® software.
Pavement Management and Road Surveying
San Diego County, CA
Deputy Project Manager. Covering an area of nearly 1,500 square miles, the County maintains approximately 1,950 centerline
miles of roadways. The network is comprised of approximately 1,843 centerline miles of asphalt concrete roadways, with the
remainder being exposed cement concrete or unpaved disintegrated granite. As part of this project, Vivek assisted in
summarizing the work done by the County and its impact on the “Road to 70” goal and determined the determining the PCI of
the underserved communities in each CPG. He is currently assisting the County in identifying sections with missing As-Built data
based on 2015/16 and 2021 network distress survey.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Anaheim, CA
Deputy Project Manager. The City has approximately 584 centerline miles and NCE has been assisting the City with updating
the PMP since 2013 including transitioning from PAVER™ to StreetSaver®. Vivek is currently managing the latest round of their
PMP update using StreetSaver® software.
Pavement Management Program
City of Aliso Viejo, CA
Project Manager. NCE is assisting the City in updating its MicroPAVER™ PMP. The previous citywide update was prepared in
2018 in compliance with OCTA’s M2 requirements. The City has approximately 75 centerline miles of public streets. The City is
requesting these services to inspect and prepare street condition ratings. NCE will input the data collected during the field
survey into the MicroPAVER™ database provided by the City and generate the required reports for the Pavement Management
Program.
Pavement Management Program Update
City of Mission Viejo, CA
Project Manager. The City has approximately 178 centerline miles of local and collector streets and 52 miles of arterial
highways. Vivek assisted the City with the latest round (2022) of their PMP update using StreetSaver® software. As part of this
project Vivek was responsible for the overall QA/QC of the project and ensuring the timely submission of the deliverables (draft
and final reports).
Pavement Management Program Update
City of Hermosa Beach, CA
Project Engineer. The City has approximately 49 centerline miles of streets with 554 pavement segments. Vivek assisted in
updating maintenance and rehabilitation decision trees and the treatment unit costs, and the development of budget scenarios
and summary reports.
New Jersey DOT On-Call Pavement Engineering
Multiple Routes, NJ
Project Manager. The on-call contract involved various task orders as part of NJDOT Pavement Term agreement. Vivek was the
team leader for the $3 million, three-year contract, and managed all phases of the project including developing the scope of
work, fieldwork planning and execution, analysis of data (core, GPR, DCP, FWD, and manual, semi, fully automated distress
data), pavement design, life cycle cost analysis (LCCA), final report preparation, and presenting results to the client.
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Franz Haidinger, PE – Civil QA/QC Manager
Franz Haidinger, PE, is a licensed California Civil Engineer and is a Principal and Chief
Engineer at NCE responsible for overseeing, managing, and developing designs and
PS&Es for roadway improvement projects in addition to implementing sustainable
technologies. He specializes in pavement and roadway design, pavement rehabilitation
projects, complete streets, sustainable pavement technologies, and low-impact
development features. Franz also provides QA/QC, develops engineering standards for
NCE and oversees the firm’s quality assurance program, critically reviews for
constructability, and focuses on making construction documents practical and clear for
bidding. His clients value his ability to understand their needs, evaluate alternatives and
determine the most appropriate solutions.
Representative Projects
FY 2023 to FY 2025 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of Diamond Bar
QA/QC Manager. NCE is currently providing design services for the Area 3 street
rehabilitation project as part of the Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas
3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5
Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement Project for the City.
FY 2018 to FY 2024 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino
QA/QC Manager. Since 2018, NCE provided pavement evaluation and design services for
various roadways. A pavement condition survey was conducted with distresses identified
along with areas for potential base repairs. Coring, sampling, and laboratory testing were
performed, and a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum were prepared.
The memorandum included potential treatments with a focus on sustainable treatments
and cost-saving measures including ARHM and CIR. The street rehabilitation programs
included a cost-savings focused design to implement the plans, specifications, and cost
estimates (PS&E) for the City’s annual roadway maintenance and PMS implementation.
NCE provided detailed field markings and inventory for localized base repairs and
concrete curb and gutter repairs to provide improved bidding and construction cost
outcomes. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement evaluation and
design services for FY 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans
Avenue Project-CIP No. 2018-06
City of La Mirada, CA
QA/QC Manager. NCE provided pavement rehabilitation services for Valley View Avenue from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans
Avenue. This is a highly traveled commercial corridor nearly a mile long with heavily deteriorated pavement that requires
significant rehabilitation or reconstruction. NCE determined appropriate treatments, addressing ADA compliance, and
providing PS&E along with design support during construction. The City is in the middle of a multi-million-dollar infrastructure
improvement program made possible through City general funds, state and federal grants, and· passage of Measure I by City
residents, which provided additional sales tax revenue of approximately $4 million per year for five years.
Professional Design and Construction Management Services for Street Enhancement Project-CIP No. 2019-06
City of Huntington Park, CA
Education
DI (Diplom-Ingenieur), Civil
Engineering, University of
Natural Resources and Life
Sciences, Vienna, Austria
(Equivalent of a MS, Civil
Engineering), 1997
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Engineer – Civil
CA #64725
Professional Engineer – Civil
NV #19430
Troxler Nuclear Testing
Equipment Certification
#079039
Affiliations
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
American Public Works
Association (APWA)
Joined NCE
2004
Years of Experience
25 years
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 18
QA/QC Manager. NCE provided engineering design services for the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for
street enhancements using SB1 funding for various streets throughout the city. This included pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction design (AC and PCC pavements), roadway improvement plans, curb ramp detail design, and striping plans to
modernize non-MUTCD-compliant striping. Key elements included the development of engineering plans, assisting the City
transition and update their Greenbook Specifications from older 2015 standards to the latest 2018 standards, developing a
current utility contact list, and incorporating cost-effective pavement recycling alternatives.
2018-2023 Annual Overlay/Rehabilitation Pavement Design and PS&E
City of San Leandro, CA
QA/QC Manager. The City selected NCE to prepare construction documents and pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction
design for 23 arterial, collector, and residential streets (5 miles). NCE’s scope of work included pavement investigation and
design and preparation of civil design PS&Es for construction. Pavement design solutions included conventional and RHMA
overlays, full-depth asphalt reconstruction, full-depth reclamation (FDR) in lieu of more expensive conventional reconstruction,
and a pilot project for cold central plant recycling on an arterial street based on recommendations provided by NCE. Visible
drainage issues were addressed, such as localized ponding in the gutter pan, the design of over 100 ADA ramps, curb and gutter
repairs, and improvements to striping and pavement markings with the addition of class II and class IV bike lanes. NCE
submitted and managed three encroachment permit applications with Caltrans as the project encroached on three state routes.
NCE’s engineer’s estimate matched that of the winning contractor bid, indicating that NCE was able to anticipate the value of
the scope of work and contractor climate.
University Avenue/Marina Boulevard/ Spinnaker Way Rehabilitation Project
City of Berkeley, CA
Project Manager/Principal Engineer. NCE was retained by the City to provide engineering and design services for the
realignment and reconstruction of University Avenue between the frontage road at Interstate-80 and Marina Boulevard at the
Berkeley Marina. The eastbound lanes, featuring numerous undulation due to a settled roadbed overlaying an in-filled former
pier, was realigned north to the current median, while the westbound remained similar. The intersection between University
Avenue and Marina Boulevard received vehicular and pedestrian enhancements with the additional of a new roundabout. The
road reconstruction included full-depth reclamation to create a cement-stabilized pulverized base (CSPB) nearly 18” thick of
the onsite clayey soils and pavement to be overlaid by an 8-inch thick hot-mix asphalt pavement. The project design includes
LID features like bio-detention basins, new street lighting, new infrastructure including a sewer and water service for a future
visitor kiosk, landscaping, irrigation, and striping. Marina Boulevard received an ARHM mill and overlay with shoulder drainage
re-grading. Spinnaker Way was re-constructed with FDR and an HMA overlay and a comprehensive re-design of the existing
storm drain system to improve water quality and reduce local flooding. This included a new pervious on-street parking system
designed to retain the first 10-year design storm and a bioretention traffic circle with plantings.
2017-2022 Street Surface Seal and Rehabilitation Projects and Multi-Year Work Plans
City of South San Francisco, CA
QA Manager/Principal Engineer. NCE has been providing to the City a full range of pavement management services including
development of a 5-year Paving Work Plan, updating the City’s maintenance and rehabilitation decision tree, evaluating
alternative pavement treatment technologies, and development of construction documents for bidding. To date we have
developed pavement design and civil design for rehabilitation and preventive maintenance of 48 miles (more than 200 street
sections) of City streets with a construction cost of over $14 million. Starting in 2017 to present for the City’s Pavement
Management Program NCE has provided pavement and civil design services for preventive maintenance on City streets with
scrub, slurry, and cape seals and rehabilitation of City streets with mill and overlays as well as surface reconstruction. NCE civil
and pavement engineering design services included pavement coring, curb/gutter replacement, utility coordination, curb ramp
design, drainage improvements, sidewalk replacement, pavement design recommendations, PS&Es, and bidding and
construction support services.
