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PROPOSAL STANDARD AVENUE PROTECTED LIKE LANES hkA 3RD TO WARNER City of Santa Ana Organizational Stability and Strength Mark Thomas provides clients with an assurance of stability that few other firms can offer, even during changing economic times. As a privately owned, California Corporation, we are positioned to ride out the financial downturns that impact larger, publicly -traded companies in our industry. Mark Thomas is rated financially strong by Dun & Bradstreet and has never borrowed or used our line of credit to maintain company operations. Our firm has never experienced receivership or other financial difficulties since its founding. In 2019, our revenue exceeded $63 million and we currently enjoy a gross backlog of $65 million. The bottom line benefit— a reliable firm with committed staff that will see through the City's project through to completion. SUBCONSULTANTS Mark Thomas has rounded out our internal team with quality subconsultants with whom we have previously worked on similar projects, and who focus on active transportation and intersection improvements projects. We have included Fehr & Peers for traffic signal & design, Arrellano Associates for public outreach, and KTUA for landscape and irrigation. Brief firm bios are provided below. Fehr & Peers I Traffic. Signals & Protected Intersection Design Fehr & Peers has specialized in providing transportation planning F E H R PEERS and engineering design services to public agencies since 1985 and provides the unique combination of a nationally renowned bicycle and pedestrian practice with local expertise for this project. They offer broad experience in multimodal operations and simulation, bicycle and pedestrian planning, and complete streets design projects similar to the City's project. They previously worked with multiple cities and public agencies to develop concepts and renderings for similar projects, and they are currently working with us on the Mendez Historic Trail & Green Street Bikeway Project and Garden Grove Boulevard Complete Streets Project in Westminster, Central City Bikeways in Sacramento, and the Limonite Gap Closure (Class I bikeway) in Eastvale. Arrellano Associates (AA) i Public Outreach AA specializes in communications and public outreach, community and cite �IIl(? government relations, and strategic planning and marketing programs. AA associates is well qualified to provide the City of Santa Ana with outreach services that exceed the minimum requirement. The AA team has the necessary and relevant project experience, range of technical communication tools, and firm reputations for successfully servicing projects. Specifically, AA has current and previous project experience with the City of Santa Ana on a variety of projects and this long-standing relationship history will be vital to implementation of a successful outreach program. KTUA (SBE) I Landscape Planning and Irrigation As planners and landscape architects, KTUA is focused on the principles of healthy placemaking — a collaborative process for reshaping the public N YP�FiS 4 realm of our neighborhoods, communities and regions. Well designed streets, parks, open spaces, public places and buildings facilitate human connectivity and improve people's mental, physical and social health. In their vision and our actions, KTUA collaborates with our community leaders, public agencies, private developers, allied professionals, neighbors and families to develop implementable plans that address social, physical, environmental and economic goals that shape healthy places. KTUA has extensive experience in Orange County planning and implementing active transportation facilities, including the Central Santa Ana Complete Streets (CSACS) Plan.