Recent experience on projects using Best Management Practices and Stormwater Detention:

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2 August 16, 2010 Ms. Jill Bicknell Assistant Program Manager EOA, Inc. 111 West Evelyn Ave., Suite 110 Sunnyvale, CA Subject: RFQ: Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program Professional Civil Engineers Registered in the State of California to Design, Review and/or Certify Storm Water Treatment Best Management Practices and Hydromodification Flow Control Facilities Dear Ms. Bicknell: It is with great interest and excitement that we are responding to your RFQ. BKF brings the necessary expertise gained from completing numerous storm water projects throughout the Bay Area that have required the implementation of Best Management Practices for storm water treatment as well as water quality protection. Our offices in Redwood City and San Jose will enable us to easily coordinate your projects with you. Because of our successful experience integrating BMPs into complex development projects, we feel confident that we will deliver satisfactory Stormwater Management Plans for projects within Santa Clara County and greater Silicon Valley. EXPERIENCE Experienced Staff: The BKF Project Manager for this contract, Mr. Edward Boscacci, has been with BKF for over 20 years. His experience provides continuity between our clients and staff and assures the implementation of our corporate policies and goals to provide premium service to our clients. Because of his reputation in the field for developing innovative solutions, he has been invited to speak at several seminars on storm water quality management. Recent experience on projects using Best Management Practices and Stormwater Detention: VMWARE, Palo Alto Rosewood Hotel, Menlo Park Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale RESOURCES Multi-Discipline Firm: BKF s technical resources include a staff of over 250 professional civil engineers, hydrologists, traffic and transportation engineers, planners, surveyors, and computer specialists. Firm Workload: For over 95 years, BKF technical staff has been working in the Bay Area communities and on the Peninsula as part of our day-to-day operations. Our workload in the Redwood City office is such that we anticipate no problem in maintaining schedules for projects. Our project team can begin work on projects immediately. With over 80 staff members in our Redwood City office, we are able to handle our current and anticipated workload. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Agency Coordination: Project management is the cornerstone of BKF s success. Our ability to coordinate with others, including the city, county and regional staffs, utility companies, and state and federal agencies, is one of the main reasons why clients contract with BKF. A testimony to our success in the engineering field is that 70% of our workload comes from repeat clients. Work Plan: BKF s work plans clearly describe cost, scope and schedule. Developing a work plan early in the project development process provides clients with a road map of the entire process. The result has no surprises. Quality Control: Quality documents equate to easy construction and successful projects.

3 Our project team will be led by Ms. Janine O Flaherty, PE, as Principal-in-Charge, who brings to projects more than 30 years of local experience in all facets of civil engineering projects. Mr. Edward Boscacci, PE, will be our Project Manager. Mr. Boscacci has been involved in hydrology / hydraulics engineering projects throughout various South Bay and Peninsula communities for more than 25 years. The resumes of Ed Boscacci and Jan O Flaherty are included with this statement of qualifications. Mr. Boscacci s contact information is: Mr. Edward Boscacci, PE 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 200 Redwood City, CA (650) (Tel) (650) (Fax) eboscacci@bkf.com BKF is interested in providing review of C.3 submittals to the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP). Our staff is committed to assisting SCVURPPP to meet C.3 requirements and will accept projects to provide a complete project review. Ms. O Flaherty is authorized to negotiate and contractually bind the firm. We look forward to working with you and sincerely hope our qualifications emphasize our interest and enthusiasm to be selected as a SCVURPPP s Qualified Civil Engineering Consultant for Certification of Storm Water Management Plans. Sincerely, BKF ENGINEERS Janine O Flaherty, PE, PLS, LEED AP Principal/Vice President

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Section 1 Firm Background and Contact Information Section 2 Background o o o Key Personnel Background Listing of Training Completed Proof of Training Section 3 Firm Understanding Section 4 Project Examples Section 5 Interest, Availability and Commitment 1

