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This document is an official transcript from Universal Technical Institute for Alvin L. Ivy, who graduated on February 6, 2015 with a diploma in Diesel Technology II. It lists the 14 courses he completed between March 24, 2014 and February 6, 2015, including course names, dates, grades, credits earned, and attendance. It also provides his overall GPA of 3.89, 94.96% attendance rate, total credits earned of 53.5, and overall average lab score of 96.33%.
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The first ever National Procurement Awards ceremony was held in Dublin, attended by over 350 procurement professionals from both the private and public sectors. Symantec won multiple awards including the prestigious Overall Excellence in Procurement Award. Eamon Lally of Mayo General Hospital received the Procurement Leader award. The awards highlighted the importance of procurement in helping organizations reduce costs and increase efficiencies.
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Este documento narra la historia de un hombre que sufre un ataque al corazón y muere, pero su alma puede observar el impacto de su muerte en su familia y en su trabajo. Su familia, especialmente sus hijos pequeños y su esposa, experimentan un gran dolor y vacío por su pérdida, mientras que en su trabajo rápidamente lo reemplazan. El documento concluye instando a las personas a dedicar más tiempo a sus seres queridos en lugar de centrarse únicamente en el trabajo.
Este documento presenta una lección para niños de 4-5 años sobre figuras geométricas. La lección comienza con una actividad para distinguir entre líneas rectas y curvas usando estambre. Luego, los niños identifican figuras geométricas como cuadrados, triángulos, rectángulos y círculos pegados en la pizarra y aprenden sus nombres y características. La lección concluye con un juego interactivo en una computadora sobre figuras geométricas para reforzar el aprendizaje.
Este documento introduce el tema de las ecuaciones diferenciales. Explica que las ecuaciones diferenciales son útiles para modelar sistemas que cambian continuamente con respecto al tiempo, como el movimiento de los planetas o patrones meteorológicos. Define una ecuación diferencial como aquella que contiene una función desconocida y una o más de sus derivadas. Finalmente, proporciona algunos ejemplos simples de cómo surgir ecuaciones diferenciales al modelar situaciones del mundo real y clasifica diferentes tipos de ecuaciones diferenciales.
This document is an official transcript from Universal Technical Institute for Alvin L. Ivy, who graduated on February 6, 2015 with a diploma in Diesel Technology II. It lists the 14 courses he completed between March 24, 2014 and February 6, 2015, including course names, dates, grades, credits earned, and attendance. It also provides his overall GPA of 3.89, 94.96% attendance rate, total credits earned of 53.5, and overall average lab score of 96.33%.
Este documento describe los beneficios de realizar actividad física regular para la salud. Explica que la inactividad física es un problema de salud pública que contribuye a muchas muertes. Recomienda que las personas de todas las edades realicen al menos 150 minutos de actividad física moderada a la semana, preferiblemente en sesiones de 30 minutos diarias, para prevenir enfermedades y mejorar su bienestar general.
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2. The project will employ approximately 2,500 construction workers and 65 long-term facilities management staff.
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1. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
ASSIGNMENT
‘Interconsult’ Bid for Tender
Group Authors
Conor Brandon
MacDarragh Fitzpatrick
Katarzyna Kozlowska
John Morris
Ross Cathmhaoil O Grugain
Christopher Dignam
Abstract
The information regarding this file analyses a price, programme and method for the
completion of an Environmental Impact Statement on a proposed walking route in Killarney,
Co. Kerry. This bid for tender is in support of an ‘Interconsult’ directed project.
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Table of Contents
1. INTERCONSULT: Contact information…………………………………………….pg. 2
2. Supporting Document………………………………………………………………..pg. 2 -
6
3. Issues and General Approach Statement………………………………………....pg. 7
4. Broad Outline of Approach………………………………................................pg. 7 – 14
5. Statement of ‘Price’………………………………………………………………pg. 14 – 15
6. Length of Time Statement…………………………………………………………..pg. 16
7. Statement of Tender Guarantee……………………………………………………pg. 17
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1. INTERCONSULT: Contact Information
Name ‘Interconsult’
Address Interconsult,
Exchequer Court,
33 St. Mary Axe,
London EC3A 8AA,
United Kingdom.
