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Section 1: Introduction (continued) TEAM APPROACH DEA personnel assigned to this work program have extensive experience in the preparation of environmental assessments, environmental impact reports, and environmental impact statements. The majority of the DEA professional staff are senior level, reflecting DEA's commitment for ensuring that our work is of the highest quality. There are a number of important features in our approach: ■ Interdisciplinary Team. Our team of professionals come from a wide range of disciplines including planning, environmental science, resource management, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation planning, and surveying. These professionals may be called on from time -to -time when their area of expertise is required. r EffRiency. DEA's cost for completing this work is likely to be very competitive due to several reasons. We strive to keep our overhead costs as low as possible which is reflected in our hourly billing rates. Costs are reduced by assigning only the most experienced personnel to the job, which ensures that the work is completed in a timely and efficient manner. ■ TechnokTkal.Resources. DEA maintains state-of-the-art equipment to assist its planners, engineers, and scientists in their work. All of the Southern California offices have CAD (computer assisted design) capabilities and full GIS (geographic information systems) capabilities are available in the West Covina office with ARC -INFO work stations. Computer mapping enables the project team to generate graphics efficiently and accurately. ■ 7-onely Delivery of Work. DEA professionals are committed to the delivery of products on time. This is possible due to the extensivepersonnel resources and the use of state-of-the-art techniques and equipment in completing the work. PAST EXPERIENCE DEA has been involved in the preparation of numerous environmental impact reports. Also, it has been prepared EIR's for redevelopment projects in the cities of Whittier, Hemet and Cudahy. The City of Hemet, County of Riverside, Hemet Unified School District Redevelopment Plan EIR is very similar to the proposed School and Community Facilities Redevelopment Plan. This provides the DEA project team with knowledge on current requirements for the environmental review of redevelopment plans. It will also allow DEA to complete the EIR within a shorter time frame. Relevant information on related DEA projects and other environmental impact reports are provided below. City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Plan EIR 1-4