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f % Johnson -Frank & Associates, Inc. <br />W On -Call Construction Surveying Services RFP No. 19-090 <br />Santa Ana Public Works Agency <br />equipped for any type of survey in all types of terrain including Global Positioning Systems surveys <br />with our Trimble Global Navigation System Satellite Receivers and Terrestrial Laser Scanning with <br />our Riegl LMS-Z420i 3d laser scanner. In addition to our regular survey crews, we have the <br />equipment and base personnel (management and party chiefs) to field up to three additional survey <br />crews on very short notice. <br />The size of our firm enables us to handle City projects in a quick and efficient manner. We are <br />capable of fielding survey crews to the site within one day's notice. In addition, our association with <br />the International Union of Operating Engineers affords us the ability to augment our core <br />workforce with additional field personnel. This association with the Union also alleviates any <br />Prevailing Wage issues that may arise as our employees are always compensated appropriately. <br />Is Bigger always Better? - There is a lot of hype in the marketing of Engineering and Surveying <br />services about capacity, and about how a larger firm is more capable to serve public agencies simply <br />because they have more people. But the truth is, bigger is not necessarily better. These large <br />engineering firms claim enormous capacity, but are generally bulky, and less flexible than smaller <br />businesses. They can show large numbers of people in varied disciplines, and they have a highly <br />paid marketing staff to "sell" that large staff and overhead as a "positive" to agencies and other <br />clients. But the truth is, they cannot turn on a dime. They can show vast resources as available, but <br />the simple fact is, they do not have resources "on the shelf' which are not already obligated to their <br />other clients. That is a simple fact of business. If they did, they would be out of business very soon. <br />On the other hand, our firm is not going to pretend we have a large number of people sitting around <br />doing nothing waiting for your job. Our staffing level allows us to be agile, and with our depth of <br />knowledge and experience in the specific field for which this RFP is addressed, we are able to shift <br />priorities, reschedule tasks, and authorize overtime out of our budget, not yours, when necessary to <br />meet any foreseeable needs. The City of Santa Ana is a priority client to us, not just one of the <br />hundreds necessary to sustain a large firm. We do what it takes to satisfy our clients' needs, and we <br />have a proven history of doing just this. A large firm, with its regionally based leadership and huge <br />overhead is not necessary, or even logical, to service the surveying needs of the City of Santa Ana. <br />The dedicated and flexible team of professionals that is Johnson -Frank & Associates, can and will <br />service those needs efficiently, cost effectively, and give the City the priority service they deserve. <br />5150 E. Hunter Ave. 10 Anaheim, CA 92807 <br />(714) 777-8877 alanfrank@johnson-frank.com FAX: (714) 777-1641 <br />