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April 25`h 2014
Chuck Winn, City of Bozeman Assistant City Manager
PO Box 1230
Bozeman,MT 59771
Re: City of Bozeman Commissioning Services
Dear Mr.Winn,
CTA is pleased to present the City of Bozeman this Statement of Qualifications for the Police and
Courts Facility pre-construction and construction services for the new Police and Municipal Courts
Building. CTA has extensive experience in HVAC Systems, lighting controls,domestic hot water
systems,water systems, energy systems,building envelope insulation fire protection systems, fire
alarm systems, and LEED certification. CTA is your best choice for comprehensive, Mechanical
Engineering,Commissioning, and LEED services.
The proposed CTA team has the experience and specific set of skills necessary to meet the needs
of this project. As you review our response to the Request for Qualifications that follows we hope
that it is evident that CTA is uniquely qualified for this project.
Current and previous clients has provided LEED Commissioning services for include educational,
financial, commercial, and governmental organizations. This body of experience has given us
invaluable insights into the special challenges for these systems, and can help us streamline your
project successfully into operation.
For these reasons, CTA will provide the City of Bozeman with excellent professional services on
this project.
Please feel free to call me at (406) 495-9400 if you have any questions or need any further
information.
Sincerely,
CTA Architects Engineers
Rick DeMarinis, PE
Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Principal
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
City of Bozeman
Commissioning Project
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Firm Information
CTA Architects Engineers is a
multi-discipline Architectural and
Engineering firm established in
1938 by Ralph Cushing and Everett "
Terrell, visionary architects with a
better plan. They knew the most
effective and efficient way to _
provide professional planning
services was to provide CTA Headquarters I LEED EB Gold I Energy Star
Architecture and Engineering —
integrated design. CTA centers on
the integration of the design disciplines on our projects. Today,we sincerely believe in that tenet,
and as building design and engineering systems become more sophisticated,we add specialists to
our staff to provide a complete, integrated package of services to our clients.
2014 marks CTA's 76 h anniversary and with our current 360-plus member staff in Washington,
Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Texas, and Wyoming, CTA offers the following in-house
Services:
• Alternative Energy Engineering • Graphic and Environmental Design
• Architecture • Historic Architectural Consulting
• Building Code Consulting • IT and Phone Systems Design
• Certified Industrial Hygienist • Interior Design/Space Planning
• Civil Engineering • Land Planning/Community Planning
• Commissioning/Retro-commissioning • Landscape Architecture
• Communications/Data Engineering • Master Planning
• Computer Modeling • Mechanical Engineering Services
• Construction Management/Inspection • Roofing and Envelope Diagnostics/Design
• Cost Estimating • Security/Access Control Design
• Electrical Engineering Services • Seismic and Structural Engineering
• Energy Services • Site Planning
• Environmental Engineering • Sustainable Design/LEED
• Fire Protection Engineering Services • Value Engineering Services
CTA works with Government,Health Care, Educational, Commercial, Financial, and Residential
clients on projects throughout the United States. In 2013, CTA generated a fee volume of nearly
$50 Million, and CTA has a bonding capacity of$1 million with an A+rating, (North American
Specialty Insurance Company).We are optimistic about the future growth and stability of our firm.
Recent recognition CTA has received includes:
• Engineering News Record—Top 500 Design Firms,April 2013 (Issue 233)
• Building Design and Construction—300 Giants,July 2013 (A/E Firms 25)
• Architectural Record—Top 300 Architect/Engineering Firms,June 2013 (Issue 75)
• Consulting-Specifying Engineer—MEP Giants,August 2013 (Issue 50)
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Sustainable Design Using LEED Rating Tools
Related to CTA's experience in sustainable design, the use of recovered
materials, achieving waste reduction, and energy efficiency, as a full service
integrated architectural and engineering firm, CTA can create cost effective, •
durable and energy efficient buildings, as sustainable design is really an
integrated systems approach to the design of buildings. CTA is a corporate
member of the US Green Building Council, and we have nearly 100 LEED LEE Q
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Accredited Professional on staff to assist with environmental and energy
goals. Our Commissioning Team is familiar with LEED building design and operational goals.
CTA has worked on 41 projects that have earned LEED Certification;the first was a pilot project
for Whole Foods in Austin, TX in 2006. Of those, 1 is Platinum, 14 are Gold, 17 are Silver, and
10 are LEED Certified. In April 2010, CTA received our first LEED Platinum Certification for
our MET Transit Downtown Operations Center (Billings, MT). This project provides a transfer
center for the public bus transportation network and includes 15 bus parking spaces and a small
driver/support building. CTA earned all 53 points submitted for this project,which is a first.
