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RFP #21-017: On-Call Environmental Review Services for the <br />Housing Division <br /> City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency <br /> <br />17 <br /> 63675 <br /> <br /> <br />As the project progresses, the schedule would be updated and revised as needed, to respond to changing conditions, <br />and only at the City’s direction. In response to any conditional changes, Chambers Group will work with the City to <br />determine the cause for any delay and take corrective actions to readjust the schedule. Schedule changes due to <br />circumstances beyond participants’ control will be immediately brought to the attention of the City and readjusted with <br />the City’s approval. Actions to ensure schedule adherence may include adding additional technical professionals to <br />complete the task or reassess the direction of the task and utilize new personnel. Chambers Group does not anticipate <br />schedule delays on projects; however, the firm is prepared to address them. <br />Chambers Group is available to provide support during all stages of CEQA and NEPA document development and would <br />look to further our approach that engaging early in the process will help shape the scope of the analysis provided and <br />prevent timely and costly re-work during the later stages of project development. The most effective time to bring a <br />third-party reviewer into the project is with the preparation of a thorough project description. In providing an intensive <br />review of the project description before analysis is done reduces re-work later in the process. A third-party reviewer <br />will identify deficiencies in a project description that would prevent effective and efficient analysis for any resource <br />area. <br />E. Relevant Experience <br />Chambers Group is known for providing technically proficient experts who are responsive and communicative with our <br />clients. Chambers Group has built this reputation on decades of experience preparing appropriate CEQA and NEPA <br />documents for complex projects; preparing required resource agency permit applications, preparing mitigation plans; <br />and monitoring construction activities for compliance. <br />Conducting environmental analyses and documentation for development projects, including complex and sensitive <br />projects, is Chambers Group’s specialty. We are experienced in preparing appropriate CEQA documents and technical <br />studies. Chambers Group’s staff has ongoing relationships with many State and local agencies, and the firm maintains <br />an understanding evolving environmental legislation and meeting the stringent requirements of federal, State, and local <br />regulatory agencies. Our team of technical experts will provide scientific objectivity, environmental expertise, <br />defensible environmental analysis, and technical documentation to support the City in meeting its augmentation of <br />staff in the review and approval process of development project goals. <br />Chambers Group’s environmental planners in association with other members of our team have decades of experience <br />providing CEQA compliance services on privately initiated development such as residential development, commercial <br />development, mixed use development, energy and communications and also agency-sponsored projects such as <br />transportation upgrades and improvements, parks, stormwater, and municipal planning projects. Our team combines <br />our experience with proven management techniques that focus on flexibility, responsiveness, and accountability. <br />Many of our planners currently serve on their respective Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals <br />(AEP) Board which allows our planning team to stay informed of the rapidly changing regulatory environment. Several <br />staff members hold positions on the AEP Board of Directors. This gives our team immediate access to the AEP Legislative <br />Committee which closely tracks and responds to pending legislation. We use this access and knowledge to help our <br />clients stay ahead of upcoming changes and hot buttons as we navigate the CEQA process. <br />Chambers Group realizes that the complex processes necessary to produce legally defensible environmental <br />documentation cannot be accomplished without a close relationship with City staff, and an in-depth understanding of <br />the project details and characteristics of the local environment. We work seamlessly with project Applicants and City <br />staff to meet schedules, work within budget, and produce environmental documentation that is thorough and <br />complete. Our team offers experience from being on both sides of the counter. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 2