Telephone +442032065200
Email contactus@interconsult.co.uk/enquiries@interconsult.com
Fax 32065201
Third Parties Paul Middle – MIDCONSULT
F. Fox - MIDCONSULT
2. Supporting Documents
Interconsult
Our aim is to work with each client and to guide them through the planning and development
processes in order to achieve their planning objectives. The Company ethos is built around
client focus and efficiency and quality of delivery. We seek to exceed clients’ expectations by
providing thorough communication links and building strong working relationships with our
clients, along with the comprehensive provision of professional services which we also
provide. Interconsult is an internationally renowned and respected environmental
consultancy that has highly qualified staff with a vast amount of knowledge and experience
in their fields of expertise. Our consultants specialise in the ecological impact assessment
elements of the EIA/EIS process; however, we have extensive experience in managing
entire EIA and EIS projects. What’s more we can draw on the plethora of experience of our
close associations with other environmental consultants in specialist fields, who work on a
consulting basis with ourselves. Interconsult are a competitive company who can boast a
proven track record of providing the most comprehensive cost-effective tenders with great
time management record to boot. Interconsult has plenty of resources, providing ample
support for any of the specialists who are employed by Interconsult. Interconsult has been
contacted by numerous Government agencies and Local Authorities with requests for
tenders, which have been successfully won. On completion of the project, each of these
authorities has had great satisfaction with the outcomes which have been delivered on time
and on budget. Finally we, as a company seek to aid our clients in reaching their desired
outcomes as efficiently and pain-free as possible, by identifying potential hurdles at a
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preliminary stage of the process and providing practical solutions before issues can arise.
Interconsult demand professionalism, integrity and quality in all that we do on a daily basis.
Interconsult has a diverse client base including:
Semi-State Bodies and Public Sector Organisations
Major international Companies
Private Investors
Planning and Environmental Institutions
Training Bodies
Regional and Local Authorities
Local Community Partnerships
Local Private Clients
Interconsult offers the following EIA/EIS services:
Completion of full EIS projects with a track record of planning approvals.
Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) – specialist services for the preparation of
Flora, Fauna and Water Quality chapters within larger EIS projects.
Provision of Article 6 Appropriate Assessments for projects potentially affecting
designated Natura 2000 conservation sites.
Completion of Environmental and Ecological Scoping Studies for the early stages of
the EIS/EIA process.
Completion of full Baseline Environmental Constraints studies, prior to
commissioning of detailed EIS.
Provision of specialist consultancy with regard to mitigation measures and
compensation for significant impacts.
Previous Projects
Golf course developments
Interconsult has undertaken ecological impact assessments for a number of golf course
developments, where the proposal had potential to affect protected species or ecological
interests on the site. Examples of golf course projects in which we were involved are the new
Forrest Golf Course, Co. Westmeath and the Doonbeg Links Golf Course at Trump
International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland (formerly the Doonbeg Golf Club), Co Clare.
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Reference
Doonbeg golf links course at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland (formerly the
Doonbeg Golf Club), Co Clare. Project was the expansion of the golf course on to mature
dunes along the coast. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland were very pleased
with Interconsult in the professional manner in which they carried out the EIS with positive
outcomes, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Received Planning Permission which was
badly needed to expand the business. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel thanks
Interconsult for their professionalism and would not hesitate in highly recommending
Interconsult to any interested party.
Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland.
Cycling & Walking Trails
Interconsult has undertaken numerous Environmental Impact Assessments on Walking
Trails in Ireland and the U.K. Recent examples of such work include an EIA Walking Trails,
Glenveagh National Park, Eire, an EIA of the Cycling Trail, Westport, Co Mayo and an EIA
on Walking Trails Project in the Lake District in the U.K and an EIA Strathclyde Lakeside
Walking Trails Project in the UK.
Reference
The National Parks and Wildlife Services, who are the governing body of Glenveagh
National Park, were extremely satisfied with the very comprehensive Environmental Impact
Assessment which was carried out on the Walking Trails in the National Park by Interconsult.
Interconsult worked extremely efficiently on delivering a high quality assessment of the
walking trails and the any issues that may arise in the future regarding the trails.
National Parks and Wildlife Services of Ireland.
Recent Experience in County Kerry
Interconsult have on recently finished work on a couple of projects within Co. Kerry namely
an EIA of Visitor Centre in Glengarrif National Park and an Upland Management Plan in
Killarney National Park. Both projects were delivered on time and on budget. The company
is currently awaiting feedback from the clients of both projects as the planning process of the
respective cases is currently ongoing.
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List of Staff
The following section List of Staff Selected for the proposed development of a walking route
between Tomies and the Old Weir Bridge at Killarney National Park, County Kerry.