CTA is a member of the Green Power Partnership, a voluntary program &EPA
that supports the organizational procurement of green power by offering 'GREEN
expert advice, technical support, tools and resources. CTA's POWER
Commissioning Team members can facilitate and advise the design team PARTNERSHIP'
regarding these options during the planning phase of projects.
CTA supports emerging energy technology development through project development and
technology research efforts. Since 1999,CTA has committed vital resources to researching viable,
environmentally responsible energy technologies and has experience developing projects
implementing these technologies. Our Engineering and Commissioning groups have experience
implementing direct digital control systems (DDC), advanced HVAC systems, solar thermal and
photovoltaic systems, geothermal and ground-source heat pump systems, combined heat and
power(CHP)projects, and fire protection systems.
CTA has partnered with the National Renewable Energy w
Lab (NREL), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the if 11
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop &"*A*
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Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) with energy NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
models such as eQuest and Energy Plus that create a 30%
energy savings over the baseline of existing Defense Department Commissary facilities energy
usage.The ECMs are incorporated in the design along with a monitoring plan.The facility will be
monitored for at least 1 year after the project is finished to verify that the predicted energy savings
were achieved.
Commissioning Group Workload
CTA's Commissioning Group has a total of 5 staff including 3 licensed engineers, 1 EIT, and 1
technician.The Commissioning Group is organized under the Energy Services Division and is led
by Rick DeMarinis.Rick is the Energy Services Director and a CTA Principal and will be the main
point of contact for this project.
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LTA's current commissioning projects include: College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, ID);
Northwestern Energy Headquarters Facility (Butte, MT); First Interstate Bank (Billings, MT);
MSU-Billings Science Building addition; Montana Department of Military Affairs Readiness
Center(Miles City,MT); Montana Scott Hart Building(Helena,MT); and the CTA-Boise Office.
The College of Southern Idaho and First Interstate Bank projects will be completed this spring,
and the Scott Hart building will wrap up this summer. The key personnel identified in this
submittal, as well as support staff, will be available to staff this project throughout the anticipated
project schedule. Three of our staff are located in Helena (90 minutes from the site location).
Additionally, we have engineering staff located in our Bozeman, MT office that can provide
project support as required.
Firm Experience
Cowan Hall Renovation Commissioning - L „t
Havre, MT
This project at Cowan Hall is located on the «'
MSU Northern campus in Havre, MT and
focused on mechanical and electrical _ !
upgrades. Cowan Hall is a masonry ONE Elm
structure of approximately 68,000 SF built
in 1953, that houses classrooms, a stage
theater, and administrative offices. In
recent years, the building has been
equipped with a number of air conditioning
and air handling units to serve primarily
computer rooms and the theater. Most of the classrooms didn't have positive ventilation or air
conditioning and were too warm for effective use during the summer months. The goal for this
project was to retrofit mechanical and electrical systems to make Cowan Hall a functional and
energy efficient facility for year around operation. The commissioned systems included fan coils,
unit ventilators, air handling units,packaged heat recovery units,hot water boilers,ground source
cooling system, and Johnson Controls LON building automation system. The project cost was
approximately$2.5 Million and was completed in May 2004. CTA's commissioning contract was
with the State of Montana and the contact is Mark Hines, (406)444-3331.
College of Southern Idaho Applied
Technology and Innovation Center
Commissioning— Twin Falls, ID
The new Applied Technology and
Innovation Center at the College of
Southern Idaho is a 32,762 SF 1-story
building for technology based teaching.
_ The building will have classrooms and
shop spaces for the college's Wind Energy,
Environmental Technology, HVAC, and
Manufacturing Technology programs. "'
CTA provided fundamental and enhanced
commissioning services and is seeking
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LEED silver certification. This project began in May 2013 and is scheduled to be complete at the
end of April 2014.The commissioned systems include Variable volume air handlers, VAV boxes,
heat-recovery chiller capable of simultaneous heating and cooling,ground source loop for chiller,
variable speed pumping,lab exhaust systems, domestic hot water system, lighting control system,
and Schneider Electric LON building automation system. The project cost is approximately$7.5
Million and the project is in the final acceptance phase. CTA's commissioning contract is with the
College of Southern Idaho and the contact is Allen Scherbinske, (208) 732-6610.
