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ARCHITECT – ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS PART I – CONTRACT SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS A. CONTRACT INFORMATION 1. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) SAO -Claims Analysis and Dispute Resolution Consultant List , Columbus OHIO 2. PUBLIC NOTICE DATE 3. SOLICITATION OR PROJECT NUMBER March 4,2011 DAS-11D888 B. ARCHITECT – ENGINEER POINT OF CONTACT 4. NAME AND TITLE Jack Kelly, III, Vice President 5. NAME OF FIRM URS Corporation 6. TELEPHONE NUMBER 7. FAX NUMBER 8. E-MAIL ADDRESS 215.587.9000 215.587.0668 john [email protected] C. PROPOSED TEAM (Complete this section for the prime contractor and all key subcontractors.) (Check) 11. ROLE IN THIS 9. FIRM NAME 10. ADDRESS J-V J-V CONTRACT PRIME SUBCON- SUBCON- PARTNER TRACTOR 8 Penn Center, 21st Floor Claims Assessment Consultant URS 1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd And Damages Assessment – a. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Overall Management of Contract [ ] CHECK IF EDGE CERTIFIED [] CHECK IF BRANCH OFFICE URS 277 West Nationwide Blvd. Architectural and Engineering b. Columbus, OH 43215 Technical Support [ ] CHECK IF EDGE CERTIFIED [] CHECK IF BRANCH OFFICE Foster Plaza 4 Specialized Cost Estimating for URS 501 Holiday Drive Trade Disciplines c. Suite 300 [ ] CHECK IF EDGE CERTIFIED [] CHECK IF BRANCH OFFICE URS 400 Northpark Town Center Claims Analysis Consultant 1000 Abernathy Road, NE d. Suite 900 Atlanta, GA 30328 [ ] CHECK IF EDGE CERTIFIED [ ] CHECK IF BRANCH OFFICE e. [ ] CHECK IF EDGE CERTIFIED [ ] CHECK IF BRANCH OFFICE The URS team offers State Architect’s Office unmatched accessibility and capabilities. With a staff comprised of more than 700 professional and technical employees in the State of Ohio alone, we are able to provide our clients the full range of professional services utilizing our extensive in- house resources. In order to provide State Architect’s Office with the best possible team, we have selected team members that specialize in each of the disciplines identified in the Request for Qualifications dated March 4,20011. URS’s extensive relevant experience, coupled with URS’s depth of resources makes us the ideal firm to manage the proposed SAO -Claims Analysis and Dispute Resolution Consultant List project. D. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF PROPOSED TEAM [] (Attached) F110-330v0208 – STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SF330) Page 12 of 19 Claims Analysis & Dispute Resolution Services PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE John W. Kelly, III PROJECT MANAGER Fran Sabatino, PSP TECHNICAL SUPPORT CLAIM COST ANALYSIS CONSULTANTS SERVICES Architectural Edward Vella Senior Manager Michael Burkey, AIA, NCARB John Lamutt, PE Donald Lange Carol Repoley Structural Vince Vaulman, CCE Structural Andy Knapke, PE, SE Rob D’Onofrio, PE Eric Link Paul Bough Mechanical John Orr, PSP Mechanical Joe Riddle, PE, LEED AP, NCEE Wayne Rowbotham, PE Leonard Calianno Electrical Electrical David Bals, PE Larry Baranowski F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT KEY NUMBER 01 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED World Trade Center Reconstruction PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (if applicable) New York, New York Ongoing Ongoing 23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER Port Authority of New York & Lucy Foster 212-435-5526 New Jersey Assistant Director of WTC Construction 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost) Relevance to the Proposed Project: . On Call Construction Claims Analysis . Schedule Review and Delay Impact Analysis . Change Order Impacts . Labor Productivity Analysis . Cost and Damage Analysis of Claim Damages Project Description: URS serving as an ex tension of staff for the Port Authority is responsible for the review, analysis, and evaluation of all construction claims made against the Owner. To date claims have be en reviewed relating to One World Trade Center (formerly “The Freedom Tower”), the new Transportation Hub, the September 11 th Memorial and various r elated infrastructure projects. The enormous scope of the pro ject and the high cost of each trade contract require real time evaluation and r esolution of construction claims. This is not project that can wait until the end to resolve claims. The current overall estimated cost of the project is in the range of $16 Billion. The issues that have given rise to cla ims include differing subsurface conditions, denied access, design and program change s, changing regu latory requ irements, adjacent projects, and other common causes of claims. The logistically challenging sixteen acre in Lower Manhattan afford s no lay down ar eas and requires clo se working proximity of ad jacent