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 19
James Signore, PhD, PE – Pavement QA/QC Manager
James Signore, PhD, PE, is a Principal Pavement Engineer with extensive experience in
pavement design and evaluation, rehabilitation and maintenance, materials assessment,
training, and technical report review for pavement engineering projects. He is well-
experienced in designing pavements for many local agencies, Caltrans, and for heavy
vehicle loading applications for highways, airfields and ports. James has spent years
researching pavement materials, having directed a state-of-the-art AMRL certified and
Superpave mix design equipped research laboratory, and is well versed in state and local
pavement practices and specifications. He brings practical research experience and
technical knowledge to develop an understanding of client needs creating design and
rehabilitation strategies that offer the client agency leading-edge methods and materials
for their pavements. James has taught National Highway Institute’s and American Society
of Civil Engineer’s “Techniques for Pavement Rehabilitation” seminars to practicing
engineers and graduate courses in pavement engineering at UC-San Jose.
Representative Projects
FY 2023 to FY 2025 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of Diamond Bar
Pavement Design Lead. NCE is currently providing design services for the Area 3 street
rehabilitation project as part of the Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas
3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5
Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement Project for the City.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Diamond Bar, CA
Pavement Design Specialist. The City has approximately 145 centerline miles with 1,014
pavement segments. NCE has been assisting the City with updating the PMP since 2015
including transitioning from PAVER™ to StreetSaver®. Vivek assisted the City with the
latest round (2022) of their PMP update. As part of this project, Vivek was responsible
for the analysis and quality control of pavement distress data, updating maintenance and
rehabilitation decision trees and the treatment unit costs, and the development of
budget scenarios and summary reports.
On-Call Pavement Engineering
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Statewide, CA
Contract Manager/Task Order Manager. James manages this multi-year on-call contract
to provide technical solutions and assist with implementing new strategies and policies
that will improve the State’s highway network. Key elements include sustainability, forensics, design tools, performance
modeling, data analysis, and asphalt/concrete materials.
FY 2018 to FY 2024 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino
QA/QC Manager/Flexible Pavement Design. Since 2018, NCE provided pavement evaluation and design services for various
roadways. A pavement condition survey was conducted with distresses identified along with areas for potential base repairs.
Coring, sampling, and laboratory testing were performed, and a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum were
prepared. The memorandum included potential treatments with a focus on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures
including ARHM and CIR. The street rehabilitation programs included a cost-savings focused design to implement the plans,
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, 1998
MS, Civil Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, 1994
BS, Electrical Engineering,
Clarkson University, 1985
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Engineer – Civil,
CA #62647
Affiliations
TRB Committee AFD70,
Pavement Rehabilitation
TRB Committee AFD70-1,
Pavement Interlayer Systems
FAA Pavement Technical
Working Group
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Joined NCE
2014
Years of Experience
25 years
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 20
specifications, and cost estimates (PS&E) for the City’s annual roadway maintenance and PMS implementation. NCE provided
detailed field markings and inventory for localized base repairs and concrete curb and gutter repairs to provide improved
bidding and construction cost outcomes. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement evaluation and design
services for FY 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue Project-CIP No. 2018-06
City of La Mirada, CA
QA/QC Manager/Flexible Pavement Design. NCE provided pavement rehabilitation services for Valley View Avenue from
Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue. This is a highly traveled commercial corridor nearly a mile long with heavily
deteriorated pavement that requires significant rehabilitation or reconstruction. NCE determined appropriate treatments,
addressing ADA compliance, and providing PS&E along with design support during construction. The City is in the middle of a
multi-million-dollar infrastructure improvement program made possible through City general funds, state and federal grants,
and· passage of Measure I by City residents, which provided additional sales tax revenue of approximately $4 million per year
for five years.
FY 2018 to FY 2024 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino
QA/QC Manager/Flexible Pavement Design. Since 2018, NCE provided pavement evaluation and design services for various
roadways. A pavement condition survey was conducted with distresses identified along with areas for potential base repairs.
Coring, sampling, and laboratory testing were performed, and a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum were
prepared. The memorandum included potential treatments with a focus on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures
including ARHM and CIR. The street rehabilitation programs included a cost-savings focused design to implement the plans,
specifications, and cost estimates (PS&E) for the City’s annual roadway maintenance and PMS implementation. NCE provided
detailed field markings and inventory for localized base repairs and concrete curb and gutter repairs to provide improved
bidding and construction cost outcomes. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement evaluation and design
services for FY 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Professional Design and Construction Management Services for Street Enhancement Project-CIP No. 2019-06
City of Huntington Park, CA
QA/QC Manager/Flexible Pavement Design. NCE provided engineering design services for the preparation of plans,
specifications and cost estimates for street enhancements using SB1 funding for various streets throughout the city. This
included pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction design (AC and PCC pavements), roadway improvement plans, curb ramp
detail design, and striping plans to modernize non-MUTCD-compliant striping. Key elements included the development of
engineering plans, assisting the City transition and update their Greenbook Specifications from older 2015 standards to the
latest 2018 standards, developing a current utility contact list, and incorporating cost-effective pavement recycling alternatives.
2018-2023 Annual Overlay/Rehabilitation Pavement Design and PS&E
City of San Leandro, CA
Flexible Pavement Design. The City selected NCE to prepare construction documents and pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction design for 23 arterial, collector, and residential streets (5 miles). NCE’s scope of work included pavement
investigation and design and preparation of civil design PS&Es for construction. Pavement design solutions included
conventional and RHMA overlays, full-depth asphalt reconstruction, full-depth reclamation (FDR) in lieu of more expensive
conventional reconstruction, and a pilot project for cold central plant recycling on an arterial street based on recommendations
provided by NCE. Visible drainage issues were addressed, such as localized ponding in the gutter pan, the design of over 100
ADA ramps, curb and gutter repairs, and improvements to striping and pavement markings with the addition of class II and
class IV bike lanes. NCE submitted and managed three encroachment permit applications with Caltrans as the project
encroached on three state routes. NCE’s engineer’s estimate matched that of the winning contractor bid, indicating that NCE
was able to anticipate the value of the scope of work and contractor climate.
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 21
NCE Support Team Members
Pedro Sanchez, PE – Civil Design Lead
Pedro Sanchez, PE, is a licensed California Civil Engineer with 18 years of experience
providing civil engineering design and construction of transportation projects. His
experience involves the design of vertical and horizontal control plans, grading and
drainage, street design, sidewalk, ADA-compliant curb ramp and driveway design,
parking facilities, storm drain and utility system, yard piping and hydraulics and hydrology
analysis. Pedro is also well-experienced in preparing construction plans, contract
specifications and cost estimates ensuring conformity with state, federal and local
requirements. He is highly proficient in various computer-aided design and drafting
software and equipment. Pedro served as the Civil Engineer for the City of Los Angeles
$1.4B Safe Sidewalk Repair Program that aimed to make sidewalks accessible to everyone
and meet ADA requirements.
Representative Projects
FY 2018 to FY 2024 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino
Civil Design Engineer. Since 2018, NCE provided pavement evaluation and design services
for various roadways. A pavement condition survey was conducted with distresses
identified along with areas for potential base repairs. Coring, sampling, and laboratory
testing were performed, and a pavement design and soil investigation memorandum
were prepared. The memorandum included potential treatments with a focus on
sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures including ARHM and CIR. The street
rehabilitation programs included a cost-savings focused design to implement the plans,
specifications, and cost estimates (PS&E) for the City’s annual roadway maintenance and
PMS implementation. NCE provided detailed field markings and inventory for localized
base repairs and concrete curb and gutter repairs to provide improved bidding and
construction cost outcomes. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement
evaluation and design services for FY 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Professional Design and Construction Management Services for Street Enhancement
Project-CIP No. 2019-06
City of Huntington Park, CA
Civil Design Engineer. NCE provided engineering design services for the preparation of
plans, specifications and cost estimates for street enhancements using SB1 funding for
various streets throughout the city. This included pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction design (AC and PCC pavements), roadway improvement plans, curb ramp
detail design, and striping plans to modernize non-MUTCD-compliant striping. Key
elements of this project included the development of engineering plans, assisting the City transition and update their
Greenbook Specifications from older 2015 standards to the latest 2018 standards, developing a current utility contact list, and
incorporating cost-effective pavement recycling alternatives.
Pavement Management System (PMS) Implementation and Updates
City of San Marino, CA
Civil Design Engineer. NCE first finished an implementation of the City’s PMS in 2002 and subsequently updated it in 2004,
2005 through 2018. As part of the scope of work, NCE inventoried over 59.75 centerline miles of city streets, performed
condition surveys, calculated a Pavement Condition Index (PCI), entered maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) history records,
Education
BS, Civil Engineering, Instituto
Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey,
Monterrey Nuevo León,
México, 2001
Asphalt Engineering,
Universitat Politecnica de
Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain,
2000
Fluid Mechanics, California
State University, Long Beach,
1999
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Engineer – Civil,
CA #84649
Affiliations
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
American Public Works
Association (APWA)
Joined NCE
2018
Years of Experience
18 years
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 22
reviewed maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) strategies and costs, determined the funding needs of the street network,
prepared multiple funding scenarios, and presented the results to City Council. The City has a substantial investment in its
street network, which is estimated to have a replacement cost of more than $82 million. Overall, the streets are in “Fair”
condition with an average PCI of 65. This is a crucial period in the pavement life-cycle where it will soon begin to deteriorate
more rapidly if left untreated. NCE has been selected to continue providing services to the City, with a budget approximately
$3.5 million annually for street preservation and rehabilitation projects over the next ten years in order to improve the citywide
average PCI to 75 and decrease the unfunded backlog down to a more manageable level.
Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue Project-CIP No. 2018-06
City of La Mirada, CA
Civil Design Engineer. NCE provided pavement rehabilitation services for Valley View Avenue from Imperial Highway to
Rosecrans Avenue. This is a highly traveled commercial corridor nearly a mile long with heavily deteriorated pavement that
requires significant rehabilitation or reconstruction. NCE determined appropriate treatments, addressing ADA compliance, and
providing PS&E along with design support during construction. The City is in the middle of a multi-million-dollar infrastructure
improvement program made possible through City general funds, state and federal grants, and· passage of Measure I by City
residents, which provided additional sales tax revenue of approximately $4 million per year for five years.
2018-2023 Annual Overlay/Rehabilitation Pavement Design and PS&E
City of San Leandro, CA
Civil Design Engineer. NCE was contracted by the City of San Leandro to prepare construction documents and pavement
rehabilitation and reconstruction design for 23 arterial, collector, and residential streets (5 miles). NCE’s scope of work included
pavement investigation and design and preparation of civil design PS&Es for construction. Pavement design solutions included
conventional and RHMA overlays, full-depth asphalt reconstruction, full-depth reclamation (FDR) in lieu of more expensive
conventional reconstruction, and a pilot project for cold central plant recycling on an arterial street based on recommendations
provided by NCE. Visible drainage issues were addressed, such as localized ponding in the gutter pan, the design of over 100
ADA ramps, curb and gutter repairs, and improvements to striping and pavement markings with the addition of class II and
class IV bike lanes. NCE submitted and managed three encroachment permit applications with Caltrans as the project
encroached on three state routes. NCE’s engineer’s estimate matched that of the winning contractor bid, indicating that NCE
was able to anticipate the value of the scope of work and contractor climate.
University Avenue/Marina Boulevard/ Spinnaker Way Rehabilitation Project
City of Berkeley, CA
Civil Design Engineer. NCE was retained by the City to provide engineering and design services for the realignment and
reconstruction of University Avenue between the frontage road at Interstate-80 and Marina Boulevard at the Berkeley Marina.
The eastbound lanes, featuring numerous undulation due to a settled roadbed overlaying an in-filled former pier, was realigned
north to the current median, while the westbound remained similar. The intersection between University Avenue and Marina
Boulevard received vehicular and pedestrian enhancements with the additional of a new roundabout. The road reconstruction
included full-depth reclamation to create a cement-stabilized pulverized base (CSPB) nearly 18” thick of the onsite clayey soils
and pavement to be overlaid by an 8-inch thick hot-mix asphalt pavement. The project design includes LID features like bio-
detention basins, new street lighting, new infrastructure including a sewer and water service for a future visitor kiosk,
landscaping, irrigation, and striping. Marina Boulevard received an ARHM mill and overlay with shoulder drainage re-grading.
Spinnaker Way was re-constructed with FDR and an HMA overlay and a comprehensive re-design of the existing storm drain
system to improve water quality and reduce local flooding.
Sidewalk Design
City of Los Angeles, CA
Civil Design Engineer. As part of the $1.4 billion program to repair the City's broken sidewalks, Pedro worked on fast-paced
sidewalk repair design plans, estimates and specification to City of Los Angeles Standards following full ADA Compliance.
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 23
Mahmoud Samara – Pavement Engineer
Mahmoud Samara, EIT, recently began his engineering career as a Staff Engineer at NCE
and has been involved in pavement related projects that include pavement design and
evaluation, rehabilitation and maintenance, and pavement and asset management. Prior
to joining to NCE, Mahmoud served as a graduate research assistant in Research and
Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs) at Rowan
University, New Jersey. Mahmoud has expertise in the areas of laboratory performance
characterization of flexible pavements materials, pavement management system, life
cycle cost analysis of pavement structures, non-destructive testing (falling weight
deflectometer, FWD), and flexible pavement design.
Representative Projects
FY 2023 to FY 2025 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of Diamond Bar
Pavement Engineer. NCE is currently providing design services for the Area 3 street
rehabilitation project as part of the Residential & Collector Streets Rehabilitation (Areas
3, 4, and 5) and Arterial Streets Rehabilitation (Various Locations), and Areas 3, 4, and 5
Residential Neighborhood ADA Curb Ramps Improvement Project for the City.
2022-2023 Street Rehabilitation Program
City of San Marino, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE is providing civil engineering services to prepare plans,
specifications, and cost estimates for the City’s annual street rehabilitation project. In
2021 the City Council adopted a 5-year pavement management program.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Anaheim, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE updated Anaheim's PMP in compliance with OCTA's Measure
M2 requirements. The street network consists of approximately 584 centerline miles of
pavement including 155 miles of Arterial Highway System (AHS) and 429 centerline miles
of Local Street System (LSS). The project consists of furnishing all necessary services to
develop a comprehensive PMP including distress/condition inspections as per ASTM
D6433 protocols, collected ride quality (International Roughness Index) and digital
images of the pavements updated the maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) history, and
performed funding scenarios.
Pavement Management Program
Cathedral City, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE is assisting with the development of a comprehensive Pavement Management Program (PMP) to
improve the City’s ability to more effectively and strategically manage and maintain its 155 centerline-mile street network. The
project consists of furnishing all necessary services to develop a comprehensive PMP which will provide City policy makers and
asset management professionals with the City’s pavement network in terms of miles and area, the current Pavement Condition
Index (PCI) of the network, recommendations for future maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, Identification of funding
required to perform maintenance and repair treatments over the next 5 years, various investment and treatment scenarios to
improve network PCI over time, and information regarding additional funding required to achieve system PCI goals.
2019-2026 StreetSaver Technical Assistance
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), CA
Education
MS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Rowan University,
Glassboro, New Jersey, 2022
BS, Civil Engineering/Highway
and Bridges Engineering, Al-
Balqa Applied University, Salt,
Jordan, 2017
Registrations/Certifications
CA Engineer-In-Training
Affiliations
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Member in TRB Young
Members Subcommittee
Joined NCE
2022
Years of Experience
2 years
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 24
Pavement Engineer. NCE has been involved in numerous projects related to the development, implementation, and training
of the StreetSaver® program. NCE implemented the StreetSaver® PMP in over 150 agencies since 1994. NCE has been a P-TAP
consultant since Round 1 in 1998/1999. This includes NCE’s technicians and engineers being certified in MTC’s certification
program. NCE was involved with the beta testing of different versions of the StreetSaver® software since 1994 and has been a
member of the software development team. NCE has trained users on the StreetSaver® software since 1997, including the
development of the training materials, ensuring interaction in the training, and conducting the training.
Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update
City of Lemon Grove, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE is providing an update to the City’s PMP. The project consists of reviewing all public roadways within
the City, evaluating and updating/upgrading the City’s existing PMP software, and providing CIP planning document for a five-
year capital budget. The City’s street network is approximately 70 centerline miles with 486 pavement segments. The City
currently uses StreetSaver® for its PMP needs. The last PMP update performed by NCE in 2018 determined the City’s average
pavement condition index (PCI) was 60, which is considered “fair” condition.
Roadway Analysis and Distress Surveys for County Roads
County of Orange, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE is providing pavement distress surveys in accordance with ASTM D6433-11 on roadways for the
unincorporated portions of Orange County and the City of Dana Point for a five-year period beginning in FY 2020-2021 through
FY 2024-2025. The County of Orange and the City of Dana Point maintain approximately 365.1 miles and 93.5 miles of roadways,
respectively, which includes both the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) and local public roads. Both the County and City
perform biennial updates of its Pavement Management Program (PMP) to assist policy makers in making decisions for road
maintenance as well as complying with the County of Orange Transportation Authority (OCTA)’s Measure M2 Program.
As-Needed Consultant Services for Pavement Management and Road Surveying
County of San Diego, CA
Pavement Engineer. NCE is currently providing pavement management engineering services on as-needed basis to support
and assist the Department of Public Works in the development of the County’s Pavement Management projects. Covering an
area of nearly 1.500 square miles, the County maintains approximately 1,945 centerline miles of roadways. The network is
comprised of approximately 1,800 centerline miles of asphalt concrete roadways with the remainder being exposed concrete
pavement (approximately 30 centerline miles) or unpaved disintegrated granite (approximately 101 centerline miles). The
County manages the paved roadways using a computer-based Pavement Management System (PMS) known as StreetSaver as
developed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). A network-wide pavement condition survey was completed
in 2021 on all County Maintained Roads. The survey collected data for pavement surface distress types, severities, quantities,
and locations for entry into the PMS application and determination of segment Pavement Condition Index (PCI) values. NCE is
also currently developing pavement performance models from the data and as well as maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation
work plans or budgets.
Various Pavement-Related Projects
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Graduate Research Assistant. Investigating the use of 100% RAP in airfield mixtures for contingency pavement repair in remote
regions (Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory). Conducting Life Cycle Cost
Analysis of modified highly elastic mixtures using PavementME (Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Cold Regions Research
and Engineering Laboratory). Assessing the impact of multiple factors on the crack resistance of flexible pavements using Long-
Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database. Predicting the time-dependent rutting performance of asphalt binders using
viscoelastic data obtained from frequency sweep test for a viscoelasticity class project.
