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Badey&Watson (3)~~ BADEY & WATSON tic., ,~3 3 3063 Route 9, Cold Sprang, New York 10516 ~'~ - ~-~( ~~ Fax: (845) 265-4428 '' ? ~ _ i www.badey-watson.com infoC>badey-watson.com November 11, 2011 Town of Wappinger Planning Board Wappinger Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Surveying & Engineering P.C. (845) 265-9217 (845) 225-3312 (845) 831-0100 (845) 562-0060 (914) 628-1800 (914) 739-3577 (877) 3.141593 Re: RFP for PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES to The Town of Wappinger Planning Board Dear Chairman Fanuele and Board Members: Glennon J. Watson, L.S. John P. Delano, P.E. Peter Meisler, L.S. Stephen R Miller, L.S. Jennifer W. Reap, L.S. George A. Badey, L.S., Senior Consultant Mary Rice, R.L.A., Consultant Robert S. Miglin, Jc, L.S. We thank you for the opportunity to submit this formal response to the above referenced RFP issued on October 17, 2011. The invitation is greatly appreciated, and we trust the content of our proposal meets your requirements. We are confident you will find our firm capable of providing the scope of services sought in a timely, cost effective and first-class fashion. Should you have any questions, require clarification, need additional information or care to discuss the content hereof, please call or write us at your convenience. Yours truly, BADEY & WATSON, Surveying & nginee7rin'/g~~P~~.~~C. p by • ~1i~~c'~`~ r' Jo .Delano, P.E. JPD/jpd cc: File Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\TW11NV11BP.doc ~rr.- Owners of the records and fzles of Joseph S. Agnoli . Barger &Hustis, Surveyors . Burgess & Behr .Roy Burgess .Vincent A. Burruano .Hudson Valley Engineering Company, Inc. G. Radcliff Hustis, Surveyor . Peter R Hustis, Surveyor .James W. Irish, Jr. • J. Wilbur Irish . Douglas A. Merritt . E.B. Moebus Reynolds & Chase. General Jacob Schofield. Sidney Schofield, C.E.. Taconic Surveying & Engineering, P.C. • D. Walcutt BADEY & WATSON Surveying & Engineering P.C. 3063 Route 9, Cold Spring, New York 10516 (845) 265-9217 Glennon J. Watson, L.S. (845) 225-3312 John P. Delano, P.E. Fax: (845) 265-4428 (845) 831-0100 Peter Meisler, L.S. www.badey-watson.com (845) 562-0060 Stephen R Miller, L.S. infoC~badey-watson.com (914) 628-1800 Jennifer W. Reap, L.S. (914) 739-3577 (877) 3.141593 George A. Badey, L.S., Senior Consultant Mary Rice, R.L.A., Consultant Robert S. Miglin, Jr., L.S. November 11, 2011 Town of Wappinger Planning Board Wappinger Town Hall 20 Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Re: Cost Portion of RFP PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES The Town of Wappinger Planning Board Dear Chairman Fanuele and Board Members: Pursuant to instruction in the above referenced RFP our cost portion of the proposal is enclosed herewith and separate from our principal response. We thank you. again for the opportunity to submit a formal response to the above referenced RFP issued on October 17, 2011. Should you have any questions, require clarification, need additional information or care to discuss the content hereof, please call or write us at your convenience. Yours truly, BADEY & WATSON, Surveying ~ Engineering, P. C,~ ~ by, (' ~'; Jo .Delano, P.E. JPD/jpd cc: File Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\TW11NV11BP cost.doc Owners of the records and files of Joseph S. Agnoli .Barger &Hustis, Surveyors .Burgess & Behr .Roy Burgess .Vincent A. Burruano .Hudson Valley Engineering Company, Inc. G. Radcliff Hustis, Surveyor .Peter R. Hustis, Surveyor .James W. Irish, Jr. • J. Wilbur Irish .Douglas A. Merritt . E.B. Moebus Reynolds & Chase .General Jacob Schofield .Sidney Schofield, C.E.. Taconic Surveying & Engineering, P.C. • D. Walcutt November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 1 of 1 Proposed hourly rate for preparation of reports, attendance at meetings and site inspections. BADEY & WATSON Surveying & Engineering, P. C. 3063 Route 9 Cold Spring, NY 10516 (845) 265-9217 Voice (845) 265-4428 FAX APPLICANT ESCROW & MUNICIPAL RATE SCHEDULE Professional Engineering Services Town of Wappinger Planning Board 2011 Professional Staff Per Hour Licensed Professional/Principal -- Professional Time $165.00 Licensed Professional/Principal -- 'I'echnicai Time $130.00 Licensed Professional -- Professional Time $130.00 Licensed Professional -- Technical Time $115.00 Technical Staff Per Hour Staff /Engineer $115.00 Staff 1 Surveyor $105.00 Assistant Engineer $ 85.00 Junior Engineer $ 6.00 Engineering/Survey/CAD/Technician $ 65.00 Junior Technician/GPS Technician $ 55.00 Field Technician $ 45.00 Survey Crew - 1 Person $100.00 Survey Crew - 2 Person $140.00 Survey Crew - 3 Person $180.00 Survey Crew - 2 Person (State Prevailing Wage) $160.00 Survey Crew - 3 Person (state Prevailing Wage) $220.00 Chargeable Clerical Time * $ 55.00 Disbursements -reimbursable at cost plus 10% Representation/Attendance at Agency/Board Meetings - $400.00 min. per meeting All Agency/Board Fees are the responsibility of the Applicant Global Positioning Services Equipment premium - $350.00 per day Laser Scanner Equipment premium - $975.00 per day * Normal clerical time is included in professional rates. Chargeable clerical time is that time necessary to compile statistics and prepare project specific reports requiring extraordinary clerical effort. