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Granite's Construction Experience PUGET SOUND REGION June 8, 2010 Jim Wilkerson Purchasing Division Tacoma Public Utilities 3628 S. 35th Street Tacoma, WA 98409 RE: Statement for Qualifications for Murray Morgan Bridge Rehabilitation Design-Build Project (Specification No: PW10-0128F) Dear Jim: The rehabilitation of the Murray Morgan Bridge offers the City of Tacoma yet another creative element to the City’s infrastructure that provides beneficial use to its citizens while honoring its past. Granite Construction Company (Granite), one of the largest and most established regional and national design-build construction contractors, offers the City of Tacoma a focused team of engineers and subconsultants that has the skills, experience, and local resources to partner with the City on the delivery of this truly unique project. The Granite Team was specifically structured to deliver the most cost-effective approach to reopening the Murray Morgan Bridge by November 2012. In doing so, we are confident that we are the team best suited to: Deliver on your schedule commitments Incorporate quality systems and materials Provide the highest value for the budget Reduce operating and maintenance costs Allow for maximum supplemental work Honor stakeholder commitments To achieve these objectives, Granite has carefully selected the following key team members: FIRM ROLE Granite Construction Company Submitter, Design-Build Contractor HDR Engineering, Inc. Lead Designer (Major Participant) Kleinfelder Quality Management, Materials Testing PRR Public Involvement CivilTech Engineering Retaining Walls & Lifesafety Structures Hough Beck & Baird Urban Streetscape Design & Sustainability Link Controls Electrical Controls Design-Builder Northwest Archaeological Associates Historic/Cultural Specialist Granite / Everett Area Office | 1525 E. Marine View Dr., Everett, WA 98201-1927 | Ph: (425) 551-3100 | Fax: (425) 551-3116 Granite / Whatcom Area Office | 3876 Hannegan Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226-9103 | Ph: (360) 676-2450 | Fax: (360) 733-6735 Granite / Thurston Area Office | 7717 New Market St. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501-7228 | Ph: (360) 352-9205| Fax: (360) 352-9403 The following Statement of Qualification (SOQ) showcases our team’s unique qualifications to effectively manage the design, construction, and delivery of this project to the City of Tacoma and its citizens. Key benefits of our team include: Capacity and Commitment: Granite is one of the largest national and local design-build firms. HDR offers one of the largest local engineering offices and a national center of moveable bridge excellence. Moreover, Kleinfelder has extensive experience managing quality on multiple local transportation design-build projects. All three firms bring an excellent understanding of how to maximize the benefits of the design-build process and the resources to deliver a high quality product that meets all of the City’s needs. Experience: Granite brings nationwide experience in constructing “first ever” design-build projects in multiple states. We will apply our proven processes to make sure that Tacoma’s “first ever” design-build exceeds expectations. Likewise, HDR’s extensive experience with vertical lift bridges means that our team is ready to solve the complex technical challenges that lie ahead. Based on this understanding and experience, we have built our team and approach with every component of your needs in mind. Creativity: Time and time again, our team has proven our ability to develop innovative solutions that maximize the value to the City. This creativity means that the City will not only receive a project that is on time and on budget, but that your end product will be of the highest quality and maximize your financial investment. The Granite Team shares a genuine passion for delivering a successful bridge rehabilitation project for the City of Tacoma. Steve Harding is our team’s single point of contact for this SOQ, and would be happy to answer any questions or provide additional information, as requested. GRANITE’S SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR SOQ Steve Harding (425) 551-3100 phone 1525 E. Marine View Drive (425) 551-3116 fax Everett, WA 98201 [email protected] As an authorized representative of Granite, I attest to the truth and correctness of the information provided in our SOQ and that our design-build team shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and City laws and regulations during the conduct of this project. Sincerely, Granite Construction Company Jigisha Desai, Vice President Granite Construction Company Granite / Everett Area Office | 1525 E. Marine View Dr., Everett, WA 98201-1927 | Ph: (425) 551-3100 | Fax: (425) 551-3116 Granite / Whatcom Area Office | 3876 Hannegan Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226-9103 | Ph: (360) 676-2450 | Fax: (360) 733-6735 Granite / Thurston Area Office | 7717 New Market St. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501-7228 | Ph: (360) 352-9205| Fax: (360) 352-9403 GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION AND TEAM STRUCTURE Contracting Party • Granite is one of the Granite Construction Company (Granite) has partnered with HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) largest national and local and Kleinfelder to provide the City of Tacoma (City) with an outstanding team capable of design-build firms rehabilitating the historical Murray Morgan Bridge under a design-build delivery method. • Granite brings nationwide Each of our firms brings a multitude of demonstrated specialized experience in all the areas experience in constructing that will be required in this important project. We are proud to be able to offer you a team “first ever” design-build that will work with the City to deliver a project that is designed and constructed safely, with projects in multiple states superior quality, and ahead of schedule. • HDR offers one of the The Corporation of Granite will act as the contracting party for the Murray Morgan Bridge largest local engineering Rehabilitation Design-Build Project. Granite’s Puget Sound Region (formerly Wilder offices and a national Construction) will be the entity responsible for the delivery of this project. Established in 1911, center of moveable the Puget Sound Region operates throughout the Puget Sound Basin with area offices in bridge excellence Whatcom County, Everett, and Thurston County. In January of 2008, Granite Construction • Kleinfelder is Company acquired all remaining non-controlling equity interests in Wilder Construction experienced managing Company, which operated primarily in Washington and Alaska. On April 1, 2009, Wilder quality on multiple local Construction Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, merged its Washington office into transportation design- Granite Construction Company and ceased to exist as a stand-alone legal entity. While build projects the relationship between Wilder and Granite has evolved, what remains unchanged is the • All key construction high quality bridges, heavy/civil, highway and paving construction, site development, and staff have worked environmental remediation services offered to our public sector and private sector customers. together before on We will leverage Granite’s national design-build experience with the Puget Sound Region’s bridge restoration or local resources and experience working for WSDOT and the City of Tacoma to provide a replacement projects unique value for the City of Tacoma. Our local personnel’s expertise combined with lessons • As a member of the AGC/ learned from our nationwide experience in constructing “first ever” design-build projects in WSDOT Design-Build multiple states gives the city of Tacoma a partner possessing a trait that other teams cannot Task Force, Granite has match: hometown understanding and proven design-build process. parterned with WSDOT to develop Washington’s Incorporated in 1922 and publicly traded (NYSE: GVA) since 1990, Granite is one of the design-build program largest heavy civil contractors in the U.S. No partner, officer, or stockholder owns more than 10% of our stock. In 2009, Granite’s total revenue was $2.0 billion. Because we typically self-perform more than 70% of the construction work on our projects, we have greater control over schedule, level of quality, safety, and cost. An excellent example of Granite’s unparalleled record of past performance and customer satisfaction is Roads & Bridges magazine’s “Go-To List” for contractors. This list premiered Figure 1.1 2009 Roads & Bridges Customer in 2009, and was completed based on anonymous owner-completed surveys Satisfaction Rankings that asked which contractors they were most satisfied with. The list reflects only contractor performance with no weight given to financial earnings. Granite was CATEGORY RANKING the only contractor to place in the Top 6 in each category, far outperforming Road & Highway Projects 1 all other companies in client satisfaction. Transportation Projects 2 Granite is a partner the City can trust to perform with integrity. In 2008, we Mass Transit Projects 5 were recognized among the best in the Ethisphere Institute’s “Government Bridge Projects 6 Contractors Ethics Ranking.” The Institute’s ranking of more than 1,000 federal Section 1 | General Company Information & Team Structure | 1 government contractors was based upon an objective analysis of four categories, with a focus on aspects of the recently proposed FAR amendments: code of ethics and business conduct, leadership and tone from the top, internal control systems, and ethics training and communications. In addition, over the past two years we have been honored as the recipient of three prestigious Marvin M. Black (MMB) Excellence
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