DOWL_SOQ_for_BPM003384.pdf

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

ARIZONA GAME AND FISH

ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY SERVICES

Prepared for:

Elizabeth Burgard Sr. Procurement Specialist State of Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000

Prepared by:

DOWL

430 W. Warner Road, Suite B101 Tempe, AZ 85284 Rudolf Ing, PE 206.946.8123 ring@dowl.com

APRIL 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

Elizabeth Burgard Sr. Procurement Specialist State of Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000

Subject: Professional Services for Engineering Hydrology Services Proposal NO: BPM003384

Dear Members of the Selection Committee:

DOWL is excited to submit our Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) in response to your Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services for Engineering Hydrology Services. DOWL currently holds this contract with the Arizona Fish and Game Department (AGFD). Under this contract, our team completed the Black Canyon Dam Spillway Evaluation and a drainage and flood evaluation in Heber, Arizona. The same team that completed the Black Canyon Dam Spillway Evaluation for you has begun engineering design on the dam rehabilitation.

Having worked with AGFD, we understand the potential projects that may be awarded under this contract and have assembled a team of professionals to address your needs. Our team has the components that you have indicated are important to you - experience, expertise, and reliability.

Our SOQ demonstrates that DOWL satisfies all of your requirements and has the capabilities to perform all of the requested services. All services will be performed in-house, with the exception of survey services, which will be performed by RLF Consulting, LLC and environmental services, which will be provided by Cornerstone Environmental.

We understand projects will be performed for the AGFD’s boating facilities and dam programs. DOWL is recognized as a leader in dam engineering in the western United States. DOWL also has extensive experience in docks, piers, and bridges for federal, state, and private clients. Our Arizona expertise includes extensive hydrologic evaluation of washes using HEC-RAS and FLO-2D, as well as design of conveyance features including channels, outfalls, and energy dissipation structures.

We look forward to the opportunity to share our experience and expertise to successfully complete your projects.

Sincerely, DOWL

Rudolf Ing, PE Senior Civil Engineer 206.946.8123 ring@dowl.com

480.753.0800 800.865.9847 (fax) 430 W. Warner Road, Suite B101 Tempe, AZ 85284 www.dowl.com

Jason Thom, PE Senior Water Resources Engineer 406.869.6334 jthom@dowl.com

Project Experience

Introduction

Relevant Projects

Overall Experience Organizational Structure

Key Team Members

Subconsultants

Team Qualifications

Design Philosophy

Design Philosophy

Communication

Quality Control

Project Planning/Management

Project Flowchart

Common Problems

Attachments

Appendices Key Personnel Resumes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Statement of Qualifications | Engineering Hydrology Services: BPM003384

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Built on over six decades of experience in the engineering industry, DOWL is comprised of team members with extensive knowledge from similar projects included in this Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) Request for Proposal (RFP). While our numbers are large, we still maintain close, community-centered values as demonstrated by our multiple office locations around the region (shown in Figure 1).

DOWL is a top-rated United States design firm, providing a wide range of services specializing in transportation, water and wastewater, hydrology and hydraulics, civil, structural, geotechnical, and environmental engineering.

Our professional services are complemented with in-house support from our geotechnical, materials testing laboratories, construction administration, surveying, and complete geographic information systems (GIS), Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) drafting, and 3D modeling capabilities.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Introduction DOWL is a multi-discipline consulting firm that has provided project development services throughout the western United States for over 60 years. With 400 employees located in 16 offices in six western states and, specifically, an office in Tempe, Arizona, we have carefully selected experienced professionals who understand your needs. DOWL has successfully delivered projects varying widely in size and complexity, representing federal, state, and local government jurisdictions; Alaska Native Corporations;

American Indian Tribes; private developers; and commercial and industrial concerns.

Figure 1: DOWL Office Locations

DOWL is organized geographically and across practice areas to better serve you. Our areas of practice include water, civil engineering, transportation engineering, environmental and land development, geo-construction, and bridge, structural, and marine.

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Relevant Projects The following are DOWL’s relevant projects completed in the past five years. These projects demonstrate the consistent quality and types of projects completed similar to the services needed by AGFD.

Hualapai Grand Canyon West Water Supply Study Peach Springs, Arizona This project provided design for a water diversion/ intake structure, turbine booster pumps, and piping as required to support 2,300 gallon-per-minute (gpm) flow from the Colorado River to the Grand Canyon West development of the Hualapai Tribe. Two primary intake options were evaluated at three locations at Lake Meade and two locations on the Colorado River.

This work was performed as part of a water rights settlement overseen by Hualapai in concert with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). The initial phase includes due diligence engineering and cost analysis for various options with costing support for legal negotiations for a water rights settlement package.

Team Members:

Rudy Ing - Project Manager Jason Thom - Water Resource Engineer Russ Reed - Water Resource Engineer

They performed their work quickly and thoroughly while keeping a sharp eye on the project budget.”

“To single out any one individual from the team as an outstanding performer would be difficult as they were all exemplary.”

