Opening of Proposal - Safe Routes to School - Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Proj No. 122-007 - VS Engineering

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February 22, 2022 Finnian Cavanaugh, Project Engineer 227 W. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, IN 46601 Re: City of South Bend PE Services for Safe Routes to School – Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Sidewalks and ADA Ramps (Des # 2100025) in the LaPorte District. Dear Mr. Cavanaugh: On behalf of VS Engineering (VS), thank you for the opportunity to submit our proposal for the Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Sidewalks and ADA Ramps Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project. This VS team was strategically developed to provide the City of South Bend with proven leadership; local experience; experts in roadway, pedestrian, and traffic design; and ample capacity to deliver the SRTS project. VS and McCormick Engineering have partnered on roadway projects across northern Indiana. This is a partnership where each firm has taken the lead on projects based on the client, available capacity and required expertise. At VS, we know that our work reflects on you and understand your need for a superior and worry-free project delivered on time, within budget. Our team, led by Project Manager Mark Herald, PE, will communicate with you at every step of the way and work together with you to make sure it happens. His reliability and longstanding local experience is a benefit to the City, as Mark will take your project from start to finish and allow the City to work with one Project Manager for the entirety of the project. Mark’s experience on South Bend’s prior SRTS projects – Lincoln Primary and Perley Fine Arts Academy – and communities across Northern Indiana will allow him to hit the ground running by addressing items on the critical path early to help keep the project moving forward at the necessary pace. Mark understands the complexities that accompany an urban retrofit of pedestrian facility improvements and will put his expertise to use to keep this SRTS project on track. Mark’s leadership, local resources and past successes for the City of South Bend make him the perfect partner to complete this safety improvement project. The VS Team in place to support Mark includes Design Lead – Joe Dluzak, Quality Control by Chris Waidner, PE, and multiple other industry experts in signal design, utility coordination, environmental documentation and other facets of engineering necessary to deliver the SRTS project. The Our Lady of Hungary Neighborhood Sidewalks and ADA Ramps SRTS project will address substandard pedestrian infrastructure and level of service within the area, and will also serve to successfully blend public health and safety, community growth and enhanced amenities. South Bend has made a strong commitment to the community to provide a safe option for students to walk and bike to school. We recognize that this project is not simply a sidewalk improvement — it also creates an asset for future economic development and aids in continuing the City’s beautification efforts. This VS / McCormick Engineering Team is committed to delivering a great project from start to finish. As with each of our projects, we pledge our enthusiasm, complete customer satisfaction, and most importantly, VS Commitment. We will deliver a project of which you can be proud! Respectfully Submitted, SANJAY PATEL, PE President/CEO Principal-in-Charge sbpatel@vsengineering.com C: 317.626.0070 RESPONSIBLE OFFICE: 9910 Dupont Cir Dr E Suite 210, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260.489.6635 www.vsengineering.com MARK HERALD, PE Project Manager Northern Region Director mherald@vsengineering.com C: 260.348.1768 5.2, 6.1, 8.1, 12.2 8.1 VS Engineering McCormick Engineering (DBE) 97%3%