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November 14, 2019 Mr. Rudy Rosas Principal Civil Engineer CITY OF SANTA ANA PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY 215 S. Center Street, Building A Santa Ana, CA 92703 SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SEISMIC AND STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT FOR WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS Dear Mr. Rosas: Thank you for the invitation to submit our proposal to evaluate the seismic and structural integrity of the City's concrete water storage reservoirs. Beyaz & Patel and our team are excited about the opportunity to work for the City of Santa Ana (the City) and principal civil engineer, Mr. Rudy Rosas on this project Our qualifications, experience, approach, project manager, and commitment to the City makes us ideally suited to deliver an outstanding project. Highlights of our proposal include: Water is our focus. For the last four decades, Beyaz & Patel, Inc. (Beyaz & Patel) —a Type-C corporation —has focused on structural design and rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure in California. We are headquartered in San Diego and supported by 13 team members, including licensed professional and structural engineers, technicians, and CADD designers. Beyaz & Patel, Inc. is in concurrence with any and all provisions as contained in the standard agreement attached as Attachment 2, Standard Agreement in the Appendix of the J Experience. Beyaz & Patel has experience evaluating water reservoirs Request for Proposal. having inspected, evaluated and designed well over a hundred. Recently, as subconsultant to Dudek (our Civil team member) we completed reservoir studies and retrofit design for thirteen (13) City reservoirs for the City of Oceanside. We have primed similar projects in the past for the City of Petaluma, Palo Alto, and Sea Ranch for their City water storage systems. Our project list is extensive but the work never gets old. Other recent similar work includes a seismic assessment and design of a concrete tank the City of Redwood City that also serves as an emergency back-up water reservoir for the City's fire department; E Reservoir and Pump Station (again as a sub to Dudek, our civil team member), the Markham and Citrus II tank recoating projects for Eastern Municipal Water District; and Sand Hill Reservoir No. 2 Roof Replacement for the City of Millbrae. We have the knowledge and experience to provide a structural and seismic evaluation and analysis, make recommendations and, if required, prepare design plans and specifications to bring the City's concrete reservoirs up to the current seismic code. Our team has a thorough understanding of the federal, state, and local regulatory processes; technical standards; guidelines; ordinances; and impact to the local community required to complete this project. Responsiveness. Beyaz & Patel team has an established record of success because we will communicate often and effectively with the City. Deliverables are checked by a senior engineer for quality. Cost control and schedules are tracked by our qualified project manager. Leadership. Subhash Patel, PE, SE, President and principal structural engineer and co-author of the East Bay Municipal Water District's, Reservoir Design Guidelines, is our assigned Project Manager and primary point of contact for the Seismic and Structural Assessment of the City's Potable Water Storage Reservoirs. Subhash has extensive experience, specifically in Southern California, providing structural engineering design and rehabilitation services for water storage, Beyaz &Patel 25B-1 9 Statement of Qualifications