- Philip Wisely, Hualapai Public Services Department -

Black Canyon Dam Spillway Evaluation

Heber, Arizona Black Canyon Dam is owned and operated by the AGFD and is located approximately nine miles southwest of the Town of Heber, Arizona. At approximately 75-feet in height and approximately 1,580 acre feet of storage at the spillway crest elevation, Black Canyon Dam is classified by the Arizona Dam Safety Program as a high-hazard dam of intermediate size. Per the Arizona Administrative Code, the minimum inflow design flood for a high-hazard dam ranges from 0.5 probable maximum flood (PMF) to the full PMF, depending on the population at risk and the potential for downstream damage.

The existing spillway at Black Canyon was designed and constructed prior to completion of the state specific Arizona Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Study. In the Black Canyon Dam watershed, the state specific study resulted in precipitation depths approximately 50 percent greater than were previously obtained from HMR49. AGFD contracted with DOWL to re-compute the PMF using the state-specific PMP study, evaluate the adequacy of the existing spillway to pass the PMF, perform an incremental damage assessment, and identify and evaluate alternatives to bring the facility into compliance with Arizona dam safety rules.

Team Members:

Jason Thom - Project Manager Russ Reed - Water Resource Engineer

Black Canyon Dam Rehabilitation

Heber, Arizona In 2016, DOWL completed a PMF Study for the Black Canyon Dam using the 2013 State-wide PMP study for Arizona and developed alternatives and cost estimates for further modifications to pass the PMF. Following the PMF study, DOWL completed an incremental damage assessment (i.e., change in flood hazard between the no-breach and breach flood) to the downstream community of Heber, Arizona. DOWL is now starting the design for dam rehabilitation, the engineering scope includes:

duration frequency (IDF)

alternative

■ Complete a class three cultural survey of any potentially affected area for the construction

Team Members:

Jason Thom - Project Manager

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Bodaway Gap SSER Phase 1 & 2

Tuba City, Arizona DOWL is the civil engineer providing site analysis for a new health center at Bodaway Gap, near Tuba City, Arizona. Phase 1 required evaluation and ranking of three site alternatives. The work required evaluation of general terrain, assessment of available utilities, and evaluation of drainage and wash flows. The recommended site was selected to move to Phase 2 evaluation. Phase 2 includes site layout, preliminary grading, utility routing, hydrologic and floodplain analysis, and sewage lagoon basin sizing. Under a separate project DOWL is providing a new ground water well, storage tank, and water main that runs past the recommended health care site. DOWL oversaw the geotechnical evaluation and topographic survey efforts. Survey was performed by RLF.

Team Members:

Rudy Ing - Project Manager Erin O’Brien - Civil Engineer Mike Fondren - Survey

Komatke Flood Hazard Study

Surprise, Arizona DOWL was responsible for the preparation of a flood hazard analysis to evaluate the potential impacts the Loop 202 highway project will have on the downstream Komatke area (Gila River Indian Reservation). The design of the Loop 202 results in flow channelization at highway crossings. DOWL provided technical review of the Loop 202 hydraulic crossing design and modeled downstream outfall/flows to recommend additional flood hazard mitigation measures not included in the current Area Drainage Master Plan (ADMP) but required to protect the Komatke area. The flood hazard analysis used HEC-RAS 2D to analyze the 24-square-mile drainage area.

Team Members:

Rudy Ing – Project Manager Erin O’Brien – Civil Engineer Russ Reed/Greg Gabel – Water Resource Engineers

Pueblo Pintado Site Selection and Evaluation

Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico DOWL was the civil engineer providing site analysis for a new health center at Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico. Phase 1 required evaluation and ranking of three site alternatives.

The work required evaluation of general terrain including hydrology and floodplain, assessment of available utilities, and evaluation of locations for a sewage lagoon. The recommended site was selected to move to Phase 2 evaluation. Phase 2 included more detailed evaluation of site layout, preliminary grading, site stormwater analysis, and evaluation of offsite hydrology. The site was bordered by a 2,640-cubic-feet-per-second (CFS) wash and required Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) analysis and erosion hazard setback analysis.

Team Members:

Rudy Ing - Project Manager Erin O’Brien - Civil Engineer Mike Fondren - Survey

Santa Ana Navajo Dam Breach Inundation

Various parts of Arizona The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) selected DOWL to perform dam breach and breach flood routing simulations for the Sunny Day and Hydrologic Failures for one dam on the Santa Ana Pueblo (Santa Ana Detention Dam) in New Mexico, and two dams on the Navajo Nation Reservation (Tsaile Dam and Wheatfields Dam) in Arizona. The project included development of the flood hydrology to determine the flood frequency and probable maximum flood inflow hydrographs and to estimate the flood frequency at which the dams will be overtopped.

The inflow hydrographs to each reservoir were developed using HEC-HMS, which were then linked to the HEC-RAS models through the data storage system (DSS) file. The dam breach and flood routing simulations were performed using the 2D functionality of HEC-RAS, and the terrain model was a 5-metre bare earth digital terrain model. The final product included dam breach (Sunny Day and Hydrologic Failure) and non-dam failure advisory flood inundation maps, Hydrologic Hazard and Dam Failure, and Advisory Flood Inundation Study reports.

