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d. Understanding of Need/Schedule of Delivery CAA understands the City is seeking the support of an engineering plan checking consultant for to provide on -call civil engineering plan checking services of commercial, industrial, and residential engineering for compliance with applicable codes and requirements. CAA will provide electronic review of project documents where possible and meet with staff or conduct field project reviews as needed. Our staff is technically qualified, trained, properly licensed and certified to provide all private development and engineering plan check services to meet the City's workload needs. We expect most of the work to be done from our local office in Mission Viejo, CA and will provide all materials, resources, tools and training required for our professionals to perform their assigned duties, including vehicles, cell phones, (Pads, and other technology devices that enhance our service. All of our services as well as any associated costs for labor, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to provide these services are included in our fees. The proposed team has many years of experience reviewing grading plans (rough and precise), stormdrain, water and sewer plans, street improvement plans, and traffic plans. As part of the review process, we also review hydraulic and hydrology reports, soil reports, structural calculations, engineering reports, and traffic studies for compliance with state and local rules and regulations, as well as general engineering practice. CAA has the resources available to meet the City's needs. We guarantee that we will commit the necessary resources required to achieve high -quality, fast turnaround plan check reviews. We take our commitment to superior services very seriously and undertake each project with a solemn professional obligation to serve the City and the owners, developers, engineers, and builders who process plans through the City's plan review process. Our on -call plan checking service is provided by full-time and part-time plan checkers, civil as well as structural and non- structural reviewers, throughout each region and available to meet additional workload as required. CAA plan reviewers are proficient in the use of different software systems as well as Adobe Acrobat for electronic plan review. CAA currently performs engineering, building and safety, and environmental plan check for cities in California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia and Florida at our corporate office in Mission Viejo, California. CAA will provide guaranteed plan check turnaround times that will meet or exceed the City's expected review timeframe, and will provide on -call emergency staff as needed. Our staffing levels will remain proportionate with the City's workload and ensure that all plan checks are conducted in an efficient and courteous manner that is responsive to the needs of the City and the public. CAA proposes to perform all tasks associated with private development and engineering plan review. CAA will provide electronic review of project documents where possible using the City's existing Bluebeam Revu software and meet with City staff or conduct field project reviews as needed. Our staff is technically qualified, trained, properly licensed and certified to provide all private development and engineering plan check services to meet the City's workload needs. Key resources that will be utilized during plan check include the City's Engineering Design Guidelines Manual, City BMP Manual, the City Municipal Code, and all other applicable State and City regulations and ordinances. CAA understands the importance of timely reviews and the cost to the development community caused by delays attributed to plan -check reviews, and pride ourselves on our ability to adhere to expected performance schedules at all times. CAA will review and return plans in less than 10 business days for initial submittals for both small and larger projects. Resubmittals will be reviewed within 6 business days co" professional government services 16