Interconsult
Senior Staff
Discipline Name Cost (€) Qualifications Recent Experience
Principal Paul Middle €70,000 MSc [Davis] 1998 Guidelines on EIA of
Recreational Projects,
National Trust,
Northern Ireland.
EIA of Visitor Centre,
Glengarrif National
Park.
EIA of cycling trail,
Westport, Co Mayo.
Project
Director
Dr B
Moore
€60,000 PhD [Oxon] 1980 EIS Mumbai Metro,
India.
EIS 2 Rivers Project,
Chile
EIA Guidelines
USEPA, USA.
Specialists
Discipline Name Cost (€) Qualifications Recent Experience
Ecologist Dr F Fox €30,000 PhD [Dublin] 2000 EIA of Visitor Centre,
Glengarrif National
Park.
EIA of cycling trail,
Westport, Co Mayo.
Upland Management
Plan, Killarney
National Park
Landscape
Architect
Peter Field €40,000 MLA [Penn] 1985 EIA Walking Trails,
Glenveagh National
Park, Eire.
EIA Lake Districts
Walking Trails
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Project, UK.
EIA Norwegian Fjords
Trail System, Norway.
Engineer Fiona
Street
€40,000 M Eng. [Berlin]
1996
Erosion Control at
Hammerholt National
Park, Iceland.
EIA of car park and
road system in New
Forest national park,
UK.
EIA Lake Districts
Walking Trails
Project, UK.
Hydrologist Dr Brooke €35,000 PhD [London]
1980
Guidelines on
avoiding tourism
effects in national
parks - United
Nations.
EIA of car park and
road system in New
Forest national park,
UK.
EIA Lake Districts
Walking Trails
Project, UK.
Archaeologist Anne Digg €30,000 MLitt [Oxon] 1998 EIA Lake Districts
Walking Trails
Project, UK.
EIA of car park and
road system in New
Forest national park,
UK.
EIA Strathclyde
Lakeside Walking
Trails Project. UK.
3. Issues & General Approach Statement
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Interconsult hereby state that we fully understand the issues and general approach proposed
in the request for tenders by the NPWS of the DoEHLG and that we will comply with the
general conditions as they are set out in ‘Section 4: General Conditions of Tender’.
4. Broad Outline of Approach
STAGE DESCRIPTION TIME FRAME
1. START UP SCOPE
ISSUES
1 WEEK – 2 WEEKS
2. INCEPTION REPORT SPECIALISTS
TASKS
PROGRAMME
1 WEEK – 2 WEEKS
3. BRIEFS BIREFS SEND TO
SPECIALISTS
TOPICS TO BE
COVERED
1 WEEK
4. SPECIALISTS AQ SPECIALIST
AB SPECIALIST
AC SPECIALIST
AD SPECIALIST
AE SPECIALIST
REPORTS
2 WEEKS – 3 WEEKS
5.DRAFT FINDINGS SHORT NOTES 1 WEEK
6. DRAFT REPORT FEEDBACK 2 WEEKS
7. FINAL REPORT COMPILATION OF ALL
COLLECTED
INFORMATION
10 DAYS
8. REPORT PRINTED DOCUMENT 2 DAYS
Table 1 Summary of the EIA method. (*1 week=5 working days)
4.1 Scope (2weeks)
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The scope of this project involves the preparation of a tender for a proposed Environmental
Impact Assessment for the development of a tourist walking route between Tomies and the
Old Weir Bridge at Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry.
The proposed EIA will be carried out by company Interconsult, who will prepare a bid for
tender to carry out the EIA on the planned development of the walking route in Killarney
National Park. Interconsult will examine the potential effects caused by this development on
the National Park through the use of range of specialists such as ecologists, geologists,
engineers, archaeologists and management team. Following the completion of the EIA, an
EIS will be published that will state the effects, if any, which the proposed development
would have on the protected habitats and wildlife that situated in the national park.
Fig.1 Map with the location of the walking route (area of proposed development).
4.2 Background to Killarney National Park and Proposed Development
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Killarney National Park is an expanse of large mountainous country managed mainly by the
National Parks and Wildlife Service. The broad area includes the McGilliuddy Reeks, the
highest mountain range in Ireland. At the foot of the mountains lies the lower slopes covered
in woodland, lies the 10, 236 hectares of National Park. Killarney National parks contains
numerous features of national and international importance. In 1981, Killarney National Park
was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) which is part of a world network of protected natural areas
which have conservation, research, education and training as the organisations main
objectives.
Killarney National Park contains numerous plant and animal species of scientific and
ecological importance. From the native oak woods and yew woods together with an
abundance of evergreen trees and shrubs to the native red deer which has been present in
Ireland since the last Ice Age. There are many different pieces of legislation that protects the
range of plant and animal species in the park. The National Park is the Wildlife Act
(Amendment in 2000), and the European Habitats Directive adopted in 1992. These
invaluable pieces of legislation protect over 1000 animal species, and over 200 different
habitat types, which many of can be found in Killarney National Park.
The proposed development of the walking route will require in depth analysis by Interconsult
who will use experienced management team and specialists to analyse the effects, the
proposed development would have on the environment through continuous consultation with
the NPWS and other relevant authorities.
It is critical that sufficient information is gathered to allow full constraints analysis to be
performed so that design options are not developed with inherent flaws which may be costly
to rectify or progress through later design or statutory process stages. The deliverable at the
end of the project definition stage will be the identification of a robust feasible design option
which can be further developed and progressed through the statutory and design processes.
Fig.2 Killarney National Park. (Source: www.killarney.ie)
4.3 Inception report (2 weeks)
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Design Studies should be carried out to help determine the basic layout, route selection,
location, environmental constraints, and other data relating to known functional requirements
needed to identify the preferred option.
Project program (to be produced/prepared by the architect) sets out the timeframe for
design, procurement and construction activities. This timeframe should be consistent with
the overall timeframe as set out in the Project Execution Plan.
DOCUMENT RESPONSIBLITY STAGE IN THE EIA
Schedule of Client Output Requirements
Establishes the scope of the project.
Architect / Engineer Scope (1)
Feasibility Study
Following best practice, this should address all of the
project parameters in the project process.
Architect / Engineer Scope (1)
Constraints
The Technical Experts’ report on any constraints
(known at the time) that will apply in relation to
design. Where constraints require further review, it
may be necessary to appoint specialist sub-
consultants in areas such as archaeology and
ecology to assist the Lead Consultant in the
identification of potential constraints.
Architect /
Engineer/ specialist
sub-consultant
Scope (1)
Project Budget
The approved budget of the project.
Cost advisor Inception Report (2)
Project Execution Plan
Indicates the overall timeframe within which the
project should be delivered.
Architect/ engineer Inception Report (2)
Project Programme
This document sets out the timeframe for design,
procurement and construction activities.
Architect Inception Report (2)
Site Suitability Report
This document evaluates all available sites for
development, identifying the advantages and
constraints for each site and identifying the preferred
option.
This report will include a statement of the purpose
and need for the project, a description of the selected
design, a discussion of the various alternative
Architect/ engineer/
specialist sub
consultant
Scope (1)
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designs considered and a comparison of all of the
options which explains the benefits of the preferred
solution.
Briefs
Individual brief send to specialists.
Architect Briefs (3)
Environmental Impact Statement
The Environmental Impact Statement should be
prepared as specified in the relevant statutory
instruments, laid out as specified and properly
scoped. The EIS should inform the design process
rather than being used as a tool to rationalise a
design that has already been determined. It is likely
that a number of specialist sub-consultants will be
required to complete the EIS. However it is important
that a single editor takes responsibility for the EIS to
ensure that it is a coherent document.
Report (8)
Engineer/ specialists
sub -consultants
Drawings of the site
Any drawings in relation to the site should be
identified.
Agency Draft Report (6)
Table 2 EIA Breakdown of the EIA supporting tasks and responsibilities.
4.4 BRIEFS (1 week)
The Design Brief is the full and completed statement of the Sponsoring Agency’s functional
and operational requirements for a project. It defines all design requirements for a project
including performance standards and quality thresholds. It is the foundation on which design
will be developed and is the benchmark for measuring future design development. It also
should include a detailed outline of the preferred option, supported with design studies
where appropriate, and with reasons for the choice.
4.5 SPECIALISTS (4 weeks)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process for anticipating the effects on the
environment caused by a development. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the
document produced as a result of that process.
EIA requirements derive from European Communities Directive 85/337/EEC (as amended by
Directive 97/11/EC) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on
the environment. The primary objective of the EIA Directive is to ensure that projects which
are likely to have significant effects on the environment are subject to an assessment of their
likely impacts.
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The approach adopted in the Directive is that EIA is mandatory for all Annex I projects on the
basis that these project classes will always have significant environmental effects.
Thresholds are specified in respect of most project types in the Annex.
