RECEIVED City of Rancho Pa los Verdes JUN 0 8 2015
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Statement of QUALi F!CATIONS
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INSPECTION SERVICES INC. < SBE I MWBE I DBE • • INSPECTION ISi SERVICES INC.
City of Rancho Palos Verdes Various Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND SERVICES
Corporate Headquarters San Francisco 1798 University Avenue Pier 26, The Embarcadero Berkeley, CA 94703-1514 San Francisco, CA 94105 T: 510.900.2100 T: 415.242.3265 F: 510.900.2101 F: 415.243.3266
Oakland Torrance 211 10th Street, Suite 298 1326 Border Ave. Oakland, CA 94607 Torrance, CA 90501 T: 510.986.1157 T: 310.755.3600 F: 510.986.1158 F: 310.328.8193
Established 1995
Personnel hourly rates and material testing rates tor general and special services are contained in the following pages.
o Services will be performed on a time and materials basis at the unit rates listed.
I: Prices are valid through June 30, 2015.
[l Please contact our offices for further detail.
2014-2015 ISi Fee Schedule 1326 Border Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501 T: 310.755.3600 F:310.328.8193 Page 1 of 5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1109 Expert Witness ...... 270.00 111our Masonry Division
1101 Principal...... 190.00 1t10ur 2501 Masonry Block I Reinforcing I Grout lnspectio1 89.00 /hour
1108 Geotechnical Engineer ...... 175.00 /hour 2506 Brick Veneer I Exterior Fac;:ade Inspection ...... 89.00 /hour
1102 Professional Engineer ...... 160.00 /hoUf 2504 Brick Veneer Fac;:ade Testing ...... 135.00 /hour
1103 Staff Engineer...... 145.00 111our 2505 Masonry Sampling I Tagging ...... 89.00 /hour
1221 Project Manager...... 145.00 111our 2503 DSA Continuous Masonry Inspection ...... 93.00 /hour
21 12 Lead Inspector (Group 1}...... 93.00 111our 2109 Field Technician/ Inspector...... 89.00 1nour Structural Steel Division
1106 Laboratory Technician ...... 89.00 /hour 2601 Field Welding Inspection (visual} ...... 91.00 thour
1104 Administrative Services...... 75.00 /hour 2602 Shop Welding Inspection (visual} ...... 91 .00 /hour 1314 Contract Labor ...... cos1+20% '•><11 2603 High Strength Bolting Inspection ...... 91 .00 /hour 2608 NOT Ultrasonic Testing (UT} ...... 91 .00 /hour INSPECTION SERVICES 2609 NOT Magnetic Testing (MT) ...... 91 .00 /hour Oversight Inspections 2610 NOT Liquid (Dye} Penetrant Testing (PT} ...... 91 .00 /hour
2107 DSA - OSHPD Certified Inspector (IOR}...... quote 111our 2611 Inspection of Misc. Structural Steel/Welding(\ 91 .00 /hour
2108 Inspection in Hazardous Containment Area .. . .. 195.00 111our 2s12 Inspection of Steel Deck Welding/Shear Stud~ 91.00 /hour 26 13 Witness Welding Qualification Tests ...... 91 .00 /hour Soils I Asphalt Division 2614 Inspection of Welding of Non-Structural ElemE 91 .00 /hour
2101 Field Compaction Testing with Nuclear Gauge 93.00 /hour 2615 Material Identification to CMTR and/or Sampli 91 .00 /hour
2703 Soils Observation...... 89.00 /hour 2616 Inspection of Curtain Wall Attachment...... 91 .00 /hour
2702 Material Sampling I Transportation...... 89.00 111our 2617 Radiographic Examination (by others} ...... cost+20% /hour
2704 Sampling of Grout for Soil Nails or Tiebacks.. .. 89.00 111our 2618 Pile Splice Welding Inspection ...... 91 .00 /hour
2705 Sampling of Soil-Cement Mixture...... 89.00 111our 2620 Sampling of End-Welded Studs ...... 91 .00 /hour 2706 Observation of Soil Nail or Tieback Stressing.. 89.00 111our 2621 Sampling of High Strength Bolts (HSB}...... 91 .00 !hour 2707 Pile I Pier Observation...... 89.00 111our 2622 Level Ill UT and MT Technician ...... 170.00 /hour
2708 Geotechnical Observation by Inspector...... 89.00 /hour 2623 Inspection of Cold-formed Metal Framing ...... 91.00 /hour
2709 Field Compaction Testing with Sandcone...... 93.00 !hour
2110 Field Compaction Testing with Rubber Balloon 93.00 /hour Fireproofing I Roof I Wood I Waterproofing Division:
2801 AC Observation I Compaction Testing...... 93.00 /hour 2901 Fireproofing Density I Thickness Testing ...... 89.00 /hour 2802 QC/QA Technician (Caltrans/FAA/NICET certif 89.00 111our 2917 Roofing I Waterproofing Inspection ...... 89.00 /hour 2803 QC/QA Technician (Caltrans/FAA/NICET} 1Oh11,265.oo tday 2905 Shearwall /Diaphragm Nailing Inspection ...... 145.00 /hour
2804 AC Batch Plant Inspection I Sampling...... 89.00 1hour 2908 Glu-lam Shop Inspection ...... 89.00 /hour 2918 Inspection of Plaster/Stucco Application I Sarr 89.00 /hour Concrete I Shotcrete Division
2301 Concrete Placement Inspection...... 89.00 /hour Specialty Testing Division
2312 Concrete Sampling...... 89.00 111our 2904 Proof Load I Torque Testing ...... 93.00 /hour
2311 Sampling of Lightweight Insulating Concrete... 89.00 111our 2903 Witness Dowel I Anchor Installation ...... 89.00 /hour
2308 Installation of Maturity Sensors...... 89.00 1nour 2909 Ferroscan Survey ...... 130.00 /hour
2605 NS Grout Inspection I Sampling...... 91.00 /hou r 2920 Ground Penetrating Radar Survey (GPR} ...... 200.00 /hour
2305 Batch Plant Inspection...... 89.00 /hour 2913 Floor Flatness Survey (Dipstick} ...... 145.00 /hour 2302 Shotcrete Placement Inspection...... 89.00 111our 29 16 Moisture Emission Testing Placement I Pick-L 89.00 !hour
2307 DSA Shotcrete Placement Inspection...... 93.00 /hour 2914 lntumescent Paint Thickness Inspection ...... 93.00 /hour
2303 Witness of Rebar and Shotcrete for Pre-Consli 89.00 /hour 2306 Coring Technician, One Man ...... 130.00 /hour
2304 Coring I Evaluation of Pre-Construction Panel 1 975.00 '••"' 2919 Inspection of Ploymer Matrix Composite (Fibn 89.00 /hour
2310 QC/QA Technician (NICET}...... 89.00 /hour 292 1 Inspection of Crack Repair Measures...... 89.00 thour Reinforcing I Strand Steel Division: 2922 Ground-Resistance Testing ...... 145.00 /hour
2201 Rebar Placement Inspection...... 89.00 111our 2902 In-place Brick Mortar Shear Testing ...... 93.00 /hour 2203 Rebar I Strand ID Sampling I Tagging...... 89.00 /hour 2915 Rebound Hammer Testing (ASTM C805} ...... 93.00 /hour
2402 PT Strand Stressing Inspection...... 89.00 /hour 2.202 Verification of Rebar Placement with Pachom( 93.00 /hour
2014-2015 ISi Fee Schedule 1326 Border Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501 T: 310.755.3600 F:310.328.8193 Page 2 of 5 LABORATORY SERVICES Aggregate and Soils Mechanics Asphaltic Concrete cont. 3401 Sieve Fine/Coarse Aggregates ASTM c136JCT 202. 80.00 1eacn 3616 Sieve Analysis of Extracted Aggregate ASTM os 100.00 teach 3402 Materials Finer than # 200 Sieve by Washing A 60.00 '••en 3617 Marshall Mix Design ...... 2,310.00 teach 3403 Gradation ASTM c117 aoo C136 ...... 125.00 ,•• en 3618 Bulk Specific Gravity of Compacted Samples , 80.00 /each
3404 Sp. Gravity/Absorption of Coarse Agg ASTM c12a 60.00 1eac:n 3619 Swell of Bituminous Mixtures CT 305 ...... 120.00 teach 3405 Specific Gravity/Absorption of Fine Agg ASTM c1 110.00 ,..,,. 3620 Moisture Vapor Susceptibility of Mixture cr 307. 225.00 teach 3407 Bulk Density (Unit Weight} and Voids of Agg A~ 95.00 '••en 3621 Centrifuge Kerosene Equivalent and ABR cr 3c 185.00 /each 3413 Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Agg ASTM c 60.00 1eacn 3622 Lab Test Maximum Density cT 375 ...... 390.00 /set 3414 Cleanness Value of Coarse Agg CT227 ...... 160.00 ,•• en 3416 Aggregate Durability lndeX ASTM 03744/CT229 ...... 310.00 1eacn Concrete, Shotcrete, Products 3450 Materials Finer than No. 200 Sieve ASTM 01140 .. . 110.00 ,.,"' 3101 Compression Test 3"x6", 4"x8", or 6"x12" Cyl 45.00 teach 3451 Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Pl ASTM 0431a1cr 2c 230.00 '••en 31 05 Compression Test of Shotcrete/Concrete Con 90.00 teach 3452 Particle Size Analysis of Soils ASTM 0422 ...... 120.00 '••"' 31 06 Unit Weight of Freshly -Mixed Concrete ASTM c 42.00 teach
3453 Hydrometer Analysis, incl Sp. Gravity ASTM 0422. 440.00 1eacn 3101 Density, Absorption, Voids in Hard Concrete A 68.00 teach 3454 Soil Classification ASTM 0422. 01 140, 04318 ...... 390.00 '••"' 3108 Concrete Trial Batch (IBC or CCR T1He24, perW/c RaC10. 600.00 /each 3455 Specific Gravity of Soils ASTM 0854 JCT 2oe ...... 220.00 '•"" 3120 Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete ASTM C469 ...... 220.00 leach 3456 Moisture Content of Soil I Agg ASTM 02216, C566tc 32.00 ,• •"' 3121 Compression Test of Samples not Taken by I! 60.00 teach
3457 Moisture Content and Density of Soil from Bori 60.00 1eac11 3124 Drying Shrinkage of Concrete Beams ASTM c15; 440.00 /set 3458 Sand Equivalent for Soils I Fines ASTM 02419/CT; 110.00 ,.. "' 3125 Concrete Splitting Tensile Strength ASTM C496 ... 70.00 leach
3459 Lab Compaction (Standard} A/B (4"Mold} ASTM 130.00 ,•• c11 3126 Unit Weight of Controlled Density Material ..... 60.00 1each 3460 Lab Compaction (Standard} C (6"Mold} ASTM 06• 185.00 '••"' 3128 Flexural Strength of Concrete ASTM C7B JCT 523 ... 11 o.oo leach 3461 Lab Compaction (Modified} A/B (4" Mold} ASTM 21 0.00 '••"' 3131 Compressive Strength of Insulating Concrete . 55.00 /each 3462 Lab Compaction (Modified} C (6" Mold} ASTM 01: 290.00 ,.. ,,. 3132 Density of Lightweight Concrete ASTM C567 ...... 85.00 teach 3463 Oversize Correction for Lab Compaction ASTM c 60.00 '••"' 3133 Creep of Concrete (per month} ASTM cs12 ...... 235.00 /each 3464 Unconfined Comp. Strength inc. MD ASTM 021661 130.00 '••"' 3134 Flexural Toughness (FRC} Beams ASTM c101a ... 235.00 leach 3465 Density I Unit Weight by Sand Cone Method A~ 32.00 '•"" 3135 Flexural Toughness (FRC} Round Panels Asn 315.00 1each 3466 R-Value of Compacted Soils ASTM 02844 JCT 301 ... 425.00 '•"" 3129 Calibration of Concrete w/ Maturity System c11 690.00 /set 3467 California Impact Test Max Wet Density CT 216. 325.00 ,.. "' 3130 Petrog raphic Analysis (by others) ...... quote /each 3468 Maximum Index Density on Vibratory Table AS1 330.00 ,.. "' 291 1 Concret Moisture Vapor Emission Kit ASTM F186· 55.00 leach 3469 Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregate ASTM c14o. 50.00 '••"' 2923 Concrete In-Situ Relative Humidity ASTM F2170A• 55.00 leach 3470 California Bearing Ration (CBR}, 3 points ASTM 650.00 1eacn 2924 pH Value Determination Addtohr1yra1e...... 10.00 /each
3471 LA Abrasion Resistance ASTM C131 ...... 225.00 1eacn 2309 Concrete Maturity Sensors ...... 75.00 l each
3472 Aggregate Soundness Sodium Sulfate ASTM c88/ 100.00 1eac1> Fireproofing I Roof I Wood I Waterproofing Products Asphaltic Concrete Products 3701 Density of Spray Applied Fireproofing use 1-0 ... 60.00 /each 3601 Moisture Content of Asphalt Mixture CT 310...... 50.00 ,.. "' 2912 Cohesion/Adhesion Test Kit (SFRM) ...... 55.00 /each 3502 Bulk Specific Gravity of Bituminous Mixture CT: 60.00 '••"' 3702 Compression Test of Plaster Cylinder or Cube 60.00 1each 3603 Theoretical Maximum Sp. Gravity and Density 70.00 '"''" 3703 Density of Plaster Cylinder or Cube AS TM C472.. 60.00 /each 3604 Asphalt Content by Vacuum Extraction ASTM 021 105.00 '••"' 3704 Bond Strength ofTile ASTM C4a2 ...... 340.00 /set 3605 Asphalt Content by Ignition Method ASTM06307 t c1 70.00 1eacn 3705 Tensile Test of Polymer Material (Fibrwrap} A~ 600.00 /set 3606 Asphalt Content by Nuclear Method ASTM 041251 85.00 ,.."' 3607 Stabilometer Value ASTM 01560/CT 366 ...... 135.00 '••"' Masonry Products
3608 Recommending Optimum Bitumen Content cT: 2,310.00 1eac11 3109 Drying Shrinkage of CM U Units ASTM C426 ...... 200.00 1each 3609 Optimum Bitumen Content of Open Grade CT 3l 660.00 '•"" 3110 CMU Shrinkage, Absorption, Moisture, Unit V.. 1.100.00 /set 3610 QC Plan for Caltrans QC/QA projects...... quote '•"" 3123 CMU Core ShearTestccRTitle24.pers1de ...... 85.00 /each 36 11 Tensile Strength Ratio ASTM 04867...... 1,210.00 '••"' 3136 Compression Test 2"x2" Cube ASTM c109...... 60.00 1each 3512 Marshall Compacted Sample (set of 3} ASTM 015 230.00 /set 3102 Compression Test 2"x4" Mortar or Grout ASTM' 45.00 1each 3613 Marshall Stability and Flow, Air Voids ASTM 0155! 75.00 ,.. "' 3103 Compression Test 4"x4" Grout Prism ASTM C39. 45.00 teach
3614 Bulk Specific Gravity of Core Sample ASTM 0272e 60.00 1eac11 3104 Compression Test Masonry Prism ASTMC1314 ... 165.00 /each
3615 Theoretical Max Specific Gravity (Rice} ASTM 021120.00 1.ac11 3137 Compression Test Masonry Block ASTM c14o .. . . 90.00 teach
2014-2015 ISi Fee Schedule 1326 Border Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501 T: 310.755.3600 F:310.328.8193 Page 3 of 5 Reinforcing Steel Products Engineering Review I Miscellaneous Items cont. 3201 Tensile and Bend #3 to #8 ASTM A37o ...... 110.00 1e.ai 1210 Final Inspection Affidavit uec 1101.upt0Jv1sits ...... 210.00 /each 3202 Tensile and Bend #9 to #11 ASTM A37o...... 150.00 '~"' 1211 Final Inspection Affidavit UBC 1701, up to 10VtStls ... .. 315.00 /each 3203 Tensile and Bend #14 and #18 ASTM A37o ...... 290.00 ,.. "' 121 2 Final Inspection Affidavit UBC 1701. up to25 visits.. ... 420.00 /each
3204 Slip Test of Mechanical Splice CT 670...... 85.00 1each 1213 Final Inspection Affidavit UBC 1701. up lo 100 visits .... 730.00 /each 1214 Final Inspection Affidavit usc 1701. morethan 100 vis1 1.000.00 /each Structural Steel I Welding Products 1215 Laboratory Final Verified Report DSAorOSHPD... 350.00 /each 3301 Rockwell Hardness ASTM A370. E18...... 60.00 '••"' 1216 Geotechnical Final Verified Report DSA orOSHPD 525.00 /each 3302 Charpy Impact 45 deg. V (to 100F) ASTM A370. Ez: 300.00 '••"' 1211 QC/QA Engineering Consulting Services ...... 160.00 /hour 3303 Macroetch Examination Welded Test Joints Aw 100.00 ieach 1218 Pavement Design/ Consulting ...... 160.00 /hour
3304 Reduced Section Tensile ASTM A370 ...... 105.00 1e.ai 1219 Soil Compaction Test Review (by Geotechnicat Engin 175.00 /hour 3305 Guided Bends; side, root, or face AWS 011...... 25.00 teach 1220 Asphalt Mix Design Review ...... 160.00 /hour 3306 All Weld Metal Tensile AWS 011 ...... 105.00 '• •ch 2001 Destructive Exposure of Rebar...... 130.00 /hour
3307 Tensile Test of Miscellaneous Steel ASTM A37o ... 105.00 ,.. ch 2002 Destructive Sampling of Rebar ...... 130.00 /hour 3306 Tensile and Bend Test of Miscellaneous Steel 125.00 1each 2003 Destructive Sampling of Concrete ...... 130.00 /hour 3310 Mechanical Properties of HSB w/ nuts/Washer 265.00 /set 2004 Patching of Exposed Sample Areas w/ HS Gn 93.00 /hour 3311 Mechanical Properties of End-Welded Studs A~ 125.00 teach 2504 Calibration of Torque Wrench for HSB ...... 155.00 /set Travel, Mileage, Transportation Expences 2619 Welder Qualification Test Record (Excluding Lat Te• 100.00 1each 1301 Courier I Transportation ...... 75.00 /hour 1305 Mileage...... 0.58 /mile Engineering Review I Miscellaneous Items 1305 Per Diem (or at cost if higher) ...... 95.00 /day 1201 Concrete Mix Design Review uscorccRT1ue24 .... 160.00 1e.ai 1307 Travel Time ...... 75.00 /hour
