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LSA ASSOCIATES. INC. MAY 2007 FIRM/TEAM DESCRIPTION STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE ON -CALL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SERVICES INTRODUCTION LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA), is excited at the potential opportunity to work with the City of Santa Ana (City) to provide environmental review services for a variety of City projects on an on -call basis. Preparation and review of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents has been an LSA core service since the founding of the firm in 1976.Over the years, LSA has expanded the services offered to include virtually all environmental planning -related services to provide a "one stop" firm to complete all technical studies in support of CEQA and NEPA documentation. LSA provides professional services in the following disciplines: Environmental Analysis, Biology and Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, Resource Planning and Management, Urban Design, Community and Land Use Planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Transportation, Cultural and Paleontological Resources, Noise, and Air Quality. This Statement of Qualifications provides detailed information on these services and projects worked on by the LSA Team. COMPANY BACKGROUND LSA is a diversified environmental, transportation, and community planning firm that evolved from a small consulting firm formed by Larry Seeman in 1976, then called Larry Seeman Associates. In 1985, LSA formed an employee stock ownership program and is now a 100 percent employee -owned company. Since its founding, LSA has advanced from a small firm of a few biologists, archaeologists, and environmental analysts to a full -service environmental consulting firm with- 10 offices in California. Currently, LSA employs more than 250 full-time employees. LSA assigns skilled professionals (many are recognized experts in their fields) to provide the required consultant services. All projects are overseen by a Principal in Charge throughout the life of the contract to ensure a high level of expertise and quality control. To ensure that our quality control program is implemented, and all substantial work products are reviewed at the Principal level. As part of this Principal oversight, LSA utilizes MS Project scheduling and cost control measures to monitor contracts from award to completion. LSA has a proven track record in project management and preparation of planning and environmental documents involving challenging technical, political, and community issues. LSA MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to provide services in the environmental disciplines to public and private clients who have the ability and capacity to affect the existing physical environment. The leadership of the firm is '— L:TR0P0SAL\zzz1384A1 - Santa Ana On -call Env Srvcs\Proposa1.doc «05/18/07»