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A. COVER LETTER April 20, 2020 City of Santa Ana Santa Ana Public Works Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: RFP FOR SPACE PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES Dear Ms. Lomeli: SVA Architects, Inc. (SVA) is excited to submit our qualifications to the City of Santa Ana ("City") to provide Space Planning and Architectural Consulting Services. Our primary focus is public work, and our proposed team members have been selected based on their architectural expertise plus overall civic experience. SVA will lead a skilled, multidisciplinary team and ensure that the implementation and improvements will achieve the vision of the project committee. The City will benefit from a team that can demonstrate the following expertise: • Relevant Public Sector Experience - We have developed a diverse portfolio of work and collaborated with various civic clients for new construction and expansion as well as renovations and modernization of all scales. We have broad experience We have broad experience encompassing scope from ADA improvements and technology upgrades to space planning and full A/E scope. • Local Presence - Partnership in our local community is important to us. As a firm headquartered in Santa Ana, we have the resources to respond quickly and work closely with the City we call home. Our local clients include include Orange County Public Works (OCPW), Santa Ana Unified School District, Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD), City of Anaheim, and the City of La Habra. • Serving as "On -Call" Architects — Our team understands the expectations of this role and what an as - needed or on -call basis entails. We are currently an On -Call Architect for both OCPW and RSCCD, as we also have the added advantage of being local to these clients. We are working on about half a dozen of projects for each of them and we can provide similar services to the City of Santa Ana. • Cost & Schedule Control — On -time and on -budget delivery is a constant goal of management and is placed as a permanent item on the project meeting agendas. We actively participate in maintaining the project budget, and our experience from past assignments has proven invaluable in obtaining the maximum value and quality for every construction dollar spent. We are confident in our ability to use a fully integrated design approach to meet and exceed the goals of these on -call projects. Our reputation in completing similar projects, our many award -winning designs, and our repeat relationships with satisfied clients makes us uniquely qualified. We look forward to the opportunity to show our commitment to the City of Santa Ana. SVA acknowledges receipt of Addenda #9 and #2 dated April 14, 2020 and April 15, 2020, respectively. Sincerely, SVA ARCHITECTS, INC. SVAArchitects, Inc. 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 1150 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Robert M. Simons, AIA T: 949.809.3380 President & Partner www.sva-architects.corn ARCHITECTS 25G-236 City of Santa Ana I SVAArchitects 1