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger PB Costs.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 1 of 14 BADEY & WATSON Surveyin~ & En~ineerinQ, P. C. is a Professional Corporation licensed by and registered with the New York State Department of Education. The firm evolved from a partnership, Badey ,,, & Watson Land Surveyors, which was established in 1973. Badey & Watson has been engaged in the practice of Land Surveying since 1973 and Civil Engineering since 1986. The principals received their training and developed their professional credentials in the Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess County areas of New York State's Hudson Valley. The practice has been active and continuous in New York's Hudson Valley since then. The firm offers services in most areas of surveying, mapping and civil engineering. Engineering Consulting Services offered generally include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: • Agency Applications, Representation, Presentation Materials • Building Permit Applications • Construction Cost Estimating, Monitoring & Inspection • Consultation & Analysis of Zoning & Land Use Regulation • Drainage Analysis and Design + Environmental Assessment Forms • Erosion and Sediment Control Plans • Excavation Permits • Flood Damage Prevention Development Permits + Freshwater Wetlands, Water Bodies and Watercourses Permits • Landscape Design, Screening and Buffering Plans • Logging Special Use Permits • NYSDEC Stormwater SPDES Permitting; - Erosion and Sediment Control Plans - Stonnwater Pollution Prevention Plans • Office/Industrial Park Site Planning • Onsite Wastewater Treatment (septic) System & Water Supply Design • Residential, Commercial, and Municipal Land Use Planning • Road, Parking, and Street Grading and Drainage Design • Sanitary Facilities Testing, Design and. Permitting • Sewer Design, Inspection and Testing • Site Development Plan Approvals • Site Evaluation, Planning, Consultation and Permitting • Soil Removal and Excavation Permits • Special Fernlit Approvals • State and County Highway Entry Plans and Permitting • Steep Slope Work Permits • Street and Sidewalk Design • Subdivision Evaluation, Planning, Analyses and Design • Timber Harvesting Permits • Tree Cutting Permits • Tree Protection and Preservation Plans • Water Backflow Prevention Device Design Approvals • Water Supply System Design and Permitting • Wetland Enhancement/Disturbance Mitigation Plans • Zoning Board of Appeals Representation Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATS ON Surveying ~' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 2 of 14 Badey & Watson, on behalf of its clients, has worked with numerous planning boards since 1973. Our consulting engineering practice has been concentrated from central Westchester, throughout Putnam and into southern Dutchess County, with historical concentrations in the Cities of Peekskill, Beacon, and Poughkeepsie; the Towns of Cortlandt, Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Putnam Valley, Fishkill, and East Fishkill; and the Villages of Cold Spring, Nelsonville and Fishkill. Our vice president for engineering, John P. Delano, P.E., currently serves as Chairman of his hometown planning board in the Town of North Castle, New York. He has been board member since January, 2004. We understand the need for timely preparation of documents that comply with Town submission requirements. Likewise, we can appreciate the thorough and timely review of an application, not only from the applicants perspective, but also from an agency's perspective relative to mandatory timeframes for regulatory compliance. We are also cognizant of an applicant's obligation to pursue satisfaction of approval conditions in a timely fashion, as well as to follow through with timely filing of plats with the County Clerk's office. We will perform study and reporting on proposed development matters as the Planning Board requires. We believe site visits are an invaluable tool for all those involved in a project. They afford the reviewing authority an opportunity for an understanding not necessarily attainable from merely reading a plan.. Likewise, they afford the applicant an opportunity to explain their plan and its supporting documentation in the project setting. This lends for a better understanding of the project as a whole. We will attend all site visits deemed necessary by the Planning Board. John P. Delano, P.E. is the Licensed Professional Engineer to be assigned to the purpose of this proposal. He is the licensed professional in charge of all engineering services provided by Badey & Watson. Professional engineering services in connection with applications for land usage, special use permits, site plan approval, subdivision of land and related matters brought before and determined by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board