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SEH May 19, 2011 Michael Grochala Community Development Director City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 -1182 Dear Mr. Grochala: RE: Lino Lakes, MN City Engineering Services SEH No. 115103 As requested, we are responding to your letter dated May 12, 2011 regarding further clarification of City Engineering services and fees. We understand that it is sometimes difficult to compare fees from one firm on an "apples to apples" basis with those from another. Our main goal in serving you is to provide the most efficient services at fair and clear billing rates. Delivering this in a climate of trust represents the value that SEH will bring to the City of Lino Lakes. The primary City Engineering team that we will provide to you consists of: • Todd Blank, PE: City Engineer/Principal in Charge. o Fully experienced City Engineer provides confidence and efficiency. o Principal of SEH ensures full service and accountability with one contact. o Municipal Group Leader provides access to resources. o Proven Street Reconstruction program delivery with cost savings. • Tony Kutzke, PE: Assistant City Engineer. o Experienced Assistant City Engineer provides knowledge and efficiency. o Proven Lino Lakes experience provides confidence. o Masters degree in Publice Infrastructure Systems provides technical competency. We are the primary people that you and your public will rely upon to meet your needs. We will also be assisted directly by our professional staff of more than 150 in this office alone, and by the full capabilities of hundreds more throughout our company. Your needs require effective and efficient solutions, and we will use our combined experience and other support staff to determine the most valuable combination of resources to deliver this for you. The option indicated in your letter is to assume that your General Engineering services require 1800 hours of effort, and that half is performed by the City Engineer and half by the Assistant City Engineer. With proposed billing rates of $120 and $95 per hour respectively, the total fee for these services would be $193,500. SEH will also attend City Council meetings at no charge. With the number of hours you indicated for meeting attendance at the City Engineer billable rate this represents approximately $11,500. This brings the fee for these 1800 hours down to $182,000. This represents an average billable rate of $101 per hour. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., 3535 Vadnais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN 55110-5196 SEH is an equal opportunity employer 1 www.sehinc.corn 1 651.490.2000 1 800.325.2055 651.490.2150 fax