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0 A V 1. Statement of Qualifications ■ Alternatives Development. Our Schematic Design process includes developing design alternatives for delivering the proposed project improvements. The alternatives are prepared to provide an equal experience in terms of park programming but vary in layout and design details. We use the Adobe Creative Suite to develop initial concepts and graphics, and 3d modeling software including lumion and sketch -up to create realistic visualizations that help convey design. These alternatives will present the City and the public, through community engaement efforts, with options to consider before moving into a Master Plan document, or into Design Development, should a project be headed for construction. Once a preferred approach is determined, the PlaceWorks team moves through the design phases using AutoCAD for the development of construction documents. ■ Master Plan. PlaceWorks' cross -disciplinary practice gives us a holistic perspective in researching, reviewing, analyzing, planning, and designing. Our landscape architecture team specializes in working across scale, providing both large-scale park planning services and detailed construction - ready design. We have completed master planning projects and feasibility studies for a variety of public agencies and understand the level of detail required to present a project at this phase. Additionally, our strong experience with and knowledge of all aspects of the project including design development, construction documents, cost estimating, permitting, bidding, and construction administration allows us to anticipate and plan for potential issues that could come along later in future design phases. This understanding, along with input from our in-house experts in environmental analysis, permitting, and compliance support, also helps to ensure that our projects are planned and designed to be largely self -mitigating. While the Master Plan phase may not include construction, we understand that the design must be permittable, buildable, affordable, and maintainable within the City's established budgets and thresholds. Community Outreach Through our community engagement work on a wide range of park, trail, open space and public space design projects, we have developed the following principles for successful processes: ■ Balanced Interests. PlaceWorks works hard to ensure that input is received from all points of view. PlaceWorks facilitators are trained to maintain the overall balance of different interest groups, ensuring that the discussion is not unduly slanted toward one particular point of view and that everyone has a chance to hear from each other. ■ Substantive Involvement. We believe in the importance of hands-on, substantive involvement in building, understanding, and supporting the design process, for example through site -based exercises that require participants to work to help our team develop creative solutions that aim to meet multiple goals and desires at once. ■ Structured Meetings or Activities. PlaceWorks will help the City strategize about how to structure each stakeholder meeting or event to achieve specific goals most critical to developing a workable, consensus -based design. While we understand that there can be differing opinions and potential conflict regarding park uses and among user groups, as well as concerns from neighbors or other community members, we have the experience in facilitating dialogue and engagement activities such that conversations are positive and focus on problem -solving. We have the skills and experience needed to keep public feedback focused on practical, implementable results. 1-14 CITY OF SANTA ANA • On -Call Landscape Architectural Services