KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 3 - 2007

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CITY OF SANTA ANA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES I TRAFFIC MAY 21, 2007 KIMLEY-HORN APPROACH PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE Kimley-Horn distinguishes itself by having the ability to augment our staff to provide specialized expertise in specialty areas to evaluate site -specific project impacts or technical studies. If specialized expertise is required, we will draw from our extensive in-house resources to meet the need. Once the specific need is identified, our Project Manager will work with our personnel database and Human Resources staff to identify two or three candidates who have the right skill set and experience level. She will then personally contact each candidate to determine their level of expertise relative to the specific need and their availability during the timeframe of the task. From these interviews, she will recommend a candidate for consideration and approval by City staff. Kimley-Horn's extensive professional resources can address many of the specialized needs that the City may require. In addition to traffic engineers and transportation planners, our Southern California staff of 200 professionals includes ITS specialists, civil engineers, municipal engineers, traffic design specialists, environmental planners, airport planners and designers, and noise and acoustic specialists. AUGMENTED STAFF FOR ACCELERATING SERVICES Kimley-Horn also has the ability to augment our local staff to respond to a project applicant's request for accelerated services without jeopardizing the schedule for other submittals. One of the advantages that Kimley-Horn offers is our ability to draw upon our large pool of transportation and traffic professionals. Shifting staff resources between offices and regions to meet the needs of our clients is a normal, ongoing process for Kimley-Horn. Our Project Managers develop weekly, monthly, and six-month forecasts of staffing needs for their projects, and our Office Coordinators balance excess labor demands with available staff by arranging to temporarily shift staff to offices where their labor is needed. We fully expect that the staff resources in our Orange office will be sufficient to meet the City's ongoing and typical needs, and we have the ability to provide additional resources on short notice, when necessary. If a request is received for accelerated services, we would first look within our local office staff for an appropriate Task Leader and support staff who would be available to meet the accelerated schedule without affecting other commitments to the City. If local staff do not have availability, we will look to our other Southern California offices (particularly Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego), and then to our other offices around the country. In all, the Kimley-Horn staffing resources offer a pool of over 2,330 professionals. Project Managers will coordinate with the task team to ensure that they understand City of Santa Ana's policies and procedures. TL770071.07 - 14 - Copyright © 2006, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. ❑M" IGmley-Horn and Associates. Inc.