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 25
Matthew Gaber, PLA – Landscape Architecture
Matthew Gaber, PLA, is a Principal Landscape Architect at NCE. Over a 32-year career, he
has developed a wide perspective on traditional and emerging areas of practice. He is
well-experienced in providing full-service landscape architecture, urban design, and
planning to assist clients in phases of the design and construction process. Matthew
works with civil engineering professionals to integrate landscape and infrastructure
design, and specializes in complex urban projects that require patience, vision, and an
ability to listen closely to clients. He is recognized for the creation of bold, thoughtful
solutions to complex problems for varied clientele across a spectrum of sites. Throughout
his career Matthew has sought work which is environmentally and socially responsible,
with a strong focus on client service and relationships. He brings this approach and
passion to each new project. Matthew has focused his career on providing professional
services to public agencies and non-profit developers, working on a wide range of sites
and housing types from single family residential, to townhouses to apartments and multi-
story residential towers.
Representative Projects
Hillcrest Park Renovation and Green Infrastructure
City of Concord, CA
Principal Landscape Architect. The City of Concord received a grant from Caltrans to
incorporate green infrastructure into Hillcrest Park to mitigate stormwater impacts from
the expansion of Highway 4 and 242 in Concord CA. Matthew Gaber is leading the site
planning and construction documentation for the integration of stormwater trash
capture devices and bioretention facilities into this multi-use community park. The focus
is on seamlessly integrating the bioretention and stormwater infrastructure into the park
while maintaining and enhancing existing activities, the character and features of the
park such as sports fields, play areas and regional trails within the framework of Caltrans
grant requirements.
South San Francisco Green Infrastructure Study
City of South San Francisco, CA
Principal Landscape Architect. NCE evaluated the feasibility of—and potential locations for--installing green infrastructure as
part of the City’s planned pavement rehabilitation projects. Focusing on ADA ramps and reconstruction of curbs and gutters.
Mr. Gaber led through the phases of the project from the conceptualization of an approach to stormwater management,
establishing criteria for the evaluation of potential sites, creating graphic standards for the presentation of the
findings/recommendations and the construction documents with a specific focus on detailing, material selection and layout of
the proposed improvements.
Mariposa Design Engineering for Town Renovation
Mariposa County, CA
Principal Landscape Architect. The County of Mariposa received a $6.54 million Disaster Resiliency Grant from the Economic
Development Administration to improve, in partnership with the MPUD, several streets, parking lots, and water and sewer
infrastructure in downtown Mariposa. Key elements include sanitary sewer repair/replacement, storm drain/utility repairs,
pavement reconstruction and rehabilitation that include sidewalk, gutters, offsite street parking lot rehabilitation and ADA
upgrades, placemaking and landscaping, and historic street lighting throughout the project area. Matthew is leading the
visioning and construction documentation process ensuring that the proposed improvements, including the rehabilitation of
the sanitary sewer infrastructure and pavement do not negatively impact historic features.
Education
MA, Landscape Architecture,
Harvard Graduate School of
Design, Cambridge, MA, 1995
BA, Landscape Architecture,
University of California,
Berkeley, 1987
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Landscape
Architect, CA #3740
Registered Landscape
Architect, Nevada #1045
Affiliations
Council of Landscape Architects
Joined NCE
2019
Years of Experience
32 years
City of Diamond Bar
Proposal for Professional On-Call Civil Engineering and Architectural Services
May 26, 2023
Page | 26
13th Street Complete Streets
City of Richmond, CA
Principal Landscape Architect. The City of Richmond has undertaken a street rehabilitation project to transform a dangerous
4-lane roadway into a multi-modal and multi-benefit corridor. Matthew Gaber is leading the conceptual design, community
engagement and construction documentation process, guiding a team of landscape architects and civil engineers. Based on
community input and in-depth analysis of existing conditions Matthew will lead the visioning of multiple studies for the
reconfiguration of the street focusing on pedestrian safety, reducing travel speeds, creating class 2 bicycle lanes, incorporating
green infrastructure/ shade trees and designing broad sidewalks to create a vibrant pedestrian orientated streetscape. Upon
the completion of the project 13th street will become one of the City of Richmond’s first complete street projects and will
transform an underserved neighborhood.
International House Front Entry Rejuvenation
University of California, Berkeley
Landscape Architect. The International House, Berkeley is a multi-cultural residence and program center serving students at
the University of California, Berkeley. Over the last two years the International House has undertaken a master planning process
to address a multitude of public safety, ADA compliance, operational constraints, maintenance issues and code violations that
currently exist within the Public Right of Way for this historic property located along the landmarked Piedmont Avenue. Project
goals include creating a more welcoming entry; providing informal outdoor gathering spaces; integrating ADA access more
gracefully; undergrounding utilities; creating wider sidewalks and increasing pedestrian safety; reducing maintenance costs;
and enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the landscape. Matthew’s responsibilities include project management, site
planning, schematic design, permitting and approvals through multiple agencies, historic landscape research, community
outreach, ADA compliance and landscape architecture.
Wildcat Creek Trail
City of San Pablo, CA
Landscape Architect. Wildcat Creek was a substantially degraded creek located within a highly urbanized neighborhood.
Specific tasks involved trail design, restoration of portions of the creek bank along a 1,000-foot section of the creek bank, the
design of a new trail, interpretative signage, pedestrian bridge and creek bank stabilization. Native plantings, permeable
pavements and stormwater energy dissipating structures were key features of the plan. provided included complete landscape
design, permitting services and sea level rise adaption planning.
Three Creeks Trail
City of San Jose, CA
Landscape Architect. Sited along a historic, abandoned railroad line and bordered by residential neighborhoods, the Three
Creeks Trail is a signature rails to trails project for the City of San Jose. Matthew Gaber provided complete landscape design
and permitting services for this multi-use catalytic trail, providing alternative routes of transportation for the bicyclists and
pedestrians traveling through the neighborhood. To celebrate and explain the agricultural history of the Santa Clara Valley,
interpretive elements were placed along the length of the trail. Key features of the project include a new fully accessible multi-
modal trail, interpretative signage and seating elements, gateways, custom site furnishings, and drought tolerant tree groves.
Bay Ship and Yacht Bay Trail
City of Alameda, CA
Landscape Architect. Located along the historic Oakland-Alameda estuary on a brown field site with an active shipyard next
door, this trail provides trail users and ferry passengers with exceptional views of cargo ships and the San Francisco Bay. Along
the length of the trail interpretative elements such as propellors, anchors and wenches are placed to allow trail users to see,
touch and learn about the workings of ships and marine infrastructure. Key services provided included complete landscape
design, permitting services and sea level rise adaption planning.
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Similar Project Experience
NCE has extensive experience designing thousands of local streets and roads and pavement rehabilitation throughout
California. The company has earned the confidence of many California cities and counties as a provider of superior civil and
pavement engineering services. We routinely work on a broad range of Public Works and Capital Improvement Projects
including bicycle and pedestrian projects, public infrastructure, green infrastructure, local government facilities, road widening
and intersection design, roadway geometrics, pavement preservation, overlay and reconstruction design, erosion control
projects, hydraulic engineering and hydraulic studies, water quality improvements, wetlands and creek restorations, utility
coordination, utility design and relocation, drainage design, hydraulic modeling, and redevelopment and urban infill, as well as
assistance in completing submittals for federally funded projects.
Over the past several years, NCE has developed outstanding working relationships with many California clients, implementing
projects with scopes relevant to Diamond Bar. The City can be confident that NCE will provide technically innovative and cost-
effective treatment selections, biddable and constructible design documents, and comprehensive bidding and construction
support. NCE has a proven record of success in delivering projects within the established contract budget and on-time project
submittal delivery. Table 1 provided below summarizes a list of similar projects completed by NCE within the last five years.
Table 1 – NCE’s Cost Estimating Accuracy
Contracting Agency and Project Title Date
Engineer’s
Estimate ($M)
Construction
Cost ($M)
County of Sacramento International Airport East Vault Bus Parking Lot 2022 $2.6 $2.7
City of San Leandro Curb Ramps Project 2022 $2.8 $2.1
City of Portola Valley 2022 Resurfacing Project 2022 $0.5 $0.5
City of South San Francisco 2022 Pavement Rehabilitation (West Package) 2022 $10.9 $9.5
City of South San Francisco 2022 Pavement Rehabilitation (East Package) 2022 $6.8 $6.5
City of San Leandro Annual Street Overlay/Rehabilitation Phase 1 2022 $4.7 $4.9
City of Pacifica 2022/23 Pavement Resurfacing Project 2022 $1.2 $1.2
City of San Marino 2021/22 Street Rehabilitation Program 2022 $3.8
City of Huntington Park Street Enhancement Project 2021 $1.0 $0.8
City of Richmond Yellow Brick Road Complete Streets 2021 $7.2 $6.8
City of San Pablo Rumrill Blvd. Complete Streets and Green Infrastructure 2021 $14.6 $15.0
City of Berkeley Marina Roadway Improvement Project 2021 $6.8 $5.0
City of Belmont Street Reconstruction Project 2021 $2.1 $2.1
City of Richmond Castro Ranch Road Rehabilitation Project 2021 $3.4 $3.1
Presidio Trust of SF Pavement Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project 2021 $4.8 $4.8
City of South San Francisco 2019/20 Surface Seal Project 2020 $2.5 $2.2
City of South San Francisco 2020 Pavement Rehabilitation Project 2020 $2.2 $2.2
City of South San Francisco OBAG 2 Street Rehabilitation Project 2020 $1.2 $1.3
City of Walnut Creek Parkside and Broadway Rehabilitation Project 2020 $1.9 $1.8
Town of Moraga 2020 Pavement Rehabilitation Project 2020 $1.5 $1.4
City of Berkeley Measure M Street Rehabilitation 2019 2019 $5.4 $5.2
City of Sunnyvale Pavement Rehabilitation 2019 2019 $1.4 $1.1
City of San Leandro Annual Street Overlay/Rehabilitation 2018/19 2019 $10.1 $10.2
City of Berkeley Measure M Street Rehabilitation 2018 2019 $3.9 $3.2
City of South San Francisco Surface Seal Project 2018 2018 $1.2 $1.2
Pending
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Project Examples
NCE has had the privilege to work with many cities and counties throughout California, including Diamond Bar. The following
pages provide project examples that NCE and NCE personnel has successfully delivered to our clients within the last five years.