5 SECTION 1 FIRM BACKGROUND AND CONTACT INFORMATION Contact Information BKF ENGINEERS 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 200 Redwood City, CA (650) (650) Year Established Since 1915 (Over 92 years) Project Manager Edward Boscacci, PE (650) (Direct) (510) (Cell) eboscacci@bkf.com BKF Engineers has been a leading civil engineering firm in Northern California since The firm provides engineering, surveying, and land planning services for architects, commercial and residential developers, colleges and universities, cities and counties, governmental agencies, hotels, health care facilities, and large corporations. Headquartered in Redwood City, the firm has 8 California offices employing more than 250 staff. Our project experience includes corporate headquarters, office buildings, healthcare facilities, sports facilities, hotels and resorts, justice, public buildings, multi-family housing, educational facilities, retail, industrial, parking, highways, roadways, bridges, and light/heavy rail transit projects in over 100 cities in 15 Northern California counties. Our principals and senior staff maintain an active, continuous involvement throughout the life of each project. Each member of the firm strives to find creative and effective solutions to satisfy the special needs of every project. The result is successful projects and repeat clients. 2

6 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / KEY PERSONNEL BACKGROUND BKF ENGINEERS 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 200 Redwood City, CA (650) (650) Year Established Since 1915 (Over 92 years) Principal-in-Charge Janine O Flaherty, PE, PLS, LEED AP (650) (Direct) (650) (Cell) joflaherty@bkfc.om As a Principal and Vice President, Ms. O Flaherty is responsible for all phases of project development including master planning, schematic design, final design, subdivision and parcel mapping, contract document preparation, cost estimation, contract administration during construction and surveying. She provides coordination among clients, other professional consultants, and review agencies throughout the development process. In a supervisory role, she has been responsible for design and administration of utility, roadway, site improvement, and land surveying projects serving educational, medical, residential, commercial, industrial, research, and recreational facilities throughout the Bay Area. EDUCATION M.B.A., University of Santa Clara, CA B.S., Civil Engineering, Stanford University, CA REGISTRATION Professional Civil Engineer, CA No , 1982 Professional Civil Engineer, OR No , 1989 Professional Land Surveyor, CA No. 5325, 1983 YEARS WITH BKF 31 years City of Emeryville Design Review Emeryville, California City Of Belmont Storm Drainage Master Plan Belmont, California City Of Menlo Park Storm Drainage Study Menlo Park, California AFFILIATIONS LEED Accredited Professional US Green Building Council American Public Works Association American Society of Civil Engineers, San Jose Branch Past President, San Francisco Section, Past Director Bay Counties Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors Association, Past Director, Past President Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors of California, Past State Director, Past Scholarship Trustee, Past CELS-PAC Trustee, Peninsula Chapter Past President Design Professionals Risk Control Group, Past Director, Past President Peninsula Association of Contractors and Engineers Reviewed submittal for compliance with C.3 requirements Prepared drainage Master Plan for the City Prepared drainage Master Plan for the City. Prepared stormwater treatment studies for Sand Hill Road and Rosewood Projects. City Of East Palo Alto Storm Drainage Study East Palo Alto, California Ashton And Tioga Storm Drainage Study Millbrae, California Prepared drainage Master Plan for the City. Assisted with EIR preparation including stormwater treatment issues. Prepared regional drainage evaluation Spoke at City-sponsored event to educate residents in stormwater issues 3

7 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / KEY PERSONNEL BACKGROUND San Mateo Police Station Stormwater Treatment Facilities San Mateo, California Harbor Industrial District Storm Drainage Report San Carlos, California Terrabay Drainage Plan South San Francisco, California Laurel Way Subdivision Redwood City, California Connemara Development Drainage Plan Pacifica, California Rosewood Hotel Menlo Park, California Lockheed Martin campus Sunnyvale, California Stanford University Environmental & Engineering Bldg Stanford, California Prepared stormwater treatment plan Prepared regional drainage evaluation Drainage plan to support a substantially completed development. Additional phase will include stormwater treatment Performed HMP analysis for new housing subdivision Drainage plan to support a proposed development Prepared a Stormwater Management Plan. The project is currently under construction. Project area is about 21 acres. Project includes seven vegetated swales and two bioretention areas. Treatment concept was reviewed by the Regional Water Quality Control Board as a part of the 401 process. Master Plan BMP development for 600+ acre campus Prepared hydraulic report supporting primary treatment strategies for C.3 requirements Mitigation for discharges to San Francisco Bay Analysis of cistern storage and water reuse for a 90,000 s.f. facility Stormwater runoff treatment BMPs for Main Quad 4

