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Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 2335 Highway 36 West St. Paul MN 55113 Tel: (651) 636 -4600 Fax: (651) 636 -1311 Stantec January 20, 2012 Dallas Larson Administrator City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 -9794 Re: SWMP Update City of Centerville File No.: 1938XXXXX Dear Dallas: At your request, we recently submitted a proposal outlining a scope of work to complete the required update to the City's Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP). This update is required as a result of the Rice Creek Watershed District's (RCWD) recent update to their SWMP. The City's update must be approved by the RCWD no later than June 9, 2012. At the December 28, 2011 City Council meeting, the Council reviewed our proposal, but ultimately directed staff to seek additional proposals from qualified engineering firms. In early January, these requests for proposals (RFP) were sent out. This letter and the attached proposal should be considered our formal response to that RFP. After reviewing the RFP, we have concluded that the scope presented in our original proposal, at a minimum, meets the requirements outlined in your RFP and, furthermore, represents our recommended course of action and appropriate level of effort to complete the update. Therefore, we do not wish to modify our proposal and have attached it, in its original form, to this letter. We do, however, wish to respond to your RFP with some additional information on our qualifications, which were not included in our original proposal. The staff, here at Stantec, who would be completing your update, are highly qualified for this type of work. They have an important working knowledge of your city and its history as it relates to wetlands, drainage, and related issues. Below are brief resumes for the key staff members proposed for this work: Randy Neprash, PE — Randy was the author of the City's 2004 SWMP and, therefore, has an intimate knowledge of the history of Centerville's surface water issues. Randy is a widely respected professional in the industry, with strong relationships in state and federal agencies involved in surface water regulation. He leads the Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition which represents the interests of local municipalities when it comes to negotiating new regulations with various agencies and the legislature. Randy would be the primary author of this update and has authored dozens of similar updates in his long career. 1 5