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Statement of Qualifications Baseline Contractors Inc Construction & Land Survey Services Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 In this Statement of Qualifications… Section Page Baseline’s Profile…………….………………………………… … Company Overview Staf and Resources…… …………………………………… OUR MISSION WORK APPROACH……………………………………………………4 INTRODUCING THE BASELINE TEAM…………………………5 CONSTRUCTION SURVEY SERVICES……… …………….11 LAND SURVEY SERVICES………………………………….……11 DESCRIPTION OF RECENT PROJECTS……… ……………12 Idaho National Labs, IdahoFalls……….……………… ….12 Idaho Transportation Department……….…… ………….13 Public Works Projects……………………………………… 14 Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 Baseline’s Profile Company Overview Baseline Contractors, Inc was incorporated in April 2009 by Jim Patchin and Mark Hudson Near the end of 2008, after years of working together for the same engineering/land surveying firm in eastern Idaho, Jim and Mark fell victim to a rash of layoffs that hit their local economy and profession With over 40 years of land survey and construction staking experience between them, they put their acquired skills and reputations together to form Baseline Contractors, Inc based out of Shelley, ID As owner/operators of a new company in a tighter, more competitive market economy, we set out to offer our clients surveying services of a higher standard, with an intense focus on integrity, skill and reliability Baseline has done so with a dedication to personal service and customer satisfaction Staf and Resources Baseline’s staff has many years of survey and design experience in both public and private sectors during their careers This experience has given us a complete understanding of the value and necessity of quality control, scheduling, and project management As a small firm we are acutely aware of the value of effective cost and change controls Jim Patchin, Mark Hudson have 40 years of combined land surveying and construction staking experience in the state of Idaho Monica Johnson has over 21 years of AUTOCAD civil design and drafting experience Chelese Patchin has over 15years of office accounting and administration experience in the construction field Baseline has also teamed up with Professional Consulting Engineers Gary Marshall and Fred Wallin who have over 40 and 28 years respectfully, of local experience as a Civil Engineers Baseline is currently using Leica survey equipment including; GPS, Total Stations, and levels We also use Allegro data collectors with SMI Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 survey software, personal computers with a variety of survey based, office and accounting software such as AUTOCAD and QuickBooks Our Mission To honor our commitments to our clients and employees, and to help our clients develop, build & maintain quality projects Work Approach The safety of our personnel is our first concern Able leadership and Team accountability is our duty Having completed a wide variety of construction and land survey projects, Baseline’s staff has extensive experience in the process and procedures required to complete an assignment accurately, efficiently, and within budget Specific steps we take to ensure these concerns are addressed include: • • • • • • • • Provide a highly qualified Survey crew/crews and Project Manager to execute the scope of work required Active communication with all levels of our customers Management & Design team to clearly define our scope of work and to ensure that all aspects of our Survey/Design Services are promptly addressed prior to, during, and after the various phases of a project All field notes are copied, and any raw data collected is downloaded and backed up electronically, daily Develop a clear understanding of both the scope of the project and the individual tasks within the scope to help eliminate incomplete and incorrect tasks, procedures and redundancies Invoicing and cost accounting are done with software by our Administrative Services department Create a Project Quality Control Plan for all of the above concerns Time cards and journals are filled out daily to ensure that we are working within the budget and the scope of work for a project Every project is done under the responsible charge of a Professionally Licensed Land Surveyor Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 The policies we utilize to perform our work include the application of; Common Survey Practices, our Quality Control procedures, State law pertaining to the Profession of Land Surveying, and a clear understanding of job specific requirements and plans Introducing the Baseline Team Jim Patchin, PLS (Idaho #13766) - President/Co-owner As a Principle partner, Jim co-manages all aspects of the day to day operations of the firm In the spring of 2009 Jim became a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Idaho and co-founded Baseline Contractors, Inc For the previous 13 years, Jim worked for Mountain River Engineering (MRE) in Idaho Falls, Idaho His last 11 years at