Loading...
ST9905-PR061025Brief Summary ECS -TEXAS, LLP DALLAS /FORT WORTH FACILITY 4950 Keller Springs Road, Suite 480 _ Addison, Texas 75001 (972)392-3222 FAX (972) 392-0102 .rte r - ~ ~ ^~' `~ ,.:/ ~~ G~~~P TEx.As GEOTECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENVIRONMENTAL October 25, 2006 Mr. Ken Griffin, P.E. City of Coppell 255 Parkway Boulevard Coppell, Texas 75019 Re: Letter of Interest Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials Testing Services Bethel Road -Coppell, Texas Dear Mr. Griffin: We appreciate this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you and the City of Coppell. We are interested in working with the cities of Coppell and Grapevine on this upcoming roadway project. We understand from Mr. Scott Dyer, P.E. that this project consists of the reconstruction of Bethel Road. We are also available to provide services on any other project you may have in the future. Thank you for considering ECS-Texas, LLP. Enclosed is a brief description of our firm; additional information may be provided upon request. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 972-392-3222. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, ECS-Texas, LLP Jason B. Allen, SET Construction Services Manager Incl Daniel L. Franklin, Jr., P.E. President/Principal Engineer 4950 Keller Springs Road, Suite 480, Addison, TX 75001 PH (972) 392-3222 FX (972) 392-0102 www.ecs-texas.com In-House Disciplines ECS Provides - Geotechnical Engineering Construction Materials Testing Environmental Engineering Dallas Office Summary _ ECS -Texas, LLP is a part of the ECS Group of companies, comprised of 27 locations in 9 states. ECS' Dallas office is conveniently located in Addison, Texas at 4950 Keller Springs, on the East side of the Addison Airport Toll Tunnel. ECS' - Dallas laboratory has the capability of performing standard observations and tests, such as concrete strength, and soil density testing, as well as more complex items, such as Maturity Meter monitoring of concrete. Current Staffing Capacity in Dallas Office - 18 Staff members 3 Licensed Professional Engineers 1 Certified Asbestos Consultant 3 Certified Asbestos Inspectors 2 Environmental Scientists - 5 Construction Materials Technicians ECS has the capability of rapidly expanding our staffing levels based on project demand, either through infra-company relocations, or hiring additional staff locally to meet the needs of our clients. Financial Stability Banking Reference: Wachovia Bank, NA VA1993 - 1753 Pinnacle Drive, 3`d Floor McLean, Virginia 22101 703-760-6369 Annual Corporate Billings: - 2002: $59 Million 2003: $67 Million 2004: $82 Million - 2005: $95 Million Corporate Overview _ ECS is a diverse consulting firm specializing in the related fields of geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials engineering. The firm was founded in 1987 by two Washington, DC-area engineers who together had over 50 years of experience. - ECS employs a staff of more than 1,100 people, including registered professional engineers and geologists, certified laboratory technicians and construction inspectors, _ field engineers, computer specialists and support personnel. Based in Chantilly, Virginia, ECS operates 27 offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Southeast and Mid- Atlantic states, including two in Texas. ECS has earned a reputation for being responsive and having the ability to solve _ problems on major projects. Our Geotechnical Group performs subsurface explorations with emphasis on foundation systems for buildings of all'types, drainage system designs and other ground water issues, retaining structures, problem soil sites, - slope stability evaluations, and deep foundation designs. Our Construction Materials Group has provided full-scale testing and inspection services on thousands of projects with scopes of work reflecting our ability to follow projects from earthwork phases through roofing construction, including such complex activities as forensic engineering. Finally, our Environmental Services Group acts independently in - performing environmental services and in conjunction with our other departments in evaluating emerging environmental situations on sites under construction. ECS operates in a highly competitive market. As such, we place great importance on providing high quality services to meet specific client needs in acost-effective - manner. The expectations of our clients are the basis for our high standards. We maintain those standards throughout our clients' projects. Why Use ECS? _ ECS's philosophy is to participate in a win-win situation by helping clients manage costs and complete a successful project. We work with clients from acquisition through design and construction by providing one source for a variety of services: 1. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING - ECS's knowledge of federal, state, and local due diligence requirements helps clients avoid purchasing environmentally impaired land. 2. