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Tree Care Professionals Serving Communities Who Care /!bout Trees April 29, 2015 City of Santa Ana Attn: Public Works Agency, Ross Annex, Third Floor 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: RFP No, 15 -016: Street Tree Maintenance Services Due: Friday, May 1, 2015 at 4 :OOPM To whom it may concern; www. WCAINC.com Thank you for allowing West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA) with the opportunity to submit a proposal for tree maintenance services for the City of Santa Ana. WCA is a family -owned and operated company employing over 750 full -time employees providing various tasks to achieve one goal: serving communities who care about trees and landscape. We have reviewed, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions described in this RFP. We also hereby acknowledge that we meet the minimum requirements and responded to each of these requirements to the best of our ability with no exceptions. WCA's corporate values include listening to customers and employees that will help to improve services offered. By establishing clear goals and expectations for the organization, supporting its diverse teams, and exchanging frequent feedback from customers and employees. WCA's top management team has created a culture where employees become accountable for actions and results. WCA has a 43 -year track record of working for more than 220 California, Arizona and Nevada municipalities and other various agencies. Our company has been in business since 1972 and is licensed by the California State Contractors License Boards under license #366764. We have held this license in good standing since 1976. The license specializes in Class C61 (Tree Service) as well as Class C27 (Landscaping). We currently employ over 45 Certified Arborists and over 100 Certified Tree workers, as recognized by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. WCA is also registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for Public Works projects, our registration number is 1000000956. Should we be awarded this project, we shall use full -time, in -house employees; no subcontractors will be used. Our employees operate from one of our seven California offices: Anaheim (Corporate HQ), Ventura, San Diego, Riverside, Fresno, San Jose and Stockton. For questions related to this proposal and who has the authority to negotiate, please contact Victor Gonzalez, V.P. Marketing, at (714) 991 -1900 or at vQonzaiezfa wcamc.com. Randy Thompson, Area Manager, will be assigned to this project should WCA be awarded this contract. He can be reached at (714) 920 -1273 or rthompsontawcainc.com. Sincere Patrick Preside Exhibit 3