MRE, he held the position of Survey Crew Chief of a two or three man survey team, on many different projects Some examples of these projects are; highway and road construction, commercial and industrial site plans, subdivision plats and improvements, and various boundary and topographic surveys Projects of note were: ITD District 6, County Line Road/ US Highway 20 Overpass- Rigby, ID; Snake River Landing, a 300+ acre multiuse land development - Idaho Falls, ID; Groupo Modelo Malting Plant- Idaho Falls, ID; Edward Cinemas (14) multiplex (and surrounding site plans)Ammon, ID His responsibilities included project management, job research, plan checking, field work & design, data collection and reduction Jim’s years as a Crew Chief provided him the opportunity to experience many challenging survey situations, in a fast paced surveying atmosphere We feel this experience has given Jim a broad understanding of all aspects of construction surveying including boundary identification, project management, design, construction layout, and survey control References: Jeff Williams, PLS CH2M*WG Idaho P.O Box 1625 206 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2501 (208)-716-9500 Ryan Day ITD D6 TSEA N Yellowstone Rigby, ID 83442 (208)-745-5659 Ben Burke, PE Transportation Engineer ITD Dist P.O Box 97 Rigby, ID 83442 Mark Hudson – Vice President/Co-owner As a Principle partner, Mark comanages all aspects of the day to day operations of the firm Prior to cofounding Baseline Contractors, Inc in 2009, Mr Hudson was employed for Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 over 20 years at Mountain River Engineering (MRE) in Idaho Falls, Id During this time Mark held several positions on survey crews, including Rod man, Instrument man, and Crew Chief For the last 13 years Mark was the crew chief on numerous projects including highway and road projects, site plans, and subdivision development projects For the last 10 years Mark was also the crew chief of surveying operations at the INL for Mt River His projects there included the ICDF Landfill Facility, road construction projects, engineered cover projects, sewer lagoons and evaporation ponds, contaminated soil remediation projects, and numerous site grading projects, underground utility projects, and building layout projects Other responsibilities included verification and establishment of control, field design and quality control, as well as topographic surveys for asbuilts, design, and quantity calculations In addition to surveying Mark also worked as an inspector for two years which provided him with a firm understanding of the value of quality control Some of Mark’s responsibilities as an inspector include, sampling and testing of concrete, sampling aggregate and running gradations and moisture content tests for proctors, witnessing and documenting pressure tests, concrete cylinder breaks, and installation of utilities to verify compliance to standard specifications Mark also took density tests on aggregate and asphalt for quality control/quality assurance We feel that Mark's varied experiences give him a broad understanding of all aspects of construction including project management, design, quality control, quantities, and construction staking References: Thomas Brown, PE Assistant Forest Engineer USDA Forest Service Caribou-Targhee N Forest 1405 Hollipark Dr Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Mike Arneson, PE Civil Engineer North Wind, Inc 1425 Higham Street Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208)-557-0837 Jeff Williams, PLS Survey General Forman CH2M*WG Idaho P.O Box 1625 Idaho Falls, ID 83415 (208)-716-9500 Gary Marshall, PE (Idaho #3345)-Senior Civil /QA Engineer Gary graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University, Logan, Utah From 1990-2011 he served as the QA/QC Department Head and Senior Civil Engineer for Mountain River Engineering Some of his Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 responsibilities included; Civil Design, Plan Review, onsite Field Inspection and Testing Acceptance, and served as Clients representative for Contract related records and documents for job specification compliance Gary’s many years of experience in the industry has given him a complete knowledge of all aspects of Commercial, Private and Public Works development, from beginning to end His attention to detail, commitment to quality and impeccable reputation, makes Gary a very valued and welcome member of the Baseline Team Monica Johnson - Senior Designer/Drafter/Team Member As a Senior Designer with over 21 years of experience in eastern Idaho, Monica has an extensive background in the Civil Design/Drafting field She has been responsible for assisting engineers with the civil design of highway plans for the Transportation Departments of both Idaho and Montana (Utility, Right-ofway, Ownership maps, Construction plans and Bridge projects), as well as calculating earthwork quantities, construction support for Survey crews and estimating for other constructions projects in the private