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December 6, 2011 <br />Ms. Lucy Linnaus, AIA, Senior Planner <br />City of Santa Ana, Planning Division, M-20 <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />SUBJECT: The Academy Charter High School CEQA Documentation <br />Dear Ms. Linnaus: <br />ICF International (ICF) is pleased to submit our proposal in response to the City of Santa Ana's <br />(City's) request for proposal for the preparation of a mitigated negative declaration and required <br />technical studies for The Academy Charter High School project. <br />ICF Is a multidisciplinary environmental consulting firm with a core practice In California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation, environmental analysis, and regulatory <br />compliance. We have prepared thousands of environmental compliance documents, including <br />several documents for projects within the City and many documents for school projects. ICF's <br />project team will provide strong knowledge of and practical experience with CEQA, as well as a <br />full range of technical knowledge and experience with similar types of redevelopment and school <br />projects. Significant factors that contribute to our success that we will bring to the City include: <br />w Exceptional CEQA and Project Management Expertise. To bring the right set of experience <br />and skills to the City, the ICF team is comprised of experienced team members. Renee <br />Escario, our proposed project manager, brings 10 years of environmental/planning and <br />project management experience, while Chad Beckstrom, A1CP, our proposed project director, <br />has served as the project director and/or project manager and lead contributor for more than <br />75 development projects in his 15-year career. Chad and Renee have extensive <br />redevelopment and school-related project experience and are knowledgeable about the <br />project vicinity. In addition, our proposed CEQA compliance experts are highly qualified and <br />bring a valuable skill set to successfully accomplish the City's environmental documentation <br />needs for the proposed project. Integrating our experience will provide solution-oriented, <br />efficiency in completing the environmental documentation. <br />Exceptional Technical Expertise. The ICF team includes in-house technical specialists who <br />provide a full range of scientific and planning expertise. A majority of the technical work for <br />the proposed project will be completed by ICF staff, with the exception of the traffic impact <br />analysis, which will be prepared by Fehr & Peers, and the sewer capacity analysis, which will <br />be prepared by Fuscoe. Both of our subconsultants have extensive experience evaluating <br />school projects and facilities within the project vicinity. <br />Attached is ICF's proposal to provide CEQA documentation services for the proposed Academy <br />Charter High School project. Our proposal is based on our understanding of the proposed project <br />and knowledge of the project area. We have prepared a scope of work, cost, and schedule that <br />reflect our experience and commitment to expediting the CEQA process. <br />We appreciate the opportunity to present our proposal and look forward to working with the City <br />again. If you have any questions regarding our proposal, please contact Chad Beckstrom at (949) <br />333-6625 (cbeckstrom@icfi.com) or Renee Escario at (949) 333-6624 (rescario@icfi.com) <br />Sincerely, <br />Chad Beckstrom, AICP Renee cario <br />Principal, Project Director Senior Project Manager <br />I Ada Parkway, Suite 100 - Irvine, CA 92618 - 949.333.6600 - 949333.6601 fax .-- Wixom <br />25A-12