1202 Shotcrete Mix Design Review usc or CCR Title 24 .. . 160.00 1eae11 1308 Parking ...... rost+20% /each 1203 Grout Mix Design Review uscorccRTit1e24...... 160.00 1eac• 1309 Bridge Tolls ...... cos1+20% /each
1204 Review of Welding Documents (WPS) ...... 160.00 /hour 1310 Car Rental...... ros1+20% 1each 1205 Review of Documents ...... 160.00 111our 1311 Airfare ...... rost+20% /eactt
1206 Jobsite Meetings/Supervision ...... 145.00 111o"' 1312 Equipment Rental...... cos1+20% 1each 1201 Shotcrete Final Verified Report osAorOSHPD...... 210.00 1e.ai 1313 Mobilization ...... 75.00 /hour 1206 Welding Final Verified Report DSA orOSHPD ...... 210.00 1eac• 1314 Outside Services (Subconsultants/Subcontrac cos1+20% 1each
1209 Masonry Final Verified Report DSAor OSHPD ...... 210.00 1each
2014-2015 ISi Fee Schedule 1326 Border Avenue, Torrance. CA 90501 T: 310.755.3600 F:310.328.8193 Page 4 of 5 City of Rancho Palos Verdes • • Various l~I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 SPECIAL INSPECTION AND MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES
BASIS OF CHARGES A. Minimum Hourly Charges: 9003. Show-up/Cancellation 2 hours Inspector/Technician services (0 - 4 hours) 4 hours Inspector/Technician services (4 - 8 hours) 8 hours 1221 . Project Manager 1 hour 1104. Administrative Services 1 hour
B. Rate for Field Inspectors: Basic Rate $ 89.00/hr Basic Rate w/ Testing Equipment $ 93.00/hr Overtime (over 8 hrs Monday-Friday; first 8 hrs on Saturdays) 1.5 x Basic Rate Doubletime (over 12 hrs Mon-Fri; over 8 hrs on Sat; Sundays & Holidays) 2 x Basic Rate Work performed on "RUSH" schedule 1.5 x Basic Rate Night Shift Differential (shifts starting after 2pm/before 4am) 1.125 x Basic Rate
C. Expenses: 1307. Travel Time, if required $ 75.00/hr 1305. Auto Mileage, if required $ 0.575/mile 1306. Per Diem (Or cost if greater than $95.00/day) $ 95.00/day 1308. Parking/ 1309 Tolls At Cost 1314. Outside Services Cost+ 20% Final Affidavit Minimum Charge (Allow a minimum of ten working days to issue) $ 210.00/ea Miscellaneous Expenses Cost+ 20% Project Management Fee Hourly Special Handling Administrative Fee 3% each invoice {W'len client requests special system programing or back-up documentation not normally provided)
• Technical personnel are members of the Operating Engineers Local No. 12 and the above charges are a part of our contractual commitment. For assignments that require equipment such as nuclear gauges, hydraulic systems for proof-load testing, high-strength torque wrench etc., billing time will include picking up and dropping off the equipment at ISl's laboratory as well as round trip travel.
• Rates are subject to an annual COLA increase of 3% adjustment on July 1st of each year to cover any increase in ISi's cost due to changes in wages, benefits, working conditions and other provisions of the Union Labor Agreement and Prevailing Wage requirements.
ISi Proposal #PBasis of Charges 1326 Border Avenue. Torrance. CA 90501 T: 310.755.3600 F:310.328.8193 Page 5 of 5 • • QUALITY IS OUR CORNERSTONE SAFETY IS OUR COMMITMENT At ISi, we believe in creating a safe environment, from the structures we inspect to l~I the materials we test. By embracing a culture of quality, we focus on perfecting our abilities, processes and products. Every ISi employee contributes toward , INSPECTION this goal, creating a synergy that spurs innovation and provides our clients SERVICES INC. with exceptional value.
FIRM PROFILE ...... 1 maintaining our independent status, ISi is responsible to local building officials, the COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ...... 1 project structural engineer, the project Full Spectrum of Quality Services ...... 2 arc hitect and most importantly, our clients. Laboratory Qualifications...... 3
APPROACH TO QUALITY AND RESPONSIVE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
SERVICE ...... 4 ISi has served in an integral role in the INNOVATIONS IN REPORTING ...... 5 construction of a wide range of projects for a broad range of clients from the healthcare/life COMMITMENT TO SAFETY ...... 6 sciences, infrastructure, education and EMPOWERED LEADERSHIP ...... 6 commercial fields. Through this work, we have PROJECT EXPERIENCE...... 9 gained experience with many public agencies such as the Department of General Services Infrastructure ...... 9 (DGS), California Department ofTransportation Healthcare/Life Sciences ...... 14 (Caltrans), Office of Statewide Health Planning Education ...... 17 & Development (OSHPD), Division of the State
Commercial/Residen tial ...... 21 Architect (DSA) and numerous municipalities.
FIRM PROFILE ISi Delivers:
Since 1995 ISi has provided the highest level of • Full Service, Accredited Testing Laboratories expertise, accuracy and integrity in special • Knowledgeable and Personable Inspectors inspection and materials testing services. ISi is • Experience on Fast-Paced, High-Profile Projects a certified SBE I MWBE I DBE company. The • Competitive Pricing • Involved Company Principals firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California, • Commitment to Safety with additional offices in Torrance, San Francisco and Oa kland. With over 80 ISi is well versed in the Standard Specifications employees, ISi has the depth of resources and for Public Works Construction (SSPWC). breadth of knowledge to deliver high quality Caltrans, California Building Code (CBC/Title and responsive service to our clients. ISi 24), and the International Building Code (IBC). inspectors witness, record and report ISi employs California Licensed Civil, construction activities performed by project Geotechnical, and Quality Engineers; ICC, contractors and subcontractors. While
INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TE.STING OSHPD, DSA, AWS, ANST, ACI and NICET Special Inspection Services certified inspectors and technicians; experienced supervisors and support staff. Soils and Asphalt Grading Observations FULL SPECTRUM OF QUALITY SERVICES Density Testing (Nuclear Gauge/Sand TORRANCE, CA Cone) Source Inspection/Material Sampling ISl's Torrance location is ready to provide QA/QC building inspection and testing of Reinforced Concrete construction materials for projects of any Concrete Placement and Sampling scope and at any project stage. We are Batch Plant Inspection dedicated to providing the construction Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection industry with only the highest level of Precast Concrete Fabrication expertise, accuracy, and integrity in the Concrete Placement and Sampling performance of inspection and testing Reinforcing Steel and Tendon Inspection services. At ISi, we are committed to meeting Tendon Stressing Observations the stringent quality requirements of every project we undertake and we believe that the Post-Tensioned Concrete services we provide are vital for maintaining Concrete Placement and Sampling public safety in the built environment. Reinforcing Steel and Tendon Placement Inspection Tendon Stressing Observations
Spray-Applied and lntumescent Fireproofing Substrate Inspection Application Inspection Thickness Verification Adhesion/Cohesion Testing
Shotcrete Pre-Production Panel/Nozzleman Qualification Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection Shotcrete Placement Inspection
Structural Masonry and Veneer CMU and Veneer Placement and Sampling Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection Grout Placement Inspection Source Material Sampling
Structural Steel and Welding Material Identification
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I QA/QC I SPRIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING Shop Fabrication Welding Inspection rebar, metals and fireproofing for compliance Field Welding Inspection to various test standards. Nondestructive Testing (UT, MT, PT, RD High Strength Bolting Inspection
Anchor and Dowel Installation Installation Inspection Torque/Proofload Testing
Professional/Specialty Services
Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Consultation Structural Investigation/Surveys Expert Witness
Document Review Concrete Mix Design Review Shotcrete Mix Design Review Grout Mix Design Review Welding Procedure/Qualification Review Quality Control Procedure Review
Quality Control Management Develop Quality Control Program ~~ Our laboratory is under the Implement/Manage Quality Control JllR technica l direction of a Program AASli ro Ri e registered professional engineer. It is inspected by, and maintain Reinforcement Survey accreditations w ith, AMRUAASHTO, CCRL, and Pachometer the City of Los Angeles. The laboratory is also Ferroscan inspected by, and enrolled in, the Reference LABORATORY QUALIFICATIONS Sample programs administered by the Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) and ISi inspects all phases of construction and the American Association of State Highway conducts all testing in -house. Conforming Transportation Officials (AMRL/AASHTO). laboratory reports are typically emailed within 24 hours following completion of testing. The Quality Assurance Program at each facility Failing tests are directly communicated to our incorporates the elements of AASHTO R-18, Project Manager who will immediately pass ASTM E329 Testing or Special Inspection; this information on to the project Cl077 Concrete/Aggregate; and D3740 management team. We operate a full service Soil/Rock quality system standards. Our testing Materials Testing Laboratory in Torrance, CA. facility is in compliance with the provisions We test concrete, aggregate, soil, masonry, established in ASTM E329, Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING in the Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Construction. Testing is performed by trained and certified technicians per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Some of our testing equipment and capabilities include:
500,000 lb Forney Block Compression Testing Machine 400,000 lb Forney Universal Testing Machine
Laboratory Testing Services
Concrete Laboratory Dry Unit Weight Compression
Masonry Laboratory Compression Absorption
Soils Laboratory Sieve Analysis Specific Gravity Compaction Plasticity Index
Aggregate Laboratory Su lfate Soundness Aggregate Qualification Testing Specific Gravity of Aggregate Percent Crushed Particles
Metals Laboratory Rebar (Including couplers/ welded bars) Tensile & Bend APPROACH TO QUALITY AND RESPONSIVE SERVICE
ISi performs inspections and tests according to Contract Documents and Building Permit Requirements. We do this by providing highly qualified inspectors, innovative technical tools, effective communication, and ongoing
INSPECTION SERVllES. INC. I QUALIFICA TIONS I QNQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TES TING training. The ISi team puts a premium on INNOVATIONS IN REPORTING inspector experience and the ability to effectively communicate. ISi routinely holds Expedient and efficient reporting is essential, in -house training seminars to provide our as delays inevitably cost time and money. With inspectors with assistance in attaining their today's technological advancements, paperless personal goals by helping to improve their systems are now a reality. ISi delivers instant G~ inspection knowledge and ski lls. access to field inspection and laboratory r it i Along with a full technical testing reports as soon as they are completed ~ ) program, we assist each inspector on the project. Green Box is our solution. n Bo with on-the-job training, code GreenBox is a web-based system created by ISi interpretation and Quality Assurance problem specifically for the testing and inspection solving. industry. GreenBox brings everything, from !SI responds quickly to requests for personnel dispatch to field reporting to lab resu lts, or technical support. Typically, we request a together in one easy location. Once an 24-hour advance notification of our services. inspection request is entered, GreenBox generates required documents, such as the With over 80 employees, ISi employs a time record for the field inspector, the sufficient number of engineers, certified anticipated field report for the inspection task, inspectors, and technicians so that we can and then forwards this information to the service multiple inspection requests on various selected inspector via email. When the projects quickly and simultaneously- even inspection is complete, our inspector logs into accommodating accelerated construction GreenBox through a secure website on a schedules which may include overtime and company-issued iPad and completes the weekend work. We employ a computerized required documents. dispatch system and provide all inspectors with cell phones and iPads to enhance With GreenBox, field reports can be delivered communications. immediately via email to whoever needs them. Weekly reports are collated with a cover sheet Daily field reports are provided to the and distributed to the project distribution list designated owner's representatives following either by email or through the Green Box completion of the fieldwork. This concise secure client website. This is critical for off-site documentation allows for the highest inspections, especially for non-compliant items traceability to be accessible immediately. Our that require the immediate attention of the reporting and billing systems are readily construction management team and design adaptable to the specific requirements of your professionals. Timely laboratory test results are project. These proven systems for technical also critical to the progress of the project. This and administrative responsiveness assure is not a problem with GreenBox. Once the timely service. We adapt to meet our tests are performed the results are customers' needs, which results in rewarding, immediately available on the GreenBox secure long-term relationships. client website.
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COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
At ISi, we consider injury and illness prevention just as important as quality production, cost control and superior customer service. This commitment is embodied in our in-house Director of Health and Safety, Bill Bellm. All employees participate in an ongoing safety awareness program.
