CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Service Area: Architecture | Firm Name: Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects
Submittal Date: Friday, September 29, 2017 ARCHITECTS
 September 29, 2017

Robert M. Harary, P.E., Director of Public Works
Public Works Department
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Post Office Box CC
Carmel-by-the-Sea CA, 93921
Re: Statement of Qualifications for Architectural Services

2340 Garden Road

Suite 100
Monterey, CA
93940-5347
T: (831) 649-4642
F: (831) 649-3530
www.wrdarch.com
a. The location of the
firm's office in closest
proximity to the City of
Carmel
WRD Architects only Carmel-by-the-Sea (2015-2016), the City of Monterey (ongoing), the County of
office is in Monterey,
CA, which is 7 miles
away from Carmel-by-
the-Sea
Dear Mr. Harary:
Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects, LLP (WRD) is proud to offer the City of Carmel-by-
the-Sea this statement of qualifications for architectural services. We are confident
WRD can support the Public Works Departments wide range of projects and help its
staff maintain public facilities in ways that contribute to the health, safety, and well-
being of the community while planning for the future, managing public funds and
minimizing impacts to the natural environment.
For years, WRD has successfully completed On-Call contracts with the City of
Monterey (ongoing), the City of Salinas (ongoing), and Natividad Medical Center
(ongoing). We believe that WRDs service-oriented philosophy and solutions-driven
approach has earned us this valued repeat business.

b. Whether or not a As the largest firm in Monterey County, we have over 50 years of local experience
majority of the work will working with public sector clients and their unique needs. On our project and
be performed locally personnel pages, youll see that we have successfully completed public works projects
(Monterey, San Luis that are both large and small, modern and historic:
Obispo, Santa Cruz, or Our team has decades of experience with historic reuse, as seen in our work with
San Benito Counties).
WRD Architects will Monterey Countys Historic East-West Courthouse and Osio Adobe renovations.
complete all work Our architects have successfully designed space planning and tenant
locally at 2340 Garden improvement projects of all sizes, with one the largest being the Monterey
Road, Suite 100, in County Government Center, which brought 18 separate departments under one
Monterey, CA, which is
roof.
in Monterey County
While you will see some stunning projects in these pages, we believe that
c. The name of a local our care to details, dedication to accessibility, and commitment to our clients
or regional office budgets and schedules are just as remarkable.
representative who is
able to legally execute
We feel fortunate that our work has brought positive change to the communities that
agreements and
amendments with the we serve, and we look forward to the opportunity to continue this tradition of service
City of Carmel; for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
WRD Principals
Henry Ruhnke and
Christopher Barlow
Sincerely,
are able to legally
execute agreements and
amendments

d. A non-electronic
signature executed in
blue ink by a firm officer.
Christopher Barlow Christopher Barlow
has signed this letter in Principal
blue ink and has signed
Forms G and H
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2340 Garden Road, Suite 100

Monterey, CA 93940
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Henry Ruhnke Principal (831) 649-4642 henry@wrdarch.com

Christopher Barlow Principal, LEEP AP (831) 649-4642 christopherb@wrdarch.com

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Dealey, Renton & Associates, P.O. Box 12675, Oakland, CA 94604-2675

 Architecture

Henry Ruhnke Principal Leadership, Executive Oversight

Sustainability, Historic Preservation,

Christopher Barlow Principal, LEED AP Quality Control, Accessibility
Project Delivery, Communication
Peter Silva Associate/Project Manager Design Team Coordination

Ifland Engineers, 5300 Soquel Ave. Jon Ifland, President Civil Engineering
#101, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Miyamoto, 6399 San Ignacio Ave., Josh Reynolds, Associate Principal Structural Engineering
Ste. 150, San Jose, CA 95119
Axiom Engineers, 22 Lower Bill Estes, Principal Mechanical Engineering
Ragsdale, Monterey, CA 93940
Aurum Engineers, 60 Garden Court, Eldridge Bell, Principal Electrical Engineering
Suite 210, Monterey, CA 93940
* We recommend adding TBD Consultants for cost estimating (more info is included in the organizational chart below)
Organizational Chart
Henry Ruhnke, Principal
ARCHITECT
Christopher Barlow, Principal, LEED AP
Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects, LLP
Peter Silva, Associate/Project Manager
2340 Garden Road, Suite 100, Monterey, CA 93940 | (831) 649-4642

