2495 Industrial Parkway West 7567 Amador Valley Blvd. Suite 210 3017 Douglas Blvd. Suite 300 Hayward, CA 94545 Dublin, CA 94568 Roseville, CA 95661 510-887-4086 925-452-2362 916-966-1338 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary 2 Our Difference 3 Services 4 Project Experience 5 Leadership Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Lea and Braze Engineering, Inc. is a Consulting Civil Engineering and Surveying firm.We have been active in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, working as team members on construction and development projects of varying sizes. We strive to be experts in our field and cultivate a positive work environment with a reputation for high-quality design and surveying services. At Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc., our team of project managers and engineers work hard to deliver high quality services and establish close working relationships with every one of our clients. Our mission is to maintain a professional and recognizable reputation within our industry as well as with our clients. Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc. has consistently managed and delivered projects on time and on budget. We truly partner with our clients with the goal of exceeding your expectations. Our leadership team includes President Gregory F. Braze, Chairman Jeffrey Lea, and Principals Jim Toby and Peter Carlino. Our commitment in going above and beyond for our clients has been the foundation of Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc.’s success and growth for over 30 years. 1 OUR DIFFERENCE • Total Involvement from Project Managers and Principals. –Many firms have Project Managers oversee projects independently. At Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc., our Principals work together as a team with the Project Managers to ensure maximum result and quality to our clients. • Quality Client Service Commitment –Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc. team members work hard to be part of every step during the design and construction process. We are readily available to assist and partner with our clients in resolving issues as needed. • Team of Certified and Experienced Professionals –Our team are experts in local and state-wide government regulations in order to navigate and expedite the approval process. Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc.’s experienced staff includes licensed Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, LEED AP certified engineers as well as Qualified SWPPP Developers/Practitioners. • Over 30 Years of Experience –We have over 30 years of experience working with high end residential/custom home clients, academic institutions, commercial developers and public and private entities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. 2 SERVICES Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc. has been serving clients in the Bay Area region and beyond for over 30 years. Our specialized services include: BOUNDARY SURVEY TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY A.L.T.A SURVEY American Land Title Association Boundary Surveys are the determination of the physical Topographic Surveys reflect the physical characteristics extents of a property, which is of great interest for both of the property. Contouring and spot elevations, building American Land Title Association Surveys are a design of new construction and for usage of the site. Our locations, trees and tree drip lines, utility structures, particularly precise topographic survey combined with surveyors research the recorded information available in roadways, streams and swales and features of adjoining the boundary survey which certifies to a property buyer public records together with the title report or deed we properties are all items we can locate in the field and that the physical evidence of any encroachments which receive from our clients. We determine the boundary present on a map for our clients to utilize. Usually could affect future usage and entitlements have been location based on record information combined with the precision and detail of the Topographic Survey are delineated and that the boundary is precisely determined field location of street monuments, property corners and negotiated with the client, such as whether individual and traceable. This type of survey is most commonly physical evidence such as curbs and fences. Sometimes trees will be shown in forested areas and what contour performed for commercial property and for high-value this is a direct and relatively simple matter because there is interval is most useful for future design. Because we residential sites. The boundary and location of any good physical monumentation in the field and the property are also a civil design firm, we are particularly detailed buildings and visible encroachments (to the site or from description matches historical mapped data. At other regarding information that will allow a final design to be the site) are shown and certified, together with optional times, there is a challenging effort to balance the deed and efficiently prepared. information determined in discussion with the client such physical evidence to make a determination of the relative as contours, parking and zoning. “superiority” of those bits of evidence. 3 F.E.M.A. / LO.M.A. CERTIFICATION CONSTRUCTION STAKING LAND PLANNING Homeowner’s insurance carriers and municipal building The construction staking process takes place after Given the combination of expensive land, high departments often need to know whether a property or permits are issued. The contractor will typically need cost of construction in California, strong individual proposed construction is within the mapped Federal offset stakes so the grading, pipelines and foundations concerns as well as interest in the finished designed Emergency Management Agency projected flood limits. can be located at the correct locations and elevations, product, it is crucial to plan well to maximize use This may affect not only the type of insurance required matching the approved plans. We usually work directly an usability, constructability and financial viability. by the owner, but whether a project can be built or with the contractor to schedule our survey team so that minimum floor heights need to be maintained. We use we are ahead of the construction personnel. We can help you plan your site to meet your needs official elevation benchmarks to find the pertinent site and those concerns. One of our necessary functions information to fill out the detailed F.E.M.A. form work We may also be asked to set a project bench mark as a as part of a design team is to repeatedly “measure with certification. reference point. We will set up the staking in our offices twice, cut once” when it comes to helping all parties, to minimize cost to the client, trying to place points in the especially other team members, with early overview field in areas where they have a good likelihood of being decisions so the most beneficial of potential courses protected for ongoing use during the project. can be selected. In many jurisdictions, the Building or Planning Departments require that we certify the foundation location, floor elevation and/or roof peak elevation to ensure compliance with approved plans. 3 GRADING & DRAINAGE UTILITY PLANS STREET IMPROVEMENT PLANS Grading and Drainage plans are developed to sculpt the Utility Plans are design drawings for stormwater, Street Improvement Plans indicate various land for the needs of the project and to ensure proper sewer, water and other service utilities that help improvements located in public and private rights-of- drainage. Many local jurisdictions have significant provide service and safety for the project. way such as grading, utilities, pavement types, gutters, restrictions on the extent of grading, allowable height sidewalks and curbs and signage. and volume of cuts and fills, natural space requirements, We have extensive experience designing wet utility specific septic system approaches and protection plans and work closely with dry utility consultants We are experienced in designing as well as producing of natural resources such as streams. The State has and local jurisdictions to ensure zero conflict. plans for approval and we work closely with contractors requirements for thoughtful and detailed management of to ensure accurate plan implementation. stormwater runoff, onsite treatment of runoff to reduce pollutant effects and control of erosion. We take the architectural and landscape design plans provided by our clients and other consultants to generate a working grading and drainage plan for review by various authoritative bodies (usually Planning and Engineering Departments). We help navigate among these competing interests and find a workable, affordable and approvable plan for development. 3 EROSION & SEDIMENTATION HYDRAULIC & HYDROLOGY STORM WATER CONTROL PLANS CONTROL PLANS CALCULATIONS C.3 COMPLIANCE Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans are The Hydraulic and Hydrology Calculations All local jurisdictions have become increasingly important aspects during construction. Having an is a method of reducing storm drain impacts as new aware of the effects of stormwater discharge on effective plan in place will limit environmental landscape is added to the environment. downstream properties and infrastructure,. As a disturbance and pollution to the surrounding areas practical matter, most projects now require some and on construction sites. Our job is to calculate the amount of runoff through design of on-site retention and release of stormwater. a modelling that shows the runoff will not have an General understanding and oversight of these issues We delineate features and approaches on our plans adverse effect on