ROBERT SALABER , P.E.

President / Project Manager

Mr. Salaber has more than 20 years of diverse construction experience.  He is a well-accomplished contract administrator and oversight engineer with an excellent reputation in the industry.  Mr. Salaber is extremely knowledgeable of infrastructure related work and is familiar with Local, State and Federal procedures and requirements. In fact, he has written construction administration and inspection training manuals for both public and private clients and has provided training courses on a variety of construction issues during his career.  Mr. Salaber has been the Resident Engineer (RE) and/or Structure Representative on more than 30 projects ranging in size, scope and complexity.  He spent seven years with the Caltrans Office of Structure Construction, five (5) years as an RE, Project Manager and Vice President with a private construction management firm, and has been the President of Salaber Associates, Inc. (SAI) since April of 1999.  Mr. Salaber is well versed in project management, contract administration, constructability and biddability reviews, plan and specification interpretation, claims analysis and mitigation, field inspection, mediation, public relations, training and systems development. Mr. Salaber is a dynamic speaker and has excellent communication skills.  He is also very forthright and is able to foster and maintain positive and professional working relationships.  Mr. Salaber has proven countless times, with his insight and communicative abilities, that he is a true asset to his clients on all phases of a construction project.  They would also agree that working with Mr. Salaber is a positive and rewarding experience.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE:

CITY OF SACRAMENTO CONSTRUCTION LIAISON – Sacramento, CA

From 2002 through 2004 Mr. Salaber was contracted with the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation to provide construction/design coordination on a variety of public works projects. Mr. Salaber’s responsibilities were to draft correspondence, make change order recommendations, review and approve submittals, provide inspection, offer technical advice and recommendations to project managers, provide assistance to inspectors in the field, assist with drafting technical specifications, perform public relations, and assist with potential claims. Other duties Mr. Salaber provided included:

Facilitate and provide technical assistance in drafting the City’s new Curb Ramp Standards, Guidelines and Details, all in accordance with ADA and Title 24 requirements.

Provide primary instruction for the City’s Curb Ramp Program Training Course.

Draft and facilitate the City of Sacramento Contract Administration and Inspection Training Manua.

Provide training in various aspects of the manual to the inspection staff.

Prepare the Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures (LAP) Manual Filing System.

Monitor compliance with the State or Federally funded projects.

Assist in creating and drafting the March 2002 adopted City of Sacramento Administrative Penalty Ordinance.