8 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / KEY PERSONNEL BACKGROUND Project Manager Edward Boscacci, PE, LEED AP (650) (Direct) (510) (Cell) eboscacci@bkf.com Mr. Boscacci is responsible for preparation of stormwater pollution prevention plans, stormwater treatment systems, drainage calculations, studies and reports for the firm. He is on the State Water Resources Control Board s list of Trainers of Record for Qualified SWPPP Developers and Practitioners. He has designed and evaluated storm drainage systems to support BKF projects throughout Northern and Southern California. He has presented at SWPPP seminars and taught classes regarding stormwater treatment and stormwater detention. EDUCATION B.S. Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA M.S Civil Engineering Sanitary Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA REGISTRATION Professional Civil Engineer, CA No , 1982 YEARS WITH BKF 20 years TOTAL YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 30 years ALAMEDA COUNTY CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Alameda County, California MAYFIELD PARK Palo Alto, California VMWARE Palo Alto, California CITY OF SANTA ROSA AND SONOMA COUNTY Alameda County, California ROSEWOOD HOTEL AND ADJACENT OFFICE BUILDING Menlo Park, California SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS CASQA Workshop - SWPPP Trainer of Record.- June 30, 2010 New Development - San Mateo County May 8, 2008 Experience in C.3 SCVURPPP June 3, 2008 Current Issues in Stormwater Regulations -Oakland, 6/29/07 and San Francisco August 26, Lorman New Development Workshop ACCWP Oakland - 2/13/07 Solving Residential Drainage Problems Millbrae 10/02/06 Design Of Detention Ponds - Union City - 9/13/06 Lorman Constructing, Maintaining and Inspecting Stormwater Treatment BMPs SCVURPP Cupertino 6/6/06 Green Construction 2006 Oakland - 4/12/06 Incorporating Stormwater Control Measures into Development Projects: Design, Practice and the Current Regulatory Requirements STOPP Belmont 5/24/05 Meeting New Storm Water Requirements for New and Redevelopment Projects - Fairfield-Suisun Urban Runoff Management Program Fairfield - April 12, 2005 Assisted with preparation of C.3 Design Guideline Manual Prepared Fact Sheets for Stormwater Treatment Measures Developed Soil Specifications for various treatment soils Prepared examples of treatment solutions Sports Field with 2 playing fields and parking Designed stormwater treatment and storage facilities Received Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program award Office campus Designed treatment facilities that are interspersed within the campus and include both bioretention and vegetated swales Assisted with preparation of guidelines for the Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan Prepared Fact Sheets for Stormwater Treatment Measures Provided design guidelines Prepared a Stormwater Management Plan. The project is currently under construction. Project area is about 21 acres. Project includes seven vegetated swales and two bioretention areas. Treatment concept was reviewed by the Regional Water Quality Control Board as a part of the 401 process. 5

