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CDComartin, INC
specializes in integrating seismic risk management processes into existing finance, risk
management, and facilities programs. We serve as consultants to managers
within our clients’ organization. CDComartin, INC applies state-of-the-art
technical and financial standards and procedures to facilitate project planning and
implementation.
Institutional
and Corporate Consulting Services
Inventory evaluation and planning
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Seismic hazard investigation and documentation –
Evaluating the seismological hazards caused by local active faults.
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Facilities inventory and
vulnerability – Developing a building database characterizing expected seismic
performance, replacement costs and importance to business operations.
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Estimates of anticipated
exposure – Evaluating expected capital, casualty and business interruption losses in
a range of earthquake scenarios or time frames.
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Assessment of seismic risk
management capability – Quantifying the institution or corporation’s ability to
manage seismic losses considering its sustainability and financial resources for recovery.
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Risk reduction and financial
planning – Developing financial and planning tools to reduce the gap between expected
losses and risk management capability to an acceptable level.
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Mitigation priorities –
Developing a long-term strategy to reduce exposure through seismic retrofit of selected
buildings with high vulnerability and promising loss reduction prospects.
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Customized design and
construction standards – Developing tailored guidelines to bring consistency to
design and construction, with the goal of achieving long-term seismic risk reduction.
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Capital project services
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Selection of seismic performance objectives – Assisting
project managers in setting performance goals, to achieve consistency with the institution
or corporation’s design standards and risk management strategy.
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Evaluation of design
consultant capability – Participation in the A/E selection process to help ensure
that the structural engineer of record has experience and capacity appropriate for the
project.
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Professional peer review for
design quality and cost efficiency – Regularly reviewing the engineer’s progress
for conformance to design standards and project budgets, and performing quality assurance
to streamline permitting and construction.
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Analysis of benefits and
costs of design alternatives – Considering alternative design strategies for
achieving the desired performance goals more cost efficiently and with lower life-cycle
costs.
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