These projects further demonstrate our civil and pavement design experience and capabilities that we can provide to the City.
The individual and agency references provided will allow the City to verify NCE’s experience and level of satisfaction of our
clients. Proposed key staff and their project role are also noted in each example.
Street Rehabilitation Program and Pavement Management System Update Services, Diamond Bar, CA
Agency: City of Diamond Bar
Address: 21810 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Contact: Chris Malpica
Associate Engineer
Phone: (909) 839-7042
Email:
CMalpica@DiamondBarCA.Gov
Timeline: 2015 – 2022 (PMS);
2023-Current (Rehabilitation)
FY 2023 Annual Street Rehabilitation Program Project Description: NCE is currently
preparing the civil design for the city’s annual road rehabilitation program. As part
of this project, NCE is selecting appropriate pavement treatment conducted by our
pavement engineers using a walking survey , marking out base repairs, marking curb
and gutter repairs, and the PS&E package. Additionally, NCE also designed 16 curb
ramps in Area 3 as part of the CDBG funded project which is currently out to bid for
construction.
Program Management System Updates and Budget Analysis Project Description:
NCE was selected by the City to perform a pavement management system (PMS)
update in 2015-2016. As part of the update, NCE provided a pavement management
software assessment, StreetSaver® was setup with past city data, field verified the
pavement inventory, performed distress/condition surveys on the entire pavement
network (59.75 miles), calculated PCI for each street section as well as citywide,
performed budgetary analyses including four funding scenarios, developed a multi-
year maintenance and repair work plan, prepared final report, and presented results
to City Council. In 2018, NCE updated the City’s PMS to determine funding needs for
the maintenance and rehabilitation of their street network. The City wanted to
determine the effects of applying $4 million per year to their M&R program. NCE
revised the M&R Decision Tree and a 5-year, and 10-year cycle was analyzed.
NCE Staff: Vivek Jha (Client Manager), Jim Bui (Project Manager), Franz Haidinger
(QA/QC Manager), James Signore (Pavement QA/QC Manager), Pedro Sanchez
(Project Engineer), and Mahmoud Samara (Pavement Engineer).
Street Rehabilitation Program and Pavement Management System Update Services, San Marino, CA
Agency: City of San Marino
Address: 2200 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
Contact: Amber Shah, PE
Director of Public Works
Phone: (626) 300-0787
Email: AShah@CityofSanMarino.org
Timeline: 2002 – Present (PMS);
2018 – 2023 (Rehabilitation)
FY 2021 Annual Street Rehabilitation Program Project Description: NCE prepared
the civil and pavement design for the city’s annual road rehabilitation program
totaling nearly $3.5 million and 31 street sections and is currently provided design
services during construction. A comprehensive pavement design was conducted
including pavement conditions surveys, base repair markings, pavement coring, and
subgrade laboratory testing. The pavement design memorandum included potential
treatments with a focus on sustainable treatments and cost saving measures, and
special consideration to deal with streets underlain with Macadam road base.
Hundreds of concrete curb and gutter assessments were conducted to address
drainage deficiencies along the project streets. Construction plans were prepared
with a vicinity map, typical pavement cross sections, detailed repair quantity tables,
and cost estimation. NCE provided newer 2021 Greenbook technical specifications,
updating 2018-based Greenbook technical specifications NCE provided in our
previous project. NCE was recently selected by the City to provide pavement
evaluation and design services for FY 2022-23 and 2023-24.
FY 2020 Annual Street Rehabilitation Program Project Description: NCE provided
pavement evaluation and design services for 35 roadway sections across the City. A
pavement condition survey was conducted with distresses identified along with
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Rehabilitation/Civil Design Services
areas for potential base repairs. The pavement design memorandum included
potential treatments focusing on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures.
Concrete curb and gutter assessments were conducted to address drainage
deficiencies along the project streets. Construction plans were prepared with a
vicinity map, typical pavement cross sections, detailed repair quantity tables, and
cost estimation. NCE provided newer 2018 Greenbook technical specifications,
updating the City’s aging 2015-based Greenbook technical specifications.
FY 2018 Annual Street Rehabilitation Program Project Description: NCE provided
pavement evaluation and design services for various sections of five roadways with
PCI of under 20 for the City in 2018. A pavement condition survey was conducted
with distresses identified along with areas for potential base repairs. Coring,
sampling, and laboratory testing were performed, and a pavement design and soil
investigation memorandum were prepared. The memorandum included potential
treatments focusing on sustainable treatments and cost-saving measures. Technical
specifications and a cost estimate were also provided.
Program Management System Updates and Budget Analysis Project Description:
NCE was selected by the City to perform a pavement management system (PMS)
update in 2015-2016. As part of the update, NCE provided a pavement management
software assessment, StreetSaver® was setup with past city data, field verified the
pavement inventory, performed distress/condition surveys on the entire pavement
network (59.75 miles), calculated PCI for each street section as well as citywide,
performed budgetary analyses including four funding scenarios, developed a multi-
year maintenance and repair work plan, prepared final report, and presented results
to City Council. In 2018, NCE updated the City’s PMS to determine funding needs for
the maintenance and rehabilitation of their street network. The City wanted to
determine the effects of applying $4 million per year to their M&R program. NCE
revised the M&R Decision Tree and a 5-year, and 10-year cycle was analyzed.
NCE Staff: Vivek Jha (Client Manager), Jim Bui (Project Manager), Franz Haidinger
(QA/QC Manager), James Signore (QA/QC Manager and Flexible Pavement Design),
Pedro Sanchez (Project Engineer), and Mahmoud Samara (Pavement Engineer).
Maintenance District 6 Pavement Réhabilitation Project Phase II, Glendale, CA
Client: City of Glendale
Address: 633 E Broadway Room
205, Glendale, CA 91206
Contact: Rustom Tavitian, PE
Civil Engineer
Phone: (818) 937-8326
Project Description: NCE is providing pavement evaluation and design services for
the District 6 - Phase II pavement rehabilitation project. As part of this project, NCE
scope of work includes carrying out a pavement condition survey to identify areas
for potential base repairs. The pavement design memorandum will include potential
treatments focusing on sustainable treatments, and cost-saving measures will be
provided to the City. Concrete curb and gutter assessments including full length
reconstruction will also be conducted to address drainage deficiencies along the
project streets, especially important due to significant damage from mature heritage
trees lining the residential streets. PS&E package which includes detailed plans,
typical pavement cross sections, detailed repair quantity tables, and cost estimation
will be prepared as part of this project.
NCE Staff: Vivek Jha (Client Manager), Jim Bui (Project Manager), Franz Haidinger
(QA/QC Manager), James Signore (QA/QC Manager and Flexible Pavement Design),
Pedro Sanchez (Project Engineer), and Mahmoud Samara (Pavement Engineer).
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Email: RTavitian@glendaleca.Gov
Timeline: 2023-Present
Service Provided –
Rehabilitation/Civil Design Services
Valley View Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue Project, La Mirada, CA
Client: City of La Mirada
Address: 15515 Phoebe Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90638
Contact: Mark Stowell, PE
Public Works Director
Phone: (562) 902-2385
Email:
mstowell@cityoflamirada.org
Timeline: 2019 – Present
Service Provided –
Rehabilitation/Civil Design Services
Project Description: The City of La Mirada is in the middle of an ambitious, multi-
million-dollar Infrastructure Improvement Program. The program includes numerous
reconstruction, repair, and replacement projects throughout the City. This significant
investment in the City’s infrastructure is made possible through City general funds,
state and federal grants, and· the passage of Measure I by the residents of La Mirada.
Measure I has provided additional sales tax revenue of approximately $4,000,000 per
year for the rehabilitation and improvement of the City’s infrastructure for the past
four years and will continue for one more year. Improvements include reconstruction
of damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter, the upgrade or addition of ADA ramps,
pavement rehabilitation, storm drain reconstruction or rehabilitation and traffic
signal upgrades or replacement at various
locations. The City also has plans to continue
upgrading the traffic signal system infrastructure.
NCE is currently completing a project for
pavement rehabilitation services for Valley View
Avenue from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans
Avenue. Valley View Avenue is a highly traveled
commercial corridor nearly a mile long with
heavily deteriorated pavement that will require
significant rehabilitation or reconstruction. NCE has submitted the PS&E design and
is awaiting bidding and construction to provide design services during construction.
NCE Staff: Jim Bui (Project Manager), Franz Haidinger (QA/QC Manager), James
Signore (Flexible Pavement Design), and Pedro Sanchez (Project Engineer).
Professional Design and Construction Management Service for Street Enhancement, Huntington Park, CA
Client: City of Huntington Park
6550 Miles Avenue
Huntington Park, CA 90255
Contact: Cesar Roldan
Public Works Director
Phone: (323) 584-6348
Email: CRoldan@hpca.gov
Timeline: 2020-2021
Service Provided –
Rehabilitation/Civil Design Services
Project Description: In 2017, NCE was contracted by the City of San Leandro to
prepare construction documents and pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction
design for 23 arterial, collector, and residential streets (5 miles).
