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NICOLE HUERTA, PROJECT MANAGER AND LEAD CONSULTANT Nicole Huerta will direct the work efforts of our project team, serving as the primary point of contact for City of Santa Ana staff throughout the project. She will be fully conversant in all findings and will support the City of Santa Ana in any onsite meetings, audit support, or requested presentation of results. Ms. Huerta will work closely with the City of Santa Ana's designated project manager to monitor schedule and delivery of work products to the City of Santa Ana's satisfaction. Ms. Huerta will lead data acquisition and validation efforts with City of Santa Ana staff, direct specific areas of model design, and prepare technical analysis supporting the determination and justification of cost allocations. She will also work actively with departmental staff members who oversee and perform services under review in this effort. CONSULTANTS/ANALYSTS NBS Consultants/Analysts will perform large-scale data analysis and prepare cost allocation models and technical outcomes under the direction of our Project Manager. Furthermore, Ms. Huerta and supporting staff will tap, as needed to meet deadlines, the NBS staff of financial analysts to parse large data sets and perform supporting tasks to the primary modeling in this project if needed. Tim SEUFERT, CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR Tim Seufert will ensure NBS' study team delivers the high -quality work products and service standards that differentiate NBS from other firms. Tim is Managing Director of NBS, with 20 years of experience in public finance working for cities, counties, and special districts. PROJECT TIMELINE The timeline provided by CMS to submit the completed cost survey through the data collection instrument is five months from the last day of the data reporting period. Upon project commencement, NBS will provide a more detailed timeline for the agency's review and mutual acceptance. PROFESSIONAL FEES Our professional fees reflect the effort we believe is necessary to complete the scope of services described. We express this honestly and transparently through our price proposal. NBS applies the following hourly rates for staff time recorded directly to this project: • Director: $225 per hour • Consultant: $190 per hour • Analyst: $130 per hour Based on our best understanding of the scope of services for the GADCS reporting services, we propose a not -to -exceed price contract in the amount of $10,000. A not -to -exceed fee means that NBS will bill the City for the hours required to complete the project. Any remaining project budget available after CMS review or audit will not be billed to the City. We will complete an analysis of City relevant costs, revenues, services provided, and organizational characteristics, and act as Submitter of the responses in the GADCS on the City of Santa Ana's behalf. ANNIVERSARY :;FQNBS Page 3