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City of Albany
Proposal
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Engineering and Related Services
Consultants of Record
RFP COR-09
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May 1, 2009
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100 West 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 • P.O. Box 10347, Eugene, Oregon 97440
Phone: (541) 686-8478 • Fax: (541) 345-5303
www.bhengineers.com
May 1, 2009
Claudia L. Zahorcak, P.E.
Special Projects Coordinator
City of Albany
Public Works Department
City Hall Second Floor
333 Broadalbin Street SW
Albany, OR 97321
Re: Proposal for Consultants of Record – Engineering and Related Services
For the City of Albany
COR 09-D Conveyance Engineering
Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers is pleased to present our proposal for engineering services for the City of
Albany. We have included four (4) copies of the proposal, per your direction.
We provide Civil Engineering as well as Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Surveying services.
We wish to be considered for the provision of Civil Engineering services in the Conveyance Engineering
Category. We would be particularly well suited to provide services for Feasibility Studies and Pipe
Conveyance projects. Our firm has an excellent resume and performance record for the provision of
services to public agencies for projects involving feasibility analysis, design, and preparation of
construction documents for new or rehabilitating water, sanitary, and/or storm drain systems. As further
detailed in our proposal, our resume includes the provision of such services for water, sanitary sewer, and
storm drain systems associated with public street and utility improvements and site development projects
in Albany, a trunk sewer project for the City of Springfield, relocation of public sanitary sewer and storm
systems in Eugene, as well as sewer rehabilitation projects for the Veterans Administration Medical
Center campus in Roseburg.
The core purpose of Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers is to improve communities through leadership and
vision in the design of infrastructure and the building environment. We do so through our commitment to
the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and accountability, excellence in service and quality of product,
and sustainable practices in design and business, all based on sound engineering and surveying principals.
We have a performance record of producing thorough, well-engineered drawings that result in uniform
bidding and few if any construction change orders.
One of the key features of our firm philosophy is that the principals of the firm (those with the most
experience) are directly involved in overseeing projects and that only staff with honed engineering and
project management skills are directly involved with the client and managing the project. Five out of the
nine people in our Civil Engineering department (56%) are professional engineers. We bring a depth of
expertise in civil engineering to each project.
We are currently providing civil engineering services to Greater Albany Public Schools (GAPS) for the
development of Somerset Drive and Brandis Avenue public street and utility infrastructure improvements.
This project is being developed through the City of Albany’s LID process. Your staff has had the opportunity to observe various aspects of our work: project management (responsiveness, communications,
spirit of collaboration, and schedule adherence) as well as our technical expertise, quality of our drawings,
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staff’s first-hand experience can confirm our ability to provide the City of Albany excellent civil
engineering services.
Although the provision of mechanical and electrical engineering and/or surveying services is not
specifically requested for this category, they are available should a project require the expertise of these
disciplines.
Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers is solely located in Eugene, Oregon.
Monica B. Anderson, P.E., will be the Contracting Individual. As a Senior Principal holding the
corporate office of Secretary/Treasurer of Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers, she is fully authorized to
negotiate, bind, and execute the Master Agreement. Her contact information is as follows:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 541-686-8478
Mail:
100 W. 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
Monica B. Anderson, P.E. will also be the Primary Work Contact. Her contact information is as noted
above.
Because Ms. Anderson will be on vacation at the time this proposal is due, this letter is being signed by
me, David E. Bomar, P.E., Senior Principal holding the corporate office of President of Balzhiser &
Hubbard Engineers. I am fully authorized to negotiate, bind, and execute the Master Agreement. My
contact information is as follows:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 541-686-8478
Mail:
100 W. 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers agrees to sign the revised Master Services Agreement, and we intend to
execute work accomplished through June 30, 2010, under the FY 2009/10 Schedule of Consultant Labor
Fees by Labor Category and FY 2009/10 Schedule of Consultant Expenses submitted in Appendix C.
Sincerely,
David E. Bomar, P.E.
President
Introduction to the Firm
Providing professional engineering services since 1954
Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers provides civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering as well as
surveying services. The firm is located in one office in Eugene, Oregon, and is licensed to work in
Oregon. The firm was established in 1954 as a mechanical engineering firm. Electrical Engineering
was added in 1960, Civil Engineering in 1994, and Surveying in 1998. The firm has continued to
grow and now has a staff of 58 employees.
The core purpose of Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers is to improve communities through leadership
and vision in the design of infrastructure and the building environment. We do so through our
commitment to the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and accountability, excellence in service
and quality of product, and sustainable practices in design and business, all based on sound
engineering and surveying principals. During our more than 50 years in business, we have worked
on a diverse range of projects, providing sustainable, innovative and cost-effective engineering
solutions for clients charged with accommodating the needs of people and activities. Our clients
include municipalities, government agencies, educational organizations, healthcare facilities,
institutions, architects, and developers. The vast majority of our work (approximately 85%)
throughout all disciplines is for public agencies.
