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701 XENIA AVENUE S | SUITE 300 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 55416 | 763.541.4800 | WSBENG.COMOctober 18, 2019 <br />Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Re: Request for Proposals for Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement (LORE) Project <br />Dear Mr. Wisner, <br />Thank you for the opportunity to submit our qualifications for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement <br />(LORE) project. We believe we are best suited to provide the City of Elk River with the services requested <br />based on our past experience. <br />EXPERIENCED TEAM <br />WSB has assembled a team of technical experts that have been working with the CIty in the past on this <br />project, and we understand the City’s vision for a successful outcome for the LORE project. Our fisheries <br />specialists will assist in identifying aquatic habitat restoration methods and locations, while our engineers <br />will work closely with our permitting specialists to integrate stakeholder comments into the design. <br />Luke Lunde, Project Manager, and Pete Willenbring, Principal, will leverage their extensive experience <br />implementing successful public projects to ensure this project is executed efficiently and accurately. <br />PROJECT FAMILIARITY <br />Our team will hit the ground running having the knowledge of project objectives, issues, and concerns of <br />the City as well as the regulatory agencies expressed as part of the EAW process that we developed with <br />you. Our team has extensive experience completing similar projects including design, community review/ <br />involvement, preparing submittals and securing permits, developing project specifications, and providing <br />construction oversight. Many of our team members were involved with the Champlin Mill Pond Restoration <br />Project, an award winning highly successful lake dredging/restoration project that was recently completed <br />in a nearby community.