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SIEMENS f:=!Ef'rtira Procurement As previously mentioned, Siemens Is a vendor neutral company when it comes to fixture selection and procurement. Because of this, we have developed a strong manufacturer sourcing base, which has given us strong buying power. Siemens has experience with many vendors and can negotiate prices based on our experience. The table below shows some of our recent experience procuring and installing materials from a diverse field of manufacturers. City Manufacturer Santa Monica & San Mateo CA Cree Huntington Beach & Fresno CA Leotek Rialto CA GE Sacramento CA EOI Knoxville TN Aculty Installation Implementation Development Siemens will examine and confirm each staffing plan with the City before work begins. Siemens will have a dedicated field supervisor, project manager, commercial project manager, project coordinator, and warehouse staff to support the project. Siemens staff will use Microsoft Project to track the overall progress of the project and to create overview progress reports, as well as mobile technology that will track progress in real time through the use of tablets in the field. Installation progress will be tracked on a daily basis by the project's Field Supervisor and Project Manager, and a brief status report that Includes project status and any current issues will be provided to the City on a weekly basis, Project team meetings will be held on a regular basis as determined by the City and Siemens. These meetings will includes the Slemens' project management staff, Siemens' field supervisor, and City staff. In addition to progress reports, these meetings will ensure that the project is on schedule, any issues are being addressed, the work is being done safely and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. Quality control will be a top priority during the Implementation phase of the project. The Siemens project manager and field supervisor will routinely visit the field to perform quality control and Identify opportunities for improvement. Siemens staff will routinely perform Internal project audits and reviews to ensure the project is being executed correctly and efficiently. In addition, Siemens project management and supervisory staff will communicate on a regular basis with City staff and City existing street light maintenance contractor in relation to any issues found in the field that require attentlon. With agreement from the City, Siemens will provide monthly summaries of completed zones for the City's provisional acceptance. This will allow any issues that may arise to be addressed on an on-going basis rather than at the end of the project. In conjunction with this, on a monthly basis, the Siemens energy engineer will use information gathered in the monthly summaries to energy rates are accurately adjusted In accordance with the project's progress. Siemens will coordinate with the utilities to ensure that any inspections are scheduled well in advance, as to not Impact the project schedule or unnecessarily delay any funding. Following the completion of the conversion, Siemens will self -audit the project, and then work with the City on final project Inspection and acceptance, at which time any punchlist Items will be addressed, and the warranty period will begin. Page 18 55A-375