The firm is financially stable and very likely to provide services for the full term of this master
agreement, as evidenced by our over 50 years of business success.
Our capabilities and applications have steadily grown, along with our clients. As noted, we now
have 58 employees providing a broad range of expertise, enabling us to take on complex projects
with multiple engineering and design challenges. With our state-of-the-art automated design systems
and software (AutoCAD 2009 Civil 3D) we are able to devote the necessary resources to complete
any assignment efficiently. Whether the project is large or small, we invest our best in everything we
do to provide the highest quality engineering service to our clients.
Sustainability is a core value of our firm. We have 16 LEED® Accredited Professionals and 26 LEED
projects on our resume of completed or in-progress work. Our Civil Engineering work includes
extensive planning and design experience related to sustainable storm water infrastructure and storm
water management specific to quality enhancement and rate/quantity control, including reuse of
storm water for building and/or other uses. Past work has included collaborative work with other
professions for the planning review and analysis of on-site wastewater disposal systems including
recycling of wastewater for building and/or other uses, developing strategies for limiting water use,
limiting site disturbance, and other sustainable strategies.
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Introduction to the Firm
Our Civil Engineering department has grown steadily since 1994 to now include nine civil staff,
including five professional civil engineers, one EIT, and three engineering technicians. Two of the
staff are also LEED® Accredited Professionals. We focus on providing our clients excellent service
by responding quickly, working in a collaborative, team-approach work style, continually
communicating, and producing thorough and accurate documents in a timely manner.
Our Surveying department further expanded our service offerings and supplemented other
engineering services. The department has four survey staff members, including a Professional Land
Surveyor.
Services provided by our Civil and Surveying Departments include the following:
Planning & Studies
Infrastructure Master Planning
Feasibility Studies
Due Diligence Investigations
Public/Private Infrastructure Design
Sanitary Sewer
Water Distribution
Streets & Roadways
Pedestrian & Bicycle Ways
Utility Systems
Site Development Design
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Open Space
Stormwater Management
Floodplain & Delineation
Hydrologic & Hydraulic Analysis
Quality & Quantity Control
Regulatory Agency Permitting
Storm Drain System Design
Cost Control
Cost Estimating
Construction Budget Control
Constructability Analysis
Value Engineering
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Construction
Contract Administration
Inspection
Construction Traffic Control Plans
Design Build
Surveying Services
ALTA/ACSM Surveys
Topographic Surveys
Boundary and Property Surveys
Subdivision & Land Partitions
Condominium Plats
Land Use Approval & Permitting
Assistance
Flood Plain Certification
Construction Staking
Miscellaneous Services
Sustainable Design and LEED
Certification
Earthwork Modeling & Analysis
Vehicle and Pedestrian Pavements
Design
Erosion Control
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Previous Relevant Project Work
Projects Relevant to Conveyance Engineering
Public Agency Site Development Project Experience including Conveyance Engineering
The following represents a listing of projects on which BHE provided Civil Engineering services for
site improvements for public agencies. These projects represent our ability to provide successful
projects including conveyance systems. Information is included in some of the project descriptions
below to highlight our Performance Record.
Greater Albany Public School District, Somerset Drive/Brandis Street SI 1 and SI 2, current
The project consists of the development of public street with 1,000 linear feet of public storm drain
facilities, 2,000 linear feet of 24- and 12-inch water line, and 2,000 linear feet of 15-inch sanitary
sewer.
We prepared construction documents on an expedited schedule for the first phase of work, public
water and sewer line extensions, and worked collaboratively with City staff during the review process
and responding and incorporating comments, allowing us to quickly obtain approved construction
documents and begin construction as planned for on the expedited schedule. The collaborative
effort continued with the design for SI 2, roadway and storm drain improvements. SI 2 is now in the
bidding process. The staff reviews of our construction documents have resulted in minor revision
comments, and construction of SI 2 will commence in accordance with our planned schedule.
SI 1 had an engineer’s estimate of $1.4 million, and the project was not bid but priced as a change
order to the school project due to the schedule issues. The change order cost was $1.4 million.
Change orders on the project, due to any engineering oversights, were limited to $0. Total change
order cost is approximately $1.9 million and includes the addition of rock base fill in the roadway as
an addition to the project and items required by GAPS or the City.
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), EWEB Operations Center Relocation, current
The project consists of a 52-acre site with three new buildings totaling over 100,000 square feet,
14-acres of wetlands mitigation on site, an operations yard and parking lot. The project includes
multiple storm water treatment swales, enhancement and relocation of a public open channel
drainage way, piped storm drain system totaling 5,300 linear feet, a sanitary sewer system with
on-site disposal via an Eco Machine system (designed by others), and water distribution system of
7,065 linear feet. The project had a generous schedule initially, but delays in the project due to
budget limitations, Value Engineering, and a schedule set by the selected CM/GC changes resulted
in the need to expedite all civil engineering construction documents (approximately 25 sheets)
designed within three months, and the schedule was met. The construction cost of civil site
improvements totaled $6 million, which was below our construction estimate of $6.6 million. The
project is currently under construction with the majority of civil site improvements being complete.
Change orders resulting from civil engineering oversights and/or omissions total approximately
$25,000 or 0.42% of the civil construction cost.
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Previous Relevant Project Work
Metropolitan Waste Water Commission, City of Springfield, Storm Water Quality Control
Study, 2007
We provided a study for the City of Springfield to address storm water quality control at the regional
wastewater treatment facility (located in Eugene). A number of proposed large-scale improvements
to the facility would result in increased impervious surfaces throughout the site triggering the need
for treatment of storm water generated by the new surfaces. We developed a plan to create storm
water swales that would provide treatment for areas within the site which are contributing the most
pollutants to the storm water system rather than developing a large number of discrete treatment
facilities. The plan was adopted by the City of Eugene through a Conditional Use Permit and
Greenway Permit and addresses storm water treatment for new development proposed for the next
20 years.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Roseburg, Storm Drain and Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation Studies and Construction, 2007
The project consisted of preparing an initial study of rehabilitation of 1,000 linear feet of pipe to
eliminate inflow/infiltration problems and correct tree root invasion issues. A combination of field
inspection and testing procedures determined which pipe segments to address throughout the
campus. Options considered and reviewed were a variety of trenchless rehabilitation methods and
replacement. Alternative options, and a recommended approach, were outlined with construction
cost estimates. Ultimately, a combination of trenchless repair and replacement strategies were
selected. We prepared construction documents, and the project was constructed. A second phase
of work to replace storm drain pipes which had become clogged and verified through field testing
occurred during the following fiscal year with a preliminary investigation resulting in a specific
direction from which construction documents were prepared.
University of Oregon Mill Race Storm Water Study, 1999
The City of Eugene provided a study of a regional drainage basin and open-channel public drainage
system (Mill Race) which provides recreational and environmental benefits to the University and
community, as well as supplies cooling water for the existing University central heating/cooling
plant. The City study resulted in modifications to an outlet structure to alleviate downstream
flooding that adversely affected the University’s ability to supply cooling water. We were retained to
review the City study and determine if the constructed solution could be modified to meet City
requirements and University needs. Our review and findings, confirmed by the City, found that the
constructed modification to control flooding was too conservative and could be reconstructed to
alleviate the flooding while still providing the University with the necessary water surface elevation
in the open channel.
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Previous Relevant Project Work
Public Improvement Project Experience including Conveyance Engineering
The following represents a listing of projects on which BHE provided Conveyance Engineering
services for various clients. These projects represent our ability to provide successful projects
including conveyance systems. Information is included in some of the project descriptions below to
highlight our Performance Record.
Filbert Meadows Subdivision, Springfield, Wiechert Homes, Developer/Owner, 2006
BHE provided full engineering and design for a 100-lot subdivision on 23 acres. The project
included 5,600 linear feet of piped public storm drain systems accounting for future off-site
development and 5,600 linear feet of public sanitary sewer system. The storm drain system
terminated in a water quality treatment swale prior to discharge to a jurisdictional receiving stream.
Permitting through the regulatory agencies was required, and it was the first private project in the
state to address the treatment/removal of copper from storm water. The treatment train included a
detention forebay, a vegetated swale, and a biofiltration infiltration basin with overflow to the
receiving stream.
City of Springfield, Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Trunk Sewer, 2004-2006
BHE led a multi-phase project to place over 4,500 linear feet of storm and deep sanitary trunk
sewers in the new right-of- way for this road. BHE designed the sanitary sewer and provided
construction phase civil engineering and surveying services for the joint sewer project and provided
construction administration and consultant inspection services.
City of Eugene, Broadway Charnelton Parking Structures, 1999
BHE provided civil engineering and surveying services for two parking garages located on adjacent
half-blocks downtown. The garages contain a total of 750 parking spaces. Civil engineering services
included the design of utility relocation to facilitate the development of the parking structure/
commercial/ multi-family housing development. Existing public storm drain and sanitary sewer
facilities extended through alleys were relocated and alleys vacated to facilitate the development.
City of Springfield, South 32nd Street / Jasper Road – Street, Drainage and Sanitary Sewer
Improvements, 1997
BHE was part of the design team for this 6,100 linear foot ($2.1 million) improvement of a county
roadway to a minor arterial street. The project was done in coordination with the City of
Springfield, Lane County, and the Springfield School District. Initial work included new school
siting based on land use/growth projections, and traffic impact analyses for three schools and the
transportation corridor. Project engineering provided by BHE included trunk storm sewer design,
utility coordination, road design and construction administration. The design team also coordinated
public hearings and coordinated activities with property owners adjacent to the project. Included in
this project was the preparation of cost estimates and bid documents, administration of the
construction contract, and provision of construction inspection and stakeout.
The team completed the project on an accelerated schedule. Design of the trunk sanitary sewer
commenced early in November 1996 and was out to bid by mid-December. The project bid at
$1.3 million, with bids ranging from $1.3 to $1.9 million; the design team estimate was $1.5 million.
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Previous Relevant Project Work
The road project design started in early January 1997 and was out to bid by mid-March. Four bids
ranged from $2.2 to $2.6 million with one additional bid at $3.8 million; the design team estimate
was $2.4 million. Construction commenced in early May 1997 to allow for school traffic in
September as required by the contract. The construction cost was $3.5 million.
Client References
The following references can attest to our abilities and performance.
• City of Eugene - Facilities
Mike Penwell, AIC Division Manager
541-682-5547
[email protected]
• City of Springfield – Public Works
Ken Vogeny, City Engineer
541-726-3753
[email protected]
Les Benoy, Supervising Engineer
541-726-3725
[email protected]
• University of Oregon
George Hecht, Associate V.P. for Campus Operations
541-346-2290
[email protected]
• EWEB
Ken Beeson, Project Manager
541-341-3772
[email protected]
• VA Medical Center - Roseburg
Kermit Reich, Manager, Facilities Management Services
541-440-1245
[email protected]
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Project Team
TEAM ATTRIBUTES
The firm’s current staff resources in the Civil Engineering department total nine employees. Five of
the staff members are Professional Engineers registered in the state of Oregon, and one is an
Engineer in Training in the State of Oregon. They are supported by two engineering technicians,
with 10 and 25 years of experience, and one drafter.
While the overall number of staff may be small comparatively, we have a group of individuals who
are highly skilled in engineering design as well as the production of construction documents.
Additionally, we have four individuals who excel in project management and the leadership and
communication skills necessary to execute successful projects.
The department works as a team. While projects are assigned to a specific project manager and
supporting technical staff, other staff members are brought into the project to provide their
technical expertise, as warranted, and to assist with document production/drafting to ensure
schedule compliance. All projects go through a three-step QA/QC process. The project manager is
responsible for fully reviewing the project at completion of design. Following that, the project is
reviewed by our Production Manager, DeLayne “Corky” Brown, who has over 25 years of design
and construction experience, with a focus on constructability. Finally, all projects are fully and
thoroughly reviewed by the department manager, Monica Anderson.
We have depth of project management and technical knowledge that comes from having long-term
employees with professional credentials who’s work is directly overseen and guided by a principal of
the firm. The project experience has been focused on projects for public agencies and not on
private development, and we understand how the processes differ between these client groups.
CANDIDATE TEAM MEMBERS
Principal-in-Charge
Monica B. Anderson, P.E., LEED® AP – B.S. in Civil Engineering
Ms Anderson is a senior Principal and is the Corporate Secretary/Treasurer of
the firm. She has more than 25 years of experience in the study, design and
construction administration of site development projects. Monica established
the Civil Engineering department at BHE in 1994. Today she manages both
the Civil Engineering and Surveying departments. As such, she is responsible
for all work produced by those departments. She has managed numerous
projects over the years ranging from $20,000 to $12 million in Civil
construction costs for private and public clients.
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Project Team
Project Managers
Janet L. Pardee, P.E. – B.S. in Civil Engineering Technology
Ms. Pardee is a Civil Engineer with 11 years of experience in civil engineering
design and project management. She has both public and private sector experience
with site development and public improvement infrastructure. She has stellar
leadership and project management skills and is an excellent communicator.
Janet is the project manager for the Somerset Drive/Brandis Avenue SI public
improvement project being developed in Albany through a local improvement
district in association with Greater Albany Public Schools. She has had a close working relationship
with City staff through the design and construction of the first phase which included public water
and sewer infrastructure and through the design of the second phase addressing the public street,
storm drainage, and franchise utility systems.
Additionally, Janet was the project manager for the development of R Street, a 2,200 linear foot
extension of a public street with full storm drainage facilities and new public water line extension to
facilitate development of a new high school in Cottage Grove.
Tina L. Guard, P.E., LEED® AP – B.S. in Civil Engineering
Ms. Guard is a Civil Engineer with 11 years of civil engineering work. She has
excellent project management and communication skills and excels at project
coordination with large teams.