Team Members:

Jason Thom - Project Manager

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Organizational Structure DOWL brings region expertise and AGFD experience to address specific challenges and provide quality assurance (QA) for the project deliverables. DOWL has assembled a project team qualified in providing all of the necessary services for the AGFD projects from start to finish.

The structure of the key team members and roles are displayed in our organizational chart (see Figure 2). Additional personnel information is provided in Team Qualifications Table (pages 7-8) and resumes in Appendix.

Port Dock 5 Pier Replacement

Port of Newport, Oregon DOWL provided design services for the replacement project at the Port of Newport. The existing structure was an aging timber pier requiring extensive repair or replacement of its timber pile foundations. DOWL completed an alternatives analysis that studied the options for repair. The alternatives were assessed for safety, fleet operability, environmental impacts, and costs. DOWL provided final design of the structure, which will accommodate expansion in the future to allow parking for vessel operators and a turn around. The new pier will also be approximately 30 feet shorter to allow a new gangway to accommodate current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) slope requirements.

Team Member:

Nick Robertson - Project Manager

OVERALL EXPERIENCE

Figure 2: Organizational Chart (Key Team Members)

Albuquerque Indian Health Services (IHS) Program Justification Documents (PJD)/ Program of Requirement (POR) Central and West Locations

Albuquerque, New Mexico DOWL was the civil engineer providing site evaluation due diligence for PJD and POR for the IHS Central and West Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The West site involved evaluation of three sites for the installation of a new 150,000-square-foot clinic. Two of the sites were bordered by the Riverside Corrales Drain and the Rio Grande. Portions of sites were subject to backwater from the Rio Grande. The hydrologic analysis on the west campus was sheet flow patterns with very low slopes. Traffic conditions and poor drainage resulted in all three sites receiving a negative recommendation for development.

Team Members:

Rudy Ing - Project Manager Erin O’Brien - Civil Engineer Nick Westphal - Transportation Engineer

Rudolf Ing, PE

Project Manager

Survey

Ryan Fidler, RLS RLF Consulting, LLC

PROJECT MANAGER

Gordon Bleyl

Structural

Matt Mettler, PE DOWL

NEPA Permitting

Emily Peterson DOWL

Cultural Resources

Josh Edwards Cornerstone Environmental

Boating and Recreational

Chris Kmetty, PE DOWL

Nick Robertson, PE DOWL

Nick Westphal, PE DOWL

Dams

Jason Thom, PE DOWL

Russ Reed, PE, D.WRE DOWL

Dennis Russell, PE DOWL

Jason Thom, PE

Principal-in-Charge

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Rudolf Ing, PE Project Manager | DOWL

Rudy is a senior civil engineer and Arizona regional business supervisor. Rudy is licensed in Arizona as civil and mechanical engineer. As a senior civil engineer, he is responsible for handling contractual matters and providing review and oversight of contract goals, objectives, and strategies. He has a diverse background managing multi-disciplined engineering projects up to $10 million in size. As a senior principal within DOWL, Rudy served as the Chief Operating Officer from 2015-2018 and was responsible for implementing the QA program (ISO 9000 certification) within DOWL. For the Black Canyon Dam project, Rudy will serve in a principal support role to the project manager, assisting in contract administration, scheduling, oversight of the project team, and overseeing QA for the project.

Jay Thom, PE Lead Dam Engineer | DOWL

Jay is the lead for DOWL’s Dam Group and is responsible for supervision of dam safety engineering for the company. He has over 35 years of experience in dam safety projects throughout the western United States and is a recognized national expert in the dam safety industry. Jay developed dam rehabilitation designs for over 25 high-hazard dams. Designs included spillway modifications, crest raises, outlet rehabilitation, and slope stability analysis and improvement. He is also experienced in current risk-based evaluations and potential failure mode analyses (PFMA) as tools to guide dam safety decisions. He is active in Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and United States Society of Dams (USSD), serves on the Advisory Committee and the Design and Construction Committee, and is a regular presenter at ASDSO’s national conference.

Jay is an accepted independent consultant for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Part 12D dam safety inspections.

Russ Reed, PE, D.WRE Dam Engineer | DOWL

Russ has 22 years of experience and supervises DOWL’s Dams Group. He is experienced in project management, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, hydraulic structures design, and cost estimating.

Russ has experience with many projects that included flood hydrology and spillway analysis.

He was the primary author of the Extreme Storms Working Group Sum-mary Report that was prepared for the Montana Dam Safety Program (DSP) and also revised the Montana DSP’s TN-1 on developing inflow design floods for high hazard dams in Montana and TN-2 on estimating loss of life for determining the minimum inflow design flood recurrence interval.

Dennis Russell, PE Dam Engineer | DOWL

Dennis is a geotechnical engineer with 20 years of experience and supervises the Montana Geotechnical group. He has completed geotechnical analyses and design for dams in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, South Dakota, and New Mexico. Dennis is proficient in the use of slope stability software and finite element software for seismic, stress, seepage, and deformation modeling. He has also performed safety of dams inspections and served as the examiner for several dam inspections.

