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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS BKV G R O U P bKV Interdisciplinary CHECKLISTS t. Issue Tracking LOGS For BKV Group, quality assurance is more about a process than an applied program. We believe that a full -services approach to the design process and continuity of team leadership are fundamental principles to successful quality m assurance. Having our engineers in-house provides a unique collaborative _ environment where the exchange of knowledge among design professionals occurs organically and is not limited to coordination meetings. Continuity of team leadership throughout the process supports our approach. Teams are organized horizontally among design disciplines, and vertically for team leadership roles, supporting interdisciplinary team cohesion and a continuous point of contact for the owner from programming through to post occupancy. Independent QA REVIEW -- -AERZ - Engineering Peer Review. BKV Group believes in the peer review process. All BKV projects integrate peer review for mechanical, electrical and structural designs. Peer review reports are distributed to the entire project team for review and comment. Peer review design recommendations are then considered holistically alongside potential cost impacts and life -cycle savings. First Level Quality Assurance. Since 1978, we have developed and continue to evolve a system of project checklists specific to each phase of project development. These lists have been developed by both success and failures and are organized based upon stage of development of the project with clearly identified task team member responsibility and cross coordination. Checklists are dispersed team wide and referenced weekly during the documentation phase for coordinated assessment of completed items. Checklists are included with the QA report provided with design submissions to our clients. Second Level Quality Assurance. Our managing architect logs all project related issues and design comments identified throughout the process and track the resolution. A Revizto project database is linked to the Revit models for each project and shared with the entire team through the cloud. All project team members are connected via Revizto which operates both inside or outside of the Revit platform. Clash detection reports generated at each CD phase are imported directly into Revizto project database. Comments specific to the BIM model are easily tracked and logged through Revizto with reports generated and reviewed and weekly coordination meetings. To engage our Client, Revizto supports virtual walk-throughs of the Revit model to ensure the Customer Agency has a visual understanding of exactly what building will entail. This benefits all parties and supports accountability. Third Level Quality Control. Prior to each milestone design submission, a quality assurance review is performed by our independent quality assurance team. Our team is led by Steve Singer AIA and includes a former builder and code official. The documents are reviewed for code compliance, life safety, technical quality, "construct -ability," and "bid -ability." Their quality assurance reports are provided to the managing architect for integration into the design and is included in our design report to the owner. Utilizing Bluebeam, all checklists, peer review and QA reviews are completed digitally. No document scanning! This allows posting and seamless sharing of QA documentation with clients and design partners. ENRICHING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES 1 56