9 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / KEY PERSONNEL BACKGROUND SAN JOSE MARKETCENTER San Jose, California MISSION BAY PUMP STATION 5 AND PARK SITE 23 San Francisco, California FISC / EAST HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT NAVAL AIR STATION ALAMEDA Alameda, California Assisted with planning, design, and construction for reuse of former UPRR rail yard into a regional shopping facility. First project built in San Jose to meet the C.3 provisions with the use of bioswales and bioretention facilities. Main construction completed in Project Engineer for a storm water pump station that is designed to pump nuisance, treatment, and storm water. Developed concept plans for Park Site 23 to show how the treatment volume could be metered and pumped into bioswales and bioretention facilities to meet the C.3 provisions. Worked with the developer and City of San Francisco on a Storm Water Management Plan for the system One of the first projects in San Francisco to meet the new C.3 provisions (most areas in San Francisco flow to a combined sewer/storm system). Joint City/Developer project to redevelop 215 acres of early transfer surplus property from the Navy to the City Project Engineer for planning and designing backbone improvements to facilitate future projects including storm water pump station, treatment basin, and outfall to the Oakland Estuary. Developed plans, specifications and construction review of basin sizing for treatment, flood control and maintenance concerns; wetlands and aquatic planting materials; access and maintenance. Construction of station and pond completed in

10 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / KEY PERSONNEL BACKGROUND Hydraulic Design Engineer Eric Biland, PE, LEED AP (650) (Direct) (650) (Cell) ebiland@bkf.com Mr. Biland provides a background in both engineering and landscape design. He has actively managed a Design and Construction Company specializing in lakes, treatment ponds, and storm water detention systems. He provides expertise in the design of complex storm drain and sewer pump stations, stormwater runoff, siphon design, and hydrology/hydraulic reports for the firm. EDUCATION Environmental Engineering, San Jose State University REGISTRATION PE C75125; LEED AP AFFILIATIONS American Society of Civil Engineers California Landscape Contractors Association YEARS WITH BKF 8 years Sonoma County and City of Santa Rosa Sonoma County, California FISC / East Housing Redevelopment Naval Air Station Alameda Alameda, California Rosewood Hotel Menlo Park, California Lockheed Martin campus Sunnyvale, California Stanford University Environmental & Engineering Bldg Stanford, California Christ Community Church of Milpitas Milpitas, California Assisted with preparation of design guidelines for implementation of C.3 permit requirements Joint City/Developer project to redevelop 215-acres of early transfer surplus property from the Navy to the City Project Engineer for planning and designing backbone improvements to facilitate future projects including storm water pump station, treatment basin, and outfall to the Oakland Estuary. Developed plans, specifications and construction review of basin sizing for treatment, flood control and maintenance concerns; wetlands and aquatic planting materials; access and maintenance. Construction of station and pond completed in Prepared a Stormwater Management Plan. The project is currently under construction. Project area is about 21 acres. Project includes seven vegetated swales and two bioretention areas. Treatment concept was reviewed by the Regional Water Quality Control Board as a part of the 401 process. Master Plan BMP development for 600+ acre campus Prepared hydraulic report supporting primary treatment strategies for C.3 requirements Mitigation for discharges to San Francisco Bay Analysis of cistern storage and water reuse for a 90,000 s.f. facility Stormwater runoff treatment BMPs for Main Quad Pilot C.3 project for the City of Milpitas. Site redevelopment, bioretention swales and filtration units 7

11 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND / PROOF OF TRAINING List of Training Completed Selected BKF team members have completed the following Best Management Practice (BMP) design training for Stormwater Quality and Flow within the past three years. (Proof of training is included in the following pages.) 1. SANTA CLARA VALLEY URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM Constructing, Maintaining and Inspecting Stormwater Treatment BMPs Workshop Tuesday, June 6, SAN MATEO COUNTYWIDE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM 2005 New Development Workshop Stormwater Management I Development Projects: Working to Meet the new Regulatory Requirements Tuesday May 24, ALAMEDA COUNTYWIDE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM 2007 New Development Workshop Implementing C.3 Stormwater Requirements Tuesday, February 13, SAN MATEO COUNTY HMP Training November 14, BAHM BAY AREA HYDROLOGY MODEL Implementing HMP s requirements for San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda Counties November 29, CALTRANS STORMWATER QUALITY Project Planning and Design for Caltrans BMP s August 3,

