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Universal Engineering Sciences | 9 D. Project Approach and Understanding GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES APPROACH In order to properly assist the City of Sunny Isles Beach with their Geotechnical needs, it is imperative to, first understand their needs and constraints in order to perform a comprehensive and accurate geotechnical exploration. Once discussions with the City’s project manager have been established, a boring location plan will be presented to the PM for further discussion. The boring plan is developed by reviewing the site plan and the existing site conditions and identifying the necessary soil parameters. The boring depths are determined based upon the structural loading conditions provided by the structural engineer or by our past project experience in the absence of data. After approval by the City, a drill crew will be mobilized to the site in order to perform the field exploration. The drill crew consists of an experienced driller/crew chief and a helper. The drill crew will perform the field exploration, take logs of the findings and place samples in clean glass jars. The jars will then be returned to our laboratory for further classification and testing. After 24 hours, the water tables will be re-checked for stabilized readings. Once the field and laboratory work have been completed to the satisfaction of the project managers, a geotechnical report will be prepared under the direction of a professional engineer (PE) and reviewed by the Contract Manager, Reinaldo Villa, MS, PE and will include the information necessary for the City of Sunny Isles’ project manager to proceed with his labors. Typical reports will the following at a minimum: ■Soil boring logs and classifications; ■Existing groundwater levels and estimated seasonal high levels; ■Potential constraints to development ■Foundation recommendations; ■Anticipated settlement; total and differential; ■Pavement design recommendations; ■Site preparation recommendations; ■Retention pond drawdown/recovery analysis; ■Other concerns as appropriate (groundwater contours, berm stability, etc.) PROJECT TEAM AND MANAGEMENT PLAN UES prides itself on the level or work performed. Our Geotechnical team consist of highly skilled Engineers specializing in Geotechnical sciences are tasked with delivering the timeliest service to our clients. Our ability to respond to our client’s needs in a timely manner is what sets us apart in our industry. Our staff consists of junior and senior level engineers with experiences ranging between 5 to +20 years. Weekly meetings are held in order to assess different projects, their progress, potential savings and development approaches. It is through these meeting that the City of Sunny Isles Beach will get the benefit of not one excellent engineer but a whole team. BUILT FOR SUCCESS UES strives to maintain focus on the following objectives for each project. First, we establish a clear understanding of a client’s needs, goals, and contractual requirements. Then, we seek to gain a clear understanding of a client’s work philosophy and operational procedures. UES maintains an extensive amount of equipment and has a large resource pool of technicians readily available. We also have a document control/record keeping system which allows expedited report preparation and retrieval of archived reports, drawings, and critical documentation related to the project. There is an integral Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) system in place which helps UES maintain its level of quality. A financial management system has been established with an invoicing system designed exclusively to service the client, enabling seamless processing of project costs. Finally, UES has an advanced level of detailed knowledge pertaining to regulatory agency mandates and guidelines governing a particular task or scope of work. UES has found this integrated project approach to be an important tool for accomplishing the objectives of a given project for a client.