Pars Bioscience, LLC

Excellence from Start to Finish

Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc., is organized and equipped to provide INNOVATIVE, multidisciplinary approaches and qualified technical expertise to the solution of a wide variety of problems which may arise in business, industry, and government. The firm’s capabilities are based on the PROFESSIONAL training and experience of a small staff holding primarily Masters or Doctoral level degrees in fields including Electrical, Civil, Traffic, Transportation Planner, Structural, Mechanical, Environmental, Economics Construction Management and Planning with the ability to call additional staff, including other consultants and specialist, when needed.

Founded in 1995 by Dr. Rafie Hamidpour, Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc., seeks to solve the clients problems responsively, and COST EFFECTIVELY, and at a reasonable cost, with particular attention to professional ethics.

Our Services

LIST OF SERVICES

Pars is committed to resolving client issues and addressing our client’s needs. The responsibility to manage today’s environmental challenges and safeguard public health as well as the environment is shared by all community private sector, government and municipality. To help our clients meet these standards, Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc. has assembled an excellent group of scientists, engineers and technicians, with the necessary expertise and training to provide environmental services for a wide variety of projects.

Construction Inspection, Management and Administration

Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc. will provide a full time inspector and manger. The inspector will take direction from Clint Construction Manager, who will act as the lead administrative contact for the duration of each project.

The inspector tasks shall consist of the following items:
- Daily construction inspection and documentation
- Daily construction administration and coordination with the Client Contractor, and affected business and property owners.
- Post construction activities and closeout as accepted by the Client.
- Provide a lesson learn report for client.

Electrical Engineering

- Lighting: Low voltage, neon, line voltage, show/theme, fiber optic, signage, airport lighting and signage
- Power: Medium voltage, distribution, generation, substation, primary distribution, co-generation, supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), emergency and standard power, airport electrical vaults
- Special Systems: Robotics and factory automation, energy and facilities management data system, grounding, and product development

Environmental Assessment

- Hazardous and toxic waste
- Asbestos and lead-based paint
- Wetlands delineation
- Subsurface contamination investigations
- Preliminary site assessment
- Groundwater monitoring and investigation
- Contaminated soil sampling, excavation and disposal
- Surface water runoff assessments
- Environmental emergency response

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

- Automated monitoring and controls
- Instrumentation and controls
- Plant layout
- PLC programming
- Facility removal and expansion

Pavement Design, Maintenance & Management Systems

Our staff’s capability in pavement design, maintenance and pavement management system includes the following types of projects:
· Pavement design and maintenance
- Pavement management system
- Pavement condition survey
- Asphalt testing / asphalt chemistry
- Pavement construction and inspection
- Resurfacing / restoration
- Computer simulation/model building
- Pavement mix design - material characterization
- Routine maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Rehabilitation / reconstruction
- Pavement preventative maintenance
- Pavement roadway maintenance and rehabilitation resurfacing
- Pavement repair and causes of pavement distress
- Low volume road pavement management system
- Monitoring and inspection techniques

Planning & Management Studies

- Transportation planning and management
- Major investment studies
- ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)
- Incident management
- Master planning, capital improvement programming

Preliminary & Final Design

- Street and highway design
- Development of short and long range transportation comprehensive plans
- Determine present and future highway deficiencies based on information gathered in basic planning studies and major inventories.
- Application of traffic flow theory for solving freeway capacity and congestion problems, and predicting future traffic performance
- Railroad crossing design
- Traffic signing, and pavement marking design
- Traffic signal design
- Airport design
- Freeway congestion management
- Site Development
- Reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration, widening, and new road
- Traffic control plans (permanent and construction)
- Preparation of traffic control device plans (permanent and construction)
- Highway intersection design
- Roundabout design
- Parking study and design
- Land development design, studies and economic analysis
- Sanitary sewer design
- Storm sewer design and hydraulic system evaluation
- Bridge and culvert design

Roadway Management Systems (RMS)

Pavement management system, bridge management, culvert management, sign management, maintenance management, pavement marking management, and water and sewer management with GIS interfaces.

- Pavement condition survey
- Pavement material and pavement design technology data system, grounding, and product development
- Software design and development

Traffic Engineering

- Planning, geometric design and traffic operations of roads, streets and highways.