as needed, will be performed by the appropriate technical engineering staff, licensed professional staff, consulting professional, or other principal, as determined by and under Mr. Delano's direction and supervision. This manner of delegation, direction. and. supervision enables provision of more cost effective greater net service within the same timeframe. All written reports, technical reviews, comments and recommendations with respect to such matters will be reviewed, edited as necessary, finalized and signed by Sohn P. Delano, P.E. Site inspections as appropriate and necessary and as requested by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board will be performed by the engineer, other licensed professional staff, consulting professional, or technical engineering staff possessing the requisite minimum level of competence as determined by the engineer and agreed to by the Chairman. The engineer will be in attendance at all Planning Board meetings and other meetings as needed, except as otherwise unavailable due to illness, emergency, or unforeseen scheduling conflict. In such event another principal, consulting professional, or technical engineering staff member, possessing the next highest level of competence for the subject of that meeting, as determined by the engineer and agreed to by the Chairman, would be made available. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Plarming Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying er Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 3 of 14 T'he engineer will provide assistance and work collaboratively with staff from the Department of Planning, Code Enforcement and with all involved departments and agencies of the Town of Wappinger, as requested, i~ within scope of his professional expertise and that of the firm's resources. Additional services as requested by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board will be provided within scope of the engineer's professional expertise and that of the firm's other resources as approved with Chairman. The firm's principals combined possess over 200 years of experience in surveying, engineering and municipal board work; and in combination with the aforementioned consulting and technical engineering staff the firm possesses an additiona150 plus years of experience in engineering and municipal board work. In addition to the Principals, other consulting professionals, and technical engineering staff listed above, Badey & Watson employs ten additional technical staffers, two office clerks, and abookkeeper/office manager; all full time. We also employ apart-time accounts receivable clerk, and a variable number of summer employees. Among our additional technical staff is another NYS Licensed Land Surveyor, one senior field parry chief/survey technician, four additional party chief/field surveyors, a GPS field specialist, one office technician/CAD operator, and two additional CAD operators. Aside from the principals, our surveying staff has a total of close to 100 years of experience. Our surveying technician(s) and CAD operators are also familiar with and accustomed to performing limited engineering tasks as well. Our office clerks are generally familiar with the land development approvals process, as is our office manager, having to deal with applications, forms, maps, etc. on behalf of our varied clientele. These three people possess a total of 46 years experience with our fum. Our bookkeeper is intimately familiar with special payroll requirements far prevailing wage rates and certified payrolls, where required. The day to day operations necessary to keep the office running are generally handled by the office manager. The daily work of most survey personnel is generally managed directly by a licensed land surveyor, principal or otherwise, or our senior chief. Our engineering staff works both independently on assigned projects of varying magnitude and scope, or under direct supervision of more senior staff, or a principal, on more complex or specialized tasks, other work of a sensitive nature, or against a firm deadline. The firm principals and office manager/bookkeeper meet weekly to review obligations, personnel, equipment and. supply needs, and operations in general. Staff meetings are conducted regularly, as needed, to keep project progress and budgets on track, and monitor personnel time management. Badey & Watson is frequently requested to evaluate the work of other licensed professionals and contractors for compliance with applicable State and local codes, rules, regulations, and ordinances, as well as the industry standard of care/practice in the area. Aside from survey and property boundary issues, applications/approvals and construction of project t}pes reviewed have included, but were not necessarily limited to, residential and commercial subsurface sewage treatment systems, residential and small commercial building structural design and construction issues, public sewer and water main corrective construction, proposed drainage and pavement improvement projects, fireplace corrective construction, site