Because we value the safety of our employees above all else, ISi employs an in-house Health and Safety Director
Our Injury & Illness Prevention Program (llPP) provides guidance and training for all ISi employees. Bill maintains the llPP for compliance with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) EMPOWERED LEADERSHIP standards. Bill is responsible for maintaining safety standards at jobsites and facility ISi was founded to provide exceptional value locations, providing safe work environments, to our clients, an innovative and inspirational conducting safety training, identifying and work environment for our employees, and, providing proper Personal Protective most importantly, a built environment that is Equipment (PPE) for job assignments in the safe for the public. field and laboratory. He visits construction ISl's principals and management are sites to perform safety inspections, manage accomplished professionals, Registered incidents, and minimize injury-related liability. Professional Engineers and/or Certified Inspectors, with an average of 23 years of experience.
Leslie Sakai President/CEO As Principal/Co-Founder, Leslie has served as President of ISi since 1995 and plays a top role in the decision making for all operations. She previously
INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I QNQC I SPELIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING served on the Board for Asian American testing and inspection services, including Architects and Engineers (AAAE), where she geotechnical engineering. His experience was Past President, and is recognized as a includes technical engineering related to civil member of the Council of Asian American and structural materials testing procedures Business Associates (CAABA). She is also a with over 20 years of experience in member of the Ca It rans District 4 Small construction testing and inspection in Central Business Council. Prior to incorporating ISi. she and Northern California. Mike has served as the assisted with the operations/management of Project Manager for numerous fast-paced, high Inspection Services, where she implemented profile OSHPD, DSA, Refinery, Power Plant, and inspection-reporting procedures for schools Infrastructure projects. and hospitals. Jeff Roe Edward King Division Manager Executive Vice President Jeff joined Inspection Ed brings 34 years of testing Services Inc. with fifteen and inspection experience as years of experience in VP of Operations, overseeing Materials Testing, Special construction projects and Inspection and Geotechnical Testing technical personnel for ISi. He is ICC certified throughout Southern California. He has held for Structural Steel Welding, Reinforced management positions over the past ten years Concrete, Plumbing, and Mechanical. Other as a Senior Project Manager, Divisional certifications include ASNT, AWS/CWI, OSHPD, Manager and most recently Corporate and DSNORS. Ed has managed the inspection Operations Manager. His experience ranges activities for the San Francisco/Oakland Bay from commercial, health care, education, Bridge Superstructure Replacement, SFIA's process, transportation and industrial projects. new International Terminal and the SFIA Areas of responsibility include project BART/ART station. These two projects exceed management. business development, $2 billion in construction costs. His article estimating services, quality control, safety, describing the Automated Ultrasonic Testing fiscal accountability, staffing, and system employed at the SFIA International implementation of new management Terminal was published by American Welding procedures for a full range of projects. Mr. Roe Society's Inspection Trends magazine. has extensive project experience with public projects through Department of General Michael Zell Services (DGS), Division of State Architect Chief Operating Officer (DSA), Caltrans, General Services Mike joined ISi as Business Administration (GSA), and City/County Development and Project projects. Manager, he is ICC certified for Reinforced Concrete, Philip Nishikawa, PE Structural Masonry, Spray Applied Senior Engineer Fireproofing, and other certifications including With 40 years of experience AWS/ CWI, RSO, OSHA 10-hour. Mike has an and expertise in Structural extensive background in Quality Assurance Steel/Welding, Phil has
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I ' QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MAlERIALS TE~TING managed projects and personnel, as well as engineering and contract management. provided technical supervision for relevant ISi David's project engineering experience projects. With his extensive experience includes over 100 geotechnical site managing structural steel/welding and metals investigations. His approach to project testing divisions, Phil has established guidelines management is to work closely with the for inspector training to enhance staff project team and maintain frequent and qualifications. He manages projects with up to 30 reliable communication with the client and inspectors and oversees shop/field welding for project team. He understands the need to various high rise structures, schools and hospitals respond quickly to questions in the field and to in Northern California. promptly distribute daily reports from our field inspectors. David carefully manages budgets Sam Sayawat, PE and provides frequent budget notifications to Senior Project Engineer/ the client to help avoid undesired scope creep. Laboratory Manager He uses his well-organized and responsive Sam received his professional management approach and his excellent Civil Engineering license in communication skills to provide the highest 2006. He joined ISi in 2011 level of service possible. with over 15 years of hands-on experience in geotechnical engineering, construction inspection, materials testing and environmental consulting. Working with officials of public agencies and private developers, he conducted, supervised and managed investigations for the design and construction of several hundred projects throughout the State of California. In 2009 Sam earned recognition by the Division of the State Architect (DSA) as a Responsible Engineer of Reco rd for certified testing agencies. He has worked on a variety of different projects including schools, hospitals, transportation, pipelines, freeway construction and commercial/residential developments. He has been successful in obtaining Federal and State accreditation from CCRL, Caltrans and AASHTO.
David Briggs Project Manager David Briggs contributes over ten years of construction experience with six years spent in the Testing and Inspection industry. His experience includes project management, project
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFICATIONS I QA!QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALSTEST ING Mike Everson his attention and assists in safety inspections, Project Manager accident investigations, emergency Michael Everson has served preparedness and employee safety training. Bill as a manager of a structural routinely conducts in-house safety seminars for steel/NDT department for 151 personnel. In addition, he performs on-site over 30 years before joining visits to ensure that 151personnel understand ISi in 2014. He also brings five years of the potential safety hazards on construction experience at a fabrication company as a sites, to confirm that jobsites and facility welder and quality control manager on locations maintain safety standards that structural stee l, pressure vessels and bridges. promote safe work environments, and to ensure He has been active in providing training and that ISi employees comply with Occupational evaluation for welding inspectors. His primary Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws responsibilities include the daily/weekly review and regulations. and reporting process, project management and field supervision. His strengths lies in his PROJECT EXPERIENCE ability to oversee the field staff while ISi provides special inspection and materials interfacing with the key members of the testing services for all types of new, renovation project design/ construction team including and/or retrofit public and private projects, with the architect, structural engineer, general a specia l focus on: contractor, and building inspection officials. Infrastructure » Bringing inspection services Lorenzo Lawson to structures used by the public every day Laboratory Supervisor With over 24 years of Healthcare/Life Sciences» Providing quality materials testing experience, assurance for healthcare and research facilities Lorenzo's knowledge and expertise in Caltrans, ASTM, Education » Helping build quality and AASHTO test procedures, and his 12 years environments for students and educators of experience in quality assurance, gives him a Commercial/Residential » Ensuring quality solid background for soils, concrete and asphalt across prime office, retail, residential and testing. Lorenzo has excellent working and mixed-use projects teaching skills and has supervised over 6 lab technicians. Lorenzo's industry knowledge and INFRASTRUCTURE experience provide an excellent foundation for his role as Laboratory Supervisor. The quality and safety of our buildings, bridges, highways and public transportation Bill Selim systems are essential to quality of life Director of Health & Safety California. ISi has an impressive track record of As ISi Safety Director, Bill is involvement with major infrastructure projects. responsible for assisting the project team with day-to-day safety issues as they occur. Bill reviews specific hazard safety issues brought to
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC I QUALIFICA TI ONS I QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING LA Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Transbay Transit Center Shop Inspections Project San Francisco & San Bernardino, CA Los Angeles, CA The project consists of an eight and a half mile long light rail transit system that links LAX Airport to the City of Inglewood and the City of Los Angeles Historic Crenshaw District. The project will be built over a five year period that began the Spring of 2014. The scope of work includes two miles of cut-n-cover and U-wall, one mile of twin bored tunnel, one mile of bridge including the structure over 1-405 (the Transbay Transit Center Shop Welding busiest and most congested freeway in the !Si 's Torrance office performed structural steel U.S.), four and a half miles of at-grade and welding shop inspections, including NDT guideway, and eight new stations. UT and MT at the Herrick fabrication facility in San Bernardino. The $4 billion project consists of three interconnected elements:
Replacing the former Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets Extending Caltraln and California High Speed Rail underground from Caltrain's current terminus at 4th and King streets into the new downtown Transit Center Creating a new neighborhood with homes, Cross section of one of the eight new stations along the Crenshaw/LAX transit corridor offices, parks and shops surrounding the new Transit Center The project entails all associated rail, systems electrification to connect two active light rail Once constructed, the new Transit Center will systems. The new stations include accommodate more than 100,000 passengers Crenshaw/Exposition, Crenshaw/Martin Luther each weekday and more than 45 million King Jr. Boulevard, CrenshawNernon, people per year and make public Crenshaw/Slau son, Florence/West, Florence/La transportation a convenient and accessible Brea, Florence/Hindry and Aviation/Century. option for everyone who lives, works and visits New park'n ride lots at Crenshaw/Exposition, the San Francisco Bay Area. It will feature a 5.4 Florence/West and Florence/ La Brea. All stations acre park on the roof of the bus and rail will provide safe and convenient customer station. A complementary Transit Tower will be interfaces and site connectivity and will reflect built adjacent to the Transit Center. Metro's systemwide state-of-the art design standards. Project completion is planned for 2019. As a subconsultant, ISi is providing welding inspection and concrete sampling. INSPECTION SERVICES. INC I QUALIFICATIONS • ONQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING Bay Area Rap id Transit Berryessa Extension inspections and testing for the south Fremont to North San Jose anchorage housing and south pylons.
ISi performed concrete inspections and testing for the anchorage housing and pylons of the Golden Gate Bridge South Approach
The Bridge was originally designed to Representation of the Berryessa BART Station withstand lateral forces of approximately 7.5% self-weight. Th e Pha se II Project design criteria ISi is providing special inspection and materials required that the retrofitted structures testing services for the ten mile extension that withstand an earthquake imposing lateral will bring BART south from Warm Springs to forces of up to 68 % to 220% of the structures' Berryessa station. The project begins in self-weight. Fremont south of the BART Warm Springs Station and proceeds in the former Union Golden Gate Bridge North Approach Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Milpitas San Francisco, CA with an intermediate station located adjacent to, and connected by bridge to, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's Montague light rail station nearthe Great Mall of the Bay Area and the Great Mall/Main Transit Center, and then to the Berryessa area of north San Jose, at the second station. The construction work includes the line, track, systems and stations. It represents the largest public works project in Santa Clara County's history.
Golden Gate Bridge South Approach, Phase II Inspections were coordinated to avoid interfering San Francisco, CA with ongoing bridge traffic The Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit Phase The seismic retrofit measures applied to the II, South Approach Structures Project Bridge Marin (north) Approach Viaduct encompasses the structural retrofit of five structures consist of various methods of structures at the south approach: the south structural upgrades and include both the approach viaduct, south anchorage housing, strengthening of structural components and two south pylons, and the Fort Point arch. the modification of stru ctural response of the Since the project's inception in 2001, ISi has structures so they can better respond to strong performed Quality Assurance concrete motions without damage . INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QNQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING A primary challenge of Phase 1 was to San Francisco, CA construct the retrofit measures under The E2, or eastern support, features two pile continuous traffic. The construction inspection supported footings linked by a reinforced team closely monitored the structure concrete box and surmounted by pier columns throughout the complex process of installing to support the bridge's twin road decks. The temporary bracing, constructing and loading construction of twin foundations requires temporary supports for replacement of the eight piles to be driven down into bedrock. A towers, removing and replacing members, and 52-foot-long concrete box section connects strengthening members and connections. the two footings. The dimensions of the three part structure will be 220 feet long by 80 feet San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Skyway wide. Crews will then construct two, 120-foot Oakland, CA tall reinforced concrete pier columns.
The foundation for the 530-fooMall steel tower called the Tl footing entailed constructing a concrete and steel base structure supported by 13 cast-in-drilled-hole piles set deep into underlying rock. Crews bored holes 196 feet deep through the thin mud layer into the bedrock. The top 107 feet of the pile is encased ISi is proud to have provided inspection services for in an eight-foot-diameter permanent steel shell. the new eastern section of the San Francisco Oakland The bottom 98 feet of the pile is a "rock socket" Bay Bridge with steel-cage-reinforced concrete extending The Skyway's decks, which accommodate five down into the bedrock without a steel casing. lanes of traffic and include 10-foot-wide The entire footing frame is encased in concrete shoulders to help keep traffic moving, are and formed a final footing structure 85 feet composed of 452 pre-cast concrete segments long, 73 feet wide and 21 feet thick. (standing three stories high, 90 feet wide and The SAS span is the signature span of the new 25 feet long). Combined, the Skyway elements bridge and is the longest single tower, self contain approximately 200 million pounds of anchored suspension bridge in the world. structural steel, 120 million pounds of reinforcing steel, 200,000 linear feet of piling San Francisco International Airport - BART and about 450,000 cubic yards of concrete, Concourse HI Aerial Rapid Transit weighing approximately 700 tons each. To San Francisco, CA construct the enormous piers that support the Concourse H, located in the new San Francisco Skyway, 160 rebar and concrete-filled steel International Terminal. houses the new Airport piles measuring 8 1 /2 feet in diameter were BART Station as well as the new SFIA AirTrain driven deep into the Bay's soil. These massive Station. The station is a four-level 264,000 sq. piles were welded into the pile caps, which are ft. reinforced concrete structure supported on underneath the columns. precast concrete piles.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, E2/Tl Foundations INSPECTION SERVICES. INC I QUALIFICATI ONS • QNQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MAT ERIALS TESTING the tunnel. Approximately one-quarter mile south of the tunnel is the site of an Operations and Maintenance facility. An earthen embankment and vegetation-covered roof will help the facility blend with natural Concourse H is a four-level intermodal airport surroundings. transportation structure 3rd Street Light Rail The canopy is designed with prescribed TK&Y San Francisco, CA node connections which SFIA requested ISi to Construction for Phase 1 of this project started inspect with automated ultrasonic testing in in 2002. It extends Muni Metro light rail service lieu of radiography. The station will serve as an six miles south from the terminal at Fourth and entry/exit point for patrons arriving and King Streets. The line crosses the Fourth Street leaving the airport via BART. At the third level Bridge and runs along Third Street and of Concourse H is a train control room for both Bays ho re Boulevard, ending at the Bayshore BART and the Light Rail Trains, office space and Caltrain Station in Visitacion Valley with 19 a walkway which connects the North Garage to stops along the way. This phase opened for the International Terminal. service in 2005. ISi performed all soils, Devil's Slide concrete, masonry and welding-related QC San Mateo, CA testing and inspection services for the general contractor. The construction scope of work included tracks, platforms, utilities, light poles and traffic signals.
Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Sunol, CA The SVWTP Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project consisted of a new water treatment basin and retrofitting existing filters. ISi provided daily materials testing of the shotcrete The project also featured a single 17.5-million construction gallon circular Treated Water Reservoir, a new 3.5-million-gallon rectangular chlorine contact Devil's Slide will be bypassed by two inland tank and new chemical storage and feed tunnels, providing a safe, dependable highway facilities. The construction of approximately between Pacifica and Montara. This is the 1,000 feet of 78·inch-diameter pipe will Devil's Slide Tunnels Project. The project calls connect the new Treated Water Reservoir to for construction of two tunnels beneath San the existing plant discharge pipeline. This will Pedro Mountain, each 30-feet wide and 4,200· include a tunnel crossing of Alameda Creek. feet long. At the northern end, a 1,000-feet bridge will span the valley at Shamrock Ranch. A re-alignment of Highway 1 at the southern end will provide safe transition into and out of
IN ~ PECT I ON SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QA/ QC J SPECIAL INSPECTION J MATERIALS TESTING reservoir and 29 shearwalls and struts inside the reservoir. The contract scope also included pouring a 7 inch slab on more than 300,000 square feet of the reservoir floor.