Traffic & Transportation Studies, Analysis & Data Collection

- Traffic volume studies
- Speed, travel-time, delay, and density studies
- Transportation system impact studies
- Traffic engineering and analysis, and operational studies
- Traffic safety analysis interchange concept studies
- Highway capacity and level of service analysis
- Pedestrian studies
- Parking studies and design
- Accident studies, safety analysis
- Access control Analysis
- Land development design, studies and economic analysis
- Network planning and traffic assignment studies

Transportation Engineering

- The application of the latest technologies and scientific principles for the planning, functional design, operation, and management of facilities, for any mode of transportation.

Transportation Systems Management (TSM)

- Application of the latest methods and technologies for increasing the efficiency and capacity of existing facilities and rights of way. (Better use of existing resources rather than planning on major new construction and right of way).

Site Development

- Each development requires the completion of drainage and traffic studies along with the preliminary and final plat approval process required by each city. Pars Consulting Engineers will design the infrastructure (street, water, sanitary, street lighting, and storm including detention) required for all sites.

Water & Wastewater Management

- Water resource assessments
- Dams and reservoirs
- Flood control
- Land drainage
- Drainage catchments studies
- Municipal wastewater treatment
- Sewerage and drainage network modeling

Other Areas Of Expertise & Experience Are

- Operation research and statistics
- Software engineering, programming
- Computer simulation / model building
- Computer security
- Economic & feasibility analysis
- Cost analysis
- Management studies

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

As in most Q/A and Q/C plans, planning, organizing, coordination, controlling, documentation, and retention play a very important role. As part of our quality control Pars Consulting Engineers will hold project-planning meetings, weekly project meetings, and make sure all design and computation are checked.
As the project organizational structure indicates, the Client will have direct access to Pars Consulting Engineers Project Manager and Project Engineer regarding issues that are pertinent to the project, including: review, updates, concerns, field related problems, and personnel. We recognize that expediency and responsiveness are critical to successfully completing your project.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures

Pars Consulting Engineers are committed to providing high quality engineering services, excellence from start to finish to our client. To accomplish this goal, we will rely on a system of both internal and external checks and balances.

Internal Quality Control Practices

• Project Planning Meeting
• Weekly Quality Control Meeting
• Review of Construction Document
• Plan Format and Content
• Final Plan Review

External Quality Control Practices

• Compliance with Design Criteria
• Review Meeting
• Eliminate any problems that may occur.
• Mitigate the effects of problems that do arise
• Establish a baseline for project control
• Provide the basic tools to enhance our chances of successfully completing the project.
• Identify task to be accomplished
• Establish responsibility for completion of each task
• Establish a deadline for each task
• Establish a budget for each task.

Our Expertise

Dr. Rafie Hamidpour, Ph.S., D.E. DABFE

In 1997, Dr. Rafie Hamidpour earned a doctorate and served as a director and professor at a local Midwest college. During this time, Dr. Hamidpour has compiled two books. In 1997, he received his first certificate of registration from the United States Library of Congress, and in 2001, he received his second. During, 1996 Dr. Hamidpour started Pars Consulting Engineer where he currently serves as President and CEO. Dr. Hamidpour's vision to research medical treatments is the foundation for Pars Bioscience, LLC.

Our Projects

Construction Inspection, Management and Administration

85th Bridge and Troost Ave. - 2008"
---Construction Inspection and Construction Management of the Troost Ave bridge replacement, 85th Street access ramps, roadway improvement from two to four lanes, including curb, gutter, drainage, MSE walls and bike path. Estimated cost is $7.7 million.

Colbern Road Phase III - 2006"
---Colbern Road is a 2-lane asphalt roadway approximately 1.5 miles in length. The scope of services include widening the roadway to 4-lane urban arterial that includes a curb and gutter section with storm sewers, signing, quantities, specifications, erosion control, earthwork, typical sections, right-of-ways plans and tract maps. This project was designed to APWA, MoDOT and ASSHTO requirements. Pars Consulting Engineers was responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment, drainage, earthwork, specifications cost estimate & erosion control planning Construction Inspection, Construction Management of roadway improvements, curb, gutter, drainage and Project Representation for Jackson County Engineer with an estimated cost of $2.66 million.