NCE’s scope of work included pavement investigation and design and preparation of
civil design PS&Es for construction. Pavement design solutions included conventional
and RHMA overlays, full-depth asphalt reconstruction, full-depth reclamation (FDR),
and a pilot project for cold central plant recycling on an arterial street based on
recommendations provided by NCE. Visible drainage issues were addressed, such as
localized ponding in the gutter pan, the design of over 100 ADA ramps, curb and
gutter repairs, and improvements to striping and pavement markings with the
addition of class II and Class IV bike lanes. The design of traffic calming bulbouts were
prepared for two streets where NCE analyzed vehicle turning capabilities and
impacts to surface drainage. NCE submitted and managed three encroachment
permit applications with Caltrans as the project encroached on three state routes.
NCE’s Engineer’s Cost Estimate matched the winning contractor bid, indicating that
NCE was able to anticipate the value of the scope of work.
NCE Key Staff: Jim Bui (Civil Design), Franz Haidinger (QA/QC Manager), and James
Signore (Flexible Pavement Design).
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Project Approach
Project Understanding (Probable Elements of Scope of Work)
The following scope of work describes the tasks and deliverables required to complete a
typical public works project, including these elements:
• Project visioning and scoping assistance
• Project management, communication, and QC
• Coordination with stakeholders and public outreach
• Real property issues and acquisition assistance (easement, temporary easements,
right of entry, legal descriptions, and legal plats)
• Pavement Management System (PMS)
• Data gathering and field investigations (topographic surveying, FWD testing,
pavement coring, geotechnical investigation, testing, and analysis, and traffic
counts)
• Utility coordination, underground utility locating (Ground Penetrating Radar), and potholing for high-risk utilities.
• Design development, basis of design, as well as preliminary design
• Design PS&E
• Construction documents
• Bidding assistance
• Design services during construction.
Sample Work Plan
Below is a sample scope of work NCE might propose for a roadway rehabilitation project.
Task 1: Project Management
NCE will coordinate its multidisciplinary team to complete a design that serves the
identified goals of the City. The key components of our project management approach
include communication, scheduling, budget, and management controls. Communication
includes accessible and responsive team members, primary point of contact, monthly
schedule and progress reports, and early identification of key agency staff and
stakeholders. Schedule includes development of a clear and concise scope of work with
key milestones, weekly internal team meetings/updates, bi-weekly projection schedules
for project management, and weekly schedule updates. Budget includes our strong
centralized accounting system, use of weekly project budget reports by the Project
Manager detailed monthly cost report by task, and invoices accompanied with cost
breakdown. Management controls include cost control, i.e., budget versus expenditure,
quality control through NCE internal QA/QC program and procedures and adhering to
performance schedules through interim checks and updates. NCE’s proposed Project
Manager, Jim Bui, PE, will be responsible for the day-to-day communications with the
City, coordination of subconsultants, and schedule and project budget management.
NCE’s project management approach is further detailed below in this section.
DELIVERABLES FOR TASK 1:
• Bi-Weekly email or phone updates to the City’s Project Manager
• Monthly written progress reports
• Detailed monthly invoices
• Consultation on an as-needed basis.
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Subtask 1.1: Project Kick-Off Meeting
The NCE team will participate in an initial project kick-off meeting with City staff. At the meeting, the purpose, goals, timeline,
document design criteria, specific deliverables, and schedule will be addressed and agreed on along with the project’s
milestones. One of the primary objectives of the kickoff meeting will be to ensure that the civil design project team has a
complete understanding of the project and to provide an opportunity for the City staff to update the team on changes in the
project or priorities. Early confirmation of the scope, tasks, and/or anticipated challenges or unique circumstances is critical. A
key focus of the meeting will be to reach consensus on the specific scope of services and deliverables. The NCE team will discuss
and clarify the technical aspects of the project. NCE has learned from our on-call experience working with the City on your
preferred drafting approach on roadway rehabilitation plans in order to achieve better Contractor bidding and construction
and will incorporate this into our design approach.
DATA REQUESTED FROM CITY:
• Current City basemap and project background data.
• CAD Standards and Title Block.
• Boilerplate specifications.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 1.1:
• Meeting minutes from kick-off meeting and schedule for potential follow-up scoping meetings.
Task 2: Coordination Meetings
Subtask 2.1: Initial Workshop
To clearly establish the project understanding and gain stakeholder buy-in, an initial
workshop meeting could be held that would include representatives from the City, the
planning team, the civil design team, and representatives from key stakeholders to
initiate coordination between the overall project team members, define roles and
responsibilities, and facilitate the sharing of existing data and information. During the
initial stages of the project and periodically, on an as-needed basis, NCE will meet with
the City and the stakeholders to review the objectives and scope of work, identify how
each subsequent milestone will be accomplished, and who is responsible. This will
establish a real sense of working in partnership with the City, other consultant teams,
and the appropriate stakeholders. The objective is to resolve issues and challenges early
in the process in order to minimize related potential delays in the project delivery.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 2.1:
• Meeting minutes from initial workshop and schedule for identified follow-up meetings.
Task 2.2: Technical Team Meetings
To ensure a complete sharing of information and in order to track the progress of the project, NCE will lead monthly
coordination meetings with the technical team and will make formal presentations to the technical team related to the 30%,
60%, and 90% PS&E submittals, typically. Minutes of the monthly meetings will include a listing of the current and outstanding
issues/challenges/questions, assignment of responsibility for issue resolution, and a deadline date for resolution. The minutes
will be distributed to the technical team and the other attendees.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 2.2:
• Presentations at 30%, 60% and 90% PS&E submittal
• Meeting minutes.
Task 2.3: Utility Coordination
NCE understands the critical need to maintain continuous contact with the utility companies throughout the design process.
This coordination helps drive the need to perform subsurface investigations to confirm utility locations and/or resolve conflicts.
Some projects ultimately require an extraordinary amount of coordination, planning, technical input, and coordination with
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utility providers. NCE will coordinate with utility providers from the beginning of the project to obtain as-builts and to determine
if utility relocation is required in order to construct the City’s project. Typically, NCE will confirm the utility contact list with the
City and send out an initial letter formally notifying utility owners of the upcoming project scope and requesting existing as-
built data. NCE will include relevant as-built data on the design basemap and analyze potential project conflicts including
pavement depths. A second notification letter will be provided to the utility owners at the 60% PS&E submittal, highlighting
the revised project conditions for coordination on any utility requirements or relocations and lowering. Once utility conflicts
have been properly addressed in the final design, a third utility notification letter will be provided to the utility owner’s notifying
them of upcoming construction.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 2.3:
• Preparation and attendance at related utility coordination agency meetings and meeting minutes
• Utility coordination matrix.
Task 3: Stakeholders Input/Public Presentations
Throughout the various phases of a project, community and public meetings may be held to convey necessary information and
build consensus among the community and stakeholders. Key members of the NCE team will participate in these efforts in
concert with the City and a public outreach firm (if warranted). NCE can provide technical presentation materials, if requested.
DELIVERABLES FOR TASK 3:
• Technical presentation materials
• Workshops and focused presentations attendance
• Coordination and facilitation of follow-up presentations/workshops
• Summary of major public/stakeholder comments.
Task 5: Data Gathering and Field Investigations
Subtask 4.1: Topographic Surveys and Base Maps
The City has typically utilized a streamlined approach to project plans
development for roadway CIP Projects. This has included utilizing the City’s
existing graphical basemap in conjunction with NCE-derived GIS base maps
or aerial ortho-imagery to depict the necessary information for bidding and
construction. NCE uses the Terraflex software loaded on a tablet to collect
and inventory utility surface features, striping, signs, damaged sections of
curb and gutter, sidewalk, and base repair locations. For sites with outdated
or inaccurate aerial ortho-imagery NCE also has an in-house drone that may
capture conceptual-level base maps suitable for minor road rehabilitation
projects.
For more complicated on-call projects NCE would typically require
detailed information on the existing topography, site features, and
infrastructure. NCE will partner with a surveying firm as a sub-
consultant for the required surveying services for the projects. The
project team will conduct a detailed review of the available
topographic survey, ROW, and mapping information that will be used
to prepare the base map for design. The base map will typically show
existing roadways, drainage facilities, right-of-way (ROW), bridge
abutments and supports, railroad alignments, utility locations and
easements, property information, other site features, and vegetation
among others. Topographic surveys will be prepared at typically a 1” =
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20’ scale or as needed for site detail using NAD 1983 / NAVD 1988 datums and City referencing city-provided benchmarks.
Electronic files are prepared using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2022, or similar.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 4.1:
• Project base map showing typical ROW width and dimensions to roadway centerline.
Task 4.2: Pavement Condition Survey and Site Reconnaissance
As part of this task, NCE will collect detail street pavement condition survey data on a project level basis to supplement the
PMP data. Pavement condition surveys serve the purpose of further refining the appropriate pavement treatments that will be
developed based on coring data and deflection data for those sections of the street that will be rehabilitated or reconstructed
as part of this Project. This condition survey will generally note the presence of load related and environmental distresses, such
as alligator cracking, longitudinal and transverse cracking, rutting, patches and utility cuts, distortions, and depressions as they
pertain to developing appropriate pavement treatments. In addition, potential base repairs will be identified in the condition
survey.
