SANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.

Home Browse Search

Minimizing Your Risks A major underlying approach will be to minimize risks to you during the project's construction. This will be accomplished by preparing construction plans that accurately show the best available record data and that includes a proven design best suitable for the project's constraints. We propose to include custom details for each point of connection to existing facilities and appurtenances. These details will clearly show the contractor the required work to best avoid a change of conditions during the construction phase. TASKS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION The scope of services section identifies and describes each necessary task. Our initial design process will focus on utilities research, identifying permits and stakeholder requirements and preparing an accurate base map. Throughout the final design process, our approach will be to minimize risks to you during the project's construction. This will be accomplished by preparing construction plans that accurately show the best available record data and a design that is best suited for the project's constraints. For instance, we propose to include custom details for each point of connection to existing facilities and appurtenances. These details will clearly show the contractor the required work to best avoid a change of conditions during construction. If a project has state and/or federal requirements, we have the experience to prepare the necessary forms and will comply to all requirements for the project to be successful. KEY ISSUES AND SPECIAL CONCERNS Based on our experience with projects similar to those anticipated for this contract, key issues and concerns will include constructability, utility research, and accurate base map preparation. Constructability and Construction Budget The design solutions will need to be thorough and effective. Understanding the key constraints will be necessary for your projects to be effective and provide the City with the most cost-efficient project and reduce impacts to the community. Key alignment constraints and considerations that will be investigated will include the following: • Proposed connections to the existing manholes • Opportunities for trenchless construction methods • Impacts to traffic, neighborhoods and driveways • Potential utility conflicts and depths of crossings • Adjacent pipeline trench impacts • Construction schedule constraints and durations • Impacts to community, businesses, and other activities in the project area Construction cost estimates Utility Research A critical issue for constructing any facility is properly identifying the existing utilities and determining any potential conflicts with utility crossings. This issue is addressed by our approach to detail and thoroughness. We will perform a thorough record search utilizing the USA Dig Alert database and available record drawings. Using the USA Dig Alert database and our contacts with the various agencies, we will request all available as -built data, and request information on existing facilities and any future planned projects in the area that may potentially impact the proposed construction schedule. Once the utility information is obtained, it will then be carefully calculated in the base AutoCAD drawing. As we have done on all of our projects, our design engineer will field walk the site, noting all above ground features, such as valve cans, manhole covers, appurtenances, and any repaired pavement trench limits. They will also measure any USA markings requested ahead of time at the potholing stage. He will verify the field measurements and adjust the locations accordingly in the drawings to show the exact locations based on the information to date. Stantec • Proposal for On -Call Stormwater Project Design Services