projects. Several projects share common structural elements requiring precise coordination and scheduling. In addition the Port Authority operates the active Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) subway line from New Jersey to a temporary station in the midst of the WTC Construction site bringing thousands of commuters through the site on a daily basis. URS works closely Port Autho rity Constru ction, Legal and A ccounting Perso nnel, Program Managers, Construction Manag ers, the claiming trade contractors and their consultants in order develop a comprehensive analysis of each claim. Using the latest CPM Schedule Analysis techniques URS has b een able to id entify the real critical path delay s to the project and the parties responsible for causing delays. URS has taken a proactive role by attending project scheduling and coordination in order to provide early identification of issues that may give rise to claims. W e have also provided claims iden tification training to WTC Construction personnel through a ser ies of lunch time seminars. 25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE a. URS Corporation New York, New York Primary Claims Analysts (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE b. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE c. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE d. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE e. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE f. F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT KEY NUMBER 02 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) 22. YEAR COMPLETED Robert Schnatter Center at the University of Pennsylvania PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (if applicable) Dental School, Philadelphia, PA 2005 2005 23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION a. PROJECT OWNER b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER University of Pennsylvania Mark Breitenbach 215-898-0665 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTRACT (Include scope, size, and cost) Relevance to the Proposed Project: . Healthcare Facility . Termination of General Contractor . Schedule Analysis . Defended Surety’s Improper Termination Claim Project Description: URS was originally retained by the University of Pennsylvania to assist the U niversity with contract adm inistration and schedule review for the construction of the $25 Million R obert Sch attner C enter for th e Den tal School at t he U niversity o f P ennsylvania. P rior to URS ’ i nitial p roject involvement, the University terminated the general contractor for cause. URS’ role ch anged af ter th e ter mination in t hat the con tract administration involved evaluating the entitlement, pricing and schedule impact of numerous alleged changes claimed by the co mpleting co ntractor r etained b y t he s urety. I n ad dition, UR S acted as a n exte nsion o f t he U niversity’s sta ff and performed co nstruction inspections and reviewed the monthly schedule updates submitted by the co mpleting contractor. Many of the changes alleged by the completing contractor resulted from the surety’s failure to disclose the complete scope of remaining work including correction of defective or incomplete work. In res ponse t o t he su rety’s c laim o f improper t ermination, the U niversity requ ested U RS to eva luate the U niversity’s decision to ter minate t he con tractor. T he caus e for ter mination was the co ntractor’s failure to p erform the work i n accordance with th e proj ect schedule. UR S als o deter mined that t he orig inal con tractor w as res ponsible for ex tensive defective and deficient work during the time that it performed construction at the project. UR S evaluated the impacts on the project schedule caused by the various delaying events and actions or inactio n, including the potential i mpact of th e correction of defective work on the project schedule. URS su pported an d p rovided cl aims ass istance t o ou tside Co unsel f or t he Uni versity in t he def ense o f a $21M cl aim asserted by the surety for improper termination. The surety alleged that the ter mination was improper due to the primary issues of involved alleged defective design, excessive owner changes and construction delay caused by the owner. URS played a key role in negotiating a r esolution of the surety’s claim. T he end result was a settlement that was favorable for the University. 25. FIRMS FROM SECTION C INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE URS Corporation Philadelphia, PA Claims consultant, owner’s a. representative, schedule analyst, and litigation support (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE b. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE c. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE d. (1) FIRM NAME (2) FIRM LOCATION (City and State) (3) ROLE e.