First Interstate Bank Commissioning —
Billings, MT
The new First Interstate Bank in Billings is
a 10,000 SF 2-story building. The building
will have lobby areas, teller areas, vaults,
conference rooms, and private offices. U `� ■ ,. I 1
CTA provided commissioning services to
satisfy the pre-requisite for LEED
certification. This project began in May
2011 and is scheduled to be complete at the
end of April 2014. The commissioned
systems include variable volume air
handlers, VAV boxes, perimeter heating
units,ground source heat pump,boiler system,domestic hot water system,lighting control system,
and ATS BACnet building automation system.The project cost is approximately$6.3 Million and
the project is in the final acceptance phase. CTA's commissioning contract is part of the overall
design contract and is with First Interstate Bank. The contact is Art Anderson, (406)255-5306.
Project Team
CTA's project team will be led by Rick DeMarinis,who is CTA's Energy Services Director. Rick
DeMarinis will be the project manager and the main point of contact. He has been certified as an
ASHRAE Commissioning Process Management Professional and as a BCA Associate Certified
Professional.Rick will provide commissioning activity support,fire protection system review and
testing, and energy analysis. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with 33 years' experience in
mechanical and fire protection systems design, energy analysis, and commissioning. Rick is
licensed as both a mechanical engineer and a fire protection engineer.
Chris Batson will be the Commissioning Authority (CA) for this project and provide leadership
for the CTA Commissioning team in the field.He is a licensed engineer with 16 years' experience
in Building Commissioning and Building Diagnostics, including commissioning services for
LEED projects seeking certification. Chris is familiar with the requirements to satisfy the
fundamental pre-requisite and the enhanced commissioning credits for LEED projects,and he will
be responsible for the installation checklist development and functional testing development for
all HVAC systems, lighting controls, and the building automation system (BAS). Chris will
coordinate with CTA's Electrical Engineering Department for equipment review and testing
requirements.
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Bob Jones is CTA's building envelope specialist. He is a licensed engineer and has more than 24
years of experience in roofing and building envelope design. Bob's responsibility in the
commissioning process will be to inspect the insulation of the building exterior and vapor barrier
during construction. At the end of the project,Bob will provide a thermal imaging and analysis of
the building envelope. He will perform a blower door test to determine the building tightness and
resulting infiltration rate.
CTA Cx Team Chart
CTA's Approach to Project Commissioning
CTA uses a proven commissioning process developed by ASHRAE,the Building Commissioning
Association, and the University of Wisconsin. The process begins with open communication from
the Commissioning Authority and the Owner to the contractors about the commissioning process,
expected impact on the project and contractors, and the expected results. CTA's expectation is to
help the contractor stay on schedule, complete equipment start up and functional testing with
limited impact to the schedule. CTA minimizes the impact to contractors while ensuring quality
control. Commissioning activities and communication protocols are discussed early, and a
Commissioning Plan is delivered to all parties. A Field Report is developed after every site visit.
The report will describe project status and items reviewed during the visit.An ongoing deficiency
list is developed to track deficiencies and resolutions. Project closeout documents such as
Operation and Maintenance Manuals and Warranty Documentation will be reviewed and
documented. CTA uses all resources to adequately test all systems and ensure the operation meets
the design intent.
Schematic Design Phase
During this phase, CTA's Commissioning (Cx) Team (Mechanical, Controls Electrical, Fire
Protection, Building Envelope, and Energy expertise) will facilitate the development of the
Owner's Project Requirements (OPR). After the acceptance of the OPR, the project design team
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will develop a Basis of Design(BoD)document that meets the goals of the OPR.The BoD includes
all information necessary to accomplish the goals listed in the OPR, including weather data,
interior environmental criteria, other pertinent design assumptions, cost goals, and references to
applicable codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines. The document identifies the basic
components and considerations for each system, including a brief explanation of the rationale for
their selection. The BoD identifies the assumptions that underlie the design concepts and
capacities.The CTA Cx Team will review the BoD and make comments to provide the owner with
systems that will meet the owner's needs as dictated in the OPR. During this phase,the Cx Team
will develop the preliminary project Commissioning Plan.
Design Development Phase
As the design documents are reviewed,the CTA Commissioning Authority(CA)will refer to the
BoD to ensure the design intent is being satisfied. The commissioning plan will be updated with
equipment lists,submittal and O&M requirements,issues log,and progress reporting formats.The
first design review will occur during this phase and comments will be generated and documented
in the design log.