CIVIL ENGINEERING Jon Ifland, President

Ifland Engineers
Richard Tso, P.E., Senior Engineer

5300 Soquel Ave #101, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 | (831) 426-5313

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Josh Reynolds, S.E., Associate Principal
Miyamoto

6399 San Ignacio Avenue, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95119 | (408) 513-1939

MECHANICAL/PLUMBING
William M. Estes, P.E., Principal
Axiom Engineers

22 Lower Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940 | (831) 649-8000

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Eldridge O. Bell, P.E., Principal

Aurum Engineers Martin H. Perez, Principal, Project Manager

60 Garden Ct #210, Monterey, CA 93940 | (831) 646-3330

COST ESTIMATING
Brian Tolland, Principal
TBD Consultants

111 Pine St # 1315, San Francisco, CA 94111 | (415) 981-9430

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Principal
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Master of Architecture, California Polytechnic State University

Licensed Architect, State of California, # C21266

Served 10+ Years on local Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee; Active with the Monterey
Rotary, Monterey County Hospitality Association, Monterey Commercial Property Owners Association

Monterey County Government Center; Salinas, CA

2017
2017
Adaptive reuse to an existing two-story 200,000-
s.f. former financial services facility that has been transformed into a vibrant centralized campus for 18 County of
Monterey Departments. WRD provided full architectural services from project inception including programming,
needs assessment, development guidelines, and master planning. $11M
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Carmel High School Library; Carmel, CA

2009
2009
New bond-funded library was designed with 18-
foot open wood-beamed ceilings and a glass wall, providing a panoramic view and allowing for abundant natural lighting.
The library also includes a classroom, computer lab with SMART Board (interactive whiteboard), media room, and seating
area for reading periodicals. The buildings exterior was designed to integrate with the existing campus structures. $3.98M
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Monterey Downtown Revitalization Plan; Monterey, CA

Ongoing
Ongoing
WRD and Slavik Planning + Design approached the
City of Monterey with ideas for a revitalized downtown to increase tourism, commerce and property ownership. The team
conducted thousands of hours of community outreach and research over two years to redesign downtown Montereys plazas
and streetscapes to improve access and commerce. Other services included streetscape studies and market assessment.
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 Christopher Barlow

Principal, LEED AP
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Bachelor of Arts Architecture, University of California

Licensed Architect, State of California, # C31466

LEED Accredited Professional; Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC); Serves on the City
of Montereys Historic Preservation Commission

Monterey County Government Center; Salinas, CA

2017
2017
Adaptive reuse to an existing two-story 200,000
s.f. former financial services facility that has been transformed into a vibrant centralized campus for 18 County of
Monterey Departments. WRD provided full architectural services from project inception including programming,
needs assessment, development guidelines, and master planning. $11M
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Osio Adobe; Monterey, CA

2011
2011
Built in 1849, the Osio Rodriguez Adobe has undergone
a number of changes including one which turned the buildings first floor into a partial basement. Not constructed for that pur-
pose, the adobe walls experienced water intrusion that threatened to degrade the entire structure. Working with the City and a
historic preservationist, WRD created construction documents to implement state-of-the-art moisture mitigation measures. $58,400
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Monterey Public Library; Monterey, CA

2016
2016
WRD designed a new 500-s.f. community kitchen addition
along with exterior lighting upgrades to the entire library to fulfill the goals of the City of Montereys Neighborhood Improvement
Programs. $516,941 WRD has also designed a waterproofing solution for the second floor outdoor terrace, and provided upgrades
to the librarys group study room and fire alarm system.
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 Peter Silva

Associate/Project Manager
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University of California, Santa Cruz

Licensed Architect, State of California, # C20083

Currently serves on the City of Monterey Architectural Review Committee, served as a Commissioner on the Santa
Cruz Board of Building & Fire Appeals for 10 years

Monterey County Government Center; Salinas, CA

2017
2017
Adaptive reuse to an existing two-story 200,000-
s.f. former financial services facility that has been transformed into a vibrant centralized campus for 18 County of
Monterey Departments. WRD provided full architectural services from project inception including programming,
needs assessment, development guidelines, and master planning. $11M
X

County of Monterey Historic East-West Courthouse Renovation; Salinas, CA

To be completed Spring 2018
To be completed Spring 2018
WRD transformed the interiors into a new headquar-
ters for the Monterey County District Attorney. This project is an adaptive reuse of an existing 1937 WPA-era courthouse
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. WRD provided full architectural services including programming, needs
assessment, development guidelines, and master planning. $23M
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City of Monterey Senior Housing; Monterey, CA