HEALTHCARE/LIFE SCIENCES
ISi is proud to play a supporting role in ISi provided field inspection, testing and laboratory growing California's impressive reputation in services for the SVWTP plant expansion the Healthcare/Life Sciences sector, by Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications providing high quality inspection services for a Los Gatos, CA broad range of facilities and essential services The Santa Clara Valley Water District's Outlet buildings in adherence with strict California Modification Project replaced an aging outlet Building Code (CBC) Title 24 regulations. pipe under Lenihan Dam. The modified outlet San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild consists of a 54 inch concrete lined steel pipe San Francisco, CA located inside of an approximately 2,000 foot This new $890 million dollar San Francisco long maintenance tunnel that runs through General Hospital and Trauma Center will the eastern abutment of Lenihan Darn. The include a 405-bed/14 operating room hospital project also included a sloping, multi-port and trauma center t hat will be the only Level 1 intake structure and a shaft located in Trauma Center for residents of San Francisco Lexington Reservoir and an outlet structure and northern San Mateo County. located adjacent to Los Gatos Creek.
With a total project cost of approximately $50 million, the Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications Project received the Project of the Year award in the "Large Projects" category from the San Francisco Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The project was completed safely, under budget and on schedule.
Sunset Reservoir North Basin Seismic Retrofit Foundation site for the new San Francisco General San Francisco, CA Hospital and Trauma Center The Sunset Reservoir provides 60% of the clean water supply for the City of San Francisco, and The facility will house cardiology/radiology/ is critical in case of major fire or earthquake. auxiliary support and plant services. The seismic upgrade project work included Preoperative/ gastroenterology and clinical strengthening the reservoir by the laboratory will be contained at the Bl level. construction of six new moment frames, 11 Admitting and emergency will occupy the stainless steel brace frames assemblies, 29 ground floor level. Obstetrics/ pediatrics and CIDH piers (ranging from 40 to 80 feet deep) NICU will be housed and the second floor. connecting to 29 grade beams around the ICU/ CCU will be located at the third and fourth INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFIC.ATIONS • QA/QC I SPEUAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING floors. Medical su rgery and forensic will occupy adjacent to the UCSF's 43-acre biomedical the fifth and sixth floors and acute care for the research campus. That placement is designed elderly will occupy the seventh floor. The to foster advances in medicine by encouraging tunnel at the Bl level will connect t o the collaboration among basic scientists, clinical nuclear medicine center in the existing researchers and physicians. This children's, hospital and the bridge at the second floor will women's and cancer hospital will enable UCSF connect to clinical laboratories, the cafeteria to carry through on the promise of uniting and support services. advanced biomedical research with world class clinical care, so research findings can be The 538,270 SF hospital will be a steel moment rapidly translated into medical advances t hat frame structure on a mat foundation with base directly benefit patients. isolators. The hospital will have two (2) levels below grade and eight (8) levels above grade San Leandro Medical Center including a mechanical penthouse. Ties to the San Leandro, CA existing hospital will be made by means of a Th is $600 million dollar new medical center tunnel at the Bl level and a bridge at the 2nd includes an acute-care hospital approximately floor. 436,000 square feet in size, 6-stories tall and containing up to 264 licensed beds. The new New UCSF Mission Bay Hospital hospital will include inpatient nursing San Francisco, CA functions, medical imaging/ radiology, clinical This new $1.5 billion dollar 289-bed project labs and a blood bank, up to 10 operating includes a children's hospital with rooms and recovery spaces, pharmacies, an urgent/emergency care and pediatric emergency department. cafeteria and other ambulatory care facilities, a women's hospital building support departments. Phase 1 also for ca ncer care and specialty surgery, a center includes a Hospital Support Building (HS B) of for mothers and newborns, and a hospital for approximately 250,000 square feet in size, 6- adult cancer patients. stories tall, and located immediately adjacent to and connected to t he new hospital. A new central utilities plant (CUP) will contain all of the necessary major mechanical and electrical equipment necessary to support the medical center, and surface parking for up to 2,000 parking spaces. A number of "green" building features will be implemented throughout the Medical Center based on the standards of t he Green Gu ide for Healthcare.
The new UCSF Mission Bay facility is designed to foster collaboration between care and research
The integrated specialty hospitals will be strategica lly located on a 14.5-acre parcel INSPECTION SERVICES. INC.. I QUALIFICATIONS • QA/Q( I SPECIAL INSPEt TION I MATERIALS TESTING UCSF Genentech Hall San Francisco, CA
The San Leandro Medical Facility shown under construction
Vacaville Medical Center Vacaville, CA
Vacaville Medical Center - Th is 340,000 ISi welding inspectors were onsite during square-foot, four-story hospital will feature a construction of UCSF Genentech Hall to provide 24-hour emergency department, 24-hour quality assurance to Title 24 requirements pharmacy, private rooms, and the latest Designed by the San Francisco office of technology. The hospital features all private, SmithGroup, the new five-story, 434,000-gsf spacious rooms with space for family members facility is the first structure to be completed on to stay overnight. The new building and two the UCSF Mission Bay campus. adjacent medical offices offer a wide range of services - from primary care to specialty care Genentech Hall consists of two main laboratory and diagnostic and hospital services - on one wings, north and south of the spine. Each wing campus. The Vacaville hospital will include is divided into two laboratory suites with shared emergency services, a critical care unit, conference areas. The main spine through each medical-surgical services, and a full floor connects all the laboratories. At the complement of diagnostic and support entrance to each laboratory area, a commons services. room with comfortable seating and small kitchen offers a more intimate space to use Santa Clara Valley Medical Center common reference materials, share information, San Jose, CA provide for informal conferences, and break for ISi provides special inspection and materials coffee or lunch. testing services for various projects located throughout the Santa Clara campus. ISi has Helios West Energy Research Facility worked closely with multiple project managers Berkeley, CA within the facilities division for projects ISi is currently providing special inspections including: Building M Ergotron Monitor and materials testing for this five story plus Supports, Building M Patient Lifts, Ginger Lane basement laboratory and office building of Improvements, Building 2 & 3 SB 1953 approximately 113,000 gross square feet, Investigation, Ancillary Pneumatic Tube, comprised of wet research laboratory space, Building E Pneumatic Tube, VHC Bascom research support space, and office and Elevator and Rehabilitation Building Seismic administrative support space. The building Upgrade. structural system will be a steel frame and a mat slab foundation.
INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS II QA/QC I SPEc.IAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING stepped soil nail retaining wall to accommodate the construction.
EDUCATION
At ISi, we take pride in our role of providing expert inspection services in support of continued improvement and growth in California's education infrastructure. As applicable, ISl's special inspection services are provided in strict accordance with CBC Title 24 and our materials testing is performed in our 151 provided special inspections and materials testing DSA-accredited laboratory in Berkeley, CA. for the steel framed Helios laboratory facility City College of San Francisco Wellness Li Ka-Shing Center for Biomedical Health Center Sciences San Francisco, CA Berkeley, CA City College's Wellness Center creates a first Opened in January 2012, the University of ever front door for the campus on busy Ocean California-Berkeley's Li Ka Shing Center for Avenue, integrating cleanly into the urban Biomedical and Health Sciences presents a fabric. The building's LEED"'-equivalent design modern building to research some of the most fits 156,000 square feet of program space into enduring medical challenges. Clad in glass, a very small footprint utilizing clever vertical metal and terra cotta, the five-story, 200,000 stacking. The new Community Wellness Center square-foot facility meets California stringent houses physical education, martial arts, dance, performance requirements, as well as conditioning, team sports, and the college's sustainable design criteria. first aquatics center.
UCSF Institute for Regenerative Medicine San Francisco, CA The IRM is a 2-story, 67,070 gsf. laboratory research building at the UCSF Campus - Parnassus. The project incorporates an innovative structural steel seismic base isolation/ foundation system to support a conventional steel brace - framed The new Wellness Center was •inspection intensive• superstructure. ISi is providing all of the Special because of the numerous types of materials employed Inspection and Materials Testing services in accordance with CBC Title 24 requirements A healthy indoor environment results from and State Fire Marshall approval. Included with abundant natural lighting and clean central air. the project is a new 600 ton chiller and 1200 Generous windows show off the life of the ton cooling tower requiring OSHPD approval. building, integrating indoors and outdoors, The site has very challenging conditions as it is and supporting a culture of health and built into the existing steep slope, requiring a wellness for the whole community. INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QAIQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING Chinatown/Northbeach Campus, City commitment to the inclusion of sustainable College of San Francisco materials to meet Collaborative for High San Francisco, CA Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria and to The new CCSF campus, which is currently provide a contextual design that reflected the under construction, on three lots within the unique style of the existing school and the City Parcel bound by Kearny Street to the west neighborhood homes. The school is designed and Washington Street to the south and to meet CHPS standards. Columbus Avenue to north and east, will consist of two structures; a 14-story tower over Christopher High School, Gilroy Unified a single basement level (Main Building) and a School District 4-story building over a single basement level Gilroy, CA (Annex Building).
Christopher High School was designed as a collaboration between educators and the community. ISi works to make sure facilities are built to standards making them safe for students.
New campus facility helps CCSF reach more students The school was designed with input from a diverse group of educators and community Chabot Elementary School, Oakland Unified members. BCA Architects, located in Fremont. School District co llaborated on the design with a User Group Oakland, CA committee, comprised of staff from Gilroy High Nestled between picturesque homes and a School, and a community Steering Committee. rolling landscape of oaks and grasses, Chabot The City of Gilroy provided $4.3 million for an Elementary School had nearly doubled in aquatic center, which will be built on site in student size over the last 10 years. The Phase II. Also negotiated was the after-hours strategic additions and remodeling to joint use of a practice gym adding an repurpose buildings have elevated the existing additional $4 million to the project. All joint campus into a beautiful addition to the use spaces are designed with separate secure Rockridge area of Oakland. The project after-hours entrances for community usage. includes the design and construction of a two story classroom building with 12 K-2nd grade The School District, working closely with BCA classrooms; a multi-purpose building that Architects and the teachers, was successful in serves as an auditorium/cafeteria space, securing $6 million in innovative Career repurposing the existing auditorium as a Technical Grants to re-envision the Arts library; new kitchen and restrooms; two altered programming, integrating academics with buildings; and six relocated portable buildings. technical education. The school also received The District and school have a strong nearly $600,000 in High Performance Schools INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QU ALIFICATIONS • QA/QC I SPECIAL IN SPEC TION I MATERI ALS TESTING grants from the Office of Public School eastward, greeting the cityscape. South-east Construction for its sustainable design. The facing, these deep canopies provide shade and design optimizes natural daylight through rain protection while creating outdoor learning ample windows and allows natural ventilation, and cafeteria seating. Benches line the walls with an energy efficient mechanica l system. inside and out and are scattered throughout the site to provide the students time to study By constructing a two-story campus that or relax and socialize with peers. This building occupies less area, sweeping natural view completed the LEED project checklist corridors of the countryside and foothills were certifying it for eligibility but, in lieu of using protected. A fan shaped organizational layout funds for certification, new furniture was improves site and drop-off circulation, creates purchased for the building. a secure campus, and allows for spacious outdoor learning environments around a Center for the Arts, Castro Valley Unified central quadrangle. Phase I of the new 1,800- School District student school, for 900 students, opened for Castro Valley, CA the Fall 2009 school year. The 516 seat Center for the Arts features a proscenium stage, high-tech lighting, and a High quality, long lasting materials, as well as world-class sound system, created by Tony classical design elements such as natural stone award-winning sound designer Elton Halley and ornate entry facades, are used to reflect a and Meyer Sound. The Center also includes a collegiate and timeless architecture. large exhibition space, also utilized as a recital Bessie Carmichael Middle School and hall, conference center and art gallery; Filipino Education Center, San Francisco classroom and rehearsal space; a state-of-the Unified School District art control room, three grand pianos, an San Francisco, CA electronic marquee, box office, dressing An urban school site for more than a century, rooms, and storage areas. this 60 child preschool was converted into a MLK Middle School Dining Commons, middle school for 230 students in response to Berkeley Unified School District community outreach and feedback. The four Berkeley, CA story campus incorporates a range of design With a capacity of 500 students in two dining responses to program, site and context that halls and an open kitchen, the goal was to support the school district's mission while also create a facility that embraces sustainability respectfully meeting the needs of middle and green building design. school students.
On the ground level existing and new courtyards, play yards and breezeways are interlaced around a simple rectangular classroom volume, punctuated by large redwood bench loungers and landscaping. Moving up through the building, redwood railed stairs gesture like gangways up to the The dining commons opened its doors to students in November of 2008 second floor breezeway; its deep canopy lifts INSPECTION SERVICES, INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QAIQC I SPEC IAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING The new dining commons maximizes the use The transformation of two auto shop buildings of natural lighting and ventilation to conserve into a Transportation Technology Complex is a energy. Durable, low maintenance materials program at the heart of campus-wide are used throughout. Wood was supplied from commitment to Workforce Education. Building certified and sustainable-managed forests. The interiors have been reconfigured to support used of recycled content in all materials was the innovative educational program, with all maximized. The thermal mass of the concrete new equipment and building systems. A new floors was used to retain and radiate heat back addition links the two existing structures, into the building maximizing energy efficiency provides office and student spaces and acts as coupled with energy efficient wall design and a new entrance. Committed to principals of roof assemblies. Integrated building controls sustainability, the design team reused most of for mechanical, security and fire, and energy the existing building and incorporated new efficient lighting design as well as occupancy green features throughout, including solar hot light sensors are some of the innovative water panels and clerestory windows for environmental features being used. Low-VOC daylight and ventilation. materials, paints, and adhesives are specified Dorraine Zief Law Library, University of San throughout the building. The exposed wood Francisco ceiling at the dining rooms and louvered roof San Francisco, CA monitors with fresh air intake at the floor level Seventy-foot deep-drilled piers secure the will provide passive natural ventilation without foundation of this four-level steel-frame the need for ducts and fans. The kitchen of the New Dining Commons is designed around four structure. Meanwhile, cover plates, HSB's, S.C., and reduced beam section to instill critical cooking suites capable of preparing all of the seismic fortification in the structure's internal food for the 900 students at King. framework. Th e body of the building Carlmont High School, Sequoia Union High incorporates masonry, shotcrete, cast-in-place School District concrete, and metal deck fill. Finally, precast Belmont, CA panels form the library's exterior. In As District Architect, DES has worked accordance with the San Francisco Building extensively on the Sequoia Union High School Code's rigorous regulations on structural steel District's four high school campuses Carlmont, and welding, ISi performed continuous visual Menlo Atherton, Sequoia, and Woodside. and ultrasonic (UTI testing during Project types include libraries, performing arts construction. centers, sports complexes, aquatic facilities, Hastings Law School Library Renovation, athletic fields, kitchens, administration University of California buildings, classrooms, multi-use space, and San Francisco, CA science and technology buildings. Renovations include historic Carrington Hall on the Sequoia High School campus.
