WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.134 --> 00:00:01.799 My name is Will Therosher. 2 00:00:01.799 --> 00:00:03.279 I'm with TKDA here in Duluth and 3 00:00:03.279 --> 00:00:05.829 I'm in the Municipal Services Division. 4 00:00:05.829 --> 00:00:07.306 One of the projects that we'd just completed, 5 00:00:07.306 --> 00:00:09.730 we got a call from a city 6 00:00:09.730 --> 00:00:12.163 line:15% and they were looking to do a Trail job. 7 00:00:12.163 --> 00:00:14.363 line:15% So, we provided them with a proposal 8 00:00:14.363 --> 00:00:17.297 line:15% of what our services would be. 9 00:00:17.297 --> 00:00:21.682 line:15% And then, upon receiving acceptance to that proposal, 10 00:00:21.682 --> 00:00:23.990 line:15% we went through the process of doing a 11 00:00:23.990 --> 00:00:26.591 line:15% design and development project with them. 12 00:00:26.591 --> 00:00:28.377 line:15% So they were hoping to improve 13 00:00:28.377 --> 00:00:29.948 line:15% one of the parks that they had. 14 00:00:29.948 --> 00:00:33.194 Improve the drainage across the park and 15 00:00:33.194 --> 00:00:36.792 make it more of a year-round use area. 16 00:00:36.792 --> 00:00:38.189 Yeah, once we started the project, 17 00:00:38.189 --> 00:00:40.910 we usually go out and do a site inventory. 18 00:00:40.910 --> 00:00:42.668 Which usually involves a survey. 19 00:00:42.668 --> 00:00:45.951 So, with the size of our office, 20 00:00:45.951 --> 00:00:49.102 I am out there doing the survey, 21 00:00:49.102 --> 00:00:51.561 helping getting the equipment set up, 22 00:00:51.561 --> 00:00:55.370 and actually going around and taking the tow bar shots. 23 00:00:55.370 --> 00:00:58.520 line:15% So, once we get all the information from the site inventory, 24 00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:00.484 line:15% we bring it all back to the office, 25 00:01:00.484 --> 00:01:01.993 line:15% and then we start processing it. 26 00:01:01.993 --> 00:01:05.152 line:15% Looking through what their problem areas are 27 00:01:05.152 --> 00:01:07.745 and different types of solutions that we could provide 28 00:01:07.745 --> 00:01:10.683 to the client to address those problems. 29 00:01:10.683 --> 00:01:14.127 When we survey what we're going out and we're measuring 30 00:01:14.127 --> 00:01:16.573 the site, so we're taking a look at the surface, 31 00:01:16.573 --> 00:01:19.872 we're taking a look at how water drains across the surface 32 00:01:19.872 --> 00:01:22.488 and what's out there to start with, 33 00:01:22.488 --> 00:01:25.269 what problems we might come across in forms of 34 00:01:25.269 --> 00:01:29.562 other utilities or are there buildings that are on the site, 35 00:01:29.562 --> 00:01:32.532 what types of utilities are running to those buildings 36 00:01:32.532 --> 00:01:35.939 and what we'd have to take out from the site 37 00:01:35.939 --> 00:01:37.703 in order to improve it. 38 00:01:37.703 --> 00:01:40.215 Once we have a construction set of plans, 39 00:01:40.215 --> 00:01:41.406 usually they go out to bids. 40 00:01:41.406 --> 00:01:45.366 line:15% So, different contractors will be bidding on the project 41 00:01:45.366 --> 00:01:48.449 line:15% and trying to provide their expertise 42 00:01:50.147 --> 00:01:52.502 to the client based on our design. 43 00:01:52.502 --> 00:01:55.235 I'll be out on the site to start with the survey 44 00:01:55.235 --> 00:01:58.221 line:15% and then I'll also be out through construction. 45 00:01:58.221 --> 00:02:01.230 line:15% I really enjoy doing the initial surveys, 46 00:02:01.230 --> 00:02:03.212 line:15% figuring out what the problems are 47 00:02:03.212 --> 00:02:06.262 line:15% and then I enjoy being out on the site during construction 48 00:02:06.262 --> 00:02:10.911 and seeing how different contractors provide their expertise 49 00:02:10.911 --> 00:02:15.578 and figure out how to build the designs that we provide.