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Once the drawings are complete (90% submittal) and delivered to the county for their final review, we perform our own independent review. Our review consists of an in-house review by those knowledgeable in construction and design, and independent of the design team. We also perform a field review, visually checking the drawings against the actual existing conditions in the field. This will be our third and final formal field review of the project. These final checks complete our QA/QC procedures for the design process. This information will be coupled with the county's review comments to complete the contract documents to bid -ready status. The Tangible Intangibles: Esthetics in street design comes from design simplicity and smooth curb or pavement edge lines. Well designed street improvements go unnoticed because they form a part of the viewscape. One of the problems with road modification projects is the lack of time spent properly designing transitions to existing improvements. This results in broken back curves, the unsightly angle points and the awkward transitions that bump or stick out like a sore thumb. If the base improvements, such as the curb line, the back of sidewalk line and the pavementedge horizontal and vertical alignment are not smooth lines they will forever detract from the .visual continuity between the street, landscaping and other amenities. Design simplicity is realized through attention to detail, multiple iterations to achieve a better solution and confirmation of fit to existing conditions. Using our approach, and staffing the project with seasoned design professionals who also have substantial construction experience will allow the design process to flow smoothly. This flow will continually converge to the finished deliverables. We find that this approach reduces total project cost, helps eliminate unnecessary back tracking and prevents .substantial redesign at the end of the project to correct design deficiencies due to inexperienced design staff. This proposal was not prepared by a marketing department. The approach outlined above including the philosophy and QA/QC procedures were developed by the people who will be actively involved with the design of this project. This is the blueprint of our design process and this approach has been developed through the course of 30 -plus years of street retrofit design projects, and is further refined with each project we do. MANAGEMENT QA/QC Procedures: Our QA/QC procedures include: team qualifications and skill sets, a realistic project schedule, adequate budget, thorough research, proper work sequencing, continuous checks during design, proper records, fostering a collaborative environment, regular communications, and documenting decisions and why they were made. Bowman views QA/QC as a foundational aspect of the design process. We have identified that work sequencing is a significant factor in both quality and cost control. This approach looks at what information is need, and when it is needed in the design process. Proper work sequencing facilitates good decisions so the design process can converge on the 38 P88