Task 4.3 Pavement Design and Geotechnical Investigations
NCE will perform a geotechnical investigation with a focus on pavement rehabilitation and street reconstruction pavement
design. NCE will review information from the pavement condition survey and identify locations for pavement cores. It is
anticipated that cores will be taken every 2,500’ lane-feet, and deflection testing will be taken every 100’. Additionally, NCE
will apply for and obtain a no-fee Encroachment Permit from the City prior to starting the coring and deflection testing. NCE
will also provide temporary traffic control in accordance with the latest standards contained within the CA Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) or Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCHBOOK), as well as any local requirements
that exist.
The primary objective of the coring program will be to establish pavement and base material characteristics and layer
thicknesses and obtain representative subgrade soils samples for laboratory
testing for the purposes of developing pavement rehabilitation and
reconstruction alternative recommendations. Subgrade soils obtained from
pavement coring will be tested for moisture content, R-value, and plasticity index.
The results of the limited geotechnical investigation and associated laboratory
testing will be summarized in a written technical memo for pavement
rehabilitation and reconstruction alternatives based on the Caltrans Highway
Design Manual and the Traffic Index (TI) provided by the City or as estimated by
NCE. Identification of potential problematic soil conditions including geotechnical
recommendations will be provided. Consideration will be made for pavement
recycling alternatives such as Cold-in-Place Recycling (CIR) and Cement Stabilized Pulverized Base (CSPB), or similar which are
appropriate based on the site conditions and project size and existing constraints.
DELIVERABLES FOR TASKS 4.3:
• Draft and Final Pavement Design Memo.
Task 5: Design Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
Based on the Pavement Design Memo and project objectives, NCE will prepare the civil design documents for the project,
obtain design approval and produce the construction drawings, special provisions and construction estimates, and detailed bid
schedule required for the bid package. The PS&E will be prepared in accordance with the appropriate Standard Specifications.
Final specifications will be written in Microsoft Word, as specified by the City.
Subtask 5.1: Preliminary Design
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The preliminary design will be prepared based on preliminary design
concepts that may have been developed as part of a conceptual design plan
prepared by NCE or others.
Basis for Design Technical Memorandum – NCE typically develops a basis for
design technical memorandum for submittal and review by stakeholders.
The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit input and get buy-in from the
appropriate parties, so that efforts are not wasted preparing the preliminary
design. This memorandum includes at a minimum the following:
• Identify and establish controlling design criteria as discussed
• Develop typical sections and prepare geometric approval drawings
• Develop conceptual staged construction/traffic handling plans
• Address utility relocation, traffic signal, and street lighting concepts
• Address landscape architecture
• Address ROW easement requirements (temporary and permanent)
• Develop preliminary engineer’s estimate.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 5.1:
• Written Comments to the City’s team
• Basis for design technical memorandum.
Subtask 5.2: Design Development
Plans will be completed to a 30% completion and will describe the project design intent sufficiently to develop estimates of
probable construction cost. This is the most appropriate stage at which to make adjustments in the design concept. Work
products that will be provided include civil plans at a scale of 1”= 20’ with sufficient detail and labeling to clearly communicate
the design intent and in general, for a public works project, may include title sheet, notes, legend, abbreviations, typical details
and sections, horizontal control plan, removal/demolition plans, roadway plans and profiles, grading plans, utility plans,
drainage plans and profiles, sewer and water line plans and profiles, striping plans, traffic signal plans, landscape and irrigation
plans, and structural plans. As one of the costliest components of a rehabilitation project, NCE will provide value-engineering
pavement design solutions, including pavement recycling materials such as rubberized hot mix asphalt (RHMA), warm mix
asphalt (WMA), and cold in-place recycling (CIR).
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 5.2:
• Bound sets of 30% design plans and estimate of probable construction cost
• Presentation of 30% design at technical team meeting.
Subtask 5.3 : Construction Documents (PS&E)
Based on City comments and other preliminary design review comments, NCE will develop construction documents including
engineering plans, technical specifications, and an engineer’s estimate of probable construction cost (PS&E). This is a critical
junction in a project. As a project moves into the final PS&E phase, the details must come together and potential loose ends,
which have not been previously identified, must be resolved. Otherwise, the project schedule and cost may be compromised.
NCE will develop PS&Es of probable construction cost at the 60%, 90%, and Final (100%) levels of design. Based on each set of
review comments, NCE will provide the City with a formal written response at each of the above-mentioned milestones. At the
60% level, NCE will provide a draft outline of specifications for City review and comments. Complete specifications will be
provided at the 90% and Final (100%) level of design.
All previously developed plan sheets will be further refined and developed to a 60%, 90%, and Final (100%) level. Utility lines
and structures will be clearly delineated including any anticipated maintenance or relocation scheduled by utility owners.
Construction details and callouts for roadway geometry will be validated with vehicle turning templates and swept path analysis
to ensure proper navigation per the anticipated design vehicle including modified turn pockets, intersections, and driveway
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access. Construction details will be provided for all impacted ADA curb ramps, curb and gutter replacements, and other
concrete work. New electrical and stormwater facilities will be designed, and interference checks compared to existing utility
facilities. Any ROW conflicts or needs for temporary construction easements will be identified and summarized to the City for
evaluation. The project specifications will be developed utilizing the City’s boilerplate specifications and technical provisions
developed for project-specific design elements according to the 2021 APWA Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction “Greenbook” and Caltrans 2018 Standard Specifications, latest revision.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 5.3:
• Electronic submittal of 60%, 90%, and Final (100%) design plans, specifications, and estimate of probable construction
cost (PS&E)
• One Mylar copy of the final plans, sealed and signed
• Presentation of 60% and 90% PS&E at technical team meeting.
Subtask 5.4: Bidding Assistance and Design Services during Construction
NCE will provide design services during bidding, contractor selection, and construction. NCE will participate in the pre-bid and
pre-construction meetings, respond to requests for information, and assist in preparing addenda, if needed. This includes
review material submittals for conformance with the project technical specifications and provide appropriate
recommendations for approval. Additionally, NCE will review requests for information (RFI’s) submitted by the Contractor and
provide design clarifications or recommendations as needed for project completion. At the end of the project NCE will prepare
as-built drawings based on redlines prepared by the Contractor and submitted to the City.
DELIVERABLES FOR SUBTASK 5.4:
• Attend Pre-bid and pre-construction meeting
• Assist in the development of addenda to the bidder’s package
• Assist City in developing formal responses to bidders and construction requests for information (RFI)
• Provide approval recommendations on material submittals
• Review and tabulate bid results and make recommendations to award to contractor
• Preparation of as-built drawings.
Task 6: Regulatory Compliance and Permitting (if requested)
The NCE team can assist and/or lead and secure, if needed and requested, the required permits and regulatory compliance
documents associated with project delivery. To determine the expectations of the permitting agency staff, NCE will contact
regulatory agencies and conduct pre-application meetings via telephone or web conference. The results of these meetings will
be documented in the regulatory compliance matrix, which will list the permits required, agency contacts, and other details for
obtaining permits. Informational needs will be revised and refined and will be reviewed by the client. A schedule will be created
for information gathering, an iterative process for refining proposed project designs, and the drafting and submittal of permit
application documentation. Follow-ups with the agencies will be performed until permits are received.
To coordinate the permitting process, NCE’s permitting specialist will serve as the team’s regulatory agency liaison and the
designated representative for the permits. As the single point of contact with the regulatory agencies, NCE’s permitting
specialist would ensure there is clear communication between the agencies, the project representative, and the project team.
The permitting specialist will develop, manage, and update the regulatory matrix to document communication with regulatory
agencies and compliance mitigation measures in real time.
DELIVERABLES FOR TASK 6:
• Regulatory matrix
• Technical memorandum on information needs and permitting strategies and timelines
• Draft and final permit submittals
• Final permits.
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Management Approach
NCE understands that on-call contracts require seamless integration and partnering with our clients, which allows the City to
have access to NCE during development of a scope of work without a specific task order in place. NCE will review every
assignment holistically to identify the project elements, such as applicable environmental regulations, funding and design
requirements, which will allow us to implement projects in a timely fashion.
Project Management Approach
NCE brings a collaborative, innovative, and problem-solving mentality to the management of all our projects, and this is the
foundation of our approach. We believe in allocating the right resources at the right time to cost-effectively produce high-
quality deliverables and projects for our clients. We focus on understanding our client’s “big picture,” while increasing the value
of every dollar spent on every effort or project by identifying and eliminating challenges before they occur. This starts with
assigning experienced and capable project managers and surrounding them with handpicked teams tailored to every effort,
task, or project. NCE’s objective for any contract is to deliver technically sound and high-quality projects on-time, on-budget,
and with a high level of satisfaction to our clients. To demonstrate our commitment to excellence, our approach is outlined in
the following paragraphs.
Developing Holistic Task Orders to Achieve Community Needs
For ease to the City, our Project, Jim Bui, PE will oversee task order development, delivery of projects, and will be a primary
point of contact for this on-call contract. He has managed previous CIP projects under our existing contract with the City, as
well as other clients throughout California. Jim is well-versed at understanding the needs and required resources to get projects
completed. He will lead task order development with the City, the NCE Project Manager, and other team members, as-needed,
to discuss the following:
• Project understanding, goals and desired
outcomes, design elements, and schedules
• City roles, coordination and technical lead(s)
• Nature of project, as well as its challenges,
opportunities, and constraints
• Establish the City’s responsibility for permit
application fees, CEQA filing, and archival records
search fees
• Internal and external schedules for interim and
final work products
• Internal and external schedules for interim and
final work products
• Technical disciplines and special studies needed
(e.g., civil, permitting, CEQA/NEPA, biological)
• Required mitigation measures
• Funding source(s) to establish project
requirements (e.g., LAPM, Buy America)
• Funding source constraints and deadlines
• Stakeholder participation
• Special contracting requirements (e.g., DBE).
