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September 29, 2022 <br />Attn: Nyle Zikmund & the Mounds View City Council <br />RE: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS- MOUNDS VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER <br />Dear Mr. Nyle Zikmund and Mounds View City Council, <br />Oertel Architects and our consultant partners are extremely excited to submit this proposal for professional design services for <br />the predesign process for your Community Center project. We are also excited to meet with the council to demonstrate our <br />commitment to this project and how we will again partner with the City of Mounds View on this very important community building <br />project. <br />Our design work is focused on creating community assets that work toward the betterment of the community health and well- <br />being for community they serve. Whether we are working on a public works facility, a small park shelter, or an expansion of <br />water treatment plant, each project type receives the care and attention from us that makes each project unique and builds up a <br />community. <br />Our overall team has been assembled based on previous and current working relationships, and experience in working on projects <br />that are receiving or will receive state funding. Within this proposal, you will find our project understanding and proposed work plan. <br />Expertise in Community Centric Building Projects. Oertel Architects will lead the entire planning and documentation process. Oertel <br />Architects is an award-winning firm in the field of designing and executing community function facilities. We have worked in every <br />region of Minnesota and other states across the Midwest planning and designing over 100 community serving facilities of various <br />typologies and sizes. Our experience in multiple building projects provides our design team with the perspective and ability to cross- <br />pollinate our projects with insight and a greater scope of design influence. <br />Experience In Continuing Developed Community Relationships. One of our key tenants of our practice is developing relationships <br />with clients. We appreciate and depend on how those relationships continue to bring us work with clients for which we enjoyed <br />working with and they enjoyed working with us. <br />Within this proposal, you will find our complete and qualified team to complete this project for the City of Mounds View. This entire <br />team prides itself on our responsive, inclusive and common-sense approach to community-centric projects. Our team’s expertise <br />and experience we know will be an asset to the Mounds View Community. <br />We look forward to meeting with you and answering any questions you may have about our proposal and work with you. If you have <br />any additional questions after our discussion, please to not hesitate to contact me. <br />Thank you, <br />Andrew Cooper, AIA, Principal <br />Oertel Architects, Ltd. <br />Andrew Cooper, AIA, Principal <br />1795 St. Clair Avenue <br />Saint Paul, MN 55105 <br />p: (651) 696-5186 x 313 <br />e: acooper@oertelarchitects.com