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Home My WebLink AboutCD4 Lawson & AssociatesApril 8, 2025 Mr.Talmadge Magno Civil Defense Administrator, County of Hawaii via email:civildefense@hawaiicounty.gov Re: CD3 (Safety Engineering - Domestic Preparedness Training Coordinator/Project Mgr) CD4 (Safety Engineering - Emergency Management) CD5 (Safety Engineering - Hazard Mitigation) For over 16 years, Lawson & Associates, Inc. has worked in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) across the state, and we are now planting permanent roots on Hawaii island. I am writing to express my interest in working with the County of Hawaii and have attached our Statement of Qualifications. As the President of Lawson & Associates and the Founder of the Safety Intelligence Institute, I lead our team for auditing, staffing, training, and construction services, with decades of experience in OSH, safety leadership, construction, safety management systems and processes, and innovative problem-solving. My career has been dedicated to developing and implementing safety management systems that not only comply with regulations but also enhance organizational culture and project outcomes. With our team of safety support professionals, Lawson & Associates, Inc. has successfully guided numerous organizations in navigating complex regulations, reducing workplace incidents, and improving their safety programs, leading to increased productivity and morale. Since opening in 2020, our Safety Intelligence Institute has been instrumental in providing in-person, live virtual, and on-demand safety training to thousands of workers, including Honolulu City ENV, the Ironworkers Union, and many small and large contractors. We empower managers, competent persons, and the entire workforce with relevant courses designed to improve performance in the field. Our in-house LMS is used by many organizations to train their team and maintain their records. We provide each student 24/7 access to their certificates whenever needed, reducing their internal administrative time and manpower. Thank you for considering our services. We look forward to the possibility of working together to achieve your goals. Sincerely, Tracy Lawson President, Lawson & Associates, Inc. and Co-Founder, Safety Intelligence Institute tracy@lawsonsafety.com #808-478-2183 (cell) Tracy Lawson PRESIDENT Tracy Lawson PRESIDENT 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 #808-441-5333 info@lawsonsafety.com www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com Lawson & Associates,Inc.Statement of Qualifications and Expression of InterestAs of $SULO, 2025 1.GENERAL INFORMATION Name of the firm or individual Tracy Lawson, President, CSP, SMP, CIT, CPEA, WSO-CSE Lawson & Associates, Inc. and Safety Intelligence Institute (a dba of Lawson & Associates, Inc.) Contact information including email address Tracy Lawson, President: tracy@lawsonsafety.com, #808-478-2183 Nalani Jenkins, COO: nalani@lawsonsafety.com, #808-479-4609 Casey Skelton, General Manager: casey@lawsonsafety.com, #808-861-9979 Principal place of business Office: info@lawsonsafety.com, #808-441-5333 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, HI 96817(Kapalama area) Location of all offices 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 We are currently doing work on Hawaii Island (for the Canada France Hawaii Telescope, Waimea/Summit), Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Lanai. 2.FIRM DETAILS Age of the firm – 16 years Average number of employees over the past five years – 15+ 3.QUALIFICATIONS Education, training, and qualifications of the individual or key employees Tracy Lawson: Tracy has over 30 years of experience in occupational safety and health. