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RFP #21-017- On -Call Environmental Review Services for the CHAMBERS Housing Division GROUP City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency As the project progresses, the schedule would be updated and revised as needed, to respond to changing conditions, and only at the City's direction. In response to any conditional changes, Chambers Group will work with the City to determine the cause for any delay and take corrective actions to readjust the schedule. Schedule changes due to circumstances beyond participants' control will be immediately broughtto the attention of the City and readjusted with the City's approval. Actions to ensure schedule adherence may include adding additional technical professionals to complete the task or reassess the direction of the task and utilize new personnel. Chambers Group does not anticipate schedule delays on projects; however, the firm is prepared to address them. Chambers Group is available to provide support during all stages of CEQA and NEPA document development and would look to further our approach that engaging early in the process will help shape the scope of the analysis provided and prevent timely and costly re -work during the later stages of project development. The most effective time to bring a third -party reviewer into the project is with the preparation of a thorough project description. In providing an intensive review of the project description before analysis is done reduces re -work later in the process. A third -party reviewer will identify deficiencies in a project description that would prevent effective and efficient analysis for any resource area. E. Relevant Experience Chambers Group is known for providing technically proficient experts who are responsive and communicative with our clients. Chambers Group has built this reputation on decades of experience preparing appropriate CEQA and NEPA documents for complex projects; preparing required resource agency permit applications, preparing mitigation plans; and monitoring construction activities for compliance. Conducting environmental analyses and documentation for development projects, including complex and sensitive projects, is Chambers Group's specialty. We are experienced in preparing appropriate CEQA documents and technical studies. Chambers Group's staff has ongoing relationships with many State and local agencies, and the firm maintains an understanding evolving environmental legislation and meeting the stringent requirements of federal, State, and local regulatory agencies. Our team of technical experts will provide scientific objectivity, environmental expertise, defensible environmental analysis, and technical documentation to support the City in meeting its augmentation of staff in the review and approval process of development project goals. Chambers Group's environmental planners in association with other members of our team have decades of experience providing CEQA compliance services on privately initiated development such as residential development, commercial development, mixed use development, energy and communications and also agency -sponsored projects such as transportation upgrades and improvements, parks, stormwater, and municipal planning projects. Our team combines our experience with proven management techniques that focus on flexibility, responsiveness, and accountability. Many of our planners currently serve on their respective Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Board which allows our planning team to stay informed of the rapidly changing regulatory environment. Several staff members hold positions on the AEP Board of Directors. This gives ourteam immediate access to the AEP Legislative Committee which closely tracks and responds to pending legislation. We use this access and knowledge to help our clients stay ahead of upcoming changes and hot buttons as we navigate the CEQA process. Chambers Group realizes that the complex processes necessary to produce legally defensible environmental documentation cannot be accomplished Without a close relationship with City staff, and an in-depth understanding of the project details and characteristics of the local environment. We work seamlessly with project Applicants and City staff to meet schedules, work within budget, and produce environmental documentation that is thorough and complete. Our team offers experience from being on both sides of the counter. 17 Est 1979 www.chambersgroupinc com