Colbern Road Phase II - 2006"
---Construction Inspection and Construction Management of roadway improvements, curb, gutter, drainage and project representation for Jackson County with an estimated cost of $5 million.

Catch Basin 400 Phase B - 2005"
---Construction Inspection and Construction Management of roadway improvements, curb, gutter, drainage and project representation for the owner with an estimated cost of $1.5 million.

Lydia Bridge Over Indian Creek - 2004"
---Construction Inspection and Construction Management of roadway improvements, curb, gutter, drainage and project representation for the City of KCMO with an estimated cost of $3.5 million.

Noland Road Bridge Over Little Blue River - 2004"
---Construction Inspection and Construction Management of roadway improvements, curb, gutter, drainage and project representation for the City of KCMO with an estimated cost of $1.5 million.

Electrical Study and Design

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Current until 2009"
---Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc were contracted by National Institute of Health to provide an Electrical Study, Short Circuit Analysis and Arc Flash Calculation for total of 42 buildings at their Bethesda campus in Maryland.

General Services Administration - 2008"
---Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc were contracted by General Services Administration to provide electrical study, lightening and grounding for one of their buildings.

The potential for losses due to equipment damage, business interruptions and personal injury caused by lightning can be a huge expense for companies. However, a properly installed lightning protection system can minimize this threat to your business. In Florida, all government buildings, schools, hospitals, airports, prisons and assisted living facilities are required by law to have a lightning protection system in order to protect the structure from the destructive forces of lightning...shouldn't you do the same?

Genisses Village Kansas City, MO - 2006"
---[Electrical Study with calculations, sizing and design. Costing $3.2 million.

Body Shop 380 Program - 2001"
---[Project included an Electrical Study and design of Automation including facility design, robotics, lighting system, safety device, plan layout, operation research, work design, measurement and ergonomics. 4 1/2 year contact costing $1.2 million.

Gate Entry System for Body Shop - 2000"
---Project included an Electrical Study and design of Automation including facility design, robotics, lighting system, safety device, plan layout, operation research, work design, measurement and ergonomics. 4 1/2 year contact costing $1.2 million.

Glass Automation GA - 2000"
---Project included an Electrical Study and design of Automation including facility design, robotics, lighting system, safety device, plan layout, operation research, work design, measurement and ergonomics. 4 1/2 year contact costing $1.2 million.

Blue Ridge Pump Station 67th St. and US Hwy 50 - 1998"
---Electrical Study and design of Switchgear including facility design, lighting system,, safety device, plan layout, operation research, work design, measurement and ergonomics. Project cost was $180,000.

Environmental Assessments

Professional Field Adjusting Services - Current until 2010"

Professional Field Site Inspection Services - Current until 2010"

Mechanical Study and Design of Automation

Body Shop 380 Program - 2001"

Gate Entry System for Body Shop - 2000"

Gate Entry System for GA - 2000"

Glass Automation GA - 2000"

Networking

Communication System Architecture - 2001"

Pavement Marking & Signing

Riverfront Heritage Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 8A-1 - 2003"

Riverfront Heritage Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 8A-2 - 2003"

Riverfront Heritage Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 10- 2003"

Riverfront Heritage Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 4C-KS Riverfront - 2003"

Heritage Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 4C-MO Riverfront Heritage - 2003"

Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Segment 4C-MO 8th St.- 2003"

Roadway/Bridge Storm/Drainage Study (H&H)

R.D. Mize Rd Little Blue Parkway and Eureka Rd - 2005"
---Project is located from approximately 1000 ft. east of Selsa Road to the end of the curve south to Eureka Road. Project upgraded an existing collector road to an urban collector classification with 3-12’ lanes. Pars also completed project survey and bridge survey. We were hired to conduct topography survey, write legal descriptions, and prepare final plans for MoDOT STP funding. Cost was $2,500,000.

Colbern Rd Phase III - 2005"
---Colbern Road is a 2-lane asphalt roadway approximately 1.5 miles in length. The scope of services include widening the roadway to a 4-lane urban arterial that includes a curb and gutter section with storm sewers, signing, quantities, specifications, erosion control, earthwork, typical sections, right-of-way plans and tract maps. This project was designed to APWA, MoDOT and AASHTO requirements. Firm was responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment, drainage, earthwork, specifications cost estimate, & erosion control planning. Cost was $2,500,000.

