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701 Xenia Avenue South | Suite 300 | Minneapolis, MN 55416 | (763) 541-4800 <br /> <br />Building a legacy – your legacy. <br />Equal Opportunity Employer | wsbeng.com <br /> <br /> <br />August 24, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 Highway 96 W <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Proposal to Provide Professional Engineering Services <br />Interim Director of Public Works and City Engineering Services <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Iverson: <br /> <br />We are pleased to submit our qualifications and proposal to provide interim Director of Public Works and <br />City Engineering services to the City of Arden Hills. Although WSB is a full-service design and consulting <br />firm, the core service that our firm has been built upon and in which our strong reputation lies is in <br />city/municipal engineering. WSB currently serves as the city engineer for 37 communities in Minnesota. <br />For five of these communities, WSB staff members serve as the in-house City Engineer from two to five <br />days per week. WSB has the experience, expertise, and the capacity to effec tively meet the City’s needs <br />as interim Public W orks Director and City Engineer. <br /> <br />Attached to this letter please find the following: <br /> <br /> WSB Team Organizational Chart <br /> Key Staff Resumes <br />― Andy Brotzler, PE, Proposed Interim Director of Public Works/City Engineer <br />― Sue Polka, PE, Proposed Interim Assistant Director of Public Works/Assistant City Engineer <br /> 2016 Fee Schedule <br /> <br />As outlined below in the Scope of Services section, we are proposing an approach to meet your needs <br />during this interim period (three months), however, we intend to adjust that approach upon learning more <br />about your needs and expectations. We will establish a “Vision for Success” document with key <br />performance measures to make certain that our team and service offering meets your expectations. <br /> <br />Our initial approach includes the following: <br /> <br />Firm Background <br /> <br />Early in their careers, the founders of WSB recognized that outstanding results are born from outstanding <br />cultures. WSB has remained dedicated to creating a culture of relationship building, forward thinking, and <br />collaboration that enables technically-advanced, thoughtful, and creative engineering and design <br />solutions that build a legacy – your legacy. <br /> <br />By inspiring each other to look beyond solutions for today, and capitalize on the opportunities of <br />tomorrow, WSB has seen steady growth in staffing and professional service areas. Recent award <br />recognitions for the firm include the Star and Tribune Top Workplace (three times) and recognized for our <br />New Ideas, ACEC Firm of the Year, Zweig Hot Firm (two times). <br /> <br />Today, WSB provides engineering, planning, environmental, and construction services to clients in the <br />government, commercial, and energy markets. As shown on the attached organizational chart, WSB <br />offers services in 27 areas to seamlessly integrate planning, design, engineering and implementation. <br />