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ur 0 LU LU N-2022-215 ankura O G? O CD ~ U z ¢ Y L:d 0: CA a 6 FuvticL� LE cn � � August 5, 2022 z o ?' City of Santa Ana N Attn: John Funk 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92701 e� Re: Review of Construction of Homeless Shelter by Dyer 18, LLC Dear John: This engagement letter (the "Letter") and its attached terms of business (the "Terms of Business") together with this Letter (the "Engagement Letter") confirms the retention of Ankura Consulting Group, LLC ("Ankura"), effective as of August 5, 2022, by the City of Santa Ana, a municipal corporation of the State of California (the "City" or "Client") in the above referenced matter. Ankura and Client may herein be referred to as the "Parties". References to the City Attorney for the City of Santa Ana refer to the actions and instructions by the office of the City Attorney within its capacity as legal advisor acting on behalf of the Client ("Counsel"). 1. Scope of Engagement: Pursuant to this Engagement Letter, Ankura will provide the following services (as set forth below, the "Services"): relative to applicable law and industry custom and best practices, review and analysis of billings, invoice, and billing practices for construction of the homeless shelter by Dyer 18 LLC ("Dyer") for the City of Santa Ana, pursuant to the Lease Agreement dated March 1, 2021 between the City and Dyer; services shall culminate in a written report to be furnished for the purpose of facilitating the provision of legal advice by the Santa Ana City Attorney's Office to the City, which report and supporting information shall constitute attorney -work product and be subject to the attorney -client privilege; all such information and any written product under this Engagement shall be marked as "PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL / ATTORNEY -WORK PRODUCT" and shall be the property of the Santa Ana City Attorney's Office Ankura acknowledges and agrees that at certain times the work product produced by Ankura pursuant to the Engagement Letter is for the purpose of facilitating Counsel's rendering of legal advice to Client and constitutes attorney work product, and that any communication to Counsel, including, without limitation, any correspondence, analyses, reports and related materials that Ankura prepares, constitutes confidential and privileged communications and Ankura will not disclose such communications to any third party except as requested by Counsel. 2. Fees and Expenses: For Ankura's Services hereunder, the Client agrees to pay to Ankura the following fees (the "Fees") based on the actual time for Services rendered at the hourly rates set forth in the table ankura.com