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2. Understanding the magnitude of engineering work involved on a Public Improvement Project To better understand the breath and complexity of engineering work associated with a public improvement project, Staff has conducted an abbreviated study of the 2003 Street and Utility Improvement Project. This project was selected because it is greatly similar to the engineering services that will be needed to implement the City’s over all Street and Utility Program; which is comprised of nine separate multi-year projects. The 2003 Street and Utility Improvement Project is also a good representative project because the construction activities are nearly complete and has therefore gone through all three phases of the engineering services. In this particular case, the City utilized the services of Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates (BRAA) for engineering and related work. Based on data provided by the BRAA accounting department, a total of 67 BRAA employees were involved and worked on the 2003 Street and Utility Improvement Project. A list of BRAA Staff by type follows: Civil Engineers Transportation / Traffic Engineers Water Resource / Environmental Engineers Wetland Scientists Landscape Architects GIS Specialists Design Technicians Administrative Assistants Construction Inspectors Construction surveyors Interns The total number of hours spent by BRAA staff to date on the 2003 Street and Utility Improvement Project is 6,322. This is the equivalent of more than three full-time people working steadily for over one year; based on the standard rate of 2,080 hours per year. As a note, there are still more engineering related hours that will need to be spent on this project to complete it. Activities that are still outstanding include; work with the contractor to follow up on construction quality issues, acceptance and final payment document preparation, as well as the creation, printing, and distribution of final record plans. 3. Potential City Engineering Staff: If the City wanted to hire staff to do engineering in-house that is comparable in scope to that performed by the consultant, both a design staff and a construction service staff would be needed. It would not be possible to have the same staff do both, since when the first project is under construction, the second project would be under design, etc. It is Staffs opinion is that the minimum staff required would be: