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<br /> ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE • LAND SURVEYING <br />COVER LETTER <br /> <br /> <br />March 14, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rebecca Maenhout, Project Engineer <br />City of South Bend <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> <br /> <br />RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – PE Services for Coal Line Trail Phase 3 (Des #2201235) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Maenhout: <br /> <br />Trails, walkways, and greenways are important aspects of our communities and neighborhoods. They provide <br />safe, convenient access from their homes and schools between our parks, community centers, businesses, <br />and neighborhoods. Safe walkways and bikeways provide opportunities to promote a healthy lifestyle and <br />environmental awareness to everyone who calls South Bend their home. <br /> <br />Projects of this nature contain many pitfalls and challenges that must be managed through the development, <br />design and permitting process. This process seeks to minimize environmental impacts while creating an <br />amenity to serve the community for decades to come. Abonmarche will use our experience and local <br />understanding to anticipate the challenges of this project and work with the City to manage them <br />successfully. <br /> <br />You’ll find that our team is highly experienced in all aspects of development and design of multi -use trail <br />projects throughout northern Indiana and Michigan. Our experiences with the Next Level Trails program and <br />current design work for the Friends of the Pumpkin Vine will prove invaluable to this project. We appreciate <br />your consideration of our team and look forward to working with the City in making this project a reality. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />ABONMARCHE CONSULTANTS, INC. <br /> <br />Chad Knip, PE <br />Project Manager <br />cknip@abonmarche.com <br />574.314.1018