Transportation Technology Complex, College of Marin Kentfield, CA
INSPECTION SERVICES, INC I QUALIFICA TIONS m QAIQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MA1ERIALS TES11NG was a major issue since work was going on while students were in attendance.
Mt. Zion Cancer Research Facility, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA An official NCI Cancer Center housing research laboratories and animal care facilities, this compelling new building has interiors drenched with daylight through its windowed street frontages and courtyard. Its sleek, Circulation desk in the newly renovated Hastings Law School Library contemporary visage expressive of technology belies human-scaled and comfortable interiors. The existing library, burdened with squat ceilings, limited daylight and disorganized The first-floor public areas, like the fourth-floor wayfinding, lacked energy, imagination and labs, are set back from the street, creating interaction. Promoting a sense of community visual relief at the sidewalk and designed to and pride, the renovation supports visual minimize the scale of the structure in a mixed connectivity, revives vitality and heightens use neighborhood. Within the building, two operational efficiency. Thoughtful use of color main cancer research volumes are connected invigorates collaboration and organizes spatial by shared circulation and support spaces. relationships. Flexible spaces accommodate Reed Elementary School Kindergarten large and small gatherings of students, faculty Additions, Reed Union School District and staff. Housed within the urban fabric of the Tiburon, CA civic community, the library has become a The learning environment of Reed Elementary social hub for camaraderie and enhances the School has been greatly enhanced by the student experience. kindergarten additions that now allow full day Lowell High School Modernization and New kindergarten, a new art classroom, a fresh Academic Building, San Francisco Unified music room, an invigorating 'nautical theme' School District library and a special learning center. The San Francisco, CA learning environment that is now in place, This school project included the modernization between new and modernized facilities, is of existing structures and the addition of a new much more flexible, diverse and representative academic building both under same DSA of the energetic aspirations of staff and application number. The new building is students. The decision to invest in highly structural steel framed where fabrication took flexible, energy efficient and fundional spaces place at 3 different shops. Building materials will serve this community for many included reinforced concrete, structural steel, generations to come. high-strength bolting, expansion anchors and COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL grouted bolts/dowels. There were also some shotcreted infills on existing structures. Safety ISi has a substantial history of involvement in commercial construdion projects California, INSPECTION SERVI C E ~. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QAIQC I SPECIAL INSPK TION I MAT ERIALS TESTING including high-rise buildings, office facilities, challenge to combine the new structure with historical structures and commercial the existing steel and concrete. properties. ISi is a member of the California Counsel ofTesting and Inspection Agencies The Infinity (CCTIA). 300 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA The Infinity is a luxury residential complex and 1 Kearny/710 Market Streets has four buildings, 8-stories, 10-stories, 37- San Francisco, CA stories and the other 42 -stories, which house 654 residential units. ISi provided full-time inspections and materials testing for the basement excavation, underpinning, reinforced concrete, post-tensioned slabs, structural steel welding, anchor proof load testing, and fire-proofing.
1 Kearny/710 Market Street Building
This project is the construction of a new 11 story 60,000 square foot addition to an existing 12 story 64,000 square foot historical 1902 building.
The addition was a structural steel frame At 1.4 million square feet, The Infinity luxury high-rise structure that is structurally connected to the project kept ISi inspectors busy. adjacent historic building so that the complex will function as one building. The site is within The five-level deep excavation was in bay mud the Kearny-Mason-Sutter Conservation District. and consisted of a shotcreted soil nail wall system and reinforced concrete slabs and The existing building consisted of concrete columns. The superstructure combines slabs and a structural steel frame making it a reinforced concrete, post-tensioned decks,
INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS • QNQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION J MATERIALS l EST ING with a core wall system in each building which Port of San Francisco Ferry Building Retrofit provide shear. San Francisco, CA The retrofit of this historic structure started in AboveNet Communications early 1997. The building is occupied and so 160 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA much of the construction work has been Following our initial structural investigations during the night hours and on Saturdays. and report, ISi was awarded the special Several areas were damaged by the Loma inspection/testing contract for AboveNet Prieta earthquake. Renovation required the Communications. preservation of historical structural parts, This $100 million fast paced project was to be which were integrated with new construction. completed in about 8 months. Services Vintage steel was analyzed for weld-ability to included inspection and testing for concrete, new steel. Some cast iron structures were shotcrete, drilled-in concrete anchors, roof top located but no welding was performed onto structural steel, installation of new friction cast iron. The major strengthening was to add pendulum base isolation system (seismic), and heavily reinforced shotcrete shear walls to the ten generators for emergency power. The structure. structural steel rooftop framing was fabricated in double shifts at PDM's plant in Eloy, Arizona. The fast track schedule featured around-the clock construction including Saturday's. As many as four on-site inspectors were assigned to perform special inspections and tests on this seismic retrofit remodel of a concrete building, four levels above street with one basement level, which was originally built circa 1943. IS l's close proximity to the jobsite allowed its inspectors and staff to make regular jobsite visits and keep close communication with the Contractor, Architect, and Structural Engineer.
Arterra Building 300 Berry Street (Mission Bay N4 P1) San Francisco, CA The Historic Ferry Building in need of renovation aHer Arterra is planned to be the City's first LEED the Loma Prieta earthquake Certified "Green High-rise Community". This project consists of three structures ranging One Hawthorne LLC from six to 16 stories, containing one and two San Francisco, CA bedroom residences and town homes with 260 One Hawthorne is a 24-story, 332,585 square parking spaces under a landscaped podium. foot, 165-unit condominium building with Structural system is cast in place concrete with three below-grade levels of parking. The PT slabs. ISl's scope of work also included superstructure consists of a reinforced welding inspection of 700 piles. concrete mat foundation, columns and walls, INSPECTION SERVICES INC. I QU ALIFICATIONS • QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TESTING and a post-tension slab system from level 1 to San Francisco Public Utility Commission 20. The building is topped off with two Sustainable Headquarters structural steel levels. San Francisco, CA
NADEV - Transcontinental: State-of-the-Art Printing Facility for the San Francisco Chronicle Fremont, CA ISi performed special inspections on this 338,000 square foot state-of-the-art printing facility that started printing the San Francisco Chronicle as of July 6, 2009. The structural steel superstructure rests on a shallow but massive concrete foundation. Inspections were performed for the entire structure including all of the mainly European suppliers of the precision printing machinery.
The Museum of the African Diaspora 725 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA ISi performed an extensive structural and welding inspection of the Museum of the African Diaspora. This 13-story office building features many Green Build ing Features, uses 32% less energy and 60% less water
The new administration building is a 13-story, 277,000 square foot building with one basement level. The superstructure is reinforced concrete with vertical post tensioned core wa lls and post-tension slab system. It has two levels of structural steel on top and a 15 story structural steel wind turbine tower to generate electricity. The concrete for ISi provided extensive structural and welding the structure was designed to reflect the inspection for this museum of culture, history and art sunlight into the building to reduce the use of electricity. MoAD is an international museum, unique in the world, poised to become one of the Sony Metreon Building world's pre-eminent cultural institutions. It 4th and Mission, San Francisco, CA occupies the first three floors of the new, 40- ISi provided Quality Assurance special story St. Regis Hotel, adjacent to the Moscone inspections per SFBC for this unique project. Convention Center and the San Francisco The various tenant improvements included Museum of Modern Art. venues whose structures featured themed
INSPECTION SERVICES. INC. I QUALIFICATIONS II QNQC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIALS TES TING areas including "Where the Wild Things Are," coordination system helped to mitigate minor "The Way Things Work," SONY Style,"" Taste of difficulties between several contractors and San Francisco," and Discovery Channel Store. owners. !Si's responsive project identification and
INSPECTION )ERVICE). INC I QUALIFICATIONS • QA/QC I SPECIAL INSPECTION I MATERIAL) TESTING Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project
Los Angeles, CA The project consists of an 8.5 mile long light rai l transit system that links LAX Airport to t he City of Inglewood and the City of Los Angeles Historic Duration Crenshaw District. The project will be built over a five year period that 2014 - 2019 began the spring of 2014. The scope of work includes 2 miles of cut-n-cover and U-wall, 1 mile of twin bored tunnel, 1 mile of bridge including the Construction Value $2 .06 billion structure over l-405 (the busiest and most congested freeway in the U.S.), 4.5 miles of at-grade guideway, and 8 new stations. Owner Los Angeles County The project ent ails all associated rail, systems electrificat ion to connect t wo Metropolitan active light rail systems. The new stations include Crenshaw/Exposition, Transportation Authority Crenshaw/Martin Luther King Jr. Bl, Crenshaw/Vernon, Crenshaw/Slauson, (LA METRO) Florence/West, Florence/La Brea, Fl orence/Hindry and Aviation/Century, New park'n ride lots at Crenshaw/Exposition, Florence/West and Contractor Florence/La Brea. All stations will provide safe and convenient customer Walsh/Shea Corridor interfaces and site connectivity and will reflect Metro's systemwide state Const ructors of-the art design standards. Project completion is planned for 2019. As a subconsultant, IS i is providing the following services: Engineer HNTB Inspection & Testing Services Project Team Structura l Steel/Welding Inspection Jeff Roe, Project Manager; Martin Steel Deck Welding and Shear Studs Lozano, Kevin Farmer, El izabeth Concrete Placement and Sampling Patterson
Reference Mandy Oelschlager Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors 310.431.3968 Residential Street Rehabilitation
Torrance, CA Located in the residential rehabilitation (Area C) between Dominguez St. and Torrance Blvd., this street rehabilit ation revita lized the residential st reets of Old Towne Torrance. The contractor activities included grinding an d overlaying of asphalt pavement, repair and install concrete curb and gutters and repairing sidewa lks/concret e ramps/driveway approaches.
151 worked closely with the Construction Inspector to provide geotechnical and materials testing in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.
Inspection Services Reference Duration • Soils Observation and Testing Lauren Sablan 2014 • Aggregate Base Testing Civil Engineering Associate, Project • Source Inspection Engineer, Cit y of Torrance Construction Value $3M • Asphalt Concrete Testing Engineering Division • Laboratory Testing [email protected] Ow ner 310.681.6259 City ofTorrance Project Team Jeff Roe, Project Manager; • • QUALITY IS OUR CORNERSTONE SAFETY IS OUR COMMITMENT /\t ISi, we believe in creating a safe environment, from the structures we inspect to l~I the materials we test. By embracing a culture of quality, we focus on perfecting our abilities, processes and products. Every ISi employee contributes toward INSPECTION this goal, creating z synergy that spurs innovation and provides our clients SERVICES INC. with exceptional value.
FIRM PROFI LE ...... 1 clients. ISi inspectors w itness, record and report construction activities performed by COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ...... 1 project contractors and subcontractors. While Full Spectrum of Quality Services ...... 2 maintaining our independent status, ISi is Laboratory Qualifications ...... 3 responsible to local building officials, the project structural engineer, the project APPROACH TO QU/\LITY /\ND RESPONSIVE architect and most importantly, our clients. SERVICE ...... 5 INNOVATIONS IN REPORTING ...... 6 COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES COMMITMENT TO SAFETY ...... 6 ISi has served in an integral role in the EMPOWERED LEADERSHIP ...... 7 construction of a wide range of projects for a PROJECT EXPERIENCE ...... 10 broad range of clients from the healthcare/life sciences, infrastructure, education and Healthcare/Life Sciences ...... 11 commercial fields. Through this work, we have Infrastructure ...... 14 gained experience with many public agencies Education ...... 17 such as the Department of General Services (DGS), California Department ofTransportation Commercial...... 22 (Caltrans), Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OS HPD), Division of the State FIRM PROFILE Architect (DSA) and numerous municipalities. Since 1995 ISi has provided the highest level of expertise, accuracy and integrity in special ISi Delivers: inspection and materials testing services. ISi is • Full Service, Accredited Testing Laboratories a certified SBE I MWBE I DBE company that • Knowledgeable and Personable Inspectors consistently ranks as one of the largest • Experience on Fast-Paced, High-Profile Projects woman-owned businesses in the San Francisco • Competitive Pricing Bay Area, according to the San Francisco • Involved Company Principals Business Times. The firm is headquartered in • Commitment to Safety Berkeley, California, with additional offices in Torrance, San Francisco and Oakland. With ISi is well versed in the Standard Specifications over 80 employees, ISi has the depth of for Public Works Construction (SSPWC), resources and breadth of knowledge to deliver Caltrans, California Building Code (CBC/Title high quality and responsive service to our
"f\SP i Cl ION SI RVIC! S, !'JC. I QUA: ~ I CAl :O'JS I QA /QC I SP[ c A '~S P < c I !Of\ I MA ll R Al s l t Sl 11\ ( 24), and the.' Uniform Building Code (UBC). ISi Special Inspection Services employs California Licensed Civil, Geotechnical. and Quality Engi neers; ICC. Soils and Asphalt OSHPD, DS/\, /\WS, /\NST, /\Cl and NICET Grading Observations certified inspectors and technicians; Density Testing {Nuclear Gauge/ Sand expcricncC.>d supervisors and support staff. Cone) Source Inspection/Material Sampling FULL SPECTRUM OF QUALITY SERVICES Reinforced Concrete ISi is ready to provide QA/QC building Concrete Placement and Sampling inspection and testing of construction Batch Plant Inspection materials for projects of any scope and at any Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection project stage. We are dedicated to providing the construction industry with only the highest Precast Concrete Fabrication level of expertise, accuracy, and integrity in the Concrete Placement and Sampling performance of inspection and testing Reinforcing Steel and Tendon Inspection services. At ISi, we are committed to meeting Tendon Stressing Observations the stringent quality control requirements of Post-Tensioned Concrete every project we undertake and we bel ieve Concrete Placement and Sampling that the services we provide are vital for Reinforcing Steel and Tendon Placement maintaining public safety in the built Inspection environment. Tendon Stressing Observations
Spray-Applied and In tumescent Fireproofing Substrate Inspection Application Inspection Thickn ess Verification Adhesion/Cohesion Testing
Roofing I Waterproofing Substrate Inspection
Shotcrete Pre-Production Panel/Nozzleman Qualification Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection Shotcrete Placement Inspection
Structural Masonry and Veneer CM U and Veneer Placement and Sampling Reinforcing Steel Placement Inspection Grout Placement Inspection Source Material Sampling
'l\SP! Cl 101\ SI RVICI S, 1\JC J OLA " ICA 1101\JS I QA/QC I SPf c A' :!\JSPf Cl IOt\ I MAlLR A! 5 l f 5·111\(' Structural Steel and Welding Floor Systems Material Identification Floor Fl atness/Floor Levelness (dipstick) Shop Fabrication Welding Inspection Floor Moisture l csting Field Welding Inspection Nondestructive Testing (UT, MT. PT, RT) LABORATORY QUALIFICATIONS High Strength Bolting Inspection ISi inspects all phases of construction and conducts all testing in-house. Conforming Wood Framing laboratory reports are typically emailed within Material Verification 24 hours following completion of testing. Shear Wall Nailing Inspection Failing tests arc directly communicated to our Floor Diaphragm Nailing Inspection Project Manager who will immediately pass Anchor and Dowel Installation this information on to the project Installation Inspection management team. l orque/Proofload Testing
Professional/Specialty Services
Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Consultation Structural Investigation/Surveys Expert Witness
Document Review Concrete Mix Design Review Shotcrete Mix Design Review Grout Mix Design Review Welding Procedure/Qualification Review Quality Control Procedure Review
Quality Control Management Develop Quality Control Program Implement/Manage Quality Control Program
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPRJ Concret e/Soil Analysis Materials Testing Laboratories Rebar ITend on Location We operate full service Materials Testing Conduit, PVC Location Laboratories in Berkeley and Torrance, CA. We Utility Location test concrete, aggregate, soil, masonry, hot mix Reinforcement Survey asphalt, rebar, metals and fireproofing for Pachometer compliance to various test standards. Our Ferroscan laboratories are under the technical direction of registered professional engineers. The tt\SPECTIOll: SE'lV1CES, if\:C. I QUf\Llr1Cf\TIOl\S I Qf\!OC I SPEC f\_ . ~SDE(T,Ot\ I ~f\TE'l · ALS TESTl\JG testing facilities arc inspected by, and maintain perform all of the common and rnany of t he accreditations with, AMRL/AASHTO, CCR L, DSA advanced geotechnical tests. This laboratory is ~, , and Calt
The Quality Assurance Program at each facility Laboratory Testing Services incorporates the elements of AASHTO R-18, ASTM E329 Testing or Special Inspection; Concrete Laboratory Cl 077 Concrete//\ggregate; 03666 Hot Mix Equilibrium /\sphalt and 03740 Soil/Rock quality system Modulus of Elasticity standards. Our testing facilities are in Dry Unit We ight compliance with the provisions established in Shrinkage ASTM E329, Specification for Minimum Compression Requirements for Agencies Engaged in the Masonry Laboratory Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Compression Construction. Testing is performed by trained Absorption and certified technicians per American Society Shrinkage for Testing and Materials (ASTMJ, American Shear Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) or California Soils Laboratory Test Methods (CTM). ISi maintains a full range R-value of Construction Testing Materials (CTM) and Sieve Analysis Geotechnical testing equipment. Some of our Specific Gravity testing equipment and capabilities include: Compaction Plasticity Index 500,000 lb Forney Block Compression Testing Machine Aggregate Laboratory 300,000 lb lnstron/Satec Universal Testing Sulfate Soundness Machine Aggregate Qualification Testing 250,000 lb DK Compression Testing Specific Gravity of Aggregate Machine Percent Crushed Particles Cox & Sons Kn eading Compactor GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar System Geotechnical Laboratory Triaxial Permeability Geotechnical Laboratory Triaxial Consolidated Undrained Constant Rate of Strain Consolidation ISi also operates a full service Geotechnical Direct Shear Laboratory in Berkeley, Cf\ that is equipped to
't\SPECTIOI\ SE"VHS, f\C.. QUl\Ur'Cl\TIOf'\S I QAfQC I SPEC·/\~ '\JSO~CT ON I M/\TE'< /\LS T~ST l '\IG 1 riaxial Unconsolidated Undrained Shear APPROACH TO QUALITY AND Test RESPONSIVE SERVICE Asphalt Laboratory Hveem (L TMD-Lab Test Maximum Density ISi performs inspections and tests according to 5-Value (Stabilometer) Contract Documents and Building Permit Mar!>hall (Flow & Stability) Requirements. We do this by providing highly Rice (Theoretical Density) qualified inspectors, innovative technical tools, Oil Content effective communication, and ongoing training. Our inspectors arrive at the jobsite Metals Laboratory armed with project documents loaded on their Rebar (Including couplers/welded bars) iPads for easy reference. The ISi team puts a Tensile & Bend premium on inspector experience and the Macroetching on welded coupons ability to effectively communicate. ISi High Strength Bolts rout inely holds in-house training seminars to provide our inspectors with assistance in attaining their personal goals by helping to imp1ove their inspection knowledge and skills. Along with a full technical program, we assist each inspector with on-the-job training, code interpretation and Quality Assurance problem solving.