Key Team Members

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Chris Kmetty, PE Project Engineer | DOWL

Chris is a senior transportation engineer and has worked on a variety of high-profile projects throughout Arizona. Chris has established years of program management, project management, construction engineering, roadway design, construction inspection, design quality control, surveying, and utility coordination experience. Chris’ diverse experience ranges from preliminary engineering, final design, and construction in a variety of construction delivery methods including job order contracting, construction manager at risk, design-build, and design-bid-build projects.

Nick Robertson,PE Project Engineer | DOWL

Nick is uniquely suited for this role because of the wide variety of structural projects he has designed and managed. His experience includes bridge design, seismic analysis and retrofit design, wharfs, floating docks, dolphins, retaining walls, and bulkheads. Nick is a proactive designer who provides clients with clear communication, attention to detail, and quality deliverables. Nick specializes in leading multi-discipline teams to deliver straightforward constructible design. His experience includes the design of economical and durable facilities subject to stringent permitting and challenging constraints.

Nick Westphal,PE Project Engineer | DOWL

Nick is a transportation engineer and has managed and designed transportation and land development projects. Nick has been involved with transportation projects involving roadway design, signing, striping, waterline design, sewer design, and construction administration services.

He has also worked on land development projects involving site grading, drainage analysis, utility design, and construction inspection. In addition to design, Nick has produced multiple traffic impact studies, design concept reports, and hydrology reports for various roadway and land development projects. He is proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D and traffic modeling software allowing him to contribute during the planning, design, and construction phases of projects.

Matt Mettler, PE Structural Engineer | DOWL

Matt is a senior project engineer in the Billings, Montana office. He has 33 years of experience in civil and structural engineering including bridges, dams, hydraulic structures, commercial, institutional, and industrial structures. Matt has extensive experience in the design of conventional and deep foundations building, and bridge structures. Matt will provide structural engineering support for this contract.

Emily Peterson NEPA Permitting| DOWL

Emily has 17 years of experience providing environmental planning services on transportation and bridge projects. Emily specializes in preparing environmental compliance documentation under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), environmental permitting, wetland delineations and wetland functional assessments, Section 4(f) analysis, and public and agency involvement. Emily will provide in-house oversight of local environmental consultant work scope.

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Subconsultants

Ryan Fidler, RLS Surveyor | RLF Consulting, LLC

Ryan has over 25 years of land surveying, mapping, and design support experience.

He founded RLF in 2006 to provide innovative surveying and mapping solutions to serve the public and private sectors. Ryan has performed successfully on numerous projects throughout Arizona. His responsibilities include managing RLF’s survey group as well as overseeing operations. Ryan is certified and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 333 Exempt to use Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to provide highly accurate 3D models (point clouds) as well as ultra-precise ortho-rectified imagery.

Joshua Edwards Cultural Resources | Cornerstone Environmental

Joshua has over 27 years of experience with archaeology in the southwest including surveys, testing, and data recovery at prehistoric and historic sites throughout Arizona and western New Mexico. Joshua has technical specialty in geoarchaeology and faunal analysis. He has acted as an environmental project manager for over 17 years on a wide variety of projects for federal agencies, municipalities, tribes, and private companies. Joshua has led projects involving historic preservation, NEPA compliance, Jurisdictional Waters Delineations, and Biological Evaluations. Cornerstone is located in Flagstaff and is familiar with work for Arizona Fish and Game. They provide a complete team to support the environmental components that may be required of the contract.

Team Qualifications

Personnel Education Years of Exp.

Licenses / Certifications Skill/Knowledge Levels

RUDOLF ING

BS - Mechanical Engineering MBA - Business Administration

AZ PE #43121 (Civil)

AZ PE #33574

(Mechanical)

AZ LEED AP #5806

Road & Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing |Cost Estimating |Construction Management

JASON

THOM

BS - Civil Engineering 40 AZ PE #58265 PE nine other states

Emergency Action Plan | Hydraulics and Hydrology | Dam Inundation Studies | Dam Engineering | Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing | Cost Estimating | Construction Management

RUSSELL

REED

MS - Environmental Engineering BS - Civil Engineering

AZ PE in progress

MT PE #28651

ID PE #13008

Hydraulics and Hydrology | Dam Inundation Studies | Dam Engineering | Road and Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing | Cost Estimating | Construction Management

DENNIS

RUSSELL

MS - Engineering Geotechnical Engineering BS - Civil Engineering

21 AZ PE in progress PE five other states

Dam Engineering | Road and Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design

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Personnel Education Years of Exp.