Colbern Rd Phase IV - 2005"
---Jackson County selected Pars Consulting Engineers to design the next phase of the roadway continuing 3.5 miles to the east from our previous project. Both of the Colbern Road projects involve coordination with the MoDOT designed intersection at Route 7 just being completed. Complete design project including survey, horizontal & vertical alignments, earthwork, drainage, erosion control, pavement marking, traffic control & phasing, cost estimates, specifications, right-of-way and easements. Design completed May 2005 estimated engineering construction cost was $6,500,000.

Avenida De Cesar Chavez Streetscape - 2004"
---Removed and replaced curb, gutter, pavement marking, sidewalks, added handicap ramps, raised median, quantities, specs and cost estimate. Project delayed due to funding issues and scope changes. Cost was $700,000.

Intersection of Prospect & Gregory - 2004"

Intersection of Independence & Hardesty - 2004"

Harry Truman Drive Extension 125th St. to Crystal Ave - 2004"
---Pars Engineers has designed a two-lane Minor Arterial for Jackson County Public Works in the City of Grandview, MO. Project included designing a new asphalt roadway on new alignment approximately 4100 L.F., which includes a 28 foot curb and gutter section, storm sewers, signing, pavement marking, right of way plans, traffic control plans, specifications, and cost estimates. Complete design project included survey, design, specifications, right-of-way and easements. Cost was $2,200,000.

155th St. Bridge over Lumpkins Fork Creek - 2002"
---Project includes a watershed study and design of a small bridge replacement and associated roadway improvements for a rural arterial roadway in the far SE corner of Kansas City, Missouri. This bridge will be replaced by either a single concrete arch culvert or a double concrete box culvert. Hydrology and hydraulics were performed using TR-55 methods and HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS software. Cost was $287,000.

Site Development

Commerical Development in Leawood, KS - 2009"
---Commerical development

River Ridge in Leavenworth, KS - 2008"
---180 residential lots.

River Ridge in Leavenworth, KS - 2008"
---180 residential lots.

Concords Woods in Kansas City, MO - 2008"
---4.6 acres with 14 single family residential lots.

Blue River Hills in Kansas City, MO - 2008"
---75 acres with 236 residential lots.

Faith Estates in Kansas City, MO - 2007"
---24 residential lots.

Norby Gardens in Grandview, MO - 2007"
---10.2 acres with 31 residential lots.

Storm Drainage Study (H&H)

155th St. Between Vogt & Madison - 2003"

St. Margaret Catholic Church - 2002"

55th St. Between Woodson & Ridgeway - 2001"

58th St. Between West Ridge & Ridgeway - 2001"

58th Ter. Between Woodson & Ridgeway - 2001"

59th East of Larson - 2001"

McKinley Ave at old 23rd St. - 2001"
---Used existing RCB in place and replaced existing guardrail with concrete barrier and guardrail. Prepared specifications and cost estimate.

Booth Ave at 27th St. - 2001"
---Replaced existing timber culvert with new 10’x 4’ RCB. Project included new guardrail, asphalt pavement, and riprap. Prepared R/W plans, traffic control plan, project plans, specifications, and cost estimate.

Wallace Ave at 30th Street - 2001"
---Replaced rock culvert with a new 10’x7’ RCB. Project included new guardrail, asphalt pavement, riprap, R/W plans, typical sections, drainage plans, traffic control, project Specifications, and cost estimate. Cost was $240,000.

11612 E 55th Street - 2000"

58th & Ridgeview Ave - 2000"

11610 E. 58th St. - 2000"

5901 Larson Ave to 6005 Larson Ave - 2000"

Survey and Easements

Lexington Ave. KDOT 46C-3967-01 Leavenworth CO - 2004"

KDOT 52C-3604-01 - 2004"

K-32 KDOT 32-52-K-7388-01 - 2004"

Ridgeview Rd Improvements Loula St. to Santa Fe. St. - 2004"

155th St. Between Vogt & Madison - 2003"

N.E. 61st and N. Wheeling - 2002"

55th St. Between Woodson & Ridgeway - 2002"