ISi res ponds quickly t o requests for personnel or technical support . Typically, we request a 24-hour advance notification of our services.
With over 70 employees, ISi employs a sufficient number of engineers, certified inspectors, and technicians so that we can service multiple inspection requests on various projects quickly and simultaneously- even accommodating accelerated construction schedules which may include overtime and weekend work. We employ a computerized dispatch system and provide all inspectors with cel l phones and iPads to enhance communications.
Daily field reports are provided to the designated owner's representatives following completion of the fieldwork. This concise documentation allows for the highest traceability to be accessible immediately. Our
'l\SPECTIOI\ SE' INNOVATIONS IN REPORTING Visit our website to view a GreenBox demonstration video Expedient and efficient reporting is essential, www.inspectionservices.net as delays inevitably cost time and money. With today's technological advancements paperless systems are now a reality. ISi delivers instant access to field inspection and laboratory testing reports as soon as they are completed on the project. GreenBox is our solution. G~. GreenBox is a web-based system ~ l~I created by 151 specifically for the ~Bo testing and inspection industry. GreenBox brings everything, from dispatch to field reporting to lab results, together in one easy location. Once an inspection request is entered, Green Box generates required documents, such as the time record for the field inspector, the anticipated field report for the inspection task, and then forwards this information to the selected inspector via email. When the inspection is complete, our inspector logs into GreenBox through a secure website on a company-issued iPad and completes the required documents. With GreenBox, field reports can be delivered immediately via email to whoever needs them. COMMITMENT TO SAFETY Weekly reports are collated wit h a cover sheet At 151, we consider injury and illness prevention and distributed to the project distribution list just as important as quality production, cost either by email or through the Green Box control and superior customer service. This secure client website. This is critical for off-site commitment is embodied in our in-house inspections, especially for non-compliant items Director of Health and Safety, Bill Bel Im. All that require the immediate attention of the l\SPECTIOI\ SERV1CES, l\'C QUALlr'C/\TIOt\S II Qi\/QC I SPEC 1A_ ''.\fS:>ECTOt\ I w. ATE~1A Ls TESTING employees participate in an ongoing safety EMPOWERED LEADERSHIP awareness program. ISi was founded based on the strident desire to Because we value thr safety of our employees provide exceptional va lue to our clients, an above all else, ISi employs an in-house innovative and inspirational work environment Health and Safety Director for our employees, and, most importantly, a built environment that is safe for the public. Our Injury & Illness Prevention Program (llPP) provides guidance and training for all ISi ISl's principals and management arc employees. Bill maintains the llPP for accomplished professionals, l~egister ed compliance with all applicable Occupational Professional Engineers and/or Certified Safety and Health Administration (OS HA) Inspectors, with an average of 23 years of standards. Bill is responsible for maintaining experience. safety standards at jobsit es and facil ity locations, providing safe work environments, Leslie Sakai conducting safety training, identifying and President/CEO providing proper Personal Protective As Principal/ Co-Founder, Equipment (PPE) for job assignments in the Leslie has served as President field and laboratory. He visits construction of ISi sin ce 1995 and plays a sites to perform safety inspections, manage top role in the decision incidents, and minimize injury-related liability. making for all operations. She previously served on the Board for Asian American Architects and Engi neers (AAAE), where she was Past President, and is recognized as a member of the Council of Asian American Business Associates (CAABA). She is also a member of the Caltrans District 4 Small Business Council. Prior to incorporating ISi, she assisted with the operations/management of Inspection Services, where she implemented inspection-reporting procedures for schools and hospitals. Edward King Executive Vice President Ed brings 34 years of testing and inspection experience as VP of Operations, overseeing construction projects and technical personnel for ISi. He is ICC certified for Structural Steel Welding, Reinforced Concrete, Plumbing, and Mechanical. Other certifications include ASNT, AWS/CWI, OSHPD, it\SPECTION SERV CES. INC I QU/\LlrlC/\TIONS I Q/\IQC I SPECl/\L 1\JSDECT10I\ 1 1'.~ATERIA L S TE STll\JG and DSA/ORS. Ed has managed the inspection straightforward approach is a valued asset to activities for the San Francisco/Oakland Bay both our company and to our clientele. In Bridge Superstructure Replacement, SFIA's addition to Operations responsibilities, Bob is new International l crminal and the SF IA actively involved with many projects to BAliT/ART station. These two projects exceed maintain the team's focus on goals for $2 billion in construction costs. His article schedule, cost and quality service. Bob serves describing the /\utornated Ultrasonic Te sting as a senior project manager on specific high system employed at the SFI/\ International dernand projects which require his expertise. Terminal was published by American Welding His field experience as a Special Inspector gives Society's Inspection Trends magazine. him the knowledge to interpret standards, specifications, and procedures in compliance Michael Zell with building codes, as well as the ability to Chief Operating Officer communicate effectively with our clients and Mike joined ISi as Business our inspection staff. Bob's project experience Development and Project includes new construction and seismic retrofits Manager, he is ICC certified in infrastructure, commercial, residential and for Reinforced Concrete, industrial dcvclopnwnt . Stru ctural Masonry, Spray Applied Fireproofing, and other certifications including Jeff Roe AWS/CWI, RSO, OSHA 10-hour. Mike has an Division Manager extensive background in Quality Assurance Jeff joins Inspection Services testing and inspection services, including Inc. with fifteen years of geotechnical engineering. His experience experience in Materials includes technical engineering related to civil Testing, Special Inspection and structural materials testing procedures and Geotechnical Testing throughout with over 20 years of experience in Southern California. He has held management construction testing and inspection in Central positions over the past ten years as a Sr. Project and Northern California. Mike has served as the Manager, Divisional Manager and most Project Manager for numerous fast-paced, high recently Corporate Operations Manager. His profile OSHPD, DSA, Refinery, Power Plant, and experience ra nges from commercial, health Infrastructure projects. care, education, process, t ransportation and industrial projects. Areas of responsibility Bob Haynes, Jr. include project management, business Vice President of Operations development, estimating services, quality Bob has almost 20 years of control, safety, fiscal accountability, staffing, experience that and implementation of new management encompasses a wide range of procedures for a full range of projects. Mr. Roe special inspection and has extensive project experience with public materials testing services. As Vice President of projects through Department of General Operations at ISi, Bob oversees and facilitates Services (DGS), Division of State Architect various aspects of the day-to-day operations (DSA), Caltrans, General Services offering creative solutions to unique Administration (GS/\}, and City/County challenges. Bob's relentless commitment and projects. 'f\SPECTIOf\ SE' Philip Nishikawa, PE Greg Santiago Senior Engineer Project Manager With 40 years of experience Greg has over 16 years of and expertise in Structural Specia l Inspection and Steel/Welding, Phil has Materials Testing experience managed projects and across a wide range of personne' l, as well as provided technical services. Greg began his career in 1996 as a supervision for relevant ISi projects. With his Special Inspector. He currently holds the extensive experience managing structural position of Project Manager at ISi, working out steel/welding and metals testing divisions, Phil of our headquarters in Berkeley, CA. Greg is has established guidelines for inspector training primarily responsible for business to enhance staff qualifications. He manages development, managing the progression of projects with up to 30 inspectors and oversees individual projects, and supervising the shop/field welding for various high rise inspection staff. Greg's project experience structures, schools and hospitals in Northern includes new construction and seismic retrofits California. in infrastructure, commercial, residential and industrial development. /\:5Pt:CT10f\: SERV.cES. 11\C j QU/\LlrlC/\TIO/\:S I Q/\IQC I SPE(!/\c l"JSPECTIOI\ I W./\TER1/\LS TESTING Patricia Slavin-Hodgkins Bill Bellm Laboratory Manager Director of Health & Safety Patric ia came to ISi in 2011 As ISi Safety Director, Bi ll is bringing over 30 years of responsible for assisting the industry experience, she was project team with day-to-day instru mental in expanding safety issues as they occur. Bill our geotechnical laboratory testing reviews' specific hazard safety issues brought capabilities. Patricia's training started at the to his attention and assist s in safety Corps of Engineers in Omaha, Nebraska, where inspections, accident investigations, she gained over 12 years of experience before emerg ency preparedness and employee sa fety transferring with the Corps to the Bay Area. training. Bill routinely conducts in-house Patricia has conducted testing for the safety seminars for ISi personnel. In addition, California State Department of Water he performs on-site visits to ensure that IS i Resources for their Levee Rehabilitation Project personnel understand the potential sa fety and the Delta Habitat Conservation and hazards on construction sites, to confirm t hat Conveyance Project (DHCCP). Patricia is NICET jobsites and facility locations maintain safety Level Ill (National Institute for Certification in standards that promote safe work Engineering Technologies) in Geotechnical environments, and to ensure that 151 Engineering Technology-Laboratory, a employees comply with Occupational Safety member of ASTM, and is a past treasurer of the and Health Administration (OSHA) laws and Geotechnical Section of ASCE (American regulations. Society of Civil Engineers). Her laboratory skills are often sought by other engineering firms on PROJECT EXPERIENCE a consultant basis. ISi provides special in spection and materials Lorenzo Lawson testing services for all types of new, renovation Laboratory Supervisor and/or retrofit public and private projects, with With over 24 years of a special focus on: materials testing experience, Healthcare/Life Sciences >>Providing quality Lorenzo's knowledge and assurance for heal thcare and research facilities expertise in Caltrans, ASTM, and AASHTO test procedures, and his 12 years Infrastructure » Bringing inspection services of experience in quality assurance, gives him a to structures used by the publi c every day solid background for soils, concrete and asphalt testing. Lorenzo has excellent working Education » Helping build quality and teaching skills and has supervised over 6 environments for students and educators lab technicians. Lorenzo's industry kn owledge Commercial » En suring quality across p rime and experience provide an excellent office and retail projects foundation for his role as Laboratory Su pervisor. 1t\SPECT101\ SE~V'CES, 11\C 1 o u11 u r1 c11 r10Ns II Q/\/Q( I SPECl/\_ l\JSPE(TIOI\ I W./\TERi/\LS TE STl ;-JG HEALTHCARE/LIFE SCIENCES nuclear medicine center in the existing hospital and the bridge at the second floor will ISi is proud to play a supporting role in connect to clinical laboratories, the cafeteria growing the Bay Area's impressive reputation and support services. in the Healthcare/Life Sciences sector, by providing high quality inspection services for a Th e 538,270 SF hospital will be a steel moment broad range of facilities and essential services frame structure on a mat foundation with base buildings in adherence with strict California isolators. The hospital will have two (2) levels Bui lding Code (CBC) Title 2Ll regulations. below grade and eight (8) levels above grade including a mechanical penthouse. Ties to the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild existing hospital will be made by means of a San Francisco, CA tunnel at the B 1 level and a bridge at the 2nd This new $890 million dollar San Francisco floor. General Hospital and Trauma Center will include a Ll OS -bed/14 operating room hospital New UCSF Mission Bay Hospital and trauma center that will be the only Level 1 San Francisco, CA Trauma Center for residents of San Francisco This new $1.5 billion dollar 289-bed project and northern San Mateo County. includes a chi ldren's hospital with urgent/emergency care and pediatric ambulatory care facilities, a women's hospital for canc er care and specialty surgery, a center for mothers and newborns, and a hospital for adult cancer patients. Foundation site for the new San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center The fa ci lity w ill house ca rdiology/radiology/ auxiliary support and plant services. Preoperative/ gastroenterology and clinical laboratory will be contained at the Bl level. Admitting and emergency w ill occupy the The new UCSF Mission Bay facility is designed to ground floor level. Obstetrics/pediatrics and foster collaboration between care and research NICU w ill be housed and the second floor. The integrated specia lty hospitals will be ICU/CCU will be located at the third and fourth strategically located on a l Ll.5-acre parcel floors. Medical surgery and forensic w ill occupy adjacent to the UCSF's 43-acre biomedical the fifth and sixth floors and acute care for the research campus. That placement is designed elderly will occupy the seventh floor. The to foster advances in medicine by encouraging tunnel at the Bl level will connect to the collaboration among basic scientists, clinical l\SPECT101, sE"v.cts. 11\C 1 ouAur1cAr10Ns • QAIQ( I SPEC. AL ,'\JSDECT'OI\ I MATERIALS TESTl'\J G researchers and physicians. This children's, Vacaville Medical Center women's and ca ncer hospital will enable UCSF Vacaville, CA to carry through on the promise of uniting Vacaville Medical Center - This 340,000 advanced biomedical research with world sq uare-foot, four-story hospital will feature a class clinical care, so research findings can be 24-hour emergency department, 24-hour rapidly translated into medical advances that pharmacy, private rooms, and the latest directly benefit pa tients. technology. The hospital features all private, spacious rooms with space for family members San Leandro Medical Center to stay overnight. The new building and two San Leandro, CA adjacent medical offices offer a wide range of lhis $600 million dollar new medical center services - from primary care to special ty care includes an acute-care hospital approximately and diagnostic and hospital services - on one 436,000 sq ua re feet in size, 6-stories tall and campus. The Vacavil le hospital will include containing up to 264 li censed beds. The new emergency services, a critical care unit, hospital will include inpatient nursing medical-surgical services, and a full functions, medical imaging/radiology, clinical complement of diagnostic and support labs and a blood bank, up to 10 operating services. rooms and recovery spaces, pharmacies, an emergency department, cafeteria and ot her Santa Clara Valley Medical Center building support departments. Phase 1 also San Jose, CA includes a Hospital Support Building (HSB) of ISi provides specia l inspection and materials approximately 250,000 square feet in size, 6- testing services for various projects located stories tall, and located immediately adjacent t hroughout the Santa Clara campus. ISi has to and connected to the new hospital. A new worked closely with multiple project managers central utilities plant (CUP) will contain all of within the facilities division for projects the necessary major mechanical and electrical including: Building M Ergotron Monitor equipment necessary to support t he medical Supports, Building M Patient Lifts, Ginger Lane center, and surface parking for up to 2,000 Improvements, Building 2 & 3 SB 1953 parking spaces. A number of "green" building Investigation, Ancillary Pneumatic Tube, features will be