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<br /> <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> December 6, 2011 <br /> <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 /> <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 <br />