LITTLE DIVERSIFIED ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING, INC. (2)

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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS UNDERSTANDING OF NEED Quality Control - Like any design firm we understand that we're only as good our projects, and those are only as good our drawings. During the design and construction document phase we will have our own internal team schedule for each discipline. They will be required to provide us their drawings ahead of any city submittal so that our in-house design team can review and provide redline comment back prior to said submittal. In addition, our internal QAQC team will scan the drawing sets at each milestone submittal for errors, omissions, coordination issues, etc. Ourexpertise in detailing and construction processes will help us anticipate issues that could be discovered in the field so we can update the drawings to reflect all the scope required by the contractor. vii. Suggestions / Special Concerns — We're just coming into this project so we still have a lot of catching up to do. The City and it's Staff has been dealing with the site for some time so we understand there is a mountain of things we're not up to speed on regarding the history of the project and the history of the concept that was used to secure the grant money. We make the following suggestion based purely on what we saw during our site visit and our understanding of what the City finds exciting about this project. The overlook deck and triangle site is mostly intended to be a rest stop for bikers that are using the extensive Santa Ana River Trail System. We think the current layout of the deck misses a great opportunity to make this intent more clear. The current triangle shape is a reflection of the property lines which are a bit arbitrary. Its nice that the deck extends out into the landscape area as an overlook but it doesn't connect well with it's surrounding. Just on the other side of the bike trail is a huge steel frame and wood bridge, spanning 30OFT and making a connection across the channel to Edna park and existing residential. In terms of scale, this is the most interesting thing happening in the area. We think having the layout of the re -built deck react directly to the bridge makes more sense and will create a more meaningful stopping point. This would give users a chance to sit and watch passersby on the bike path and view the bridge and channel as well. They may not be the prettiest thing in the world, but the bridge and channel are feats of engineering and the scale of both is eye catching. A portion of the deck can still extend out into the riparian landscape but with a change in how the deck abuts the edge of the bike path can make it more open, inviting, and feel more connected to its surroundings. We've taken the liberty of providing a sketch of what this Could look like. BECAUSE DECK IS ELEVATED ABOVE FINISH GRADE, ITALLOWS FOR SPECIMEN TREES TO BE PLANTED CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS EDGE ALONG THE BIKE PATH LIKE THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE INVITING PULL IN FOR BIKERS TRAVELLING NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OFTHECHANNEL A CONTINUOUS EDGE ALONG THE BIKE PATH ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR - ? SEATING THAT VIEWS THE BIKE PATH AND BRIDGE/ i CHANNEL WITH THE PARK AND MOUNTAINS IN THE r n- SHAPE OF DECK CAN BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE THAT SPANS THE CHANNEL THIS CREATES A BETTER VISUAL RELATIONSHIP FOR THOSE COMING TO THE SITE FROM EDNA PARK. BECAUSE DECK IS ELEVATED ABOVE FINISH GRADE, IT ALLOWS FOR SPECIMEN TREES TO BE PLANTED CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND PROVIDE SEATING AREAS. LARGE BOULDERS PLACED BENEATH NEW DECK DETER ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE NO LEVEL GROUND FOR SPREADING OUT TENT. 15 CITY OF SANTA ANA: RFP NO: 20130 17TM STREET TRIANGULAR PARK RESTORATION