In the case of Annex II projects, Member States must determine on a case-by-case basis or
on the basis of thresholds or other criteria (such as site sensitivity), or a combination of both
approaches, whether or not a project should be subject to EIA.
The technical requirement for the specialists will have to cover the following topics:
Human Beings
Fauna and Flora
Soil
Water
Climatic Factors
The Landscape
Material Assets, including the Architectural and Archeological Heritage, and the
Cultural Heritage
The Inter-Relationship between the Above Factors
4.6 DRAFT FINDINGS (1 week)
This stage involves establishing whether or not the plan is likely to have a significant effect
on the conservation objectives of any Natura 2000 site. The screening process requires an
initial review the draft plan to identify any policies or objectives that might potentially have
impacts upon Natura 2000 sites. These might include for example policies and objectives
that include a requirement for new development land; policies or objectives that may result in
increases in disturbance to sensitive fauna and flora; policies and objectives that could result
in deterioration in water quality.
For definition purposes the Natura 2000 site(s) include Special Areas of Conservation
(habitats) and/ or Special Protection Areas (birds). With regard to SACs, Annex l refers to
habitats and Annex ll refers to species listed in the Habitats Directive. With regard to SPAs,
Annex l refers to the EU Birds Directive. Also land that could have a potential to contain
important bird areas that have not already been designated, as an SPA should be taken into
consideration.
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Table 3 Natura 2000 Sites within 15km of Killarney Town, Co Kerry
Draft findings will be gathered from the required specialists via email for the preparation of
the draft report.
4.7 Draft report (3 weeks)
The report considers key quantitative aspects of the project in sufficient detail to inform a
final and reasoned decision on whether or not to proceed.
Draft report will provide required feedback about the proposed development and will be
source of the information for designers and engineers.
Such design information is not intended to constitute formal design proposals at this stage –
it consists merely of illustrative drawings or sketches to allow decisions to be made.
As part of a feasibility study for this project, an examination of site options should be carried
out to establish the best location for the proposed development from the perspective of land
use, cost and planning considerations.
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4.8 Final report (2 weeks)
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will provide supporting information to accompany
a proposal for a development of the walking route between Tomies and the Old Weir Bridge
at Killarney National Park to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The Environmental Impact Statement should deliver information on any significant likely
adverse impacts that the walking route would have on the National Park, and in particular its
habitats and species, and to explore the available measures to mitigate those impacts and if
should the project proceed.
The Natura 2000 Form indicated that whilst the site is within a National Park and is therefore
safe from most threats to its bird populations, recreational activity can nevertheless cause
disturbance to some species. The fact that the SPA is also a National Park also negates the
likelihood of any ‘in combination’ impacts on the SPA as no developments are allowed within
the park that would be likely to have negative impacts on flora and fauna. In addition, rural,
mainly upland, sparsely populated areas where major developments are unlikely surround
the SPA.
5. Statement of ‘Price’
The breakdown of cost total for each staff member and their total working days:
Table 5.1: Total coast of working days
Name Title description Working Days Cost
Paul Middle Principal 2 days € 6,334.84
B. Moore Project Director 16 days € 18,187.52
F. Fox Ecologist 25 days € 6, 382.75
Peter Field Landscape Architect 25 days € 8,532.50
Fiona Street Engineer 70 days € 23,891
Dr. Brooke Hydrologist 25 days € 7,466
Anne Dig Archaeologist 25 days € 6,521.50
Total = 77 days Total = € 77, 316.11
(exc. VAT)
VAT 23% (€ 7,731.61)
Total incl. 23% VAT =
€ 95,098.81
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Table 5.2: Total Cost Breakdown
The price excluding VAT @ 23% for professional services is €77,316.11.
After VAT @ 23% the total price of the Environmental Impact Statement is €95,098.82.
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6. Length of Time Statement
The preparation of the Environment Impact Statement will take 77 working days from
beginning to end (15 weeks & 2 days). This gives an appropriate amount of time for
Interconsult Specialists to prepare, visit and finalise all working procedures in the necessary
steps involved for the EIS.
Fig. 6.1: Gantt chart of timeframe
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7. Statement of Tender Guarantee
We hereby guarantee that this tender holds good for ’90 days’ after the closing date for
receipt of tenders (8th
of January 2016).
X
Dr. B. Moore
Project Director
Group: INTERCONSULT
Group Authors
Conor Brandon C12343326
MacDarragh Fitzpatrick C12462478
John Morris C12394931
Ross Cathmhaoil O Grugain C12455962
Katarzyna Kozlowska C12750155
Christopher Dignam C12753631