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COVER LETTER <br />March 14, 2023 <br />CITY OF SANTAANA <br />Attn: Suzi Furjanic <br />Public Works Agency, M-20 <br />Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana CA 92701 <br />© PLACEWORKS <br />Subject: Proposal for On -Call Landscape Architectural Services, RFP No. 22-097 <br />Dear Ms. Furjanic: <br />Please accept the attached submittal as PlaceWorks' proposal for consideration to provide as -needed <br />landscape architectural services for the City of Santa Ana. We understand that the on -call consultant <br />would be working with the City to implement the vision and action plan set out in 2022 Parks Master to <br />increase park access across the City by creating new parks and to improve conditions at existing parks <br />through renovations and upgrades. Our team of designers and technical subconsultants have a broad <br />range of expertise at all phases of public park development and is ready to assist at any level from initial <br />PlaceWorks is a full -service design firm with expertise in park and streetscape design, as well as award - <br />winning practitioners of community -based design. We have six offices throughout California with full <br />landscape architecture teams based in our Santa Ana (including 4 licensed landscape architects), Los <br />Angeles (1 licensed landscape architect), and Berkeley (2 licensed landscape architects) offices. For <br />landscape architecture projects with the City, PlaceWorks will lead the team and serve as the primary <br />designer, receiving support from our in-house community engagement and environmental staff. <br />We have put together a preliminary team to support the type of work described in the RFQ and have <br />broad connections within the area to expand our technical capacity as needed. Our team includes <br />BKF Engineers for civil engineering, stormwater design, WQMPs, and surveying; PBS Engineers for <br />electrical engineering and SCE coordination; Sweeney & Associates for irrigation design; Geocon <br />West for geotechnical and soil analysis, and Bartlett, for tree surveying and arborist reports. <br />Our team's collective expertise and PlaceWorks' experience leading large multi -disciplinary teams <br />makes us well -suited to deliver park design and planning for projects of a variety of sizes and types. <br />Working primarily in the public realm, our team works hard to design projects that are long-lasting and <br />can be implemented within a defined budget and timeline. We recognize the value of a new park or <br />green space and fundamentally believe that it can make transformative change within a community. We <br />love being part of that process. <br />Furthermore, with an office in Santa Ana, PlaceWorks is deeply connected to the City. Our planning <br />and environmental staff worked with the City to update its General Plan. Our community outreach team <br />leader, Wendy Nowak, is located in this office, as is Maria Ceja and Ricardo Pozos—both of whom <br />specialize in public outreach to Spanish speaking community members. Finally, nearly a dozen of our <br />employees are Santa Ana residents, including our president and associate principal for site planning <br />and design, Randy Jackson and Scott Ashlock—both licensed landscape architects. <br />Associate Principal Jesse Jones leads our Southern California practice in constructed landscape <br />architecture projects and will serve as the primary contact for this proposal. Please contact Jesse at <br />714.966.9220 x3336 or jjones@placeworks.com with questions or to schedule a time to meet the team <br />to discuss our approach. We look forward to your response. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />PLLAACCEEWOORKS <br />Jere Jones AS As Principal <br />Karen Gulley I Managin Principal, Design <br />3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100, Santa Ana, CA 92707 1714.966.9220 1 placeworks.com <br />