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2018-Engineer January 3, 2019 PREPARED FOR THE TOWN OF LYONS RFQ NUMBER: 2018-ENGINEER Response to Request for Qualifications for CONSULTING SERVICES - PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING I N T E R W E S T C O N S U L T I N G G R O U P Terry Rodrigue, PE, TE President | Owner 3107 28th Street, Unit B Boulder, CO 80302 303.549.7776 www.interwestgrp.com JANUARY 3, 2019 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Consulting Services – Professional Civil Engineering RFQ NUMBER: 2018-ENGINEER PREPARED FOR THE Town of Lyons 432 5 th Avenue PO Box 49 Lyons, CO 80540 B Y Interwest Consulting Group 3107 28 th Street, Unit B Boulder, CO 80302 303.549.7776 www.interwestgrp.com W I T H Flatirons, Inc. & Rocksol Consulting Group Inc. Table of Contents SECTION A Cover Letter ................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION B Subconsultants / Partners ............................................................................................. 5 Flatirons, Inc. ............................................................................................................... Rocksol Consulting Group, Inc. .................................................................................... SECTION C Minimum Mandatory Qualifications .............................................................................6 SECTION D Company Information ................................................................................................... 7 SECTION E Company and Personnel Qualifications ....................................................................... 8 SECTION F Recent Experience with Similar Projects .................................................................... 14 SECTION G Approach to Scope of Work ........................................................................................ 20 SECTION H Project Control ............................................................................................................ 22 SECTION I Proximity to Project Location ..................................................................................... 23 SECTION J Proposed Scope of Work ............................................................................................. 24 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Certificate of Compliance ............................................................................................ Submittal Acknowledgement ...................................................................................... CDBG-DR Documents .................................................................................................. COST AND FEE SUBMITTAL ............................. Provided in a separately sealed envelope 2 SECTION A Cover Letter January 3, 2019 Town of Lyons Nicole Keller, Project Manager 432 5 th Avenue Lyons, CO 80540 Re: Qualifications to Provide Consulting Services – Professional Civil Engineering Dear Nicole, Interwest Consulting Group is pleased to present our proposal to the Town of Lyons to provide Professional Civil Engineering Services to accomplish the tasks set forth in the RFQ which relate to the repair and/or reconstruction of infrastructure damage suffered by the Town as a result of the 2013 flood. Interwest, with locations in Boulder and Windsor, CO and throughout California, brings recent and extensive experience providing a wide range of disaster recovery services for cities and counties along the Front Range in the aftermath of the recent fires and floods. From initial damage assessments, debris removal oversight, and individualized assistance for flood survivors; to the design and construction of emergency and permanent roadways and drainage facilities; to guiding clients through the processes required by Federal, State and local disaster relief funding programs (Including CDBG-DR), Interwest has served many communities as they restore and rebuild. Previous to the 2013 floods, we assisted in many of the same ways in the aftermath of the 2010 Fourmile Fire. Interwest’s ability to collaborate with the Town’s existing staff and residents, execute task orders efficiently and effectively, and work with all manner of local, state, and federal agencies will ensure that the final push to complete the projects specified in the RFQ continues smoothly and in full compliance with all Federal Emergency Management Agency, HUD Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery, and other granting agency requirements. We are pleased to include two subcontractors on our team, Rocksol (a certified MWBE, SBE and DBE firm) and Flatirons, Inc. Both contribute extensive local knowledge and experience with the 2013 flood and recovery efforts. Terry Rodrigue, PE, TE, founder and owner of Interwest, will serve as Senior Project Manager. Terry has assisted numerous public agencies in Colorado and California, including extensively the County of Boulder, with a wide range of disaster recovery efforts since 2010. Bob Almirall, PE, Project Manager, will provide support with coordination and oversight of design, procurement and construction efforts described in the RFQ. 3 Contact information is as follows: Terry Rodrigue, PE 3107 28 th Street, Unit B Boulder, CO 80308 303.549.7776 [email protected] Our team has the qualifications to perform the services required. More importantly, we possess the desire, experience and skills necessary to work with Town staff successfully to achieve your established goals. We view the keys to serving the Town of Lyons as follows: ••• Providing Oversight and Assistance in a coordinated, cost-effective and efficient manner ••• Providing experienced and well-qualified professionals to meet and exceed goals set for each of the projects ••• Providing a high level of customer service for internal and external customers ••• Effectively communicating and coordinating with all departments and agencies We appreciate the opportunity to submit our qualifications for your review and consideration and look forward to an opportunity to continue to be involved in assisting our local communities recover from the devastating 2013 flood. We have strictly responded to the various elements of the RFQ and take no exceptions to the requirements put forth therein. If you should have any questions regarding this proposal, we will welcome your call. Sincerely, Terry Rodrigue, PE, TE President, Senior Project Manager 4 SECTION B Subconsultants / Partners Interwest Consulting Group will be the lead consultant and the primary point of contact for the Town. Our staff will provide direct coordination, management and design related services for all projects. To best serve the Town of Lyons, Interwest has partnered with the following local subconsultants who were both some of the earliest responders following the flood of 2013 and are exceptionally well- prepared to support the Town: Flatirons, Inc. | S u r v e y Flatirons will support Interwest and the Town by providing all survey support services including the development of design topographic surveys, monument surveys, and easement legal descriptions. Boulder Office | 3825 Iris Avenue, Suite 395, Boulder, CO 80301 | 303.443.7001 Denver Office | 4501 Logan Street, Denver, CO 80216 | 303.936.6997 Longmont Office | 655 4 th Avenue, Longmont, CO 80501 | 303.776.1733 RockSol Consulting Group, Inc. | Geotechnical / Environmental / Construction Services RockSol will support Interwest and the Town by providing geotechnical services for the various roadway and bridge projects including the preparation of design recommendations for roadway pavement sections and bridge abutment/footer designs. In addition, RockSol is available to provide environmental and construction inspection services if requested by the Town. Rocksol is MWBE, SBE and DBE certified. Main Office | 12076 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80241 | 303.962.9300 Northern Colorado Office | 5801 Wright Drive, Loveland, CO 80538 | 970.663.0041 5 SECTION C Minimum Mandatory Qualifications As outlined in Section III – D. Minimum Mandatory Qualifications of the RFQ, Interwest understands that the successful submitter must specialize in providing these services for similar projects and must have completed similar projects in the past five years. We also understand that our proposed Project Manager must be a qualified and registered professional Engineer with at least five years of experience. Interwest exceeds these mandatory qualifications. Interwest Consulting Group , a corporation licensed in the State of Colorado, has been providing municipal engineering services in Colorado and throughout California since 2002. As illustrated in Section F of this submittal, our team has successfully completed a multitude of projects similar in scope to the projects described in the Town’s RFQ, and specifically related to the floods of 2013. We are very familiar with the geographical area in and surrounding the Town of Lyons. Terry Rodrigue , PE, TE, our proposed Senior Project Manager, is a registered Professional Engineer and brings to the team over 35 years of municipal civil engineering experience including most recently assisting Boulder County with their flood mitigation projects. Terry’s detailed resume can be found in Section E of this submittal. Bob Almirall , PE, our proposed Project Manager, is a registered Professional Engineer and brings to the team over 32 years of civil engineering experience with the past 20 spent providing project management and design services in Northern Colorado including a recent flood disaster recovery project for the City of Loveland. Bob’s
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