Rollout Qualifications 2021 CONTENTS FIRM PROFILE CLIENT LIST RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TEAM Architecture FIRM PROFILE Planning Who We Are Interiors RDC is an award winning architectural firm, with over 40 years of experience. We are a full-service architecture practice, with experience in conceptual design, entitlement, site planning, and all stages of construction documentation and construction administration. Sustainability Our depth and excellence in architecture allows us to take a comprehensive approach when designing spaces. Our history of successful design, client relationships and exquisite architecture proves us as forerunners in our field, leading the industry in designing retail, mixed use, hospitality, and Development entertainment venues. Services RDC’s collaborative practice of architecture, planning and interior design creatively meets the diverse needs of a variety of projects. We work to develop creative solutions that are both functional and cost effective while Store Nationwide Offices taking into consideration the goals of the client, surrounding communities Planning and emerging online ordering, pick-up and delivery trends. Our practice encompasses many different scales, from small store planning, prototype design and rollout, to large master plans and everything in between. 6 Procurement Geographic Reach and National Bandwidth RDC’s 180-member professional team works across a flexible structure that Retail can expand and contract according to our clients’ workloads and needs. All 5 of our offices are aligned with the same technology and are staffed with professionals who are fully trained in the most current software. Grocery / 2 4 Market 1 160 33 41 49 3 Team Licensed Years in State Members Professionals Business Licenses Mixed-Use Entertainment Hospitality 1 Long Beach, CA 3 San Diego, CA 5 Reston, VA Wellness 4 6 2 Los Angeles, CA Rogers, AR Portland, OR Workplace OUR FIRM EMBRACES FOUR PILLARS • Integrated Process • Talent Development • Social Impact and Advocacy • R&D / Technology Integrated Process Social Impact and Advocacy We take a collaborative approach that results in architecture Reflecting on our collective concern for our community, that is of enduring value to our clients and their communities. we devote our talents to facing social and environmental Our depth of knowledge about trends and innovation is the challenges such as homelessness, affordability, and climate result of the collegial atmosphere that includes experts in change. We embrace this advocacy role throughout the firm store planning, interiors, hospitality, and entertainment and make a positive impact in our communities and the world design. We are a full-service architecture practice with deep (large or small). As architects, we understand the impact experience from start to finish, including adapting sites to of the built environment on individuals, the community, fit the brand, entitlements and permitting, construction and the environment. RDC has an established, dedicated documentation, and construction administration. Our specialist team on sustainability for the built environment, work spans the United States, where we have a network of with an emphasis on Well Certified environments. established relationships in cities throughout the nation. Our range of services includes the span of real estate development from initial concept to added services such a R&D / Technology procurement and project management. Understanding the need for innovation in our space, engage in R&D for topical project types, contributing to thought Talent Development leadership in architecture. This pillar includes, among other things, developing technology services that provide direct We believe we have some of the best-educated and talented benefits to clients and projects, making a conscious effort staff in the industry. We work to provide team members to applying research and data collection to our projects, and with a clear sense of direction in their careers and a sense consistently conducting post-occupancy analyses to refine of optimism about the future of the firm and their own our processes continuously. professional lives. At RDC, we believe in the tremendous value of diversity and inclusion in our community and our workplace. Every individual is encouraged and rewarded for reaching their highest potential, and we endeavor to ensure fairness as we diligently strive to make the right choices. An important initiative for us is having accepted the Glassdoor Pay Pledge. We continue to evaluate data that support this pledge that focuses on pay parity, coaching, and mentorship for all our team members. CORE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT LIST Procurement Value & Sourcing Engineering Interior Construction Design Management Design Ideation Budgeting Development Schematic Permit Design Coordination Brand Construction Due Evolution Documents Diligence Construction Site Contract Survey Administration Programming MEP Project Engineering Management Real Estate Bidding & Selection Negotiation Sustainable Lease Design Scheduling Support ...and Complementary Services For these clients, we provide services that include: store design, bridge branding, architect of record and store planning. BRAND ROLL-OUT STRATEGY FOUNDATION OF SUCCESSFUL ROLLOUTS The Store Planning team at RDC is fundamentally different than other firms, as Speed To Market tracking sheet helps us proactively manage deliverable we have assembled staff with in-house brand experience. This unique sensitivity from vendors, and make it our responsibility to obtain the to our client’s design standards, budgets and project pipeline sets us apart in the necessary information, when required, to stay on schedule. market. We share your perspective and become an extension of your team. Our goal Our goals are rooted in budgetary and speed to market is to help our clients identify the foundational elements of the brand environment, efficiencies. This means that our processes, tools, and and streamline processes across multiple real estate opportunities. organizational structures have all been tailored to achieve Leadership a better speed-to-market output than our competitors. Our firm’s 40 year old reputation hinges on and in large part was Internally, our senior-most leaders represent a collective of created on this premise. over 500 years of retail expertise. Externally, our team leads the consortium of specialists needed to roll-out, design and execute your work. We insisted that Ongoing Communication “collaboration” be included as part of our name. While we excel at leading complex teams of consultants, we really At the beginning of each project, RDC’s project manager love to collaborate. We lead teams to exceed expectations. will establish a team kick-off meeting that opens the clear channels of communication. Subsequent recurring meetings times and formats will also be determined early in the process. Open, frequent internal communication with the Prototype Templates client, consultants and jurisdictions ensures all parties are on track and sharing knowledge. Meetings held at regular Template standards are at the core of our work process. RDC intervals are structured and documented. RDC maintains exclusively uses Revit software to prepare documents, as an internal program management database tracking all this is the most efficient platform for repetitive modeling. project data in relation to timelines, milestones, quality and Production on initial locations is developed in such a cost. This allows RDC to provide timely reports showing the way that it can be transposed without conflict into future status of all projects in a simple and easy-to-read format. locations. Subsequent locations benefit from the modeling Our team uses both email and slack to coordinate projects, of the prior. So over time, we see decreased production time to respond to RFIs and on-site inquiries, change orders and and accelerated document deliveries. requests for payments as required. Expansion is Limitless Quality Assurance Permitting RDC team members are experienced in the coordination of One of the most common pitfalls to up-end the speed of permitting and governmental approvals. We will determine a roll out program is designing during construction. The deliverables early and apply applicable information to the RDC team has years of hands-on experience with roll-out documents throughout the production phase. RDC is able programs, so we can serve as AOR/consultant to during to directly manage the permitting process (if requested). the conceptual design and schematic phases of each When working with Permit Expeditors, we will quickly location in an effort to bridge information between the site provide modifications to documents when required to gain investigation, documentation and construction phases. We approvals, create and make presentations for jurisdictional will help identify potential pitfalls and ensure the original boards when required, and manage the occupancy and design intent can be maintained. Identifying these conflicts opening approval process. Our national experience further early on will keep design out of the construction phase and allows us to identify efficiencies within jurisdictions and keep budgets and timelines on track. within similar property types. National Presence Third Party Vendor Coordination We work around the nation because our clients take us there. The RDC team is experienced with large volume jobs that We’ve worked in nearly every state in the Union, and require coordination across