Tina is currently the project manager for the new $200 million University of
Oregon Basketball Arena and Alumni Center, currently under construction, with
a design team of eight professional firms. The project includes site development
as well as a number of public infrastructure improvement projects required as conditions of the
arena development. These include public wastewater and storm drain system relocations, road
widening for development of new turn lanes, and pedestrian crosswalk safety improvements at four
locations near the facility.
Design Managers
John A. Hornberger, P.E. – B.S. in Civil Engineering
Mr. Hornberger is a Civil Engineer with 10 years of experience in both public
and private infrastructure projects. He focuses his highly developed technical
skills on the engineering design and calculations of a project. John is particularly
adept at storm drainage analysis.
Most recently, John provided the design management and storm water analysis
for the reconstruction of parking lots at West Albany High School, which
included a storm drain analysis for a conditional use permit.
John also lead the design work on a new LEED certified Oregon Coast Community College facility
in Newport, a 24-acre site with 3,600 linear feet of piped storm drain system, some open channel
swales, and a 10,500 square foot pond providing both retention and detention.
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Project Team
Geoffrey T. Larson, P.E. – B.S. in Civil Engineering
Mr. Larson is a Civil Engineer with four years of experience in the civil
engineering field. While Geoff has only been licensed for approximately one
year, he possesses extremely well-honed skills. He brings a combination of
solid project management skills and excellent communications in addition to
providing in-depth technical knowledge with appropriate application to
projects.
Geoff provided the design and all storm water calculations for a sustainable storm water system at
the 52-acre EWEB Operations Center, an intricate design that includes enhancement and relocation
of a public storm drain channel, wet ponds, water quality swales throughout the site, and discharge
of storm water to a new wetland developed on the site.
Geoff also provided the project management and design management of site development and public
sanitary sewer relocation associated with a new business aviation terminal at the Eugene Airport.
Technical Resources
DeLayne “Corky” Brown – A.A. in Technical Drafting
Mr. Brown is our Production Manager and focuses on drawing preparation as
well as quality control of construction documents, particularly from a constructability perspective, based on his construction inspection experience. He has
over 25 years of experience in the design and preparation of construction
documents and construction inspection of public improvement and site
development projects.
Additional technical staff are available and will be assigned to projects as needed to supplement
technical and production goals.
TEAM EXPERIENCE EXAMPLES RELATED TO CONVEYANCE ENGINEERING
Project: Eugene Water and Electric Board Operations Facility Relocation, 52-acres, $68 million total
construction cost, $6 million in civil site development construction cost. The project includes
7,065 linear feet of private water line, 5,300 linear feet of private piped storm drain system and
950 linear feet of public open channel, and 3,800 linear feet of private sanitary sewer system.
Team: Janet Pardee, Project Manager, and Geoff Larsen as Design Manager supplemented with
technical staff, including Corky Brown.
Project: Somerset Drive/Brandis Street SI public improvement project being developed in Albany
through the City’s LID process in association with GAPS. The project includes 2,000 linear feet
of new public 24- and 12-inch water line, and 2,000 linear feet of new, deep public sanitary
sewer. SI 1 construction totaled $1,871,014, and SI 2 construction cost has an estimated cost of
$1.25 million.
Team: Janet Pardee, Project Manager, with technical staff support including Corky Brown.
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Project Team
Project: University of Oregon Basketball Arena. The project includes the construction of public
storm and sanitary sewer relocations totaling 1,400 linear feet of each utility.
Team: Tina Guard, Project Manager, assisted by Corky Brown and additional technical support
staff.
Project: City of Springfield, MLK Blvd. Trunk Sewer, 2,800 linear feet of trunk sewer, $1.4 million
in trunk sewer construction costs.
Team: Corky Brown, Project Manager and Design Manager supported by technical staff.
Construction Inspection: Corky Brown supplemented with consultant inspector.
Project: Royal Caribbean Call Center, Springfield, a 23-acre site development project which
included 850 linear feet of public storm drain system relocation.
Team: Janet Pardee, Project Manager and Private Design Manager; Tina Guard, Public Design
Manager; with technical support staff including Corky Brown.
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Track Record with City of Albany
During the past three years, we have become very well acquainted with the City of Albany standards
for the design and development of both public and private improvements. Our experience began
with the site development for the new GAPS 3-8 school (Timber Ridge School) in east Albany.
That project included a Conditional Use Permit process and a building permit process for
development of the building and the 20-acre site. Additionally, the project generated the need for
the development of new street infrastructure and associated large-diameter water line, deep sanitary
sewer, and storm drain system with roadside swales with a public storm drain pipe through the
school site. We have been through the SI design and construction process for Phase 1 of the
improvements, which constructed the public water line, deep sanitary sewer, and a portion of the
storm drain system. We are currently completing the SI drawing approval process for the roadway
and remaining storm drain system.