Licenses / Certifications Skill/Knowledge Levels

CHRIS

KMETTY

BS - Civil Engineering 24 AZ PE #38782

Road and Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing |Cost Estimating |Construction Management

NICK

ROBERTSON

BS - Civil Engineering BS - Engineering Management MS - Structural Engineering

CA PE C69342

PE 2 other states

OR SE # 80236

WA SE #50345

OR Certified Bridge Construction Inspector # 41951

Structural | Wharfs | Floating Docks | Dolphins Retaining Walls | Bulkheads

MATT

METTLER

BS - Engineering Science 42 AZ SE #61334 PE nice other states

Structural | Bridges | Dams | Hydraulic Structures | Commercial | Industrial

EMILY

PETERSON

MS - Ecosystem Management BA - Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

2013/SWPPP

Administrator Certification

NEPA Compliance | Permitting

DOUG

ENDERSON

BS - Civil Engineering 17

MT PE #16520-CE

MT PTOE #2812

ND PE #8202

Road and Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design |Specification Writing | Cost Estimating

GREG

GABEL

BS - Civil Engineering 18 MT PE #15708

CFPM #US-17-09649

Hydraulics and Hydrology | Specification Writing | Cost Estimating

ERIN

O'BRIEN BS - Civil Engineering 14

AZ PE #54744

NV PE #28054

Hydraulics and Hydrology |Road and Parking Lot Design | Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing | Cost Estimating | Construction Management

JEFF

OLSSON

BS - Civil Engineering 18

AZ PE #72432

WY PE #16035

WA PE #47235

Hydraulics and Hydrology

CARLA

VAN SICLEN

MS - Geology BA - Geology 28 WA PG #1515

WY PG #3266

Geomorphology

NICHOLAS

WESTPHAL

BS - Civil Engineering 16 AZ PE #53423 PE five other states

Hydraulics and Hydrology | Road and Parking Lot Design |Planning and Conceptual Design | Specification Writing | Cost Estimating | Construction Management

RYAN

FIDLER

BS - Geomatics 25 AZ PLS #44007 PLS three other states Land Survey | Mapping | UAS

JOSHUA

EDWARDS

MS - Quaternary Sciences BA - Anthropology 27 Cultural Resources

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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Design Philosophy DOWL’s design philosophy dictates that projects must have the following characteristics:

DOWL’s designs must be constructible. Designs are reviewed by DOWL’s engineers and construction inspectors to eliminate problems that could result in change orders and cost overruns during construction.

The designed projects must fit the budget of the AGFD.

Designs must provide a safe environment for the public. Projects must be designed to be sustainable with a long anticipated life. Projects are designed to minimize maintenance requirements and life-cycle costs.

DOWL works closely with our clients to assure that the completed project meets the goals and mission of the client. We use strong communication, quality control procedures, and effective project planning/management to make sure and uphold our design philosophy.

Communication DOWL understands the importance of communication in completing a successful project. Communication with the owner and other stakeholders is critical from project inception through project close-out. We believe clear, frequent communication is important to the success of any assignment. Rudy has strong communication skills as a project manager and will serve as the primary point of contact. He maintain regular communication through e-mail, telephone, and personal visits to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner. Rudy will use Newforma to create an integrated network to allow team members to instantly access documents. Best described as a powerful search engine/FTP/networking tool, Newforma brings database accessibility to everyone on our team.

Quality Control DOWL received our ISO 9001 Quality Management certification in June 2018. DOWL’s Operational Excellence (OpEx) program details the policies and procedures that are compliant with this certification. The OpEx program is comprehensive, covering topics such as organizational responsibilities, financial management, design standards and procedures, accountability, ethics, honesty, and the integrity of how DOWL staff conducts business.

DOWL’s ISO 9001 certification requires that all employees are trained in OpEx. Each employee fully participates in confirming that the appropriate steps in the quality program are completed for each project in a timely manner.

DOWL’s quality management program includes a comprehensive system of discipline-specific check lists, comment forms, and quality procedures that provide complete documentation for each deliverable. In addition, the following standard practices are included on all projects:

■ A highly experienced project manager and project team committed throughout the life of the project

■ Clear definition of roles, responsibilities, and authority levels for all project team members

■ Accurate scopes, schedules, and budgets that realistically reflect length and complexity of tasks

■ An integrated team effort to adjust and coordinate project activities and efficiently leverage the resources

■ Regular communication with AGFD staff and stakeholders to keep people informed of progress

■ Thorough quality review and constructability checks.

Project Planning / Management DOWL actively uses Deltek Enterprise Management System to manage staff resources across the company and Newforma to manage project information, files, and correspondence. Deltek is an integrated planning and resource management tool that provides real-time reporting of staff resources and project expenditures. Newforma allows DOWL, our team, and the AGFD to seamlessly transfer and share project files for quick action, mark-ups, and documentation.

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Project Flowchart

COMMON PROBLEMS

Dam Rehabilitation Projects in Montana Problem: Inefficient handling of construction documents.

Solution: As noted in the “Design Philosophy” section of the proposal, DOWL has ISO 9001 certified quality control procedures for all phases of a project (OpEx). As part of OpEx, DOWL uses a software package called “Submittal Exchange” to facilitate efficient communication and documentation of reviews and approvals of construction documents during design and construction. Submittal exchange handles design reviews, contractor product and material submittals, requests for information (RFI), inspection reports, and testing data. Submittal Exchange also provides record management. The BLM has found that Submittal Exchange is an efficient, cost-effective tool providing clear documentation of approvals and comprehensive records at the end of construction.