field Some of Monica’s projects of note were: Pancheri Rd., I-15 to the Snake River Bridge (Idaho Falls, ID), & served as the design/drafter on this project This included many relocations and property purchases by the state in order to construct this mutli-million dollar project Also the relocation of many utilities was required Her responsibilities were to contact utility companies and submit utility relocation plans The coordination of the relocation of these utilities was crucial in order to not delay construction schedules She personally drafted the final product Snake River Landing (Idaho Falls, ID) Monica served as the QA design drafter for this 300+acre mutli-use land development She was responsible for checking original design drawings (by others), matching it to the existing plat, making sure that the coordinates given match the local coordinate system used for layout by the survey crews ICDF Landfill Facility (Idaho National Labs) Served as drafting support to the survey crews for coordinated generation, quantity calculations, and drafting of as-build drawings With her broad experience of design drafting in our local private, commercial, industrial and nuclear community, we feel Monica is a great asset to our Baseline team Fred Wallin, PE (Idaho #6269) – Team Member/ Consulting Civil Engineer In 1982, Fred graduated from the University of Utah, with a B.S Civil Engineering As a Civil Engineer with 28 years of experience in eastern Idaho, Fred has accrued a vast knowledge of Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 practical Civil Engineering situations He has been a Registered Professional Engineer with the State of Idaho since February 1990 Fred has been involved with a wide range of land development projects, both public and private, and has served as Project Manager for many of these As Project Manager, Fred was responsible for design, layout, quantity calculation & inspection for many city, county, & state projects As Staf Engineer for the Idaho Transportation Department, Fred was a Contract Administrator for consultant design and supervised designers for production of construction documents Projects of note were: 1989-1991 the $50M Anheuser Busch malting plant in Idaho Falls, Field Engineer, responsible for monitoring equipment deliveries, layout, design/detail drawings, quality control and ordering structural & reinforcing steel; 2004-2008 Snake River Landing, a 300+ acre multiuse land development in Idaho Falls, Consulting Professional Engineer, responsible for design inspection, new design, earthwork quantities and quality assurance; Idaho Falls Airport, runway extension and new taxiways, monitoring earthwork, paving and air traffic Chelese Patchin – Treasurer/ Administrative Services As head of our Administrative Services department, Chelese is responsible for all aspects of Baseline’s accounting and bookkeeping Chelese has a Batchelor of Science degree in Radiographic Science but switched fields to the construction industry about fifteen years ago She has been managing the office operations at Mathews Plumbing & Heating since that time In 2005, she took on the bookkeeping of Northstar Heating & Air, as well Her duties include managing all aspects of billing, A/R and A/P general ledger postings, payroll processing, and quarterly tax preparation, insurance negotiations, and managing employee benefits Chelese has a proven ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and assignments simultaneously Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 References: Gavin Mathews, Owner Northstar Heating & Air 3821 Professional Way Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208)-589-8394 Mike Balmforth, Owner Mathews Plumbing 342 S State Street Shelley, ID 83274 (208)-357-3439 Carmen Marler, CPA Wells & Benson CPA/PA 482 Constitution Way Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208)-523-8811 Construction Survey Services As a consulting Construction Survey firm, we understand that the result of our combined field and office work is the foundation from which all project construction is built from This responsibility we not take lightly; but rather, we embrace it By implementing our developed methods, policies and procedures, we feel we can provide our customers with a competent Construction Survey service Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 Services Provided Control networks – Plan review – Field Design Site plans/ Parking lots – 3D Earthwork Model QA verifications Subdivision improvements – Road Alignments & grading State/ Federal Highway Projects – Quantity Surveys Structure Staking – Public/ Private Utilities Layout Land Survey Services As a consulting Professional Land Survey firm, we recognize that highly accurate and cost-effective survey data is essential to the success of any project, whether you are developing land or locating existing property lines With our many years of Land Surveying experience, we feel we can provide our customers with a competent Land Survey Service Services Provided Lot Surveys – Record