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for each aspect of this project. For this contract, URS is particularly excited to offer our depth of <br />resources to the City. <br />After decades of working with Caltrans, the URS staff has honed a keen knowledge of their <br />processes. This coupled with URS' experience in CEQA/NEPA documentation, brings strength <br />to the partnership of URS and the City allowing for a more fluid and streamlined approach to <br />compliance procedures. <br />The table below highlights the California personnel who have expertise required for this <br />contract. For this project, URS has assembled a local team of highly-skilled professionals who <br />are not only qualified in all areas set forth in the RFP, but also have an intricate understanding <br />of the required documentation for the Grand Avenue Widening project. Furthermore, our <br />team's QA/QC leader, Jeffry Rice, worked for 15 years with the City. He was involved in <br />the planning and land use impacts of this project, as well as the initial EIR, as part of his <br />role as principal planner. <br />Category California-Based Experts <br />Biology 26 <br />Archaeology/Paleontology/Ethnology/History 30 <br />Geology/Seismology 78 <br />Water Quality 11 <br />Socioeconomics 1 <br />AestheticsNisual Resources 21 <br />Air Quality 66 <br />Noise 5 <br />Traffic/Transportation 34 <br />Environmental Planner 19 <br />Others 1,247 <br />Total 1,641 <br />With years of experience working on road and highway widening projects, the URS staff, <br />especially this proposed competent team, understands what it takes to achieve compliance with <br />Caltrans and local agency standards, policies, and procedures. For preparation of CEQA/NEPA <br />documentation for the proposed widening of Grand Avenue, we know that communications and <br />familiarity with city, county, state, and federal procedures and standards are important to the <br />City of Santa Ana and that is the reason we assembled this team to meet your particular needs. <br />We can offer the City of Santa Ana an intricate understanding of the Caltrans, NEPA, and <br />CEQA processes and the associated technical reports that must be prepared as part of these <br />efforts. Moreover, our proximity to the City and our vast available resources make the URS <br />team the best combination of talent, resources, and ideas. We are pleased to offer our <br />commitment to the City of Santa Ana. <br />19