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION AND GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSES -Our engineering expertise provides the Design Team a thorough understanding of the - environmental and geotechnical issues that will affect the project. 3. CONSTRUCTION-PHASE ENGINEERING -Because most cost overruns - occur during construction, ECS is presented with one of our most effective opportunities to provide value as well as quality control. _ • We thoroughly research potential site development problems so that concerns are addressed in the design phase. This allows preparation of construction documents that limit contractor extras during construction. - • Our engineers and technicians monitor the progress of the contractors and act aggressively to reduce or eliminate problems during soils, concrete, asphalt, steel, and roofing phases of construction. • ECS employs state of the art technology for delivering reports within 24 to 48 hours via emailed .pdf reports. Utilizing handheld PDA's ECS technicians input test data and observations while at the project site, and upload the information to our office for review, and rapid report turnaround, avoiding weeklong delays in receiving test reports. Future technology plans include camera phones for taking site photos, attached to reports, and enabling GPS features in our PDA's to allow alternative location listings in field reports, such as density tests. With a staff of more than 1,100 engineering professionals spread throughout 27 convenient locations in the Midwest, Southwest, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, including offices in Dallas and Austin, Texas, we can respond to project needs quickly _ while providing the most value for your dollar. ECS emphasizes quality and responsive service to our clients in solving problems and providing innovative engineering and scientific analysis. By combining the talents of our offices, we can _ offer highly qualified personnel to staff each of our projects. Our multi-phase services structure, including geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and inspection, and environmental services, results in better long-term understanding of _ individual projects and clients, and allows us to respond quickly to potentially critical situations. 27 OFFICES IN 9 STATES OFFICE LOCATION8 AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS "'"..'~ a....... LOCAL PROJECT E~gERIENCE AND CLIENT LIST Municipal Construction: University Channel -Garland, TX _ Crystal Lake Pond Sampling -Garland, TX Monetary Lane Improvements -Carrollton, Texas Avenue PReconstruction -Plano, Texas _ Fulgham Road Reconstruction -Plano, Texas Teakwood Lane Drainage Improvements -Plano, Texas Richard Byrd Reconstruction -Addison, Texas _ Dairy Road -Garland, Texas Crist Road -Garland, Texas 2003-2004 Residential Slab Replacement -Plano, Texas Dallas North 15 Water Rehab -Plano, Texas Tri-City Academy -Plano, Texas Plano Municipal Loading Dock -Plano, Texas _ Property House Renovation - City of Plano Glade Road -Grapevine, Texas K-12 School Projects: Mesquite ISD Graford ISD Richardson ISD Garland ISD Head Start of Greater Dallas Crandall ISD Scurry-Rosser ISD Medical Facilities: Lake Pointe Medical Center Centennial Medical Center _ Rockwall Cancer Center Northwest Houston Medical Center Doctors Hospital -Dallas, Texas _ North Hills Hospital -North Richland Hills, Texas Churches: Rosemeade Baptist Church - Mimosa Lane Baptist Church LDS Churches, Plano, Frisco, and Kaufrnan Lakewood United Methodist Church Fellowship of the Parks Baptist Church Covenant Church Grace Avenue United Methodist Church Lake Highland Presbyterian Church - Shopping Centers/Stand Alone Buildings: Spring Valley Shopping Center Clifford Crossing Shopping Center - Sublet Crossing Shopping Center Albertson's Centers -Rockwall, Denton, and Corinth, Texas Eckerd's Drug Stores -Numerous Sites - Tractor Supply Store -Paris, Texas Firestone Automotive Center -Grand Prairie and Denton, Texas LA Fitness Center -Keller and Frisco, Texas - Wachovia Branch Banks -Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Colleyville, Southlake, Crowley, and over 20 more yet to be constructed. Quaker Oats Warehouse and Parking Addition -Grand Prairie Automobile Dealerships: Hiley Volkswagen Sewell Saab _ Sewell Cadillac Friendly Chevrolet Subaru of Dallas Frank Parra Chevrolet Irving Boulevard Distribution Center Toyota of Lewisville Manufacturing Facilities: Pepsi Bottling Group Plant Addition -Mesquite, Texas KOYO Steering Wheel Manufacturing -Ennis, Texas Acme Brick Showrooms and Facilities ACCREDITATION ECS D/FW office is actively seeking accreditation from the AASHTO ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (AAP). The AAP is scheduled to visit our laboratory for accreditation in November 2006, during their next tour of Texas. At the time of this submittal, ECS Dallas' office has been inspected by CCRL, for the concrete and aggregate testing portion of the AAP program. All ECS equipment has been calibrated by an accredited independent calibration agency. The Dallas office participates in proficiency sample testing of soils, aggregates, and concrete through AMRL and CCRL. In addition, only qualified personnel working under the supervision of licensed engineers perform tests. ECS technicians are NICET and ACI certified for performing field and laboratory tests. Tests are performed in accordance with recognized procedures such as ASTM and TXDOT. ECS has laboratories that are inspected or Accredited through the following: AASHTO Material Reference Laboratory (AMRL) Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) Construction Testing Services National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DALLAS OFFICE REFERENCES - Carter & Burgess CamargoCopeland Architects, LLP Contact: Mr. David Aughinbaugh, E.LT. Contact: Mr. Rick Kass Phone: 214-920-8195 Phone: 972-934-7600 AUI Contractors Good, Fulton & Farrell Contact: Mr. Ken Conway Contact: Ms. Maria Gomez - Phone: 817-335-1800 Phone: 214-303-1500 Turner Construction Little Diversified Architects - Contact: Mr. John Leos Contact: Ms. Kathryn Rabuse Phone: 817-816-9400 Phone: 972-367-0394 - HH Architects CGI Construction Contact: Mr. Jones C. McConnell, Jr. Contact: Ms. Shawna Eskins Phone: 972-404-1034 Phone: 817-446-4792 Intradel Corporation Mays and Company Contact: Mr. Kerry Kirby Contact: Mr. Steve Meier _ Phone: 504-569-1776 Phone: 214-363-8400 City of Grapevine Wachovia Bank - Contact: Mr. Curtis Bergthold, P.E. Contact: Mr. Ken Clausen Phone: 817-410-3143 Phone: 972-419-3140 - Gaylen Howard Laing, Architect City of Garland Contact: Mr. Alan Hucaby Contact: Ms. Donna Manhart Phone: 817-801-7200 Phone: 972-205-2859 Adolfson & Peterson Construction City of Plano Contact: Mr. Scott Liston Contact: Mr. Paul Glenn _ Phone: 972-387-1700 Phone:972-816-8153 INSURANCE ECS maintains a comprehensive package of insurance coverage as listed below. Certificates of insurance can be issued upon request. GENERAL LIABILITY: Insurer: Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America Limits: $2,000,000 aggregate $1,000,000 per occurrence AUTOMOTIVE LIABILITY: Insurer: Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co. - Limits: $1,000,000 combined single limit EXCESS LIABILITY: Insurer: Federal Insurance Company Limits $5,000,000 aggregate $5,000,000 per occurrence EXCESS LIABILITY (UMBERELLA): Insurer: St. Paul Fire & Marine Limits: $10,000,000 each occurrence $10,000,000 aggregate WORKER'S COMPENSATION: Insurer: Hartford of the Midwest _ Limits: $1,000,000 per occurrence $1,000,000 policy limit _ PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: Insurer: Continental Casualty Company Limits: $1,000,000 per claim _ $2,000,000 annual aggregate $ 250,000 deductible DANIEL L. FRANKLIN, JR., P.E. President/Principal Engineer EDUCATION MSCE, Auburn University 1992 BSCE, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 1987 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Professional Engineer: Texas No. 87430 Louisiana No. 26104 Alabama No. 21296 Oklahoma No. 20284 _ Mississippi No. 13288 Florida No. 55656 Arkansas No. 11092 PROFESSIONAL AFFILLIATIONS - American Society of Civil Engineers -Member Real Estate Council of Austin -Member Society of American Military Engineers, Fort Worth EXPERIENCE Mr. Franklin is Principal Engineer and President of ECS-Texas, LLP. He is responsible for scope development, contracting, financial management and implementation for projects performed out of the Dallas office, as well as project management for geotechnical engineering projects for the State of Texas. Representative sampling of recent key assignments and experience: • SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS - Mr. Franklin has served as the principal geotechnical engineer for many projects in Central Texas and the Gulf Coast. These projects include _ analyses for shallow and deep foundations including mats, drilled piers, piles, slope stability, roadways and railways, tank farms, river front structures, retaining walls, and dynamically loaded equipment foundations. These projects include subsurface conditions with very soft alluvial deposits, expansive soils, stiff clays and rock. He has also conducted advanced in situ - testing such as dilatometer, presswemeter, ultrasonic cross-hole, plate and pile load tests. Clients that he worked with include heavy industry (refineries, chemical plants, and paper mills), local and state governments (city-parish government, Texas Department of _ Transportation, Texas Turnpike Authority, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Louisiana Department of Administration), federal agencies (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Division of Natural Resources) commercial interests, and residential contractors. • PAVEMENT DESIGN - Mr. Franklin has much experience in the design of both flexible and rigid pavements over various soil conditions. He has extensive with the application of -- geotextiles for subgrade improvement methods in providing economical pavement sections. His project experience ranges from low volume roadway and parking lot pavements as well as the design of major city arterials. • CONSTRUCTION TESTING AND INSPECTION -Since 1987, Mr. Franklin has overseen and managed hundreds of construction materials projects. These include the construction of - landfill waste cells, single and multi-story commercial and retail buildings, industrial facilities, municipal projects, roadways and bridges, wastewater facilities, and multi-family buildings. JASON B. ALLEN, SET Construction Services Manager EDUCATION Associate of Arts -Tarrant County College PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS NICET Level IV, Concrete NICET Level IV, Soils - NICET Level III, Asphalt Nuclear Gauge Safety Training Course Nuclear Gauge Radiation Safety Officer Course EXPERIENCE - Mr. Allen is the Construction Services Department Manager for the Dallas Branch of ECS-Texas, LLP. He is responsible for training of lab and field personnel and overseeing project activities. With over 12 years experience in construction materials testing, Mr. Allen has a wide array of knowledge of the testing procedures and construction practices in the D/FW area. Mr. Allen has overseen the testing on - numerous construction projects as well as numerous in-lab testing projects. These projects have included numerous Capital Improvement Projects for local municipalities, light rail systems, warehouse/technical centers, churches, and materials producers. Project Experience Includes • • Messiah Lutheran Church -Plano, Texas Mount Gilead Baptist Church -Keller, Texas Friendship West Church -Dallas, Texas Ruth Wall Paving Improvements -City of Grapevine, Texas Bass Pro Shops/Embassy Suite Hotels -City of Grapevine, Texas Church and Dooley Street Improvements -City of Grapevine, Texas Big Bear Creek Hike and Bike Trail -City of Grapevine, Texas Dairy Road Paving and Drainage Improvements -City of Garland, Texas O'Banion Road Paving and Drainage Improvements -City of Garland, Texas Josey Lane Paving and Drainage Improvements -City of Carrollton, Texas Sandy Lake Road Paving and Drainage Improvements -City of Carrollton, Texas Dudley Branch Sanitary Sewer Segments 1-A, 1-B, 2 -City of Carrollton, Texas McDermott Road Paving and Drainage Improvements -City of Plano, Texas Waters' Ridge Technical Centers II and III -Lewisville, Texas DART NW-lA, NC-3, and NC-4 Light Rail Segments -Dallas, Texas Cinemark 17 Screen Theater -Grapevine, Texas 2001 and 2004 HMAC Street Overlay -Dallas, Texas 03-04 Residential Slab Replacement -Plano, Texas Tractor Supply Company -Paris, Texas DAVID A. LEWIS, P.E. Senior Geotechnical Engineer EDUCATION MSCE, University ofMissouri -Rolla, 1976 BSCE, University of Missouri -Rolla, 1973 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Professional Engineer: Texas No. 47040 - EXPERIENCE Mr. Lewis is a senior Geotechnical Engineer for the Dallas office of ECS-Texas, LLP, with 30 years experience in geotechnical engineering, and construction materials testing programs. He is responsible for - project management of geotechnical engineering projects, including review of boring logs, test assignment and analysis, and recommendation of paving and slab designs. Representative sampling of recent key assignments and experience: • SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS - Mr. Lewis has served as the geotechnical engineer for many projects in the north Texas area. These projects include analysis for shallow and deep - foundations, including mats, drilled piers, slope stability, roadways, retaining walls, and earth dams. These projects include subsurface conditions with very soft alluvial deposits, expansive soils and rock. Clients that he has worked with include heavy industry (chemical plants and _ manufacturing), local and state governments, commercial interests, and residential developers and contractors. _ • PAVEMENT DESIGN - Mr. Lewis has much experience in the design of both flexible and rigid pavements over various conditions. He has extensive experience for subgrade improvement methods in providing economical pavement designs. His project experience ranges from low volume roadway and parking lot pavement as well as designs of major city - streets and private roads subject to higher axle loads (paper mill and copper mine). • CONSTRUCTION TESTING AND INSPECTION -Since 1976, Mr. Lewis has overseen - and managed hundreds of construction materials projects. These include the construction of single and multi-story commercial and retail facilities, industrial facilities, warehouse/distribution centers, municipal projects, roadways and bridges, water and - wastewater facilities, single and multi-family structures and earth dams.