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<br />O'Brien/Atkins Associates, PA Post Office Box 12037 Durham 919/941-9000 <br />Architecture/Engineering Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Fax 919/941-9006 <br />Landscape Architecture/Planning www.obrienatkins.com <br />Interior Design <br />Jay W. Smith, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP <br />Principal <br />Director, Landscape Architecture/Planning <br />OBrienAtkins <br />May 12, 2011 <br />Mr. Gary Shope <br />Director of Economic Development <br />Orange County <br />131 West Margaret Lane Suite 201 <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />RE: Planning Study -Orange County Western (aka Buckhorn-Mebane) Economic Development <br />District <br />Dear Gary: <br />I enjoyed my meeting with you and Dottie and Craig to discuss the planning and marketing of Orange <br />County's Western Economic Development Districts. O'Brien/Atkins is pleased to submit this proposal <br />for professional planning services to examine the Western Economic Development District (EDD) <br />properties along I40. We will evaluate the properties' natural features and prepare a conceptual master <br />plan(s) of its potential development. The following is the scope of services we propose: <br />Step I Planning: <br />1. We will utilize base plans of the Western EDD provided to us by the Orange County Planning <br />GIS Division. From these plans we will prepare our planning bases of the Western EDD. <br />2. We will prepare a site analysis of the natural features of the various properties including soils, <br />topography, streams and wetlands and vegetation provided by Orange County Planning GIS <br />Division. <br />3. We will prepare a master plan layout of specific larger area quadrants showing likely access <br />points and basic internal road plan. The general quadrant areas are noted on Attachment 1. <br />4. Together with the County Planning and Economic Development staff, we will identify and <br />select 3 sites for conceptual development site plans roughly showing buildings, parking, <br />setbacks and landscaping. <br />5. We will determine the buildable area of the sites through evaluation of the natural features <br />analysis and overlay of regulatory requirements. <br />6. We will meet with the planning staff to determine the development program (i.e. retail, office or <br />light industriaUdistribution) for the sites. We will prepare a summary report of this program. <br />7. Together with the marketing and planning staff, we will prepare a 'story board' of exhibits to be <br />produced. <br />