58th St. Between West Ridge & Ridgeway - 2002"

58th Ter. Between Woodson & Ridgeway - 2002"

59th East of Larson - 2002"

McKinley Ave at old 23rd St. - 2001"

Booth Ave at 27th St. - 2001"

KDOT 4-44K-6444-01 Jefferson Co.- 2000"

Leavenworth Co. - 2000"

Traffic Impact Study

Corbyn Park Development SE Corner of US Hwy 169 & Mo W - 2002"

Harbor Lake Development Mo W East of Mo F - 2002"

Summit Way PUD Development 136th Between Mo N & Running Horse - 2001"

SW Corner of Mo. 152 & N. Brighton - 2000"

Kingpin Development NW Corner of Mo 7 & Duncan Rd - 2000"

I-35/119th St. Technology Park Development NW Corner of 119th & Winchester - 2000"

SE Corner of N. Oak Tfwy & NE 42nd Street - 2000"

Sherydale Development SW Corner of Mo 152 & N. Oak Tfwy - 2000"

Crystal Ridge Development - 1999"

Lake Meadows Development in Smithville - 1999"

Hodge Park Master Plan NE Corner of I-435 & Mo 152 - 1999"

St. Margaret Catholic Church NW Corner of Blackwell Rd & Chipman Rd. - 1999"

Traffic Signal Design & Emergency Vehicle Preemption

Emergency Vehicle Preemption For 8 Intersections - 2005"

New Signals 9th & Oak, and 5th & Grand - 2004"

Tiffany Ridge at Rose Creek - 2004"
---Street Lighting through out subdivision for Aylett, Flowers Surveying and Engineering. Completed in 2004 costing $180,000.

Car Credit 13th and Prospect - 2004"
---Street Lighting for Parking lot for Aylett, Flowers Surveying. Completed in 2004 costing $221,000.

Intersection of Missouri Rte 1 & Maplewood Pkwy - 2003"

CBD Interconnect Signal System - 2002"

Signal Improvement Independence & Hardesty - 2002"
---Pars has completed this intersection improvement for the City of Kansas City, Missouri Public Works that includes drainage, grading, pavement marking, lighting, and traffic signals. This project includes a realignment of Hardesty on the south side of Independence to meet existing Hardesty on the north side of Independence. Completed in 2004 costing $2.395 million.

New Pedestrian Crossing Signal 85th St between Oak & Main - 2002"

New Signal Colbern Rd with Blackwell and Beach - 2002"

New Signal 85th Between Holmes & Oak - 2002"

Signal Modification Barry Rd & Boardwalk - 2000"
---Traffic Signal Modification for Modot that include Signal Modification and pavement marking. In addition special design of mastarm and foundation because we need longer than 54’ mastarm. Original engineer’s estimate was $107,000.

Signal Modification Barry Rd & Ambassador - 2000"
---Description of Projects: Traffic Signal Modification for MoDot that includes signal modification and pavement marking. In addition special design & mastarm and foundation because we needed longer than 54’ mastarm. Original engineer’s estimate was $112,000.

Signal Modification Barry Rd & I-29 Northbound Off Ramp - 2000"
---Intersection Improvement and signal modification for Modot that include grading, pavement marking, lighting and traffic signal. Original engineer’s estimate was $265,000.

New Signal 115th and Outlook - 2000"
---Traffic signal design for the Intersection of 115th and Outlook Drive for City of Overland Park that includes signal design and pavement marking. Completed in 2000. Original engineer’s estimate was $78,000.

Signal Improvement 39th & Prospect - 1998"

Our Credentials

Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc., is organized and equipped to provide innovative, multidisciplinary approaches and qualified technical expertise to the solution of a wide variety of problems which may arise in business, industry, and government. The firm’s capabilities are based on the professional training and experience of a small staff holding primarily Masters or Doctoral level degrees in fields including Electrical, Civil, Traffic, Transportation Planner, Structural, Mechanical, Environmental, Economics Construction Management and Planning with the ability to call additional staff, including other consultants and specialist, when needed. Founded in 1995 by Dr. Rafie Hamidpour, Pars Consulting Engineers, Inc., seeks to solve the clients problems responsively, and cost effectively, and at a reasonable cost, with particular attention to professional ethics.

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