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational safety and health and maintains ŜôŽôŘÍīϙèôŘťĖƱèÍťĖĺĲŜϠϙĖĲèīŪîĖĲČϙæôĖĲČϙÍϙôŘťĖƱôîϙÍċôťƅϙŘĺċôŜŜĖĺĲÍīϙϼϽϠϙÍċôťƅ 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 #808-441-5333 info@lawsonsafety.com www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com Management Professional (SMP), Safety & Health Trainer (CIT), Safety and Management ƅŜťôıŜϙŪîĖťĺŘϙϼ(ϽϠϙÍĲîϙôŘťĖƱôîϙÍċôťƅϙ(ƄôèŪťĖŽôϙϼ®i-CSE). In 2003, Tracy was named Safety Professional of the Year by the American Society of Safety Engineers Hawaii Chapter and received a Letter of Commendation from Governor Lingle for being ĲÍıôîϙĺĲôϙĺċϙťēôϙÍèĖƱèϙŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙbôſŜϙĺŕϙ͓͏ϙĲîôŘϙ>ĺŘťƅϙ business professionals in the State of Hawaii. In 2010, Tracy was recognized as the Honolulu Community College Occupational Environmental Safety and Health Program. IĲϙ͑͏͔͐ϠϙŘÍèƅϙſÍŜϙÍϙƱĲÍīĖŜťϙċĺŘϙťēôϙbϙ®ĺıôĲϙ®ēĺϙaôÍĲϙŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙſÍŘîϙÍĲîϙ recipient of the PBN Small Business Leadership Hawaii Award. Tracy is a 2018 graduate of the Honolulu Small Business Administration Emerging Leaders Program and 2019 Small Business Administration Person of the Year for the County of Honolulu. ŘÍèƅЍŜϙŜÍċôťƅϙôƄŕôŘĖôĲèôϙŘÍĲČôŜϙċŘĺıϙæôĖĲČϙÍϙϟϟϙŘıƅϙaĖīĖťÍŘƅϙĺīĖèôϙĺŘŕŜϙŘÍƯĖèϙ Accident Investigator, construction small business Safety Director, national general contractor Vice President, and æŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙĺſĲôŘϟϙ"ŪŘĖĲČϙēôŘϙťôĲŪŘôϙÍťϙ"ĖèħϙÍèĖƱèϙ Construction, her safety program led the company to be recognized as one of America’s 17 Safest Companies in the October 2002 Occupational Hazards Magazine, recipient of the 2001 Associated General Contractors of America National Construction Safety Excellence Grand Award and First Place in Building for 500,000 + man-hours and the ͑͏͏͏ϙϟϙϟϙŘıƅϙĺŘŕŜϙĺċϙ(ĲČĖĲôôŘŜϙ®ĺrldwide Contractor of the Year. ĖĲèôϙ͑͏͏͔ϠϙŘÍèƅϙēÍŜϙæôôĲϙÍϙŜťÍƯϙĖĲŜťŘŪèťĺŘϙċĺŘϙťēôϙiFϙŘÍĖĲĖĲČϙIĲŜťĖťŪťôϙFÍſÍĖĖϙ (ƄťôĲŜĖĺĲϙťēŘĺŪČēϙťēôϙĲĖŽôŘŜĖťƅϙĺċϙÍīĖċĺŘĲĖÍϙÍĲϙ"ĖôČĺϙſēôŘôϙŜēôϙĖŜϙÍŪťēĺŘĖƏôîϙťĺϙ teach a variety of construction and general industry courses. In 2009, Tracy opened Lawson & Associates, a woman, veteran-owned, State of Hawaii DOT disadvantaged business enterprise specializing in occupational safety and health. Lawson & Associates is the largest occupational safety and health support services ƱŘıϙĖĲϙťēôϙťÍťôϙĺċϙFÍſÍĖĖϙſĖťēϙċŪīī-ťĖıôϠϙôƄŕôŘĖôĲèôîϠϙèôŘťĖƱôî, and degreed local safety professionals who specialize in assisting small, medium, and large businesses ÍèēĖôŽôϙôƯĖèĖôĲèƅϙĖĲϙĺŕôŘÍťĖĺĲŜϙťēŘĺŪČēϙÍϙſôīī-managed safety and risk program. 2010- ͑͏͑͒ϠϙŘÍèƅϙÍĲîϙēôŘϙƱŘıϙſôŘôϙťēôϙÍċôťƅϙÍĲîϙôèŪŘĖťƅϙŪŕŕĺŘťϙôŘŽĖèôŜϙŕŘĺŽĖîôŘϙťĺϙťēôϙ 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 #808-441-5333 info@lawsonsafety.com www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) on the $12 billion Honolulu Rapid Transit project. Nalani Jenkins - Nalani has over 30 years of business experience in management, ƱĲÍĲèôϠ and marketing and currently oversees Lawson’s operating systems and ŕŘĺČŘÍıŜϠϙƱĲÍĲèôϠϙÍĲîϙîĖČĖťÍīϙèĺııŪĲĖèÍťĖĺĲϙŜťŘÍťôČĖôŜϟϙFôŘϙċĺŘıôŘϙôƄŕôŘĖôĲèôϙÍŜϙÍϙ èĺııôŘèĖÍīϙæÍĲħôŘϙÍĲîϙƱĲÍĲèĖÍīϙÍĲÍīƅŜťϠϙŘϟϙ«ϙĺċϙÍϙŕŪæīĖèϙŘôīÍťĖĺĲŜϙƱŘıϠϙÍĲîϙ owner/manager of record labels and entertainment management companies, provides a unique background from which to support Lawson’s strategic vision and growth. bÍīÍĲĖϙēÍŜϙÍϙæÍèēôīĺŘЍŜϙîôČŘôôϙĖĲϙæŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙċŘĺıϙťēôϙĲĖŽôŘŜĖťƅϙĺċϙ"ôĲŽôŘϙÍĲîϙÍϙıÍŜťôŘЍŜϙ degree in organizational leadership: strategic innovation and change from the ĲĖŽôŘŜĖťƅϙ of Denver. Nalani is a 2019 recipient of the esteemed O’o Award by the Native Hawaiian ēÍıæôŘϙĺċϙĺııôŘèôϠϙ͑͏͏͐ϙÍèĖƱèϙŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙbôſŜϙ͓͏ϙĲîôŘϙ>ĺŘťƅϙæŪŜĖĲôŜŜϙ professionals in the State of Hawaii, a multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, and has been featured on the cover of Hawaii Business Magazine and Midweek. Since 2015, Nalani has focused on elevating Lawson’s mission, goals, and innovative approaches to safety management systems with management, community engagement, marketing, and communications. Nalani and Tracy also co-own www.721llc.com, a local marketing and communications company that works with owners and developers for crisis management support. Casey Skelton -Having grown up in a construction family, Casey brings over 10 years of construction experience to Lawson, including his previous project manager, project engineer, and RME assignments. ÍŜôƅϙŜŕôÍŘēôÍîŜϙ[ÍſŜĺĲЍŜϙôƯĺŘťŜϙťĺϙîôīĖŽôŘϙôƄèôŕťĖĺĲÍīϙèŪŜťĺıôŘϙŜôŘŽĖèôϠϙîŘĖŽôŜϙ business development, and provides strong leadership for our team. Having managed a variety of new construction projects through all phases to completion, Casey understands the value of integrating safety into the organization’s systems and processes to drive productive, safe, high quality, ÍĲîϙŕŘĺƱťÍæīôϙŕŘĺĤôèťϙÍĲîϙ organizational outcomes. Awards received include 2024 Project Awards: Kukulu Hale Awards of Excellence for the Walker Dods, Jr. RISE Center, 2016 Kukulu Hale New Project Award - New Commercial Construction Over 40,000 SF for The Plaza at Waikiki, 2014 Kukulu Hale Developer of 1312 Kaumualii Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 #808-441-5333 info@lawsonsafety.com www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com the Year- Assisted Development Team, 2013 Kukulu Hale New Project Award - New Commercial Construction Over 40,000 SF for The Plaza at Moanalua. Project Experience: BList of recent projects JPohakuloa Training Area- provided SSHO for Elite Pacific Construction JJKaluakoi, Pulama Lanai - owner’s representative for safety JJJDHOJV-P209- provided SSHO and trainingfor JV JWHART, owner’s representative for safety on all construction contracts 2001-2023.W26+7UDLQLQJIRU+RQROXOX&LW\ &RXQW\(19,URQZRUNHUV8QLRQ +DZDLLDQ'UHGJLQJDQGPDQ\PRUH CNames and contact information of up to five clients, including at least two from the preceding year J Tracy Yost, CFO, Canada France Hawaii Telescope, yost@cfht.hawaii.edu , 808-885-3118 JJ Gerry Majkut, President, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, gmajkut@hdcc.com, JJJ Mardi Miyamoto, HSE Director at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, mmiyamoto@hdcc.com, 808-292-9647 JW Wayne Smith, Certified EOS Implementer, wayne.smith@eosworldwide.com, +60 12 417 8898 W Lydia Yee, Construction Manager, R.M. Towill, lydiay@rmtowill.com, 391-0140 WJ Charlie Buckingham, Elite Pacific Construction, VP Operations,èæŪèħĖĲČēÍıЬôīĖťôŕÍèĖƱèϟĲôť,808-216-5248 Promotional Material– Bhttps://www.lawsonsafety.com/safety-support-services-general-industry Chttps://www.lawsonsafety.com/safety-support-services-construction Dhttps://www.lawsonsafety.com/training Ehttps://www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com/, ourLMS for staff and clients FSee the last page of the document forLawson’s Capabilities Statement Category-Specific Submissions - Tracy Lawson, President, CSP, SMP, CIT, CPEA, WSO-CSE Core Competencies Differentiators: BBB A+ Rating 2019 BBB Torch Award for Ethics, State of Hawaii Certified Auditor in OSH and Management Systems Certified Ethics & Compliance Professional Field Experienced EM 385-1-1 OSH Certified - CSP, ASP, CHST, SMS Rail Transit TSSP, PTSCTP Team of 15+ safety professionals Company Performance Highlights Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lawson & Associates delivers Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) support services to public and private construction industry projects, general industry businesses, schools, hotels, facilities, and the film industry. We