This project has given us the opportunity to become well-acquainted with City engineering staff
through communications, design review meetings, coordination regarding specific engineering and
maintenance concerns, the drawing review and approval process and the construction process. We
have developed good, collaborative working relationships with City staff. We have become
extremely familiar with the design standards and construction details, operating and maintenance
procedures and concerns as they relate to these types of infrastructure and projects, specific items
staff would like to see included in construction documents, and the general approach that is specific
to each municipality. We have also taken the opportunity to review and become familiar with your
Capital Improvement Program (FY 2008-2009 through 2012-2013).
Additionally, we have provided site development services for a number of projects in Albany for
improvements to existing GAPS school facilities. These include design services for the
reconstruction of all parking lot areas at West Albany High School with new storm water detention
system and piping, design through construction for a new alternative high school, Albany Options,
which includes site utilities and storm drain system with a combination retention/detention basin,
new bus loops at Calapooia and Periwinkle schools with new storm drain systems including
detention at one school and with new public pedestrian safety features at the other. These projects
have given us an opportunity to work with your Lane Use and Building Department staff as well as
coordinate with engineering staff specific to capacities of the public storm water systems, verifying
we are providing adequate information in our storm drain studies to allow clarity for reviewing staff,
and coordinating public safety issues.
Ongoing and Completed Projects
Somerset Drive/Brandis Street SI 1 and SI 2, 2007-2009
• Public street design including roadside water quality swales
• Storm drain pipe design, wet vault sizing, water quality swale design
• Sanitary sewer pipe design
• Water line design
West Albany High School, 2008-2009
• Private storm water system design including subsurface detention system
• Parking lot pavement reconstruction design with grading design
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Track Record with City of Albany
Albany Options High School, 2007-2009
• Private storm water system design including surface combination retention/detention system
• Private site fire protection water system design and domestic water system design
• Private sanitary sewer system design
Periwinkle Elementary School and Calapooia Middle School Bus Loop Projects, 2008
• Private storm water system design including subsurface detention system including analysis
of partial public storm drain system to eliminate need for detention system at one school
• Drive lane pavement reconstruction design with grading design
Performance Record
Somerset Drive/Brandis Street SI 1 and SI 2
We believe this project best represents our abilities to contribute to the success of a project. The
project began as an SI project to develop public street and storm water facilities fronting only the
school site and was dependent on an adjoining development to develop the public water and sewer
systems. SI construction documents were prepared accordingly. When the adjacent development
proposal did not materialize, the City and GAPS worked together to initiate an LID process to
facilitate public street improvements that provided connectivity with extensions of sanitary sewer
and water line infrastructure to serve the new school. We were involved in some of the
coordination with the City at the initial stages relative to the LID and in determining a project
schedule to ensure all of the improvement could be designed, reviewed, permitted, and constructed
to meet the schedule of opening the school in fall 2009. We prepared construction documents on
an expedited schedule for the first phase of work, public water and sewer line extensions, and
worked collaboratively with City staff during the review process and responding and incorporating
comments, allowing us to quickly obtain approved construction documents and begin construction
as planned for on the expedited schedule. The collaborative effort continued with the design for
SI 2, roadway and storm drain improvements. SI 2 is now in the bidding process. The staff reviews
of our construction documents have resulted in minor revision comments, and construction of SI 2
will commence in accordance with our planned schedule.
SI 1 had an engineer’s estimate of $1.4 million, and the project was not bid but priced as a change
order to the school project due to the schedule issues. The change order cost was $1.4 million.
Change orders on the project, due to any engineering oversights, were limited to $0. Total change
order cost is approximately $1.9 million and includes the addition of rock base fill in the roadway as
an addition to the project and items required by GAPS or the City.
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Appendix A – Addenda
No addenda have been issued.
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Appendix B – Resumes
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Monica B. Anderson, PE, LEED® AP
Principal / Civil Department Manager
Ms. Anderson has more than 25 years of experience in
the study, design and construction administration of
site development projects. Monica established the Civil
Engineering department at BHE in 1994. Today she
manages both the Civil Engineering and Surveying
departments. As such, she is responsible for all work
produced by those departments. She has managed
numerous projects over the past ten years ranging from
$20,000 to $12 million in Civil construction costs for
private and public clients.