evaluations for group homes (pro and con), illicit development of private recreational facilities, small commercial lot development and resulting adverse impacts, proposed subdivision development and potential adverse impact, and pool compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 4 of 14 Various project locations include the Cities of White Plains and Peekskill, and the Towns of Harrison, North Castle, Bedford, Yorktown, Somers, and Cortlandt in Westchester County; the Towns of Philipstown, ,,, Putnam Valley, Carmel, Southeast, Kent and Patterson in Putnam County; the City of Poughkeepsie, and the Towns of Fishkill, East Fishkill and Pawling in Dutchess County. The clients for these projects include numerous homeowners, individual commercial property owners, small business owners, contractors, developers, municipalities (Towns of Cortlandt and Philipstown), State agencies (OMRDD), private organizations, aggrieved property adjoiners, aggrieved property purchasers, aggrieved home buyers, membership clubs and homeowners associations. John P. Delano, P.E. is the Licensed Professional Engineer to be assigned to the purpose of this proposal. He is the licensed professional in charge of all engineering services provided by Badey & Watson as referred to above. Mr. Delano, both personally and by direct supervision of appropriately qualified staff, did attend to the completion of all relative technical review and reports. Mr. Delano, in his continuing capacity as a Chairman of the Town of North Castle Planning Board, regularly participates in the critique and determination of compliance of applications for land usage, site plan approval, subdivision and other matters brought to his hometown. In the process, he shares his expertise offering technical comments and recommendations for both project improvement and code compliance. Badey & Watson has a long standing presence in the Lower Hudson Valley Region. The business was started in Cold Spring in 1973 as a land surveying partnership. We also offered minor engineering services through a permitted professional licensing exemption earned by one of our then partners. Additional engineering services were also offered to our clients by working in conjunction with locally practicing private engineers. While these arrangements permitted us to provide a greater scope of services to our customers, it did not allow us the ability to respond any more timely to the ever changing complexities of our clients' land development and usage applications. In order to remedy this situation, we employed Mr. Delano in 1986. Our mutual goal, to provide complete land surveying and civil engineering services directly to clients, was almost immediately furthered by the transformation of the land surveying partnership into the current entity known as BADEY & WATSON, Surveying & Engineering, P. C. Since inception, Badey & Watson has enjoyed a good reputation. We attribute this to our commitment to excellence through attention to detail, extending the extra effort to do the right job, delivering on our commitments, and attending to customer satisfaction. The concentration of our work outward from Cold Spring has helped us build on that good reputation. Over the years we have also acquired numerous surrounding practices and records, to solidify our ability to provide better services to a larger portion of the region. Along these lines, being in a position to provide professional services to the Town of Wappinger permits us to serve a community at large, as opposed to a selected few property owners. We believe such an assignment has the potential to benefit the Town of Wappinger by providing access to a competent, experienced and diverse engineering staff; an extensive array of surveying services are also available. Additionally, this arrangement would provide Badey & Watson an opportunity to further solidify its name in the region. In addition to our vast experience from the property owners perspective, our staff collectively possesses close to 26 years of service on municipal boards, commissions, committees, etc. This experience and proven commitment to community, combined with the other industry related talents of our staff, and affiliation with other allied professionals is certainly indicative that we possess the particular abilities and qualifications related to the services sought through this request for proposals. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Tow. of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying ~' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 5 of 14 We trust a review of the content hereof by the Town of Wappinger Planning Board will conclude similarly. Respectfully submitted, BADEY & WATSON, Surveying & Engineeing, P. C. by, ~ Jo .Delano, P.E. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger P1aruling Board Page 6 of 14 ~,,,- Resume Information of Princiaals: Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 201.1 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 7 of 14 JOHN P. DELANO, P.E. NYS License No. 62505 Position: Vice President for Engineering Board of Directors: 1986 to Date Principal: 1987 to Date Licensed Professional Engineer and Principal in charge of Engineering Services provided by Badey & Watson, Surveying & Engineering, P.C., a Professional Service Corporation licensed by and registered with the New York State Department of Education, for individual, corporate and municipal clients in need of consulting, analytical, planning, feasibility, testing, design, permitting & monitoring services in connection with land development, improvement & restoration projects. Professional Experience Mr. Delano has been licensed to practice Engineering in New York State since 1986. He has been involved in the field of Civil Engineering and Surveying since 1968. He has an intimate knowledge of the planning process. He has been involved in the design, analysis, review, approval and inspection of land development and municipal projects as an Engineer for the Town of Yorktown, NY, DMJM/Rotfeld, Dolph Rotfeld Associates, as Chief of Equipment Maintenance for Kensico Little League, as Chairman of the Building & Grounds Committee of The North Castle South Fire District No. ] Board of Fire Commissioners, and as a Member of the Town of North Castle Planning Board. Mr. Delano is a member of: • National Society of Professional Engineers • New York State Society of Professional Engineers • Associate Member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping • American Planning Association • Westchester Municipal Planning Federation • Town of North Castle Planning Board • North Castle South Fire District No.l Board of Fire Commissioners • New York State Association. of Fire Chiefs • The Fireman's Association of New York Community Involvement Mr. Delano is currently Chairman of the Town of North Castle Planning Board, having served as a Member since 2004. Mr. Delano is currently Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the North Castle South Fire District No. 1, having served as a Member since 2001. Mr. Delano served on the Board of Directors of Kensico Little League from 2001 through 2007, The North Castle Land Use Study Committee from 2004 through 2006, and The North Castle Sewer Capacity Task Force from 2008 through 2009. Education B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Manhattan College, 1980. A.A.S., Civil Technology, Westchester Community College, 1977. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 8 of 14 GLENNON J. WATSON, L.S. ~r NYS License No. 48167 CT License No. 10842 Position: President Founding Partner Principal Professional Experience Mr. Watson has been licensed to practice Land Surveying in New York State since 1972 and in Connecticut since 1975. He has been involved in the field of surveying since 1960. He has an intimate knowledge of the planning and approval process. Mr. V4'atson is a member of the Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc.. in which he served as President, and the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc., in which he served as President, Director and is currently a Trustee. He is also a member of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Inc., Westchester Chapter and the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Watson had related professional experience during his military service as an instructor of topographic computing at the Army Engineer School. 1~ Community Involvement Mr. Wa son has served as a Director of the United Way of Putnam. He has served on the Planning Board of the Village of Cold Spring. He is a member of the Putnam County Historical Society. He is currently a Director of Hudson Highlands Lased Trust. Education B.B.A., Accounting, Iona College, 1966. Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C. November 11, 2011 RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board Page 9 of 14 PETER MEISLER, L.S. NYS License No. 49144 Position: Treasurer Principal Professional Experience Mr. Meisler has been licensed to practice Land Surveying in New York State since 1976. He has been involved in the field of land surveying since 1970. Mr. Meisler was Badey & Watson's first employee. Since then he has participated in the building of our practice from the development of field standards through the methods of collecting field data. Over the years, he has become respected throughout the State as a professional. He is often called upon to debate surveying problems. His knowledge of surveying practice in the lower Hudson Valley is a valuable asset to anyone using his services. Mr. Meisler is a member of the Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc. He is also a member and past director of the New York State Association of Professional Land. Sui~-eyors, Inc. He is a past president of the Mid-Hudson Association of Surveyors, Inc. He is a member of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping. Education B.A., Mathematics, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1986. SUecial Training Manufacturer Trained on LEICA HllS 3000 Q:\2011\Dutchess\Wappinger\Town of Wappinger\RFP Town of Wappinger Planning Board.doc BADEY & WATSON Surveying eT' Engineering P. C.