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Work Plan Project Approach The purpose of the Pre -Preliminary Engineering Analysis for the Santa Ana -Garden Grove Fixed Guideway is to prepare and assemble all the documents and data needed for the FTA Section 5309 (New Starts/Small Starts/Urban Circulator) application. The significant amount of information in support of this effort has been or is being prepared as part of the ongoing Conceptual Engineering/Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Analysis project. Since the Cordoba team is performing the ongoing work program, we are uniquely qualified to conduct the Pre -preliminary Engineering Analysis. We have a thorough understanding of the proposed Santa Ana -Garden Grove Fixed Guideway project and the context in which the project is being developed. We know the City of Santa Ana, its physical features, its neighborhoods and stakeholders and its staff. We understand and are committed to their impressive and comprehensive Transit Vision for the City. We know OCTA and the Go Local Program. We understand OCTA's interest in pursuing Federal funding for the most competitive of the Go Local programs in order to fully leverage the local Measure MI dollars. We understand that OCTA as the designated grant recipient for FTA funding in Orange County, will be providing oversight for the project, similar to their role in the ongoing work effort. But we also know, based on our considerable experience and success with the FTA Section 5309 programs that, for the City to compete successfully, OCTA will need to provide more than technical oversight. In order to successfully compete with the anticipated number of New Starts projects in FTA Region IX and the nation, the Santa Ana -Garden Grove Fixed Guideway project will need to present a technically strong and compelling "story" of why the project is very competitive with respect to FTA's project evaluation criteria. To be successful in attracting Federal New Starts funds that will leverage local M2 dollars, OCTA will need to join with the City, lending their considerable experience, capacity and capability, to advocate for the project. Cordoba's partner in this undertaking, SOJ, has the knowledge and experience to assist the City and OCTA to develop the most effective strategy to competitively position the project for federal funding. We fully understand that the City and OCTA continue to work together on important issues of project ownership, management and operations. The resolution of these issue areas will be critical to the preparation of a successful Project Development application. With national experience in fixed guideway transit, and in particular modern streetcar, the Cordoba team can provide valuable insights into successful funding and grant application models nationally, to assist OCTA and the City in resolving these important issues for project success. The work effort on the Conceptual Engineering/Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Analysis is ongoing and will continue in parallel with the Pre -Preliminary Engineering Analysis. The Cordoba team was originally configured to provide the City with the depth of resources and local knowledge, technical expertise and demonstrated experience in successfully delivering similar projects. By selecting the Cordoba team to continue with the Pre -Preliminary Engineering Analysis, the City will take maximum advantage of the quality work product that has been developed by the team, and also the considerable knowledge and experience gained during the preceding two years. And the current Cordoba team has been reconfigured to address the specific requirements of the Pre -Preliminary Engineering Analysis objectives and work program. We have maintained those members whose particular knowledge and expertise will be critical to seamless integration of the two work programs. We have added SOJ and Section Three — Work Plan 26