Based on the results of the discussion(s), the NCE project manager will identify the appropriate task manager and assist them
with assembling the needed technical disciplines and team members required to effectively scope and respond to the project
needs. During development of the task order scope and schedule, it is likely that technical discussions will need to occur
between the City and the NCE Team. The scope and fee will be prepared for review, approval, and contracting with the City.
Upon approval, the NCE Team will be responsible for delivery of the scope and cost to the City.
Delivering Projects with Efficiency and Effectiveness
During the project execution phase, the task manager will be responsible for delivering the scope of work. Tasks will include
managing the budgets, project schedule, sub-consultants, and preparation of work products. Our Project Manager, Jim Bui, PE,
will be responsible for monitoring the progress of the project, ensuring that the scope of work is fully performed, ensuring the
financial elements are being tracked and are on budget, monitoring schedules, and ensuring that the necessary resources are
assigned and committed to the project. He will be responsible for maintaining consistency of invoices with the project contracts
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and deliverables, ensuring that sub-consultant agreements are consistent with the master contract (flow downs), and that NCE
delivers technically sound projects on time, on budget, and with a high-level of satisfaction to the City.
Coordination
To ensure effective communication with the City, NCE’s Project Manager will communicate progress with informal briefings,
either in person or via phone or email. Depending on the task, these can vary in frequency from once a week to daily. Formal
interactions between the technical team and the City are included in each detailed project schedule. Communication creates
synergy and ensures high engagement leading to the most creative and cost-effective solutions.
Scheduling
Timeliness is a high priority for the NCE team. Clear communication, concise documentation, prompt problem resolution, and
frequent review of the schedule are the tools NCE uses to complete every project within the established timeframe. NCE works
collaboratively with our clients to prepare project-specific schedules with clear delivery timelines. In the event of a potential
delay on project milestones, NCE will promptly notify the City, present the details of the potential delay, and make
recommendations for bringing the project schedule back on track.
Budget Performance
NCE is capable of complying with state, federal, and specific contract requirements. NCE has a centralized computerized cost
accounting system that accurately tracks specific job costs. Labor hours and
expenses are entered into the system daily and project managers have access to
real-time project reporting. Costs are routinely compared with budget and
schedule to identify discrepancies or adjustments that need to be made in terms
of level of effort, labor hour allocation, team performance, or scheduling. NCE’s
cost control and invoicing system is well suited to tracking costs, preparing
invoices in styles and formats consistent with our client’s requirements, and
providing the necessary backup in a complete and easy-to-follow package.
Monthly invoices with budget tracking summaries will be provided to the City for review. Also, NCE has a long history of working
on Caltrans projects throughout California, providing financial documentation, reporting, invoicing to comply with Caltrans
financial reporting requirements. In addition, NCE has an approved Indirect Cost Rate and received a Caltrans Audit with a high
degree of acceptance.
High-Quality Deliverables
NCE has an active Quality Assurance Management Program (QAMP) that includes specific quality control
(QC) procedures. The goal of NCE’s QAMP is to infuse quality throughout the entire project. Each NCE
employee attends our quality assurance training and is required to pass an exam and receive certification.
NCE’s QAMP is based on four principles: client satisfaction, employee participation, problem prevention,
and continuous quality improvement.
Managing Subconsultants
Managing the subconsultant contracting process and performance needs to be as structured as other aspects of project
management. Just as the City looks to NCE as the overall responsible party for the contract with them, NCE will be diligent with
each of its teaming partners to be sure their performance is going to enhance the overall project results and meet the goals
and expectations of the City. NCE requires a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) program plan from each teaming
partner. NCE will ensure the scope of services in each subconsultant contract is clearly written with identified deliverables and
milestones and the division of work and responsibilities is clearly defined to eliminate confusion, duplication, and gaps in the
project work. NCE will coordinate and integrate subconsultant activity and hold regular meetings to facilitate project
coordination, understand the subconsultant’s progress on the work, and to answer pressing questions.
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Conflict of Interest Statement
NCE does not have any financial business or other relationship with the City of Diamond Bar that may have an impact upon the
outcome of the contract or the construction project. To the best of our knowledge, NCE does not have any current clients who
may have a financial interest in the outcome of this contract or any construction projects that may follow, nor does NCE have
any financial interest or relationship with any construction company that might submit a bid on any City construction project.
Contract Exceptions
NCE has reviewed the City of Diamond Bar Standard Contract provided as Appendix D to your request for proposals for civil
engineering design services. After careful consideration, we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss the changes noted
below. The proposed indemnification changes are requested to meet the requirements of SB496.
Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 7, Status as Independent Contractor (D)
Proposed Change: Consultant shall, at Consultant’s sole cost and expense, fully secure and apply the reasonable standard of
care to comply with all federal, state and local governmental permit or licensing requirements, including but not limited to the
City of Diamond Bar, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and California Air Resources Board.
Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 8, Standard of Performance
Proposed Change: Consultant shall perform all work consistent with and limited to the at the standard of care and skill
ordinarily exercised by members of the profession under similar conditions and at the same time and locality where the Services
are performed and represents that it and any subcontractors it may engage, possess any and all licenses which are required to
perform the work contemplated by this Agreement and shall maintain all appropriate licenses during the performance of the
work.
Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 9, Indemnification
Proposed Change: Consultant shall indemnify, reimburse the apportioned costs to defend with counsel approved by City, and
hold harmless City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers ("Indemnitees") from and against all liability, loss, pure
economic damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees and all other costs and
fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with:
(2) Any and all claims arising out of to the extent caused by Consultant's performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply
with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any of its obligations contained in this Agreement. Should
City in its sole discretion find Consultant’s legal counsel unacceptable, then Consultant shall reimburse the City its costs of
defense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation. The
Consultant shall promptly pay any final judgment rendered against the Indemnitees. Except for the Indemnitees, this
Agreement shall not be construed to extend to any third party indemnification rights of any kind. In no event shall the cost to
defend charged to the design professional exceed the design professional’s proportionate percentage of fault.
(4) The Consultant's obligations to indemnify, reimburse the apportioned costs to defend and hold harmless the City shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 10, Insurance (A.1.)
Proposed Change: Consultant shall at all times during the term of this Agreement carry, maintain, and keep in full force and
effect, with an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of California and approved by the City the following
insurance:
(1) a policy or policies of broad-form comprehensive general liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with minimum
limits of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit coverage against any injury, death, loss or pure economic damage as a result of
wrongful or negligent acts by Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, and independent contractors in performance of
services under this Agreement.
Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 10, Insurance (H. Failure to Maintain Insurance)
Proposed Change: If Consultant fails to keep the insurance required under this Agreement in full force and effect, City may
temporarily stop services and terminate the contract if Consultant does not reinstitute insurance within (30) calendar days.
take out the necessary insurance and any premiums paid, plus 10% administrative overhead, shall be paid by Consultant, which
amounts may be deducted from any payments due Consultant.
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Contract Appendix D, Article Number, Name: Article 21, Compliance with Laws
Proposed Change: Consultant shall apply the reasonable standard of care to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes
and regulations of the federal, state, and local governments.
Insurance Requirements
NCE acknowledges and concurs with the provisions and can/will meet the insurance requirements without alterations to this
agreement.
Cost Proposal and Fee Schedule
NCE’s cost proposal and fee schedule are provided in a separate electronic file clearly labelled “Professional On-Call Civil
Engineering and Architectural Services RFP Cost Proposal,” per the RFP requirement. This also includes subconsultant staff
fee schedules for the subconsultants included in our on-call proposal.
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Appendix A – W-9 Form
Appendix A
W-9 Form
03/29/2022
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Appendix B – Recommendation Letter
Appendix B
Recommandation Letter
Ruth M. Low Andrew Chou Stan Liu Nancy A. Lyons Steve Tye
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Council Member Council Member
City of Diamond Bar | 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar CA 91765-4178
www.DiamondBarCA.gov | (909) 839-7000
November 21, 2022
Subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS (NCE)
To Whom It May Concern:
I am pleased to recommend Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) for their pavement
management services. NCE has conducted several updates to the City of Diamond
Bar’s StreetSaver Pavement Management System over the last few years, including
its current update. Their services have included field surveys of all the city streets
using an automated method, database updates, development of decision trees,
and budget scenario reports and recommendations.
NCE’s team was responsive, clearly communicated their progress, and tracked their
expenditures to ensure they stayed within budget. NCE’s work product and
deliverables were professionally prepared and submitted on time. The NCE team
organized a field demonstration of their equipment to show City staff how the data
was collected using the automated approach and answered questions regarding
this new technology. Additionally, NCE staff were readily available to answer any
questions and assist the City staff in running additional analyses even after
completing their project.
There are no reservations in recommending NCE to other agencies participating in
consultant services for pavement management because of NCE’s knowledge and
experience in the subject and their professional approach to meeting their client’s
needs.
In closing, NCE has been and hopefully will continue to be an asset to the pavement
management community and to the City of Diamond Bar. Opportunities to work with
NCE again in the future are welcomed.
Sincerely,
Fabian P. Aoun, P.E.
Associate Engineer
Collaboration. Commitment. Confidence.
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