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Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering

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Clark Nexsen is a premier architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm that has been in continuous operation for 90 years. With offices in Washington D.C - Norfolk, Alexandria, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia - Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, Clark Nexsen employs a staff of over 500 dedicated professionals with over 180 LEED Accredited Professionals. The firm’s architecture, engineering, interior design and planning design teams specialize in government, college and university buildings, offices, commercial, healthcare, retail, food-service, recreational, and manufacturing.

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INTRODUCTION

» Founded in 1920 – 90 Years of Continuous Service

» Top 140 National Design Firm as Ranked by ENR (Large Staff, Personal Attention)

» Project Experience Similar to this A/E Services Contract

» Sophisticated Project Delivery System Combining BIM, Project Management and Quality Control

» Full Service Professional Firm

» Over 160 LEED® Accredited Professionals» Project Experience Similar to this A/E Services Contract

» Offices Strategically Located to Support Any Project

» Over 160 LEED Accredited Professionals

» Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Coordination and Quality Assurance

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FULL SERVICE DESIGN FIRM

» Architecture

» Landscape Architecture

» Master Planning

» Electrical Engineering

» Mechanical Engineering

» Structural Engineering

» Waterfront Engineering

» Telecommunications Engineering

» Transportation Engineering

» Design/Build Projects

» Computer Imaging/CADD

» Historic Properties Applications and Research

» Interior Design

» Civil Engineering

» Environmental Engineering

» Fire Protection Engineering

» Transportation Engineering

» Facilities Management

» Construction Administration

Applications and Research

» Renderings, Models, Computer/Video Presentations

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PRESENT WORKLOAD

We Can Provide Multiple A&E Teams for Any Task

Back Up for a Combined Staff of Over 530 includes:

Project Managers Structural Engineers- Project Managers

- Architects

- Interior Designers

- Civil Engineers

- Structural Engineers

- Fire Protection Engineers

- Landscape Architects

- Communication Engineers

- Electrical Engineers

- Mechanical Engineers

- Planners

- Commissioning Agents

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

OWNERS

» Building Information Modeling BUILDING

(BIM) – an Integrated

Workflow Built on

Coordinated, Reliable

Information About a Project

BUILDINGINFORMATION

MODELING ARCHITECTSBUILDERS

From Design Through

Construction and into

Operations.

STRUCTURALENGINEERSMEP SYSTEMS

ENGINEERS

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CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

» Designer Involvement Throughout Construction

» IN ADDITION

» Dedicated Construction Administration Team

» Architecture and Engineering Managers

» Assign a Field Construction Administrator to each Project» Assign a Field Construction Administrator to each Project

» Track of RFI’s and Shop Drawings

» Provide Shop Drawing Review

» Provide Quality Assurance Plans,

» Provide As-Built Documents

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PROGRAMMING – PRE-PLANNING PROCESS

» STEP ONE: Initial Meeting with the Client » ALTERNATIVES:

» STEP TWO: Investigate

» STEP THREE: Determine Stakeholders

» STEP FOUR: Programming Charrette

» STEP FIVE: User Break Out Sessions

- Based on Client and Stakeholder Input

» OPTIONS:

- Planning and Design Options

- Focused on Client Needs» STEP FIVE: User Break-Out Sessions

» STEP SIX: Itemize Spaces and Apply Square Footages

» STEP SEVEN: Develop graphic representation of scale,

adjacencies, and massing

- Consider Physical and Architectural Implications

» VISUALIZATION:

- Sketches/Diagrams/Models/Site Plans

Can all be Used in Combination- Can all be Used in Combination

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SPACE PLANNING & INTERIOR DESIGN

» Block Planning & Adjacency Analysis

» Functional Use of Space Planning

» Interior Environment Image Design

» Color, Material & Finish Selection

» Casework & Custom Millwork Design» Casework & Custom Millwork Design

» Furnishings Specification

» Move Relocation Management

» Existing Furnishing & Equipment Inventory

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

» Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC)

» Humidification, Dehumidification

» Digital Controls (DDCs)

» Plumbing (water & waste)

» Compressed Air (high & low pressure)» Compressed Air (high & low pressure)

» Interior & Exterior Steam Distribution

» Life Cycle Cost Analysis

» Energy Management

» Building Commissioning

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

» Lighting, Energy Efficiency

» Airfield Lighting

» Power Distribution

- Interior & Exterior

Power Quality Analysis- Power Quality Analysis

» Special Systems

- Uninterruptible Power Source

- Emergency Generators

» Communications

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FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING

» Fire Suppression Systems

- Sprinkler SystemsSprinkler Systems

- Standpipe Systems

- Clean Agent Systems

» Fire Alarm Systems

- Analog Addressable Type

- Conventional Zoned Type

- Campus or Network Fire Reporting

» Life Safety

- Means of Egress

- Hazard Separation

- Code Analysis

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

» Field Investigation

» Structural System Design

» Steel Structures

» Concrete Structures

» Timber Structures

» Structural Evaluations

» Structural Analysis

» Structural Rehabilitation

» Deterioration Modeling» Deterioration Modeling

» Bridge Design & Inspection

» Damage Assessment

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CIVIL ENGINEERING

» Site Development

» Utilities Design/Relocation

» Storm Water Management

» Infrastructure Condition Assessments

» Pavement Design & Rehabilitation» Pavement Design & Rehabilitation

» Field Inspections and Inventories

» Environmental Assessments

» Permitting

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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

» Roadway Design

» Traffic Analysis & Studies

» Traffic Signal Design

» Travel Demand Modeling

» Parking Consulting & Master Planning» Parking Consulting & Master Planning

» Airfield Design

» Hydrology & Hydraulics

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LEED / SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

» Clark Nexsen has 165 LEED accredited professionals in all disciplinesp

» Clark Nexsen’s Washington D.C. Office is Gold Certified

» Created a Sustainable Design Department to Address our Client’s Needs

» Connecting our Internal Sustainable Design Network to Outside g gSources to Keep up on the Latest SD Practices

» Developed Tools and Methods That Ensure a High Degree of Success

» EPACT 2005—New Buildings Require a Minimum of 30% Greater Energy Efficiency Than ASHRAE 90.1

» EISA 2007—Best Management Practices and Low Impact Development (BMP’s and LID’s), Energy Efficiency and Conservation

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LEED GOLD Certified, Commercial Interiors– Clark Nexsen’s Washington, D.C. Office, g ,

» Maximized Natural Daylight » Within a LEED Gold Certified Core and Shell

» Direct line of sight to vision glazing

» Construction materials contained high levels of:

» Recycled content

» Regional properties

Building

» Innovative Measures

» Individual controls for lighting

» 100% Green Power» Rapid renewable materials

» Utilized low-emitting materials:

» Adhesives and sealants

» Paints and coatings

» 100% Green Power

» Ergonomic Equipment & Education Program

» Employee walking tours of Sustainable

Design projects» Paints and coatings

» Carpets » 95% Construction waste diversion

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CLARK NEXSEN MAKES A DIFFERENCE

» Multi-Discipline Project Approach – All Disciplines In-House

» Depth Of Resources - 530 Strong

» Commitment Of Key Senior Personnel

» Strong Central Management

» High Level Of Quality Control» High Level Of Quality Control

» Multiple US Office Locations

» Similar Project Experience – Over 90 Years

» Can Mobilize And Provide Rapid Response

» The Staff Are Ready To Start

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1331 L Street, NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20005

202-461-3260

www.clarknexsen.com