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. . - Memorandum February 14,2006 Page 2 amounted to only 2.2% of awarded construction amounts (5%-10% is common in the industry). We attribute this to good quality plans and solid supervision of contractors during construction to minimize claims. [ acknowledge that we need to focus on improving our estimates for budgeting of future projects. The financial performance analysis chart also indicates total URS design and construction services fees as a percentage of the construction contract amounts collective]y at 18.11 %. These fees are based upon our contract terms, We feel are fees are very competitive in the industry where fees range as high as 25% for similar work (Ramsey County Public Works charges 24% for its engineering services to the City). New City Organizational Structure We are excited to continue our relationship with the City under the revised organizational structure with the hiring of Kristine Giga. Most of the metro area municipalities that we work in have in-house engineering staff and we are very comfortable working in this type of organization. We are confident that the single point of contact will ease some of the strains on communication lines that have occurred in the past. We agree that we should revisit our fee structure especially as it relates to retainer type services which willlarge]y be performed by Kristine as we move forward.