BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION. 2 -2015

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City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency Veatch and City staff to present the results and recommendations to the appropriate City management and other appropriate stakeholders. Defiverables: 0 Final AMI Feasibility Report Presentation of Results and Recommendations We are confident that the above approach will result in a complete and effective feasibility study for the City of Santa Ana, Project Schedule Black & Veatch suggests the following project schedule to accomplish the proposed work within the three (3) month timeframe expressed in Addendum #1 to the RFP. We assumed a contract award date of April 7, 2015, based on the RFP with a one (1) week lag from award date to project kickoff meeting. A delay in the award date would delay the schedule start date, but the overall estimates for task completions should not be affected. a s o MM Contract award Date 7 -Apr Project Planning and Kickoff 14 -Apr Information Gathering and Analysis 1 -May AMI Opportunity. Assessment 8 -May Technical Infrastructure and Architecture 22 -May _ Business Gase Development 5 -Jun Project Design and Implementation 12 -Jun Final Report and Presentation 24-Jun Black & Veatch has found that a key determinant of the length of an AMI feasibility study engagement is often the availability of the utility resources. Please note that our proposed project schedule assumes that the key and necessary City resources and information will be available to support the proposed schedule. Additionally, in the event that the project team is able to move more rapidly through the tasks, the project will accelerate accordingly. EXCEPTIONS AND DEVIATIONS Black & Veatch and City of Santa Ana successfully executed a contract dated October 17, 2011 (Referenced Agreement). If Black & Veatch is the successful bidder, we propose to use the Referenced Agreement as a model to create a new contract. Black & Veatch is confident that a mutual agreement can be reached in a timely fashion to meet the needs of the current scope of services identified in your RFP. It is understood that, upon your acceptance of this proposal from Black & Veatch, both parties agree to use reasonable diligence to negotiate a mutually acceptable definitive written contract with respect to the work described in this proposal. However, until we receive a fully executed, mutually acceptable definitive written contract, Black & Veatch will not perform any work on behalf of the City of Santa Ana related to the scope of work proposed herein.