provide a full scope of safety services including onsite safety staffing (SSHO), safety training, safety litigation support, safety auditing services, and safety management systems and development. Our staff is board-certified and field-experienced. We support project owners, developers, and contractors of all sizes and are experienced in Owner and Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) oversight services. We are the home of the Safety Intelligence Institute, where we provide high-quality, impactful training for all industries - in person, live online, and on-demand online. Experience in OSH for industries including government and military, schools, construction, film, hotels, warehousing, and facilities maintenance OSH Training covering EM-385, OSHA, and HIOSH regulations - in person, live online & on-demand via our Safety Intelligence Institute On-Site Safety Professional Staffing (SSHO) OSH & Insurance Audits OSH Programs, policies, and plans, including site- specific plans, APP's, and AHA's Project Owner Oversight Lawson & Associates Inc. has been certified as: Tracy Lawson,CSP, SMP, CIT, CPEA, WSO-CSE Tracy@lawsonsafety.com 808-478-2183 (text/voice) 808-441-5333 (voice mail) NAICS: 541690 DUNS: 079627307 PSC: U014, U099 SIC: 8748 USSPSC: 86101709 Supervised and oversaw safety and health for a multi-billion dollar project (HART as owner’s rep) with our team of safety professionals Safety Support for the Film Industry Previous OSHA Training Institute Instructor and current Safety Intelligence Institute Founder 16+ years (and currently) staffing a multitude of construction projects (to include military, state, city & county and private) 16+ years (and currently) staffing a multitude of companies' safety manager positions www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.com We Offer: Presently doing work on Hawaii Island C APABILITIES S TATEMENT Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lawson & Associates delivers Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) support services to public and private construction industry projects, general industry businesses, schools, hotels, facilities, and the film industry. We provide a full scope of safety services including onsite safety staffing (SSHO), safety training, safety litigation support, safety auditing services, and safety management systems and development. Our staff is board-certified and field-experienced. We support project owners, developers, and contractors of all sizes and are experienced in Owner and Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) oversight services. We are the home of the Safety Intelligence Institute, where we provide high-quality, impactful training for all industries - in person, live online, and on-demand online. Experience in OSH for industries including government and military, schools, construction, film, hotels, warehousing, and facilities maintenance OSH Training covering EM-385, OSHA, and HIOSH regulations - in person, live online & on-demand via our Safety Intelligence Institute On-Site Safety Professional Staffing (SSHO) OSH & Insurance Audits OSH Programs, policies, and plans, including site- specific plans, APP's, and AHA's Project Owner Oversight We Offer:Differentiators: BBB A Rating 2019 BBB Torch Award for Ethics, State of Hawaii Certified Auditor in OSH and Management Systems Certified Ethics & Compliance Professional Field Experienced EM 385-1-1 OSH Certified - CSP, ASP, CHST, SMS Rail Transit TSSP, PTSCTP Team of 15+ safety professionals Experience in OSH for industries including We Offer:Differentiators: BBB A+Rating Inc. has been certified as:Lawson & Associates 808-478-2183 (text/voice)808-441-5333 (voice mail) www.lawsonsafety.com www.safetyintelligenceinstitute.comTracy Lawson,CSP, SMP, CIT, CPEA, WSO-CSE Tracy@lawsonsafety.com