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14 November2016 B1# 1610377 <br />William Lee, Vice President <br />Ocean West Capital Partners <br />315 W. 9"1 Street, Suite 808 <br />Los Angeles, CA 90015 <br />STRUCTURAL Subject; Seismic Certificate for California Department of General Service <br />A CIVIL 801 Civic Center Drive <br />aNamiseRs <br />Dear Mr. lee; <br />Attached please find the Seismic Certificate requested by Callfomia Department of General Service <br />(DGS) for the 4 story building at 801 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92701, <br />The building was constructed in about 1983. The certificate states that this building was designed to <br />meet the 1976 or subsequent editions of the Uniform Building Code and does not have any one of <br />the enumerated characteristics or conditions listed in the certificate, <br />The building has the condition of: <br />• Welded steel moment frames (WSMF) that constitute the primary seismic force -resisting <br />system for the building, and <br />• the structure was designed to trade requirements preceding those of the 1997 edition of <br />the Uniform Building Code. <br />However, the building has not: <br />• experienced an earthquake of sufficient magnitude and site peak ground motions that <br />Inspection is required when any of the conditions of Section 32 of FEMA 352 Indicate an <br />Investigation of beam -column connections Is warranted <br />The certificate does not require any analysis of the building or any comparison to the latest Building <br />Code. Any soft story, discontinuity or Irregularity that may be present in the building may affect the <br />performance of the building in the event of a large earthquake, <br />Our professional services have been performed with the intent to meet the degree of care and skill <br />ordinarily exercised by reputable structural engineers pracddng in this or slmllar localities. No other <br />warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice or opinions Included in this <br />report. <br />If you have any questions regarding information presented in this letter or the attached certificate, <br />please feel free to contact us. <br />Sincerely, <br />BRANDOW & JOHNSTON, INC. <br />Ryan 'shoff, S.E., LEED AP <br />Princi I <br />Attachment: Seismic Checklist <br />Seismic Certificate <br />G;\16\1610377 Oman West 801 W Civic Cntr Santa Ana Seismic Cert\1610377 801 W Civic Center Seismic <br />Certificate letter.doc <br />18831 Von Karman Avenue Suite 240 Irvine CA 92612 Tel. (949) 862-8500 Fax (949) 955-0794 <br />