Photo courtesy Ken Gutmaker
Eugene Fire Station #1
City of Eugene
Public Safety Facility
Royal Caribbean Call Center
OMD, Lane County Armed
Forces Reserve Center
Selected Project History
• City of Eugene, 911 Dispatch Center
• City of Eugene, Public Safety Facility
• Eugene Fire Department, Fire Station #1
• Eugene Fire Department, Fire Station #6
• Eugene Fire Department, Fire Station #11
• Eugene Police Department, Roosevelt Property
Control and Forensics Laboratory
• Lane County Jail Addition, Eugene
• Lane County Mental Health Facility, Eugene
• Lane County Operations Yard, Truck Wash Facility,
Eugene
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Education Center, Eugene
• Oregon Department of Administrative Services,
Eugene/Springfield Motor Pool, Springfield
• Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem Compound,
Salem
• Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook
Compound, Tillamook
• Oregon Military Department, Lane County Armed
Forces Reserve Center and Maintenance Facility,
Springfield
• Oregon State Office Building Remodel, Drainage
Upgrades, Eugene
• Royal Caribbean Call Center, Public Street and
Storm Drain Improvements, Springfield
Experience
At BHE since 1993
Practicing since 1983
Registration
Civil Engineer, Oregon
Memberships
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
City of Eugene, Public Works
Engineering, Stormwater
Department Advisory
Committee (Past Member)
State of Oregon Cross
Connection Advisory Board
Certification
LEED Accredited Professional
2004
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering, Oregon
State University
Janet L. Pardee, PE
Civil Engineer
Ms. Pardee is a licensed Civil Engineer with nine years
of experience in all aspects of civil design. She has both
public and private sector experience and has recently
been the project manager for two high profile
commercial projects in Springfield, both of which had
complex and expedited regulatory processes for the
entitlement phase and sustainable design, including
LEED Gold certification for one of the projects.
Cottage Grove High School
Photo courtesy Lease Crutcher Lewis
EWEB Operations Center Site
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,
Call Center
Symantec Tech Support Center
Selected Project History
• EWEB Operations Center Relocation, Eugene
• Royal Caribbean Call Center, Site Development Due
Diligence Study, Springfield
• Symantec Technical Support Call Center, Phase 1,
Public Street Improvement with Roundabouts,
Springfield
• University of Oregon, Hayward Field Plaza
Renovation, Eugene
• EWEB Headquarters Programming and Schematics
Design, Eugene
• City of Eugene, Fire/EMS Property Storage Facility
• City of Springfield, MLK Annex
• Eugene School District 4J, Cal Young Middle School
• Eugene School District 4J, Madison Middle School
• Lane County Armory Remodel (into MLK
Education Center), Eugene
• Lane County Courthouse, Plaza Renovations,
Eugene
• Lane Transit District, EmX Green Line, Eugene /
Springfield
• “R” Street Alignment (in conjunction with the new
high school), Cottage Grove
• South Lane School District, Cottage Grove High
School, Cottage Grove
• Lane County Child Advocacy Center, Public Street
Improvements, Eugene
• Maple Island Road, Public Street Improvements,
Springfield
• Eugene Public Library, Public Improvements
Experience
At BHE since 1999
Practicing since 1997
Registration
Civil Engineer, Oregon
Membership
National Association of
Women in Construction
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering Technology,
Oregon Institute of
Technology
Tina L. Guard, PE, LEED® AP
Civil Engineer
Ms. Guard joined BHE after several years as a designer
with Oregon and California firms and has been at BHE
for seven years. Her 11 years of experience includes
public infrastructure design, residential subdivisions,
drainage studies, water system design, wastewater and
stormwater sewer design, wetland evaluations and
construction and design surveying. She is currently
managing the Civil work for the new University of
Oregon Basketball Arena and is also the Civil project
manager for the University of Oregon College of
Education.
Photo courtesy of Ken Gutmaker
Eugene Fire Station #1
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Call Center
Rendering courtesy of
Ellerbe Becket Architects
University of Oregon
New Basketball Arena
Selected Project History
City of Eugene
• Airport Fire Station
• Eugene Fire Department, Fire Station #1
• Eugene Fire Department, Fire Station #11
• Eugene Police Department, Roosevelt Property
Control and Forensics Laboratory, Eugene
• Public Works Crew Building 6
University of Oregon - Eugene
• College of Education
• Integrative Science Complex, Phase 1
• New Basketball Arena
Other Selected Projects
• EWEB, Operations Center Relocation, Eugene
• Lane County, Elections Building Expansion and
Remodel, Eugene
• Oregon Coast Community College, North Campus,
Lincoln City
• Royal Caribbean Call Center, Public Street and
Storm Drain Improvements, Springfield
Experience
At BHE since 2002
Practicing since 1997
Registration
Civil Engineer, Oregon
Memberships
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Certification
LEED Accredited Professional
2008
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering,
Oregon State University
John A. Hornberger, PE
Civil Engineer
Mr. Hornberger, a project manager, is a licensed
engineer experienced in all aspects of civil engineering
design and managing production design and
construction. His project responsibilities include water,
wastewater and stormwater utility design; utility permit
coordination; erosion control design and permit
coordination; preparation of construction and bid
documents; and, construction inspection of public
improvement and site development projects. John has
excellent technical skills, as well as technical report
writing skills.