Reference: Bureau of Land Management Mike Montgomery | (406) 538-1938

Lovell Main Street Infrastructure Improvements, Lovell, Wyoming Problem: Multiple entities using different procedures and overlapping services can result in conflicts and higher costs.

Solution: DOWL was the engineer for the replacement of water and sewer facilities in Wyoming Highway 14A/Main Street in Lovell. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) was responsible for road repairs after water and sewer construction. DOWL facilitated a cooperative effort between the City and WYDOT including using the same specifications, survey data, microstation software, and sharing inspection duties that resulted in $1 million of cost savings in an estimated $5 million project budget.

Reference: Town of Lovell, Wyoming, Brian Dickson |

(307) 548-6551

Cartersville Irrigation Dam Fish Passage Alternative Analysis and Environmental Assessment (EA), Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Forsyth, Montana Problem: Obtaining consensus between vested parties having widely different perspectives.

Solution: DOWL performed the “Cartersville Irrigation Dam Fish Passage Alternative Analysis and EA Study”.

The study primarily involved passage of shovelnose sturgeon. DOWL identified potential issues between stakeholders and facilitated public meetings in a manner that gained consensus on the alternatives involving fish passage, irrigation, recreation, and municipal water supply.

Reference: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Paul Valle |

(406) 841-4013

Hualapai Grand Canyon West – Water Supply Study, Hualapai Tribe, Peach Springs, Arizona Problem: Construction cost estimates for larger Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects can suffer accuracy because of limited design information. This can be critical when negotiating with various stakeholders.

Solution: As noted in the Relevant Projects section of the proposal, DOWL provided design options for a water supply study for Hualapai Tribe water rights negotiations. The project was a large infrastructure projects with many pump stations and large bore piping rising from the Colorado River to the top of the Grand Canyon. DOWL brought on key contractors early in the project to discuss technical options, pricing, and value engineering to make an accurate budget and schedule for the project. Various federal entities reviewed the work and had no comments with the design approach, assumptions, and cost estimate. DOWL received accolades for our work on the project.

Reference: Hualapai Tribe – Director of Public Works Phil Wisely | (928) 769-2216

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1. Provide background information on your company.

DOWL is a full-service, manager-owned, multi-discipline engineering firm with over 60 years of experience throughout the western United States. DOWL was organized as a limited liability company in Alaska in 1998. With 400 employees located in 16 offices in six western states we have carefully selected experienced professionals who understand your needs. DOWL has accomplished projects varying widely in size and complexity, representing federal, state, and local government jurisdictions, Alaska Native Corporations, American Indian Tribes, private developers, commercial, and industrial concerns.

DOWL is a strong, stable company that has experienced consistent growth over the years. This remains true, even in the midst of the current economic turmoil. Our team enjoys stable and capable leadership from Rudolf Ing, PE and Jay Thom, PE, both principal owners in DOWL who have a vested interest in continuing to grow, staying current with the dams industry best practices and emerging technologies, and developing our team.

ATTACHMENT IV

EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE/RELIABILITY

This was my first time working with DOWL and they were great to work with on all fronts. The project went smoothly, was on budget, and we ended with a great product.”

- Nick Scribner | Wyoming Game and Fish Department -

2. Describe any additional information you wish to provide about your company.

Through our 60-year history, we have been providing engineering services to federal, state, local, and tribal governments as well as for a wide range of private sector clients. DOWL has earned a reputation of being dedicated to meeting the needs and expectations of our clients through our team of responsive, highly competent professionals. DOWL has received many awards for project design and construction on a wide range of public works and private sector projects. We are proud of this recognition, and we strive to provide this level of engineering excellence and innovation on all our projects.

DOWL has the specialized experience and technical competence to perform all types of dam projects, from planning through design and construction.

■ DOWL has performed condition assessments on over 300 BLM dams, including the majority of BLM’s high hazard dams and developed rehabilitation designs for over 30 BLM dams

■ DOWL has developed 12 rehabilitation designs for Montana State Water Projects high hazard dams

■ DOWL provides ongoing technical review support to the Alaska and Montana Dam Safety Programs

■ DOWL provides ongoing design, safety inspections, risk evaluation, and construction administration to the BIA Dam Safety Program (140 High Hazard Dams)

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Project Year Completed Client Project Description

Project Cost

Black Canyon Dam rehabilitation

(Current) AGFD

DOWL is contracted to design for dam rehabilitation. The engineering scope includes:

■ Review and update the spillway hydraulics and embankment stability analyses

■ Coordinate with Arizona Dam Safety Program to determine the appropriate IDF

■ Develop and evaluate alternatives for routing the IDF

■ Complete the final design and produce construction documents for the preferred alternative

■ Complete a Class 3 cultural survey of any potentially affected area for the construction

$300K

Hualapai Grand Canyon West Water Supply Study

Ongoing Hualapai Tribe

Services included design for a water diversion and intake structure, turbine booster pumps, and piping as required to support 2,300gpm flow from the Colorado River to the Grand Canyon West development of the Hualapai Tribe.

