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u,, ;`1Pft • City of Santa Ana On -Call Traffic Engineering Organization and Credentials Willdan/WPA Qualifications Since Willdan's founding in Orange County in 1964, its special focus has been meeting the special needs of cities, towns, counties, special districts, as state and federal agencies throughout the southwest. Today, 80 employees in 19 local and regional offices throughout iia, Nevada, and Arizona, the firm offers a full complement of engineering and planning capabilities, with financial services provided by MuniFinancial, a Willdan company. Willdan has provided a great variety of civil and assessment engineering services to the City of Santa Ana over the past decades, most recently an on -call civil engineering contract. We have demonstrated in practice over three decades the firm's reliability and continuity. The company has enjoyed strong financial performance and stability throughout its 37 years of business. With total revenues exceeding $40 million in a 2000, the company has ample resources to provide the proposed services, and has not experienced financial hardship from participation in this type of project. In January 2000, Willdan acquired WPA Traffic Engineering, Inc. WPA Traffic Engineering, Inc. has served public and private clients in Orange County since 1976 and is very familiar with local conditions and policies, having worked in most jurisdictions, as well as with projects involving the County of Orange and Caltrans. The Willdan/WPA team unites WPA's traffic expertise at local communities with Willdan's full -service capacities, large staff and firm resources, and public service orientation. The traffic engineering staff we are proposing to assign to the City of Santa Ana work out of our Foothill Ranch office and will be close at hand to communicate with the City and handle any problems or emergencies that may come up. Because Willdan has specialized in contract city services for 37 years, our staff is highly trained and experienced in working as part of the City's team, dealing with the public, and taking to heart the needs and concerns of the community. More than 97 percent of our revenues are from public clients; therefore, we can assure the City that no conflict of interest will exist. Willdan also has direct experience with county, state, and federal processes, regulations, and administrative procedures. We have worked extensively for and with Caltrans District 12, Caltrans Division of Structures, the County of Orange, WILLDAN Page