Summer 2018
Summer 2018
Working with a non-profit developer, WRD pro-
vided full architectural services for a new 19-unit two-story 17,000-square-foot apartment project for low-income senior
residents located in Downtown Monterey. The firm completed programming, needs assessment, development guidelines
and master planning services. $3.5M
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Monterey County Government Center

Salinas, CA

2017

2017

Monterey County
Don Searle
(831) 755-5061
Searledd@co.monterey.ca.us

An adaptive reuse to an existing two-story 200,000-s.f. former financial services facility that has been transformed
into a vibrant centralized campus for 18 County of Monterey Departments. WRD provided full architectural
services from project inception including programming, needs assessment, development guidelines, and master
planning. $11M RELEVANCE TO SERVICE AREA: Large-scale tenant improvement, public works project
RELEVANT SERVICES: Building condition assessments, cost estimates, design development, ADA accessibility,
design plans and specifications, interior design, space planning, on-call services, renderings, schematic design,
presentations, bidding support

Axiom Engineers 22 Lower Ragsdale,

Monterey, CA 93940 Civil Engineering

Aurum Engineers 60 Garden Court, Suite 210,

Monterey, CA 93940 Mechanical Engineering
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County of Monterey Historic East-West Courthouse Renovation

Salinas, CA

To be completed Spring 2018

To be completed Spring 2018

Monterey County
Judy Jeska
(831) 755-8964
jeskaJA@co.monterey.ca.us

An adaptive reuse to an existing 1937 WPA-era courthouse building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
WRD transformed the interiors into a new headquarters for the Monterey County District Attorney. WRD provided
full architectural services from project inception including programming, needs assessment, development guidelines,
and master planning. Construction began Spring 2017. $23M RELEVANCE TO SERVICE AREA: Large-scale
tenant improvement, historic preservation, justice public works project RELEVANT SERVICES: Building condition
assessments, cost estimates, design development, ADA accessibility, design plans and specifications, interior design,
space planning, on-call services, renderings, schematic design, presentation, public bidding, construction support

Axiom Engineers 22 Lower Ragsdale,

Monterey, CA 93940 Civil Engineering

Aurum Engineers 60 Garden Court, Suite 210,

Monterey, CA 93940 Mechanical Engineering
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Monterey Downtown Revitalization Plan

Monterey, CA

Ongoing

Ongoing

City of Monterey
Kimberly Cole
(831) 646-3759
cole@monterey.org

WRD and Slavik Planning + Design approached the City of Monterey with ideas for a revitalized downtown to increase
tourism, commerce and property ownership. The team conducted thousands of hours of community outreach and
research over two years to redesign downtown Montereys plazas and streetscapes to improve access and commerce. In
2011, the City Council selected our team to bring our ideas to life. RELEVANCE TO SERVICE AREA: City
Project, Master Planning RELEVANT SERVICES: Master planning, streetscape studies, wayfinding/signage,
design plans and specifications, historic preservation, public bidding, construction support, public charrettes,
renderings, presentations
Henry Ruhnke Principal X X X

Christopher Barlow Principal, LEED AP X X X

Peter Silva Associate/Project Manager X X X

Monterey County Monterey Downtown Revitalization Plan

Government Center
County of Monterey Historic
Courthouse Renovation
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Henry Ruhnke Principal 230 235 240

Christopher Barlow Principal, LEED AP 220 225 230

Associate/
Peter Silva Project Manager
180 185 190

Job Captains 150 155 160

Interior Designers 150 155 160

Drafting Technicians 135 140 145

Administrative Assistants 95 100 105

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 WRD Architects has a history of
serving the Californias Central
Coast through new design,
tenant improvement, and historic
renovation projects

MONTEREY DOWNTOWN REVITILIZATION PLAN

MONTEREY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER

Established in 1963: Wald, Ruhnke & Dost

Architects, LLP is the largest full-service
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
architectural firm in the tri-county area with
highly experienced architects and project
managers, who consistently deliver sustainable
and personalized design solutions for our clients
along the Central Coast.

WRDs Current On-Call Services Contracts:

Monterey County
City of Monterey
City of Salinas
MONTEREY COUNTY HISTORIC EAST-WEST COURTHOUSE
Natividad Medical Center

Christopher Barlow
Principal
September 29, 2017