$1.5M

Bodaway Gap SSER Phase 1 & 2 2020

Gila River Indian

Community

DOWL is the civil engineer providing site analysis for a new health center at Bodaway Gap, near Tuba City, Arizona. Phase 1 required evaluation and ranking of three site alternatives.

$75,529

Komatke Flood Hazard Study 2018

Gila River Indian

Community

DOWL was responsible for the preparation of a flood hazard analysis to evaluate the potential impacts the Loop 202 highway project will have on the downstream Komatke area (Gila River Indian Reservation).

$98,420

Pueblo Pintado Site Selection and Evaluation

Gila River

Indian Community

DOWL was the civil engineer providing site analysis for a new health center at Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico. Phase 1 required evaluation and ranking of three site alternatives.

$65,076

Albuquerque IHS PJD/POR Central and West Locations

2020 IHS

DOWL was the civil engineer providing site evaluation due diligence for PJD and POR for the IHS Central and West Hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico.

$31,270

Port Dock 5 Pier Replacement 2021 Port of New

Port

DOWL completed an alternatives analysis that studied the options for repair and provided final design of the structure, which will accommodate expansion in the future to allow parking for vessel operators and a turn around.

$105,113

3. Provide a listing of projects completed in the past 3 years that supports the consistent quality of your trade and demonstrates the type of projects completed. Utilize the format below to organize your list of previous experience. Add additional rows to the chart if needed.

ATTACHMENT IV

EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE/RELIABILITY

OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE

Arizona Game and Fish Department Purchasing Office

5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix, Arizona 85086

BPM003384 Required Forms updated 01-14-2020

Offer and Acceptance Form OFFER

TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA:

The Undersigned hereby offers and agrees to furnish the material, service or construction in compliance with all terms, conditions, specifications and amendments in the Solicitation and any written exceptions in the offer.

Company Name Signature of Person Authorized to Sign Offer

Address Printed Name

City State Zip Title

Phone:

Fax:

Contact Email Address

By signature in the Offer section above, the Offeror certifies:

1. The Offeror shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in violation of Federal Executive Order 11246, State

Executive Order 2009-9 or A.R.S. §§ 41−1461 through 1465.

2. The Offeror has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted offer. Failure to provide a valid signature affirming the stipulations required by this clause shall result in rejection of the offer. Signing the offer with a false statement shall void the offer, any resulting contract and may be subject to legal remedies provided by law.

3. The Offeror certifies compliance with A.R.S.§41-3532 when offering electronics or information technology products, services or maintenance.

4. The Offeror is not debarred from, or otherwise prohibited from participating in any contract awarded by any federal, state or local government.

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER

The Offer is hereby accepted.

The Contractor is now bound to sell the materials or services listed by the attached contract and based upon the solicitation, including all terms, conditions, specifications, amendments, etc., and the Contractor’s Offer as accepted by the State.

This Contract shall henceforth be referred to as Contract No. ____________________________________________________.

The effective date of the Contract is ____________________________________________________.

The Contractor is cautioned not to commence any billable work or to provide any material or service under this contract until Contractor receives purchase order, contact release document or Procurement’s written notice to proceed.

State of Arizona Awarded this day of

Kristen Micurescu, CPPB, as Branch Chief and not personally

DOWL

Rudolf Ing, PE430 W. Warner Road, Suite B101

Tempe AZ 85284 Senior Civil Engineer ring@dowl.com

206.946.8123

800.865.9847

Designation of Confidential, Trade Secret & Proprietary Information

Arizona Game and Fish Department Purchasing Office

Designation of Confidential, Trade Secret & Proprietary Information All materials submitted as part of a response to a solicitation are subject to Arizona public records law a will be disclosed if there is an appropriate public records request at the time of or after the award of the contract.

Recognizing there may be materials included in a solicitation response that is proprietary or a trade secret, a process is set out in A.A.C. R2-7-103 that will allow qualifying materials to be designated as confidential and excluded from disclosure. For purposes of this process the definition of “trade secret” will be the same as that set out in A.A.C. R2-7-101(50).

This form must be completed and returned with the response to the solicitation and any supporting information to assist the State in making its determination as to whether any of the materials submitted as part of the solicitation response should be designated confidential because the material is proprietary or a trade secret and therefore not subject to disclosure.

All offerors must select one of the following:

My response does not contain proprietary or trade secret information. I understand that my entire response will become public record in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-C317.

My response does contain trade secret information because it contains information that:

1. Is a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process, AND

2. Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; AND

3. Is the subject of efforts by myself or my organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

Please note that failure to attach an explanation may result in a determination that the information does not meet the statutory trade secret definition. All information that does not meet the definition of trade secret as defined by A.A.C. R2-7-101(50) will become public in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-C317. The State reserves the right to make its own determination of Proposer’s trade secret materials through a written determination in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-103.

If the State agrees with the proposer’s designation of trade secret or confidentiality and the determination is challenged, the undersigned hereby agrees to cooperate and support the defense of the determination with all interested parties, including legal counsel or other necessary assistance.