implemented throughout the Building E Pn eumatic Tube, VHC Bascom Medical Center based on the standards of the Elevator and Re habilitation Building Seismic Green Guide for Healthcare. Upgrade. UCSF Genentech Hall San Francisco, CA Designed by the San Francisco office of SmithGroup, the new five-story, 434,000-gsf facility is the first structure to be completed on the UCS F Mission Bay campus. The San Leandro Medical Facility shown under construction l\SPECTIOI\ SE;MCES, l\C [ QUALJrlCATIOl\S • QA/QC I SP EC oAc 'NS?ECT•OI\ I ~~l\TE~ I A LS TESTING ISi is currently providing special inspections and materials testing for this five story plus basement laboratory and office building of approximately 113,000 gross square feet, comprised of wet research laboratory space, research support space, and office and administrative support space. The building structural system will be a steel frame and a mat slab foundation. ISi welding inspectors were onsite during Li Ka-Shing Center for Biomedical Health construction of UCSF Genentech Hall to provide Sciences quality assurance to Title 24 requirements Berkeley, CA Opened in January 2012, the University of Genentech Hall consists of two main California-Berkeley's Li Ka Shing Center for laboratory wings, north and south of the spine. Biomedical and Health Sciences presents a Each wing is divided into t wo laboratory suites modern building to research some of the most with shared conference areas. The main spine enduring medical challenges. Clad in glass, through each floor connects all the metal and terr a cotta, the five-story, 200,000 laboratories. At the entrance to each square-foot facility meets California stringent laboratory area, a commons room with performance requ irements, as well as comfortable seating and small kitchen offers a sustainable design criteria. more intimate space to use common reference materials, share information, provide for UCSF Institute for Regenerative Medicine informal conferences, and break for coffee or San Francisco, CA lunch. The IRM is a 2-story, 67,070 gsf. laboratory research building at the UCSF Campus - Helios West Energy Research Facility Parnassus. The project incorporates an Berkeley, CA innovative structural steel seismic base isolation/foundation system to support a conventional steel brace - framed superstructure. ISi is providing all of the Special Inspection and Materials Testing services in accordance with CBC Title 24 requirements and State Fire Marshall approval. Included with the project is a new 600 ton chiller and 1200 ton cooling tower requiring OSHPD approval. The site has very challenging conditions as it is built into the existing steep slope, requiring a stepped soil nail retaining wall to IS i provided special inspections and materials testing accommodate the construction. for the steel framed Helios laboratory facility :t-;SPECTION SE~VICES. 11\C. I QUAL!f!CAT!Ot\S • QA/QC I SPEC.Al '.'JS PECT IOf\ I MATER:ALS TESTl"JG INFRASTRUCTURE Golden Gate Bridge North Approach San Francisco, CA The quality and safety of our buildings, bridges, highways and public transportation systems are essential to quality of life in the Bay Arca. ISi has an impressive track record of involvement with major Bay /\rea infrastructure projects. ISl's materials testing laboratory is fully accredited by Caltrans, CCRL and /\MRL. Golden Gate Bridge South Approach, Phase II San Francisco, CA Inspections were coordinated to avoid interfering " ISi performed concrete inspections and testing for the with ongoing bridge traffic anchorage housing and pylons of the Golden Gate Bridge South Approach The seismic retrofit measures applied to the Bridge Marin (north) Approach Viaduct The Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit Phase structures consist of various methods of II, South Approach Structures Project structural upgrades and include both the encompasses the structural retrofit of five strengthening of structural components and structures at the south approach: the south the modification of structural response of the approach viaduct, south anchorage housing, structures so they can better respond to strong two south pylons, and the Fort Point arch. motions without damage. A primary challenge Since the project's inception in 2001 , ISi has of Phase 1 was to construct the retrofit performed Quality Assurance concrete measures under continuous traffic. The inspections and testing for the south construction inspection team closely anchorage housing and south pylons. monitored the structure throughout the The Bridge was originally designed to complex process of installing temporary withstand lateral forces of approximately 7.5% bracing, constructing and loading temporary self-weight. The Phase II Project design criteria supports for replacement of the towers, required that the retrofitted structures removing and replacing members, and withstand an earthquake imposing lateral strengthening members and connections. forces of up to 68 % to 220% of the structures' self-weight. 11\SPECTIO/\ SERVIC ES. ;f\C. f QUl\Ll rlCl\TIO/\S • Ql\/QC I SPE CIAL l'\ISPECTIOJ\ I Ml\TE'MLS TESTl'.'JG San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Skyway part structure will be 220 feet long by 80 feet Oakland, CA wide. Crews will then construct two, 120-foot tall reinforced concrete pier columns. The foundation for the 530-foot-tall steel tower called the T 1 footing entailed constructing a concrete and steel base structure supported by 13 cast-in-drilled-hole piles set deep into underlying rock. Crews bored holes 196 feet deep through the thin mud layer into the ISi is proud to have provided inspection services for bedrock. The top 107 feet of the pi le is encased the new eastern section of the San Francisco Oakland in an eight-foot-diameter permanent steel shell. Bay Bridge The bottom 98 feet of the pile is a "rock socket" with steel-cage-reinforced concrete extending The Skyway's decks, which accommodate five down into the bedrock without a steel casing. lanes of traffic and include 10-foot-wide The entire footing frame is encased in concrete shoulders to help keep traffic moving, are and formed a final footing structure 85 feet composed of 452 pre-cast concrete segments long, 73 feet wide and 21 feet thick. (standing three stories high, 90 feet wide and 25 feet long). Combined, the Skyway elements The SAS span is the signature span of the new contain approximately 200 million pounds of bridge and is the longest single tower, self structural steel, 120 million pounds of anchored suspension bridge in the world. reinforcing steel, 200,000 linear feet of piling and about 450,000 cubic yards of concrete, Transbay Transit Center {Transbay weighing approximately 700 tons each. To Terminal) construct the enormous piers that support the Skyway, 160 rebar and concrete-filled steel piles measuring 8 1/2 feet in diameter were driven deep into the Bay's soil. These massive piles were welded into the pile caps, which are underneath the columns. San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, E2/T1 A CDSM wall is needed as a moisture barrier because Foundations the lower levels of the Transbay Transit Center are San Francisco, CA below the water line. The E2, or eastern support, features two pile supported footings linked by a reinforced The $4 billion project consists of three concrete box and surmounted by pier columns interconnected elements: to support the bridge's twin road decks. The Replacing the former Transbay Terminal at construction of twin foundations requires First and Mission streets eight piles to be driven down into bedrock. A Extending Caltrain and California High 52-foot-long concrete box section connects Speed Rail underground from Caltrain's the two footings. The dimensions of the three- f\ SPECTIO f\ SER VI CES. f\( I QU/\Llrl(/\TIOl\S • Q/\/QC I SPECI/\~ i'-ISPECTiOf\ I MATER./\LS T!'.STl\JG current terminus at 4th and King streets connects the North Garage to the International into the new downtown Transit Center Terminal. Creating a new neighborhood with homes, offices, parks and shops surrounding the Devil's Slide new Transit Center San Mateo, CA Once constructed, the new Transit Center will accommodate more than 100,000 passengers each weekday and more than 45 million people per year and make public transportation a convenient and accessible option for everyone who lives, works and visits the San Francisco Bay Area. It will feature a 5.4 acre park on the roof of the bus and rai l station./\ complementary Transit Tower will be ISi provided daily materials testing of the shotcrete built adjacent to the Transit Center. construction San Francisco International Airport - BART Devi l's Slide will be bypassed by two inland Concourse HI Aerial Rapid Transit tunnels, providing a safe, dependable highway San Francisco, CA between Pacifica and Montara. This is the Devil's Slide Tunnels Project. The project calls for construction of t wo tunnels beneath San Pedro Mountain, each 30-feet wide and 4,200- feet long. At the northern end, a 1,000-feet bridge w ill span the valley at Shamrock Ranch. A re-al ignment of Highway 1 at the southern Concourse H is a four-level intermodal airport end will provide safe transition into and out of transportation structure the tunnel. Approximately one-q uarter mile Concourse H, located in the new San Francisco south of the tunnel is the site of an Operations International Terminal, houses the new Airport and Maintenance facility. An earthen BART Station as well as the new SF IA AirTrain embankment and vegetation-covered roof will Station. The station is a four-level 264,000 sq. help the facility blend with natural ft. reinforced concrete structure supported on surroundings. precast concrete piles. The canopy is designed 3rd Street Light Rail with prescribed TK&Y node connections which San Francisco, CA SFIA requested ISi to inspect with automated Construction for Phase 1 of this project started ultrasonic testing in lieu of radiography. The in 2002. It extends Muni Metro light rail service station will serve as an entry/exit point for six miles south from the terminal at Fourth and patrons arriving and leaving the airport via King Streets. The line crosses the Fourth Street BART. At the third level of Concourse H is a Bridge and runs along Third Street and train control room for both BART and the Light Bayshore Boulevard, ending at the Bayshore Rail Trains, office space and a walkway which Caltrain Station in Visitacion Valley with 19 'l\SP:CTION SERVICES.'(\;(. : QUl\Ur;Cf\TIOl\S • Ql\/QC I SPEC.Ill ''JSDECT•OI\ I rv',/\TE"l•/\LS TESTING stops along the way. This phase opened for project also included a sloping, multi-port service in 2005. ISi performed all soils, intake structure and a shaft located in concrete, masonry and welding-related QC Lexington Reservoi r and an outlet structure testing and inspection services for the general located adjacent to Los Gatos Creek. contractor. The construction scope of work included tracks, platforms, utilities, light poles With a total project cost of approximately $50 and traffic signals. million, the Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications Project received the Project of the Yea r award Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant in the "Large Projects" category from the San Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Francisco Section of the American Society of Sunol, CA Civil Engineers. The project was completed safe ly, under budget and on schedule. Sunset Reservoir North Basin Seismic Retrofit San Francisco, CA The Sunset Reservoir provides 60% of the clean water supply for the City of San Francisco, and ISJ provided field inspection, testing and laboratory is critical in case of major fire or earthquake. services for the SVWTP plant expansion The seismic upgrade project work included strengthening the reservoir by the The SVWTP Expansion and Treated Water construction of six new moment frames, 11 Reservoir Project consisted of a new water stainless steel brace frames assem bl ies, 29 treatment basin and retrofitting existing filters. CIDH piers (ranging from 40 to 80 feet deep) The project also featured a single 17.5-million connecting to 29 grade beams around the gallon circular Treated Water Reservoir, a new reservoir and 29 shearwalls and struts insi de 3.5-million-gallon rectangular chlorine contact the reservoir. The contract scope also included tank and new chemical storage and feed pouring a 7 inch sl ab on more than 300,000 facilities. The construction of approximately square feet of the reservoir floor. 1,000 feet of 78-inch-diameter pipe will connect the new Treated Water Reservoir to EDUCATION the existing plant discharge pipeline. This will At ISi, we take pride in our role of providing include a tunnel crossing of Alameda Creek. ex pert inspection services in support of Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications continued improvement and growth in the Bay Los Gatos, CA Area's Education infrastructure. ISl's special The Santa Clara Va lley Water Distri ct's Outlet inspection services are provided in strict Modification Project replaced an aging outlet accordance with CBC Title 24 and our materials pipe under Lenihan Dam. The modified outlet testing is performed in our DSA-accredited consists of a 54 inch concrete lined steel pipe laboratory. loca ted inside of an approximately 2,000 foot long maintenance tunnel that runs through the eastern abutment of Len ihan Dam. The l t\ SP~CTION SERV CE S. lt\C. i QUALlr CATIONS • QA/QC I SPECI A_ ' \IS"ECTOt\ I W:f\TER'ALS TESTING City College of San Francisco Wellness 4-story building over a si ngle basement level Center (Annex Building). San Francisco, CA City College's Wellness Center creates a first ever front door for the campus 011 busy Ocean Avenue, in\('grat ing cleanly into the urban fabric. The building's LEED' -equivalent design fits 156,000 square feet of progra m space into a very small footprint utilizing clever vertical stacking. The new Community Wellness Center houses physical education, martial arts, dance, conditioning, t eam sports, and the college's New campus facility helps CCSF reach more students first aquatics center. Chabot Elementary School, Oakland Unified School District Oakland, CA Nestled between picturesque homes and a rolling landscape of oaks and grasses, Chabot Elementary School had nearl y doubled in student size over the last 10 years. The strategic additions and remodeling to The new Wellness Center was "in spection intensive" repurpose buildings have elevated the existing because of the numerous types of materials employed ca mpus into a beautiful addition to the Rock ridge area of Oakland. The project A healthy indoor environment results from includes the design and construction of a two abundant natural lighting and clean central air. story classroom building with 12 K-2nd grade Generous windows show off the life of the classrooms; a multi-purpose building that building, integrating indoors and outdoors, serves as an auditorium/cafeteria space, and supporting a culture of health and repurposing the existing auditorium as a wellness for the whole community. library; new kitchen and restrooms; two altered buildings; and six relocated portable buildings. Chinatown/Northbeach Campus, City Th e District and school have a strong College of San Francisco commitment to the inclusion of sustainable San Francisco, CA materials to meet Collaborative for High The new CCS F campus, which is currently Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria and to under construction, on three lots within the provide a contextual design that reflected the City Parcel bound by Kearny Street to the west unique style of the existing school and the and Washington Street to the south and neighborhood homes. The school is designed Columbus Avenue to north and east, will to meet CHPS standards. consist of two structures; a 14-story tower over a single basement level (Main Building) and a .l\SPECT101\ srnv1cEs. l\C I QUAur.CATIOf\S • QA/QC I SPEC. A L_ '~S~ECT10 I\ I Mf\ERIALS TESTING Christopher High School, Gilroy Unified co rridors of the countryside and foothills were School District protected. A fan shaped organizational layout Gilroy, CA improves site and drop-off circulation, creates a secure campus, and allow s for spacious outdoor learning environments around a cen tral quadrangle. Phase I of the new 1,800- studcnt school, for 900 st udents, opened for the Fall 2009 sc hool year. High quality, long lasting materials, as well as Christopher High School was designed as a cla ssical design elements such as natural stone collaboration between educators and the community. and ornate entry fa cades, are used to reflect a ISi works to make sure facilities are built to standards collegiate and timeless architecture. making them safe for students. Bessie Carmichael Middle School and The school was designed with input from a Filipino Education