STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS - YPC Consulting

1 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS YPC Consulting GROUP, 5931 Country Lakes Drive Fort Myers, Florida 33905 Phone (239) 693-7700 Fax (239) 690-0271 Website: YPC Consulting Group, 5931 Country Lakes Drive Fort Myers, Florida 33905 Phone (239) 693-7700 Fax (239) 690-0271 Florida Certificate of Authorization No. 28233 Geotechnical Engineering Construction Materials Testing Pile Monitoring Services Environmental Site Assessments Pre-Condition Surveys Threshold Inspection Services Vibration Monitoring Services Blasting Consultation Thank you for your interest in YPC Consulting Group, We firmly believe that we are uniquely qualified to be your full-service geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and construction inspection Consulting firm.

2 We are pleased to submit this STATEMENT of QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) for your review. YPC Consulting Group, is a full-service firm specializing in the fields of geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, construction inspection, threshold inspection, pre-construction structure condition surveys, foundation installation & testing, environmental site assessments, and vibration monitoring. Our professional staff has extensive experience in the areas of roadways, airports, residential developments, public water systems, commercial buildings, medical facilities, military installations, and educational facilities. Our firm is committed to providing all the necessary resources and services to ensure the successful performance and completion of any project.

3 Mr. H. Frank Murati, , Mr. Gregory A. Stephan, , and Mr. Yen-Po Chiu, have over 80 years of combined experience in geotechnical engineering and construction testing and inspection, most of it in Southwest Florida. This professional staff has worked together since 1999 and is assisted by a staff of senior engineering technicians and inspectors. Mr. George E. Evans, , has over 35 years of geology and environmental experience, and has worked closely with the other professionals at YPC over the past 18 years. Enclosed are summaries of our services, QUALIFICATIONS , licenses, accreditations, and insurance coverage. Detailed resumes of our key professionals are also included, as well as a partial list of clients and representative projects.

4 More information can be found at our website at YPC Consulting Group, looks forward to being one of your team members on any project you are awarded that calls for experts in our field. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTINGYPC Consulting Group, Consulting Group, is fully equipped to provide all your construction materials testing needs. Our services include, but are not limited to, the following: Limerock Bearing Ratio (LBR) and California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Tests Modified or Standard Proctor Tests Compaction Tests with Nuclear Moisture-Density Gauges. Compaction Tests with Sand Cone Density Apparatus Atterberg Limits Tests, Gradation Tests, and Soil Classifications. Concrete Cylinder Testing for Compressive Strength Grout Prism Testing for Compressive Strength Mortar Cube Testing for Compressive Strength Concrete Beam Testing for Flexural Strength Concrete Air Content Tests Concrete Unit Weight and Yield Tests Asphalt Placement Monitoring & Coring Services Concrete Coring Services Asphalt & Limerock Thickness Determinations Limerock Total Carbonates TestsFDOT CONSTRUCTION TRAINING qualification PROGRAM (CTQP)YPC Consulting Group, CONSTRUCTION TRAINING qualification PROGRAM (CTQP)YPC Consulting Group, members are qualified in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Construction Training qualification Program (CTQP)in the following areas.

5 Asphalt Paving Technician, Level 1 Asphalt Paving Technician, Level 2 Concrete Field Technician, Level 1 Concrete Laboratory Technician, Level 1 Earthwork Construction Inspection, Level 1 Earthwork Construction Inspection, Level 2 Aggregate Base Testing Technician Limerock Bearing Ratio (LBR) Technician Qualified Sampler Technician Quality Control ManagerYPC can provide these laboratory and field services for roadway and highway projects. Our laboratory is also accredited by the Construction Materials Engineering Council (CMEC) and is included on the Florida Department of Transportation Qualified Lab List IIENVIRONMENTAL SITEASSESSMENTS(ESAs)YPC Consulting Group, I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is performed in generalaccordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)E1527-05, entitledStandard Practice for Environmental Site AssessmentsandTitle40 Code ofFederalRegulationsPart 312, entitledStandards and Practicesfor All Appropriate Inquireswhich became a final rule (federal standards andpractices under CERCLA)

6 Of the Environmental Protection Agency effective 1 November Phase I ESA generally consists of the followingcomponents: A review of publically available and reasonably ascertainable recordsfrom standard sources for the subject property and surroundingproperties within the standard ASTM E1527-05 approximate minimumsearch distances of the subject property. This information aids inidentifying recognized environmental conditions in connection with thesubject property and surrounding properties. A site reconnaissance on the subject property andvisual observationsof abutting/adjoining properties which will include photographicdocumentation of any recognized environmental conditions and areasof concern located within the subject property and observed onabutting/adjoining properties.

7 Interviewswith readily available current/past owners and/or occupantsof the subject property and local government officials and/or agencies. Evaluation and preparation of a Phase I ESA will be provided as I ESAs are performed by or under the supervision of a LicensedEnvironmental Professional to satisfy the requirements of the environmentalprofessional as defined in 40 CFR (b).YPC Consulting Group, can also provide Phase II Environmental SiteAssessments (ESA) and site cleanup and remediation servicesfor your proect. SETTLEMENT EVALUATION AND FORENSIC ENGINEERING YPC Consulting Group, SETTLEMENT EVALUATION AND FORENSIC ENGINEERING The professional staff at YPC Consulting Group, possesses the technical expertise and experience to undertake detailed settlement evaluations, as well as forensic engineering studies related to structural settlement or improper construction.

8 These services include: Settlement evaluation to determine cause of structural damage, and to recommend and/or evaluate remediation options for repair of structures damaged by excessive settlement. Structural settlement evaluation to determine if settlement is related to poor soil conditions, improper construction, poor fill quality control, or other causes. Evaluation of asphalt pavement failures. Evaluation of structural concrete slabs using radar scanning technology. Settlement Evaluation Slab X-Ray Scan FOUNDATION PILE INSTALLATION MONITORING AND TESTINGYPC Consulting Group, PILE INSTALLATION MONITORING AND TESTINGYPC Consulting Group, offers pile installation, monitoring, and testing services for deep pile foundation systems, including: Installation monitoring of augered cast-in-place concrete piles.

9 Augered cast-in-place concrete pile grout strength testing. Installation monitoring for driven precast concrete piles. Installation monitoring for timber piles. Static compression and tension pile load test monitoring (with or without vibrating wire strain gauges). Installation monitoring and load testing for helical piers. Dynamic pile load testing using the Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA). GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERINGYPC Consulting Group, ENGINEERINGYPC Consulting Group, has vast experience in Southwest Florida in the geotechnical exploration and engineering field. Our services include: Subsurface explorations using Standard Penetration Test (SPT) borings. Subsurface explorations using Piezocone Penetration Test (PCPT) soundings.

10 Foundation studies and engineering services to analyze and evaluate the most cost-effective foundation solutions, including conventional spread footings foundations, augered cast-in-place pile foundations, driven precast concrete pile foundations, timber pile foundations, ground improvement using vibroreplacement and/or vibroflotation techniques, cement stabilized vertical columns supported foundations, and foundation IMPROVEMENT MONITORING AND TESTINGYPC Consulting Group, IMPROVEMENT MONITORING AND TESTINGYPC Consulting Group, offers monitoring and testing services for ground improvement techniques such as vibroreplacement and vibroflotation. Services include: Monitoring vibroreplacment or vibroflotation operations designed to achieve ground improvement prior to construction of conventional shallow foundation systems.