Construction Documents Phase
During this phase,the CTA Cx Team will carefully review the construction documents for clarity,
energy use baseline, and verify the intent of the OPR and BoD is being met. All comments and
recommendations are shared with the owner and design team and documented in the design issues
log for tracking purposes. During this phase, CTA's CA will develop specifications detailing the
intended commissioning process for the project. The Cx plan will be updated during this phase to
provide more definition to the tasks to occur during construction.
Construction Administration Phase
During this phase, CTA's CA will attend the pre-construction meeting in an effort to open the
communication channels between the commissioning team. Commissioning will provide input to
the general contractor on the construction schedule to include commissioning activities and
schedule the initial commissioning scoping meeting. At the scoping meeting, the Cx plan will be
walked through with the contractors so everyone is aware of their responsibilities, the
commissioning process,and commissioning activity scheduling.
During construction, the CTA Cx Team will review the approved submittals in the project and
develop installation checklists. These are filled out prior to and in coordination with equipment
startup of commissioned systems. The checklists include the equipment details as specified in the
design and per manufacturer requirements. The checklists are kept in a binder with the general
contractor; the sub-contractors complete these checklists when installation is completed. The CA
will develop functional tests for each piece of equipment being commissioned.The functional tests
will test the operation of each system component and then the system as a whole. Trends of each
system are developed to monitor the overall building performance.
CTA's CA will visit the construction site during construction to review the installation checklists
and observe how equipment is being installed. They will attend the startup of major equipment
and sample the startup of minor systems. The startup documentation is gathered and will be part
of the systems manual. Once startup is complete and the building is fully enclosed, the test and
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balance (TAB) contractor will begin to balance the air and water flows. The CA will coordinate
with the TAB contractor to verify a representative sampling of the report results. After the
discovery of any discrepancies,the TAB contractor will be required to re-test those system results.
After TAB is complete, functional testing activities will be led by the CA. The Building
Automation System will be the primary tool for performing tests and system data trending.
Each site visit will be documented in a progress report and all issues will be recorded on an issues
log that keeps track of all issues, dates of correction and final acceptance. Communications will
be maintained with the owner during this period and all concerns will be addressed.
CTA's Cx Team will review the O&M manuals and coordinate the agenda with the contractors to
ensure the owner's staff is trained on the installed systems and the maintenance requirements. The
plan would be for the contractors to use the O&M manuals during training to show where
maintenance items can be found and how equipment is serviced. The CA will develop the final
commissioning report and systems manual for review that includes the following:
• Description of the commissioning process including design and construction phase
• Description of the systems commissioned
• OPR and BoD
• Cx Plan
• Summary of all issues resolved and unresolved
• Functional testing process,procedures, and results
• The final energy use of the installed equipment compared to the designed energy baseline
• All recommendations for future building operations and improvements
The commissioning report will be submitted to the owner for review comments. All comments
will be incorporated in the final report completed during the warranty phase.
Occupancy and Post-Occupancy Operational Warranty Phase
During the warranty phase, CTA will work with the contractors on completing deficiency issues.
Systems will require seasonal testing that could not be completed during acceptance phase. The
functional testing and additional issues will be reported and documented on the issues log. Nine
months into the warranty phase, CTA will set up a meeting to discuss current operations and
comfort issues. Additional functional testing will be performed to verify correct operation. The
intent will be to use the Building Automation System to set up trends to help monitor equipment
control. The final commissioning report will be updated with the warranty activities and any
comments generated during the review process.
We look forward to discussing our abilities and what we can do for the City of Bozeman. Please
feel free to contact me at(406)495-9400 or at rickd(&cta#;roup.com.I look forward to talking with
you soon.
Respectfully Submitted:
Rick DeMarinis,PE
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RICK DEMAnINIS, PE
Registration Project Role
Professional Mechanical Senior Mechanical and Energy Engineer
Engineer—CO,ID,MT,
ND,NM,NV,WA,XVY Senior Commissioning Engineer for this project. Rick's responsibilities
include commissioning of mechanical/electrical systems, project task
Education coordination, technical quality, and customer satisfaction. He has 33
Bachelor of Science years' experience including mechanical systems design and for medical,
Environmental institutional,commercial,and industrial facilities as well as HVAC system
Engineering commissioning, diagnostics, energy study projects, and fire protection.
Montana Tech Rick is a Certified as Commissioning Process Management Professional
1981 (ASHRAE), and an Associate Commissioning Provider (Building
Commissioning Association,or BCA).