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21 SECTION 3 FIRM UNDERSTANDING Firm Understanding URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The goal of the stormwater protection measures is to treat runoff by passing flows through systems where bioactivity breaks down and absorbs pollutants. Vegetated swales are commonly used to accomplish this goal. In a vegetated swale, runoff passes through grasses that are allowed to grow to a height of about 6 inches. Once constructed, the system requires little maintenance. The vegetated swale should include an underdrain that consists of the placement of perforated pipes under the vegetated area, allowing infiltration and filtration to occur within a sand layer. Storm water can also be treated by way of soil infiltration, detention and settling, and mechanical filtration through media. In general, mechanical treatment is discouraged. Disadvantages include: (1) breeding of mosquitoes in stagnant waters within the treatment device, and (2) discharge of dissolved pollutants following settlement in the device. At this time swirl separators are not considered treatment with out a second method of treatment listed above. CONTINUOUS SIMULATION HYDROLOGIC MODELS Continuous simulation hydrologic modeling consist of: Storm water generation, collection, detention, release to downstream systems, analysis of downstream systems into storm drain systems, creeks, rivers or conduits and final release to receiving bodies (such as San Francisco Bay). Generation using a modeling software like HEC-1 or HEC-HMS will model catchment, times of concentration, ground characteristics. Collection through release of storm water can be modeled through software such as StormCAD, HEC-RAS, or an analysis through a spreadsheet program. Analysis of output is crucial in determining peak flow for different storms and conditions, which are then applied to storm drainage facilities. Continuous simulation requires all models to be run concurrently and care must be taken that each step matches the next. A real world check should also be used to verify results as the models are ran and quality checked. 18

22 SECTION 4 PROJECT EXAMPLES Project Examples The following three examples illustrate BKF s experience in the design of storm water treatment and flow control measures within the past five years: VMWARE, City of Palo Alto Bob Giannini Form Post Street, 3rd floor San Francisco, Ca (415) BKF prepared a stormwater management plan for the VMWARE corporate campus in the City of Palo Alto. The project is complete. The project area is about 33 acres. The project utilizes various treatment devices including vegetated swales and rain gardens. BKF worked closely with Guzzardo and Associates, Landscape Architects, to incorporate the treatment facilities into the landscape plan. SAN JOSE MARKET CENTER, San Jose John Rutte, Vice President of Development Cousins Properties 191 Peachtree Street, Suite 3600 Atlanta, GA (404) BKF was responsible for the engineering design of off-site infrastructure improvements (roadway widening, storm systems, joint trench undergrounding), off-site traffic mitigation improvements (widening and traffic signal upgrades to four intersections), on-site grading and soil remediation plans, and on-site civil engineering to support the retail development. One of first retail projects meeting County C-3 NPDES requirements through use of bioswales and bioretention facilities SANTA CLARA DATA CENTER FOR SAVVIS COMPANY, Sunnyvale Tim Chadwick P.E. Alpha Tech Cambridge Group 97 East Brokaw Road, #300 San Jose, CA (408) BKF was responsible for the Engineering Design of on-site treatment and infrastructure improvements and of roadway widening, storm drain systems, on-site treatment, grading, and SWPPP design. Bioretention was used for this site. 19

23 SECTION 5 INTEREST, AVAILABILITY AND COMMITMENT Interest, Availability and Commitment Through experience, BKF understands that good teamwork and clear delegation of project tasks and responsibilities results in a project that meets its goal on schedule and within budget. BKF will coordinate with SCVURPPP Staff as needed to comply with regional and local requirements. BKF has assembled a project team which is committed to the success of Santa Clara County s Review and Certification Contracts. BKF has a strong blend of civil engineers, transportation engineers, traffic engineers, hydrologists, utility designers, surveyors and construction administration personnel. BKF has assigned a core team of professional engineers to specific roles based on the engineers specialty and expertise. In addition to the key team members, BKF has a large support staff of experienced personnel available to work on these projects. With a staff of over 250 employees in the Central and Northern California areas, we are confident in our ability to fully staff any contracts and provide the required personnel needed during the peak production and response periods. 20