By submitting this response, proposer agrees that the entire offer, including confidential, trade secret and proprietary information may be shared with an evaluation committee and technical advisors during the evaluation process.

Proposer agrees to indemnify and hold the State, its agents and employees, harmless from any claims or causes of action relating to the State’s withholding of information based upon reliance on the above representations, including the payment of all costs and attorney fees incurred by the State in defending such an action.

Company Name Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

City State Zip Title

X

DOWL

Rudolf Ing, PE430 W. Warner Road, Suite B101

Tempe AZ 85284 Senior Civil Engineer

Designation of Confidential, Trade

Secret & Proprietary Information

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Purchasing Office

R2-7-103. Confidential Information

A. If a person wants to assert that a person's offer, specification, or protest contains a trade secret or other proprietary information, a person shall include with the submission a statement supporting this assertion. A person shall clearly designate any trade secret and other proprietary information, using the term "confidential". Contract terms and conditions, pricing, and information generally available to the public are not considered confidential information under this Section.

B. Until a final determination is made under subsection (C), an agency chief procurement officer shall not disclose information designated as confidential under subsection (A) except to those individuals deemed by an agency chief procurement officer to have a legitimate state interest.

C. Upon receipt of a submission, an agency chief procurement officer shall make one of the following written determinations:

1. The designated information is confidential and the agency chief procurement officer shall not disclose the information except to those individuals deemed by the agency chief procurement officer to have a legitimate state interest;

2. The designated information is not confidential; or

3. Additional information is required before a final confidentiality determination can be made.

D. If an agency chief procurement officer determines that information submitted is not confidential, a person who made the submission shall be notified in writing. The notice shall include a time period for requesting a review of the determination by the state procurement administrator.

E. An agency chief procurement officer may release information designated as confidential under subsection (A) if:

1. A request for review is not received by the state procurement administrator within the time period specified in the notice; or

2. The state procurement administrator, after review, makes a written determination that the designated information is not confidential

Participation in Boycott of Israel

Purchasing Office

BPM003384 Required Forms updated 1-14-2020 SPO For No. 205

Boycott of Israel Disclosure

Please note that if any of the following apply to this Solicitation, Contract, or Contractor, then the Offeror shall select the “Exempt Solicitation, Contract, or Contractor” option below:

� The Solicitation or Contract has an estimated value of less than $100,000;

� Contractor is a sole proprietorship;

� Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; OR � Contractor is a non-profit organization.

Pursuant to A.R.S. §35-393.01, public entities are prohibited from entering into contracts “unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract to not engage in, a boycott of goods or services from Israel.”

Under A.R.S. §35-393:

1. "Boycott" means engaging in a refusal to deal, terminating business activities or performing other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with entities doing business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel, if those actions are taken either:

(a) Based in part on the fact that the entity does business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel.

(b) In a manner that discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin or religion and that is not based on a valid business reason.

2. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate, that engages in for-profit activity and that has ten or more full-time employees.

5. "Public entity" means this State, a political subdivision of this State or an agency, board, commission or department of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

The certification below does not include boycotts prohibited by 50 United States Code Section 4842 or a regulation issued pursuant to that section. See A.R.S. §35-393.03.

In compliance with A.R.S. §§35-393 et seq., all offerors must select one of the following:

The Company submitting this Offer does not participate in, and agrees not to participate in during the term of the contract, a boycott of Israel in accordance with A.R.S. §§35-393 et seq. I understand that my entire response will become public record in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-C317.

The Company submitting this Offer does participate in a boycott of Israel as described in A.R.S. §§35-

393 et seq.

X

Participation in Boycott of Israel

Purchasing Office

BPM003384 Required Forms updated 1-14-2020 SPO For No. 205

Exempt Solicitation, Contract, or Contractor.

Indicate which of the following statements applies to this Contract:

-profit organization.

Company Name Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

City State Zip Title

DOWL

Rudolf Ing, PE430 W. Warner Road, Suite B101

Tempe AZ 85284 Senior Civil Engineer

X

ATTACHMENT I

Purchasing Office

Attachment I, Subcontractors

SUBCONTRACTORS

Bidder shall identify all proposed subcontractors/material suppliers that will be utilized to perform any portion of the Specifications. Additional Subcontractor(s) not listed below or on a supplemental page must receive written approval from AGFD before utilization.

Name of Subcontractor

City, State

Number of years in business

Type of business (LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietor, etc.)

Service to be provided

Name of Subcontractor

City, State

Number of years in business

Type of business (LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietor, etc.)

Service to be provided

RFL Consulting, LLC

Survey

Chandler, AZ

Cornerstone Environmental Consulting, LLC

Limited Liability Company

Cultural Services

Limited Liability Company

Flagsta�, AZ

ATTACHMENT II

Purchasing Office

Attachment II, References

REFERENCES

Three (3) professional references who have received services similar to the Specifications of this Solicitation shall be listed below. References from AGFD are not to be included. References from the western United States are preferred.