Continuing Education
Boiler Operations and Project Experience
Maintenance, 1988 Scott Hart State Office Building HVAC System Upgrade Commissioning
—Helena,MT
Combustion Systems,
North American State of Montana Mitchell Building Energy Study and Retro-
Combustion, 1990 Commissioning—Helena,MT
Testing and Balancing Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Campus Energy Study Commissioning and
HVAC Systems,EEC- Chiller Plant Design—Bozeman,MT
1999
State Capitol Renovation Commissioning—Helena,MT
Boilers and Combustion,
2001 St.James Hospital Chilled Water Plant Commissioning—Butte,MT
Chiller Operation and Benefis Hospital Central Plant Commissioning—Great Falls,IVIT
Maintenance McQuay,
2002 UM Student Recreation Center Commissioning—Missoula,MT
Fire Sprinkler Design for Kalispell Regional Hospital Central Plant Commissioning—Kalispell,MT
Engineers,SFPE-2003
Missoula City Hall Commissioning—Missoula,MT
Professional
Memberships Montana Department of Transportation Regional Office Retro-
BCA Commissioning—Billings and Great Falls,MT
ASHRAE
NFPA
CHRIS BA7C'SON, PE
Registration Project Role
Professional Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
Engineer—MT
Chris has 15 years' experience in Building Commissioning and
Education Temperature Controls. Chris's main responsibility at CTA is Temperature
Bachelor of Science Control Design and Building Commissioning. His duties include system
Montana Tech design of control schematics and sequences, as well as, reviewing design
1991 documents, developing commissioning plans, scheduling commissioning
tasks throughout the project,developing pre-functional checklists,start-up
Master of Science tests, functional performance tests, and TAB verification. It is his
Montana Tech responsibility as a Commissioning Authority to ensure that all HVAC
1994 systems are installed and operate to meet the requirements of the design
intent.
Continuing Education
National Building Project Experience
Commissioning Seminar, MSU-Billings Science Renovation and Expansion LEED Commissioning
1999 —Billings,MT
Testing and Balancing College of Southern Idaho Applied Technology and Innovation Center
HVAC Systems,999 LEED Commissioning—Twin Falls,ID
McQuay Chiller Miles City Readiness Center LEED Commissioning—Miles City,MT
Operation and
Maintenance Training, Humbolt County Communication Center Commissioning—VIinnemucca,
2002 NV
AEE Certified Energy Saint James Hospital Chilled Water Assessment—Butte,MT
Manager Seminar,2009
Montana State Capitol Renovation Commissioning—Helena,MT
Energy Modeling
Conference,2012 Uhl Recreation Center Commissioning—Missoula,MT
PECI Commissioning Mitchell Building Chilled Water System Assessment—Helcna,MT
Training,2014
Pine Hills Juvenile Correction Facility—Miles City,MT
Professional
Memberships MSU Renne Library HVAC Renovation Commissioning—Bozeman,MT
ASHRAE
MSU EPS Commissioning—Bozeman,MT
Building Commissioning
Association Port of Raymond Border Station Commissioning—Raymond,MT
Benefis HealthCare Central Plant Commissioning—Great Falls,MT
MSU Northern Cowan Hall Commissioning—Havre,MT
BOB JONES, PE
Registration Project Role
Professional Mechanical Building Envelope Specialist
Engineer—MT
Bob has more than 30 years' experience with roofing and building
Education enclosure projects throughout United States including Alaska. Bob's
Bachelor of Science background combines roles from both the installer's and designer's side
Civil Engineering of the construction industry.
Montana State University
1994 Bob's professional work focuses on developing mitigation and design
strategies to prevent roofing and building enclosure moisture issues at
Arctic Engineering new and existing facilities throughout the US.
University of Alaska
1996 Bob's role at CTA as a senior project manager and roofing and building
enclosure specialist includes client based forensic investigation, facility
Continuing Education assessments and design as well as mentoring and expanding the CTA
Construction roofing and building enclosure group as part of the firms full A/E
Specifications Institute, ser%ices offering.
Construction Documents
Technologists (CDT) Project Experience
Billings School District 2 Roof Replacement Projects—Billings,MT
National Council of
_. Examiners for Billings School District 2 Roof Condition Assessments and Deferred
Engineering and Roof Maintenance Planning—Billings,MT
Surveying(NCEES)
MSU Hail Damage Repairs—Bozeman,MT
Rimrock Auto Arena(METRA)Tornado Restoration—Billings,MT
Yellowstone County METRA Park Campus—Billings,MT
Sweetwater School District 2 Roof Condition Assessments and Roof
Replacements—Green River,W`Y
NPS Building Condition Assessments—Yellowstone National Park,XX'Y
City of Billings MET Transfer Center—Billings,MT
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