of Survey’s – Plats Legal Descriptions – ALTA/ASCM – Flood Plane As builds – Topographic – Mapping/ Contouring Description Of Recent Projects Idaho National Labs - Idaho Falls, ID • • Naval Reactor Facility - CSRF Preliminary Design: Served as the contracted survey firm for preliminary design Our responsibilities for this project included; control verification and establishment, and topographic data collection for future project design (Summer 2009 - Present) RWMC facility - Miscellaneous Paving: Served as the contracted survey firm during construction Our responsibilities for this project included; data collection of existing gravel road, field designed new roadway alignment with new grades for paving surface, calculated both area and volume quantities for pay items, and submitted asbuilt drawings Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 10 • • • Provided quality control for road grading and layout of paving areas (Summer 2009-10) Naval Reactor Facility-Rail Modification & Replacement: Serving as the contracted survey firm during construction Our responsibilities for this project included; Rail layout, new road layout and grading and data collection for in process modifications Asbuilt drawings will follow construction completion (Active) TAN/SMC - Security Boundary Modifications: Served as the contracted survey firm prior to construction Our responsibilities were to layout new road alignments and concrete structure footings (Fall 2009) Materials Fuels Complex- Dial Room Replacement Project: Serving as the contracted survey firm during construction Our responsibilities for this project include; Layout of a building, Duct bank utilities, & varies electrical vaults (Active) Idaho Transportation Department Projects • • • ITD US75 East Fork Salmon River Bridges(Clayton, ID): Currently serving as the Project Term Agreement Survey and Design Team for the ITD District Department Our Responsibilities include providing QA verification for; for contractor layout, horizontal & vertical placement of roadway material, form checks for bridge overpass & other structures, quantity measurement of borrow source and provide initial slope stakes for all roadway alignments (July 2010 -Present) ITD US20&Menan/Lorenzo Hwy Interchange (Lorenzo, ID): Served as the Project Term Agreement Survey and Design Team for the ITD District Department Our responsibilities were the same as stated in ITD US 75 above (July 2010 -2012) ITD SH-48 Rigby to Yellowstone Highway (Rigby, ID): Served as the contracted survey firm during construction Our responsibilities for this project included; field data collection for comparison to design digital terrain model, survey control verification, establish a new horizontal and vertical control network to control the GPS enabled equipment used by the contractor Construction staking of both gravity and force main storm sewer, lift station, curb and gutter, sidewalk, urban approaches and light poles Data collection for quantity calculations of excavation, borrow source and milling areas Field verifications of in place grading done by contractor’s GPS enabled equipment for subgrade, borrow and ¾” gravel Provided field design per ITD request for, Yellowstone Highway turn lane and taper and street drainage issues which led to additions of concrete valley drains at several intersections Data collection for asbuilts Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 11 • • Researched and located additional monuments for reference and remonumentation (Summer 2009) ITD Ashton City Streets (Ashton, ID): Served as the contracted survey firm responsible for reference and remonumentation of public land corners disturbed during milling and overlay procedure (Active Project) ITD Salem Road to East of Sugar City Overlay (Sugar City, ID): To serve as the contracted survey firm for Reference and Remonumentation of public land corners (Spring of 2010) Public Works Projects Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 12 • • • • Shoshone Bannock TWRD Expansion & Renovation (Fort Hall Reservation, ID): Served as the contracted survey firm during construction Our responsibilities for this project included; control verification, plan review, and building layout Construction staking and grading of curb and gutter, sidewalks, paving areas, light poles and storm drainage (Spring 2009) Madison County Library (Rexburg, ID): Served as the contracted survey firm with the same responsibilities as described under ShoshoneBannock TWRD project (Fall 2009) City of Menan Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion (Menan, ID): Served as the contracted survey firm for control establishment, layout and earthwork quantities (Spring 2010) Victor City Sewer Interceptor(Driggs, ID to Victor, ID): Serving as the contracted survey firm for control verification and mainline layout on an approximately 3.5 mile sewer bypass interceptor project (Active) Baseline Contractors Inc * PO Box 434 * Shelley, ID 83274 * baselinecon.inc@live.com Jim Patchin PLS (208)-521-7332 Mark Hudson (208)-521-7331 13