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Proposal to Provide Environmental (CEQAINEPA) Consulting Services Project task scheduling is important and is monitored by all project managers. Rincon prides itself on the breadth of expertise possessed in-house. For City of Santa Ana CEQA and NEPA documents, we will use our principal planners, hazardous materials experts (REAs), geologists, biologists, and environmental scientists, along with subconsultant experts in transportation and cultural resources. Rincon has worked with each of our proposed subconsultant firms successfully in the past, and all are familiar with Santa Ana requirements. Specifically, Rincon has been involved in an open services contract to support the Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency with contamination assessment and remediation related issues. This local familiarity will help to ensure that the Santa Ana community and its decision -makers will receive high quality, responsive assistance. 3.2 QUALITY CONTROL and BUDGET MANAGEMENT. Rincon principals and senior staff involved in this project have served as technical experts in the planning and environmental industry and have been so recognized through professional awards. Our reputation stems from the ongoing quality control procedures we have established as part of our practice. We participate in ongoing training and practice peer review of our project work. Regular internal consultant team meetings will be held to review major phases of the project. We practice the following techniques to ensure quality and responsiveness: • Direct and open communication with the City's Project Manager and staff to facilitate mutual understanding of assumptions and decisions made • An interactive planning process with ample opportunity for product review and approval by the City • Use of concise summaries and clear presentation of analysis results for decision -makers • Use of graphics and comparison tables, highlighting critical points 3.3 CITY ROLE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. Rincon will take the lead role in all environmental review projects. Typically we would expect that the City's role would be limited to the following: • Providing guidance with respect to issues of concern and project objectives • Review of draft work products • Noticing and mailing of public review documents • Coordination of public meetings/hearings We emphasize that, if desired, Rincon can also perform noticing, mailing, and meeting management if desired by the City. 4.0 TYPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT COSTS The costs to prepare EIRs, EISs, and other CEQA/NEPA environmental documents can vary widely, depending upon the complexity of the proposal, level of technical analysis required, and the amount of public controversy. All work under the on -call services agreement would be completed in accordance with our standard fee schedule, a copy of which is attached, and in accordance with a work scope that we would negotiate with the City prior to initiating the work. It is not possible to predict with a high degree of accuracy the actual costs for an individual project. For an EIR that includes analysis of all of the topics discussed in Section 2.0 of this proposal, the costs City of Santa Ana 9