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<br /> <br />Barr Engineering Company <br />4700 West 77th Street . Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803 <br />Phone: 952-832-2600 . Fax: 952-832-2601 . www.barr.com <br /> <br />An EEO Employer <br /> <br />BARR <br /> <br />Minneapolis. MN . Hibbin9, MN . Duluth, MN . Ann Arbor, MI . Jefferson City, MO <br /> <br />October 8, 2007 <br /> <br />Ms. Kristine Giga <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112-5743 <br /> <br />Re: Proposal to Provide Professional Consulting Services (TCMP Redevelopment) <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Giga: <br /> <br />Barr is pleased to submit this proposal to provide professional consulting services to the City of <br />Arden Hills to support redevelopmcnt of the 585-acre Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant <br />(TCAAP) transfer property (the Transfer Property). The City requested a quote from Barr for <br />reviewing the Remedial Investigation (RI) reports and a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) that will be <br />prepared by the developer's environmental consultant, Tetra Tech EM Inc. We understand that this <br />phase of the review process is scheduled to take six to twelve months. <br /> <br />Redeveloping this property will require a thorough understanding of site features and environmental <br />conditions. A significant remedial investigation is presently underway on the property by the <br />developer's consultant. This investigation will add to the significant database that already exists from <br />the multitude of studies and remedial actions that have been conducted on TCAAP over the last 25 <br />years. <br /> <br />Our approach will be to always keep the City's redevelopment goals and interests in focus. We <br />believe Ban' can provide optimal assistance to the City for the Transfer Property because: <br /> <br />I. The team involved in this project has the knowledge and experience to interpret a very large <br />amount of data and to recognize what the data mean in terms of the developability of the <br />Transfer Property. <br /> <br />2. Our first step is to listen. Our role begins by listening to the City of Arden Hills staff, <br />council, and residents and understanding your vision for a successful redevelopment project. <br />With your vision of success in mind, we will apply our expertise to thc very complex <br />investigation, remediation, and redevelopment process that will occur at TCAAP. Effective <br />communications will be a key component of this project. <br /> <br />3. A remedial investigation like this is a scientific document but also can be an advocacy <br />document, attempting to direct the reader (i.e., the City) to a set of conclusions that mayor <br />may not be completely describe the risk situation. The Barr team will have the knowledge <br /> <br /> <br />W:\Busincss Unils\WR\Proposals\2007\13 MPLS\7045 Arden Hills SOQ\TCAAP Proposal\Ardeu Hills Proposa1.doc <br />