GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING

1 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING 800 VICTORIA DRIVE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77022-2908 TEL. (713) 699-4000 FAX (713) 699-9200 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION/INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICING PROJECTS STATEWIDE 2011 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction .. 1 TxDOT Precertification .. 2 Personal Organization .. 2 Knowledge/Qualifications .. 3 Project Experience .. 3 Geotechnical ENGINEERING Services .. 4 General.

2 4 Field Equipment .. 4 Geotechnical Laboratory .. 4 ENGINEERING Analysis and Report .. 5 Environmental ENGINEERING Services .. 5 Construction Materials ENGINEERING Services .. 6 Forensic ENGINEERING 7 7 Professional Affiliations .. 7 Scheduling .. 8 Insurance .. 8 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).. 9 In-House Computer 9 i GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING EXHIBITS Appendix A - Resumes of Key Members Appendix B - Project Experience TxDOT Harris County Toll Road Authority Harris County Harris County Flood Control Port of Houston City of Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Fort Bend County Montgomery County Galveston County Water Authorities Other Groups Appendix C - Accreditation Certificates Appendix D - HUB and DBE Certificates iiGEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING 1 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING COMPANY PROFILE INTRODUCTION The purpose of this document is to provide our client a complete

3 Package of our capabilities for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), City of Houston, Harris County, Montgomery County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County Toll Road, Metro, and Harris County Flood Control, Port of Houston, water authorities, etc. projects. The information in this document can be used to put GEOTECH ENGINEERING and TESTING on your team. We provide our services statewide. GEOTECH ENGINEERING and TESTING (GET) is a Texas owned, multi-disciplined organization of licensed engineers, geologists, field and laboratory technicians, and clerical personnel who combine their technical capabilities, past experience, dedication, and enthusiasm to offer the finest service through a combined team effort.

4 GET has a staff of about fifty-five (55) engineers, technicians, and support staff. All of our employees are located in our Houston office. The firm, which was established in 1985, provides the following services: o Geotechnical ENGINEERING , including soil exploration, and laboratory geotechnical TESTING . o ENGINEERING analyses and transportation foundation studies regarding foundations, pavings, slope-stability, retaining walls, construction, etc. o Building foundation studies, including recommendations for foundation alternatives, such as drilled footings, spread footings, settlement, piling, bearing capacity, etc. o Construction materials ENGINEERING , including earthwork, asphaltic concrete, portland cement concrete, plant inspection and TESTING , and steel.

5 O Roadway and bridge construction inspection. o Environmental ENGINEERING , including hazardous materials initial site assessments. o Forensic ENGINEERING , including roads, retaining walls and foundation distress studies. GEOTECH ENGINEERING and TESTING is certified as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) by the State of Texas. GET is also certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) with Texas Department of Transportation. In addition, GET is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with City of Houston, Houston ISD, SCTRCA and NCTRCA. Furthermore, GET is listed as a Small Business with Metropolitan Transit Authority and Port of Houston.

6 GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING 2 TxDOT PRECERTIFICATION GEOTECH ENGINEERING and TESTING s TxDOT sequence number is 423. Our firm has been pre-certified with TxDOT in the following categories: PERSONAL ORGANIZATION GET is committed to providing the client with high quality ENGINEERING and TESTING services in a cost effective and efficient manner. Our staff members are very experienced and are prequalified to perform these services. The GET project team is headed by David Eastwood, , , who is a licensed professional engineer in Texas, with over 33 years of experience in geotechnical, environmental, construction materials and forensic ENGINEERING services.

7 Mr. Eastwood s TxDOT employee sequence No. is 2691. He is responsible for the overall functions of the company. David Eastwood is the past president of Houston Chapter of Texas Council for ENGINEERING Laboratories. He helped with development of the geotechnical guidelines for design and construction for City of Houston, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, etc. facilities. Mr. Eastwood conducts training in geotechnical, environmental, materials, and forensic ENGINEERING for the City of Houston, Harris County, City of Sugarland, American Institute of Architects, and Greater Houston Builders Association.

8 Mr. Eastwood is on the Post-Tensioning Institute s Slab-at-Grade Geotechnical Committee. Furthermore, he is the past president of Foundation Performance Association, an organization specializing in foundation failure evaluation. In addition, Mr. Eastwood has been certified as a Corrective Action Project Manager with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Mr. Fred Ehteshami, , (TxDOT employee sequence No. 7404), who is a licensed professional engineer in Texas, with over 36 years of experience in geotechnical, environmental, construction materials and forensic ENGINEERING will be the project manager for the geotechnical, materials environmental and forensic ENGINEERING team.

9 Category of Work Category of Work Description Soil Exploration Geotechnical TESTING Transportation Foundation Studies Building Foundation Studies Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment Asphaltic Concrete Portland Cement Concrete Plant Inspection and TESTING Roadway Construction Management and Inspection Major Bridge Construction Management and Inspection GEOTECH ENGINEERING AND TESTING 3 Dr. Dave Sikdar, , , who has a in civil ENGINEERING and about three years of experience in geotechnical, environmental and materials ENGINEERING will be a project manager for the geotechnical, materials, environmental and forensic ENGINEERING team.

10 Dr. Al Dutta, who has a in civil ENGINEERING with about five years of experience in geotechnical, environmental and materials ENGINEERING will be a project manager for the geotechnical, materials, environmental and forensic ENGINEERING team. Dr. Bernard Jung, , who has a civil ENGINEERING and about three years of experience in geotechnical, environmental and materials ENGINEERING will be a project manager for the geotechnical, materials, environmental and forensic ENGINEERING team. The laboratory service will be managed by Mr. Abbas Shadab (TxDOT employee sequence No. 7405), BSCE, CET. Mr. Shadab has about 35 years of experience with geotechnical and materials TESTING .