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TKDA ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • PLANNING The right time. The right people. The right company February 18, 2011 Mr. Michael Grochala City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 Re: Qualifications for Engineering Services - City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Dear Mr. Grochala: 444 Cedar Street, Suite 1500 Saint Paul, MN 55101 (651) 292 -4400 (651) 292-0083 Fax www.tkda.com The City of Lino Lakes is a strong vibrant community with a passion for excellence and customer service. Having served your community for 29 years, we have stood next to you during infrastructure growth and budget challenges. Though many aspects of the community have changed, our commitment to providing excellent customer service and the most efficient, cost effective solutions has never wavered and will continue into the future. Our strong relationships with Lino Lakes staff stems from having the right City Engineer in place to serve your needs. Jim Studenski, P.E., has made it a priority to get to know each staff member and to understand how Engineering and TKDA staff can best serve the City. His role as team member, consultant, and leader through economic challenges and staff changes has helped the community grow, and the City carry out its vision for the residents who live and work in the community. Throughout our tenure at the City, many improvements and efficiencies have been put into place. TKDA created building permit review forms, building foundation surveys, and certificates of grading to address building construction issues. Surface water management inspection and construction programs have been put into place to meet MS4 requirements. An inventory of the surface water system was created to help establish maintenance programs and prioritize improvements. A street maintenance program called CarteGraph was initiated which, for the first time, helped to efficiently inventory and rate the condition of all City streets. It utilized City staff input and defined a cost effective maintenance program. Rehiring TKDA through this process will continue our history of providing the City with high quality professional services that are responsive to your residents and staff. We will remain flexible in support of your needs as they vary through the years, and cost effective, adding value to the City. Our formula for success: Historic Knowledge + Long Standing Relationships = Value to the City Our Proposal has been submitted pursuant to your Request for Proposals and presents our understanding of Lino Lakes' needs. Please contact Jim Studenski at (651) 292 -4503 if you have questions or need additional information. Sincerely, James E. Studenski, P.E. Project Manager, Municipal Services n 'Jack' W. G e President, , P.E. icipal Services An Employee Owned Company Promoting Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity