25B - SANTA ANA BLVD GRADE SEPARATION_Exhibit A-1_Color

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AZCOM AECOM 714.567.2501 tel 999 Town & Country Rd. 714.567.2441 fax Orange, CA 92868 www.aecom.com April 6, 2010 Souri Amirani Public Works Agency 3rd Floor 20 Civic Center Plaza - Ross Annex (M -36) Santa Ana, CA 92701 Subject: Proposal for Project Study Report Equivalent and Conceptual Engineering Plans for Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation Project Dear Ms. Amirani: Situated between 1 -5 to the east and downtown Santa Ana to the west, Santa Ana Boulevard offers the traveling public true regional mobility with freeway access for vehicles and the adjacent Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center ( SARTC) for both bus and rail. Mobility through this passageway however can sometimes be cumbersome due to the at -grade rail crossing of the OCTA /SCRRA railroad (2 -track configuration). The construction of a railroad grade separation would greatly enhance travel mobility, reducing delays, and provide a significant safety enhancement for both vehicles and pedestrians. The challenge will be to determine the most cost effective solution which enhances the community while limiting impacts to the SARTC and 1 -5 freeway ramps, the traveling public during construction, and the residential neighborhood. Here is where AECOM excels. Railroad grade separations are one of our specialties and we can bring a wealth of grade separation expertise to the City. In the last 10 years alone, we have been at the helm of close to 50 railroad grade separations, ranging from simple to the very complex. In doing so, we have served abroad range of clientele. In addition to our relevant project experience, we also bring avast knowledge of how the City does business, coming from our Project Director, Mr. Pat Somerville, who has worked for the City for the past ten years through our on -call engineering services contract. We are eager to bring this expertise to the City to assist in moving this railroad grade separation project forward. To do so, we are committing Mr. James Faber as the Project Manager. He has led the effort on many similar projects and has successfully and efficiently delivered them on time and within, or below, budget. We are committing two well seasoned veterans in Edward Ng (35 years) and Mohan Char (15 years) to lead the Civil and Structural efforts, respectively. To summarize, the AECOM advantage on this project consists of: • A complete understanding of a grade separation project and the process it entails, based upon our extensive project expertise and the in depth know -how of our committed staff • Staff availability; we are ready to start immediately • Extensive experience of successfully working with the city, OCTA, and SCRRA • Proven track record in timely and cost effective project delivery • Demonstrated flexibility and responsiveness to changing project needs On behalf of AECOM, I am proud to present this team of firms and staff to the City. We recognize the importance of the City's undertaking and want to make sure "it happens" successfully. The undersigned hereby states that: only the person, persons, company or parties interested in the proposal as principals are named therein; the proposal is made without collusion with any other person, persons, company, or parties submitting a proposal; the proposal is, in all respects, fair and in good faith without collusion or fraud; and, the signer of the proposal has full authority to bind the principal proposer. Sincerely Patrick L. Somerville, PE Vice President (714) 567 -2755 pat.somerville@aecom.com