Center, San Francisco diverse group of educators and community Unified School District members. BCA Architc'cts, located in Fremont, San Francisco, CA collaborated on the design with a User Group An urban school site for more than a century, committee, comprised of staff from Gilroy High this 60 child preschool was converted into a School, and a community Steering Committee. middle school for 230 students in response to The City of Gilroy provided $4.3 million for an community outreach and feedback. The four aquatic center, which will be built on site in story campus incorporates a range of design Phase 11 . /\lso negotiated was the after-hours responses to program, site and context that joint use of a practice gym adding an support the school district's mission while also additional $4 million to the project. All joint respectfully meeting the needs of middle use spaces are designed with separate secure school students. after-hours entrances for community usage. On the ground level existing and new The School District, working closely with BCA courtyards, play yards and breezeways are Architects and the teachers, was successful in interlaced around a simple rectangular securing $6 million in innovative Career classroom volume, punctuated by large Technical Grants to re-envision the Arts redwood bench loungers and landscaping. programming, integrating academics with Moving up through the building, redwood technical education. The school also received railed stairs gesture like gangways up to the nearly $600,000 in High Performance Schools second floor breezeway; its deep canopy lifts grants from the Office of Public School eastward, greeting the cityscape. South-east Construction for its sustainable design. The facing, these deep canopies provide shade and design optimizes natural daylight through rain protection while creating outdoor learning ample windows and allows natural ventilation, and cafeteria seating. Benches li ne the walls with an energy efficient mechanical system. inside and out and are scattered throughout By constructing a two-story campus that the site to provide t he students time to study occupies less area, sweeping natural view or relax and socialize with peers. This building ;r, sPECTIOI\ SE '\V1CES. ,f\: c I ou11 Lir1c11T10Ns • Q/\/QC j SPECi/\_ ~S r> E CT:O I\ I ~~AT~ R .ALS TESTl'JG completed the LEED project checklist maximized. The thermal mass of the concrete certifying it for eligibility but, in lieu of using floors was used to retain and radiate heat back funds for certification, new furniturt> was into the building maximizing energy efficiency purchased for the building. coupled with energy efficient wall design and roof assemblies. Integrated building controls Center for the Arts, Castro Valley Unified for mechanical, security and fire, and energy School District efficient lighting design as well as occupancy Castro Valley, CA light sensors are some of the innovative The 516 scat Center for the Arts features a environmental features being used. Low-VOC proscenium stage, high-tt>ch lighting, and a materials, paints, and adhesives are specified world-class sound system, created by Tony throughout the building. The exposed wood award-winning sound designer Elton Halley ceiling at the dining rooms and louvered roof and Meyer Sound. The Center also includes a monitors with fresh air intake at the floor level large exhibition space, also utilized as a recital will provide passive natural ventilation without hall, conference center and art gallery; the need for ducts and fans. The kitchen of the classroom and rehearsal space; a state-of-the New Dining Commons is designed around four art control room, three grand pianos, an cooking suites capable of preparing all of the electronic marquee, box office, dressing food for the 900 students at King. rooms, and storage areas. Carlmont High School, Sequoia Union High MLK Middle School Dining Commons, School District Berkeley Unified School District Belmont, CA Berkeley, CA As District Architect, DES has worked Wit h a capacity of 500 students in two dining extensively on the Sequoia Union High School halls and an open kitchen, the goal was to District's four high school campuses Carlmont, create a facility that embraces sustainability Menlo Atherton, Sequoia, and Woodside. and green building design. Project types include libraries, performing arts centers, sports complexes, aquatic facilities, athletic fields, kitchens, administration buildings, classrooms, multi-use space, and science and technology buildings_ Renovations include historic Carrington Hall on the Sequoia High School campus. The dining commons opened its doors to students in Transportation Technology Complex, November of 2008 College of Marin Kentfield, CA The new dining commons maximizes the use The transformation of two auto shop buildings of natural lighting and ventilation to conserve into a Transportation Technology Complex is a energy. Durable, low maintenance materials program at the heart of campus-wide are used throughout. Wood was supplied from commitment to Workforce Education. Building certified and sustainable-managed forests. The interiors have been reconfigured to support used of recycled content in all materials was the innovative educational program, with all l\SPECTIOI\ SE~V CES, :I\( QUALlr·CATIONS QA/QC I SPEC AL :-.JS"'ECT•OI\ I Ml\TER:ALS TESTl'JG new equipment and building systems. A new The existing library, burdened with squat addition links the two existing structures, ceilings, limited daylight and disorganized provides office and student spaces and acts as wayfinding, lacked energy, imagination and a new entrance. Committed to principals of interaction. Promoting a sense of community sustainability, the design team reused most of and pride, the renovation supports visual the existing building and incorporated new connectivity, revives vitality and heightens green features throughout, including solar hot operational efficiency. Thoughtful use of color water panels and clerestory windows for invigorates collaboration and organizes spatial daylight and ventilation. relationships. Flexible spaces accommodate large and small gatherings of student s, faculty Dorraine Zief Law Library, University of San and staff. Housed within the urban fabric of the Francisco civic community, the library has become a San Fiancisco, CA social hub for camaraderie and enhances the Seven ty-foot deep-drilled piers secure the student experience. foundation of this four-level steel-frame structure. Meanwhile, cover plates, HSB's, S.C., Lowell High School Modernization and New and reduced beam section to instill critica l Academic Building, San Francisco Unified seismic fortification in the structure's internal School District framework. The body of the building San Francisco, CA incorporates masonry, shotcrete, cast-in-place This school project included the modernization concrete, and metal deck fill. Finally, precast of existing structures and the addition of a new panels form the library's exterior. In academic building both under same OS/\ accordance with the San Francisco Building application number. The new building is Code's rigorous regulations on structural steel structural steel framed where fabrication took and welding, 151 performed continuous visual place at 3 different shops. Building materials and ultrasonic (UT) testing during included reinforced concrete, structural steel, construction. high-strength bolting, expansion anchors and grouted bolts/dowels. There were also some Hastings Law School Library Renovation, shotcreted infills on existing structures. Safety University of California was a major issue since work was going on San Francisco, CA while students were in attendance. Mt. Zion Cancer Research Facility, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA An official NCI Cancer Center housing research laboratories and animal care facilities, this compelling new building has interiors drenched with daylight through its windowed street frontages and courtyard. Its sleek, contemporary visage expressive of technology Circulation desk in the newly renovated Hastings Law belies human-scaled and comfortable interiors. School Library 'NSPECTIOI\ SE"V1CES, :l\C j QU/\Ur lC/\TIOl\S • Qf\/QC I SPEC/\~ :\J SPECT:Oi'< I lv'.l\TER /\LS TESTING The first-floor public areas, like the fourth-floor The addition was a structural steel frame labs, are set back from the street, creating structure that is structurally connected to the visual relief at the sidewalk and designed to adjacent historic building so that the complex rninirnize the scale of the structure in a mixed will function as one building. The site is within use neighborhood. Within the building, two the Kearny-Mason-Sutter Conservation District. main cancer research volumes are connected by shared circulation and support spaces. Reed Elementary School Kindergarten Additions, Reed Union School District Tiburon, CA The learning environment of Reed Elementary School has been greatly enhanced by the kindergarten additions that now allow full day kindergarten, a new art classroom, a fresh rnusic room, an invigorating 'nautical theme' library and a special learning center. The learning environment that is now in place, between new and modernized facilities, is much more flexible, diverse and representative of the energetic aspirations of staff and students. The decision to invest in highly flexible, energy efficient and functional spaces will serve this community for many generations to come. COMMERCIAL 1 Kearny/71 O Market Street Building IS/ has a substantial history of involvement in The existing building consisted of concrete commercial construction projects across the slabs and a structural steel frame making it a Bay Area, including high-rise buildings, office challenge to combine the new structure with facilities, historical structures and commercial the existing steel and concrete. properties. IS / is a member of the California The Infinity Counsel of Testing and Inspection Agencies 300 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA (CCTIA} and is recognized as a Special The Infinity is a luxury residential complex and Inspection Agency by the Bay Area Special has four buildings, 8-stories, 10-stories, 37- Inspection Joint Review Committee. stories and the other 42-stories, which house 1 Kearny/710 Market Streets 654 residential units. ISi provided full-time San Francisco, CA inspections and materials testing for the This project is the constru ction of a new 11 basement excavation, underpinning, story 60,000 square foot addition to an existing reinforced concrete, post-tensioned slabs, 12 story 64,000 square foot historical 1902 structural steel welding, anchor proof load building. testing, and fire-proofing. !f\SPECTIOI\ SE 'lV·CES. 1f'IC. QU/\LIF .Cl\ TIOl\'S • QJ\IQC I SPEC: /\~ :'JSPECT.Of\ I ~/\ TE 'l:/\LS TESTl'JG l he five-level deep excavation was in bay mud ten generators for emergency power. The and consisted of a shotcreted soil nail wall structural steel rooftop framing was fabricated system and reinforced concrete slabs and in double shifts at PDM's plant in Eloy, Arizona. columns. The superst ructure combines The fast track schedule featured around-the reinforced concrete, post-tensioned decks, clock construction including Saturday's. As with a core wall systetT\ in each building which many as four on-site inspectors were assigned provide shear. to perform special inspections and tests on this seismic retrofit remodel of a concrete building, four levels above street with one basement level, which was originally built circa 1943. ISl's close proximity to the jobsite allowed its inspectors and staff to make regular jobsitc visits and keep close communication with the Contractor, Architect, and Structural Engineer. Arterra Building 300 Berry Street (Mission Bay N4 P7) San Francisco, CA /\rterra is planned t o be the City's first LE ED Certified "Green High-rise Community". This project consist s of three structures ranging from six to 16 stories, containing one and two bedroom residences and townhomes with 260 parking spaces under a landscaped podium. Structural system is cast in pl ace concrete with PT slabs. ISl's scope of work also included welding in spection of 700 piles. At 1.4 million square feet, The Infinity luxury high-rise Port of San Francisco Ferry Building Retrofit project kept ISi inspectors busy. San Francisco, CA The retrofit of this historic structure started in AboveNet Communications ea rly 1997. The building is occupied and so 160 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA much of the construction work has been Following our initial structural investigations during the night hours and on Saturdays. and report, ISi was awarded the special Several areas were damaged by the Loma inspection/testing contract for AboveNet Prieta earthquake. Renovation required the Communications. preservation of historica l structural parts, This $1 00 million fast paced project was to be which were integrat ed wit h new construction. completed in about 8 months. Services Vintage steel was ana lyzed for weldability to included in spection and testing for concrete, new steel. Some cast iron structures were shotcrete, drilled-in concrete anchors, roof top located but no welding was performed onto structural steel, installation of new friction cast iron. The major stren gthening was to add pendulum base is olation system (seismic), and t\S PE CTIOI\ SE'W'CES. l\C. ' QUi\ Ll rlCATIO ~S • OJ\!QC 1 s PE C·J\~ 'JSPECT of\ 1 !l,f\Tc'<·AL S TESTl'JG heavily reinforced shotcrete shear walls to the performed for the entire structure including all structure. of the mainly European suppliers of the precision printing machinery. The Museum of the African Diaspora 125 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA ISi performed an extensive structural and welding in spection of the Museum of the African Diaspora. The Historic Ferry Building in need of renovation after the Loma Prieta earthquake ISi provided extensive structural and welding inspection for this museum of culture, history and art One Hawthorne LLC MoAD is an international museum, unique in San Francisco, CA the world, poised to become one of the One Hawthorne is a 24 -story, 332,585 square world's pre-eminent cultural institutions. It foot, 165-unit condominium building with occupies the first three floors of the new, 40- three below-g rade levels of parking. The story St. Regis Hotel, adjacent to the Moscone superstructure consists of a reinforced Convention Center and the San Francisco concrete mat foundation, columns and wall s, Museum of Modern Art. and a post-t ension slab system from level l to 20. The building is topped off with two San Francisco Public Utility Commission structural steel levels. Sustainable Headquarters San Francisco, CA NADEV - Transcontinental: State-of-the-Art The new administration building is a 13-story, Printing Facility for the San Francisco 277,000 square foot building with one Chronicle ba sement level. Th e superstructure is Fremont, CA reinforced concrete with vertical post ISi performed special inspections on this tensioned core walls and post-tension slab 338,000 square foot state-of-the-art printing system. It has two levels of structural st eel on fac ility that started printing t he San Francisco t op and a 15 story structural steel w ind turbine Chronicle as of July 6, 2009. The structural steel tower to generate electricity. The concrete for superstructure rests on a sha llow but massive the structure was designed to refl ect the concrete foundation. Inspections were l\SPECTIOI\ SE ~v· c ~ s. ·f\( • QUALlf CATIOl\S • Qi\/Q( I SPEC A~ \JS PECT•OI\ I ~~ATER ALS TESTlt\IG sunlight into the building to red uce the use of Sony Metreon Building electricity. 4th and Mission, San Francisco, CA ISi provided Quality Assurance special inspections per SFBC for this unique project. The various tenant improvements included venues whose structures fea tured thcnwd areas including "Where the Wild Things Are," "The Way Things Work," SONY Style,"" Taste of San Francisco," and Discovery Channel Store. ISl's responsive project identification and coordination system helped to mitigate minor difficulties between several contractors and owners. This 13-story office building features many Green Building Features, uses 32% less energy and 60% less water 151 provided quality assurance special inspections for this state-of-the-art entertainment and shopping complex t\~Pt:CTIOI\ SE~V CES, :t\C. QU/\Ur C/\TIQt\S II Q/\IQC J 5PEC /\_ .NSPECT!Of\ J M/\TER·/\LS TESTING HEADQUARTERS Oakland 711 10th Street, Suite /98 • • 1 798 University Avenue Oa kl and, Cl\ 94607 8erkeley, CA 94703 l: 510.986.1157 T: 5 10.900.21 00 )an rranc isco l~I Pier 26, l he ln1barcade ro www. in specti o nser vices.net San ~ ranc 1s co, CA 94105 T: 415.743.3/65 lorrance 1326 Border Avc-n ue Tor rance, CA 90 501 SBE I MWBE I DBE T: 310.755.3600