Clair Donnelly Amphitheater MAIZE CITY PARK FEBRUARY 2020 ENGINEERING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PA February 10, 2020 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PA Mr. Ross Jensby Park and Tree Board Project Supervisor City of Maize 10100 West Grady Avenue Maize, KS 67101 Subject: Clair Donnelly Amphitheater Project Dear Mr. Jensby: Design is about creating value for people, enhancing their quality of life and the communities in which they live. The Clair Donnelly Amphitheater Project provides Maize with the opportunity to create value and enhance quality of life and quality of place. It will provide a range of activities that will give residents and visitors unforgettable experiences. We are eager to work with you on the Clair Donnelly Amphitheater and have a very qualified team to do it. The Right Team Makes a Difference Our team is composed of regional and national experts. Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) will lead the team. We have teamed with Gravity::Works Architecture for this project, a firm with which PEC has a long working relationship. We have experience designing multiple park and amphitheater projects. PEC’s comprehensive planning, landscape architectural, and engineering services are available in one firm.This in- house ability as well as our long-term relationship with Gravity::Works translates into time and cost savings for the City of Maize. Our professionals are experts in park design, site design, drainage, and sustainability with an established history of similar work. Nick Staib, RLA will serve as Project Manager and will be the primary contact for our team. Our Process Creates Experiential Design The PEC team focuses on the needs and wants of our clients and then provides the expertise to create the right solution. Our team looks beyond the standard design process and creates experiential designs. We strive to create spaces and places that focus on the quality of the user experience, that come alive to create distinct identities of their own. We offer Maize comprehensive services that will accomplish your goals from start to finish. We will assist you in making informed, educated decisions at every step, so the amphitheater project meets your expectations, maximizes your budget, and delivers your intended results. We are very interested in serving the Maize community with this project. We are available to begin your project immediately and commit our staff and resources to delivering your project within your timeline. We appreciate your consideration and thank you for this exciting opportunity! We look forward to presenting more of our ideas in person. Sincerely, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PA Michael D. Kelsey, PE Nicholas L. Staib, RLA, LEED GA Principal-in-Charge Project Manager 303 SOUTH TOPEKA WICHITA, KS 67202 316-262-2691 www.pec1.com PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 Qualifications and Expertise SECTION 2 Understanding and Approach to the Project SECTION 3 Meeting the Project Budget SECTION 4 Project Team Organization Chart + Resumes SECTION 5 Similar Project Experience SECTION 6 Required Forms CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS SECTION 1 Qualifications and Expertise CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS Qualifications and Expertise The PEC Team has the qualifications and experience to meet and exceed your expectations for the Clair Donnelly Amphitheater project. This project means a lot to us. It is important to us because our children, our families, and our friends will use these facilities. Put our team’s knowledge and expertise to work for you because we care. The PEC Team offers some unique advantages for the project: • We are local; providing a distinct advantage with communications and meetings, understanding regional context and local regulations, and Maize is our community too!” • We know your staff, and your staff knows us • We are experts in park and recreation planning and design • We offer alternatives to provide Maize with the most cost-effective solutions that consider available funding, capital expenditure, and long-term operations and maintenance costs • We listen – we use an interactive approach to planning and design that encourages input and utilizes your ideas and thoughts as building blocks for the success of the project. The Academy Arts District Plan provides a great guiding philosophy for context and design CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE | 5 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS Firm Profile PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, PA (PEC) applies scientific principles to make things work. We communicate those principles in a way that promotes understanding and consensus to maximize opportunities. That’s what good engineering is all about — that is what PEC is FACILITIES ENGINEERING all about — creating opportunity. • Mechanical • Electrical We understand the market, the • Plumbing • Structural technology, the regulations and the • Telecommunications • Lighting communities we serve. It’s having the foresight to re-imagine the everyday into CIVIL ENGINEERING the extraordinary with practical, proactive, • Transportation • Airports innovative solutions that save money and • Water/Wastewater • Planning create value. • Municipal Services • Land Development Founded in 1965 as one of the first full- SPECIALTY SERVICES service consulting firms in the region, PEC’s • Audio/Visual Design knowledge is the cumulative effect of 55 • Architectural Lighting Design years of experience. We offer comprehensive • Computational Fluid Dynamics services conveniently located in one firm, an • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) efficiency that translates into time and cost • Infrared Thermography savings. • Electro-Acoustic Simulation • Automated Control Systems PEC started with less than 30 people. Today, • 3D Laser Scanning our staff of more than 300 holds professional engineering licenses in all 50 states. Our work FIELD SERVICES takes us across the nation and around the • Survey world to design an increasing variety of projects • Geotechnical from highways to hospitals — water towers to • Inspection and Testing wind turbines — stadiums to sidewalks — and • Air and Water Balance everything in between. • Commissioning ENGINEERING LICENSES What we do is important, but more important is BY STATE how we do it for you. We know each client is different and each project is unique. We are flexible in our approach, innovative in our thinking and relentless on your behalf. We appreciate your partnership, honor your input, and will work to create value for you at every point in all your projects. Let’s get started. LICENSE MAP KEY Mechanical Electrical Structural Civil CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE | 6 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE | 7 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS SECTION 2 Understanding and Approach to the Project CLAIR DONNELLY AMPHITHEATER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS Enhancing a Community Destination Understanding the Project We are excited to propose on the Clair Donnelly Amphitheater project. We welcome the opportunity to assist the community in creating the best amphitheater for the Maize community and memorializes the legacy of Mayor Donnelly. PEC has worked with many communities to help create destinations for the entire family and community that spark civic pride. This not only assures a successful long-term project, but creates a space that the public holds in high regard and encourages pride in ownership. We understand that there are multiple types of uses being considered – from concerts and performances to farmers markets, gatherings, art fairs, and special events. There will be many elements to balance to create a beautiful and functional yet cost effective design. We understand the need for audience comfort, sound quality, flexible performance area(s), advertising spaces, flex spaces, conditioned structure, and memorializing Mayor Donnelly; all working to create a seamless City Park site. We will work with you to help you make informed decisions about the vision you and your community are looking for on this project and develop a plan based on that vision. Once completed, the Amphitheater and enhanced City Park will provide Maize with a regional destination for first class leisure and recreation opportunities, a generator of economic impact, and a catalyst for surrounding development. Park facilities not only enhance the visitor experience; they foster a healthy/active lifestyle among local residents and offer opportunities for needed social interactions. One of the core beliefs that our team is founded on is the power of collaboration. True success does not come from one designer or one firm. It comes from a collaborative effort between team members with a wide array of experiences. We value working with personnel from the city, school district, park board, and recreation commission who have a vested interest and unmatched understanding of the community. We use an engaging design process that challenges participants, engages their creative energies, identifies opportunities, and integrates all the specialties required to develop each project. The PEC Team includes planners, landscape architects, architects, and civil engineers – who specialize and are nationally recognized in park design, infrastructure design, stormwater drainage, sound quality, pedestrian and vehicular access including ADA accessibility, utility coordination,