Rendering courtesy
StastnyBrun Architects
Lane Community College
Native American Longhouse
Rendering courtesy gLAs Architects
Oregon Coast Community
College, Central Campus
Rendering courtesy
PIVOT Architecture
Newport Convention Center
Selected Project History
• Oregon Coast Community College, Central Campus
(new), Newport
• Oregon Coast Community College, South Campus
(new), Waldport
• City of Eugene, Division Avenue Wastewater Pump
Station Upgrade
• Oregon State Office Building Remodel, Drainage
Upgrades, Eugene
• Lane Community College, Native American
Longhouse
• Lane Transit District, RideSource Facility, Site
Development
• Newport Convention Center, Site Development,
Newport
• Metropolitan Wastewater Management
Commission, Reclaimed Water Pressure Sewer,
Eugene
Experience
At BHE since 2001
Practicing since 1998
Registration
Civil Engineer, Oregon
Membership
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering,
Walla Walla College
Geoff Larsen, PE
Civil Project Manager
Mr. Larsen is a registered professional engineer, with
five years of work experience in the Civil field. He has
public and private sector work experience from two
Civil Engineering Cooperative Program (CECOP)
internships at the City of Salem and Wah Chang,
Albany. Geoff’s responsibilities at BHE include design
of water distribution, wastewater, and stormwater
systems, grading design, agency and permit
coordination, and the preparation of construction and
bid documents.
Rendering courtesy
Newlands & Company, Inc.
Independence Station
Photo courtesy
Lease Crutcher Lewis
EWEB Operations
Center Site
Rendering courtesy
THA Architecture
University of Oregon
College of Education
Selected Project History
• City of Eugene, Division Wastewater Pump Station
Upgrade
• Eugene Airport, Flightcraft Business Terminal
• EWEB, Operations Center Relocation
• Independence State Mixed Use Facility,
Independence
• Lane Community College, Health and Wellness
Building (new), Eugene
• Oregon Coast Community College, Central County
Campus (new), Newport
• University of Oregon, College of Education,
Eugene
• Eugene School District 4J, Transportation Center
Improvements, Phases 1 and 2
Experience
At BHE since 2004
Licensed since 2008
Registration
Civil Engineer, Oregon
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering, Oregon
State University
DeLayne “Corky” Brown
Civil Designer
Mr. Brown has more than 25 years of experience in the
design and preparation of construction documents and
construction inspection of public improvement and site
development projects. He has worked closely with Ms.
Anderson for over 15 years, serving as lead designer
and project manager on numerous projects.
ODF Tillamook Compound
Lane County Adult Corrections
Selected Project History
• Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon State
Penitentiary - Minimum Security, Fire/Life Safety
and HVAC Upgrade, Salem
• Oregon Department of Corrections, South Fork
Forest Camp Expansion
• Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon State
Penitentiary - Maximum Security, Water Line
Replacement, Salem
• Lane County Adult Corrections, Addition, Eugene
• Lane County Operations Yard, Truck Wash Facility,
Eugene
• Lane County Shelter and Substance Abuse Facility,
Eugene
• Oregon Department of Administrative Services,
Eugene/Springfield Motor Pool, Springfield
• Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem Compound,
Salem
• Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook
Compound, Tillamook
Experience
At BHE since 1994
Practicing since 1985
Education
Associate of Arts,
Technical Drafting,
Lane Community College
Appendix C – Labor and Fee Schedules
FY 2009/10 Schedule of Consultant Labor Fees by Labor Category
The following rates are in effect through June 30, 2010, for Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers,
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Principal ....................................................................... $145 / hour
Department Manager ................................................. $128 / hour
Group Manager .......................................................... $128 / hour
Project Manager ............................................... $110-$121 / hour
Project Engineer ........................................................... $98 / hour
Engineer..................................................................$79-$91 / hour
Engineer Technician .............................................$68-$72 / hour
Engineering Intern ....................................................... $29 / hour
Energy Project Manager .................................... $98-$116 / hour
Energy Modeler / Analyst ...................................$79-$91 / hour
Energy Technician ................................................$58-$76 / hour
Commissioning Agent ....................................... $98-$116 / hour
Commissioning Eng. Staff ...................................$68-$84 / hour
Commissioning Tech. Staff..................................$63-$74 / hour
Commissioning Support.............................................. $58 / hour
Designer ..................................................................$65-$87 / hour
CAD Manager ............................................................... $80 / hour
CAD Operator ......................................................$58-$72 / hour
Clerical ........................................................................... $45 / hour
Survey Project Manager ............................................. $110 / hour
Survey-Field Crew:
2-Man .................................................................... $120 / hour
3-Man .................................................................... $155 / hour
FY 2009/10 Schedule of Consultant Expenses
The following rates are in effect through June 30, 2010, for Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers,
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Reproduction ........................................................... cost plus 10%
Mileage ........................................................................... $0.55/mile
No other consultant expenses are anticipated.
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